In January, Kraftwerk announced a nine night residency at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, housed inside Frank Gehry’s iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall. A perfect venue, as the innovative and stainless steel architectural marvel suits the futurist sounds of the elusive and legendary German band. Just as Gehry is known for his postmodern reformation of industrial…
From starting Habibi’s House party in 2021 with modest crowds to celebrating two back-to-back sold-out shows in LA a few years later, Ibrahim Abu-Ali, AKA DJ Habibeats, is triumphantly growing and forging paths in the music industry for third-culture artists along the way. His new song ‘Wala’ is coming out June 7th. I had the…
Photos by Ella Gibson After an hour-long bus ride down Santa Monica Boulevard, in a brown leather jacket and chunky Dr. Martens, I found myself at a cemetery (literally). “Hollywood Forever: Funeral Home. Cemetery. Cremation.” Lining up next to a row of tombstones was definitely not how I envisioned my Wednesday night to begin, but…
Written by Georgia Griffin / Photos by Julia Steinhouse Charlotte Day Wilson has lent her voice to many fellow Toronto greats of the independent music scene, with collaborations from Mustafa, Daniel Caesar, to BADBADNOTGOOD. However, bound within the intimate walls and under gothic chandeliers of the El Rey Theatre, twenty-eight year old producer, vocalist and…
I’ve heard that living in New York makes you too hard and living in Los Angeles makes you too soft. Three years after moving across the country for school, I’ll admit it- I’m soft. But on Thursday April 25th, Jes and I headed to the El Rey Theatre in West Hollywood to see Quarters of…
I don’t usually enjoy getting duped by TikToks implying that Steve Lacy is dropping unreleased music but Malcolm Todd’s are an exception. I first heard snippets of his hit song “Roommates” last year on my For You feed and shared the same sentiment as thousands of commenters on his post: release it now! Since then,…
Waiting anxiously in the pit of the Bellwether for Wednesday’s set, I feel giddily eager in a way that I haven’t experienced in a very long time. I used to count down the months until I could see my favorite bands in high school; now that I’m a frequent concert-goer, I miss the excitement imbued…
Turning the corner onto Santa Monica Boulevard, I found myself in a sea of teens and twenty-something year olds in gold belts, long skirts, and silver nose rings waiting eagerly for the clock to strike. The doors opened promptly at 7:00, the 500-person venue filling by the minute. Eliza McLamb’s name was spelled out on…
Introducing Slowdive’s 2024 concert setlist into my Spotify library earlier this week prompted me to contemplate the two distinct groups of concertgoers: those who thrive on the element of surprise, unaware of which beloved track the band will perform next, and those (like me) who meticulously dissect and analyze the setlist in advance, building a…
Photos by BELIFT LAB While it is seemingly impossible for the average person to sing, dance, and engage thousands for almost 3 hours straight, Enhypen accomplished exactly that and more during their Fate Plus World Tour at the Honda Center. Enhypen’s members and music embody the essence of a K-pop group, characterized by stunning visual…