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The Best Gig I Ever Saw: Ship Says Om Recalls Tori Amos
Jenny Gillespie Mason of Ship Says Om told us about her Tori Amos experience. Jenny Gillespie Mason: At age fourteen, I attended Tori Amos’ concert in Springfield, IL. She played ... -
Chip Kinman Can't Do Without His Harmonica
Solo artist and beloved member of The Dils and Rank & File Chip Kinman told us about his harmonica love. Chip Kinman: A harmonica. I really don’t know how to ... -
Video of the Week: Ice Spice Drops Thootie
Hip-hop star Ice Spice has dropped new single and video 'Thootie," featuring a stellar guest spot by Dominican rapper Tokischa. "This was a fun record for me. It's the first-time ... -
Hit the Decks! It's NLI
Classically trained British DJ and producer NLI was a concert pianist before she became a techno artist. "I have been making music my entire life and got into making weird, ... -
A Night at the Opera with Puccini's La Bohème
Oreste Cosimo as Rodolfo and Janai Brugger as Mimi in LA Opera's 2025 production of La Bohème. (Photo by Cory Weaver) In the decades since Music Connection got going in 1977, there ... -
My Favorite Album: Alex Little Loves B-52's
The B-52's The B-52's (Warner Bros/Island) Garage-pop artist Alex Little told us about her love for a B-52's classic. Alex Little: This album is everything. It's raw and simplistic sound ... -
Little Simz at the Hollywood Palladium
With roots in the increasingly celebrated (on an international level) grime scene, British rapper Little Simz has been releasing albums since 2015, and 2025's Lotus is her sixth. It's also ... -
The Best Gig I Ever Saw: MyVeronica Recalls Tokyo Shoegazer
L.A.'s MyVeronica (pictured left) told us about her Tokyo Shoegazer experience in Taiwan. MyVeronica: In February 2023, I made a pilgrimage to Taiwan, the birthplace of my father. On my ... -
Mason Summit Can't Do Without His 1963 Gibson Country Western
Nashville-based singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Mason Summit of the Prickly Pair told us about his Gibson love... Mason Summit: In January 2008, just weeks before my father died, my family ... -
Cock Sparrer Bring the Oi Hollywood
Even taking into account the fact that British Oi! icons Cock Sparrer haven't performed in Los Angeles for 25 years, it felt slightly shocking that they sold out their first ...
