Picked By: Todd Prodanovich Who: Local Natives Where: Soho in Santa Barbara, CA When: Monday, September 20th at 8:30 p.m. Cost: $16.85 Age Restrictions: All Ages These Los Angeles natives have won the hearts of droves of indie-rock lovers as of late, and for good reason. Their sound captivates with gorgeous instrumentals and vocal harmonies that raise the
At the age of 19 Kevin Hines (HBO’s The Bridge) attempted suicide by way of thrusting himself off the Golden Gate Bridge- and the 245 foot fall (which he miraculously survived) changed not only his own life- but the lives of many, including Friends Of Emmet frontman Mark Leddy. Leddy, so moved by the story
So I head to one of my new favorite stomping grounds the Troubadour- where everybody knows my name and they’re always glad I came (the bouncers actually greeted me by name) to check out the Aussie import Karnivool. Now I’ve seen the Troubadour packed before (most recently due to our current Artist In Residence Fight
So Dead Confederate kickstarted their new tour to promote their latest album addition to the music world, and we were lucky enough to have them grace the Troubadour with their presence! Their latest album “Sugar” is a welcome addition to any music library with it’s emotionally charged rock accessorized with the agonizing vocals akin to
So I’m walking up the stairs into a hallway holding the entrances to various Roxy green rooms prepared to face my worst nightmare- five It Boys! (Judah, Duck, Matt, Tommy, Jeffrey) with better hair than myself- and dear god it was as nerve racking as the walking through the hallway sans clothes nightmare. Five minutes
So MTV VMA madness has engulfed all of the L.A. music scene this weekend, and the insanity expected to ensue is worth every bit of buzz swarming the city. Kickstarting the weekend in style, three bands will battle it out tomorrow night (September 10) at The Music Box for best breakout L.A. artist! The three
So on my search to locate another band, I was lucky enough to catch The Growlers set- and I was not the only one, it seems the majority of FYF had now gravitated toward the goth-infused surftastic tunes. The tracks had guys and dolls braving the heat and tempting sun-stroke in search of a dance
An hour into FYF- meaning two and some odd hours in or around the festival itself and Laurel and I are on our way to meet up with Will and Abe from Lower Dens (Jana Hunter, Geoff Graham, Abram Sanders, Will Adams) post their performance! We didn’t fully realize exactly how many people were indeed
Photo By Scott Bell Violent Kin (S.J. Kardash, Maygen Kardash) is back on the scene with their EP Velvet Hideout and though it keeps the elctro pop rock hybrid we know and love from their Bitter Blood CD- something changed dramatically with the new EP- reflected in their much darker tunes and tracks. I was
So we get to FYF Fest pretty early on- determined not to miss a moment of my third straight consecutive festival weekend. Apparently we had the same mentality as virtually every other inhabitant of now sweltering sunny SoCal- because the line was endless- and that was just to get in. There I was battling tooth