(Review by RB Contributor Chriskol) Forget 25 days of Christmas. On the 25th of November, The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California hosted a pre-Thanksgiving smorgasbord of rap gawds, freebies and a heaping spoonful of turnt-up behavior. Each year, Red Bull puts on its Sound Select series, and for the whole Read more…
(Review by Contributor Tracy Smith) Fashion Party is a local band formed in Long Beach that consists of vocalist and guitar players Marcos Mena and Corbin Martinez, drummer Evan Schaid, and bassist Andrew Schenker. Covering smaller bands can prove to be a challenge, but is also very thrilling when discovering Read more…
(Review by RB Contributor Nazy Ehsani) This weekend, Electro-House mainstay Wolfgang Gartner took control of the Avalon’s dance floor as he streamed through two hours of his hypnotic pulsating mixes, spellbinding the sold-out audience. Gartner headlined a strong lineup including Brazzabelle and Popeska, spearheading a dance party that lasted into Read more…
(Review by RB Contributor Melissa Gasia) British Electronic Dance Music producer and DJ Gareth Emery knew exactly how to pump up his crowd at the final stop of his seven-month “Drive: An American Road Trip” tour on Nov. 22 at the Hollywood Palladium. This is his first time ever in Read more…
(Guest Review by Carmen) The 2,593 guests from around the world on the first ever Mad Decent Boat Party (that was set sail for the Bahamas) certainly got their money’s worth this past weekend. As a passenger, if you failed to see your favorite artist casually walking around the ship, you were either sleeping the Read more…
(Guest Review by RB Contributor Nazy Ehsani) A night of Peace, Love and Harmony! These three words come perfectly to mind when describing the Michael Franti “One Heart One Soul” sold out acoustic show. I had the pleasure of seeing Michael Franti perform last week, November 19th at the Canyon Read more…
Basking in the warm glow of Slowdive’s first headlining show in Los Angeles since before the band broke up in 1995, one question was inescapable – how did these guys sound good? It helps that they’ve had plenty of warm-up gigs. After long-gestating rumors of a reunion tour finally came true this Read more…
Cut Copy kicked off Red Bull Sound Select’s 30 Days in LA on Saturday, with the spotlight shining much more on Red Bull than it was on Cut Copy. 30 Days in LA is a unique promotion for the energy drink maker. The company is throwing a concert each day in November, Read more…