New Music From Dagmar Will Soon See “The Light Of Day”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Dagmar is a San Fransisco based band consisting of Gemma Rose and Miranda Lee, and I found out about them when a friend suggested that I go check them out at the Hotel Cafe while they were on a jaunt down the…
It’s Raw And Familiar With Nathaniel Rateliff During KCRW’s Agogee Sessions
LOS ANGELES, CA- “I’m gonna leave it all out there to dry up, I’m gonna leave it all out there to dry.” With the balls of their feet bouncing off of the Apogee Studio stage, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats brought raw emotion and…
Melissa Etheridge’s Debut At The Hollywood Bowl Is A Dream Come True
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Melissa Etheridge’s music has always had some of the authentic blues sound in it. Her passionately raspy voice and her deeply personal, and sometimes autobiographic, lyrics, made her a mainstay on the top of the pop music charts throughout the late 80s and the…
Chuck Ragan’s Ragan’s Honest And Emotional Vocal Delivery Rocks The Stone Pony
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE ASBURY PARK, NJ- “… Chuck Ragan and the Camaraderie provided support for this show, and actually toured with GLA in 2010. Ragan’s roots in the punk scene date back to 1993 in Gainesville Florida with Hot…
The Mood Was Strong With Father John Misty At Outside Lands
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- “… After working up a serious sweat, losing my shit with N.E.R.D., I decided to traverse the festival grounds for a change of pace to to catch the inimitable Father John Misty do his thing. There’s something…
Cosmic Drifters: Two Nights with Lord Huron
New York, NY — Japanese retro rock played in the background as fans poured into Brooklyn Steel. Initiates to the world of Lord Huron may have puzzled over the inclusion of 50’s Nippon rockabirii in the pre-show playlist. But if you’ve seen frontman Ben Schneider’s dance…
Leading by Joni Mitchell’s Example, Brandi Carlile Lets Us See Ourselves in Her Songs
LOS ANGELES, CA- Joni Mitchell gave herself a test for songwriting: If you see me in my songs and wonder about my life, then I’m not doing a good job. If you see yourself, then I’m doing what I was meant to do. When folk-rock…
Kenny Loggins Rolls Out The Hits At The Hollywood Bowl
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Kenny Loggins played the second set, which was arguably the best of the evening. Considering that I’d primarily attended this show to see Michael McDonald and gauge how this setting compared to the…
Melissa Laveaux Was A Force To Be Reckoned With On NYC’s SummerStage
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE SUMMERSTAGE REVIEW PAGE NEW YORK, NY- “… Next up was Melissa Laveaux. Her finger-picked roots and folk guitar stylings, bookended by drummer Martin Wangermee and bassist Elise Blanchard, were a force to be reckoned with. There’s both a…
Neil Young Keeps It Rockin’ In the Free World At Arroyo Seco Weekend
Home Page | June 23, 2018 | June 24, 2018 PASADENA, CA- “… At 72 years young, Neil Young can still shred with the best of them. Backed by Lukas Nelson’s Promise of the Real, Neil kept it loose and casual. He opened his set with an extended version…
