Far from a Wayside: Bedouine’s third album displays songwriting brilliance Anahit Hovsepyan November 6, 2022 Album Review, Reviews Azniv Korkejian, also known as singer-songwriter Bedouine, pulls in listeners with her poetic lyricism and elegant style. With her third record released just over a year ago on October 22, 2021, Waysides contin...
Bloom and Grow: Luna Li enthralls all at Rickshaw Stop Sophia Shen October 17, 2022 Berkeley, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, indie-pop, Interview, LGBTQ+ Friday, October 14 at Rickshaw Stop saw a radiant, arresting performance by the rising Asian Canadian indie sweetheart Luna Li, accompanied by the playfully moody up-and-coming Los Angeles project zzzahara. Emb...
Flipturn Gives Electric Performance at San Francisco’s Brick and Mortar Music Hall Anna Armstrong October 10, 2021 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews Lead singer Dillon Basse feels the music at recent Brick and Mortar Music Hall performance. Photo contributed by Amanda Laferriere - @ajpgphoto Have you ever been to a concert that left you in a trance for ...
The Drums wakes up and rouses a calm beach town Annie Nguyen November 12, 2019 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Multimedia, Photos, Reviews The Drums have been a staple of indie-pop for more than a decade. I have been following them since their release of Portamento (2011), and I wait eagerly for every new record. The Drums’ latest album, Brutali...
The Revivalists bring New Orleans to life at the Fillmore Brendan Redmond February 13, 2017 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews Walking up the stairs of a historic venue, it’s surreal realizing how many famous artists have walked the same steps. The walls of the Fillmore in San Francisco are lined with action shots of music’s most p...
Dissecting band history and sound with Creature Comfort Brendan Redmond December 7, 2016 Interview Don’t be turned away by the 48,000 plays on their top song. Creature Comfort’s talent and originality are not reflected in their current popularity (or lack thereof). I had a chance to Skype with two member...
Tears were shed at The Tallest Man on Earth Brendan Redmond October 17, 2016 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews The most difficult aspect of being an opening band is drawing in the crowd. In my experience, openers are usually perceived as background music before the headliner. With intriguing arpeggiated acoustic rif...