You Give Me That, Wicked Love
April, you’ve been gentle to me. One of the things I love about doing these monthly vlogs is that it forces me to take a moment to reflect on where […]
Tag Archives: California
Handsome Ghost’s heartfelt electronic folk music hit home at the Troubadour
Handsome Ghost is an indie-pop duo doing something different. With the heart of acoustic folk storytelling blended with catchy electronic beats and rhythmic grooves, frontman/primary songwriter Tim Noyes and producer/multi-instrumentalist […]
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 […]
Giraffage Interview: From Bedroom Pop To The Main Stage
What started out as bedroom samples and remixes out of his UC Berkeley dorm room has turned Charlie Yin into one of the fastest-rising electronic music producers and DJs of […]
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 […]
Toro Y Moi Honored with “Chaz Bundick Day” and “You and I” (Music Video)
The city of Berkeley has named June 27 “Chaz Bundick Day” in order to recognize Bundick of Toro Y Moi’s creative contributions to the city’s art and music. Although born […]
Nick Waterhouse Interview: A Californian with the heart and soul for the blues
Nick Waterhouse is a true California soul. A retro rhythm-and-blues-playing vinyl-collecting thick-framed-glasses-wearing guy oft seen in his neatly ironed menswear, wielding a hollow-body guitar and singing moody blues tunes is […]
The Mattson 2 with Bay Area legends Chaz Bundick (Toro Y Moi), Money Mark and Tommy Guerrero in intimate Chapel show
Shows on a Sunday night are a little weird if you ask me. But when you hear it’s International Jazz Day and twin guitar and drum duo The Mattson 2 […]
“La La Land” Review: A Tale of Two Modern Dreamers
“Here’s to the fools who dream,” the tagline reads for La La Land. And for dreamers is true. You know those movies you feel were made just about you? That’s the feeling […]
Kate Earl releases lush music video for “I Love You”
EARL, or as singer-songwriter and soul singer Kate Earl calls herself as a means to reclaim her name, has come a long way. As an Alaskan native who moved to Los Angeles […]
Olivia Wilde takes us through the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Dark Necessities”
As if I needed another reason to love adore admire look up to be completely inspired by Olivia Wilde, here she goes again. And this time it’s with the release of her music video […]
I Graduated
I graduated more than a week ago and, if you can judge from my lack of blog posts as of late, you can bet I’ve been busy “living it up” and making these last […]
Nick Waterhouse put the Swing in Off Center’s POP ‘Party on the Plaza’
Place yourself in the 1950s. A time period when rock ‘n’ roll meant grooving to toe-tapping rhythm and blues; when men donned thick-rimmed glasses and girls in circle skirts flirtatiously […]
Anberlin says Farewell to the House of Blues, Anaheim (10-10-2014)
An old friend from back home in the Bay Area has been coming down to the Orange County area for a few business trips. Luckily, his visits are in my area and […]
Kate Earl + Free Concert Tickets = Blessed (July 23, 2013)
Kate Earl, Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox Twenty (#MB20GoosTour, #KateEarl) Sleep Train Pavilion @ Concord, CA Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Thanks to Kate Earl and her tour friends, I managed to […]
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