KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic To Stream Moby’s Candid Interview & Hypnotic Music April 12th
SANTA MONICA, CA- When I heard about Moby’s performance for KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic,” I jumped at the chance to see him in such an intimate setting. Sure, it’s obvious that the sound will be better in a studio the size of your living room, but…
Bully Is Fierce And Unrelenting, Shredding Mohawk Austin At SXSW
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:…
The Paranoyds Power Through Technical Issues To Slay At Air + Style
CLICK HERE FOR MORE AIR + STYLE 2018 COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Ironically enough, some of my favorite musical performances at Air + Style didn’t happen on the two major festival stages. Rather, they happened at the sites of the sporting competitions. Newly introduced this year,…
The Birth Defects Provide Visceral Soundtrack To Air + Style’s Free Snowboarding Competition
CLICK HERE FOR MORE AIR + STYLE 2018 COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Ironically enough, some of my favorite musical performances at Air + Style didn’t happen on the two major festival stages. Rather, they happened at the sites of the sporting competitions. Newly introduced this…
Gogol Bordello’s Gypsy Punk Brings Electricity- And Regina Spektor- To The Fonda
LOS ANGELES, CA- I think is has something to do with the floor to ceiling Hieronymus Bosch painting on the walls, or the purple lights that seem to be the lighting engineer’s go to before starting any show here. Or, perhaps it’s because back in…
Touché Amoré Rocks The Regent With Timeless Energy For Their 1000th Show
LOS ANGELES, CA- I went to Touché Amoré’s 1,000th show and felt old … But it’s okay, because I think a lot of other people did, too. No matter how old you get, it always feels satisfyingly cathartic to get some dormant angst out every once in…
The Regrettes Celebrate The Release Of “Attention Seeker” With Special Performance For Fans At The Bootleg
LOS ANGELES, CA- When I first heard “Feel Your Feelings Fool!” (The Regrettes’ debut studio album), I was eager to see this young band perform live. It was an album that was raw, edgy and catchy. The “home-studio” sound of the tracks did nothing to…
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,…
Nevrose Brings A Visceral Intensity To The Tissues Live
ECHO PARK, CA- I’m surprised that I’d never heard of The Tissues before I caught them at The Echo last month, cause I really REALLY dig the post-punk vibes they gave me when I caught them perform. The Tissues are Kristine Nevrose (vocals), Bianca Ayala…
Sabrina Is Not In This Chat Release First Single “Poets” After Echo Gig
Echo Park, CA- I caught this band earlier this year at Echo Park Rising and their short 30 minutes set impressed me. When I found out they were playing an opening slot for The Aquadolls 11/25/17, I made it a point to get to the venue…