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LIVE REVIEW: Deleted Scenes @ The Echo, LA 1/26/12

Posted on 31 January 2012. Tags: Deleted Scenes, Socket Records, The Echo, Young People’s Church of the Air

Deleted Scenes took over the stage at The Echo in LA and we were there. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews327822 Comments2012-01-31+17%3A15%3A55Sharon+Payne

LIVE REVIEW: Washed Out @ FANJ-TWICE, Osaka, Japan 1/22/12

Posted on 31 January 2012. Tags: Ernest Greene, Japan, Lost in Translation, M83, Sofia Coppola, Washed Out, Within and Without

Washed Out's performance in Japan reinforced an idea of cardinal importance: that music is truly the tie that binds us all together even in our loneliest hours. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews327530 Comments2012-01-31+16%3A30%3A59Mayumi+Okamoto

LIVE REVIEW: Wallpaper., Youngblood Hawke, Speakers @ El Rey Theatre, LA 1/20/12

Posted on 24 January 2012. Tags: Nire Alldai, Oakland, Ricky Reed, speakers, wallpaper, Youngblood Hawke

Oakland’s Ricky Reed/Wallpaper. show Los Angeles how to party NorCal-style. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews325610 Comments2012-01-24+19%3A00%3A07Samantha+Saturday

LIVE REVIEW: The Walkmen @ The Independent, SF 1/21/12

Posted on 24 January 2012. Tags: Bows + Arrows, San Francisco, The Independent, The Walkmen, You and Me

Saturday marked the second of two sold out shows at The Independent in SF for The Walkmen, who are celebrating a decade of making exceptional music. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews325722 Comments2012-01-24+17%3A15%3A12Jeff+Bracco

LIVE REVIEW: Cass McCombs @ One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans 1/16/12

Posted on 20 January 2012. Tags: Cass McCombs, Frank Fairfield, New Orleans, One Eyed Jacks

There's something about Mondays; it was an "off" night for Cass McCombs and his audience at One Eyed Jacks. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews323990 Comments2012-01-20+16%3A30%3A14April

LIVE REVIEW: Shelby Lynne @ Apogee’s Berkeley Street Studio, Santa Monica 1/10/12

Posted on 12 January 2012. Tags: Anne Litt, Everso, KCRW, Morning Becomes Eclectic, Revelation Road, Shelby Lynne

Shelby Lynne played from her latest album Revelation Road, and sang her heart out to about fifty people at Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio, Santa Monica. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews320870 Comments2012-01-13+03%3A55%3A24Sharon+Payne

LIVE REVIEW: STRFKR & Painted Palms @ The Glass House, Pomona 1/8/12

Posted on 10 January 2012. Tags: Glass House, Painted Palms, Polyvinyl Records, Pyramid, Starfucker

Portland’s electro-dudes Starfucker send out good vibes in Pomona. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews320440 Comments2012-01-10+16%3A30%3A59Samantha+Saturday

LIVE REVIEW: Mariachi El Bronx @ Natural History Museum, LA 1/6/12

Posted on 09 January 2012. Tags: First Fridays, KCRW, Mariachi El Bronx, Natural History Museum, The Bronx

What’s more punk than mariachis and bison? Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews320010 Comments2012-01-09+21%3A55%3A59Sharon+Payne

LIVE REVIEW: Watch The Throne — Jay-Z and Kanye West @ HP Pavilion, San Jose 12/14/11

Posted on 20 December 2011. Tags: HP Pavilion, Jay-Z, Kanye West, San Jose, Watch The Throne

Watch The Throne was two-and-a-half hours of no fluff, no filler, and no opening act with the two biggest artists in the world. Simply, epic. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews314181 Comment2011-12-20+16%3A00%3A27Jeff+Bracco

LIVE REVIEW: Chris Cornell: The Songbook Tour @ The Palace of Fine Arts, SF 12/15/11

Posted on 19 December 2011. Tags: Chris Cornell, Craig Wedren, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, Songbook

Chris Cornell proves he's more than talented enough to carry an entire set with just him and a guitar. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews314373 Comments2011-12-19+16%3A59%3A55April

LIVE REVIEW: David Bazan @ The Constellation Room, Santa Ana 12/9/11

Posted on 19 December 2011. Tags: Caveman, David Bazan, Headphones, One AM Radio, Pedro the Lion

David Bazan remains earnest and eager. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews314070 Comments2011-12-19+16%3A30%3A58Samantha+Saturday

LIVE REVIEW: Digitalism @ The Belly Up, SD 12/12/2011

Posted on 14 December 2011. Tags: dance music, Data Romance, Digitalism, German electronic music, the Belly Up

Digitalism at the Belly Up delivered lush electro heaven, topped with spot-on visuals. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews310640 Comments2011-12-15+05%3A38%3A38Amanda+Sorvig

LIVE REVIEW: Morning Teleportation @ The Chinatown Youth Center, Fresno 12/7/11

Posted on 13 December 2011. Tags: Chinatown Youth Center, Expanding Anyway, Flaming Lips, Fresno, Glacial Pace, isaac brock, modest mouse, Morning Teleportation, Portland, Primus

Portland psych-rock oddballs Morning Teleportation spread discordant yelps and good vibes at a youth center. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews309591 Comment2011-12-13+22%3A00%3A33Alberto+Santillan

LIVE REVIEW: Puscifer + Carina Round @ Palace of Fine Arts, SF 12/7/11

Posted on 13 December 2011. Tags: A Perfect Circle, Conditions of My Parole, Maynard James Keenan, Puscifer, Tool

Maynard on Puscifer: “Where my ID, ego, and anima all come together to exchange cookie recipes.” But trust us, there’s nothing small-town or quaint about their live shows. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews308420 Comments2011-12-13+18%3A00%3A00Valerie+Veteto

LIVE REVIEW: Live 105′s Not So Silent Night 2011 @ Oracle Arena, Oakland 12/9/11

Posted on 12 December 2011. Tags: Bush, Florence + Machine, Green Day, Live 105, Mumford & Sons, Not So Silent Night, young the giant

Mumford & Sons, Florence + Machine and Green Day, among others, delivered a night of pure musical bliss at LIVE 105’s Not So Silent Night. Continue Reading

Posted in Live Reviews309440 Comments2011-12-13+00%3A00%3A29Hillary+Smith

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