Rachel HelmTravis Lee Wiggins has been described as prolific, and although it’s accurate, I’m not sure it does him justice. The newest release from his Chicago band Essex Chanel, Love is Proximity, is studio album number eight — not including...
HEALTH’s Get Color Record Release Show September 11th, 2009 @ The Troubadour – Los Angeles, CA HEALTH’s record release show for their newest disc, Get Color, marked my first time inside Doug Weston’s legendary venue, The...
Allen Huang"I think the only time I feel completely comfortable with who I am and with what I have to say is when I'm playing music." -- Tomo Nakayama
"I just want to treat the audience for my music like I'd like to be treated." -- Scott Hutchinson
There is a lot to be said about Jack Conte, and the vast majority of it is at the tip of my tongue and going nowhere fast. For a five-song EP, Sleep in Color is absolutely packed with things to listen to. I have a hard time listening to it because I...
Heavy Feather’s debut album sounds like a work in progress. Although the members of Heavy Feather clearly have experience, made obvious by their musical abilities, there’s a general lack of cohesion throughout the album. It seems like...
Vee Hua 華婷婷From now until September 5th, the Distinction Gallery in Escondido, California has an extremely exciting group show that shows off what our world might look like if the mystical was paired with the scientific. Floating objects defying gravity...
"A vanity label is just a logo. You have to look at what's behind that. Who are the players on that team who are pushing the product?" -- Joe McAffrey