Indie guitar heroes Built to Spill are epic live and seeing them let loose in a venue as small and intimate as the Showbox was something special. This was the first night of a two night stand and Doug Martsch and Co. were on their game from the start.
Female tribute bands are the hottest ways to relive those fabulous rock bands of the past. Hells Belles, The Iron Maidens, and Zepparella absolutely rock the house and they definitely have a following. Zepparella does a great job of bringing that sensual, bluesy sound that made Led Zeppelin the 1970’s mega group that it was. […]
I saw Northern Irish band Two Door Cinema Club in May of this year as part of a radio show KNDD put on at Nectar. I fell in love with the band immediately. What I saw coming happened – when the band returned here on November 6th they were met with a well-deserved hysteria by […]
East Los Angeles’ Funeral Party remind me of the Strokes – I need to get that out of the way immediately. And this is a good association, they have opened for the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas after all. I am sure they must get tired of the comparison but it’s a compliment! I really want to […]
You’ll notice from these Amos Lee photos that this was a really small, private performance. The show took place in the upstairs bar/lounge area of the Triple Door known as the Musicquarium Lounge. The show was also somewhat of a secret performance, and attendees had to send in an email to a certain address, and […]