An Evening With Daughtry | The GRAMMY Museum (Los Angeles, CA) | September 14, 2010 | The GRAMMY Museum has been presenting the “An Evening With…” series; a public program that give audiences unique access to their favorite musical artists. Previous artist on the series have included: Ringo Starr, Dionne Warwick, Herbie Hancock, Smokey Robinson, John Mellencamp, and more.Last night’s […]

LifehouseLA County FairgroundsPomona, CASeptember 6, 2010 By: Joy R. Upon entering the venue, the first thing that struck me was how incredibly unsuited the Fairgrounds were for a concert. The stage sat in the middle of a race track and was situated in such a way that those who were not seated in the two sections directly in front had […]

Cheap Trick House of Blues West Hollywood, CA February 25, 2010 I had the honor of seeing the legendary Cheap Trick for my first time at the House of Blues on the world famous Sunset Strip last night. A nice intimate venue to see a band that I’ve been adoring since I was a little girl. Going into the show […]

I woke up this morning – a day when most of America is attending Super Bowl parties and watching the game, the commercials, and the half-time – and I decided to do something different. Today was the last day of a four week run at Club Nokia for The Pee Wee Herman show. I hadn’t yet seen the show and […]

Ginger Wildheart, what a talented individual. Now here’s a guy who eats, sleeps and bleeds music. I recently got the pleasure of watching two intimate solo performances from The Wildhearts frontman Ginger here in LA (July 16th @ Viper Room and July 17th @ El Rey). He put together a stellar band (Michael Butler – Jetboy, Scott Lipps, and Billy […]

Whetherman The Great Lull (Adorable Records) By: Naimah Holmes Nicholas Williams is a one man band; he handles everything from vocals and guitar, to the lute. His sound is soulful and reflective. The opening track “Sundial Sunset” recalls afternoons at the beach with old friends. In “Following To Catch Up” Williams reminds himself ( Don’t let it mark your heart […]

Llik Your Idols Directed by Angelique Bosio MVD Visual Pick up a copy of Angelique Bosio’s Llik Your Idols and find out how films about castration-happy cops and self-disembowelment came to inspire modern day fashion photography. Bosio’s documentary is a brief but beautiful introduction to the Cinema of Transgression, the cinematic counterpart of No Wave. As Sonic Youth and Swans […]