Margaritas Podridas Take The Main Stage At This Ain’t No Picnic And Shred It
MAIN PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- “… An early surprise on Day 2 of This Aint’ No Picnic was the performance of the Hermosillo-based band Margaritas Podridas. With the second set of the day on the main stage, Esli Meuly (guitar), Carolina Enríquez (bass, voice), Rafael Armenta…
Phoebe Bridgers’ Independent Artist Persona Shines Bright At This Ain’t No Picnic
MAIN PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- “…Phoebe Bridgers is the queen of LA’s indie scene. That fact was never more apparent than it was at This Ain’t No Picnic. Part of Bridger’s appeal is her humor, which was on full display at the…
Zulu’s Music Is As Innovative As Death’s Was In The 1970s
MAIN PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- “…I hadn’t planned to go see Zulu. Yet, as I meandered around the festival, I found myself inexplicably drawn to the hardcore chainmail sound of power violence catharsis striking out from the Greens Stage. I watched a…
They Hate Change Leave An Indelible Impression At This Ain’t No Picnic
MAIN PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- “…I wish that They Hate Change had gotten a later-in-the-day billing. They were far too talented for how early in the day they were scheduled. Their simple, visual parsed down, show on the Back Nine stage highlighted…
IDLES Left Every Inch of Themselves On Stage At This Ain’t No Picnic
MAIN PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- “…Next on stage was IDLES, another band that my editor loves, and the band that the man sitting next to me came to see that afternoon. I was interested to see what they had in store. Their…
Beach House Sings To The Ineffable Melancholy Of Life At This Ain’t No Picnic
MAIN PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- “…A year prior to This Ain’t No Picnic, I sat in a small apartment in Paris, France, nursing the hangover from an ocular migraine and saturated in memories from three years earlier. Beach House played in the…
Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s Opioid Ephemeral Sound Hits The Height of Emotionality At This Ain’t No Picnic
MAIN PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LOS ANGELES, CA- “…I have loved Godspeed You! Black Emperor for over a decade. “They’re a weird band,” you often hear people say. I suppose I agree, but there are few other bands that invite you to fully lose yourself…
Suzi Moon Unleashes The Fierce At Bogart’s
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…Another thing I love is a great opening act, especially when that opening act happens to be a friend of mine. Some include The Bellrays on their 40th-anniversary tour. The Darts on…
Cincinnati Locals Vacation Opens For The Legendary The Damned At Bogart’s
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…One thing I love is being introduced to new music from an exciting live band with great music and a stage presence. Such was the case with Cincinnati’s “grout rock outfit,” Vacation….
