Peter Murphy Celebrates 40 Years of Bauhaus – A Night I’ll Cherish Forever
LOS ANGELES, CA- Torrential rains and flash flood warnings did not deter adoring fans from attending the Peter Murphy concert on January 16th at City National Grove in Anaheim. Post-punk/Goth pioneers Peter Murphy and David J Haskins, two original members of Bauhaus, flawlessly performed their 1980…
Lemaitre Drop Title Track From their Forthcoming EP- “Fast Lovers”
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s true, Lemaitre released 5 EPs, a remix collection, and two short form releases –all before gifting us with their first official album. That means fans of the indie electro darlings are used to getting their fix in limited, thoughtful doses. Now,…
A Chef Turned Rocker Impresses With His Grungy FriendlyBear
LOS ANGELES, CA- Another new band that impressed me opening up for Broken Baby at The Satellite was FriendlyBear. This trio of Guy Wiener (guitar/lead vocals), Adam Bones (bass/backing vocals) Megan Granger (drums) transported me to my high school days, when Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Dinosaur Jr and…
A Deep Dive Into The Electric West’s No Prēyers Has Me Saying Yes
LOS ANGELES, CA- The Electric West is the Echo Park based trio of Lee Lewallen, Byron Pagdilao, and Joseph Calleiro and I recently caught their performance at The Satellite opening for Broken Baby. Their heavy post-punk/dark-wave sound caught me a bit off guard at first,…
Jerry Williams Records The Fan Favorite “David At The Bar” And Releases New Video
LOS ANGELES, CA- I got to meet and hang out with Jerry Williams last year when I was making the rounds at SXSW. During her performance for the British Music Embassy, I noted a particularly memorable moment of the performance when she performed a moving…
With Over 80 Millions Streams Worldwide, Sam Smith and Normani Drop New Music Video For “Dancing With A Stranger”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Only released earlier this month, the Sam Smith and Normani duet “Dancing With A Stranger” has already garnered in excess of 80 million streams globally. The song is a soulfully rhythmic expression of heartbreak, with Normani impressively matching Sam Smith’s ubiquitous falsetto…
Joyce Manor with their Biggest Concert EVER
LOS ANGELES, CA- It is absolutely insane that 2019 is starting off with Joyce Manor’s BIGGEST concert venue ever. What is even more insane is thinking about how only 80 people were at Joyce Manor’s first ever show, and now they completely filled up the…
Valley Queen To Tour Throughout The Month of February And Announce Inclusion on BOTTLEROCK LineUp
LOS ANGELES, CA- Oi. Like I did with Sego, it would appear that I really dropped the ball towards the end of last year. Opening for Lauren Ruth Ward at the El Rey was the L.A. based band Valley Queen. Fronted by Natalie Carol, I…
I’m Feeling ModPods, and I Think You Will Too
LOS ANGELES, CA- Have you ever been standing around at a club waiting for an artist you’re not familiar with to start playing, then all of a sudden the band starts to play and you’re like, “Holy shit!”? That happened to me when I saw…
Be Sure To Catch Sego’s Performances At Swimm’s Love You Down Fest
LOS ANGELES, CA- Sometimes I photograph, review and post so many acts in a week that every once in a while a band will slip by the wayside. Shame on me when that happens, especially when I liked the band’s music. At the beginning of…