J Boog sells out Ace of Spades with support from Likkle Jordee

Reggae sensation J Boog sold out Ace of Spades on Monday, February 20th, and if you didn’t get to go you missed an amazing show. Likkle Jordee, a reggae artist from O’ahu Hawai’i started off the night with his original and authentic reggae sound. His charismatic performance got the crowd hyped. Definitely check out his […]

Badfish brings nostalgia of Sublime’s legacy to Chicago

The heartbeat of Sublime was alive and well at the House of Blues Chicago. A sold out crowd sang along to the musical stylings of the late frontman of Sublime, Bradley Nowell. Chicagoians packed the House of Blues to experience legendary band Sublime’s music performed by none other than the best Sublime tribute band you […]

Celebrating 55 years of funk and soul with Tower of Power in Folsom, CA

Tower of Power is one of the most legendary bands in the history of funk. With their many hits such as “You’re Still a Young Man”, “So Very Hard to Go”, “What Is Hip?”, “Down to the Nightclub”, and “Don’t Change Horses”, it’s no wonder why they continue to tour and sellout audiences everywhere they […]

Bad Cop Bad Cop reminds the LBC that punks not dead

Punk is not dead, in fact it not only alive but it is thriving! What a night! Four great punk bands, a killer crowd, and one of the most iconic local venues in So Cal. The powerhouse punk ladies of Bad Cop Bad Cop headlined the Palentine’s Day gig at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach. […]

GoldFish turns San Diego into funky fishbowl

The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, San Diego was completely transformed to a funky fishbowl starring award-winning GoldFish on Friday, February 10th. Dominic Peters (production, keyboard, upright bass, bass guitar) and David Poole (production, saxophone, flute, vocals) make up the electronic duo from Cape Town, South Africa, who reclaimed San Diego, CA as their […]

Highly Suspect packs House of Blues in Orlando

Highly Suspect delighted a jam-packed House of Blues at Disney Springs in Orlando, Florida on February 4, 2023. The place was overflowing from the pit all the way back to the bars in the back and either side. Even the upstairs and balcony seating were full of fans ready to rock out.  Johnny Stevens, Rich […]

Sam Grisman Project readies for second leg of tour

The landscape of music is ever-evolving. Every decade stakes a claim to a particular genre of music. The 1940s get swing, jazz, and blues music. The 1960s saw the British Invasion of rock and roll cross the Atlantic Ocean. The 1970s was the era of disco. Glam rock and pop infiltrated the 1980s. Grunge and […]

Collective Soul has Anaheim ‘Vibrating’

Atlanta-based rock band, Collective Soul, has been steadily making music since 1992. That’s 30 years, 11 albums,1,304 shows, – and, man, they still got it! On January 26th, Collective Soul rocked the Anaheim music scene. Playing to a packed house at the City National Grove of Anaheim, frontman Ed Roland shared his high energy with […]

Magic City Hippies bring Miami vibes to snowy Chicago

Magic City Hippies rocked the Metro in Chicago on a snowy Saturday night in January.   Loyal fans trekked through the biggest blizzard of the winter season to see the Magic City Hippies perform in what seems to be their yearly Windy City visit in the early months of winter.  Magic City Hippies are a Miami […]

New Found Glory kicks off acoustic tour in St. Louis

The first show of punk legend New Found Glory’s “Make the Most of It” Acoustic Tour kicked off at Delmar Hall in St. Louis, Missouri on January 28th. The show sold out fast, with a crowd ranging in ages from pre-teens to teenagers to people in their late thirties and early forties. St. Louis has […]

mmeadows gains new fans at Casbah in San Diego

Kristin Slipp and Cole Kamen-Green are not new to the music industry, but they’ve come together in an entirely different journey: mmeadows. Kristin (vocals, keys/key-tar) comes from big time indie legends Dirty Projectors, while Cole (instrumentalist including but not limited to: trumpet, electronic valve Instruments, and overall music engineering/production) has a history of collaborating with […]

Greensky Bluegrass rolls into New York for an unforgettable night

Bluegrass heavyweights Greensky Bluegrass rolled into the Stanley Theater in Utica, NY on Sunday January 15th for the fourth stop on their winter tour.  I was able to catch the show and starting with opener Mikaela Davis it was truly an impressive night of music.   Mikaela Davis started the night off taking the stage […]

G. Love and Donavon Frankenreiter sell out The Pageant in St. Louis

Woah…now THAT was a show!  When Philly-born funk rocker G. Love decided to mash up his signature special sauce with surf-rock maestro Donavon Frankenreiter, I’m sure even the two of them didn’t quite know what to expect. That being said, the musicians hit the road anyway and made their first stop of the Flying Embers […]