Aristophanes @ The Resident 4/13/16
While the playwright Aristophanes of ancient Greece concerned himself with comedy, the rapper Aristophanes 貍貓 of modern-day Taiwan cares more for carnage.
KT Tunstall @ Bardot 4/12/16
KT Tunstall played one hell of a night, and a Monday night no less.
Santigold @ The Hollywood Palladium 3/31/16
Santigold’s latest tour, in support of her new record 99¢, is entitled the “We Buy Gold” tour; clearly, the audience at the Hollywood Palladium was buying it too.
SOPHIE & Charli XCX @ The El Rey 3/25/16
Pop producers have a knack for songs that sound laced with sugar, making them feel like a guilty pleasure. SOPHIE makes the most decadent of all, hopping up rhythms with pure happiness and helium, resulting in some of the best dance music possible.
Lizzo (& a little Stormzy) @ The Echo 3/23/16
Lizzo, born Melissa Jefferson, came to the Echo this past Wednesday to dispel your preconceptions, namely your preconceived notions about female rappers, bigger girls, and people from Minneapolis.
Beats from behind bars: an interview with activist Fury Young
Give a Beat is an LA-based nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness of America’s mass incarceration problem via the electronic music community. I often freelance for them, interviewing artists and activists they work with, producing audio pieces for Give a Beat’s blog space. Artists record most songs within studio spaces; Fury Young records his material within …