The Mood Was Strong With Father John Misty At Outside Lands
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- “… After working up a serious sweat, losing my shit with N.E.R.D., I decided to traverse the festival grounds for a change of pace to to catch the inimitable Father John Misty do his thing. There’s something…
No One Ever Really Dies And N.E.R.D. Never Will
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- In Search Of…” is one of my favorite albums of 2000’s. Period. That album was waaaaaay ahead of it’s time, and I thought … and still think …. that it’s a modern day masterpiece. What Chad Hugo,…
The Passion Of Dermot Kennedy Will Stir Emotions
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- “…. I started my musical immersion with the souful crooning of Ireland’s Dermot Kennedy. I had heard from friends he possesses the same kind of passionate, troubadour soul of his fellow Irishman Glen Hansard, and my friends…
Olivia O’Brien Is A Young Talent Whose Future Looks Extremely Bright
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- “… I had heard a lot about Olivia O’Brien prior to my arriving at Outside Land from my indie pop loving friends. Though I could have easily just caught this Thousand Oaks, CA native and LA based…
Cosmic Drifters: Two Nights with Lord Huron
New York, NY — Japanese retro rock played in the background as fans poured into Brooklyn Steel. Initiates to the world of Lord Huron may have puzzled over the inclusion of 50’s Nippon rockabirii in the pre-show playlist. But if you’ve seen frontman Ben Schneider’s dance…
Pepper Brings The “Never Ending Summer” To The Stone Pony
ASBURY PARK, NJ– It’s summer in Asbury Park, New Jersey, families are enjoying the beach, the bars are packed and finding a parking space is next to impossible. The backdrop for this show was the iconic Stone Pony, which some would consider the music and…
Emma Cole Rocks The Moroccan Lounge With Friends and Lovers
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve been following Emma on social media for about year, but even though she’s an L.A. based artist, it wasn’t until July 29th … 2018 … that I finally got to see her perform live. Finally. I’d been anxious to catch her…
Murci Warm Up “Hearts Gone Cold” In Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, CA- On July 14th, Blurred Culture and No Season was able to host a special performance by an L.A. based band that’s bound to get your feet moving to their synth infused rhythms: Murci. Formed in 2015 by music producer Curt Barlage and vocalist…
From Our Inbox To Your Ears: A Playlist Of New Music We’re Spinning
LOS ANGELES, CA- As the “music editor” of Blurred Culture, I get thousands of emails a month from artists, artist’s publicists, friends of artist’s publicists, etc. pitching me to listen to new music, and believe it or not, I listen to everything … ok … almost…
The L.A. Philharmonic Will Bring A New Hope And The Empire Strikes Back To Life At The Hollywood Bowl
LOS ANGELES, CA- In the world of movie music, no other composer is as well-known as John Williams — and few scores are as iconic as the orchestration of Star Wars. In the run-up to the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s live-to-picture performances of Star Wars: A New…