Body Count’s OZZFEST Performance Sent Powerful Messages
CLICK HERE To Check Out Our Full Coverage Of OZZFEST 2018 LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Kids these day may only know Ice-T as “Fin” Tutuola from the long standing, television series Law & Order: SVU, but what they should really know is that Tracy Lauren…
EVERY TIME I DIE RETURNS TO BUFFALO TO ‘TID THE SEASON’ …
ROCHESTER, NY- I have always been a big fan of heavy metal/punk shows where moshing and crowd surfing to run rampant. There is just something oh-so satisfying in head-banging and energetically flailing around with a bunch of other strangers to some heavy guitar rifts and screeching…
American Mile Is A Band Of Brothers Ready To Give L.A. Some Killer Country Rock With A Modern Twist
LOS ANGELES, CA- American Mile is a band of brothers …. literally. Eugene Rice (lead guitar and vocals), Jacob Rice (guitar and vocals), Ryan Rice (drums and vocals), and Mario DiLeva on bass is a band that gives country-rock a modern twist, and rounds it out…
Thom Yorke Gifts Los Angeles Two “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes” Before The Holidays
LOS ANGELES, CA- Thom Yorke played two nights of nearly identical solo sets at the Orpheum Theatre but it’s clearly a testament to his remarkable energy and showmanship that fans who attended both evenings would walk away from night two feeling they’d had a completely different…
Lauren Ruth Ward & Los Angeles: A Love Story At the El Rey
LOS ANGELES, CA- As a preview of Lauren Ruth Ward’s headlining gig at the El Rey Theatre, I concluded my post by saying that the most meaningful reason to attend her performance would be because “You.Will.Feel.Loved”. I suggested that you’d not only feel the love…
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds Are Gold At The Teragram Ballroom
LOS ANGELES, CA- When I’m feeling down, there’s nothing that get my spirits up more than a horn backed, soul infused funk band. If a music doctor had to give me a dose of something, I’d hope that Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds would…
An “Invitation To Her’s…” At The Echoplex Was An Invitation to Smile Along With Her’s
LOS ANGELES, CA- I don’t know how I stumbled up on it, but I fondly recall clicking on a song called “Speed Racer”, and was immediately bouncing to its lo-fi, cheery rhythms … on repeat … at least four or five times in a row….
WITH BOTH POWER AND EASE, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA SHINES IN ROCHESTER
ROCHESTER, NY- On Monday night, western New York saw the return of the alternative rock quintet, Manchester Orchestra, who had slayed the Buffalo over the summer. Hitting the Main Street Armory this time around on their co-headlining tour with the Front Bottoms- with whom they’ve…
Charli XCX, Allie X and Dorian Electra Throw An Epic Party At The Billy Ball
LOS ANGELES, CA- Music communities are strong. LGBTQ friendly music communities are fiercely strong. Billy Clayton is a U.K. based recording artist who is battling an aggressive cancer. His family had set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to pay for immunotherapy treatment in…
With Their Debut Album Slated For Release In Early 2019, It’s Time To Get To Know GOON
LOS ANGELES, CA- Back in October, I saw the U.K. band Shame rock The Teragram. As I’m organizing the photos I took this year, I noticed that I neglected to post my thoughts and photos of one of the bands that opened for them: Goon….
