The Sisters of Mercy & Blaqk Audio bring darkwave to San Diego

Self-proclaimed ‘intellectual love gods’ The Sisters of Mercy brought their headlining North American tour to San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theater on October 5th, 2024. Alongside them were dark electro-pop Blaqk Audio — the side project of AFI’s Davey Havoc and Jade Puget. Frontman Havok commanded the stage with energy, twisting and twirling […]

LAUV performs special one-night-only in Los Angeles

If you want to let loose, dance the night away, feel comfortable in your own skin, and be your true self, LAUV live shows is that type of environment. He brings an abundance of high energy, love, and passion when he’s onstage while performing hit song after hit. With his rich falsetto, soulful tones mixed […]

Quinn XCII brings The People Choice Tour to smiling fans in St. Louis

It was a beautiful warm Tuesday evening, and the sun was setting behind the St. Louis Music Park and nearby Hollywood Casino as thousands of fans flocked in to see Quinn XCII perform on The People’s Champ Tour. Immediately after entering the venue I knew I was going to enjoy the crowd just as much […]

Swedish singer Tove Lo releases new single “Borderline”

We are lost in the magic as Tove Lo released another hit after her Dirt Femme album release from October 2022.  Lo described the song as “The drama you cause inside yourself and with another person if you feel insecure. You test them. This song has existed for a long time and I’ve always felt […]

Foals announce their love for Chicago fan base for always bringing it

Audience members at Chicago’s Vic Theatre were treated to a vivacious show on Friday night. In a venue packed to capacity, British rock band Foals brought the energy to Chicago, extending past their slotted showtime and playing well into the night, to much of the audience’s delight.  Opening the night was GLOVE, an electro-punk group […]

Stromae returns for a deep performance in LA

Stromae (born Paul Van Haver) is a Belgian artist who first became popular in early 2010s. He gained huge international success quickly and in 2014, he was the first French-singing artist to sell out Madison Square Garden. After releasing two albums, he was called one of the most unique artists in recent history and soon […]

MUNA sells out The Fillmore in San Francisco

On Monday, October 24th, 2022, I made my way up to San Francisco for night two of MUNA’s back to back sold-out shows at The Fillmore, where the Los Angeles trio packed the historic venue. I had never seen The Fillmore this full before. I’ve also never felt the ground shake as it did while […]

Twenty One Pilots makes it snow in St. Louis

Live music is absolutely incredible, isn’t it? There is something genuinely remarkable about the way a packed house can produce an energy that transfers from person to person so fluidly. It is unlike almost anything else in this world. It finds ways to bring humans together in a way that — next to probably only […]

Same Same But Different 2022 drops loaded Phase 2 lineup

Those in the southern California area are starting to be well aware of the inexplicable majesty that is Same Same But Different Festival… or perhaps you’ve taken a whirly-twirl with its sister fest, the Mustache Bash in the heart of San Diego. At both events, you’re welcomed with weird, overwhelmed by spectacle and overloaded with […]

Purity Ring entrances St. Louis with Ekkstacy

Purity Ring recently graced fans with their presence at Red Flag in St. Louis. After re-scheduling their tour de womb tour multiple times due to Coronavirus, it has been more than two years since the Canadian future-pop duo originally planned to go on tour. Accompanying Purity Ring is another Canadian artist by the name of Ekkstacy. Equal […]