Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the music scene was inundated by teen idols and swoonable dreamboat singers. It was before the Beatles but after Elvis. And songs
Based out of Philadelphia, PA, Mighty Joe Castro and the Gravamen is the latest musical project from accomplished collage artist and musician Joe Castro (ex-The Situation, The Lift Up). Heavily
Brad Brooks, beloved in the Bay Area as one of its finest vocalists and songwriters, released Harmony of Passing Light in 2012, drew comparisons to Elvis Costello, Wilco, and others,
The discoveries of unheard performances and unreleased albums have buoyed the jazz landscape in recent years. In fact, two years ago this month, this writer posted a review of MONK,
Surely, we all miss live music, especially when you hear the rollicking jump blues on this latest recording, Too Far from the Bar, by the venerable Sugar Ray and the
Neil Young’s career arguably contains more milestones than any peer of his this side of Bob Dylan or Van Morrison. And After the Gold Rush (released 8/31/70) is certainly one
What if your heartbreak was actually art?
From her debut Strangers Who Knew Each Other’s Names, her EP East Twenties and her second full-length Broken Into Pieces, produced by Nigel Stonier (Thea Gilmore), Dressner has taken her experience in musical theater and
Purple Witch of Culver is a unique meeting of forces by Sarah Safaie and Evan Taylor, the Echo Park-based duo exploring a diverse cross section of music and poetry. Raised
When Doves announced that they were on an “indefinite hiatus” after playing their last gig in October 2010, many fans were justifiably concerned that we had seen the last of
