Tag: pop
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Bottlerock, Musicals, and Frank!

On the most recent episode of my podcast, my friend Frank sits in, as we sip scotch and recount Day 3 of Bottlerock. Since I’ve already talked about Bottlerock in the previous episode and blog, I’ll be focusing on the music and musicals that Frank and I discussed, with links below. Thanks for subscribing. Send…
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Mikkel Cloud covers Radiohead!

Photo by Frank Varni Happy 5th of July! This pic was from the Bottlerock festival, this last May in Napa, CA. I’ll be doing a late review next week, complete with recommendations. This is a shorter entry today, because of the holiday weekend. But in the meantime…. Albums Currently Spinning Mikkel Cloud – Transistor_1…
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Pics of Hamish Anderson
Here are some pics of Hamish Anderson, singer-songwriter/guitarist, who will be playing at SXSW this year. These shots were from Make Music Pasadena last year. Check him out, if you’re heading that way. Definitely a hidden talent.
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Happy 2017…new bands, new music, new festival lineups.
10 New songs on my early-2017 playlist: Phoebe Bridgers – “Smoke Signals” Nahko and Medicine for The People (feat. Joseph) – “Directions” The Aces – “Stuck” Mondo Cozmo – “Hold on To Me” Amber Run – “Fickle Game” Chicano Batman – “Friendship (Is A Small Boat In A Storm)” CRX – “Ways To Fake It”…
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Those “Cool Kids” from Echosmith…
Last December, my friend and colleague Doug Kresse, asked if I wanted to go watch some band up in North Hollywood’s Federal Bar. This show was a part of series known as Mimosa Music Series (https://www.facebook.com/MimosaMusicSeries), hosted by KCRW’s Gary Calamar. The band, among others we watched, was a group called Echosmith. They were on…