Destructo’s Last Stand At Hard Summer Is One For The Books [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE HARD SUMMER 2017 COVERAGE! San Bernardino, CA- It was day 2 of HARD Summer 2017 and I was rushing to get to the festival grounds in time for a set I certainly could not miss. Destructo was…
Robert Glasper Experiment Defines Genre-Jumping At The Hollywood Bowl [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Hollywood, CA — When your name holds this much weight, opening at the Hollywood Bowl is a walk in the park. Grammy Award winning keyboard player and record producer Robert Glasper joined Jill Scott for the LA Phil’s 2017 Jazz…
Ty Dolla $ign Got Lit At Hard Summer [PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE FOR MORE HARD SUMMER 2017 COVERAGE! San Bernardino, CA- R&B artist, rapper, songwriter, and record producer Ty Dolla $ign, kicked off HARD Summer Music Festival 2017 at Glen Helen Amphitheater Saturday evening with one of the most memorable performances of the weekend. The rapper came out…
Ramonda Hammer Crushes House Party With “Destroyer”
LOS ANGELES, CA- This past weekend, Ramonda Hammer celebrated the release of their critically acclaimed, Rolling Stone Magazine approved, EP “Destroyers” at Echo Park Rising. But earlier in the month, Blurred Culture had the privilege of attending a special house party hosted by the band to…
Amber Mark Is An Artist To Watch
Westwood, CA- There’s a lot of buzz about Amber Mark, a twenty-three-year-old, singer songwriter who released her first track, “S P A C E” less than a year ago on Soundcloud. There’s a good reason for that … she’s dope as fu … shut yo…
Maria del Pilar Enchants “Rebel Rebel” Crowd At The Hammer [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Westwood, CA- For the Hammer Museum and KCRW’s final installment of the “Rebel Rebel” concert series, attendees were treated to the bilingual musicality of the latin alternative recording artist Maria del Pilar. Maria is a very big…
Amanda Shires, Flaco Jimenez and Traveller Dazzle At AmericanaFest NYC [PHOTOS]
New York, NY- Americana is an ever-evolving genre, a shapeshifting shorthand reference that encompasses the deep roots and sprawling branches of American music, from country to folk to blues to rock and beyond. It includes the likes of Alabama Shakes, Drive-By Truckers, Lucero, Sturgill Simpson,…
Valerie June Knows The Double Edged Sword Of Life
SANTA MONICA, CA- The first time I heard of Valerie June was recently in June 2017 while I was visiting a friend in London. She rotated in his iTunes and I became addicted. The song was Workin’ Woman Blues off the album, “Pushin’ Against a…
Rockabilly And Swing Are Alive And Well With Brian Setzer And His Orchestra
Hollywood, CA- After 25 years on the music scene, most people know of three-time Grammy winner vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Brian Setzer and his Orchestra. They know his big swing revival rock throws people into 50’s dance and his resonating raspy voice is going to get you off…
Miami Horror Brings The Disco Vibes To Santa Monica’s Twlight Concerts [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Santa Monica, CA- Just as the sun had finished setting against the beautiful Santa Monica Pier, I enjoyed a few pieces of watermelon as I stared down at the ocean below me before making my way to the…