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...
Nico Vega and Gavin Rossdale Live
June 7th House of Blues, Anaheim CA
Gavin Rossdale and opening act Nico Vega turned the House of Blues into a red-hot fir... Read More...
Miss Leota
May 29, 2009
Slidebar
Fullerton, CA
I didn’t know what to expect when I jumped in the car to see Miss Leota play at the Slidebar in Fullerton.... Read More...
Nobunny
Love Visions
1234Go!
10/10
Pretty sure this guy played at the Delta Tau Chi Fraternity House in National Lampoon’s Animal House. Okay, so he didn’... Read More...
Pepper/Pennywise
w/ Authority Zero, Big B
Fox Theatre in Pomona, CA
5/28/2009
I will not even pretend that I wasn’t more attracted to the prospect of seei... Read More...
Marcio Local
Says Don Day Don Dree Don Don: Adventures in Samba Soul
Luaka Bop
8/10
Is it just samba or is it world music? Brazilian artist Marcio Local m... Read More...
Mike Hale
Lives Like Mine
Suburban Home
8/10
Lately I’ve felt like an aging punk, preferring comfortable quiet versus aural anarchy and feel soooo lame. T... Read More...
Yonlu
A Society in Which No Tear is Shed is Inconceivably Mediocre
Luaka Bop Inc.
9/10
Brazilian artist Yonlu leaves a lasting impression on his first and... Read More...
Luka Bloom
Eleven Songs
Big Sky
7/10
Irish singer/songwriter Luka Bloom personifies much more than just the generic title of his album, “Eleven Songs.” In... Read More...
Pet Shop Boys
Yes
Astralwerks
7/10
Pet Shop Boys have been making electronic dance music since the early 1980s. Their sound has evolved with the years. Wh... Read More...
The Believers
Lucky You
Chinese Baby
8/10
Alt-country isn’t exactly mainstream. There are probably a handful of those who’ve done it well- most of them eit... Read More...
Time and Distance
Gravity
Not Alone Records
8/10
West Virginia isn’t exactly known for producing musicians. That is about to change. With the release of t... Read More...
The Riot Before
Fists Buried in Pockets
Say/Ten Records
The Riot Before doesn’t let down, and they don’t astonish. Fists Buried in Pockets is another energ... Read More...
Miss Derringer
Winter Hill
Nickel & Dime/Triple X Records
8/10
I am not the only one who judges a book by its cover, or in this case, an album by its ... Read More...
YEAH YEAH YEAHS
IT’S BLITZ!
Interscope Records
8/10
The new offering from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs bursts open with its hand showing for all to see, and it see... Read More...
