Only a short two month break since their last set of shows, M83 returns to Los Angeles for two sold out nights at Club Nokia before they travel to Europe and Australia starting their winter tour schedule. Anthony Gonzalez, artist holding the palette, recently relocated from the South of France to the center of American [...]
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Since Element’s recent return to the LA live scene, a mere mention of the veteran goth rock band will typically draw in a modest mob of local deathrockers, post punks, and old school goths to any local dive bar, underground club, or even backyard house party in the area. This time it was a supper [...]
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Good Old War have a unique way of blending folky charm with pop sensibilities, creating something incredibly entertaining and pleasantly unpretentious. The music isn’t necessarily original, but it’s a hell of a lot of fun, especially when performed in an intimate venue where everyone knows all the words to every song. Such was the case at [...]
Saturday, June 18, 2011
The air may be as hot as hell but the eclectic collection of music at Bonnaroo is heavenly. Those who could brave the heat, the dust, and the drive to Tennessee were rewarded this year with such a diverse range of music that everyone who attended was able to find the sounds they were looking [...]
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Yo La Tengo Fail Tuesday, October 19, 2010. It was a glorious night to be in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The weather was fair, with music lilting over the sidewalks from venues participating in this year’s CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival. Clutched in my hand was my spandy-new CMJ press badge, a laminated card boasting not only [...]
Saturday, March 6, 2010
After days of weather drier than a nun’s EXCUSE ME the Take Action Tour was coming to town. Toronto, that is. It was wet, freezing, and the excitement was buzzing in the stagnant air. Since I was unaware that I would be attending the show for certain, I was unprepared for what I was about [...]
Monday, February 1, 2010
January 16th, 2010: 5 up and coming bands were on their way to Poughkeepsie, New York, to rock the stage on a short–but sweet–tour. The Who’s Driving? tour consisted of Ian Walsh, Sparks The Rescue, The Summer Set, The Audition, and headliners Every Avenue. Most of the bands have hardly gotten their name out there, [...]
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A lot has happened since Blink-182 called it quits as a band in February of 2005. Singer and guitarist Tom Delonge formed a new band, Angels and Airwaves, whose debut album We Don’t Need To Whisper made it to the number 4 spot on the Billboard 200. Singer and bassist Mark Hoppus went on to [...]
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I had the chance to catch Thee Summer Bailout Tour on August 22nd in Clifton Park, NY. This tour has an extremely talented lineup, headlined by Emery, and featuring Closure in Moscow, Ivoryline and Kiros. Maylene and the Sons of Disaster were originally on the bill, but they were forced to drop the tour for [...]
Saturday, August 22, 2009
On July 11th, the ‘What Happens in Vegas’ tour took a pass through Buffalo, New York stopping at Mohawk Place downtown. The tour consisted of 7 bands in total, some on certain dates and not others. The Buffalo stop just happened to include a line-up that looked like this: The Cab, The Secret Handshake, The Summer Set, Eye Alaska, [...]
Monday, January 23, 2012
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