AN ARTIST AT THE POKER TABLE

AN ARTIST AT THE POKER TABLE A DISCUSSION WITH DUSTIN KENSRUE Growing up in Orange County, one is automatically issued a guitar or haircare products.  Thank god Dustin Kensrue ... Continue Reading →

A SLICE OF QUINCY

A SLICE OF QUINCY QUINCY COLEMAN AT HOTEL CAFE A cold spell momentarily grips Los Angeles, making the women of the town think twice about the skirts, though many still throw caution ... Continue Reading →

OH SWEET NOTHING

OH SWEET NOTHING The opening lush orchestration of Eluvium’s latest release Copia might as well be the opening score of an epic feature film, as the repeating horn section slowly ... Continue Reading →

GROOVY KIND OF LOVE

GROOVY KIND OF LOVE Trading in your heavy-edged past for a happy, poppy (lucrative) future seems to be all the rage nowadays: Chad Gilbert  leaving Shai Hulud for New Found Glory, ... Continue Reading →

SEX, SIN, AND SUPERIOR VOICES

SEX, SIN, AND SUPERIOR VOICES Jaws dropped, fingers pointed, and gasps were unavoidably released, while the audience’s eyes were left slightly squinting at the opening of LA Opera’s ... Continue Reading →

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY BLOW YOU AWAY Explosions in the Sky are not an easy band to review, as the all-instrumental quartet plays mood music that moves in stages like the moon.  ... Continue Reading →

COPING WITH COPELAND

COPING WITH COPELAND COPELAND AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES Normally when you go to see a band of a younger generation, there is usually the ever-wonderful problem of stage volume syndrome.  ... Continue Reading →

KODO-CHROME

KODO-CHROME THE KODO DRUMMERS COME TO UCLA The Kodo Drummers have been touring and performing around the world for a number of years, and every time I had the opportunity to see them…I ... Continue Reading →