Snarky Puppy’s Expansive Jazz-Funk Thrives Under the Stars at the Hollywood Bowl
CLICK HERE TO HEAD BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE! LOS ANGELES, CA- “…When Snarky Puppy took the stage, the Bowl transformed. Their music moves like a living organism: horns locking into grooves, keyboards cascading into counter-rhythms, percussion and bass anchoring it all in constant motion….
Uncle Charlie Wilson’s Cookout at the Hollywood Bowl: A Celebration of R&B Memory and Legacy
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are concerts you walk into with expectations already set. Charlie Wilson is one of those artists. The man is a known commodity. I’ve seen him at the Hollywood Bowl before. I’ve even had the opportunity to shoot him, so I knew…
Ethel Cain Transforms the Shrine Auditorium with Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are certain artists who don’t just write songs… they build worlds. And I’ve always gravitated toward those musicians who can take the intimacy of a lyric and stretch it into an entire mythology, crafting storylines that hurt as much as they…
Taylor Acorn Signs to Fearless Records and Drops “Hangman” Ahead of Poster Child
LOS ANGELES, CA- Taylor Acorn’s music has been creeping onto my playlists for a while now, but her new single “Hangman” is the one that finally hit me square in the chest. There’s a moment in the chorus where she asks, “Did you run…
Xdinary Heroes Electrify Brooklyn Paramount with High-Energy Beautiful Mind Tour Stop
BROOKLYN, NY- Korean rock band Xdinary Heroes, a six-member powerhouse under JYP Entertainment’s Studio J label, kicked off the U.S. leg of their Beautiful Mind world tour on Saturday, August 2nd, at Brooklyn Paramount, and what a night it was. Officially debuting in December 2021 with the…
Fiona Silver Steps Into a New Galaxy with Life On Other Planets
LOS ANGELES, CA- Los Angeles got its first taste of Fiona Silver’s new musical identity on a night that already felt charged with possibility. The venue lights dimmed, the bassline rumbled through the room, and she emerged. No guitar slung across her shoulder this time,…
Mustard Service Captivates a Sold-Out Echoplex with a Career-Spanning Set and Summer-Perfect Vibes
LOS ANGELES, CA- My introduction to Mustard Service came embarrassingly late. Earlier this year, I stumbled upon their single “Big Time,” and was immediately pulled in by its breezy, heart-on-sleeve groove. I ended up writing about it for Blurred Culture, calling it a “zest-soaked breakup…
Bathe Bring “Surf R&B” Vibes to The Bellwether and Shine on Latest Album “Inside Voice(s)”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Earlier this year, I caught Bathe opening for Cymande at The Bellwether in Los Angeles. I remember thinking at the time that Bathe, a Brooklyn-based duo with a breezy, laid-back R&B sound, felt just slightly out of sync as an opener for…
Penelope Road Deliver Funky Nostalgia and Soulful Covers at the Troubadour
LOS ANGELES, CA- My loathing of TikTok is palpable. Its algorithm is anxiety‑inducing, intrusive, and sometimes oddly invasive. Yet the siren song of discovery keeps drawing me back. The endless scrolls and short bursts of sound can feel manipulative, but they offer a uniquely potent…
Rebecca Black Shines at Outloud Fest with Bold “Salvation”-Fueled Set
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT MORE COVERAGE OF OUTLOUD AT WEHO PRIDE MAIN ARTICLE | SUMMERTRAMP STAGE | LIP SYNC BATTLE ROYALE | PRIDE PARADE WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA- I feel like Rebecca Black is one of those artists where you can tell a lot about a person…
