The Flaming Lips don't just put on a show, they have created a spectacle. This isn't just a band playing and a singer singing, it's a group of people with the m... Read More...
Since 2004, Guerilla Union has thrown the Rock the Bells music festival every summer touring coast to coast, featuring artists like A Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tan... Read More...
Incubus
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA
July 13, 2009
So-called “semi-celebrity” Candice Brown and I each shelled out eighty bucks for this Incubus show, so ... Read More...
Kava Kava
Forwards
Midnight Swimming
6/10
Hmm…Kava Kava. Not quite sure what to make of this. For one thing, although they feature a full band this is a... Read More...
Jones Street Station
In Verses
Smith Street Records
7/10
Brooklyn band Jones Street Station does have a few things going for them. Their fusion of country... Read More...
Adam Marsland
Go West
Karma Dog Records
8/10
Concept albums are a difficult tack. Double albums are even tougher. Either the tone’s off, or the lyrics are... Read More...
Wheat
White Ink Black Ink
The Rebel Group
8/10
Wheat definitely started out as a four piece – over a decade ago, I might add; however, their own bio refer... Read More...
Only For The Night, Pickaxe, and The Sleeping Sea King
Romano’s
July 18, 2009
Let me tell you about these new guys in town called Only For The Night. One o... Read More...
Willie Nelson
American Classic
Blue Note
9/10
I don’t care if you’re a redneck with a Jeff Gordon tattoo, a 19 year old pot smoking wigger from Nebraska ... Read More...
Girl in a Coma
Trio B.C.
Blackheart Records
10/10
Hailing from San Antonio, Sisters Nina and Phanie Diaz, along with best friend Jenn Alva, make up Girl i... Read More...
Keri Hilson and Ne-Yo Live
San Manuel Casino, Ontario, CA
July 2nd, 2009
While families celebrated the 4th of July weekend, R&B superstar, Ne-Yo looked... Read More...
Horror Squad
Friar Tuck’s
7/1/09
Last night I went to see my friends from the Horror Squad play in a castle shaped bar. It was hot, smoky, and punk rock. I... Read More...
Street Sweeper Social Club
Self-titled
Warner Music Group
8/10
Tom Morello, guitarist and producer of the newest troupe on the block, Street Sweeper Soci... Read More...
Julien-K and Combichrist Live
June 16th, 2009
Glasshouse, Pomona, CA.
On the eve of the Lakers championship parade, the kids of Los Angeles County came out... Read More...
Ancient Astronauts
We Are To Answer
ESL
8/10
Now, it may have been a preconceived prejudice, but I would never have assumed that a duo of German producers... Read More...
Third Eye Blind
Hollywood Palladium
June 25, 2009
As always, I blame it on The Emperor. Jonathan Yost, you pulled me out of the dregs of Target into a wor... Read More...
