Paramore Embrace Vulnerability During Closing ‘After Laughter Tour’ Shows
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA- The name “Paramore” is pretty much synonymous with the corresponding years that took place between 2007 and 2010. The present day “genre-neutral” trio broke out onto the scene nearly fourteen years ago as a five-piece group during a time where subcultures such…
Snow Patrol Takes Los Angeles On An Emotional Journey
LOS ANGELES, CA- The guitar starts strumming in the darkness and all the lyrics flood back into memory. It gets brighter and goose bumps cover my arms as Gary Lightbody sings out “All this feels strange and untrue… I’m getting so tired and so old… I want…
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…
The Amazons Performed Their First West Coast Gig In Los Angeles At School Night
Hollywood, CA- As the year winds down, I take stock of all of the shows that I’ve attended and organize the notes and photos that I’ve taken from each outing. I go to a lot of shows… perhaps too many… and there will be times when…
All Time Low Reaches New Highs On Current Tour [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] In mid February of this year, pop punk mega giants All Time Low debuted the new single “Dirty Laundry” before fully announcing the release of their fifth studio album “Last Young Renegade”. Along with this exciting news…
Phoenix Is All About Love Bringing “Ti Amo” To The Hollywood Bowl [PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- When Phoenix lead singer Thomas Mars addressed the audience at the Hollywood Bowl with, “We’re very happy to be here. This is the best place in the world,” I’m fairly certain that each and every one of the fifteen thousand plus…
Ugly Sweaters Are Guaranteed To Put You In A Good Mood
FOR OUR COMPLETE BROKE L.A. COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- The first band I was able to catch play at Broke L.A. was Ugly Sweaters. This band was a lot of fun. Their catchy indie rock with surf rock vibes kept the mood light-hearted and had…
The Lemon Twigs Usher In The Next Generation Of Prog Rock [PHOTOS+REVIEW]
For every artist we decided to catch at SXSW, we decided to review each performance with our own version of “Five Ws and One H” answering the questions: 1) Who are they, 2) What kind of music do they play, 3) When did they play, 4) Where are…
The Menzingers’ Punk-Pop Party At The Regent Blew Minds [PHOTOS+REVIEW]
LOS ANGELES, CA- Following the release of their 5th studio album After the Party, The Menzingers hit the road on a cross country tour with their friends in Rozwell Kid and Jeff Rosentstock. For me, the pairing of The Menzingers with Jeff Rosentock a dream line-up and…
SHAED & Montell2099 Warm Up “30 Days In LA ” Crowd at Exchange LA [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE 30 DAYS IN LA COVERAGE! Kicking off the musical offering for Red Bull Sound Select’s 10th day of “30 Days In LA” was the Washington DC trio, SHAED. Their electro-pop style of music…
