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Live Review: Justin Levinson at The Hotel Café in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Justin Levinson's songs are pop oriented. They ooze preteen and teen, with melodies that take the listener back to the Mickey Mouse Club. The ... -
Live Review: Ward at Trip in Santa Monica, CA
Material: There’s a respectable crowd gathered at Trip, a much-loved venue with a neighborhood-bar vibe in Santa Monica, by the time L.A. post-punkers Ward get ... -
Live Review: Inobe at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA
Material: It is hard not to draw comparisons to Erykah Badu here, but Inobe differentiates herself with a spunky persona as she declares, “We’ve got ... -
Live Review: Palmas at Rockwood Hall in New York, NY
Material: Dressed in their preppie best, Philadelphia-based Palmas played their hearts out with a modern surf-influenced rock sound. The group’s inspiration draws from bands like ... -
Live Review: The Alternatives at Uptown Grille in Detroit, MI
Material: Power-pop mixed with a heavy ‘60s-centric rock sensibility is the order of the day for the Alternatives, an accomplished Motor City sextet. What is ... -
Live Review: Robbery, Inc. at the Hotel Café in Hollywood, CA
Material: For five years up to 2013, Robb Torres played lead guitar for still-active nu-metal band Trapt, the group best known for the 2002 single ... -
Live Review: Consider the Source at ONCE Ballroom in Somerville, MA
Material: Aficionados of unorthodox, flipped-out fusion with a bent toward progressive metal, represented by John Zorn, Ponga, Tuatara, Master Musicians of Bukakke and Skerik’s Bandalabra, will ... -
Live Review: Charming Liars at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, CA
Material: The fact that the Charming Liars is made up of English musicians and a Californian singer might seem like a small detail at first, but ... -
Live Review: Kill The Past at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Kill The Past are a fun little metal act that not only cover challenging songs by their progenitors, but also pen original tunes like “The ... -
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 ...
