Album Review: Jen Cloher: I Am The River, The River Is Me (2023)
An Unapologetic affirmation of themselves that from the opening song shines all the way through. The album delivers a firm YET soFt-spoken ANTHEM OF RESILIENCE that echoes deep and hooks listeners from the start. I Am the River, the River Is Me is a beautiful record. It delivers a mature and confide
Photos + Review: No Interest and on @ The Bancroft Bar (San Diego, CA)
Previous Next No Interest (San Diego, CA) and On (Toronto, Canada)February 14th, 2023 The Bancroft Bar in Spring Valley, CA I am happy to announce that Rock music did not die in the 90’s after all! If the overwhelming abundance of melancholic whisper-like music of this apparently very “E
Photos + Review: Social Distortion @ Observatory North Park (San Diego, CA)
Previous Next Social Distortion (Fullerton, CA)January 3rd, 2023Observatory North Park in San Diego, CA Yesterday is history And tomorrow’s a mystery But baby right now, It’s just about Social Distortion. Well, 2023 started off pretty great for me with an amazing first show! I had been w
Photos + Review: Total Chaos and Black Flag @ House Of Blues (San Diego, CA)
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’
Photos + Review: Pixies @ Soma (San Diego, CA)
Previous Next Pixies (Boston, MA) October 1st, 2022SOMA in San Diego, CA With no frills and all the thrills the Pixies delivered a raw stripped down set worthy of SOMA’s unmatched punk history. A night that served as further proof that they are just musical royalty. Maybe they somehow tapped into
Photos + Review: Brooks Nielsen @ Observatory North Park (San Diego, CA)
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
Photos + Review: Carlos Santana and Earth, Wind and Fire @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre (Chula Vista, CA)
Previous Next Carlos Santana (Autlán, Mexico) and Earth, Wind and Fire (Chicago, IL)June 17th, 2022North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA With a tour opener originally scheduled for 2020, Santana unites the crowd with an evening of Latin-infused magic that equally entertained and
Photos + Review: Aurora @ The Observatory North Park (San Diego, CA)
Previous Next Aurora (Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway) May 20th, 2022The Observatory North Park (San Diego, CA) Aurora bewitched and enthralled fans at The Observatory in North Park delivering an evening of pure ethereal magic that kept everyone under her spell. After little wait in-between stage change
Festival Photos + Review: Cruel World Festival (Pasadena, CA)
Previous Next Cruel World FestivalThe KVB (London, England), Black Marble (Brooklyn, NY), The Church (Sydney, Australia), The Damned (London, England), Violent Femmes (Milwaukee, WI), Devo (Akron, Oh), The Psychedelic Furs (London, England), PiL (London, England) Bauhaus (Northampton, England), Blon