French Vanilla’s New Wave Post Punk Had Me Feeling The 80’s Something Good
ECHO PARK, CA- On December 2nd, 2017, the band HUNNY held their second annual “Winter Talent Show” at The Echoplex. With 7 diverse acts in the line-up, we knew it would be a good one. Following, an opening set by Ramonda Hammer, a band named French Vanilla…
A Feisty Melissa Brooks And The Aquadolls Headline Play Like A Girl Showcase At The Echo
ECHO PARK, CA- I remember hearing a lot of buzz about about The Aquadolls when they released their debut album, “Stoked On You”, back in 2014, but it wasn’t until I hit up their gig at The Echo on November 25, 2017 hosted by Play…
Ramonda Hammer Kicks Off HUNNY’s Winter Talent Show
ECHO PARK, CA- On December 2nd, 2017, the band HUNNY held their second annual “Winter Talent Show” at The Echoplex. With 7 diverse acts in the line-up, we knew it would be a good one. With Ramonda Hammer kicking off the holiday, musical festivities, we knew…
SWIMM Announce Love You Down Fest 2 At Recent Gig
LOS ANGELES, CA- I dig Swimm. I dig their sound and their aesthetic and their humor and their attitude … and when I realized that I hadn’t seen them perform since April, I made it a point to catch them play their last gig in…
Cobi Lets His Songs … And Electric Guitar … Do The Talking At The Troubadour
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA- Opening for Black Pistol Fire at The Troubadour was the singer/songwriter Cobi. Formerly of the indie pop group Gentlemen Hall, Cobi released a handful of soulful tracks this year- including his mini EP “Songs From The Ashes (Pt.1) below- and has been touring to…
NEW EViL Celebrate “King Of The River” Release At The Echo
Echo Park, CA- Good things can come in little packages, and NEW EViL packs a punch (literally) with their petite front-woman Sophia Anita Reyes. This was my second time catching them perform live (the first time being a short set at a photography festival earlier…
Nevrose Brings A Visceral Intensity To The Tissues Live
ECHO PARK, CA- I’m surprised that I’d never heard of The Tissues before I caught them at The Echo last month, cause I really REALLY dig the post-punk vibes they gave me when I caught them perform. The Tissues are Kristine Nevrose (vocals), Bianca Ayala…
Nicki Minaj Decided To Get Racist And It Didn’t Go Well
Nicki Minaj posted a screen capture of the iTunes top 10 charting Hip Hop/Rap songs Saturday night. But it wasn’t the chart that got people talking so much as Nicki’s racially charged commentary. Check out the posts bellow. …
BLACK THOUGHT GOES OFF ON THIS DOPE FREESTYLE
Hip Hop dead? Not as long as Black Thought is breathing. Take notes….
Antix – ‘When It Falls’
Antix is an unconventional rapper, part of a generation of more conscious hip hop artists alá Logic or Khalid. His music has always proudly stood outside the norms of his genre, and shuns the bravado and materialism of many of his contemporaries. He has delivered…
