A Night at Melancholy Inn, My Favorite Bed-and-(Japanese) Breakfast
NEW YORK, NY — On the first of four nights at Brooklyn Paramount, the energy was nothing short of ebullient. “Love your shoes, Michelle!” someone shouted out early in the set. “I love all the crowns!” Zauner replied with a sweet, slightly bashful smile. Michelle…
Mallrat Creates a Sacred Space in Austin on Her Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right Tour
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s something curiously gentle, even sacred, about the way Mallrat approaches the stage. On the second stop of her North American tour in support of her latest album Light Hit My Face Like a Straight Right, the Australian singer-songwriter turned a packed…
Mayday Parade Honors 20 Years With Career-Spanning Tour and New Album Sweet
LOS ANGELES, CA- Mayday Parade are celebrating a two-decade-long career and a brand-new record, Sweet, on the ‘Three Cheers for 20 Years’ Tour. This run marks what they noted is their biggest headlining tour to date, and many of the shows are already sold out. These…
Geoff Tate Delivers Final U.S. Performance of Operation: Mindcrime in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH- “I remember now. I remember how it started. I can’t remember yesterday. I just remember doing what they told me.” The iconic opening to Queensrÿche’s epic opus about a junkie/assassin named Nicky, Dr. X—“the man with the cure” to all that ails society—Mary,…
Aly & AJ Embrace Americana with Silver Deliverer at Luck Reunion 2025
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE ACTS WE CAUGHT AT LUCK REUNION 2025! SPICEWOOD, TX- Let’s start by getting this out of the way—I am a massive Aly & AJ fan. I’m their exact demographic. I watched Cow Belles, memorized every music video, and still…
IDER Mesmerize Los Angeles with Emotional Brilliance and Harmonies at The Echo
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are always a few names that linger in the periphery of your memory after a whirlwind trip to SXSW—those artists you earmarked to see but, due to the festival’s unpredictable nature, missed. For me, IDER was one of those names back…
Belouis Some Talks Return to U.S. Stages, “Pretty in Pink,” and New Music After 30-Year Hiatus
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE! CINCINNATI, OH- It’s been over three decades since Belouis Some graced U.S. stages, but the recent tour alongside Jay Aston’s Gene Loves Jezebel marked a long-awaited return for the enigmatic voice behind 1980s classics like “Imagination”…
KTJ & Carly Shine as Rising Pop Duo with Commanding Set at The Echo
CLICK HERE TO HEAD BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE! LOS ANGELES, CA- “… What added even more weight to the night was the presence of KTJ & Carly as the opener. Twin sisters who first came onto my radar years ago when I booked them…
SAINt JHN And A Night of Rising Stars at The Novo
LOS ANGELES, CA- The lights dimmed at The Novo and it was like the room inhaled all at once—shoulders tensed, voices rose, and suddenly the space felt smaller, hotter, more alive. A charge ran through the crowd, not the wild kind yet, but the kind…
Eleni Drake Offers a Gentle Triumph with “A Wonder Day”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Eleni Drake might still be a name whispered rather than shouted across the Atlantic, but with the release of her new single “A Wonder Day,” the British-Greek artist makes a tender, resonant case for bigger stages and wider acclaim. Released via MNRK,…
