Los Angeles – Riley Biederer won’t quit until she’s the next big pop star. Besides her sensual vocals and her relatable lyrics, it is that confidence that makes the 18-year-old Atlanta-raised songstress so compelling. Riley first grabbed our attention on Reverbnation with addicting videos of covers like Lana Del Rey’s “Summer Time Sadness,” but it’s
Los Angeles – There were no flashing lights or pyrotechnics at James Bay’s show at The Hotel Café on Tuesday, but he didn’t need theatricality. All Bay needed was his signature fedora, his guitar, and his voice. The lanky 23-year-old emerged on the tiny corner stage of the cozy breakout venue and was welcomed by coos
Los Angeles — The weekend heat couldn’t put a damper on Make Music Pasadena’s 2014 festival: the largest free West Coast festival which dominated the streets of the suburban town from Saturday to the wee hours of Sunday morning. Even though over 100 artists rocked out on the stages of more than 30 venues during
Los Angeles —True artistry is defined by constant evolution; something which actress-turned-singer Jena Malone knows all too well. Malone has been conquering the big screen for more than a decade, but her bad ass Hunger Games: Catching Fire role was far from the peak of her career. Now, she and composer Lem Jay Ignacio are
Los Angeles — For anyone in need of losing their mind, these Brooklynites can mash the brain up just right. Fresh off the release of their debut album, Manhattan, there is no doubt Skaters come from the streets of Brooklyn, New York with songs about endless nights of debauchery in The City That Never Sleeps. Still,
Los Angeles — I’ve developed an obsession with Midnight Faces album, The Fire Is Gone. The music is so textured and layered, that I couldn’t quite unriddle the meaning or why it’s so addictive. So I listened to the compilation over and over and over again, never able to solve the mystery behind Matthew Doty’s
Los Angeles — The curtains of Los Angeles’ The El Rey Theatre were drawn and a face-painted and cloaked woman took the spotlight at The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger show. With a gold lamé-clad performer flying silver streamers on either side, the unidentifiable woman began to rant. “They will never stop f**king. Eat
Los Angeles – One may recognize crash’s angelic falsetto from the indie folk musical collective Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeroes, but Hardly Criminal proves that he can enchant and mesmerize all on his own. The 11-track solo debut album is a tidal wave of emotion that appropriately crashes with a perfect balance of groove, shake, heartache,