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Live Review: Mr. Airplane Man at Cafe NELA in Los Angeles, CA
Material: If you spent your formative years on alt-rock acts like Morphine and the White Stripes, there’s a chance you’ve already experienced Boston-based power act Mr. Airplane Man. After a solid ... -
Live Review: People's Blues of Richmond at Echoplex in Los Angeles, CA
Material: To describe this Richmond, VA-based trio, People's Blues of Richmond, as guitar rock would be accurate, no doubt, but it wouldn’t come close to telling the full story. At ... -
Live Review: Blind Lemon Peel All-Stars at Rusty's Surf Ranch in Santa Monica, CA
Material: Energetic frontman Blind Lemon Peel puts it best, “This ain’t no sittin’ around, cryin’ in your beer blues band,” no sir. Showmanship, energy and flair take center stage in ... -
Signing Story: The Dead Ships
From inception to Coachella in three years is an impressive feat no matter how you look at it, but listening to the Dead Ships' brand of guitar rock, it’s not ... -
Live Review: The Running Jumps at Cody's VivaCantina in Burbank, CA
Material: The Running Jumps’ brand of jangle pop is heavily inspired by ’60s British and American power-pop groups like The Kinks and The Zombies along with ’80s influences XTC and ... -
Signing Story: MAKUTA
Growing up in a military family, the siblings who make up the band MAKUTA built their foundation on family and faith first, with music being an ever-present mainstay in the ... -
Signing Story: Sunflower Bean
Sunflower Bean’s latest release, Human Ceremony, exemplifies the band’s ability to straddle styles and genres while molding an identity that is wholly unique. That being said, this young trio out ... -
Live Review: The Phil Celia Band at Room 5 in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Americana in its purist form, Phil Celia defines the genre by weaving his roots, country and folk influences into a sound both contemporary and timeless. Celebrating the release of ... -
Live Reviews: Socionic at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, CA
Material: Socionic offers up a progressive sound infusing elements of rock, metal and industrial, not only throughout the performance, but often within the same song. Guitarist Graczyk, brings the shredder ... -
Live Review: Becca Moore at Molly Malone's in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Becca Moore, a French expat who now calls California home, offers up funk, soul, jazz and social commentary with her “Soultown Super” project. With influences from Marvin Gaye to ... -
Live Review: The Terpsichords at Cafe Fais Do Do
Material: Unique to the Los Angeles music scene, The Terpsichords deliver old-school, New Orleans style funk that would feel right at home on stage at Tipitina’s. Fronted by veteran producer/guitarist ... -
Live Review: The Dennis Dreith Band at the Catalina Bar & Grill
Material: Composer and conductor Dreith leads a hand-picked, 13-piece ensemble of stalwarts in the contemporary music scene. In addition to a five-piece rhythm section, the big band features woodwinds, brass and, ... -
Live Review: Ghost Lit Kingdom at Viper Room
Material: A California-based outfit earnestly offering up indie pop anthems, this recently formed quintet borrows from musical influences while maintaining an eclectic, original voice. Working from a base of vocal ...
