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Live Review: Katie Costello at Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA
Material: This was a very heartfelt mix of both radio-friendly and completely danceable numbers interspersed between slower alternative-pop ballads. The best of the bunch was “A Beautiful Mystery” from Costello’s ... -
Live Review: Levi Petree at Trip Santa Monica in Santa Monica, CA
Material: More often than once, due to some serious songwriting chops, this artist makes you do a double take thinking you might just be listening to John Denver. The music ... -
Live Review: The Wag at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA
Material: The Wag is unabashedly a throwback to the 1960s, with short and sweet pop songs that are family-friendly. Alicia Van Sant, Brian Ostering and Don Lee all trade off ... -
Live Review: Sidney B! at Molly Malone's in Los Angeles, CA
Venue: Molly Malone's City: Los Angeles, CA Contact: contact@sidneyb.com Web: sidneyb.com Material: As his music video plays on a screen behind him Sidney B! quips, “I’m so fresh.” His music is indeed ... -
Live Review: Tara Beier at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA
Venue: The Mint City: Los Angeles, CA Contact: tarabeier@icloud.com Web: tarabeiermusic.com Material: The set list is a balance of slow ballads and uptempo rock tunes. The sounds are reminiscent of ... -
Live Review: Christie Lenée at the Genghis Cohen in Los Angeles, CA
Material: The musical August Rush is about a guitar tapping prodigy. Christie Lenée is the first to admit that the film is a huge influence upon her work, which includes ... -
Live Review: Brenna Bavis Band at Molly Malone's in Los Angeles, CA
Material: What you are getting from the Brenna Bavis Band is not a purely blues act. Almost their entire set consists of original tunes written by Bavis and DeNigris, the ... -
Live Review: Alma Lake at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Amy Winehouse springs to mind once Alma Lake starts jazz scatting, sporting a baby beehive. Her love for the ‘60s is apparent not only from her hairstyle but from her ... -
Live Review: Artur Menezes at Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society in Newhall, CA
Material: Artur Menezes featured mostly covers, including modern blues selections from Henrik Freischlader interspersed between instrumentals by Albert Collins. The few original tunes included “I Have Screwed Up,” which has a ... -
Live Review: Travis Marsh at Hotel Café in Los Angeles, CA
Material: The songs of Travis Marsh fall somewhere between stark soul reminiscent of Hozier as well as some California country artists. In fact, one of the few covers in his ...
