Flogging Molly and The Interrupters Rock Through Columbus, Ohio
LOS ANGELES, CA- Saturday, June 25th was a day of firsts for me. I covered my first show on the east side of the country after relocating from California. My first time in Columbus, Ohio. My first time at Kemba LIVE!, a cool open-air venue. My…
Years And Years Returns To West Hollywood For Inaugural OUTLOUD Raising Voices Music Festival
MAIN PAGE | FRI JUNE 3rd | SAT JUNE 4th | SUN JUNE 5th | WEHO PARADE LOS ANGELES, CA- Per their website, OUTLOUD Raising Voices Music Festival is “a 3-Day, award-winning LGBTQ+ Music Festival, profiling and celebrating Queer artistry as a kick-off concert to PRIDE Month. This high-energy…
Jessie J Shuts It Down Day 2 of Outloud Raising Voices Music Festival
MAIN PAGE | FRI JUNE 3rd | SAT JUNE 4th | SUN JUNE 5th | WEHO PARADE LOS ANGELES, CA- Per their website, OUTLOUD Raising Voices Music Festival is “a 3-Day, award-winning LGBTQ+ Music Festival, profiling and celebrating Queer artistry as a kick-off concert to PRIDE Month. This high-energy…
Marina and Lil’ Kim Top the First Night of OUTLOUD Raising Voices Music Festival
MAIN PAGE | FRI JUNE 3rd | SAT JUNE 4th | SUN JUE 5th | WEHO PARADE LOS ANGELES, CA- Per their website, OUTLOUD Raising Voices Music Festival is “a 3-Day, award-winning LGBTQ+ Music Festival, profiling and celebrating Queer artistry as a kick-off concert to PRIDE Month. This high-energy…
The Western Edge: Los Angeles Stars in an Upcoming Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit
LOS ANGELES, CA- California- the land of hope, dreams, and rebirth; a place to lose oneself and to be found. Love it or hate it, it’s America’s promised land. California Uber Alles. It was Tom Joad’s prospect for salvation in Steinbeck’s ‘The Grapes of Wrath and…
The Hollywood Bowl Goes Big With Televised Juneteenth Celebration
LOS ANGELES, CA- It took decades of steady lobbying, but on June 15, 2021, the Congressional Black Caucus got the Senate to unanimously pass the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act; a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. While communities and states have…
“I’m in love with another woman. Her name is Emmylou Harris.”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Willie Nelson once famously said, “There are two kinds of men. Those who are in love with Emmylou Harris, and those who haven’t met her.” My father is staunchly in the first category. I recall a text from him one day when…
The state of abortion in 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion rights Jun. 24, removing the constitutional right in the U.S. to terminate a pregnancy. After nearly half a century of constitutional protections for abortion, the ruling fundamentally reshapes access to reproductive health care across the U.S.,…
The Geriatric Ravers Still Smashing Drugs
It’s commonly accepted that your 20s is the time to get completely off your nut before calming down and respecting yourself. But increasingly, it seems that British people have a different idea. Over 3.7 million over-45s go raving once a week in the UK, and…