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 […]

Photo: Kaley Nelson British singer-songwriter Ben Howard wowed us at the El Rey Theatre last month at his sold-out gig. He’s now taken that one step further by blowing us away with his latest music video. From the recently-released album “I Forget Where We Were”, Howard has released the video for the title track from […]

Bringing that sultry soul to the Skirball Cultural Center, British soul singer Alice Russell put on a grooving performance this past Friday at the Skirball. Despite the many technical issues that occurred during Russell’s performance (sound going out), the songbird kept her cool by laughing it off which was pleasant and reassuring to her audience. Commanding the attention […]

Pet Shop Boys are coming back to Los Angeles, performing at The Shrine Auditorium on Saturday, October 12, in support of their latest album Electric. Pet Shop Boys are a British synth pop/dance duo. They are one of the most commercially and critically acclaimed British musicians. Their musical career has spanned 25 years and continue […]

Brit-pop group Alt-J, headlines the Hollywood Palladium on Wednesday, August 28. This four piece band formed in 2007 at Leeds University and were inspired to create layered indie pop due to the noise control in their dorm rooms. They’ve gained international fame and have songs featured in commercials, films, and headlined numerous big-name festivals. Don’t […]

The Damned and 45 Grave played a solid sold-out show last night at El Rey Theatre. As the punk rock version of a Tom Jones show (in terms of obsessed fans), one crazed fan threw a pair of bloody panties up on stage. Yeah, that’s so gross. Regardless, being the seminal punks that they are, the Damend […]

Lianne La Havas is an English folk and soul singer, songwriter, and multi-intrumentalist. Her taste in music started at a young age and her biggest influences come from her parents who are also involved with music. La Havas started her musical career in 2010 signing to Warner Bros. Records and released her first EP Lost […]

We caught the Vaccine’s L.A. debut at the Satellite back in January and since then the blokes have released their debut album What Did You Expect From The Vaccines and have been touring up a storm. If you missed any of their recent L.A. performances, here’s your chance to check them out again! The Vaccines […]

Damn, it seems like every celebrity is all Obama! Win the likes of popular public figures and you win the likes of the masses. I guess you can say Obama is the hottest new trend, and that rests okay with me. The sultry British songstress, Joss Stone, who can belt out the blues like a […]