The Observatory down in North Park, San Diego packed its house Thursday evening for a night to remember. Opening the show was Natalie Prass. The poised and commanding singer shined. With her almost breathless yet crooning vocal stylings, Prass shows she is one to watch. Her music is very distinct in resembling the slow-burning soul […]

LA-based psychedelic soul singers The Marías made their debut at LA’s newest venue the Moroccan Lounge late Wednesday night, playing to a packed crowd that had maneuvered its way past the bar and into the venue’s backroom. Furnished like the bar in Casablanca, the Moroccan Lounge has an air of exotic casualness to it and the rich […]

Future Islands brought the party Tuesday night. The Greek Theatre flooded with eager fans to catch the craze. Once frontman, Samuel Herring took the stage, the night took off and running. With nothing but pure gratitude for playing their largest show on tour, the dancing commenced. Opening with the well-known singalong “Ran” and “A Dream of You […]

This past Saturday night was uniquely special at the beautiful Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. My favorite Canadian act was in town. City and Colour is the project of the insanely talented Dallas Green. Previously of the post-hardcore scene with band, Alexisonfire, he eventually branched off to pursue a solo career. Luckily for him he […]

The heat this weekend didn’t stop music lovers of all ages from going out to Anaheim for the three-day music event, Day n Night Fest. The weekend was full of crazy acts from 12 year old, Matt OX, who handed out fidget spinners during his set, to 24 hours, to a surprise set from Chief […]

If you weren’t in San Bernardino this past Saturday, you missed out on a hot event (literally)! The “World Famous KROQ” held their first ever High and Low Festival at the National Orange Show Events Center. When this fest was first announced eyes were big and jaws dropped to see big names such as Brand New […]

Hope you brought your dancing shoes this past Saturday night. The intimate Glass House sold out for the insanely talented Thundercat. The force of nature himself, Stephen Bruner, absolutely tore the house down. The LA musician is well known for his Grammy award-winning work on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly. On his own, 32-year-old Thundercat wowed […]

This past thursday night, Oh Sees formerly known as Thee Oh Sees ripped our faces off at Teragram Ballroom. Armed with John Dwyer and two drummers, Oh Sees have so much punk energy to go along with fuzzed out garage sounds, its basically music that’s engineered to rip you a new one. They tore through […]

Hollywood Forever’s Masonic Lodge hosted a thrilling night of music this Tuesday evening. The post-rock instrumentalists of El Ten Eleven were home. Joining them on their short tour run with wholesome and rich lyricist, Korey Dane. The room quickly warmed up with Dane’s hypnotizing vocals and folk impression. The Long Beach born and raised musician […]

Sylvan Esso and Flock of Dimes satiate a full house at Hollywood Palladium Last Friday night the indie-pop duo, Sylvan Esso, played to a sold out crowd at the Hollywood Palladium. This show would mark my third time that I covered them since their beginnings. The very first time I saw them, I wasn’t terribly […]