Asaf Avidan Is An Unparalleled Talent Who Wants You To Know His Truth
LOS ANGELES, CA- I wasn’t one of the tens of thousands who travelled to Indio for Coachella. No ‘chella? No problem. It afforded me the time to go to one of the most mystical concerts I have ever had the pleasure of attending. Friday April 22. Weekend…
Elliphant and Her Blisseh Grace The Troubadour With A Rave Worthy Performance
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Ellinor Olovsdotter is Stockholm’s Elliphant. A relative newcomer to the music scene, she released her first single “Tekkno Scene” in 2012 and has been gaining critical acclaim since. On March 25, 2016 she released her second studio…
ROCKISDEAD? Not When DOROTHY Is In Town
LOS ANGELES, CA- When I first heard DOROTHY’s 2015 self-titled EP, I was excited. I’m a big fan of rock bands that root their sounds in the 70s blues rock sound a la Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, and this band’s music really struck a…
Atlas Genius Dazzles The El Rey Crowd With Their Musicality
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] In August 2015, Atlas Genius released their sophomore album “Inanimate Objects” (Warner Brother Records). It is an album that showcases the bands ability to meld driving guitars and rhythmic synths; a trademark of these Australian indie electronic rockers. In…
New Music Was The Focus Of Skylar Grey’s Performance At The El Rey
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] It’s been almost three years since Skylar Grey’s critically acclaimed album “Don’t Look Down” was released, and her fans are rabid for a new album. It’s been reported that her album is ready, but without a firm a release…
The Young Wild Is A Band On The Rise
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Opening for Atlas Genius and Skylar Grey and at the El Rey Theatre on April 30, 2016 was the San Diego based band The Young Wild. The core of the band are singer/guitarist Bryan Williams, bassist Gareth Moore and…
Gavin Turek’s Bootleg Residency Proves That She Is Ready For The Limelight
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] The past 18 months have been quite fruitful for Gavin Turek. With backing vocal credits on the first three songs of Tuxedo’s debut album (the collaborative venture between Mayer Hawthorne and Jake One) that was released in…
Expect Big Things From The Big Pink
LOS ANGELES, CA- I get a lot of unsolicited suggestions from strangers about bands or recording artists that I should be checking out. As is often the case, I’m usually left pondering why I wasted the past half hour giving the suggestion the benefit of…
Vintage Trouble’s Los Angeles Homecoming Brings Out The “Troublemakers”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Trust me. This review is very much about the Vintage Trouble concert 8/12 at the Fonda Theater in nuestra ciudad de Los Angeles – gig that fell in my lap when @TouchVinyl so kindly comped me a couple tickets via their Instagram…
