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Silver Linings to Sorrowful Tales: Laura Veirs at The Echo
Dillon Vaughn
June 2, 2018
Touring in support of her new album The Lookout, Laura Veirs performed an intimate show at The Echo to a crowd composed of some of the most engaged fans I’ve seen for any artist at the venue; a level of energy not entirely surprising considering her previous performance in LA
Overcoming Fear With Fever Ray At The Palladium
Aria Silva-Espinosa
June 1, 2018
It’s an understatement to say that I’ve struggled to find words to describe the all-encompassing spectacle that is Fever Ray, live and very much in the flesh. Adorned in a cartoon-like bodysuit with padded superhero musculature adhered in bright colors to her otherwise indistinguishable frame, she brought a more rousing
Who Needs Pins When You’ve Got Spikes? GBH at the Observatory
Janky Smooth Central Command
May 31, 2018
It’s 8pm in Southern California, the night before Punk Rock Bowling kicks off in Las Vegas: do you know where the local punks are? You might assume they’re all somewhere between another vegan straight-edge food stop and pure Barstow bat country; in reality, a number of them are sticking close
Against Me! Stuns at The Observatory Before Punk Rock Bowling
Jessica Moncrief
May 30, 2018
One of the great things about being a Punk living in Southern California, is Punk Rock Bowling season. A slew of legendary punk bands tend to make LA/OC area their official stop to kick off their weekend of debauchery and 2018 has proven to be no different than in past
What’s Left To Ponders: Pond At Zebulon
Robert Cohen
May 29, 2018
One of the best things my Dad ever taught me was to learn the rules laid down by any system before deciding which ones deserve to be broken. After all, any rebellion set off without having done the necessary research can be painted at best as laziness and at worst
Get Off Your Phone and Into the Crowd: Unknown Mortal Orchestra at The Wiltern
Travis Beck
May 28, 2018
There are times in my life when I don’t listen to new music. Those are often dark times where I do nothing but binge all my old favorite artists – which span about 50 years – from jazz legends to the Beatles to “Crash Into Me” by Dave Matthews Band.
Crushed at Communion: Cough and Grime at Union
Dillon Vaughn
May 25, 2018
Union is a weird venue (and I say that entirely with love.) The range of genres and performers you can see there within any given three day period is unparalleled; multiple rooms and the willingness to take risks and work with promoters and musicians from vastly different scenes gives many
It Ain’t a Cult, it’s a Trap: Tyla Yaweh and SAINt JHN at The Roxy
Rob Shepyer
May 23, 2018
Hip hop shows in 2018 are the most purely fun concerts of any genre causing a ruckus in LA. With rowdy DJs, blunt smoke, wild dance, and beautiful women everywhere, anyone that talks down about this form of music surely hasn’t experienced it live. related content: Nature World Night Out
Soulfly And Nile: From The Amazon to The Whiskey
Rob Shepyer
May 22, 2018
When I was thirteen years old, strewn above my bed, watching over me as I slept, was none other than Max Cavalera. His silhouette standing over the ocean, arms a-stretched like Rio De Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer, was on the cover of Soulfly‘s 1998 debut album, the poster flag of
Satyricon’s Final Los Angeles Show At The Regent: A Night Too Blackened To Forget
Rob Shepyer
May 21, 2018
How do music writer’s typically describe the black metal sound? Frigid riffs? blast-beat drums? Cold shriek vocals? Epic? Medieval? Symphonic? These keywords are standard diction in black metal analysis but when talking about Satyricon one must introduce words like groove, experimental, and rock and fucking roll. That’s how the band
