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Jhevere Proves Next Best to Pharrell Live @ Bar Matchless

Clad in clean white boots and paint-splattered jean shorts, Jhevere started his set with his song titled “Rage To Roses.”  Immediately, his clear voice rang out above any instrumentals and bar din. Through the night, he blended electronic, indie, and soul together for a magical hour. He packed his lyrics full of soul in lines […]

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Protoje and Raging Fyah Live @ the Santa Monica Pier

The beach of Santa Monica was transported into the Jamaican sunset when Raging Fyah and Protoje performed at the Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series’ reggae night. The crowd was much smaller to the previous concert nights but there was different vibrations in the air. Of course, you had the regular concert goers, attending for the […]

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Psychedelic Furs bring back ’80s rock live @ Santa Monica Pier

Old Rock meets new rock in Santa Monica’s third week of their Twilight Pier Concerts. It seems like there is no stopping the musical movement this summer event is creating. On Thursday, July 21, the pier’s third installment featured the genre of rock music to be the backdrop of the anticipated night. Indie rock newcomer Day Wave […]

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BØRNS Brings Electric Love Live @ Santa Monica Pier

The second week of the Santa Monica Pier Twilight Concert Series brought in a record-breaking crowd. This week’s music genre was indie rock: Porches and headliner BØRNS were scheduled. Access to the main stage was much stricter this time because of the large crowds, and some daredevils even climbed the fence to experience BØRNS perform from […]

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Coldplay Kicks Off U.S. Tour Live @ MetLife Stadium

We have so precious few stadium acts left. The days of a band — and in this context, I mean bands, as opposed to solo artists or DJs — starting off in small venues like Irving Plaza in NYC or the Electric Ballroom in London, steadily building their profile, and then graduating to arenas and stadium […]

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Alina Baraz and Mayor Hawthorne Live @ Santa Monica Pier

Totem poles, flags, perfectly loud music, and people having the time of their life. Sounds like a normal music festival or concert, right? Yes, except this concert one also included beach chairs, cheese plates, a roller coaster, lots of salt, and it was completely free. Santa Monica Twilight Concert Series is Back Southern California is […]

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Bushwick Music Venue ‘Unit J’ Launches Record Label

On the opening night of Northside Festival’s music portion last Thursday, the masterminds behind Brooklyn’s shared performance space, Unit J, celebrated their official extension into a record label. Unit J is a collection of six guys who converted their Bushwick loft into an intimate concert venue and shoot space. They’ve created a tight-knit music family […]

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Top Headliners and Awesome Views at Brooklyn’s Northside Festival

If you love live music and discovering new artists but you hate the crowds and stress of a large scale festival like The Governor’s Ball or this summer’s inaugural Panorama (both held on Randall’s Island Park in New York City), there’s an event you need to know about: the Northside Festival. Now in its eighth […]