by Anna Kennedy At nine o’clock on Friday night the doors to the Voltage Lounge opened and I followed a group of music lovers into the dim-lit venue. One of the first things I noticed was a table set up on the stage with very minimal DJ equipment and a large banner Read More

Lily McQueen Electric Love Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier Los Angeles-based pop vocalist, Lily McQueen, has readied her debut LP, Electric Love (Concierge Records), and channels the best of the 80’s on the record through relatable themes of love, relationships, and unrequited love. Read More

The Coathangers Parasite Reviewed by: Max Miller In a seeming paradox, punk bands need to be deadly serious or hyper-irreverent. There is simply no middle ground. From either end of the spectrum, you can discuss the same themes — ennui, for example — but never in the same way. Read More

LANY LANY Reviewed by: Lauren Rosier There will always be bands that earn well-deserved recognition organically and some that just simply get lucky. With indie pop trio, LANY, it’s the former. The trio, comprised of Paul Klein (lead vocals/keys/guitar), Jake Goss (drums/sampler), Read More

Holy Wars Mother Reviewed by: Ziggy Merritt  Formerly of the band Sad Robot, Kat Leon (formerly Kat Pawlak) has been a fixture in the Los Angeles indie circuit for awhile now. But 2015 marked a year of intense change, an annus horribilis that was defined by the death of her Read More

by Lauren Rosier Not many musicians can say that they were part of one of the most iconic eras in music such as the late 1960’s through early 1970’s and also active in today’s music industry. For former Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer, Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, he can say that Read More