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Looking for a band to deliver authenticity and true to the album sound, go see Jimmy Eat World. These guys will deliver. Front-man, Jim Adkins, himself, sounds exactly, if not better then he does on their albums. Celebrating twenty years as a band, the gentlemen from the Arizona...

With the upcoming release of Moby’s Innocents album due out on October 1st, he gave a private listening party on September 23rd at Sonos Studio. Joined by his cellist Adrienne Woods and amazing vocalist Mindy Jones, this rare acoustic set demonstrated a new side of Moby. They...

Energetic. Outgoing. Enthusiastic. These are just a few of the words that I use to describe last night’s Grouplove packed show at the Troubadour. In celebration of the release of their much-anticipated sophomore album, Spreading Rumors, Grouplove put on an incredibly happy...

On Sunday, September 15th, I was treated to a very spooky yet remarkable concert by one of the great architects of post-classical ambient music, Jóhann Jóhannsson. This Icelandic composer and his string quartet played for roughly two hours at the Masonic Lodge located at the...

The South African native Jean-Philip Gobbler, better known as St. Lucia, entertained a rather full crowd at Sonos Studio on September 11th. This Pop/New Wave band was celebrating the release of their debut album, When the Night, with this listening party including a performance...

Not to be discouraged by the ridiculous hot summer night, fans of alternative hip-hop ventured out to see one of the genre’s premiere names, Talib Kweli, perform at Sonos Studio in West Los Angeles. Yes, Talib Kweli made a stop in Los Angeles for a very special (and...

For someone like me that isn’t a heavy metal fan at all, I was stunned by how talented these musicians are and how incredibly powerful their concert was on September 3rd at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Yes, these 60-plus year old rockers brought the heat on an already hot summer...

Lush green festival fields with sweaty half dressed concert goers dancing to pulsating bombastic beats coming from all directions. Ah yes, the summer festival season is here! The annual sold out electronic music festival Hard Summer this past weekend drew an estimated 70,000...

On Saturday, June 29th, Calvin Harris, GRAMMY Award-winning artist and resident DJ of Hakkasan Las Vegas returned to the nightclub to perform to a sold out crowd. The highly acclaimed DJ debuted his residency at Hakkasan in April, and is set to perform 46 dates at the nightclub....

On August 29th, I attended the Hollywood club, The Viper Room, to check out the indie-pop rock duo, SIRSY. Right away, I could tell that these two were incredibly talented. Their music was hook-drenched, with resonating melodies and clever, honest lyrics. The pair are guitarist...