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Backstreet’s Back: Bringing Millennium Nostalgia to Vegas
Best-selling group in boy band history, The Backstreet Boys, returned to Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada for their fourth weekend on August 1. The quintessential ... -
Olivia Rodrigo Takes Over LA with Six Sold-Out Nights
The Kia Forum illuminated in bright purple as 3x Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo wraps the North America leg of her GUTS World Tour in ... -
Belanova at the YouTube Theater
Mexican electro-pop band Belanova is embracing the nostalgia wave as they return to the U.S. stage for the first time since 2018. Belanova’s Vida En ... -
Live Review: Dennis Caravello at The 5 Spot, Nashville
Material: Although from Chicago, Dennis Caravello now calls Nashville home. Those disparate cultural spaces are embodied in his music, which blends jazzy feels with a Southern ... -
Live Review: The Santana Project in Detroit, MI
Material: The Santana Project (TSP) is a Detroit-based ensemble that celebrates the music of Carlos Santana—from the Woodstock era to his contemporary hits. This eight-piece outfit ... -
Live Review: Lauren Minear at Rockwood Music Hall, N.Y.C.
Material: From the outside, acoustic singer-songwriter Lauren Minear seems to have it all. But they say everyone has a story and Minear shared her thoughtful impressions ... -
Live Review: Possible Oceans at Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles
Material: Possible Oceans is a rock & roll quartet playing hard rockin’ punk. The songs are melodic and the lyrics deliberate, and when paired with the ... -
Live Review: King Hannah at The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles
Material: King Hannah is an indie-alternative pop group playing mood music. The music is depressive and dark and it provokes an eeriness that sends chills down ... -
Live Review: Gareth Dunlop at The Regent, Los Angeles
Material: With songs from his latest record Animal, along with commercial hit “Devil Like You” (as featured in Netflix’s Lucifer) and 2018’s “Can’t Stand Myself,” Gareth Dunlop delivered a ... -
Live Review: The New Hope Club at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles
Material: The New Hope Club is a “boy band” playing, you guessed it, pop, boy band songs, complete with catchy tunes, beautiful harmonies and lyrics full ... -
Live Review: Adobe Punk
Plaza De La Raza Los Angeles, CA Contact: theresa@aboutpd.org Web: aboutpd.org/adobe-punk Players: Karis Brizendine, vocals, guitar; Giselle Etessami vocals, bass, piano; Isaac Cruz, vocals, drums Material: Three years ago, a playwright ... -
Live Review: Twanguero
The Hotel Café Hollywood, CA Web: twanguero.com Contact: collinartists@gmail.com Players: Diego Garcia, guitar, vocals; Brian Griffin, percussion; Mags Shuear, vocals, tambourine Material: Diego Garcia is a Spanish guitar player whose ... -
Live Review: Stormstress
Token Lounge Detroit, MI Contact: stormstressband@gmail.com Web: stormstressband.com Players: Tanya Venom, guitar, vocals; Tia Mayhem, bass, vocals; Maddie May Scott, drums Material: Just like a gale force blast Stormstress delivers ... -
Live Review: Jenn Bostic
StageIt Nashville, TN Contact: jennbosticbooking@gmail.com Web: jennbostic.com Players: Jenn Bostic, piano, vocals Material: After moving to Nashville, Jenn Bostic met with a host of labels. Their representatives informed her she ... -
Live Review: Eric Nam
Livestream Atlanta, GA Contact: mackenzie@theavenuewest.com Web: theavenuewest.com Material: Pop artist Eric Nam performed a concert in Atlanta, GA that livestreamed to everyone across the globe. Throughout the performance, Nam ... -
Live Review: Dillon Vanders
Dillon Vanders Alex’s Bar Long Beach, CA Contact: frank@sweetheartpr.com Web: dillonvandersmusic.com Players: Dillon Vanders, vocals, guitar; Heather Sommerhauser, backing vocals; Alyssandra Nighswonger, backing vocals Material: Sandwiched between two other, ... -
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Music Connection is reviewing livestream performances for the "Live Reviews" section in our print and digital magazine. If you are an independent or amateur musician ... -
Livestream Review: Amanda Rose Riley
Contact: amanda@amandaroseriley.com Web: amandaroseriley.com Material: Amanda Rose Riley’s songs are familiar, revealing a darkness behind her sweet sounding voice and guitar. There is a sadness ... -
Livestream Review: Kerry Patrick Clark
Web: KerryPatrickClark.com Contact: Kerry@KerryPatrickClark.com Material: Kerry Patrick Clark is a singer-songwriter reminiscent of John Denver, Cat Stevens and Harry Chapin. The songs are super-delicious, with ... -
Livestream Review: Hayley Sales
Contact: judikerr@judikerrpr.com Web: hayleysales.com Material: Kicking off the North American leg of her 2020 virtual world tour and the release of her upcoming album, Ricochet, ...
