Sammi Doll Hits Bar Sinister With A Vengeance
LOS ANGELES, CA- I remember the first time I saw Sammi Doll on stage. She was performing with her project Bullet Height at the Whisky A Go-Go and I was mesmerized. Not only was their music extremely engaging, but their performance left such an impression on…
Dead Sara Rock The Roxy With “Ain’t It Tragic”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Dead Sara broke into the scene when their single “Weatherman” blasted into our earholes. That song is a hard-rocking ripper that is guaranteed to get an uninitiated Dead Sara listener banging their heads to its undeniable guitar licks and anthemic “Go…
Broken Baby Celebrates “Late Stage Optimism” At The Moroccan Lounge
LOS ANGELES, CA- To say I was early anticipating Broken Baby’s sophomore album would be an understatement. After they blew my away with their opening act set for Dead Sara at the Teragram Ballroom in 2018, I was hooked. Their live performance was so…
Crook Headlines An Intimate Night Of Stripped-Down Performances
Lavender Remixes by Crook LOS ANGELES, CA- When recordings are unbelievably visceral, you always keep your fingers crossed that the recording artist’s live performance lives up to the studio output. I’ve gone to tons of shows, and I’m always filled with musical gratitude when that’s…
Young Winona’s Cassie Gaffaney Exhibits Power
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “… The opening act for the evening was Young Winona. Young Winona is label mates with Broken Baby being signed to Poor Man Records and is fronted by Cassie Gaffaney on guitar and…
PVRIS Hits The Fonda Hard With Emotions
LOS ANGELES, CA- On March 4th, 2020, PVRIS announced the release date of their third studio album Use Me. Those plans, however, were postponed when Covid hit. The initial May 1st, 2020 released date was pushed back to July 10th… which was then subsequently…
Lightning Bug Cast A Mystic Spell In Los Angeles
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…. The next act to take that stage was the New York-based band Lightning Bug. Fronted by lead singer, Audrey Kang, Lightning Bug’s music wasn’t what I was necessarily expecting to open up for Bully….
Ryan Santiago’s Royal & The Serpent Brings The Heat To The Fonda
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…Opening for PVRIS was the L.A.-based Royal & The Serpent (Ryan Santiago) and she brought some serious heat to the stage. You immediately knew that this was going to be a rowdy…
Rise Against’s “Nowhere Generation” Tour Brings Communal Joy To FivePoint Amphitheatre
IRVINE, CA- I got my first taste of Rise Against back in back in 2006. I’m a softy at heart, so my introduction to them was Tim McIlrath’s acoustic recording of the ballad “Swing Life Away”. Though that song wasn’t indicative of the hardcore…
The Menzingers Set The Thematic Tone For Rise Against At FivePoints
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! IRVINE, CA- “…The Menzingers are a fantastically fun band. Like Rise Against, their pop-punk offerings focus a lot on melody, and they infuse their recordings and live performance with palpable youthful energy. The Menzingers consist of…
