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Live Review: Jason Achilles Mezilis at Der Wolf in Pasadena, CA
Material: Experimental rocker Jason Achilles Mezilis has an unmistakable, positively unique sound that you can easily hear a mile away. The multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer—best known for his gritty, organic ... -
Live Review: Ivy Wood at 1720 in Los Angeles
Material: Ivy Wood, a fantastic sludge-rock duo consisting of Julien Baptiste and Dennis Nillsson, have long been one of LA’s best-kept secrets. However, it seems the secret’s finally starting to ... -
Live Review: The Divined at The Whisky A GoGo in West Hollywood, CA
Material: The Divined aren’t your run-of-the-mill, straight-ahead rock band. This high-octane group—borne out of a “cosmic” musical connection between singer Brett Copeland and guitarist Mitch Micoley—is all about the bigger ... -
Live Review: Rachael Sage at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA
Material: With probing, diary-like lyrics, Tori Amos-esque vocal delivery and a self-assuredness on stage that only comes from years of being on the road and pounding the pavement, the effervescent ... -
Live Review: The West Coast Feed at The Hotel Café in Hollywood, CA
Material: It’s hard to put a band like The West Coast Feed into a neat little box, as the nine-piece soul/swagger rock” project hailing from Seattle, WA at times echo ... -
Live Review: Bonavega at The Zebulon in Los Angeles, CA
Material: It takes all of two seconds to glean that the artist Bonavega is influenced by some of the more flamboyant and avant-garde rockers of yore, like David Byrne of ... -
Live Review: Katie Ferrara at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA
Material: Though only 30, Katie Ferrara looks and sounds like she stepped right out of 1960’s Haight-Ashbury. Sporting a wide-brimmed fedora and scarf, she looked ever a bit the busker, ... -
Live Review: Alana Davis at the Hotel Café in Hollywood, CA
Material: You may remember Alana Davis from her poppy, characteristically ‘90s hit, “32 Flavors.” However, the smoky-voiced Manhattanite has adopted a more reggae- and jazz-infused sound in recent years, perhaps ...
