This past Thursday, Andy Shauf brought his latest album The Neon Skyline to a packed show at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. The vibes were perfectly chill for a weeknight show and everyone in the room savored every second of the blissful expereince. Walking into the venue I was inundated by the number of denim […]

Brittany Howard recently put the Alabama Shakes on the shelf for a bit to focus on her solo work and the resulting album Jaime is astonishingly beautiful. This past Wednesday, Brittany Howard brought Jaime and a few other songs to the Hollywood Palladium for a compelling performance as part of the Citi Sound Vault showcase. […]

Pop-EDM sensation Illenium put on a killer sold out show this Saturday at the Staples Center. He and the openers brought out multiple guests and dropped all the classics. William Black opened the night with set that delivered solid drops and his most popular songs. As he played, the Staples Center began filling with more […]

This Sunday was a good day for audiophiles. While Drake was busy getting booed off stage over at Camp Flog Gnaw, fans of progressive electronic were gathered at the Hollywood Forever’s Masonic Lodge to watch a string of visionaries perform: TEEBS, Anna Wise and YUK. YUK delivered an impressive DJ set. The crowd vibes with […]

The good vibrations were flowing this past weekend at HARD Day of the Dead at the LA State Historic Park. An all star line up that included Skrillex & Boys Noize as Dog Blood, ZHU, TOKiMONSTA, and The Martinez Brothers brought out Angelenos looking to dance. People really embraced the holiday spirit and almost everyone […]

BANKS was absolutely mesmerizing at her sold out show at the Hollywood Palladium. Kevin Garett opened the night with his soulful piano. He played a nice blend of songs off his latest album Hoax and his earlier EPs. It felt fitting that his soft and heartfelt music would welcome in the crowd and ease them […]

Dog Blood, The Martinez Brothers, Zhu’s Blacklizt, Tokimonsta!! It’s all treat and no trick this year at Hard’s Day of the Dead happening November 2nd at L.A. State Historic Park in DTLA!! This is Hard’s signature Halloween event and it might just be it’s best year yet! This 21+ festival will be a wonderful afternoon […]

You might think that Monday night was made for staying home and watching Netflix, but you would be wrong. This past Monday, the place to be was the Echoplex for Fell Runner’s Monday night residency! Grimy Goods presented the evening and Fell Runner, as always, delivered a solid performance and were accompanied by some quality […]

Desert Daze released their final Artist Transmission yesterday morning, and boy were they saving the best for last! Wu-Tang Clan joins the already stack line up with a performance of their 1993 album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Ween was also announced, and they will be doing their 1994 classic Chocolate & Cheese. The good […]

I normally spend my Tuesday nights at home eating dinner and watching Netflix, but last night the Echo was the place to be! Ninet Tayeb was performing her energetic rock-n-roll with support from Olivia Grace and Biianco. Olivia Grace got the evening started with her soft and soulful vocals. Bathed in blue light she sang […]

I recently discovered the smooth funky music of Jordan Rakei and fell in love with his recently released album Origin. Rakei will be touring this album across the globe; but before heading out he stopped by the Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery to deliver a wonderful performance to a sold-out crowd. When I […]

Blink-182 is about to take Enema of the State on a 20th anniversary tour across North America. They opened their dress rehearsal at USC’s Galen Center to friends and family this past Thursday and played through their set list for the first time with full lights, pyro and special effects. It’s hard to know where […]

This past Tuesday was legendary! Hozier finally got the chance to perform at Hollywood Forever after literally being blown out by winds. This past April Hozier was scheduled to perform a sold-out show at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. It was a beautiful but windy day and when I picked up photo-pass the list blew out […]

The tiny, disco-ball-flickered stage was packed with instruments, cables weaving intricate webs between piles of amps and stands and rigs. I didn’t envy the untangling the sound guys would have to do later. April + VISTA took their places behind their respective instruments. April George’s ethereal crooning bloomed, filling the space. She delivered a beautifully […]

LA’s rock loving scene, converged at the Echo this past Tuesday to catch a rad performance by Atlanta based Mattiel ahead of the release of her new album Satis Factory. Raven Artson started the evening up, playing to a thin crowed that grew steadily. Moonwalks was up next. With almost 700 monthly listeners on Spotify, […]