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
REVIEW: THE RADIO DEPT. – RUNNING OUT OF LOVE (2016)
Somewhere at a private table in a swank nightclub in Stockholm, a cadre of beautifully Swedish leftists debate the Nordic Model and Swedish socialist party politics while listening to uber-sexy dance music at 128 beats per minute. If not in reality, that is the world created by The Radio Dept.’s l
Photos + Review: Depeche Mode @ Mattress firm amphitheatre (Chula Vista, CA)
Depeche Mode (Basildon, Essex)October 6th, 2016Mattress Firm Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA Just a few days following the horrific terrorist attack in Las Vegas at the Route 91 music festival, me along with thousands decided to put aside fears, anger, and disbelief. We decided not to hide behind