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…
Dvsn and Roy Woods Join Majid Jordan On Stage At Cali Chrismas
CLICK HERE FOR MORE CALI CHRISTMAS 2017 COVERAGE! INGLEWOOD, CA- “… Majid, the singer, reminded me of a young Al B. Sure both in look and vocally. He sounded great live. Jordan, his producer on the keyboards and drum machines, was equally on point with his production….
Half Waif Gives Los Angeles An Emotionally Raw Performance
LOS ANGELES, CA- Half Waif is the solo project of Nandi Rose Plunkett. Nandi had previously spent a handful of years performing with the indie-rock, alt-country band Pinegrove, but during that time wrote her own music and explored her expressive synth pop sensibilities with Half…
Watch Out! Pale Waves’ Dream Pop Will Be Huge In 2018
Long Beach, CA- This past weekend, I had the great fortune of attending the sold out PALE WAVES concert, at L.A.’s new, “The Moroccan Lounge” in Downtown. To say that I’ve been a longtime fan of Pale Waves is a bit of a stretch, because…
Sara Barielles’ Cover of Tegan and Sara’s “Floorplan” Paired With Kristine Thune’s Animation Is Powerful
Los Angeles, CA- Tegan And Sara celebrated the 10th anniversary of their seminal album “The Con” by releasing an album of covers by some pretty high profile artists. In conjunction with the retrospective album, the sisters have tied-in a visual aspect to the release. Per the…
Heaven 17 Brings 80s New Wave Sythn Pop To Music Tastes Good [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR MORE MUSIC TASTES GOOD 2017 COVERAGE! Long Beach, CA- Heaven 17 is an English band that had a hand in carrying the new wave and synth-pop genres throughout the 80s. Two of original three members of the group still perform as…
Music Tastes Good Gets A Fearless Peaches Experience
CLICK HERE FOR MORE MUSIC TASTES GOOD 2017 COVERAGE! Long Beach, CA- For years, I have had peers of mine urge me to see Peaches in concert. I like her music- especially when her genre bending music leans more into the punk realm (“Impeach My Bush” a terrifically…
Missio’s Early Set For The Ohana Fest Was Filled With Raw Energy [PHOTOS]
FOR MORE THE OHANA FEST 2017 COVERAGE CLICK HERE! Dana Point, CA- One of the first acts to perform on the second day of The Ohana Fest was Austin, Texas based band Missio, and they served the party vibes up early. Missio is a relatively new…
