Category Archives: rando

Cali Roots 2014 >> Good Vibes in Monterey [County Fairgrounds]

California Roots Music Festival >> As any good Rastafarian knows, Jah provides. And Jah sure provided an amazing weekend in Monterey at the Cali Roots Festival. The three-day festival, in its fifth year, provides plenty of smiles, good vibes and of course, great … Continue reading

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Maximo Park >> Vogue-bot in Los Angeles [Troubadour]

Maximo Park >> ‘Hello! We are Max-eemo Park!’ said the overtly enthusiastic British lead singer Paul Smith after a delayed start time, to which the lethargic Friday-after-work crowd of music and booze lovers cheered. The band, which hails from Northeast England, … Continue reading

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Coachella Addiction >> How Festival Junkies Are Born

Coachella 2014 Weekend 1 >> It happened. It finally happened. I made it to the Coachella music festival for the first time after years of feeble attempts! I expected the crowds, the heat, the festival ‘attire’, but what I didn’t expect was … Continue reading

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Sleigh Bells >> next Wednesday in Phoenix

Sleigh Bells >> will make their long-awaited return to the desert next Wednesday for a pre-Coachella show at Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix. It’s been roughly 4 years since the NY duo played The Clubhouse [RIP] in Tempe back shortly … Continue reading

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DATSIK >> Drops the Dream in San Francisco [Regency Ballroom]

DATSIK >> Music genres go through a similar cycle each time they are ‘pioneered’. There is always a beginning – with someone, somewhere. The genre lives in obscurity. It cultivates a feverishly loyal but small fan base. The music sounds ‘new’, … Continue reading

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VIVA PHX >> The Neighbourhood + Pinback + YACHT + Nite Jewel [Downtown Phoenix]

VIVA PHX >> happened over the weekend in the heart of downtown Phoenix along with its surrounding metro subsets. In its first year the multi-genre music festival featured over 70 artists from around the world performing on 14 stages throughout … Continue reading

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New Releases >> March: 311 | Foster The People | Pharrell | Imogen Heap | Taking Back Sunday | Rick Ross | We Are Scientists

March >> madness, right? This is the season we spring forward into a season of mayhem in music. The sunny weather dawning about the country yields spring concert tours and music festivals galore and sparking these galas is the insane … Continue reading

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