Ben Harper Invokes Reggae’s Spirit of Protest And Tells A Story At One Love Cali Reggae Fest
CLICK HERE FOR MORE ONE LOVE CALI REGGAE FEST 2018 COVERAGE! LONG BEACH, CA- Another artist who isn’t per-se reggae but had a featured slot as a headlining artist for One Love was Ben Harper. Ben Harper’s music tends to float in the blues/indie/jam/gospel rock…
Will Varley’s “Spirit of Minnie” Is An Exploration Of The Spirit of The Self
FAWN GROVE, PA- Mainstream country music continues to fumble through an identity crisis, seeming as though it has forgotten its roots as it floods radio stations with songs and bands that are generic and disposable. But while that might sound like a death knoll for the…
Larkin Poe: A Band You’ve Got To See Live
Hollywood, CA- Last year, I got a heads up from a fellow Blurred Culture contributor that I needed to keep an eye on a sister duo that was then on tour backing Elvis Costello: Larkin Poe. Larkin Poe are Rebecca (lead vocals and guitar) and Megan…
Jack Johnson Is A Humble Warrior Versed In The Art Of Happy [PHOTOS]
FOR MORE THE OHANA FEST 2017 COVERAGE CLICK HERE! Dana Point, CA- If you were going to throw a music festival at one of the Southern California’s most popular surf spots, who would you ask to be a headliner? If you came up with any…
Fleet Foxes & Beach House: Ethereal Minimalism At Its Finest
HOLLYWOOD, CA- I don’t usually go to shows like this. I’m used to arriving stupidly early in order to get a good spot in the sardine can known as the front. As close as I can possibly get to the barrier, ensuring bruises on my hips…
Surrender Yourself To Grizzly Bear’s Sonic Bliss For KCRW’s Apogee Sessions
Santa Monica, CA- These days, staying current with a project during self-imposed hiatuses can be a sloping test of the attention span for fans who are barely satiated with the simple requirement of being content with what they already have. It is a tired dinner…
Tame Impala’s Cameron Avery Takes Center Stage At The Ohana Fest [PHOTOS]
FOR MORE THE OHANA FEST 2017 COVERAGE CLICK HERE! Dana Point, CA- For a music festival located on the beach, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone in a suit, let alone a black suit. But there he was, a man in black, crooning away…
Ray LaMontange Debuts New Song “Burns Like A Flame” At The Ohana Fest [PHOTOS]
FOR MORE THE OHANA FEST 2017 COVERAGE CLICK HERE! Dana Point, CA- The artist to perform right before Eddie Vedder‘s day two headlining set at The Ohana Fest was deeply introspective troubadour Ray LaMontagne. As the sun slowly set to rest it’s head in the…
The Head And The Heart Gives Summer Stage A Perfect Summer Soundtrack [PHOTOS]
NEW YORK, NY- The Head And The Heart came out on a perfect summer night to give the perfect summer concert in New York City’s Central Park at the Summer Stage Concert series. The American indie folk band gave the crowd a complete performance, mixing their…
David Wax Museum Unearths Sonic Artifacts [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] New York, NY- Between tweetstorms and hurricanes, social fault lines and earthquakes, 2017 continues to be a trying year. Charlottesville remains on our minds, and for David Wax and Suz Slezak, the core duo of David Wax Museum,…