Outside the Hollywood Palladium sits fans sprawled across the pavement between steel barricades arranged in a snake-like formation. As the rock ’n’ roll roar of Greta Van Fleet’s vocalist Josh Kiszka in soundcheck becomes faintly audible, some fans lunge closer to the...
There is something special about watching people do what they were intended to do, not disillusioned with false fronts but instead provoked by a need to create. These feelings hit home with Orange County duo NEFFEX. With no formal education in music production, Bryce...
Some records stand the test of time not only for their musical quality, but as a piece of history that draws audiences in no matter if it was released last year or decades ago. Punk band Against Me! reinforces this idea with a timeless, anthemic punk sound and...
The Moroccan Lounge nestled in the industrial wonderland of downtown L.A.'s arts district flooded with a collection of young Angelenos, setting the scene for an important night for soulful, alternative pop singer Spencer Sutherland on Aug. 12. “Two years ago, I...
The Troubadour drips with music history. Synonymous with Elton John’s U.S. debut in 1970, this club nestled on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood holds an undeniable role in stories like that of the Rocket Man. And artists that transcend the constraints of what...
Navigating the complexities associated with high school is intensified in the presence of a rising music career. In an attempt to ensure harmony between her careers as a student and artist, Olivia Ooms created a community with like-minded peers also chasing music...
Amongst the gothic architecture and religious artifacts of The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles sat an eclectic collection of punks awaiting to see band Rise Against shed the intensity common of their live shows for a serene acoustic set on May 4. The band...
An eclectic collection of punk kids wrapped around the block outside The Belasco Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles awaiting SWMRS’s final and largest show of the North American “Berkeley’s On Fire” tour on May 3. The band composed of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Cole...
Indie pop band flor announces a fall North American tour and release of singles “dancing around” and “slow motion.” Emitting an essence of youthful romanticism, the singles are the band's first releases since their 2017 debut record “come out. you’re hiding” and are...
The El Rey Theatre nestled between restaurants and shops on Miracle Mile in Los Angeles was occupied by an electric crowd of pop punk kids to older glam rockers awaiting Australian alternative band The Faim on April 14. On “The Ghost of North America” tour in support...
