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Deap Vally & Le Butcherettes’ Double Assault on the Regent Theater
Brent Smith
May 3, 2016
Rock N’ Roll Dance Party at the Regent this past Saturday, presented by Dance in a Panic and featuring Deap Vally and Le Butcherettes, served as a perfect microcosm for a new reality in rock. The recent Tidal wave (see what I did there?) of Beyoncé’s Lemonade is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to women’s dominance in rock. Yes, rock. Even Queen Bey is wising up and digging into her rock and roll roots (note “Don’t Hurt Yourself” featuring Jack White), some of which no doubt, lie with unsung female blues singers like Big Mama Thornton and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Alabama Shakes’ “Don’t Wanna Fight” winning for Best Rock Song at the Grammys was a victory for more than just Brittany Howard (the first black woman to win in the rock genre since Tracy Chapman in ’97). Pay attention and the beacons for the recent shift away from a predominantly male-dominated arena are there. The good news is that it only gets better—much better—the deeper down into that iceberg you go. I’ve never seen KAV live before—the event’s resident band, but they sounded a bit flat. I wasn’t sure if that was a regular thing, or
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Win 2 Tickets to Desert Daze 2015 and Enter Another Dimension
Danny Baraz
March 27, 2015
On Saturday, May 2nd, Moon Block will take over Sunset Ranch Oasis in Mecca, California to bring to you the next installment of Desert Daze 2015and we’re giving away a pair of tickets to one beautiful soul. Take a pilgrimage out to Desert Daze festival this year for the music and chances are you will come back with new friends, new inspiration and a new outlook on life. I don’t think I am overstating things. There might be a chance that the lenses you are viewing your life through right now are bit dusty and scratched up. The mundane daily activities of fitting into society take the sheen off the miracle of our very existence. But there is beauty all around us that is present whether you can see it or not. Amongst all the leeches that drain the love and spirit out of the essence of our souls exists a community that connects, gives, loves, plays, sings, listens, expresses and feels. Come join us. Conversely, you might have the world in the palm of your hands right at this very moment. You are looking for every opportunity to celebrate the amazing vibrations that reverberate in your soul. You want to
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