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SNG30 – Esperanza Spalding reprise, Route 91 Harvest Country Music Fest

Support the victims of the Las Vegas massacre Esperanza Spalding | Exposure info | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Washed Out | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Foster the People | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud Ziemba | watch “El Paso” | website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | … Continue reading SNG30 – Esperanza Spalding reprise, Route 91 Harvest Country Music Fest

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sngalbums: Abandon the idea of discomfort. Minais B, also known as Villads Klint, is a Copenhagen-based artist whose new release will not allow you space for such a concept. As The River At Its Source is a sixteen minute long ambient drone manifesto, narrated by a woman with an alarmingly steady tone despite the chaos surrounding her. This record is confrontational, not unlike the musings of … Continue reading

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Mind Monogram Reflect on Unobservable Forces in “Dark Matter Theory”

Photo Credit: Seth Halko Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  You don’t need to be an astrophysicist to decipher this new single. Dark matter is a concept hypothesized to contain the majority of mass-energy in the universe, but it is unobservable and, let’s be honest, extremely difficult to understand. It is an appropriate title for the track, which reflects on ethereal ideas, like time and ESP. … Continue reading Mind Monogram Reflect on Unobservable Forces in “Dark Matter Theory”

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In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities

Originally appeared on. Grimy Goods.  Like most of Ziemba’s body of work, her new video for “El Paso” is dense and significant. The track comes from her 2016 record, Hope Is Never, which she spoke with me extensively about last year. She explained how the city impacted her life as a borderlander, or more specifically as a “child of NAFTA,” which instigated her family’s move … Continue reading In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities

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Friends of Lauren Ruth Ward Pack House at her Record Release at the Bootleg

sngshows: Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq. for http://www.BlurredCulture.com Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Words by me, photos by Derrick K. Lee, Esq.  If her oversold show at the Bootleg revealed anything, it’s that Lauren Ruth Ward is LA’s worst kept secret. Filling the venue last Friday were all of Ward’s friends–both current and future, she reminded us. This made for a wild and endearing … Continue reading Friends of Lauren Ruth Ward Pack House at her Record Release at the Bootleg

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Four New Songs From Raener Make a Cohesive Debut EP

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  The new EP from local four-piece Raener is a big deal. It came together a few months ago at a serene beach house in Santa Barbara. This was after, according to my calculation, the band–consisting of Daniel Fox, Will van Boldrik, Zach Bilson, and Daniel Vanchieri–had played every single intimate venue in the city, and just before they departed on … Continue reading Four New Songs From Raener Make a Cohesive Debut EP

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Friends of Lauren Ruth Ward Pack House at her Record Release at the Bootleg

Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq. for http://www.BlurredCulture.com Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Words by me, photos by Derrick K. Lee, Esq.  If her oversold show at the Bootleg revealed anything, it’s that Lauren Ruth Ward is LA’s worst kept secret. Filling the venue last Friday were all of Ward’s friends–both current and future, she reminded us. This made for a wild and endearing show, … Continue reading Friends of Lauren Ruth Ward Pack House at her Record Release at the Bootleg

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LA River Bend Drop Their First Single From Their Debut EP

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  With their debut single, “Summer Wind,” LA River Bend breathe for the very first time. The song is a refreshing testament to love, where shimmering harmonies to elicit a faultless, jovial mood. “The calming influence of nature in LA has been a huge musical inspiration to us,” frontman Nate Weiner has said of the recording process for their upcoming EP, … Continue reading LA River Bend Drop Their First Single From Their Debut EP

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Grizzly Bear Shone in KCRW’s Diamond Apogee Session

sngshows: Photo credit: Dustin Downing Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  KCRW celebrated a milestone this past week with their 75th Apogee Studio Session. Jason Bentley, the station’s weekday morning DJ and our host for the evening, recounted the previous 74 with glee. “Remember Ryan Adams just played for hours? As people left for the night, he’d wave goodbye and keep playing…what a fun night,” he … Continue reading Grizzly Bear Shone in KCRW’s Diamond Apogee Session

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Grizzly Bear Shone in KCRW’s Diamond Apogee Session

Photo credit: Dustin Downing Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  KCRW celebrated a milestone this past week with their 75th Apogee Studio Session. Jason Bentley, the station’s weekday morning DJ and our host for the evening, recounted the previous 74 with glee. “Remember Ryan Adams just played for hours? As people left for the night, he’d wave goodbye and keep playing…what a fun night,” he said, … Continue reading Grizzly Bear Shone in KCRW’s Diamond Apogee Session

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