A Witch’s Words of Wisdom: Florence + The Machine and More Layla Mahmoud October 31, 2022 Columns and Opinions It was on a full blood moon in October that Florence and The Machine took the stage at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. As I stood in the audience, an overwhelming feeling of serendipity fel...
The Portola Music Festival Experience Layla Mahmoud and Carolina Munce October 3, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized On the 24th of September 2022, the Portola Music Festival commenced on Pier 80 at noon sharp. As all the attendees made their way toward the entrance of Portola, a chilling excitement could be felt and seen thr...
Festival Diary: A Primavera Sound Experience Layla Mahmoud September 24, 2022 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized The iconic Primavera Sound festival finally made its way to Los Angeles, California on the weekend of September 16th-18th. For two decades Primavera Sound has been spreading music throughout the world. The fest...
JOJI and I: A Concert Diary Layla Mahmoud September 12, 2022 Uncategorized Although Joji, takes the term "concert" quite loosely, he delivers on every aspect, with the addition of t-shirt launching, surprise guests, and a McDonald's DoorDash containing Fillet-o-Fish. With a loud, come...
Serotonin with Girl in Red Layla Mahmoud April 19, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, women in music It’s with electric guitars and flashing red lights that Girl in Red opened her sold-out concert in San Francisco on the 11th of April. At the Regency Ballroom, in front of a crowd of mostly young women, s...
The Wonderful World of Wolf Alice Layla Mahmoud November 4, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews On Saturday night of Halloween weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing Wolf Alice at August Hall in San Francisco. As I walked to the venue from the train station, I began to fill with excitement. The streets wer...