Lawrence Taylor’s Set At KAABOO Reveals His Bluesy Promise
CLICK HERE to check out the rest of our coverage of KAABOO 2016 RECAP: KAABOO was wise to bring this UK recording artist to showcase his talents on the main stage. With catchy songwriting and very capable chops on the guitar, Lawrence Taylor gave the early…
Dâm-Funk & Nite Jewel Bring Nite-Funk to MainFest Alhambra
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE For More MainFest Alhambra Coverage! RECAP: Electronic music fans have been longing for a Nite Jewel and Dâm-Funk collaboration for a long time. Though the two have been collaborating for years on a handful of…
SWIMM Gave Me Chills at MainFest Alhambra
CLICK HERE For More MainFest Alhambra Coverage! RECAP: Florida-born, LA-based, SWIMM pulled out all of the stops to get the crowd to enjoy the smooth 70s vibe, psych, surf pop that they play. Throw in some slick moves that could rival Adam Levine’s “moves like Jagger” hip…
The Evolution of Nina Diaz [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
It’s been a long time coming, but on October 28, 2016, Nina Diaz’s solo album, “The Beat Is Dead”, will see the light of day. I’ve been following Nina’s career since I saw her band Girl In A Coma perform on an episode of Last…
Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Sonic Textures & Infectious Hooks Envelope The Pier [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES SANTA MONICA, CA- Bands that are able to faithfully recreate the sonics of their albums “live” earn high marks in my book. They earn even higher marks when the music is…
Dre Babinski’s Steady Holiday Brings The Mellow Vibes To Twilight Concerts [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF OUR COVERAGE OF SANTA MONICA PIER’S TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES With Unknown Mortal Orchestra scheduled to bring the dance vibes to the Santa Monica Pier later in the evening, Twilight Concerts scheduled…
With A Star Studded List of Guests, Blood Orange’s FYF Set Was A Mini-Festival [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! LOS ANGELES, CA- Devonte Hynes p/k/a Blood Orange is all about soulful vibes. If I were to narrow that description a bit further, it would be soulful feminine vibes. His latest album, “Freetown Sound” which was released earlier this…
Julia Holter’s FYF Performance Was As Sonically Lush As Her Recordings [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! My curiosity convinced me to check out Julie Holter’s set at FYF. Having listened to the last album she released, the critically acclaimed “Have You In My Wilderness” (2015), a number of times, I wanted to see how…
Julien Baker’s Emotionally Charged Set At FYF Was A Revelation
CLICK HERE to check out more FUCK YEAH FEST Coverage! LOS ANGELES, CA- After seeing the raves from a music savvy friend on Facebook, I decided to head out early to FYF on Sunday catch Julien Baker’s 2:45pm set. Without really knowing what she, or her music, was…
City and Colour’s Acoustic Solo Set At The Hollywood Bowl Was Right Where It Belonged [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] It’s always a pleasure to see Dallas Green perform under the alias City and Colour. Using a tenderly soulful voice to emote passionately fragile folk melodies, it can be hard to image Dallas used to be the guitarist and…