“All The Pretty Girls” In Los Angeles Came Out For Kaleo [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- Earlier this year, a friend and I got to catch Kaleo perform at The Troubadour. Midway during that performance, I texted my friend (I was up front shooting the show), “This band has a lot of potential.” With two sold-out nights at…
Karriem Riggins Gives A Glimpse Of What’s To Come
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE STONES THROW SUPERFEST COVERAGE! If you know music … especially hip-hop … then you should know Karriem Riggin. A producer and drummer who has left his indelible musical marks on a handful of Common’s…
Mild High Club’s Psychedelic Melodies Got Me Stoned
CLICK HERE FOR MORE STONES THROW SUPERFEST COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- If there is a band name the perfectly encapsulates a band’s sound, it may very well be Mild High Club. Fronted by Alexander Brettin, this band’s woozy and laid-back exploration into psychedelic pop/rock sounds had…
Don’t Let The Mask Fool You, The Koreatown Oddity’s Got Bars
CLICK HERE FOR MORE STONES THROW SUPERFEST COVERAGE! Being a Korean-American, my curiosity was piqued when I saw on the roster an artist by the name of The Koreatown Oddity performing at the Stones Throw Superfest. Though I couldn’t revel in a some ethnic pride…
Chrome Canyon’s Epic Soundscapes Mesmerize Stones Throw Superfest
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE STONES THROW SUPERFEST COVERAGE! The only problem with all-day festivals is that certain acts whose music would have benefited from an evening slot with cool stage lighting are instead made to play in…
Sudan Archives’ Organic Sonics Mesmerize Stones Throw’s Superfest
CLICK HERE FOR MORE STONES THROW SUPERFEST COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Another artist whose performance time was waaaay too short was Sudan Archives. Sudan Archives’ music and beauty was organically mesmerizing. Armed with a violin and backed by a very capable string ensemble, her performance was…
Bishop Briggs’ Dark Synth Pop Is Blues Rock At Its Core [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
When I saw Bishop Briggs’ name between Kaleo and The Wind + The Wave for set-times at The Fonda, I wondered whether her brand of electro-pop would fit within the context of the opening (Americana) and headlining (folk rock) acts. After all, her dark synth sounds…
Iman Omari’s Soulful Performance Dazzles To Kick Off The Stones Throw Superfest [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE STONES THROW SUPERFEST COVERAGE! “Hold up. Wait a minute. Who is this ‘Iman Omari’ and how to cop more of his music?” That was what I said to myself as soon as I…
The Wind + The Wave Reveal Their Elements In Los Angeles [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Opening for Kaleo at The Fonda was a duo from Austin, Texas, The Wind + The Wave. Dwight “The Wind” Baker and Patricia “The Wave” Lynn played a short, yet solid, set for the incoming Fonda Crowd. What was evident…
Sampha’s Soulful Vibes Immerse Los Angeles In Catharsis
CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! Los Angeles, CA- Sampha Sisay is “Sampha”, a British electronic music singer-songwriter and producer who is best known for his collaborations with artist’s like SBTRKT, Drake, Kanye West and, most recently, Solange Knowles. I’ll be frank…
