Photos and words by Abby Linne Tennessee was kind enough to lend Los Angeles some of their finest this week when Glossary hit the stage at Satellite. With a sound that is equal parts southern sunshine and rock and roll, they kept the crowd smiling. Also playing were SoCal’s Tall Tales & the Silver Lining, [...]

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Photos and words by Abby Linne Although The Kopecky Family Band hails from Nashville, TN, the indie-pop-rock ensemble seemed right at home at The Satellite. While none of the Kopecky Family Band members are actually related, the camaraderie amongst the musicians was tangible, and the familial warmth and energy drew the Silver Lake crowd up [...]

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Photos and words by Abby Linne The Lonely Wild headlined an inspiring evening of Americana music at The Echo. Vintage Edison light bulbs hung from the ceiling and photographers rubbed elbows with two-steppers as the band shot footage to promote their new album. Guitarist Andrew Schneider was a crowd favorite with his animated performance. Filling [...]

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Photos and words by Abby Line Guitarist/vocalist Dave Dupuis (Film School) and bass player/vocalist Swaan Miller team up with hard-hitting drummer Jimmy Lucido (Light FM/Noise By Numbers) in LA indie rock band Nightmare Air. The noisy, electrifying band is holding residency at Silverlake Lounge on Wednesdays in December with heavy, haunting guitar soundscapes and driving [...]

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Shooting photographs of Grace Potter & The Nocturnals is like trying to put a tornado in a bottle. The show was a cyclone of spinning blonde. Potter leapt, danced, and occasionally crawled across the stage of the Wiltern Friday night, grabbing the hand of every audience member who reached. The band played a show that [...]

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The Troubadour is LA’s gem – one of the birthplaces of the West Coast folk-rock-soul scene, having hosted the likes of The Byrds, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt, and James Taylor. It is in this tradition and without surprise then, that Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers carried the torch at this historic venue Monday night. Bluhm’s [...]

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Nick Waterhouse wrapped up the US leg of his 2012 tour to an appreciative crowd at the El Rey Sunday evening. Special guest Ty Segall joined the band on drums for a number. LA’s Allah-Las opened, and joined Waterhouse onstage for an encore at the end of the night. Waterhouse continues on to the European [...]

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Echo Country Outpost celebrated the release of Tommy Santee Klaws’ new record Of Light with a whimsical all-ages party featuring local folk musicians and art installations. The album is the first release of Outpost Records, Echo Country Outpost founder Chris Hajek’s maiden voyage into music distribution. Physical copies of the album are available for purchase [...]

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I had a lot of questions going into the Big Black Delta show at Bootleg Theatre. Would BBD be up to snuff after returning from their busy summer tour playing with both M83 and Jane’s Addiction? Would new drummer Will Love rock as hard as former BBD drummer Amy Wood (who was scooped up to [...]

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Monster drums, growling guitars, and girls, girls, girls filled the hot cabaret belly of El Cid on Thursday. LA rock fixtures Meghan Toohey (power producer, multi-instrumentalist) and Patty Schemel (Hole, Hit So Hard) rocked with new project, The Cold and Lovely. Professor Possessor opened with a dancey 90s-inspired set, and Nightmail closed out the night [...]

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