Mayumi Okamoto

Editor + Contributor. Good music propagator. Surprise spoiler. Bourbon sipper. Nap lover. City seeker. email: mayumi@theowlmag.com twitter + instagram: @myyoume_moto
Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Weekend + Cities Aviv @ Harlow’s, Sacramento 3/23/14
March 25. 2014 | By Mayumi Okamoto

LIVE REVIEW: Weekend + Cities Aviv @ Harlow’s, Sacramento 3/23/14

Weekend and Cities Aviv showed their appreciation to some devoted supporters in Sacramento at the close of the first weekend of spring.

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Live ReviewsLIVE REVIEW: Typhoon + Phox @ Harlow’s, Sacramento 3/4/14
March 10. 2014 | By Mayumi Okamoto

LIVE REVIEW: Typhoon + Phox @ Harlow’s, Sacramento 3/4/14

Typhoon’s performance was unlike any other we’ve seen in some time best described as jawdroppingly beautiful.

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Free StuffFREE TICKETS: Typhoon + Miner + Line & Circle @ El Rey, LA 3/6/14
March 03. 2014 | By Mayumi Okamoto

FREE TICKETS: Typhoon + Miner + Line & Circle @ El Rey, LA 3/6/14

Who wants a pair of tickets to Typhoon at the El Rey on 3/6/14? We’ve got ’em! Just shoot us an email.

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Live ReviewsNOISE POP 2014: NO @ The Chapel, SF 2/28/14
March 03. 2014 | By Mayumi Okamoto

NOISE POP 2014: NO @ The Chapel, SF 2/28/14

Despite a few sound problems and band missteps, NO gave San Francisco a solid performance during Noise Pop 2014.

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Album Reviews“Cosmos” by Yellow Ostrich
February 25. 2014 | By Mayumi Okamoto

“Cosmos” by Yellow Ostrich

Yellow Ostrich’s Cosmos will undoubtedly have mass appeal among new listeners, but will die hard fans view the band’s latest effort as progression or experimental digression?

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Album Reviews“Blue Film” by Lo Fang
February 25. 2014 | By Mayumi Okamoto

“Blue Film” by Lo Fang

Blue Film is cloaked in a quiet mystique that seems standoffish at first, but then as it unfolds, it draws your ear close enough to divulge all its secrets.

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Album Reviews“El Prado” by NO
February 18. 2014 | By Mayumi Okamoto

“El Prado” by NO

The beauty of El Prado lies in its accurate depiction of life – a little desolate at times yet always cautiously optimistic.

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Live ReviewsNoise Pop 2014: Noise Pop HQ @ The NWBLK
February 13. 2014 | By Mayumi Okamoto

Noise Pop 2014: Noise Pop HQ @ The NWBLK

Come say hello to Noise Pop’s new festival home base, Noise Pop HQ.

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