5 Reasons Why You Should Get Yourself To The El Rey On Thursday For Lauren Ruth Ward
LOS ANGELES, CA- Ok … so if you’ve been keeping an eye on my personal contributions to Blurred Culture, you’ve probably noticed that I’m a big fan of the one … the only … Lauren Ruth Ward. On Thursday December 6th, Lauren will be headlining…
Australia’s Amy Shark gets vulnerable On The Love Monster Tour
LOS ANGELES, CA — Australian-born Amy Shark has had a wild year. The singer-songwriter and pop artist released her debut record Love Monster in July of this year — the highly-anticipated follow-up to her 2016 breakout single “Adore,” which had gained her national attention with regular…
MØ Revs Up Los Angeles For “Forever Neverland” At The El Rey
LOS ANGELES, CA- MØ is a well-established Danish pop and electronic music artist that got her start in 2012, creating an independent album “No Mythologies To Follow”. The song “Pilgrim” was a massive hit, that shot her into mainstream fame, and got the attention of…
Curtis Harding Takes Los Angeles On A Sonic Voyage Through Soul, Blues & R&B
LOS ANGELES, CA- There’s a beauty and romance in the way soul music continues to rebirth itself into the popular consciousness. It’s not like it ever died. You can certainly trace a progression and evolution over the last 60 years, but the emergence and reemergence…
The Musical Talent Of Elise Trouw Is Undeniable
LOS ANGELES, CA- The first time I remember seeing Elise Trouw was scrolling through my Facebook feed one evening and discovering this random video, that I’m assuming based on social media’s algorithm, told me would fit my music taste. Within a click, I was transported…
#FBF: Single Mothers Performance Gave Los Angeles Our Pleasure
LOS ANGELES, CA- When Enter Shikari came through Los Angeles, one of the bands opening up for them was the London, Ontario based punk band Single Mothers. Last year, Single Mothers released their sophomore album “Our Pleasure”. It’s ten cuts of dynamic punk covers the spectrum of attitude….
Musicians By Day, Moonchild By Night; Soul Overtakes The El Rey
LOS ANGELES, CA- Moonchild is a Jazz trio who met studying music at USC. Amber Navran, is the lead singer, flute and sax player. The two guys, Max Bryk and Andris Mattson, both on keyboard also leverage sax and trumpet, complete the package, and that package…
#FBF: Milk Teeth Brings Their Awesomely Grungy Punk To Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA- When Enter Shikari came through Los Angeles, one of the bands opening up for them was Milk Teeth. Milk Teeth is a British punk band that is known for their fast and loud style of music what has sprinkles of 90s grunge…
The Night Game Packs The El Rey And Gives Everyone The Pop Rock They Were Looking For
LOS ANGELES, CA- If anybody ever complains to that modern music is missing that classic pop-rock sound ubiquitous of era when The Police and Tear For Fears ruled the radio waves, you can just shush them tell them that they just haven’t been looking in…
Enter Shikari’s Spark Burns Bright In Los Angeles
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA- Last year, Enter Shikari released their fifth studio album, “The Spark”. It was a little bit of a departure from the “electronicore, stadium-scream” that they’ve become known for, but it was also an album that gave their fans an opportunity to see them…