The Blue Note Los Angeles, CA Contact: sydney.whittenburg@umusic.comWeb: tankandthebangas.comPlayers: Tarriona “Tank” Ball, vocals; Norman Spence, keys, guitar; Robert Kellner, keys; Kenaniah Turner, bass; Deven Trusclair, drums; Etienne Stoufflet, saxophone, flute; ...

Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA Contact: zoeh@grandstandhq.comWeb: riconastymusic.comPlayers: Rico Nasty, vocals; Miles Walker, DJ; Chancey, guitar Eighty percent of the best new rappers of the last decade have been female. ...

Contact: 4pjmusicgroup@protonmail.comWeb: smartblackkid.comSeeking: Film/TVStyle: Modern Rock, Classic Rock, Punk Rock According to his Bandcamp bio, SmartBlackKid released an astonishing 10 albums in a year between April 2012 and January 2013. ...

Contact: info@beibeizheng.comWeb: beibeizheng.comSeeking: Label, Booking, Sync, ManagementStyle: World Fusion, Chinese instrument, Organic Lo-Fi Electronic Bei Bei is, according to her online bio, “an internationally acclaimed and award-winning guzheng performer, composer, ...

Contact: angelcross826@aol.comWeb: themidiworldoffreedom.bandcamp.com/album/luna-sparksSeeking: Label, Booking, Film/TVStyle: Electronic MIDI Plunderphonics There’s a lot of fun to be had here. The MIDI World of Freedom is, according to the small amount of ...

Contact: bluebaronmusic@comcast.netWeb: tikicowboys.bandcamp.com/album/oysterSeeking: DistributionStyle: Americana, Island Country Blues Rock Forget about troubling images of white supremacists marching with tiki torches. The Tiki Cowboys blend island culture with rootsy Americana and ...

Contact: ellykacemusic@gmail.comWeb: ellykace.comSeeking: CoverageStyle: Dream-Pop Brooklyn-based dream-pop artist Elly Kace describes herself as a “queer sound healing mystic and indie artist,” which is fair enough. She’s also a gifted songwriter, ...

Contact: dougdeutschpr1956@gmail.comWeb: jbkeepingthebluesalive.comSeeking: Label, BookingStyle: Blues, Soul, Rock Cleveland-born, Jersey-raised blues man James “JB” Barnes is keen to stress that he’s the real deal; a soulful, authentic blues man with ...

COP InternationalProducer: Azam Ali Los Angeles-based Azam Ali was born in Iran and raised in India, and from the start of the opening title track, all that beautiful multiculture bursts ...

While books have been written about Seattle giants Pearl Jam before, it’s the “live” angle that music journalist Fragassi has leaned into here, actually structuring the book like a concert. ...