Phoenix Is All About Love Bringing “Ti Amo” To The Hollywood Bowl [PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- When Phoenix lead singer Thomas Mars addressed the audience at the Hollywood Bowl with, “We’re very happy to be here. This is the best place in the world,” I’m fairly certain that each and every one of the fifteen thousand plus…
Dan Auerbach Opens Up And Strips Down At Apogee Session For MBE [REVIEW]
LOS ANGELES, CA- As anyone who has ever listened to one of KCRW’s Apogee Sessions on Morning Becomes Eclectic knows, these events are special. And for those who have yet to tune in for one, Dan Auerbach’s session which will broadcast and stream on July…
Nina Diaz Returns To Alex’s Bar With “The Beat Is Dead” [PHOTOS]
LONG BEACH, CA- I don’t know how many times I can say it, but I absolutely love Nina Diaz’s music. Whether it’s her solo material or the music she puts out with her band Girl In A Coma, there’s something in the timbre of her lush alto…
Spare Parts for Broken Hearts Rock Hometown Venue [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Long Beach, CA- Ever since I caught Spare Parts for Broken Hearts at The Hi Hat back in January, I was keen on seeing them perform live again. Their music- loud, crunchy and filled with fiercely emotional angst- really taps a…
ICYMI: Spare Parts For Broken Heart’s “EVER” Is Raw & Visceral [VIDEO]
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s long overdue (since this video came out on March 25th, 2016), but I’d be remiss not to share the official video of Spare Parts for Broken Hearts song “Ever”. After all, if my iTunes play counter is any indication, I like…
Björk Concludes “Vulnicura” Tour By Baring Her Soul In The City Of Angels [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] As a special addition to the L.A. Philharmonic’s Reykjavík Festival, the Walt Disney Concert Hall hosted the gloriously singular, Icelandic chanteuse Björk. Having spent the past two years touring around the world in support of her most…
Parties Abound When The Lonely Biscuits Come To Town [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Los Angeles, CA- The second opening act for The Weeks at The Roxy 5/9/17 was a band that turned the energy level way up in the venue. The Lonely Biscuits, who were also celebrating the birthday of their…
I See You: The xx Returns To NYC [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] The sinuous movements, like their hushed, intimate songs, suggest both seduction and confrontation. On Friday night at New York’s historic Forest Hills Stadium, Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim — vocalists/guitarists of The xx — traced steps…
Actions Speak Louder Than Words On Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors’ Souvenir Tour [PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- Before heading to Indio to perform at Stagecoach, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors stopped by the El Rey Theatre to entertain Los Angeles. Drew Holcomb is a singer-songwriter whose music comes straight from the heart. There is an honest tenderness in his…
30 Years Later, The Pixies Still Rock As Hard As Ever [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] So… I saw the Pixies. YOU GUYS I SAW THE PIXIES. I SHOT the Pixies! OH MY GOD! I’ve been waiting for this my whole life. Okay, maybe a significant portion of my life, but still. My…
