I was introduced to Deer Tick last year when I caught the band’s performance at the Echoplex. On stage, frontman John McCauley was raw and unapologetic, and I left that evening stunned, and not just because I stumbled out of the venue with broken eyeglasses. Seeing as it was Cinco de Mayo, a holiday now [...]

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Photographer Paul R. Giunta traveled to New Orleans and not only ate amazing food, but captured these beautiful images at Jazzfest. Artists include: Wanda Rouzan, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mystikal, Mavis Staples, Mavis Staples with Glen Hansard, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Irma Thomas, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Black Feathers Mardi Gras Indians, Warren Haynes, Herbie [...]

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Last time we caught up with Washed Out (moniker for Ernest Greene), he was opening for Cut Copy at The Hollywood Palladium.  Now a headliner, Washed Out  brought its chillwave/synthpop/lo-fi to The Fonda Saturday night.  Photos by Sandra Vahtel.

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It was a musical healing as Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ returned to the stage at the lovely Greek Theatre.  Photos by Tamea Agle.

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Husband and wife team Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, who on stage front the Denver-based Tennis, played at the sold-out Troubadour last night. Alaina Moore’s honeyed vocals delivered the band’s trademark airy style with ease, shown most prominently in their singles from latest album, Young & Old.  Although there were moments of carefree swaying Moore, the [...]

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Some major metal hit the Gibson Amphitheatre.  Opeth smashed everyone’s faces with their songs from Heritage and Mastodon held everyone’s attention with tunes from The Hunter.  Fellow Swedes Ghost opened the madness. Photos by Tamea Agle. Ghost: Con Clavi Con Dio Elizabeth Prime Mover Death Knell Satan Prayer Ritual Mastodon: Black Tongue Hand of Stone Crystal [...]

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There are very few genuine musicians like Ben Kweller.  Fresh off a Conan O’Brien appearance, Kweller and all his hair played tunes from his latest Go Fly A Kite at The El Rey.   Kweller wears his heart on his sleeve, whether he’s rocking out on the guitar or sitting at the piano belting out some tunes of love.  Photos by [...]

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It takes a special band to pull a crowd on the eve of Coachella weekend (opposite Pulp and Ariel Pink, no less!), but the School of Seven Bells managed just that feat last Thursday night at the Echoplex. On tour to celebrate its third full-length, Ghostory, School of Seven Bells brought the breadth and melodic electronic [...]

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It was a psychedelic trip at The Fonda with a solid double bill of The Black Angels and The Horrors. Photos by Matt Draper.

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Photos by Tamea Agle.

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