Fairground Saints Bring Their “Magic” Back To L.A.
LOS ANGELES, CA- “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” That’s a common refrain that I sing to myself whenever I find out that a band that I like is no longer Los Angeles based. That…
Big Phony’s Heartfelt Honesty Makes Him More Real Than Most
CLICK HERE To Go Back To Blurred Culture’s SXSW Artist Page For March 16th, 2019 AUSTIN, TX- With the wave of K-Pop acts invading American Culture these days, it can be easy to overlook some of the Asian musicians who inhabit the music space. That’s…
From Worlds Apart, Flora Cash Came Together to Deliver at SXSW
CLICK HERE To Go Back To Blurred Culture’s SXSW Artist Page For March 14th, 2019 AUSTIN, TX- My night session of Day 2 took place at Banger’s for the Stubhub Sound Stage showcase. It was a particularly interesting night for me because I was unfamiliar with…
Judah & The Lion Bend Music Genres At Banger’s
CLICK HERE To Go Back To Blurred Culture’s SXSW Artist Page For March 14th, 2019 AUSTIN, TX- During my day 2 night session of SXSW I was introduced to some exciting genre bending artists. It’s one of the beauties of the festival that you get to…
Run River North Is Planning For The Future
Los Angeles, CA- In a transparent interview right before their sold out show at The Moroccan Lounge, Run River North shared with Blurred Culture about their transition from a sextet to a trio, as well as the message behind their new EPs Monsters Calling Home…
Bedouine’s Calming Folk Soothed At Spacebomb Record’s SXSW Showcase
CLICK HERE To Go Back To Blurred Culture’s SXSW Artist Page For March 12th, 2019 AUSTIN, TX- An artist that I’ve had my eye one for a while is the L.A. based singer/songwriter Azniv Korkejian p/k/a “Bedouine”. I have playlists that I play when I go…
Run River North Comes Back Reinvented At The Moroccan Lounge
LOS ANGELES, CA- As the clock strikes 7:30pm in LA’s Arts District, a seemingly calm and friendly group of people line up outside the Moroccan Lounge. They’ve been waiting to see Run River North, LA’s own indie-folk rock band. Since their last release, Run and Hide,…
Mel Washington Brings His “Whiskey River” To The Troubadour
LOS ANGELES, CA- Some music can only be written through lived experience. Authenticity can’t be mass produced. You can’t sing about heartbreak if you’ve never experienced it before, right? Mel Washington is a Charleston, SC based singer/songwriter and he embodies the genuine. With his performance at…
Raye Zaragoza’s Lyrics Had Me Hanging On Her Every Word
LOS ANGELES, CA- On March 18th, 2019, while waiting to see Lucy Spraggan perform at The Moroccan, I was lucky enough to catch the opening set by the singer/songwriter Raye Zaragoza. Wow. I’m glad I showed up early, otherwise I would have missed out on…
Adam Melchor Makes His SXSW Debut As Last Minute Addition To The Capitol One House Line Up
CLICK HERE To Go Back To Blurred Culture’s SXSW Artist Page For March 10th, 2019 AUSTIN, TX- When it comes to SXSW, and all the new music that comes into Austin, there are bound to be sacrifices that need to be made. You can’t catch all…