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…
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Give The Ohana Fest The Best Of What They’ve Got
HOME PAGE | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY DANA POINT, CA- “… As a Korean American, I have a lot of respect for Korean American artists doing their artist thing. I become a true fanboy when they rock as f*cking hard as the inimitable Karen O. When Nick Zinner and Brian…
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…
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…
Kitten Got L.A. Drunk On Joy With A Little “Pink Champagne”
HIGHLAND PARK, CA- Ever since I saw Kitten rock the Mohawk in Austin during SXSW on a whim, I knew that I had to see them perform again. There was so much life in the performance that I caught, and a lot of that has…
With A Little “Pink Champagne”, Kitten’s Chloe Chaidez Was A Force Of Nature In Austin
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…
Jon Frattelli Chats With Blurred Culture About Finding Humor In Life And The Origins Of “Mince”
BROOKLYN, NY- It was raining when Scottish rockers The Fratellis rolled into Brooklyn, New York. I should just stop here and say, in full disclosure, I’ve been listening to The Fratellis since 2007 after Costello Music dropped. While living in Los Angeles one night and losing…
The Fratellis Did Los Angeles In Their Own Sweet Time
LOS ANGELES, CA- I remember the day I purchased “Costello Music”. I was working on a hip-hop matter and needed to “research” some music, so I decided to head to the local record store (I think it was a Wherehouse) to purchase some albums. As…
Born Ruffians Rock “Red, Yellow & Blue” In The O.C.
SANTA ANA, CA- It’s been 10 years since the release of Red, Yellow & Blue, the debut record from the Canadian indie rock band, Born Ruffians. A lot can happen in 10 years and there wasn’t an exception for this band. Their lineup changes and shifts in…
