Social Drag’s New EP Offers Moments Of Ferocious Growls to Delicate Cries
LOS ANGELES, CA- Social Drag is the gritty guitar-driven project of Los Angeles based singer-songwriter, Emily Hulslander. In 2020, the artist turned toward songwriting after a devastating breakup and emerged with a six-song homage to her ‘90s alt-rock roots. While Hulslander had been crafting skillful,…
Maggie Lindemann’s The Sucker Punch World Tour Hits Columbus, OH With A Vengance
LOS ANGELES, CA-Saturday, April 1. A day affectionately (for the most part) known for pulling harmless pranks and sorted frivolity. I traveled to the A&R Music Bar in Columbus, OH, to bear witness to a “new to me” musical discovery in Maggie Lindemann. I had found…
Pearl Z Slapped SXSW Upside The Face With Some Serious Hard Rock Energy
CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE ACTS WE COVERED AT SXSW 2023 LOS ANGELES, CA- One of the first showcases I hit up at SXSW was the Music Tech Mashup! “powered by Dentity” and the Empire Garage. This lineup seemed to consist of local favorites;;…
Boy Deluxe Is Expanding Their Music Stylings
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT OTHER ACTS PERFORMING AT CROOK’S 2023 RESIDENCY AT THE ECHO LOS ANGELES, CA- I love watching artists evolve over time. One artist who is metamorphosing before my eyes is Boy Deluxe. I first caught wind of this band years…
Goodbye Ranger Will Indoctrinate You Into Their Shoegaze ‘Cult’
LOS ANGELES, CA- Following the shoegaze trio Goodbye Ranger’s fuzzy yet punchy set at Harvard & Stone in Downtown Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to sit down with the band for their first interview as a full band. However, there was one problem—we…
Agender Brings Post Punk Energy To The Echo
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT OTHER ACTS PERFORMING AT CROOK’S 2023 RESIDENCY AT THE ECHO LOS ANGELES, CA- Agender is an LA-based post-punk band and I caught them for the first time during Crook’s first residency gig. Fronted by Romy Hoffman (lead singer/guitarist), Agender…
Big Thief Brings Darkness, Hope, Fiction, Anecdotes, Earthly and Ephemeral Altogether In Austin
AUSTIN, TX- Big Thief played Austin on Wednesday February 15 at ACL Live at The Moody Theatre after their most recent studio album, the double LP Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You as part of their North American tour. The opening set by Big Thief guitarist Buck…
Paper Citizen Takes The Stage at Lucky Strike
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…I can’t lie. I kinda stan Paper Citizen. Ever since I saw, and heard, Claire Ghost perform her song “Heart On Fire” live, I’ve been hooked. My state of stan can be…
Greg In Good Company Impress With Seamless Performance And Superb Songwriting
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…The first act to take the stage was the band Greg In Good Company. Fronted by Greg Gillman, this band brought a spirited energy to the stage to kick start the night…
Gabriel Winterfield Talks To Blurred Culture About The Future of Golf Alpha Bravo And What’s To Come
LOS ANGELES, CA- Back in 2014, I saw Jagwar Ma perform twice: once at Coachella, and second at a Twilight Concert at the Santa Monica Pier (whatever happened to that concert series?). I was hooked on this Australian band’s synth-infused, psychedelic rock. I started…