Article and Photos by Sylvia Ansley Aurat may just be Los Angeles’ best-kept dark and twisted secret. Last week at the El Rey, they proved why they deserve to be front and center in all of our minds. Aurat got their start in the darkwave capital we call home back in 2017. Sonically, the band…
Cover Art by Michael Best In typical Phoebe Bridgers fashion, the beloved artist spent her Halloweekend playing three sold-out nights in Los Angeles. For “Phoebeween,” the Intuit Dome transformed into a festive abyss of pre-show performances, dancing ghost statues, and fans dressed in their finest costumes. After a six-year solo hiatus, Bridgers’ highly anticipated third…
Photos by Kili Goodrich At The Wiltern, a cozy yet grand and gilded Art Deco venue in Koreatown, the standing crowd thrummed with anticipation as the stage filled with dreamy, undulating light. Julia Jacklin’s stage set was quite bare, save for a large blue gem cutout on the back wall which framed the artist. “Why…
While waiting for my friends to swing by my place, I realized how much time had passed since we had made plans for a distant October Saturday. Suddenly, fall was here, the night had arrived, and I was on my way to see Frog at the Lodge Room. Around sunset, we piled into the car…
Photos courtesy of Bryce Hall and Jesse DeFlorio. Cover photo by Bryce Hall. August 2022. One of the final hangouts of the summer before starting my senior year of high school. My friends and I are sitting cramped in a 2008 Scion XD on the way back home from a day at the mall. Out…
Written by Sylvia Ansley – Photos provided by Pitch Perfect PR Dinosaur Jr. has maintained an unmistakable and uncompromising sound. Even with their newest release, There Near, 41 years since their self-titled debut album, that nostalgic, cozy, self-proclaimed “Ear-Bleeding Country” sound is instantly recognizable. Earlier this month, the trio rocked the Bellwether in Downtown Los…
Photos courtesy of Emma DeLeon Without a doubt, since moving to L.A. two years ago, my favorite venue has been The Fonda. From the insane architecture, the perfect sound mixing, and being situated right in the heart of Hollywood, it is the best place to catch shows. So, when I heard LAUNDRY DAY was headlining…
Photos by Nathan Rifkin This one is for all the lovers. The lovers of Love Spells, that is. I took a trip down Sunset Boulevard last Saturday to see Sir Taegen, known in the music world simply as Love Spells, perform at the Roxy. The glowing neon sign of the theatre greeted me in the…
Photos by Amanda Romankiw For three nights only, Brooklyn rock band Geese took over one of Los Angeles’ most iconic landmarks, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The ambiance of Hollywood Forever encapsulated Geese’s inescapable presence and attractive cadence — the grounds were lined with majestic bodies of water and the spirits of Hollywood royalty loomed over…
Photos by Randall Michelson (@rmpix22 ) A small glimmer of fall weather after L.A.’s scorching heat wave accompanied Mac DeMarco’s first show in North America, with a packed audience at the Hollywood Bowl. As I sat in my terrace box at the outdoor venue, I took in the vast size of the amphitheater, DeMarco’s biggest show…