Adam Friedman: Troubadour, Mountain Climber & Bridge Maker [INTERVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Adam Friedman is just trying to figure his shit out, just like all of us. His songs reflect an honest pain, the kind he knows that everyone has. It’s passionate and beautiful and all the while relatable….
Acting Out Of Honor, Merit & Passion For Their Craft: An Interview with The Brevet [PHOTOS+INTERVIEW]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Coming off a tour along the west coast with folk singer/songwriter RIVVRS, was a five man band named “The Brevet”. The Orange County based band consisting of Aric Chase Damn on vox/guitar, Michael Jones on the piano,…
Channelling Political Activism With The Power Of The Pen [PHOTO ESSAY]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Following the historic, global turnout of the Women’s March, citizens with concerns about the future of our nation have used that energy to mobilize and take further action in whatever ways possible to make sure that their voices are heard. From…
Throw Back Thursday with Mobb Deep
ABOVE: MOBB DEEP’S PRODIGY (LEFT) AND HAVOC. PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA LEHRMAN Before hip-hop’s pervasive mainstream popularity, before its parceling of countless subgenres and mass commercial viability, there were artists like Mobb Deep, who injected the harsh realities of street life into the narrative of…
I Am A Man Who Marched With Women And Found My Resolve
LOS ANGELES, CA- I wasn’t originally planning on attending the march. If I’m being completely honest, it wasn’t really on my radar. I had a handful of friends ask me if I was going to participate, but I kinda shrugged it off since I was…
Las Cafeteras: “Beyond La Bamba: A New American Sound” [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] On the rare occasion that I cross the 101 into the San Fernando Valley, I think of the same things that I assume everyone thinks about: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, strip malls, The Karate Kid, porn,…
Aurora’s Carefree Jubilation Wins Over “30 Days In LA” Crowd
CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! HOLLYWOOD, CA- “What is it with you guys and Chipotle?” Aurora Asknes smiles sincerely in between songs during her headlining gig for Red Bull Sound Select’s “30 Days In LA”, “I just don’t understand it.” I…
Alexandra Savior’s Dulcet Tones Is Reason Enough To Look Forward To 2017 [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] As we say goodbye to 2016, a year which I unaffectionately deem “The Year of Horribles”, I can only keep my fingers crossed and look forward to those things that will brighten my days in the coming year….
Snakehips Goes All Out For Red Bull Sound Select’s “30 Days In LA”
CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- If there is a “concert guarantee” I’d be confident in making, it’s that whenever Red Bull Sound Select hosts a show at a monster venue like The Wiltern, odds are good that the headliner…
Dude York’s Infectious Powerpop Charisma Endears Fans [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! With a name like “Dude York”, one would have have expected the band to be from New York. Nope. Try Seattle, WA. But if there something that I could…