Show Review Tag

April 2, 2024

Mitski (Mie, Japan) and Julia Jacklin (Blue Mountains, Australia)March 29th, 2024Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, CA Mitski’s performances never fail to amaze me. I’ve seen her in almost every environmentimaginable – from festivals to small acoustic performances, and she still leaves me in

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April 16, 2023

Previous Next They Might be Giants (Brooklyn, NY) April 13th, 2023Humphreys Concerts by the bay in San Diego, CA They Might Be Giants delivered a colossal performance that stirred up the audience’s inner child AND left San Diego dancing in the rain. Some people believe that a little of a good

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October 29, 2022

Previous Next Total Chaos (Pomona, CA) and Black Flag (Hermosa Beach, CA) October 28th, 2022 House Of Blues in San Diego , CA one often wonders what happens to a band when the original lineup changes. well sometimes their catalog is so epic the band just keeps on soaring. I have to say I wasn’

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August 16, 2022

Previous Next Brooks Nielsen (Dana Point, CA)August 13th, 2022Observatory North Park in San Diego, CA the growlers seem to live on as founder, Brooks nielsen mesmerizes a packed observatory with a magical first solo performance that leaves you hoping he has way more than one match left in him. I am

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February 4, 2022

Previous Next System of A Down (Glendale, CA) and Korn (Bakersfield, CA) February 1st, 2022 Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA System of a down cult proves strong in san diego. Photos by Fatima Kelley.  Words by Matthew Kelley.  Ever since I heard the song, “B.Y.O.B” on the radio wa

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December 29, 2021

Previous Next Donna Missal (Central Jersey, NJ) and Chvrches (Glasgow, Scotland)December 13th, 2021The Observatory North Park (San Diego, CA) As the lights dimmed my Monday blues were gone. The show started with opening act Donna Missal.  The photos didn’t quite do her any justice here -you k

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November 10, 2021

Previous Next Bad Suns (Woodland Hills, CA) and Angels And Airwaves (San Diego, CA)November 7th, 2021SOMA in San Diego, CA Angels and Airwaves’ homecoming show marked an out of this world end for their Lifeforms Tour. A jam-packed SOMA greeted their local heroes with snatched energy from the b

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November 4, 2021

Previous Next Dead & Company (United States)October 27th, 2021North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA When Jerry Garcia died on August 9th, 1995 Grateful Dead were done as a band. Several incarnations have popped up since Jerry’s death: The Dead, The Other Ones, Furthur, and

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March 16, 2020

Previous Next The Growlers (Dana Point, CA) March 6th, 2020 Soma in San Diego, CA With no opening band to offer unnecessary distraction, The Growlers delivered an extensive set that brought the heat in an otherwise dreary coastal Friday evening.  Although the presence of long time ban

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