Michael McDonald Captains A Glorious Yacht Rock Trip At The Hollywood Bowl
HOLLYWOOD, CA- There are few places I’d rather be on a summer evening than the Hollywood Bowl, but I was initially skeptical about the concept of Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, and Christopher Cross playing their hits with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. How well could 70s/80s power…
Kenny Loggins Rolls Out The Hits At The Hollywood Bowl
CLICK HERE TO GO BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Kenny Loggins played the second set, which was arguably the best of the evening. Considering that I’d primarily attended this show to see Michael McDonald and gauge how this setting compared to the…
Seu Jorge’s Samba Sonics Brightens Up Arroyo Seco Weekend
Home Page | June 23, 2018 | June 24, 2018 PASADENA, CA- “… My name is Seu George and this is my band, and we’re happy to be here. We’re going to play some Brazilian music.” That’s exactly what Seu George did. The sun started to shine a little…
U2’s Experience + Innocence Tour Is About The Light In All Of Us During Dark Times
LOS ANGELES, CA- With over 14 studio albums and 8 EPs under their belt, U2 has the kind of repertoire that affords them the creative lee-way to do whatever it is they want when it comes to expressing their artistic and personal visions. In a…
Walking Papers’ Angell Hit Like A Sledgehammer At The Hammerstein
NEW YORK, NY- Walking Papers is a band whose current line-up consists of vocalist Jeff Angell, bassist Dan Spalding, Benjamin Anderson on the keys, and Will Andrews on percussion, with Gregor Lothian on Sax and Tristan Hart Pierce on guitar, and when they took the…
Tinariwen’s Tishoumaren Blues Rock Mesmerizes The Growlers Six
CLICK HERE FOR MORE THE GROWLERS SIX COVERAGE! San Pedro, CA- … this Grammy award winning band of Taureg musicians quite simply mesmerized me with their guitar-driven melodies and rhythms. Their style of music is difficult to describe but imagine cross pollinating blues, Bollywood, and folk…
Jack Johnson Is A Humble Warrior Versed In The Art Of Happy [PHOTOS]
FOR MORE THE OHANA FEST 2017 COVERAGE CLICK HERE! Dana Point, CA- If you were going to throw a music festival at one of the Southern California’s most popular surf spots, who would you ask to be a headliner? If you came up with any…
Wild Belle’s “Twilight Concerts” Performance Showed Growth [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Santa Monica, CA- Elliot and Natalie Bergman are Wild Belle and on August 17th, 2017, they opened up the Santa Monica Pier’s “Twilight Concerts” musical offerings. Formed in 2013, and releasing their first album “Isles”, the band…
Night Drive Debuts Self-Titled Album
It’s as if the 80’s and 90’s decided to pick their best years in order to create Texas-based duo Night Drive. The electronic art-rockers are here to drop off their synth-pop debut self-titled album. Inspired by sci-fi cinematic landscapes, the duo’s modern synth-pop seeks to…
With Tinariwen, The Desert Blues Have Never Sounded More Empowered [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
SANTA MONICA, CA- Like many others in the wake of February’s drought-breaking rain, I made the trip to Joshua Tree National Park following highly corroborated promises of flowers blooming in this desert for the first time, supposedly, in years. Attached to the park map provided…