Poolside @ the Teragram Ballroom on 12.28.18

Poolside perform @ the Teragram Ballroom on 12.28.18.
I'm going to wrap up 2018 with some Poolside love. These Los Angeles locals and their self-described "daytime disco" graced the Teragram Ballroom last Friday. It's been a good long while since they've toured … something like four years. They've done some one-off performances here and there, a few festival slots, etc. But going out …

The Orb @ the Teragram Ballroom on 11.21.18

The Orb perform at the Teragram Ballroom on 11.21.18.
It's incredible to believe that electronic music has persevered through three-plus decades. And it's showing no signs of aging, slowing down, or losing any of the inspirational spark that started the whole crazy trip.  If anything, it's continuing to evolve through wild mutation and fortuitous maturation, absorbing and assimilating other genres into its seemingly infinite …

“Far” from The Soft Moon

The Soft Moon perform "Far" at the Cloak & Dagger Festival at the Globe Theatre on 10.21.17.
Let's start the evening with The Soft Moon, a post-punk coldwave barnstormer of a band from the Bay Area, as in San Francisco, or more specifically Oakland.  I first caught wind of these guys at last year's Cloak & Dagger Festival in Los Angeles.  I had no idea who they were.  Only knew their name.  …