REVIEW: TRIVIUM – THE SIN AND THE SENTENCE (2017)
As I get older and time seems to go by way faster than it did even just ten years ago, new music releases from even favorite bands of mine seem to sneak up on me. Twelve years ago I was a junior in high school just dying while counting the days for Trivium’s The Crusade. It […]
PHOTOS + REVIEW: PVRIS @ THE NOVO (LOS ANGELES, CA)
PVRIS (Lowell, MA)September 22nd, 2017The Novo in Los Angeles, CA When PVRIS announced their tour in support of All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell, I knew we were in for a treat. The trio stopped by The Novo in Los Angeles and put on a clinic of a show at the near capacity venue. [&hell
REVIEW: COLD WAR KIDS – LA DIVINE (2017)
LA Divine is the product of a band that still has energy and ambition, momentum and creativity. For the Cold War Kids to still be channeling those forces on their sixth album is an admirable feat, but by no means unexpected. Since their promising 2006 debut Robbers & Cowards, the
PHOTOS + REVIEW: PORTUGAL. THE MAN AT SUNSHINE THEATER (ALBUQUERQUE, NM)
Portugal. The Man (Wasilla, Alaska/ Portland, OR) and HDBeenDope (Brooklyn, NY)March 18th, 2017Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, NM Last Saturday night psychedelic indie-fusion group, Portugal. The Man brought their spring tour to downtown Albuquerque’s own Sunshine Theater. The event kic
Photos + Review: The Shins @ The Observatory North Park (San Diego, CA)
The Shins (Portland, Oregon)March 6th, 2017The Observatory North Park in San Diego, CA It’s a very good show season for fans of The Shins. The band is currently on tour going through most major cities and even doing 2 night stints in some towns. San Diego was one of those lucky towns. The
REVIEW: FOXYGEN – HANG (2017)
Hang is an album of hope: stay strong, follow your dreams, believe in yourself, don’t give up– hang in there. The lyrics to Hang closer, “Rise Up,” say it all: “It’s time to wake up early/ Start taking care of your health/ And start doing all the hard things/ And believe i
REVIEW: MADJO – EP (2009)
This originally appeared in the fall issue of The Journal of a Musician, run by George Lepauw, a world-renown classical pianist in Chicago. A renaissance man when it comes to music, the Journal seeks to provide remarkable insight into culture and music. I still am humbled to have been asked to
REVIEW: TITLE TRACKS – LONG DREAM (2016)
John Davis isn’t going anywhere. Debuting in 1998, Davis and his DC dance-punk trio Q And Not U explored the spastic, synthy, sweaty sound that seemed all the rage around the millennial year, quietly disbanding seven years later. Georgie James, Davis’ charming indie pop duo with Laura Berhann, d
PHOTOS + REVIEW: WILD BEASTS @ EL REY THEATRE (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Previous Next Wild Beasts (Kendal) and Porcelain Raft (Los Angeles) November 5th, 2016 El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA It’s not Christmas yet but it might as well be. It feels that way whenever the Wild Beasts hit Los Angeles. It’s a fucking gift folks. &nb