LITTLE DRAGON GIVE LOS ANGELES FANS PERFORMANCES OF RARELY PERFORMED CUTS AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
LOS ANGELES, CA- KCRW kicked of its summer-time “World Festival” program at the Hollywood Bowl in grand style on June 17th, 2018 with an eclectic line-up featuring a mind-bending, headlining 3D performance by Flying Lotus. On this pleasant Sunday evening, Hollywood Bowl patrons were also…
Jena Rose’s Composed Sophistication Demonstrates A Promising Future
LOS ANGELES, CA- At 17 years old, Jena Rose shows some major potential. With a voice that has a tone of composed sophistication and calm and collected stage presence, I was shocked to learn how young she actually was. Relatively new to the music scene,…
Allie X Expressed Her Love To The LGBTQ+ Crowd At LA! Pride
L.A. Pride Parade | L.A. PrideFestival | Festival 6/9/18 | Festival 6/10/18 LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Because CeCe Peniston’s performance started late, I was worried that I would miss too much of Allie X’s 30 minutes performance to be able to truly get a sense of her music and style. Luckily,…
If Broke L.A Was Any Indication, We Should Keep An Eye On Dana And The Wolf
CLICK HERE FOR MORE BROKE LA 2018 COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Didn’t know to much about this band, and apparently they’re relatively new to the scene (their first live performance was January this year apparently), but their banging electronic pop at Broke L.A. sounded pretty…
Echosmith Have Grown Into Their Own And Wrap Up Their “Inside A Dream” Tour With Hometown Gig
LOS ANGELES, CA- When they were in their teens, Echosmith released their debut album, Talking Dreams, a terrific example of dance-pop perfection with a bit of an 80’s rock vibe sprinkled on top. 5 years after their release, Echosmith has evolved, losing a member (eldest sibling…
Heather Baron-Gracie’s Presence & Pale Waves’ Sonics Are A Perfect Match
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…
Superorganism Provided a Ton of Fun and Energy to ‘South By’ on Day 3
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 Lagoons Want Us To “Escape” With Them In 2018
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SXSW 2018 COVERAGE! AUSTIN, TX- Originally from Los Angeles, but currently based out of Austin, Texas, brothers Joey and Ryan Selan make up the electronic pop band The Lagoons. Having their infectiously dreamy single “California” (which has over 300K plays on…
Loners, Together: Missio + Welshly Arms in NYC
NEW YORK, NY- The house lights are turned down low and the stage illuminated just enough for us to discern angular silhouettes moving into view. As the strip-lights flash white, the crowd screams its excitement. The three musicians — Matthew Brue and David Butler, the…
My Friends Were Right … Mating Ritual Is Pretty Damn Good
ECHO PARK, CA- Mating Ritual was the solo project of Pacific Air’s Ryan Lawhon. I had heard a lot of positive things about Mating Ritual from another Blurred Culture contributor, so when I heard that they were asked by Swimm to perform a set at…
