Santa Monica’s “Emerging Artist” Winner Jake Davis Gives Seasoned Twilight Concert Performance [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES Hailing from across the hills in Sherman Oaks, CA, Jake Davis was the winner of Santa Monica’s Emerging Artist Competition, whose prize was…
FLUME’s Sold Out 1st Night at The Shrine Was A Show Within A Show [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- On August 12th, I was able to head on over to the Shrine Auditorium to see Flume with some of my closest friends. We had our tickets for two months, and knowing how quickly tickets sold out for Flume’s multiple shows, one…
Call It What It Is: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals’ Concert At The Hollywood Bowl Was Fine Art
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Ben Harper has played the Hollywood Bowl before … but never like this. On August 19th, 2016, the multi-Grammy award winning artist was joined on the stage at the landmark venue by both his Innocent Criminals and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Thomas Wilkins….
City and Colour’s Acoustic Solo Set At The Hollywood Bowl Was Right Where It Belonged [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] It’s always a pleasure to see Dallas Green perform under the alias City and Colour. Using a tenderly soulful voice to emote passionately fragile folk melodies, it can be hard to image Dallas used to be the guitarist and…
After 10 Years, The Legendary Mavis Staples Returns To The Santa Monica Pier [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES SANTA MONICA, CA- If you ever doubt the adage “Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number”, I’ll refer you to Exhibit “A”: Mavis Staples. At 77 years old, I can only hope…
The Suffers Feed The Santa Monica Pier’s Spirit With Some Gulf Coast Soul [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES “Gulf Coast Soul”. If you aren’t familiar with the genre, you only need to know two words: “The Suffers”. Based out of…
PJ Harvey’s Return To L.A. At A Sold Out Shrine Expo Was Triumphant [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Early this year, PJ Harvey released her 9th studio album, “The Hope Six Demolition Project”. Using her sharp global observations of the current social and political landscapes in places like Kosovo, Afghanistan and Washington D.C., “The Hope Six…
Silversun Pickups Shine At The Hollywood Palladium [REVIEW]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Grammy nominated, Los Angeles bred, indie-alt band Silversun Pickups graced the Hollywood Palladium with their Better Nature Tour on Saturday, August 13, 2016. A wall-to-wall audience filled the standing room only general admission area with mostly hip…
Rodrigo y Gabriela Shred The Hollywood Bowl With Marty Friedman, Robert Trujillo And The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Having spent months on the road, performing in 22 countries, the globally acclaimed Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela (Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero) concluded their tour itinerary with a stop at the esteemed Hollywood Bowl on August 14, 2016. This performance would…
M.A.K.U. Soundsystem’s Fresh Cultural Vibes Envelop The Skirball [REVIEW]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] I can’t imagine a better setting in which to take in a M.A.K.U. Soundsystem show than in the midst of an open-air courtyard at the center of one of Los Angeles’ most picturesque museums while the sun sets. The Skirball,…
