Los Angeles – Shannon and the Clam’s record release show on Wednesday night at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater was a bit of a West Coast punk rock extravaganza. While the theater is most well-known for hosting larger indie-rock shows and even the occasional mainstream concert, it was a down-and-dirty night of DIY retro-style garage-punk
Seattle – Following the release of their self-titled debut, Cool Ghouls have spent the year touring up and down the West Coast and making some pretty weighty connections. In 2013 alone Burger Records has welcomed them with open arms and they’ve worked with fellow San Franciscans Fresh and Onlys. On a recent stop in Seattle,
Our newest L.A.-based contributor Josh Calixto took on the new Charli XCX record, True Romance, which he described as “the perfect setting for good pop, and True Romance is a prime example of what the genre can still offer to a generation jaded by top 40 radio stations and terrified of internet backlash.” In interviews,