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Live Review: Divided by Zed at Trixie's Bar & Grille in Detroit, MI
Material: Divided by Zed composes tunes that span a wide range of influences, but remain totally original. John Mazzei, John Micheli and Jeff Levine have ... -
8.2
New Music Critique: Tesh
A level of quiet calm bordering on the spiritual pervades these joints by intriguing hip-hop artist Tesh. Relationship issues are her focus, but instead of ... -
Live Review: Ronny North at Anaheim Hilton in Anaheim, CA
Material: Ronny North is an all-instrumental outfit akin to Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson and others, although not as melodic or pop sounding. North ... -
Live Review: Artur Menezes at Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society in Newhall, CA
Material: Artur Menezes featured mostly covers, including modern blues selections from Henrik Freischlader interspersed between instrumentals by Albert Collins. The few original tunes included “I Have ... -
Live Review: Los Rakas at Los Globos in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Los Rakas are a bilingual Bay Area hip-hop duo comprising two Panamanian cousins, Raka Rich and Raka Dun. They strive to push the envelope ... -
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New Music Critique: T3TRA
Tess Dunn is T3TRA, whose dark, soul-baring statements are as candid and relatable to millennials as her hooks are sharp and memorable for all listeners. ... -
Live Review: Acidic at the Viper Room in West Hollywood, CA
Material: Los Angeles-based band Acidic do their best to give listeners a song to fit any occasion. From sexy rock tracks like “Chicago” and “Pirate ... -
Live Review: Westerner at Timewarp Records in Los Angeles, CA
Material: Westerner offer a completely entertaining blend of precision-played psychedelic glam rock. Funky beats and occasional electronics are applied to a showy indie-rock style that ... -
7.8
New Music Critique: Scott Cook
With a musical metabolism all his own, laidback Canadian Scott Cook has a disarming honesty, a genuinely humanistic soul bordering on innocence that is hard ... -
7.6
New Music Critique: Doreen Taylor
There’s no question that Doreen Taylor can sing. Whether on the aching, anguished “Over” or the sweetly inspirational “Unstoppable” or the triumphant “You & Me,” ...
