[Photos by Lily Stockton] Unsure of whether we routed our Uber to the correct location, Lily and I anxiously searched for signs of The Fonda Theatre. The flashing lights, bustling sidewalks, and street carts of Hollywood Boulevard washed by, disorienting our Texan selves. But in the corner of our eyes, we saw a river of…
Horse Jumper of Lover epitomized slumped shoulders, abstract smears of ash on cigarette-littered concrete, unlaced shoes and ill-fitting jeans. As a collective, the indie rock band delivered a harrowingly pessimistic performance to Highland Park’s Lodge Room, supported by the similarly downcast Teethe and the slow-burning Sour Widows.
Co-written by Clementine Daniels From August 9th to 11th 2024, San Francisco welcomed the 16th anniversary of its most popular music festival: Outside Lands. A reflection of all that San Francisco has to offer, vendors spanned from mochi donuts to gourmet truffle burgers, marijuana plants to local wine tastings. Hundreds of local Bay Area merchants…
The first time I heard The Last Dinner Party was after a mild breakup, driving to Laguna Beach for a day trip with my girlfriends. We proceeded to listen to “Nothing Matters” 10 times, until we could all scream the words out the window together. On August 10th, the all-female British indie-rock group blessed the…
[Photos by Jeslyn Wang] Mac DeMarco’s music has a way of making you fall for it all over again—so much so, that when your first vinyl of his gets scratched, you replace it without hesitation. And if you catch him live one night, it’s almost guaranteed you’ll want to be there the next night, too.…
In honor of The Talking Heads’ reunion and the 40th anniversary of Jonathan Demme’s seminal concert documentary film, Stop Making Sense, A24 has assembled a powerhouse array of artists to take on the album’s 16 tracks. The album’s inspiration, Stop Making Sense, is a 1984 concert film featuring The Talking Heads’ live performance. The film,…
Written by Kayalani DeGrave After recently reviewing the new album, Bright Future, by indie-folk artist Adrianne Lenker, I got the opportunity to experience her music and so much more in its purest form at The United Theater on Broadway. Located in downtown Los Angeles on a street lined with old theaters and venues, the United…
Immediately upon walking into the Greek Theatre, there was so much tie dye you would have thought it was a Dead show. But no: on June 7th, the 12-person blues rock group Tedeschi Trucks Band took the stage of the Greek, backdropped by a hazy sunset. As I got my bearings of the amphitheater, I…
Written by Clementine Daniel and Julia Steinhouse Photos by Julia Steinhouse The night started off with a bizarre series of events, as we entered the Hollywood Forever Cemetery at 9:15PM and drove right past the venue. In our defense, we saw a few cars heading in the same direction and decided that we trusted them. …
The Lodge Room is a tucked away hide-out for the bizarre and eclectic. A Masonic Lodge turned art stage, the energy of the space screams of the occult. From murals of Egyptian pyramids and the Parthenon to panels that flip to reveal an expansive green room, the Lodge Room was built for Pond to take…