CONCERT REVIEW: THE YOUNG RAPIDS AT DC9 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
The Sky Drops (Wilmington, Delaware), Turning Violet Violet (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), and The Young Rapids (Washington, D.C.)August 19, 2012DC9 in Washington, D.C. So, Washington, where were you last Sunday night? I know, it was raining, and you would have surely me
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: TERENCE BLANCHARD QUINTET AT CATALINA BAR & GRILL (HOLLYWOOD, CA)
Terence Blanchard (New Orleans, LA)August 17th, 2012Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music There are few musicians I can point to more visually evocative than Terence Blanchard (and I’m not just talking about his 20+ year filmography). Blanch
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND AT THE MINT (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Honey Island Swamp Band (New Orleans, LA)August 14th, 2012The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music It’s apropos that the Honey Island Swamp Band would return for a summer gig at The Mint following an appearance at Outside Lands the prio
Concert Review + Photography: Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang at the City National Grove of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)
Buddy Guy (Lettsworth, LA) and Jonny Lang (Fargo, ND)August 10th, 2012City National Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Into the blues or not, it was impossible not to look forward to the crossroads on the road summit of Buddy Guy an
Review: Sara Jackson-Holman – Cardiology (2012)
Sara Jackson-Holman was just a student when she was discovered in 2010. Studying piano and writing at Whitworth University, she didn’t even have a demo recorded yet at the time. Anthony McNamer, the president of Expunged(Blind Pilot’s record label) saw a fan post she had left for
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: MONCEF GENOUD TRIO AT VITELLO’S (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Moncef Genoud (Switzerland), Andy Barron (UK) and Bänz Oester(Switzerland)July 12th, 2012Vitello’s in Studio City (Los Angeles), CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Jazz is constant discovery. Notes become threads, stories become journeys. Artists find a
Concert Review: Scream the Prayer Tour at The Attic (Kettering, OH)
On the tour: Demon Hunter (Seattle, WA), Emery (Seattle, WA), Sleeping Giant (Redlands, CA / Salt Lake City, UT), mychildren mybride (AL/CA/MS/Switzerland), Close Your Eyes (Abilene, TX), Hundredth (Myrtle Beach, SC), The Great Commiss
Concert Review + Photography: Robert Walter Residency, with the 20th Congress at The Mint (Los Angeles)
Robert Walter (New Orleans, LA), Simon Lott (Baton Rouge, LA), Chuck Parada (San Diego, CA), and Chris Stillwell (San Diego, CA)June 13th, 2012The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music There is no sound quite as satisfying
CONCERT REVIEW: VIENNE MON AMOUR AT LA FLÈCHE D’OR (PARIS)
Monsterheart, Clara Luzia (Vienna, Austria), Ginga (Vienna, Austria), and B.Fleischmann (Vienna, Austria)June 14th, 2012La Flèche d’or in Paris, France [Instagramming in a pinch.] In German, there is a saying that roughly equates to (and all apologizes for messi