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Live Review: Bonavega at The Zebulon in Los Angeles, CA
Material: It takes all of two seconds to glean that the artist Bonavega is influenced by some of the more flamboyant and avant-garde rockers of ... -
Live Review: Diana Rein at Malainey’s Grill in Long Beach, CA
Material: The “blues” afternoon on Sundays from about 4:30 p.m. at this dockside bar and grill in Long Beach isn’t necessarily the most conducive environment for checking out a ... -
Live Review: Danielle Taylor at The Broadwater Theater in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Danielle Taylor knows how to write a chorus; consistently throughout her set, her choruses are powerful, focused, pop-oriented,and catchy. “Countdown,” “Queendom” and “Big House” ... -
Live Review: Karen Campbell at The Prospector in Long Beach, CA
Material: “This record was a long fucking time coming,” says the band Karen Campbell on the Bandcamp page for their Vanilla EP, which came out ... -
Live Review: Bobby Long at City Winery Loft in New York, NY
Material: Under the umbrella of singer-songwriter, Bobby Long’s music resides somewhere between folk, rock and acoustic with a twist of alternative. You can’t easily liken ... -
Live Review: Eric McFadden at Bogie's in Westlake Village, CA
Material: Far more than an extraordinary guitarist, Eric McFadden is, to put it bluntly, an experience. From mellow blues licks, Muscle Shoals rockabilly and salt-of-the-earth ... -
Live Review: Disco Shrine at The Echo in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Disco Shrine released their debut EP Soft Fur as a synth-pop duo back in 2015. But when Tommy Nickerson departed from the group shortly ... -
Live Review: Shook Twins at The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Shook Twins hail from Portland,OR. Their set encapsulated multiple genres including disco, psychedelic ‘60s and light beatboxing and rap. The song “Shake” has an ... -
Live Review: Katie Ferrara at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA
Material: Though only 30, Katie Ferrara looks and sounds like she stepped right out of 1960’s Haight-Ashbury. Sporting a wide-brimmed fedora and scarf, she looked ... -
Live Review: Gentle Temper at Great Scott in Allston, MA
Material: Referring to themselves as an “ocean folk duo,” guitarist Ryan Meier and bassist Marion Earley traverse hipster alternative root territory alongside a refreshing burst ...
