All Hail the Sawayama Dynasty
Rina Sawayama @ The Fonda [4/9/22]
Mystery Music Mosaic: Moodswings in This Order by DPR Ian
I’ll admit that K-pop is not my musical genre of choice. I didn’t grow up listening to it; instead, I was immersed in Joni Mitchell, the Police, and Depeche Mode, which are arguably as far as you can get from the peppy and catchy Korean pop that engages a young global audience with astonishing reach.…
Mystery Music Mosaic: Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten
Slow, rhythmic, atmospheric. These are the characteristics that jump out from the internal reverberations of a pair of headphones or car speakers when listening to “I Told You Everything” or “Jupiter 4” by Sharon Van Etten.
Down The Rabbit Hole
Alison Wonderland @ Shrine Expo Hall [4/1/2022]
Shygirl Is Definitely Not Shy
Shygirl @ The Regent [3/31/2022]
Mystery Music Mosaic: Connections by Matthew Whitaker
With Connections, Whitaker proves himself as a virtuoso in his field, drawing relations between himself and iconic jazz musicians, between conflict and resolution, but most of all, between his music and his audience.
Kitsch, Country, and KFC
CMAT @ The Peppermint Club [3/21/2022]
Do You Believe in Genesis Owusu?
Genesis Owusu @ The Roxy [3/21/22]
Strangers No More
Charlotte Day Wilson @ The Echo [3/17/22]
Nemuri’s Staying Alive
Haru Nemuri @ The Echo [3/11/22]