Tara Thiessen’s Tea Eater: The Raw Energy of Art Rock Meets Punk in Alex’s Bar
CLICK HERE TO HEAD BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…Following Broken Baby was a revelation from Brooklyn – Tea Eater. Tara Thiessen, the architect behind the project, carries with her the pedigree of Sharkmuffin and Gustaf. Having missed Gustaf’s tour, I was…
Garbage and Noel Gallagher’s Co-Headlining Tour Fills the Greek with 90’s Nostalgia
LOS ANGELES, CA- Summer in LA is always a time to rejoice in good weather and outdoor concerts and the Greek Theatre is one of my favorite venues to catch a show at, so I was thrilled when the co-headlining tour featuring 90’s idols Garbage and…
Falling In Love With Metric In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- I guess after almost three years, I’m not the recluse I thought I was because when I saw Metric was on tour and bringing their latest studio effort Formentera to The Wiltern in Los Angeles, I thought it would be good for…
Viagra Boys Fill In For Iggy Pop At Desert Daze
MAIN PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY LAKE PERRIS, CA- “…In the run-up to Tame Impala on the Moon Stage, Viagra Boys did their best to fill the attitude gap created by the absence of Iggy Pop, who had to withdraw a few…
DRAKULAS Take Art-Punk To Another Level With Animated Video For “Level Up”
AUSTIN, TX- Dope music with dope aesthetics gets my attention, guaranteed. The Austin-based band Drakulas hit the spot for me with their song “Level Up” and its corresponding music video. Created by Zach Blair (Rise Against, Hagish) Drakulas is an art-rock quartet that they’ve identified to be…
Fontaines D.C. Is No-Frills, Youthful Passion At SXSW
CLICK HERE To Go Back To Blurred Culture’s SXSW Artist Page For March 12th, 2019 AUSTIN, TX- On the first track of their debut album Dogrel, Fontaines D.C.’s frontman Grian Chatten sings, “My childhood was small, But I’m gonna be bigI”. It’s a rather brash opening statement,…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Give The Ohana Fest The Best Of What They’ve Got
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY DANA POINT, CA- “… As a Korean American, I have a lot of respect for Korean American artists doing their artist thing. I become a true fanboy when they rock as f*cking hard as the inimitable Karen O. When Nick Zinner and Brian…
French Vanilla’s New Wave Post Punk Had Me Feeling The 80’s Something Good
ECHO PARK, CA- On December 2nd, 2017, the band HUNNY held their second annual “Winter Talent Show” at The Echoplex. With 7 diverse acts in the line-up, we knew it would be a good one. Following, an opening set by Ramonda Hammer, a band named French Vanilla…
Nevrose Brings A Visceral Intensity To The Tissues Live
ECHO PARK, CA- I’m surprised that I’d never heard of The Tissues before I caught them at The Echo last month, cause I really REALLY dig the post-punk vibes they gave me when I caught them perform. The Tissues are Kristine Nevrose (vocals), Bianca Ayala…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Gives The Growlers Six A Fever We Want To Tell Everyone About
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GROWLERS SIX COVERAGE! San Pedro, CA- … And Karen O reminded us of how much of a bad-ass she is on stage. Everything she did embodied a punk ethos that other female rockers should aspire to […] it was rock and…