Celebrating the return of live music with Small Black @ the Echoplex on 08.20.21

Well, shit ... it's about fucking time. I honestly had no idea how much I've missed live music until I attended my first show in something like 17 months. It feels like a lifetime has gone by. Last Friday, I had the chance to catch East Coast chillwave act Small Black at the Echoplex in …

Krystal Klear’s “Division Ave”

My authoring skills are not fully up to snuff this eve. So I'm gonna keep it brief. Tonight's entry, and first proper post for July, comes from Irish DJ/producer Declan "Dec" Lennon, who operates under the nome de plume Krystal Klear. The track's titled "Division Ave," and it's a little slice and sliver of '80s-infused …

Holy Ghost! @ the Teragram Ballroom on 11.02.19

Holy Ghost! perform at the Teragram Ballroom on 11.02.19.
I was hoping to increase the frequency of these posts. But it would seem that I'm still stuck with authoring one or two a week. Unfortunately, at the moment, it can't be helped. I've stumbled upon some unexpected, but extremely welcome, freelance work that's popped up for the month. And with cramming all the Xmas …

Just Like Heaven Festival @ Queen Mary Events Park on 05.04.19 – Part 2

Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform at Just Like Heaven in Long Beach on 05.04.19.
Okay, it's been a few days … some good, some not so good. Had a friend get deported due to the increasingly extreme immigration policies of our time. That totally sucked. Caught a cold, which has been lingering for the last few days. That still sucks. There was that Game of Thrones finale, which was …

Just Like Heaven Festival @ Queen Mary Events Park on 05.04.19 – Part 1

Just Like Heaven @ Queen Mary Events Park on 05.04.19.
Just a heads up. I've divided this entry into two parts, the first being tonight's post, the second following sometime in the next few days. I've got a couple of Chemical Brothers shows to attend the following two days, and my work schedule is as busy as ever. So part two will happen when it …