Trina Starke

Wife, music junky, & speech therapist. The walls of my classroom are littered with concert posters. My students will know good music if it's the last thing I do.
FeaturesEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Chasing Kings
March 02. 2011 | By Trina Starke

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Chasing Kings

There’s more to life than chasing… well that. LA buzz-band Chasing Kings tells us what’s worth chasing and what isn’t.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Local Natives @ Walt Disney Concert Hall 2/26
March 01. 2011 | By Trina Starke

LIVE REVIEW: Local Natives @ Walt Disney Concert Hall 2/26

This is what I love most about indie music: being witness to the transformation of a young band becoming something truly special.

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Album ReviewsALBUM REVIEW: “Get What You Came For” by Vanity Theft
March 01. 2011 | By Trina Starke

ALBUM REVIEW: “Get What You Came For” by Vanity Theft

Move over Hayley Williams. Step aside Emily Haines. There’s another kid in town.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Telekinesis @ The Echo 2/24/11
February 28. 2011 | By Trina Starke

LIVE REVIEW: Telekinesis @ The Echo 2/24/11

Battling tour-van troubles and the sound war at LA’s The Echo, Seattle band Telekinesis shines on and come out on top.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: The Steelwells @ Bootleg Theatre 2/16/11
February 18. 2011 | By Trina Starke

LIVE REVIEW: The Steelwells @ Bootleg Theatre 2/16/11

Get to know your new favorite band NOW.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Olafur Arnalds @ Echoplex 2/4/11
February 07. 2011 | By Trina Starke

LIVE REVIEW: Olafur Arnalds @ Echoplex 2/4/11

Branch out for some Icelandic modern classical music topped off with melancholy goodness.

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DiscoverySoCal Report: The Smiles
February 04. 2011 | By Trina Starke

SoCal Report: The Smiles

The band capitalizes on the fabulicious emotion that makes us gooey on the inside and wishing it was July every month of the year.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: The Get Up Kids @ The Troubadour 1/27/11
January 31. 2011 | By Trina Starke

LIVE REVIEW: The Get Up Kids @ The Troubadour 1/27/11

The Get Up Kids rocked a show of epic roller-coaster proportions for just over 90 minutes to a sold-out audience at The Troubadour last Thursday night.

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