Chromeo’s L.A. Pride Show Was An Unstoppable Dance Party
FOR OUR COMPLETE L.A. PRIDE COVERAGE CLICK HERE! WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA- Shutting down the first night’s action on the main stage of L.A. Pride was the infectious sounds of the Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo. It’s been a couple years since they’ve released an album, but there…
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…
AlunaGeorge’s Headlining Gig At The Belasco Was Impeccable
CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! It seems like only yesterday that I saw AlunaGeorge perform for the first time at Coachella in 2014. I was familiar with their 2013 Disclosure collaboration, “White Noise”, but what I took away from that performance was…
Elliphant Kept It Real At Stockholm, CA With Her Fierce Swagger
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of Stockholm, CA 2016 At Stockholm, CA, I saw Elliphant perform first. This would be my 7th time seeing her in concert. I guess you can call…
Dancing My Ass Off To LCD Soundsystem Was The Perfect End To FYF [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! When LCD Soundsystem announced that they would be retiring in 2011, I had the feeling in my gut that they’d be back. After all, their third studio album, 2010’s “This…
With A Star Studded List of Guests, Blood Orange’s FYF Set Was A Mini-Festival [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! LOS ANGELES, CA- Devonte Hynes p/k/a Blood Orange is all about soulful vibes. If I were to narrow that description a bit further, it would be soulful feminine vibes. His latest album, “Freetown Sound” which was released earlier this…
FYF WARNING: Hot Chip’s Sonic Dissonance Will Cause Uncontrollable Dancing [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! LOS ANGELES, CA- Hot Chip has always been at the forefront of electronic music. They are one of the few indie electronic acts that utilize a full band approach to the genre. It certainly pays dividends as their sound…
RÜFÜS / RÜFÜS DU SOL’s Twilight Concert Performance Was Historic [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES The Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concerts always draw big crowds. But, wow. I have NEVER seen a crowd as big as the…
The Wait Was Worth It; The Avalanches’ “Wildflower” Is Exuberant Brilliance [LISTEN]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Since I Left You, The Avalanches’ 2000 debut full-length, was essentially a CD-length testament to the pleasures of plunderphonics. Over the course of the 900+ samples extracted from impossibly obscure sources (the album was notably delayed when…
Brazilian Girls’ Energy Charm The “Sound In Focus” Crowd
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THIS YEARS SOUND IN FOCUS CONCERT SERIES Brazilian Girls is so fun. Nouveau disco funk. A sort of 80s punk / post punk feel. They’re all over the place … and that’s their…
