Los Angeles-based Between Friends have returned with an ambitious new project: i like when you shine! A twenty-five-song “mixtape” that the brother-sister duo created over the last year that began as an experiment and has now snowballed into an engrossing collection of short two-minute tracks that are themselves an ode to the mixtape format. Both […]

Hot New Music: Air Traffic Controller Drop “Black Box” Words: Steven Ward When it comes to the early-beginnings for any band or artist, there are always the few outlying but common stories of adopting nomadic lifestyles, sleeping in cars, selling their belongings, and generally what has become a cliche of the “struggling artist” model. Yet, […]

Photo Credit: Kristen Wrzesniewski Washington DC-based GEMS have shared a new song titled “Living As A Ghost.” The lush song is the first single from GEMS’ forthcoming debut album Kill the One You Love which is set for release October 30th on Carpark Records. Comprised of Lindsay Pitts and Clifford John Usher, GEMS first dipped into the […]

Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero, best known as Rodrigo y Gabriela, put on an smoldering performance last night at The Hollywood Palladium. With healthy lines going around the block of the Palladium, eager fans excitedly waited hours ahead of set time just to grab the perfect spot. From the moment Rodrigo y Gabriela set their feet on the […]

Deap Vally, the valley girl duo, blues singer, and rock’n’rollers, headline the Troubadour on Tuesday, August 13. For a band that’s been around for only a year, they’ve played and gained popularity in the U.S. and the U.K. Their music is similar to that of The Black Keys and the guitar blues style of Jack […]

So my buddy, “big shot Tony,” the moniker I use to pester him, invites me to The Kills’ sold out show at the El Rey theater in LA. As much as I loathe the crazy drive there, considering I’m rollin’ up from Carlsbad, I gladly jump to the occasion to see this kick ass band […]