Roger Waters’ “This Is Not A Drill” Tour Brings Powerful Messaging And Music To Austin’s Moody Center
AUSTIN, TX- Replete with political commentary the performance began with a very special PSA; “Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. The show is about to begin. Before it does, two public announcements: Firstly, out of consideration for your fellow patrons, please turn off…
POND Talks “9” And The Relief Of Being Back On Stage With Blurred Culture
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- With the psych scene so strong on the Australian continent, Desert Daze is as much of a premier festival as it is a family reunion for so many of the artists. Tame Impala…
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Chat With Blurred Culture At Desert Daze
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- Perth, Australia, maybe the de facto breeding ground for the world’s preeminent psych bands. Perhaps it’s the isolation of the city creating community, or the allure of a big city with a small beach…
Herbie Hancock Brings Family, Joy and Exuberance To The Hollywood Bowl
LOS ANGELES, CA- September 2022 was a rough month for jazz enthusiasts. In the span of a couple of weeks, Ramsey Lewis passed away on September 12th, the Pharoah Sanders passed away on September 24th. Legendary players who helped shape and mold various genres…
“She Wants Revenge Isn’t Going Anywhere” And Slay At The Fonda
LOS ANGELES, CA- Most everything is ephemeral. Unless it has been memorialized in some way, moments in time pass in that instant. There are many ways to memorialize epochs of time, but perhaps the most universally loved way to do so is through music….
Florence+ The Machine brought the Dance Fever tour to the Moody Center in Austin
AUSTIN, TX- Florence + the Machine never fails to astonish sonically and visually with Florence Welch’s remarkably expressive voice carrying through various sweeps of emotions effortlessly. The evening was filled with surprises and joyful moments and was wonderfully lead-off by the multi-talented Yves Tumor…
Desert Daze Is Back And Heavy On Vibe, Brimming with Trippy Visuals And Sonics
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- Desert Daze returned to the sprawling Moreno Beach, California, to celebrate its 10th-anniversary last weekend with three days of psychedelic rock led by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Beach House, and Tame…
Desert Daze And Tame Impala Make Saturday At Desert Daze One To Remember
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- Saturday brought a different feel and more L.A. fashion to the grounds, plus what appeared to be the highest attendance of the weekend. This was likely due to that night’s headliner — psych superstar…
Beach House and POND Cap Off A Desert Daze’s 10 Year Anniversary
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- The Sunday Slowdown — a term we just made up for the tired-but-rallying feeling that pervades the last day of any festival — was thick in the air as the weekend drew to a…
Desert Daze Kicked Off The Exploration Of Sonic Landscapes With King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Perfume Genius, Sky Ferreira & More
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- After a scaled-back iteration in 2021, Desert Daze returned to Moreno Beach this last weekend at full scale celebrating its ten-year anniversary. Though, like many festivals navigating the remnants of Covid chaos, Friday’s…