The Marcus King Band Gives Los Angeles A Taste Of “Carolina Confessions”
LOS ANGELES, CA- While I was waiting for the music to start up at the Troubadour, I ran into my old friend Chad who works in artist relations for D’Angelico Guitars. He was honestly impressed that I was out to see Marcus King headline the evening…
It’s Raw And Familiar With Nathaniel Rateliff During KCRW’s Agogee Sessions
LOS ANGELES, CA- “I’m gonna leave it all out there to dry up, I’m gonna leave it all out there to dry.” With the balls of their feet bouncing off of the Apogee Studio stage, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats brought raw emotion and…
Melissa Etheridge’s Debut At The Hollywood Bowl Is A Dream Come True
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Melissa Etheridge’s music has always had some of the authentic blues sound in it. Her passionately raspy voice and her deeply personal, and sometimes autobiographic, lyrics, made her a mainstay on the top of the pop music charts throughout the late 80s and the…
Taj Mahal + Keb’ Mo’ + The Hollywood Bowl = An Epic Evening of TajMo
LOS ANGELES, CA- Not all collaborations yield tasty fruit. Just google “bad musical collaborations” and you’re bound to end up going down a digital rabbit hole of “what did I just listen to?” video/audio clips. But sometimes collaboration is so natural … so meant to…
Robert Plant Is Still The Stuff Of Legends And He Showed It At Arroyo Seco Weekend
Home Page | June 23, 2018 | June 24, 2018 PASADENA, CA- “… I found it slightly odd that Robert Plant and The Sensational Space Shifters wasn’t the featured headlining act to close out the weekend’s festivities. After all, it’s Robert Plant we’re talking about. Lead singer of Led Zeppelin…
Gary Clark Jr. Performs New Song At Arroyo Seco
Home Page | June 23, 2018 | June 24, 2018 PASADENA, CA- “… Performing on the main stage as the sun slowly set in the west was the Texas guitarist Gary Clark, Jr., and his performance during the golden hour couldn’t have been more … well … golden. A virtuoso on…
Jack White’s Arroyo Seco Weekend Performance Spanned His Entire Repertoire
Home Page | June 23, 2018 | June 24, 2018 PASADENA, CA- “… The sun was only starting to creep into the west when Jack White and his band took the main stage to play a 18 song set that included cuts from his solo albums, The White Stripes…
Cold War Kids Bring Some L.A. Divine To Syracuse With Headlining Set At Big-X-Cuse
CLICK HERE FOR MORE 95X BIG-X-CUSE COVERAGE! SYRCAUSE, NY- Bringing together some of the most popular names in alternative rock out there, Syracuse’s 95X debuted it’s first ever Big-X-Cuse Fest! With a line-up featuring both seasoned veterans and newcomers to the alternative rock scene, 95X’s…
Larkin Poe Wows Austin (And Keith Urban) At SXSW
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SXSW 2018 COVERAGE! AUSTIN, TX- For most of our SXSW artist coverage, we’ll keep it relatively short and sweet. We have over 80 artists to cover, so cut us some slack! 😉 We’ll basically be formatting each post into two parts: (1) Why…
Kolars Rocked SXSW In The Middle Of Their Relentless Tour
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SXSW 2018 COVERAGE! AUSTIN, TX- For most of our SXSW artist coverage, we’ll keep it relatively short and sweet. We have over 80 artists to cover, so cut us some slack! 😉 We’ll basically be formatting each post into two parts: (1) Why…