TJ WEST

TJ West: Bonnie Whitmore

on April 17, 2018 at 8:05 am ×

By Kim Grant Bonnie Whitmore once asked of the Dallas Observer “Where is the Liz Phair of today?” The Austin-based musician answered that question with her 2016 album, Fuck With Sad Girls, her feminist album […]

TJ West Video Premiere: Calico the band’s “Fine Line”

on February 1, 2018 at 8:04 am ×

By Kim Grant “Living in Los Angeles, we’re surrounded by dreamers and are dreamers ourselves. There is a point where delusions become pitfalls on the path to fulfilling one’s dreams or worse, it can destroy […]

TJ West Video Premiere: The T Sisters “Woo Woo”

on November 20, 2017 at 8:13 am ×

By Kim Grant We have another video premiere produced by The Tomboy Sessions in Santa Cruz, CA! Introducing the 4th video in a 9 video series performed by Bay Area Band, The T Sisters and […]

TJ West Video Premiere: Willie Tea Taylor “Win This One”

on August 18, 2017 at 9:04 am ×

By Kim Grant TJ West first premiered a video from The Tomboy Sessions in May of last year with The Brothers Comatose City Painted Gold. Now we’re happy to be premiering another Tomboy Sessions video, […]

Fourth Annual “AGASTOCK” Benefit Concert

on July 13, 2017 at 10:31 am ×

By Kim Grant The Fourth Annual “AGASTOCK” benefit concert will be held Sunday, July 23 at, The Echo, in Los Angeles. The benefit includes live music and a silent auction, with the proceeds going to the Southern California […]

TJ West Video Premiere: Rough Johns by John Craigie

on May 18, 2017 at 10:42 am ×

By Kim Grant Portland-based Americana songwriter, John Craigie has just released No Rain, No Rose, which was “inspired by the folk torch bearers of the sixties and seventies” as per his bio. Bringing together his […]

TJ West: The Statesboro Revue

on March 1, 2017 at 10:53 am ×

By Kim Grant I first became acquainted with Stewart Mann, several years ago in Los Angeles when he was performing under his own name and I was booking bands in Los Angeles. Soon after that, […]

TJ West Video Premiere: Andrew Sheppard’s Get It While You Can

on February 3, 2017 at 7:08 am ×

By Kim Grant TJ West introduced Andrew Sheppard and his record Far From Here. Now we’re happy to premiere his new video for the song, “Get It While You Can.” The video opens with a […]

TJ West: Casey James Prestwood and The Burning Angels

on December 8, 2016 at 8:04 am ×

By Kim Grant It’s only recently that I became acquainted with the Denver-based (but Virginia- born) Casey James Prestwood and his band, The Burning Angels. Band member Jeremi Rebecca Hush emailed me saying that the […]

TJ West: Americana Fest 2016 Recap

on October 7, 2016 at 10:58 am ×

By Kim Grant For those of you unfamiliar with AmericanaFest, it’s a weeklong celebration of Americana music held in Nashville, TN. It takes place in mid-September and along with the music, there are panels you […]

TJ West: Bobby Rush on His New Album Porcupine Meat

on September 16, 2016 at 9:56 am ×

By Kim Grant At the age of 82 and a 60-ish year career, Bobby Rush has earned the title of the greatest bluesman currently performing. Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006, Rush […]

TJ West: Mike Stinson Back in Los Angeles

on July 14, 2016 at 8:13 am ×

By Kim Grant Native Virginian, longtime LA transplant and now residing in Houston Texas, Mike Stinson is back in Los Angeles, playing three shows over a long weekend at local main-stays Pappy and Harriett’s, Cinema Bar and […]