Los Angeles, live music, lively commentary
The year 2026 continues to introduce me to new-ish venues here in the City of Angels: Grace Ives and Bby Eco at Oblivion in Highland Park, Oli XL smack in the center of Hollywood at Casita, and this week, Rose Gray at Pacific Electric near Chinatown. At a time when music spaces, like publications and …
A concert at a jazz club you always expect to be a little different than your usual modern show. These clubs aren’t often just seated affairs but full-on dining experiences, where you can listen to music while enjoying a full-course meal. Add in the intimacy of these settings, where artists seem much more emotionally close, …
Growing up, I suspected I possessed psychic powers, blessed primarily with the gift of daydreaming of a specific Pokémon, Arthur, or Scooby Doo episode in class only to see that episode playing on my TV later that day after school. This, coupled with a preternatural gift for telling time down to the minute, made me …
You definitely underuse your library card. I, for one, know I do. There are all sorts of services available to us, online and in-person, that your library card lets you take advantage of. Here in LA, I have access to the Central Library’s Octavia Lab, which boasts sewing machines, professional recording studios, and even a …
Grammy-award winner Charli XCX – a statement that anyone in the industry could appreciate and yet was always hard to imagine. Last night, she made that statement true, picking up three awards for the year-defining brat. In honor of her status as a nominee across the big categories, the academy gave her the closing act …
Last month, a friend invited me to a songwriters panel featuring a few heavy-hitters of today (and regarding two of them, for some time now): Dan Nigro, Blake Slatkin, Theron Thomas, and Amy Allen. We arrived early on account of my broken heel, and our preparation paid off in the form of front row seats, …