The Royal Gents Overthrow Pop
The royalest of Royal Gents played the opening night of the International Pop Overthrow Festival, held at the Knitting Factory. Now I had only ever seen them amongst their brethren, their drunken and debaucherous adult brethren. Seeing as how the band before them, Blackout 101 had just completed their physics exams over at Hollywood High, and brought [...]
Too Many Jokes to Count – Throwback Suburbia
Throwback Suburbia went on immediately after the stellar Royal Gents at the International Pop Overthrow festival at the Knitting Factory. They began setting up right away, and finally, 30 min. later, they were ready. They had roadies, milk crates full of cords, and a ton of equipment….for the 11′x11′ stage of the Alternaknit Lounge. With [...]
Hollywood Kill Does It Standard-Style
You know damn well that Hollywood Kill is the sexiest band in LA in a gritty, Tarantino-films-Barstow, too-cool-for-any-school-you’d-know kinda way. And they know it, you don’t need to tell them. You can hear it in the low-voiced whispers in “A Real Nobody”, giving balance to the unsettling high-pitched keyboard sparks in the background, the beat [...]
HolloH <-> The Lynx Technique
MISTER NERVOUS recommends HolloH @ Hotel Cafe & The Lynx Technique @ Echo Curio
Balkan Beatbox Rocked LA Crowds
Having been a semi-long-time fan, yet just as rabid as any long-time fan, I was super excited to see this band. You know when a band’s music just jumps off the speakers, and you think that theirs must, MUST be the best show in the universe? It was like that. And Balkan Beatbox delivered, over [...]
We Love Adele
And how do we love Adele? Let us count the ways. First of all, she’s got the voice of a thousand soul singers from the past five decades all balled up into one booming and softly whispering sweet voice. Secondly, she’s flippin’ beautiful; and thirdly, she’s overweight. And we love her for all these reasons. [...]
