Aiming for Enrike’s Unique Sonics Blew Minds At SXSW
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SXSW 2018 COVERAGE! AUSTIN, TX- For most of our SXSW artist coverage, we’ll keep it relatively short and sweet. We have over 80 artists to cover, so cut us some slack! 😉 We’ll basically be formatting each post into two parts: (1) Why…
Joey Dosik Hits A “Game Winner” At Bangers For SXSW
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SXSW 2018 COVERAGE! AUSTIN, TX- For most of our SXSW artist coverage, we’ll keep it relatively short and sweet. We have over 80 artists to cover, so cut us some slack! 😉 We’ll basically be formatting each post into two parts: (1) Why…
BadBadNotGood Expand Minds At Air + Style With Their Nu Jazz Jams
CLICK HERE FOR MORE AIR + STYLE 2018 COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- If you’ve been to a BadBadNotGood show before, depending on the city you’re in, you never know what expect. This jazz/funk/hip hop instrumental group has worked and collaborated with a who’s is who…
Amayo of Antibalas Is A Captivating Force On Stage
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GROWLERS SIX COVERAGE! San Pedro, CA- “… There’s also a fire in Antibalas’ lead singer, Amayo. With his painted face and colorful garb, his presence on stage was magnetic and enchanting. It was as if he was a witch doctor enchanting…
Nick Waterhouse And His Band Are Sounding As Good As Ever [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE SANTA BARBARA POLO & WINE FESTIVAL COVERAGE! Santa Barbara- If there’s a musical genre that pairs nicely with wine- other than jazz or classical- it’s 1950s inspired blues and R&B. Nick Waterhouse’s modern take…
Macy Gray Headlines Inaugural Polo & Wine Festival With Her Inimitable Soul [PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SANTA BARBARA POLO & WINE FESTIVAL COVERAGE! Carpinteria, CA- Headlining the Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Festival was the inimitable soul singer Macy Gray. As a late addition to the festival’s line-up due to the untimely passing of the venerable Charles Bradley,…
Joon Moon Showers The Mercury Lounge With A Moonshine Corner [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Lower East Side, NY- Formed in the heart of Paris’ art district in Montematre, Joon Moon- a trio consisting of Julien Decoret, Raphael Chassin, and Krystle Warren- performed last Friday at NYC’s Mercury Lounge as part of the…
The Mattson 2 Fuse Funk And Jazz To Perfection At The Ohana Fest
FOR MORE THE OHANA FEST 2017 COVERAGE CLICK HERE! Dana Point, CA- The Mattson 2 are a So-Cal based guitar and drum duo of Jared and Jonathan Mattson. Before you get any unwarranted preconceptions about the foregoing description, let me assure you, they aren’t the typical…
The Artist Is Present: Herbie Hancock At The Hollywood Bowl [REVIEW]
Hollywood, CA- I don’t know whether it’s due to residual shock over all the legends we lost in 2016 or to the inescapable possibility that the bombs may start falling at any moment, but I’ve spent a lot of time 2017 seeing living legends. Some, like…
The Bowl Meets The Epic: Kamasi Washington at the Hollywood Bowl
HOLLYWOOD, CA- Ever leave a show and just have to talk about how incredible it was, to total strangers if need be? That was the middle-aged lady sitting next to me after Kamasi Washington’s set wound down. She was one hundred percent right, too. Calling it…
