The Grandiosity of Spiritualized at the Orpheum Theatre
I’ve never been inside a big church. I feel unwelcome by the grandiosity of the architecture. The people inside aren’t as divine as the room they occupy. Except it’s not
Your Peace is our Peace: David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption at the Ace Hotel
My relationship with Transcendental Meditation began with my admiration for the cinema of auteur filmmaker, David Lynch. For the longest time, Eraserhead was my favorite movie. Lynch was able to
The Church of Clutch at El Rey w/Sevendust and Tyler Bryant
Among die-hard Clutch fans, a label which describes most Clutch fans, it’s common to hear the slogan: “Clutch is Church”. The sentiment comes from a deep connection with the band
Recontamination: Dying Fetus at the Regent
A recent conversation with a friend resolved with an agreement that metal in L.A. is alive and kicking; a realization landed upon mostly after discussing the insanity we each witnessed
United Kingdom, United Scene: Basement at the Hi Hat
When you listen to Basement, you hear so many different styles of rock converging into one sweeping underground sound that whether you’re into alternative, emo, or hardcore, you feel pain,
For Boy George, Anything: Culture Club at the Big Fresno Fair
Words and Photos: Maggie St. Thomas At the turn of the century, I had the honor of being Culture Club’s only photographer at their San Diego show. It was an
Take This: Win 2 Tickets to Black Moth Super Rainbow at Lodge Room
Are you guys ready to trip? The Lodge Room is waiting for you and their hall of Halloween horrors comes in the form of some of the craziest, most visionary
Kick Out The Jams: MC50 at the Observatory
Words and Photos by: Maggie St. Thomas The innovators of punk were the Motor City 5, known for their high energy live performances, being aggressive revolutionaries of the 1960’s and
Don’t Slander Me: Roky Erickson at Teragram
Photos by: Dillon Vaughn Very few performers have lived lives as hard as Roky Erickson. A godfather of psych rock and garage, Roky’s history is almost unbelievable. A musical prodigy
Take This: Win 2 Tickets To Tune-Yards and U.S. Girls at the Mayan
Goldenvoice and 4AD records have come together to bring you one of the best concert bills all year with Tune-Yards and U.S. Girls gracing the stage at the beautiful Mayan
Return of the Old School: Kingdom Come at the Whisky
It’s my contention that if 80’s metal and grunge were to duke it out today, 80’s metal would come out victorious. I once read about a book called “The Pendulum”
Teen Angst Never Dies: Alkaline Trio at the Observatory
There’s really no point in beating around the fact that the average age of attendees at the shows I look forward to has well surpassed their mid-20s hipster cred and