Los Angeles is not the first city that comes to mind when I think of country music. I don’t often listen to the genre, yet I found myself in the Fonda Theatre in late August for Sam Barber’s country music show. I was excited to experience Barber’s melancholy songs with fresh ears through a live…
Photos by Dylan Simmons Last Friday, Japanese Breakfast — the indie pop project of Michelle Zauner — took over the Greek’s 6,000-person amphitheater for the obligatory LA stop of their Melancholy Tour. This year’s string of shows, stretching from spring ‘til autumn, is in celebration of Zauner’s new record, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).…
Credit for all photos to Enoch Chuang, courtesy of Ethel Cain’s team Live music is commonly compared to a religious experience, and the twelve thousand fans who flowed into Ethel Cain’s concerts at the Shrine Auditorium last week would probably agree that her shows are just about the most extreme version of live music that…