Machine Talks About The Dynamics Of The Band, New Music and Special Announcements
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ve known Peter Thomas for almost a decade. I met him when he played drums for another band, but after he moved on, he teamed up with Madeline Mahrie for her musical project: Machine. When I first listened to the CD he…
Be Sure To Catch Sego’s Performances At Swimm’s Love You Down Fest
LOS ANGELES, CA- Sometimes I photograph, review and post so many acts in a week that every once in a while a band will slip by the wayside. Shame on me when that happens, especially when I liked the band’s music. At the beginning of…
Broken Baby Kicks Off 2019 With Headlining Gig At The Satellite
LOS ANGELES, CA- When I’m excited about a band, I’m excited about a band … and I’m excited about Broken Baby. Even though I have already seen them perform twice before in a matter of three months, I couldn’t help myself but catch them again…
No Matter How Big the Stage, Kurt Vile Invites You into a Living-Room Jam
LOS ANGELES, CA- Kurt Vile brought his brand of ambling, psychedelic folk rock to the Wiltern in Los Angeles before the year wrapped, showcasing his his seventh and latest solo release, Bottle It In, an album he called his “bestest, deepest (and weirdest) record yet.”…
EVERY TIME I DIE RETURNS TO BUFFALO TO ‘TID THE SEASON’ …
ROCHESTER, NY- I have always been a big fan of heavy metal/punk shows where moshing and crowd surfing to run rampant. There is just something oh-so satisfying in head-banging and energetically flailing around with a bunch of other strangers to some heavy guitar rifts and screeching…
Thom Yorke Gifts Los Angeles Two “Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes” Before The Holidays
LOS ANGELES, CA- Thom Yorke played two nights of nearly identical solo sets at the Orpheum Theatre but it’s clearly a testament to his remarkable energy and showmanship that fans who attended both evenings would walk away from night two feeling they’d had a completely different…
Lauren Ruth Ward & Los Angeles: A Love Story At the El Rey
LOS ANGELES, CA- As a preview of Lauren Ruth Ward’s headlining gig at the El Rey Theatre, I concluded my post by saying that the most meaningful reason to attend her performance would be because “You.Will.Feel.Loved”. I suggested that you’d not only feel the love…
An “Invitation To Her’s…” At The Echoplex Was An Invitation to Smile Along With Her’s
LOS ANGELES, CA- I don’t know how I stumbled up on it, but I fondly recall clicking on a song called “Speed Racer”, and was immediately bouncing to its lo-fi, cheery rhythms … on repeat … at least four or five times in a row….
WITH BOTH POWER AND EASE, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA SHINES IN ROCHESTER
ROCHESTER, NY- On Monday night, western New York saw the return of the alternative rock quintet, Manchester Orchestra, who had slayed the Buffalo over the summer. Hitting the Main Street Armory this time around on their co-headlining tour with the Front Bottoms- with whom they’ve…
Ryan Cassata Is Letting His Music Do The Talking
LOS ANGELES, CA- Ryan Cassata has been heralded as a “Transgender singing sensation” (The Advocate), one of the “50 LGBTQ Musicians You Should Prioritize” (Paper Magazine) and on Billboard’s list of “11 Transgender & Non-Binary Musicians You Need to Know”. In addition to making waves…
