Shame Concludes Their Successful U.S. Run With A Rowdy Performance In L.A.
LOS ANGELES, CA- When I was doing research for South by Southwest this year, I listened to a ridiculous amount of music. Ridiculous. Over time, the melodies of bands’ new music would eventually kind become background noise. Almost kinda like a white noise. Every so often,…
St. Lucia Brings A High Energy Performance To A Capacity Crowd In Philly
PHILADELPHIA, PA- The synth-pop band St. Lucia visited the City of Brotherly love Wednesday night playing before a near capacity crowd at the Theater of The Living Arts (TLA). St Lucia is an electro-pop band from Brooklyn NY and are known for their polished high…
Blood Orange Delves Into Remembrance And Homage At The Greek
LOS ANGELES, CA- Touring in support of his fourth studio album, Negro Swan took the stage at The Greek Theatre on September 18th. Featuring the singer-songwriter, dancer and composer Devonté Hynes, it was a night of powerful musical messages and a remarkable mix of artistry….
Santigold Brought The Party To The Stage At Music Tastes Good
Saturday | Sunday LONG BEACH, CA- “… Feeling empowered, I headed back to the Franklin stage to prepare. Being a fan of Santigold’s “Lights Out” from her self-titled album, I was excited to finally get to see her live. The cover of her first album initially drew…
Plague Vendor Rips The Pants Off The Ohana Fest … Literally
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY DANA POINT, CA- “… Kicking off the action on the main stage was the Southern California based band Plague Vendor. Signed to Epitaph, this quartet- consisting of Brandon Blain, Jay Rogers, Luke Perine and Michael Perez- has really been making a name for themselves…
Blondie Commands The Stage With A Late Afternoon Set At Sea.Hear.Now
HOME PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY ASBURY PARK, NJ- “… September 1978 Blondie released their critically acclaimed album Parallel Lines, thrusting the band to commercial success via the hit “Heart of Glass”. Fast forward almost forty years to the date and I feel as though I’m watching musical history…
The English Beat Turns Sea.Hear.Now Into A Veritable Skank Fest
HOME PAGE | SATURDAY | SUNDAY ASBURY PARK, NJ- “… The English Beat turned the sandy, Jersey beach into a skank-fest / dance party, with the ska beats so infectious few could resist letting go. The English Beat date back to 1978 and are considered pioneers of the ska…
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….
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…
A Night Rocking The Casbah In San Diego
SAND DIEGO, CA- I quickly finished my energy drink as I stood in line for the sold out Rooney show at the Casbah in San Diego, California. As I entered the venue, I was greeted by the members of Sights and Sages, the local opening…
