Frank Ocean’s Blonde is lightyears ahead of 2016 HR Huber-Rodriguez September 9, 2016 Album Review, Reviews The enigmatic Frank Ocean rewrote the book on R&B with his landmark second album, 2012’s Channel Orange, and the anticipation surrounding his latest release has been bordering on sensational. Ultimately, ...
Coldplay Rival Superbowl Performance for Labor Day Weekend Arnav Chaturvedi September 8, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Coldplay returned to Levi's Stadium on Saturday (9/3) to bring a triumphant end to the US leg of their Head Full of Dreams tour . Their last appearance at the stadium was none other than the extravagant ha...
Savoir Adore return for The Love That Remains Joanna Jiang August 16, 2016 Album Review, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews By coincidence, we are perhaps starting to associate Savoir Adore with the end of (holi)days. The last time lead song architect Paul Hammer and company were in town, we were trying to make the most of the final...
Mitski, Japanese Breakfast demonstrate the highs and lows of life on tour HR Huber-Rodriguez July 19, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Last Friday (4/8) the Starline Social Club in Oakland played host to two of the best working songwriters in indie rock: New York’s Mitski and Philadelphia’s Japanese Breakfast. While the former is a rapidly...
Indie music and food festival Phono del Sol leaves patrons happy, waiting for next year Valerie Law July 12, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews This year’s Phono del Sol was a lively celebration of local art, public parks, and music. The 2016 lineup featured Chairlift, Alvvays, Born Ruffians, Mr Little Jeans, Adam Vida, The Seshen, The She’s, Hot ...
Shura shares millennial insecurities, that Nothing’s Real Joanna Jiang July 9, 2016 Album Review Commonly compared to a young Madonna, Aleksandra Denton (as Shura) is, in personality, much more inconspicuous. With a sweet demeanor and dyed ends, Denton blends in with today’s alternative crowd. And her br...
Punk Rock’s Not Dead: Saturday at Burger Boogaloo 2016 Fiona Duerr July 3, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos One summer day in Mosswood Park started with a visit from an astronaut on the drums on the Dirty Mouth stage at Burger Boogaloo. The Young Fresh Fellows were neither young nor fresh, but they delivered an ent...
River Tiber steps out with debut INDIGO Joanna Jiang June 28, 2016 Album Review “WHO THE HELL IS RIVER TIBER AND WHY IS HE SUDDENLY EVERYWHERE?” asked Noisey’s Tania Peralta early last year. Ahead of last Friday’s release of debut album INDIGO, Toronto’s Tommy Paxton-Beesley m...
Mitski slays happiness with guitars on Puberty 2 HR Huber-Rodriguez June 26, 2016 Album Review Too often, single female musicians are lumped in with some amorphous singer-songwriter genre that encompasses any female vocalist with some combination of guitars, pianos, and strings sans band. Puberty 2, the ...
Los Angeles says hello to Day Wave Jacob Elsanadi June 25, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews On their first major tour, Day Wave brought their eclectic sound to the Echo in Los Angeles. The Oakland-based group, led by frontman Jackson Philips, has recently received acclaim for their latest EP Hard to R...
West Coast welcomes back Rogue Wave at Teragram Ballroom Vivian Chen June 24, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos Last Friday night, Rogue Wave and Floating Action performed at Los Angeles's Teragram Ballroom. Floating Action, hailing from North Carolina, displayed their lo-fi indie folk-rock style through their two gu...
Weaves’ new self-titled album a weird, indie treat Valerie Law June 16, 2016 Album Review, Reviews Originally from Toronto, art pop band Weaves turns three years old this month. Having only an EP that came out April 2014, this month of June also marks the release of their self-titled debut album -- an enthu...
BRONCHO deliver bold set at Teragram Ballroom Fiona Duerr June 15, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Photos After first stumbling upon BRONCHO a few months ago I was excited to see they would be on tour in my hometown. The Teragram Ballroom, located on the edge of downtown Los Angeles can be described as a more intim...
Tegan and Sara Love You to Death with newest album Vivian Chen June 12, 2016 Album Review, Reviews The title Love You to Death (2016) aptly describes Tegan and Sara's newest album: a solid indie pop record with irresistibly catchy synth backing their stark, heartbroken lyricism. The album is a continuati...
Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book is a musical blessing Valerie Law May 31, 2016 Album Review It has been nearly three weeks since Chance the Rapper released Coloring Book (2016), his latest work following Acid Rap (2013), 10 Day (2012), and a variety of singles and side projects, including last year'...