Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls Bring High Energy To Sea.Hear.Now
HOME PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY ASBURY PARK, NJ- “…It’s been a few years since Frank and the Souls have graced Asbury Park, last playing the Pony a few summers ago, and the reunification was wondrous. Turner rushing to the microphone shouting, “Asbury Park are you ready to do…
Amos Lee Set The Perfect Ambience As The Sun Set At Ohana Fest
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY DANA POINT, CA- “… Amos Lee, known for his blue-eyed soul, was the next troubadour to take the main stage, and he delivered a fun and passionate set. With a laid-back vocal delivery and acoustic-driven set, he drew the audience’s attention by introducing…
Nostalgic, Ethereal indie rock reigns supreme at the Hollywood Bowl
HOLLYWOOD, CA- With a half moon at its zenith—and magic hour fading to dusk—five-piece Alvvays took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl last Sunday. The Canadian dream pop outfit was opening for The War on Drugs in KCRW’s fifth of six World Festival summer concerts….
TV on the Radio Make A Statement With Their Hollywood Bowl Performance
LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Honing their musical craft at the same time in the same city, TV On The Radio and Grizzly Bear are close. KCRW pairing the two acts on the same night couldn’t have been a better choice. With a setlist that spanned…
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Is Exploring Various Artistic Expressions
HOLLYWOOD, CA- “… Kicking off the evening’s musical offering was the enigmatic recording artist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. After a fantastic 2017 with the release of her undeniably brilliant album The Kid, Kaitlyn has been busy sowing the seeds of her own mini empire with an independent…
David Byrne Is Disrupting Dystopia
QUEENS, NEW YORK- A gridwork of fold-out chairs lined the lawn of Forest Hills Stadium, but if the venue was expecting a staid, seated crowd, they missed the memo on American Utopia. Once the shimmering, eerie opening of “Here” drifted out across the field, the…
Vinyl Theatre’s Keegan Calmes Digs Deeps With Blurred Culture About New Album “Starcruiser”
LYNCHBURG, VA- The up and coming trio known as Vinyl Theatre, formed in 2012, is best known for their single “Breaking Up My Bones”, released back in 2013. Made up of Keegan Calmes (vocals/guitar), Chris Senner (keyboard/backing vocals), and Nick Cesarz (drums), they are breaking…
New Music From Dagmar Will Soon See “The Light Of Day”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Dagmar is a San Fransisco based band consisting of Gemma Rose and Miranda Lee, and I found out about them when a friend suggested that I go check them out at the Hotel Cafe while they were on a jaunt down the…
Sam Smith Brings The Thrill Of It All To Los Angeles With Dramatic Flare
LOS ANGELES, CA- Sam Smith’s sophomore album, The Thrill Of It All, is an album that shines a light on the emotional depth of the singer’s soul. Saturated with dour themes of heartache and internal conflict, Sam left his heart in the studio on this effort,…
Psychedelic, Dark, and Glorious The Pumpkins Smash The Forum
LOS ANGELES, CA- First off, I’ve been wanting to see the Smashing Pumpkins for ages. I’ve been bitter for years about getting so sick that I had to give my ticket to their 2012 tour to some rando I found on Craigslist. Their show at…
