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Live Review: Kela Parker at Amplyfi in Los Angeles, CA
Material: The Dreamer & The Dream is the name of Kela Parker’s brand new album. It is also a proverbial portrait of her adolescent upbringing in Portland, OR, a time ... -
Live Reviews: Villains In Vogue at The Study in Hollywood, CA
Material: The re-imagining of traditional glam rock through the youthful eyes of Justin Sane has helped spark the creation of a new band called Villains In Vogue. Co-founded in late ... -
Donna Missal at The Hi Hat in Los Angeles, CA
There were a lot of thoughts going through my mind as I watched Donna Missal perform her first headlining show in Los Angeles, California. Deeply profound questions, like: “Isn’t that ... -
Live Review: The Reasn Live at Eric's in Hollywood, CA
Material: As the 16-year-old lead singer of a pop trio, artist The Reasn was once on the verge of signing a lucrative contract with a major label. But the taste ... -
Album Review: Love is Dead by Chvrches (9/10)
Unlike its predecessor (Every Open Eye), the second studio album by Chvrches focuses more on Lauren Mayberry as the primary vocalist and less on vocal contributions from Martin Doherty. This creative adjustment sets a distinctive ... -
Live Review: Morty Shallman at Bar Lubitsch in West Hollywood, CA
Material: Morty Shallman is a storyteller. His songs are sequential chapters from a self-made genre that he has labeled “Literary Pop.” His new album, Pop Fiction, is essentially the re-imagining ... -
Live Review: The Kepler Mission at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, CA
Material: Music by The Kepler Mission has slowly transcended a boyhood dream that was once shared by the band’s co-founders, while they were attending high school together in Napa, CA. ... -
Live Review: The Guidance at The Peppermint Club in West Hollywood, CA
Material: Stefan Pruett is a music voyager exploring the unknown, venturing from genre to genre in a quest to create a brand new category of contemporary music for himself. It ... -
Live Review: Faulkner at The Peppermint Club in West Hollywood, CA
Material: Every song that Faulkner creates is a pawn on the chessboard of their lead singer and only songwriter Lucas Asher. He wears confidence just as well as he dons ... -
Album Review: Leon Bridges - Good Thing (9/10)
Bridges teams with contemporary pop producer Ricky Reed for this sophomore release, a collection that combines the modern elements of funk and alternative R&B with the raw emotions of classic ...