I Adjusted Month Two
Friends, I am happy to say that I’ve been feeling pretty well. I survived another month, started it off with a weekend home in the Bay Area and returned back […]
Tag Archives: Los Angeles
Kina Grannis performs intimate hometown show at the Teragram Ballroom
Playing a hometown show can be nerve-wracking when it’s been years since you’ve had a proper hometown show, but the anxiety went away for Kina Grannis as soon as she […]
Maggie Rogers lit up the Teragram Ballroom (Video Review)
Maggie Rogers is an artist I’ve been dying to see ever since last year’s viral “Alaska” video. When I heard she was playing in Los Angeles, I knew I had to […]
Warpaint’s Transformative Dream Pop at Santa Monica Pier (Video Review)
Live music saves. After having a fairly rough week, WARPAINT’s incredible full set headlining Santa Monica’s Twilight Concert Series at the Santa Monica Pier last night was just what I needed. […]
I Survived One Month
July, you were a beast. I’ve driven 3000 miles from Orange County, South Bay, Irvine, Los Angeles and back. I’ve stayed overnight at friend’s places, helped on film shoots until […]
Alfa Interview: Indie Fil-Am Artist Talks New Album “Spark & Fury”
The inspiring and mentally frustrating creative process that goes with producing, recording and writing a new album is no easy task. Alfa, a Philippine-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of guitar, ukulele, […]
Dream pop rockers LANY debut emotional “Good Girls” (Music Video)
LANY is a band who has quickly won the hearts of thousands of teenage girls across the nation — and globe — and will only continue to break more hearts […]
One Week Out
I packed my bags, said goodbye to my little hometown in the East Bay Area, moved into my friend’s room in Orange County and have made ways for a new […]
Dia Frampton’s New Video “Crave” Celebrates Love, Attraction and LGBTQ in a Karaoke Bar (Music Video)
Korean American singer-songwriter Dia Frampton’s newly released music video for “Crave” is bright, colorful and completely refreshing — something that captures Frampton’s approach to music today. Frampton is the kind […]
Dia Frampton celebrates her “Bruises” with three-night residency at the Hotel Cafe
A residency show at the Hotel Cafe showed singer-songwriter Dia Frampton at her pure, unfiltered, unadulterated musical best. “Turning 30 is uncomfortable,” Frampton said. “But it’s cool. I’m totally fine,” […]
Milo Greene Interview: Never Ender EP and Sold-Out West Coast Tour
A haunting drum section chimed in against a persistent bass line. The occasional reverb of a lead guitar weeped as the five-piece ensemble offered their echoing, whispery vocals. The Los Angeles-based indie rock band […]
“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 […]
My 10-Day Getaway
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my getaway trip, it’s that getting lost in an entirely different city is priceless. Sure, it was mainly a homecoming for me, but […]
L.A. female dream-rockers Warpaint set the Fillmore off
Atmosphere is everything when it comes to a live performance. It could be the lights, the stage, the mood of the crowd or the tall guy in front of you […]
Justin Kawika Young Interview: From the Islands to Los Angeles, a Pop/Soul Singer-Songwriter Emerges
In another land where the sun is brighter, waters warmer and music bred into the souls who inhabit the land, a shy singer-songwriter from the islands emerged. “You can take the boy […]
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