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Islands and Honus Honus deliver unique performances at Teragram Ballroom

Last week, fans were in for a treat with Los Angeles-based Islands headlining the Teragram Ballroom. Opening up the evening were the very eccentric collaboration, Honus Honus. Frontman, Ryan Kattner is best known for his work with the experimental instrumental project Man Man and indie rock supergroup, Mister Heavenly. Honus Honus is a collective of […]

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This week’s best LA concerts: Make Music Pasadena, Bishop Briggs, Bob Dylan and more

This week in Los Angeles we’ve select a variety of best concerts for you to attend. Let’s start with the FREE goods. Make Music Pasadena kicks off Saturday with bands like Atlas Genius, PAPA, Bear Hands and more. There’s some excellent (FREE) Monday night residencies going off in June. We highly recommend you check out […]

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Win Tickets to Islands at the Teragram Ballroom

About three weeks ago, Canadian indie pop band Islands released not just one, but two albums since their 2014 release Ski Mask. Should I Remain Here, At Sea? is a follow up to their debut album Return to Sea, and Taste explores themes of police brutality and white male privilege – subjects not previously touched by the […]

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Win Tickets to Islands at the Troubadour

Fans of Foxygen, Of Montreal, and The Dodos can welcome Islands, the Canadian band now based in Los Angeles. Their eclectic take on music bring forth new ideas for experimenting with different sounds. Their latest album, Ski Mask features a series of melodies, taking you on a roller coaster with their shifts from really upbeat […]

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Mister Heavenly “Out of Love” – Album Review

Mister Heavenly @ Fox Theater Pomona – Photo by Will Tee Yang I just popped on the debut album by Mister Heavenly titled Out of Love released on Sub Pop Records.  I’ve been in a state of anticipation for this little treasure box of songs since I followed (stalked) this band all over SXSW 2011.  […]

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Sunset Junction 2009 Day 2

Damn was it a boiler on Sunday at Sunset Junction. You know how guys get arm-pit sweat stains, well chick with nice racks get booby sweat. You could tell which ones weren’t wearing a bra this steamy afternoon. I arrived towards the end of the set for Local Natives and was stoked with what I […]

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Sunset Junction 2009 Day 1

“Bloody hell, there’s so many hot girls here!” My Aussie partner-in-crime could not help but notice how many lovely ladies were at this year’s Sunset Junction. Clad in sun dresses, daisy dukes and skin tight leggings, the ladies were dressed to kill in a sweet potpourri of different flavors. One in the same, the men […]

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