The Night Game Packs The El Rey And Gives Everyone The Pop Rock They Were Looking For
LOS ANGELES, CA- If anybody ever complains to that modern music is missing that classic pop-rock sound ubiquitous of era when The Police and Tear For Fears ruled the radio waves, you can just shush them tell them that they just haven’t been looking in…
Albert Hammond Jr.’s Last SXSW Gig At Lustre Pearl Was Packed With Energy
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! đ We’ll basically be formatting each post into two parts:…
Phoenix Rounds Out Air + Style’s Musical Offerings With A Spirited Performance
CLICK HERE FOR MORE AIR + STYLE 2018 COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- When you’re international sporting star with Olympic gold in your resume, getting a band like Phoenix to fly in from Australia to do a spot headlining gig at Air + Style ain’t no…
Skinny Lister’s Shanty Punk Elicits Ecstatic Abandon At Underground Arts
CLICK HERE FOR MORE AIR + STYLE 2018 COVERAGE! PHILADELPHIA, PA- âShanty punkâ is a rather specialized sort of music, one that conjures up images of pirate ships or drunken nights in English pubs. Skinny Listerâs music wouldnât be out of place in either setting….
Cut Copy Keeps The Dance Party Going In The Rain At Air + Style
CLICK HERE FOR MORE AIR + STYLE 2018 COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Having released their fifth studio album (“Haiku From Zero”) late in 2017, the Australian indietronica band Cut Copy has been on a tear touring around the world to promote it. It’s a solid,…
My Friends Were Right … Mating Ritual Is Pretty Damn Good
ECHO PARK, CA- Mating Ritual was the solo project of Pacific Air’s Ryan Lawhon. I had heard a lot of positive things about Mating Ritual from another Blurred Culture contributor, so when I heard that they were asked by Swimm to perform a set at…
Love Was In The Air For SWIMM To Love You Down
LOS ANGELES, CA- Following the success of last year’s Love You Down mini-fest, Swimm kicked off 2018 with its sophomore incarnation at The Echo with a fantastically curated line-up of local talent. But at the end of the day, the capacity crowd was there have Chris,…
Glaare Rises From Tragedy To Embark On New Journey
LOS ANGELES, CA- When I first heard music from Glaare’s debut album, I was instantly hooked. I basically grew up on dark wave, and their sonics hit a really sweet spot for me. Though there weren’t too many female fronted dark wave bands in my…
SWIMM Is Getting Ready To “Love You Down” With Some “True Romance”
ECHO PARK, CA- Ahead of their now annual music showcase “Love You Down”, SWIMM has released their new single “True Romance” which is from their forthcoming full-length album titled “Sentimental Porno”. It’s a sensual cut that really utilizes Chris Hess’ smooth, falsetto vocals to full…
American Nightmare Is Back And Ready To Shred Your World Blue
LOS ANGELES, CA- American Nightmare is a hardcore punk band from Boston, MA. Formerly known as Give Up The Ghost, this band will released their self-titled full length album on February 16th through Rise Records and have released the first track from the album “The…
