Taleen Kali Is Looking Good at 100 (Shows)
LOS ANGELES, CA- You think you know the meaning of the word “hustle”? You probably haven’t met Taleen Kali yet. Formerly a member of the riotgaze band TÜLIPS, she stepped out with her solo project last summer and has been hustling ever since to the…
Getting Reacclimatized With The Knitts At The House Of Machines
CLICK HERE TO BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE LOS ANGELES, CA- “…The Knitts is another band that I had heard a lot about but hadn’t yet seen live until tonight. In fact, I remember when their 2017 album Retreat was released, and I reacclimated myself…
New American Get Funky At The House Of Machines Opening for Taleen Kali
CLICK HERE TO BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE LOS ANGELES, CA- “…The next band up was quite a departure from The Groans queer punk, but the blues/jam band sonics of New American certainly did not disappoint. New American are Alex Mendez (Drums), Jonny Strang…
The Groans Shine A Light On The Queer Punk Movement
CLICK HERE TO BACK TO THE MAIN ARTICLE LOS ANGELES, CA- “…Kicking off the evening of music was the punk trio The Groans. They are a 3 piece queer punk/punk whose music has been described “[p]ersonal/political punk […] with super poignant and inspiring songs”,…
Jen Awad Celebrates “Jewel Of The Nile” At The House Of Machines
LOS ANGELES, CA- Earlier this year, I missed out on Jen Awad’s residency stint at the Echo, and I kicked myself in the ass for that. It had been months since I had last seen Jen absolutely kill it at Broke L.A., a performance that…
Sister Mantos Brings The Disco Dance Party With Their Psychedelic Latin Sonics
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article LOS ANGELES, CA- “… The last opening act of the evening was Sister Mantos, and boy-oh-boy, if you want to get the party started off right with a proper dance party, you can’t go wrong with…
Zoe and Rio Infante’s Strawberry Army Are Primed To Jump Into The Music Fray
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article LOS ANGELES, CA- “… Strawberry Army was another band that I was able to catch for the first time at this gig, but I was already familiar with their music. In fact, after I heard their…
DMTina and the Bumps Are LA’s Drag Queen Fronted Rock Band
CLICK HERE To Go Back To The Main Article LOS ANGELES, CA- “Kicking off the evening’s musical fare was the LA-based drag queen-fronted rock band DMTina and the Bumps. It was the first time I had seen this band perform, but from what I gather…