Derrick Lee
F#CK YEAH FEST 2016 [HOME PAGE]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] While our publication didn’t get officially approved for media coverage this year, we still attended the annual two-day music festival that was held at the Los Angeles Sport Arena & Exposition Park. This page is our round-up…
VIDEO: Amidst Troubling Times, Will.I.Am and the Black Eyed Peas Reimagines “Where Is the Love?”
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] These day, it seems that every time I log onto my social media accounts, or turn on the television, there’s another horrific tragedy flooding the news feeds. It’s sad to think that a day without headlines of people…
Brandi Carlile’s L.A. Dreams Comes True At The Hollywood Bowl
HOLLYWOOD, CA- The Hollywood Bowl. Its storied stage has featured some of the world’s finest talent. Ella Fitzgerald, Janis Joplin, Luciano Pavarotti, Jimi Hendrix … It’s every aspiring, Los Angeles based musician’s dream to play a set on that historic stage. On August 20th, 2016, Performing…
Call It What It Is: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals’ Concert At The Hollywood Bowl Was Fine Art
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Ben Harper has played the Hollywood Bowl before … but never like this. On August 19th, 2016, the multi-Grammy award winning artist was joined on the stage at the landmark venue by both his Innocent Criminals and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Thomas Wilkins….
City and Colour’s Acoustic Solo Set At The Hollywood Bowl Was Right Where It Belonged [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] It’s always a pleasure to see Dallas Green perform under the alias City and Colour. Using a tenderly soulful voice to emote passionately fragile folk melodies, it can be hard to image Dallas used to be the guitarist and…
After 10 Years, The Legendary Mavis Staples Returns To The Santa Monica Pier [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES SANTA MONICA, CA- If you ever doubt the adage “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number”, I’ll refer you to Exhibit “A”: Mavis Staples. At 77 years old, I can only hope…
The Suffers Feed The Santa Monica Pier’s Spirit With Some Gulf Coast Soul [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES “Gulf Coast Soul”. If you aren’t familiar with the genre, you only need to know two words: “The Suffers”. Based out of…
Rodrigo y Gabriela Shred The Hollywood Bowl With Marty Friedman, Robert Trujillo And The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Having spent months on the road, performing in 22 countries, the globally acclaimed Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela (Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero) concluded their tour itinerary with a stop at the esteemed Hollywood Bowl on August 14, 2016. This performance would…
RÜFÜS / RÜFÜS DU SOL’s Twilight Concert Performance Was Historic [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES The Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concerts always draw big crowds. But, wow. I have NEVER seen a crowd as big as the…
Marc Baker’s Charismatic Twilight Concert Performance Delights Santa Monica [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES Charisma. You can write a good song and you can produce a good recording, but if your performance lacks charisma … the stuff that…