Núria Graham at Central Presbyterian Church: A Divine Experience at SXSW 2023 Review+Photos: Núria Graham at Central Presbyterian Church during SXSW 3/15/23
CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THE ACTS WE COVERED AT SXSW 2023 AUSTIN, TX- Especially a festival as expansive and intractable as SXSW, where the sea of good talent is so…
Taj Mahal + Keb’ Mo’ + The Hollywood Bowl = An Epic Evening of TajMo Living Blues Legends Taj Mahal & Keb Mo Bring Some Youthful Joy To Hollywood
LOS ANGELES, CA- Not all collaborations yield tasty fruit. Just google “bad musical collaborations” and you’re bound to end up going down a digital rabbit hole of “what did I…
Sudan Archives Moves to Her Own Rhythm and She Takes the Crowd Along for the Journey THOUGHTS+PHOTOS: SUDAN ARCHIVES @ THE MOHAWK | SXSW 3/12/18
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,…
Tinariwen’s Tishoumaren Blues Rock Mesmerizes The Growlers Six PHOTOS: TINARIWEN @ THE GROWLERS SIX 10/28/17
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…
With Tinariwen, The Desert Blues Have Never Sounded More Empowered [REVIEW+PHOTOS] REVIEW+PHOTOS: TINARIWEN @ KCRW'S APOGEE SESSION 3/29/17
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…
Ami Dang And The Sounds Of Bollywave [PHOTOS+REVIEW] REVIEW+PHOTOS: AMI DANG @ SXSW 3/14/17
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] For every artist we decided to catch at SXSW, we decided to review each performance with our own version of “Five Ws and…
Sudan Archives’ Organic Sonics Mesmerize Stones Throw’s Superfest REVIEW+PHOTOS: Sudan Archives @ Stones Throw Superfest 11/5/16
CLICK HERE FOR MORE STONES THROW SUPERFEST COVERAGE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Another artist whose performance time was waaaay too short was Sudan Archives. Sudan Archives’ music and beauty was organically mesmerizing….
A-WA Reclaim Tradition In Modernity At The Skirball Cultural Center REVIEW: A-WA @ Skirball Cultural Center 9/25/16
LOS ANGELES, CA- What’s with the trios of Jewish sisters named Haim being radically talented musicians? Seriously though. What are the odds? How often do people procreate and have three…
M.A.K.U. Soundsystem’s Fresh Cultural Vibes Envelop The Skirball [REVIEW] REVIEW: M.A.K.U. Soundsystem @ the Skirball 8/11/16
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] I can’t imagine a better setting in which to take in a M.A.K.U. Soundsystem show than in the midst of an open-air…
The Nomadic Impulse In Imarhan’s Music At Sound In Focus Is Kinetic REVIEW+PHOTOS: Imarhan at KCRW/Annenberg's "Sound In Focus" 7/9/16
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THIS YEARS SOUND IN FOCUS CONCERT SERIES Imarhan are an Algerian band of Tuareg heritage that have helped…
