Performing at the Hotel Café in Hollywood could be a daunting experience. But not for New York-based Will Knox. Fresh off playing a successful string of shows in London, Knox brought his acoustic guitar to Hollywood on Monday night. Taking the stage at 10 pm on the nose, Knox, sporting a fedora covering his long
To say David Bradley has taken the path less traveled would be an understatement. The Nashville-based country music artist, by the way of England, only recently started peforming before crowds stateside. Before, he worked as an oilman in the farthest reaches of Siberia. Citing Rivers Rutherford as an influence, Bradley has performed with country stars
Detroit-based artist Alex Winston does it all. From playing the piano to ripping chords on the guitar, the 22-year-old has been playing music since an early age. In fact, her father musician taught her how to play the drums before she could even walk. Winston released an EP, The Basement Covers, where she covers artists
Over the past few weeks, for one reason or another, I’ve delivered a series of artists who have either the prefix or surname of ‘Wolf’ to you. At least for another week, this trend continues. Brooklyn-based Jim Wolf is a different breed from the others. For starters, Wolf is a singer/songwriter whose lyrics tackle the
Since her formative years, Anna Rose has a strong passion for music. At time when many of us were learning our ABC’s and enjoying our coloring books, the New York native was learning how to play piano. She started when she was 5, when she received a guitar from an older cousin that was brought
Growing up halfway between Seattle and the middle of nowhere can have a profound effect on one’s life. In the case of Star Ann, it drove her to write and perform music. With melodic, aching vocals that’s as raw as the grunge that emanated from the city during the ‘90s combined with a sound that
Typical Situation had a fairly untypical formation. The Los Angeles-based quintet started due to a fateful encounter between guitarist Cy Passley and singer Ronja Petersen. During their time at the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, Ronja went across the hall to ask Cy, “do you have a black marker?” and Cy asked, “can you sing blues
Though the music scene has been an abundance of bands that using the prefix of ‘Wolf’ in its names over the past few years, there is a new band that takes on the name of our favorite furry predators. The British-based band Wolf People are doing the hunting rather than being the hunted. With a
In a city where the female troubadour pops up as frequently as a blonde bombshell, Fay Wolf bucks the trend. Born in Connecticut and currently living in the city of Angels, Wolf differentiates herself by being a multi-talented artist and a curly-haired beauty as well. She is a classically trained actress, and has made appearances
West Virginia isn’t a place you’d expect for a band whose primary influences are classic rock and Brit-pop. But Novaflow defies the odds. Many in the area are fans of either country or heavy metal, which has stacked the deck against the Huntington trio. For a band sounding more like James or Oasis than John