Derrick Lee
Even “Stripped Down”, Lauren Ruth Ward Oozes Rock & Roll
Los Angeles, CA- With new bands releasing new music everyday, it can be quite a task keeping an ear to the streets for bands/recordings artists that are really worth a listen. Thankfully, most of my music peers have good taste in music. For the past…
Club Eskimo Tour Openers SAAY and MISO Slay At Identity L.A.
FOR OUR COMPLETE IDENTITY LA COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Performing in LA for the first time (as far as we were aware) were the rookie South Korean pop artist, SAAY, and the wunderkind producer/singer MISO. They each took turns taking the stage as the…
Year of the OX Spits Fire At Identity L.A. [PHOTOS]
FOR OUR COMPLETE IDENTITY LA COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Year of the Ox, or “YOX”, is a collaborative project featuring the rap stylings of Lyricks and JL … and man … these dudes spit fire. When I discussed the Identity L.A. line up with…
Actions Speak Louder Than Words On Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors’ Souvenir Tour [PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- Before heading to Indio to perform at Stagecoach, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors stopped by the El Rey Theatre to entertain Los Angeles. Drew Holcomb is a singer-songwriter whose music comes straight from the heart. There is an honest tenderness in his…
Stephen Kellogg Casts A Masterful Storytelling Spell On The El Rey [PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- Opening for Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors at the El Rey 4/27/17 was Americana singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg. Taking the stage all by his lonesome with just his acoustic guitar and affable personality, he entertained the crowd with his masterful storytelling through song….
Kronika Reveals Her Own Musical Identity At Identity L.A.
FOR OUR COMPLETE IDENTITY LA COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Kronika a/k/a SouL Sista a/k/a Headnodika a/k/a Fire Starter a/k/a Bomba Sound Selekta took to the ones and twos to drop some phat beats on the Indentity L.A. crowd. As an integral part of the “Soulection”…
We’re Hoping SWIMM Will “Love You Down” Every Year
LOS ANGELES, CA- It happened last month, but we couldn’t just let our photos of SWIMM performing at their inaugural “Love You Down Fest” at The Hi Hat just waste away … so here they are. How about them apples? We had to spend most of the…
Blossoms Are Planting Their Seeds In The United States [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Foreign bands with huge followings in their native land often find it difficult to break into the U.S. market. For every Arctic Monkeys or Radiohead, there are dozens of other bands who can sell out huge venues, even…
Rest In Peace: Chris Cornell, Lead Singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, Has Passed Away
LOS ANGELES, CA- In a statement to the Associated Press, Chris Cornell’s representatives have announced that the Grammy Award winning lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave passed away May 17th, 2017 at the age of 52. BREAKING: Representative: Rocker Chris Cornell has died at age…
Los Angeles Celebrates Asian Pacific Heritage Month At Identity L.A.
LOS ANGELES, CA- Every vote counts … and Asian Americans need to make sure that theirs count as well. With one of the fastest growing racial groups in the United States, you would think that Asian Americans have a significant voting bloc in U.S. elections….