Conor Oberst Brings His “Salutations” To The Greek [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Earlier this year, Conor Oberst released the companion album to his 2016 album “Ruminations”, “Salutations”. It’s an album that reworks many of the “Ruminations” tracks with additional instrumentation and sharp studio production while also adding a handful of new compositions….
Julien Baker Pulls Heart Strings With Every Pure Note
Los Angeles, CA- Though it was released in 2015, I wasn’t introduced to Julien Baker and her cathartic songs of heart-break until I saw her at FYF Fest in 2016. I left that performance with watery eyes and a new go-to artist for musical solace. Discovering that she…
Even “Stripped Down”, Lauren Ruth Ward Oozes Rock & Roll
Los Angeles, CA- With new bands releasing new music everyday, it can be quite a task keeping an ear to the streets for bands/recordings artists that are really worth a listen. Thankfully, most of my music peers have good taste in music. For the past…
Actions Speak Louder Than Words On Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors’ Souvenir Tour [PHOTOS]
LOS ANGELES, CA- Before heading to Indio to perform at Stagecoach, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors stopped by the El Rey Theatre to entertain Los Angeles. Drew Holcomb is a singer-songwriter whose music comes straight from the heart. There is an honest tenderness in his…
Jade Jackson’s “Good Time Gone” (Prod by Mike Ness) Is Definitely A Good Time [LISTEN]
With her debut album- Gilded, produced by Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness- set for a May 19th release, and having been hailed by Rolling Stone Country as one of the “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know”, Jade Jackson is looking to have a pretty good month of May….
Alice Jemima’s SXSW Showcase Highlights Sugary Sweet Pop Melodies
AUSTIN, TX- 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,…
Sarah Solovay’s “Trick Me” Will Have You Fall For Her [LISTEN]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] “I wrote “Trick Me” about knowing that someone would be bad news for me but letting myself fall for him anyway.” Yeah … we’ve all been there before. Those times when you let a person get under…
A Pharrell Co-Sign Is Cool, But Maggie Rogers Has Got The Goods
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…
Rusted Hearts, Pristine Songs: Miles Nielsen’s Genre-Bending Music [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] After the show at New York’s Mercury Lounge, Miles Nielsen shows me his new ink. His right forearm reads “Sydney,” his left, “Milan.” These are his daughters’ names, written out in their handwriting. And on the underside of his…
Tinashe Returns To SXSW, And Gets Us Ready For The Joyride
AUSTIN, TX- 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,…
