Reviews

Skyline Drive – Topanga Ranch Motel

on September 7, 2012 at 11:47 am ×

Skyline Drive – Topanga Ranch Motel By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer Derek Thomas of Skyline Drive has been playing his brand of canyon folk, singer-songwriter numbers on the LA club and bar circuit for […]

Review: Whispering Pines “Whispering Pines”

on August 30, 2012 at 1:01 pm ×

Whispering Pines: Whispering Pines After turning heads with their debut album, Family Tree in 2009, the 5-piece, Los Angeles based Whispering Pines combine a throwback sound with a modern feel that is enhanced 100 proof […]

Cory Branan Live at The Mint

on July 29, 2012 at 11:32 am ×

Review: Cory Branan Live at The Mint, July 7 2012 By Natalie Rahhal, Staff Writer Cory Branan is a difficult man to contextualize. He’s a hard-cussing, whiskey-drinking rocker; he’s a self-deprecating, reluctant star; he doesn’t […]

MIKE + RUTHY: THE NYC EP

on July 25, 2012 at 10:12 am ×

MIKE + RUTHY: THE NYC EP By Ben Reddell, Staff Writer This month marked the 100th birthday of Woody Guthrie, the patriarch of Folk […]

Review + Giveaway: Rod Melancon

on July 12, 2012 at 10:18 am ×

Rod Melancon: My Family Name Born and raised in Wright, Louisiana, Cajun blooded Rod Melancon has come onto the LA scene with a debut album that equally captures his troubled life as it does his […]

Sonny & The Sunsets “Longtime Companion”

on July 9, 2012 at 10:56 am ×

Sonny & The Sunsets – “Pretend You Love Me” by Polyvinyl Records Sonny & The Sunsets: Longtime Companion By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer So with the beginning of Summer, Los Angeles is again basking in […]

Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants Live

on July 5, 2012 at 11:31 am ×

Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants, The Far West & The Broken Numbers Band at the Satellite 6/20 By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer Among those enjoying a rousing, high energy honky-tonk set by Foo Fighter […]

Live Review: Justin Townes Earle at The El Rey, LA 6/28/12

on July 3, 2012 at 1:24 pm ×

Justin Townes Earle: Live at the El Rey 6/28/12 By Natalie Rahhal, Staff Writer “This is the first song I ever wrote at somebody,” Justin Townes Earle confesses into the mic. But he doesn’t say […]

Review – Vintage Trouble: The Bomb Shelter Sessions

on June 18, 2012 at 12:12 pm ×

“Nancy Lee” by Vintage Trouble Vintage Trouble: The Bomb Shelter Sessions By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer “Lord have mercy on my soul!” sings Ty Taylor, lead singer of Vintage Trouble on their much buzzed about […]

Review: Christopher Lockett “Road Songs For The Restless”

on May 21, 2012 at 12:06 pm ×

“Love the Size of California” by Christopher Lockett Christopher Lockett: Road Songs For The Restless By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer Christopher Lockett is a Los Angeles based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose sound lives somewhere between […]

The White Buffalo Roams Home

on May 7, 2012 at 2:31 pm ×

The White Buffalo Roams Home Concert Review: The White Buffalo at the Troubadour By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer Photography By Nelson Blanton When Jake Smith took the stage with his band The White Buffalo on […]

Review: David Olney “The Stone”

on April 5, 2012 at 12:49 pm ×

David Olney: The Stone By Gerry Gomez, Staff Writer The Stone, by literary songwriter, David Olney, is his attempt to tell the story of Easter from varying points of view. It poses some questions as […]