Photos and words by Melissa Moore Maybe it was the quiet walk in darkness among the grave sites and palm trees of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, or the ominous high-backed chairs and stained glass windows of the old Masonic Lodge, or the reverential mood of the intimate, sold-out crowd of hardcore fans (two of the [...]

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The Melvins are into extra innings. On Wednesday night, they played their 50th show of the Guinness Record attempt tour (50 States + DC in 51 days), making this officially the longest tour in the long history of the Melvins. Working as a trio (Buzz, Dale and Mr. Bungle’s Trevor Dunn) they played a strong [...]

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Photos by Ward Robinson. Set list Shooting Holes Tyrant Destroyed On The Heart (Five Seconds) When We’re Dancing I Can’t Wait Patient Beg For The Night At My Heels Slow Run My Heart Castles In The Snow I Don’t Care Forget

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Aussie Julia Stone filled the cozy Masonic Lodge at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery with her very personal stories that brought smiles to the intimate venue. Highlights of the show included “You’re the One that I Want,” which made you look at the song in a whole new way and “Dreams,” where Julia truly channeled the [...]

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Perfume Genius’ music is quiet, intimate and moving, three features which made it perfectly suited for the chapel-like hall at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The room was filled with wooden chairs, funereal candelabras and dim dramatic light, and there was little else to interfere with the natural reverb from the high, vaulted [...]

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