The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa Melted My Face Off
LOS ANGELES, CA- During the first week in April, I had the unbelievable fortune to sit down with Ahmet Zappa to talk about his work with Eyellusion, live music’s premier hologram production company, on “The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa”. Following the brief conversation, I experienced…
Fontaines D.C. Is No-Frills, Youthful Passion At SXSW
CLICK HERE To Go Back To Blurred Culture’s SXSW Artist Page For March 12th, 2019 AUSTIN, TX- On the first track of their debut album Dogrel, Fontaines D.C.’s frontman Grian Chatten sings, “My childhood was small, But I’m gonna be bigI”. It’s a rather brash opening statement,…
Getting Lost In The Joyful Spectacle of Musical Prowess Of El Ten Eleven
BUFFALO, NY- In the midst of their highly acclaimed headlining tour throughout the U.S., the ambient, Los Angeles based, post-rock duo El Ten Eleven brought their innovative and entrancing sounds to Buffalo on Valentine’s night. Comprising of Kristian Dunn (guitar/bass) and Tim Fogarty (percussion), El…
Thom Yorke Gifts Los Angeles Two “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes” Before The Holidays
LOS ANGELES, CA- Thom Yorke played two nights of nearly identical solo sets at the Orpheum Theatre but it’s clearly a testament to his remarkable energy and showmanship that fans who attended both evenings would walk away from night two feeling they’d had a completely different…
Ben Howard Brings His “Noonday Dream” To NYC
NEW YORK, NY- When Ben Howard stepped off the stage after closing his main set (with “Sister“), a lilting melody emerged from the packed floor of Hammerstein Ballroom. The crowd, temporarily shrouded in darkness, was humming in unison the falsetto intro to “Wolves” from the…
Public Image Ltd Rock The OC For Fellow Gen Xers
SANTA ANA, CA- I glanced around the Observatory in Santa Ana, and the audience was filled with fellow Gen Xers, many dressed in cool band t-shirts and jeans. Southern California punk and goth Gen Xers are known for maintaining our cool edge well into our…
Was Grizzly Bear’s Performance At The Hollywood Bowl Their Last In Los Angeles?
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s taken a while to get a post up about this concert event as I wasn’t quite sure what angle I should approach it at. After all, there had been suggestions- specifically by Grizzly Bear’s Ed Droste- that this performance at the…
David Byrne Is Disrupting Dystopia
QUEENS, NEW YORK- A gridwork of fold-out chairs lined the lawn of Forest Hills Stadium, but if the venue was expecting a staid, seated crowd, they missed the memo on American Utopia. Once the shimmering, eerie opening of “Here” drifted out across the field, the…
Broken Social Scene’s Hug Of Thunder Is Bright And Vibrant At Outside Lands
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- “… Next up, from the other side of the continent, was the indie rock collective Broken Social Scene. Throughout it’s existence, Broken Social Scene has been as large as a 15 person band, and for their latest…
Beck Rocks Outside Lands For The Third Time
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- “… When it came to who I wanted to cap the first day of Outside Lands with, I had to decide between either The Weeknd or Beck. That was easy. Beck. Don’t get me wrong. I like…
