After six years of releasing just singles and EPs, Chicago-born and Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter Ravyn Lenae steps out to debut her first, full-length album, Hypnos. In celebration of her debut album, Ravyn Lenar has announced tour dates with a Los Angeles headline gig at the the El Rey Theatre on May 31. Ravyn […]

Asiatica, the alternative neo-soul four-piece band that originated out of a garage in Compton, CA are back with their first new single this year, “*sigh Nevermind,” a sparse but layered cosmic musing on the power we hold inside to speak up, change our perspective and gain control over ourselves in any situation. Slow and methodical, […]

R&B duo They. have definitively ended their two-year hiatus with the release of a new single/video “Blü Moon.” The new track is the first since departing their major label, a slow-burner that emphatically oozes with producer Dante Jones‘ and singer Drew Love‘s devilishly suave personas. “Blü Moon,” with its terse beats and velvety production, sees […]

After her first show sold-out in two hours, Kehlani adds a second Los Angeles tour date at the YouTube Theater for Sept. 12, 2022. Touring in support of her latest album, Blue Water Road out now via Atlantic Records, Kehlani‘s previously announced Blue Water Road Tour date at the YouTube Theater on Sept. 10 sold-out […]

Barbadian singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ayoni has shared a new single “You Said I Love You Too Soon” from her forthcoming EP Vision. The new song also comes with a visualizer that zooms you through night-time cityscapes until the lights are nothing but streaks. A blitz of shuddering sonics “You Said I Love You Too Soon” […]

Blending, fuzzy, shape-shifting rock n’ roll with Afro-Cuban, Hispanic and other Latin rhythms and beats — Making Movies, a multi-cultural 4-piece powerhouse from Kansas City, Missouri, approach music making with alacrity, inventiveness and deft. From catchy and light to unrelenting energy, the band contains multitudes of sound. Los Angeles will have a chance to see […]

Kehlani has announced her Blue Water Road Tour with a Los Angeles concert date at YouTube Theater on Sept. 10. Additional Kehlani tour dates include The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Sept. 9., the Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix on Sept. 14 and the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre in […]

Channeling 80s pop undertones with a modern, experimental twist, Mykki Blanco’s newest single, ”Your Love Was a Gift” featuring Diana Gordon and Sam Buck, is a collision of sound and honest emotion. Thematically, it is a testament to the ups and downs we face while on the pursuit to find pure love — the duality of this […]

Shamir has announced tour dates with a Los Angeles concert at The Echo on Aug. 12, 2022 with Lance Redeker. Tickets to Shamir at The Echo are on sale now. Ticket pricing starts at US$ 15. Doors are at 8pm with the show kicking off at 9pm. The show is all-ages. Additional Shamir tour dates […]

Aroe Phoenix has dropped a new single with the release of “Space+Space,” a glowing attempt at introspection that’s warmly lit by the Los Angeles artist’s warm vocal bathings. Over simmering beats and buoyantly spacious soundscapes filled with scattered cries and lush tones, Aroe Phoenix cuts through a thicket of personal epiphanies. “Leaving dreams just to play […]

Sampa Tembo, better known as Sampa The Great is a Zambian artist based in Australia with plenty of world experience. Bringing her wide influences and undeniable fierceness to The Roxy in West Hollywood, Sampa The Great kept loving fans excited the entire performance. This rapper, songwriter has released multiple albums throughout her career including partnerships […]

Tessa Kaye has shared a brand new single for 2022 with the release of the buoyantly kinetic, alt-pop piece “Sunshine & Rainbows.” Continuing to bring her own insightful introspections to the forefront of her cathartic songwriting, the new single traces Kaye’s encounters with what she calls “toxic positivity.” Between vibrantly concussive beats and jaunty rhythms, […]

Enchanting sounds of birds and wind chimes floated through the Fonda Friday night as fans ecstatically waited to hear Grammy-nominated country music star, Valerie June.  “I’ve had my ticket for 6 months.” A young woman in the front said.  “I’ve only been waiting to see her for 3 years,” a man in the crowd tells […]

Ghanaian singer / rapper, Ata Kak performed in Los Angeles for the first time ever at there Lodge Room in Highland Park. The night was strongly anticipated and sold-out before the date of the show. People waited outside hoping to find tickets, however, the space was full of fans and music-curiousos since before doors. Ata […]

Los Angeles singer/songwriter Jensen McRae has released her debut album, Are You Happy Now? out via Human Re Sources. Building momentum over the past three years, releasing a string of singles and EP’s, Jensen McRae’s new album is a rich culmination of her songwriting talent and strength as a musician and budding individual always on […]

Two years after the release of her debut album, Fana Hues is back with the soul-cultivating flora + fana. With the album’s release, the singer has also shared a video for the sultry and spacey slow-burner “BAD bad,” continuing her penchant for giving her songs inspiring visual accompaniments. Directed by Phillip Youmans the video for […]

Singer/songwriter Valerie June takes the basis of an all encompassing love and distills its purity and lucidity into her newest single, ”Use Me.” Knowing that love is sometimes as uncomplicated as a melody stuck in your head or a flutter in your stomach when that special person is around, Valerie June keeps her lyrics simple […]

Los Angeles newcomer and self-evident tastemaker BRICK! has shared his third single, and good god-damn is it a jam. “Thursday!” (feat. Guapdad 4000 and KYLE) with its elastic bounce, the beat jumps at the world’s collective itchiness to get back to partying — and if ever there was an anthem for the urge it’s BRICK!’s […]

With the release of her latest single “Could You Break A Heart” Los Angeles artist SYD has finally announced her sophomore album: Broken Hearts Club. Embedded in the song’s alluringly tender melody and dreamy production is SYD’s honest apprehension. Alongside the velvet vocals of Lucky Daye the two duet over one of the essential fears […]

Out with her debut single, Puerto Rican-based, Afro Dominican artist Mairaly’s ”Cruisin” is all about that pivotal moment when you realize the B.S. of a situation is not worth your time. Pulling from classic R&B vibes and distinctly Latin sounds, Mairaly delivers a silky smooth melody that is both effortless and hard to ignore. Despite […]