Ultimate Painting (LP) -Album review
I sat down for the first time in a while and reviewed an album – tonight’s selection was their self-titled debut LP – Ultimate Painting. 10 tracks of pure modern
Them Howling Bones Record Release at the L.A. Fort
Punk fuckin’ rock! That is how I would describe November 14th’s Them Howling Bones EP release Party at The LA Fort. The LA Fort is this cool little artist collective
Chance The Rapper And My First Hip Hop Show by Justin Cornwall
I’d never been to a hip-hop or rap show prior to setting foot in the House Of Blues Hollywood last night. Chance the Rapper, Azizi Gibson, Kamandi baptized me into
Two Nights of Death From Above 1979 and MSTRKRFT in L.A. and The O.C.
Death from Above 1979/MSTRKRFT: Night 2 in LA. Within the 20 minutes between opener, Hustle & Drone leaving the stage and Death From Above 1979 taking it, the house went
Run The Jewels: Taking Hip Hop Back at The Echoplex
It’s been years since anyone in hip hop has released an entire album of “destined to be classic” tracks, much less two. Over the last couple years rappers like Danny
Reignwolf at the Mint: Madman of Rock ‘n Roll
Jordan Cook sat on a drum throne with a drum stick in his picking hand, a guitar in his other and the mic chord wrapped around his neck. Just minutes
Turn Table Tennis: Red Bull and DJ Fueled Ping Pong Tourney at The Standard
SPiN LA is the Susan Sarandon (yes, from Thelma & Louise) sponsored ping pong facility housed within the ultra-modern Standard Hotel in DTLA. Last night the Red Bull team overhauled
Bad Religion at The Mayan: Hardcore Punk Lives On Through a Soft Generation
It’s been interesting to attend every night of Red Bull Sound Select’s, 30 Days in LA– and exhausting. I’m a music mutt so I would probably attend at least 15
Chillin with Thurz and Tapioca and the Flea at the K-town Karaoke Throwdown
Last night I hit day 8 of Red Bull Sound Select’s, 30 days in LA. This night was a laid back Karaoke night with the title K-Town Karaoke Throwdown and
Warpaint at the Echoplex: Bringing Grown Men to Tears
I need to write a review but I want to write a love letter. I can hardly think straight. My head is still spinning from Warpaint’s two hour set last
The Julie Ruin at The Troubadour: Vagina’s and Surprises.
Kathleen Hanna is an icon. She is the nut crushing, vagina wielding, punk singing, ear ringing legend of a once, DIY militant feminism. A militancy that was absolutely necessary in
Two Nights with Mariachi El Bronx: An intimate record release and a sold out show
It’s a big week for Mariachi El Bronx. They dropped their third album of the beloved, white boy mariachi music that has become a major draw for fans around the