Tag: rock
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Charts, Charts, Charts!
Here are the notes and links for the podcast out this week (6/27). JarFive talker released her debut album, available for purchase on Bandcamp. https://talkerceleste.bandcamp.com/album/im-telling-you-the-truth Film “Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple” was released on MAX. Ms. Lauryn Hill and The Fugees announce tour. Queen sells catalog for highest price ever. “Taylor Swift VS Scooter Braun: Bad…
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Good Fridaze
JarFive Beyoncé releases “Cowboy Carter.” Arguably the most heavily promoted and written about album year to date, “Cowboy Carter” was released last night. I’m not a huge Beyoncé fan, but I always give her albums a listen. With all the talk of this being a country album, at its core it’s still a Beyoncé album,…
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Intersect Festival in Las Vegas
It’s been a short while, but I just submitted the last of my final grades, and I’m ready to blog again. While the last couple weeks have been busy with work, I still managed to squeeze in a couple of shows the first weekend of December. Today I’m reviewing the first Intersect Festival. Next Friday,…
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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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KAABOO
The second annual KAABOO festival in Del Mar, CA, offered an intriguing, if not scattered lineup. I was skeptical before going, given that last year’s festival was such an amazing surprise of a lineup. This year’s headliners included Jimmy Buffett, Aerosmith, Fall Out Boy, and Jack Johnson. While not a huge fan of this, I’d…
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The Janks! EP Release Show at the Bootleg on November 13!
I’ve seen a number of bands this year, some more than once. Topping that list is The Janks (https://www.facebook.com/thejanksband), one of my favorite live discoveries. Having seen them four times at different venues (The Wayfarer, The Echo, Make Music Pasadena), I can say that they are the awesome combination of crazy sexy hard rock energy,…
