Nobody Puts CHANMINA in a Corner: Inside the Japanese Superstar’s Defiant Rise at Zipangu Festival
LOS ANGELES, CA- The entertainment industry loves a neat label. One to slap onto an artist for an easy marketing campaign. Pop star. Hip-hop artist. Rocker. But what happens when an artist refuses the packaging? “CHANMINA! CHANMINA!” Before she even stepped onto the stage…
Sunday (1994) Discuss Film, Faith, Songwriting, and Their Debut Album at Hollywood Forever
LOS ANGELES, CA- Before Sunday (1994) played a single note inside the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, they spent nearly an hour talking about the ideas that have shaped one of the most compelling young bands to emerge from the dream-pop landscape in recent…
Bright Eyes Celebrate 21 Years of “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning” and “Digital Ash” at the Hollywood Bowl
LOS ANGELES, CA- Los Angeles’s famous June gloom has started to fog the city in the mornings. Though we can’t look forward to the sun’s rays waking us up, we can look forward to LA’s amphitheater season. There’s no venue with a longer or…
MAN WITH A MISSION Bring Humor, Heart, and Arena-Level Energy to Zipangu Festival 2026
LOS ANGELES, CA- For years, Japanese artists have cultivated enormous international fanbases online while the Western live industry lagged behind. Zipangu felt like one of the first large-scale American festivals willing to fully meet that audience where it already exists. And if any band…
Snail Mail Brings Reflection and Reinvention to The Wiltern in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- Seeing Snail Mail in 2026 feels a little different now compared to when Lindsey Jordan first emerged in the late 2010s as one of indie rock’s most promising young songwriters. Back then, her music carried a restless, emotionally direct energy that…
Lykke Li Debuts New Era at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- Since her 2022 full length album Eyeye, Lykke Li has stayed low-profile, releasing music more selectively while continuing to refine the stripped-back, emotionally inward direction of that record. That album felt deeply insular, almost like a closed loop of emotion, and…
The Maine Bring ‘Joy Next Door’ to Life at The Novo in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- Arizona natives The Maine have had a big spring. They’ve been embarking on their ‘I Love You But I Chose The Maine’ tour across the US for their 10th studio album ‘Joy Next Door’. As a fan since basically the beginning…
Wet Leg Bring Sharp Indie Energy to Sold-Out Fox Theater Pomona Show
POMONA, CA- Wet Leg, the Isle of Wight founded by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers (The band also includes Josh Mobaraki (guitar, keyboards), Ellis Durand (bass) and Henry Holmes (drums)), have had a pretty rapid rise over the past few years. What started off…
The Very First Song That the Radio Sang: Old 97’s at Webster Hall
NEW YORK, NY- This isn’t a traditional concert review, though I’m happy to run through the basics. Old 97’s are one of my favorite bands to see live, and Webster Hall is one of my favorite New York venues for live music. Alt-country, power-pop,…
Conan Gray Brings Wishbone World Tour Home to Texas with Emotional, Intimate Arena Show
FORT WORTH, TX- There is a special energy in a room when everyone around you is just as dedicated to the music as you are. Getting his start on YouTube in the late 2010s, Conan Gray has a large, dedicated fanbase, including myself, that…
