Ruby Ibarra Kicks Off The Circa 91 Tour
Born in Tacloban City, Philippines, Filipino-American artist Ruby Ibarra is a Bay Area native who channels both her Filipino and American identities into her work: through rap, hip-hop and spoken […]
Category Archives: Concerts
Coachella 2018 Lineup Is Released and Here’s Who I’m Stoked To See
It’s January and the start of a new year, and with that comes the release of the artists playing in the highly-anticipated festival in the desert. Scrolling through my news […]
JUNGLE brings explosive modern soul to the El Rey Theatre
London-based modern soul collective Jungle closed off their United States tour in Los Angeles — and it was fire. The seven-piece music collective played to a sold-out house of soul […]
Morgan Saint is Pop Music’s Next Big Act
Morgan Saint is an artist I had the opportunity to see and meet last Wednesday night in Los Angeles, and little did I know this New York artist would be […]
Indie pop band Cults put the Teragram Ballroom into a daze
Indie pop band Cults brought their synth pop melodies to the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles last Tuesday, November 7th and put the crowd into a daze. Known for their […]
Kollaboration’s Empower Weekend highlights AAPI talent
Kollaboration — one of the biggest platforms for highlighting AAPI talent — brought a weekend full of empowering Asian American artist, singers, songwriters, writers, entertainers, filmmakers and influencers to Los […]
Hayley Kiyoko brought her queer pop “Feelings” to sold-out El Rey debut (Video Review)
Hayley Kiyoko brought the feelings out in all of us last night. The Disney queen turned queer pop icon played a sold-out show this Saturday at the El Rey Theatre, […]
Elevaters bring dance-heavy soul for 10 years of “Rising” at The Mint LA (Video Review)
The feel-good band of dudes behind the Elevaters brought their infectious dance, hip-hop and soul funk sound to the Mint in Los Angeles last Saturday night — and it felt […]
Low Leaf performs genre-bending folktronica at Undiscovered SF in SOMA Pilipinas
In the center of San Francisco’s newly opened San Francisco Mint building, a gently plucked harp plays to electronic beats vibrating into the air. Angelica Lopez, the artist behind Low […]
Jaymes Young wants you to “Feel Something” on tour with Oh Wonder
Jaymes Young’s moody electro-R&B sounds feel perfectly familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. “Girl I get stoned on you / Rubbing my bones on you,” he sings in pleasant, […]
MIKNNA Interview: LA Electro-Soul Duo Fuses Retro With Hip-Hop
Los Angeles-based artist-producer collective MIKNNA, made up of rapper/vocalist Mike B. and producer/multi-instrumentalist Ken Nana, is creating something new in the electronic and hip-hop music scenes. Fusing retro synths and […]
Company Of Thieves reunite for 10 years of “Ordinary Riches” at The Troubadour
“It feels like we never stopped,” guitarist, cofounder and cowriter Marc Walloch of the indie rock band Company of Thieves said to me in an interview on Saturday. The Chicago-born […]
Japanese Breakfast Interview: From Grief to “Soft Sounds From Another Planet”
Following the release of her debut album, which was inspired by her mother’s loss to cancer, Michelle Zauner — better known as Japanese Breakfast — wasn’t sure how to approach […]
The Night Game delivers infectious retro pop on California tour
“Far away, you’ve got me standing in the outfield,” Martin Johnson, dressed in tight black jeans, a bomber jacket that reads “Real Johnson Records” and a guitar strat slung around […]
Taimane Interview: Hawaiian ukulele virtuoso excites in Western Winds Tour
Taimane is a musical force to be reckoned with. An international ukulele virtuoso who has been playing since the age of five, Taimane’s famed flamenco meets classic rock percussive style […]
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