Melissa Laveaux Was A Force To Be Reckoned With On NYC’s SummerStage
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE SUMMERSTAGE REVIEW PAGE NEW YORK, NY- “… Next up was Melissa Laveaux. Her finger-picked roots and folk guitar stylings, bookended by drummer Martin Wangermee and bassist Elise Blanchard, were a force to be reckoned with. There’s both a…
Keith Urban Kept It Loose For His SXSW Performance At Stubb’s
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…
Emerson Star’s Power Pop Delighted The Love You Down Fest Crowd
ECHO PARK, CA- A real pleasant surprise at at Swimm’s Love You Down Fest was the fresh and youthful indie pop of Emerson Star. Their songs are melodic, their lyrics are plainspoken, and their harmonies and subtly radiant. There was certain spirit in their music…
All Things Blue Capped Off The Second Night Of LWR’s Residency
ECHO PARK, CA- Lauren Ruth Ward‘s residency at the Echo/Echoplex was more than just a chance for her to flex her seemingly otherworldly talents. It was also an opportunity for a number her talented friends to showcase their music to an audience that they perhaps would…
Potty Mouth Winds Up Busy 2017 At The Echoplex For Hunny’s “Winter Talent Show”
ECHO PARK, CA- On December 2nd, 2017, the band HUNNY held their second annual “Winter Talent Show” at The Echoplex. With 7 diverse acts in the line-up, we knew it would be a good one. The penultimate band of the evening was the Massachusetts bred, now L.A. based,…
Do A Thing And Watch The Video For Street Joy’s Infectious “Do A Thing”
LOS ANGELES, CA- We may be a little late on the Street Joy train, but we recently found the video (and song) for “Do A Thing” by this Los Angeles based duo … and we can’t stop shaking our bums. The video is a fun,…
Bonnie McKee Brings The House Down In L.A. On A “School Night”
Los Angeles, CA- If half the battle of becoming a popular recording artist is having the right songs, Bonnie McKee has that covered in spades. Having written or co-written MASSIVE pop hits with recording artists Katy Perry (co-wrote 9 songs, five of which went number…
LP Gives Fans A Powerful Performance At Santa Barbara Polo & Wine Fest
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SANTA BARBARA POLO & WINE FESTIVAL COVERAGE! This entry was co-written by Derrick Lee CARPINTERIA, CA- After the second polo match, the focus shifted back to the music. Indie/alternative artist Laura Pergolizzi, better known by her stage name LP, kicked off the…
HAIM Had ‘Something To Tell You’ At The Ohana Fest
FOR MORE THE OHANA FEST 2017 COVERAGE CLICK HERE! DANA POINT, CA- The Los Angeles band Haim, made up of sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, is currently touring with their sophomore album, “Something To Tell You,” that dropped in July of this year. The…
Natalia Lafourcade + Rodrigo y Gabriela = Invigorated at Sound In Focus [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SOUND IN FOCUS 2017 COVERAGE! Los Angeles, CA- By definition, “invigorate” (v) means to give strength or energy to; it also means to re-energize, revitalize, animate, galvanize, rouse, and exhilarate. By every measure of the word, KCRW’s Sound in Focus Outdoor Concert…
