We’re Hoping SWIMM Will “Love You Down” Every Year
LOS ANGELES, CA- It happened last month, but we couldn’t just let our photos of SWIMM performing at their inaugural “Love You Down Fest” at The Hi Hat just waste away … so here they are. How about them apples? We had to spend most of the…
Diet Cig Is Non-Stop Energy, Shredding Through Tour [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] The New York based pop punk duo Diet Cig released their debut album “Swear I’m Good At This” on April 7 of this year and hit the road to tour in support of this album. On May…
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…
Blossoms Are Planting Their Seeds In The United States [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Foreign bands with huge followings in their native land often find it difficult to break into the U.S. market. For every Arctic Monkeys or Radiohead, there are dozens of other bands who can sell out huge venues, even…
Lisa Prank Is All Pop Punk And No Joke [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] The second opening act for Diet Cig was the pop punkstress solo act from Seattle, Lisa Prank. While she may only have one album under her belt, she has been involved with other musical projects since 2008….
MoonFuzz Gets Fuzzy At Chain Reaction [PHOTOS]
ORANGE COUNTY, CA- Age is nothing but a number when it comes to MoonFuzz. Opening for Diet Cig at Chain Reaction was the L.A. based rock trio who may possibly be the youngest group of musicians that I’ve have ever seen on stage. The group…
K’Valentine Is “Here For A Reason”
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Chicago rising star K’Valentine, who is fresh off a tour with Talib Kweli, has just released her debut full-length album on Kweli’s label, Javotti Media. The album title – Here For A Reason – speaks for itself….
Float Like A Butterly, Sting Like Bloodboy
FOR OUR COMPLETE BROKE L.A. COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- The last artist I was able to catch at Broke L.A. was Lexie Papillon’s Bloodboy. I read somewhere online that Lexie was a surfer turned rocker, and watching her live performance I was thoroughly impressed with…
The Self Proclaimed “Dads of Sad”, La Bouquet, Are Poised Move You
FOR OUR COMPLETE BROKE L.A. COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- I didn’t know anything about La Bouquet before catching there set at Broke L.A. Even after scouring the internet to learn more about them, I still don’t know very much about them (you need a…
KOLAJ Is Your New Favorite Indie Electronic Band
FOR OUR COMPLETE BROKE L.A. COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- I like electronic music. I love electronic music when it translates well live on stage. I love KOLAJ. Teesa Houston and and “Mighty” Mike McGarity are the core of KOLAJ, and their performance at Broke L.A.,…