In Flames
The Warfield
San Francisco, CA
November 21, 2008
In Flames is by far one of my favorite bands. I’ve liked their music for some time now, but n... Read More...
Powderfinger
Dream Days of the Hotel Existence
Universal Music Australia
8/10
The phrase “pop rock” is usually an oxymoron. There is nothing poppy or smoot... Read More...
Twilight
4/10
It’s delightful and ridiculous, beautiful and stupid. Set in the town of Forks, Washington (and filmed in Oregon, the cheating bastards), Twili... Read More...
Lustra
What You Want and What You Need
X Off Records
7/10
Some bands were made to rock. From the moment they walk on stage and strum a few chords, their de... Read More...
The Lobby, an up-and-coming local comedy troupe, will be celebrating their three year anniversary this weekend at the Stages Theater in Fullerton! The Lobby is ... Read More...
I’ve become very fond of the quote “Be the change you want to see in the world” (Ghandi!). It seems as relevant now as it ever did. While the time for voting is... Read More...
Ane Brun and Tobias Froberg
October 30th
Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA
It was more café, less hotel on a brisk October night. The drink of choice after-dar... Read More...
Kenneth Ishak
Silver Lightning from a Black Sky
5/10
This album by Norwegian Kenneth Ishak is both lush and beautiful. It is filled with layers of dreamy ... Read More...
Friends don’t let friends tour without each other. After exchanging demos back in the day, these musical buddies from Europe pride themselves in making good mus... Read More...
Everyone wants a vampire lover… it’s not just me. With a movie coming out following the hit book series of Twilight, I thought I could fill you in on the obses... Read More...
Since forming as a band in 2001, Two Cow Garage has developed a reputation as one of the hardest working--and partying--bands in the nation, having logged over ... Read More...
XXTeens
Welcome to Goon Island
Mute Corporation
7/10
For some, the XXTeens are yet another experimental band looking for airplay and a write-up in the local... Read More...
Third Eye Blind
Red Eye - EP
7/10
Listening to Third Eye Blind is so sweetly nostalgic, like flipping through a yearbook, or watching reruns of Rocko’s Moder... Read More...
Bridge and Tunnel
East/West
No Idea Records
9/10
This is awesome. I mean that. With Jeff Cunningham screaming at me and Rachel Rubino making my panties we... Read More...
I Am Ghost
Those We Leave Behind
Epitaph
8/10
Discounting the fact that 97% of their fan base has a Nightmare Before Christmas necklace/patch/tattoo, and ... Read More...
Jackson United
Harmony and Dissidence
Acetate Records
8/10
I love it when a band’s influences are apparent without being a total rip-off. Jackson United’s... Read More...
