Chicago – The line outside The Riviera Theatre slowly snaked its way inside the double doors, or at least the women’s line did. The men in attendance quickly walked through security, while the largely female congregation put a kink in the chain. The ladies sure do love U.K. folk artist Ben Howard. They were out
Alright, I’m gonna come out and say it: Sleeper Agent is hot. They’ve recently released their first kick-ass album, Celebrasion, they just played Coachella, they’re in the middle of touring their sweet Kentucky faces off, and, thanks to the band’s ruthless energy, they make it seem pretty effortless. Now that that’s out, I have another
Thursday night, the Troubadour had a killer lineup of L.A. Locals: Kid is Qual and thatwasthen co-headlined, introduced by Acidic and Bikelock. The crowd consisted of a lot of music veterans and industry people, mainly because Kid is Qual and Bikelock are offshoots of the band Jack’s Mannequin. This also meant that Jack’s Mannequin lead
On Friday night, I was treated to a night of youthful energy, served up by the contagiously vivacious punk quartet from Oakland, CA: Emily’s Army. This group of kids–seriously, they’re still in high school–lit up The Roxy in Los Angeles and outshined the bright, colored lights beneath which they performed. Walking in to the dark
Driving to the Bootleg Theater last night, I was yawning the whole way there. School had just started, and I had spent the past two hours reading Shakespeare (seriously…). I was in serious need of a pick me up, and, fortunately, that’s exactly what I got. Walking into the old warehouse venue I could already
Bardot–a Los Angeles club tucked into Hollywood’s dense layout–is swanky. Swanky like an old-school mansion with dark weaving hallways, swanky like tentatively walking in on some exclusive party, unsure of where you belong. Old friends met and chatted holding colorful drinks in dim light, surrounding me as I squeezed onto brocaded couches. People old and
This past Saturday night, I saw thatwasthen and The Hush take on the Troubadour again. I arrived to venue under the impression that The Hush was taking the stage after thatwasthen, but as I walked in The Hush’s lead singer, Jazmine Giovanni, was winding down the set. However, the two songs that I did catch
Photo by Rachele Johnson I was pretty hesitant to head over to see Biffy Clyro headline the main stage at Sonisphere last night. I didn’t think anything could top the intimate, mainly acoustic performance I’d been lucky enough to witness at the Bootleg Theater in L.A. back in March. Nonetheless, I followed about a trillion
Okkervil River I found myself back at The Wiltern last night to check out yet another of the venue’s repeatedly rocking lineups. On the bill for last night were NewVillager, Titus Andronicus, and Okkervil River. So, I paid too much for parking ($15, seriously?) and headed in amongst hoards of flannelled, plaid-ed boys.
fun. At the strange hour of 6:30 pm, I headed over to The Wiltern in Los Angeles to see Funeral Party and Fun. open up for Panic! At the Disco. It was still light outside, and this confused me. Then I got to the venue and saw hoards of black-clad teens with unnaturally died hair