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 […]

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 […]

The Montreal-native / Nashville-based blues songwriter Allison Russell is gearing up to release her debut solo record this spring. Russell commands traditional country melodies and weaves personal stories of resilience with each thread; her new album Outside Child will come out on May 21st. Marked by its determination, “Nightflyer” was the first track from her […]

Skyler Day Opens Up About Getting Her Start in Music — Residency Dates at The Hotel Cafe   Los Angeles is the city of a thousand concert venues, and because of that it’s easy to forget that many people who come to partake in the revelry of its glitz and glam are here for the […]

Wednesday’s show was the first night of tour for Father John Misty, and the first night out of two consecutive performances at The Observatory. Fans of all ages piled in, filling in any possible space allotted. In fact, packed may even be an understatement. The evening began with close friends of FJM—Long Beach natives, Tess […]

Stepping into Alex’s Bar in Long Beach to see Oklahoma rocker J.D. McPherson was like walking into another world. We were actually at a train station, standing on the platform filled with bellowing steam. Hardshell suitcases in delicately gloved hands rushed to meet pompadours and rolled jeans. All to the soundtrack of swinging blues rolling […]

Ryan Bingham has an unmistakable voice. It’s grungy and raw like truck tires on a gravel road and at the same time airy and crackling like a wise man telling stories on his back porch. He has a quiet way about him. His eyes are deep and caring and when he smiles, his entire face […]

Alison Mosshart of The Kills As I walked up to the El Rey Theatre last night, excitement was in the air for The Kills’ highly anticipated performance. I had missed out on their Halloween show at the Forum due to a last-minute trip to Puerto Rico, and although the comped trip was an amazing experience, […]

It was a packed house at the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles this past Wednesday, as the brawny Austin Texas singer-songwriter, Alejandro Rose-Garcia (aka Shakey Graves), took a sold-out Belasco Theater by storm with his anthemic blues rock. Rolling out a fierce one-man-band performance, Shakey Graves makes it look all so effortless. With eyes […]

The Southern belles, dudes and Angelinos gathered around the front porch that we will just call The Echo in Los Angeles. The only thing missing was ma’s chili cookin in the kitchen, but the Budweiser was flowing in place of it. Scott H. Biram and Jesse Dayton brought the deep south to Los Angeles on […]

Singer/Songwriter/Rocker/Grammy-Golden Globes-Academy award winner Ryan Bingham is about to release his 5th studio album, Fear and Saturday Night, on January 20th. In anticipation of the album release he gave a small and lucky crowd at the Grammy Museum a preview of the new material. The evening began with an interview where Bingham talked about why […]

Jesus Sons bring their 70s whiskey rock to life with their new video for “Better Times.” Continuing with their throwback spirit, the video appears to be shot on film with a fisheye lens giving off a psychedelic mind-bending vibe. Filmed, edited, and directed by Olivia Jaffe, the video has that black and white silent film-feel due […]

Grab your girl or grab your best friend, Memphis country punk-rocker Lucero are hitting the Echo this Sunday, November 16 as night one of their country hattrick at the intimate East side venue. As part of Lucero’s ‘By the Seat of Our Pants’ tour, hitting New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco — the dates […]