Indie Rock Bliss: Local Natives and Mt. Joy Take Over the Hollywood Bowl
LOS ANGELES, CA- It has been just over three years since I moved to Los Angeles. Before I made the leap, my only glimpses of LA were through the lens of movies and television, where places like Venice Beach, Sunset Boulevard, and the Hollywood Bowl…
Automatic’s fresh post-punk energy excites at KCRW’s Apogee Studio session
LOS ANGELES, CA — The year is 1989. I’m coasting down the Pacific Coast Highway, headphones on, ocean breeze in my face under the cool late summer glow. It’s the city of artists and dreamers, believers and shakers, and protectors of the earth. Cue…
Reggae Night Returns To The Hollywood Bowl With The Wailing Souls And Ziggy Marley
LOS ANGELES, CA- KCRW has a longstanding partnership with the LA Phil, and every concert season, tickets to a KCRW World Festival concert are highly coveted. This year, four concerts at the Hollywood Bowl were scheduled for the concert series, with acts like Kamasi…
Don’t Miss Metric’s Intimate KCRW Apogee Session Tomorrow Morning!
LOS ANGELES, CA- Canadian rock band Metric have been bringing their shimmery synth-pop approach to the indie rock scene for over 20 years now, which is no easy feat, but Metric have somehow managed to stay relevant. Currently touring in support of their latest album,…
KCRW’s Masquerade Ball Was Spooky, Sexy and Lit At The Los Angeles Theatre
LOS ANGELES, CA- KCRW really went all out for this year’s event. With three stages of live entertainment, and gorgeous architecture/art installations and to take selfies around, there was plenty to do when you weren’t sipping on a libation and staring in awe at some…
Santigold Spins Killer Cuts At KCRW’s Masquerade Ball
CLICK HERE to go back to Full Review of KCRW’s Masquerade Ball LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Concluding Blurred Culture’s evening at KCRW’s Masquerade Ball (again, we were unable stick around for Wajatta’s performance) was the multi-genre recording artist Santigold performing a DJ set. I’ve been an…
Cherry Glazerr Tears It Up At KCRW’s Masquerade Ball
CLICK HERE to go back to Full Review of KCRW’s Masquerade Ball LOS ANGELES, CA- “… The L.A. based rock band Cherry Glazerr made some noise back in 2014 with their album Haxel Princess, a very solid garage punk effort. But since that album, the band underwent some…
White Denim Bring The Funk, Punk & Psych To KCRW’s Masquerade Ball
CLICK HERE to go back to Full Review of KCRW’s Masquerade Ball LOS ANGELES, CA- “… If you want to get a party started, book White Denim to play a set. This Austin, Texas based band with core members James Petralli (vocals, guitars) and Steve Terebecki (bass), bring a…
Shannon Shaw Bring Nashville To Downtown Los Angeles
CLICK HERE to go back to Full Review of KCRW’s Masquerade Ball LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Shannon Shaw has a busy 2018. As Shannon and the Clams, she released their latest album, Onion, in February and had been touring relentlessly with Dan Auerbach (who also produced…
Lucent Dossier Experience Thrills In The Parlor Of Eccentricities
CLICK HERE to go back to Full Review of KCRW’s Masquerade Ball LOS ANGELES, CA- “… If you needed to escape the overwhelming heat of the dancers in the Dime Museum, just outside was the “Parlor Of Eccentricities” where where the Lucent Dossier Experience put…
