Jamie xx Closes Out AMF With An Amazing Set
HOME PAGE | AUGUST 18TH | AUGUST 19TH LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Working without his established, award winning group the xx, James Thomas Smith p/k/a “Jamie xx” has carved out a rather impressive solo career spinning record and producing for others. Known for giving music, preexisting or not, an…
Georgi Kay’s Downtempo Bangers Took Me On Musical Journey At The Moroccan Lounge
LOS ANGELES, CA- When I was looking for new L.A. based musicians, a talent manager suggested that I peep Georgi Kay’s repertoire. I was surprised that I hadn’t been tuned in to her music sooner. Born in England, and having honed her skills in Australia…
AJNA Shines With Their Performance on the Main Stage At Outside Lands
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- The first act that I got to see on Day 3 was the Berklee College of Music band ANJA. Every year, the university selects a handful of acts to perform at various music festival throughout the country….
Aquilo Soaks Outside Lands With A Shower Of Feels
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- “… When I saw Aquilo set to perform at Outside Lands, I circled them immediately. I first caught wind of this English band a couple years ago at SXSW, and I was pretty blown away by their performance….
Billie Eilish Kicks Outside Lands’ Ass … With One Foot
HOME PAGE | DAY ONE | DAY TWO | DAY THREE SAN FRANCISCO, CA- “… Speaking of talented young singers, Olivia should really seek out some advice from the team who handles the 16 year old ingenue Billie Eilish. I was lucky enough to catch Billie perform a stripped down, acoustic…
Wye Oak Takes Their Sound To The Next Level At The Hollywood Bowl
LOS ANGELES, CA- It’s always satisfying to see and hear a band perform music that stretches your previous impressions. Baltimore based indie rock band Wye Oak did just that for for me during their opening set for Bon Iver at the Hollywood Bowl. I’ll be…
Rhye Seduced San Fransisco With A Seductively Mysterious Performance
SAN FRANCISCO, CA- Rhye crept up on me. I was hearing a few of their songs on the radio and enjoying them … assumed the singer was a woman, but didn’t know what she looked like. Like a lot of people I suppose. Was she…
Joywave Kicks Off Third Leg of Tour in Richmond, VA Exclaiming “Oh it’s really really real in Richmond!”
RICHMOND, VA- Originating from Rochester, New York, the indie electronic/retro/alternative-rock group, Joywave, found success with their hit single “Tongues” and working with Big Data on the track “Dangerous” back in 2014. Between full length albums, the most recent “Content” released in 2017, mixtapes, and EP’s…
Cannons Will Get You In the Mood “In A Heartbeat”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Cannons is a band that I first caught wind of when I went to the Bootleg to catch another band’s headlining gig last year. I noted that their music was for lovers, and I’ve tried to catch them when I can to…
Kitten Got L.A. Drunk On Joy With A Little “Pink Champagne”
HIGHLAND PARK, CA- Ever since I saw Kitten rock the Mohawk in Austin during SXSW on a whim, I knew that I had to see them perform again. There was so much life in the performance that I caught, and a lot of that has…