Bear Hands – Visqueen – at Spaceland – Silverlake, CA

One band getting a ton of buzz in the New York music world is a group called Bear Hands. They are label mates of MGMT and are known to bring similar dance groves to the packed venues they have been playing. Well I was lucky enough to catch the trios first performance in the Los Angeles area and local favorite Spaceland before they would rock the Troubadour the next evening. A little preview of things to come. Read more

Hayseed Dixie – Ed Tudor Pole – UK Tour 2010

Hayseed Dixie formed in 2001 with the release of their first album, titled "A Hillbilly Tribute to AC/DC”. Hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of the South Eastern United States the band consists of:

Barley Scotch – vocals, guitar and fiddle
Reverend Don Wayne Reno – banjo and vocals
Deacon Dale Reno – mandolin, guitar and vocals
Jake "Bakesnake" Byers – bass and vocals

Having sold over 500,000 records worldwide the band has successfully Read more

Dante vs Zombies – at Spaceland – Silverlake, CA

One thing is for sure, Los Angeles really is a hodgepodge for the music scene. I have been to a ton of shows and seen a ton of things. There’s bands that dress up in masks, or costumes, or have face paint. Most if it ends up being very lame. If you have been to local shows you know what I mean.

I walked into the Silverlake haven for hipsters known as Spaceland a little after 10pm and a band was already sound Read more

Litmus Green – C.O.P. – Terezodu – Diminshing Device – Knives – Dogends – at Riff Haus – Fullerton, CA

Riff Haus Studios in Fullerton is a relatively new all ages venue. They’ve hosted a few Punk shows over the last few months that have helped give them some recognition. Best of all, the shows are completely inexpensive. The most recent Punk show held there was Litmus Green. Outside the venue, it was more packed than I had ever seen Read more

999 – Tokix Ephex – at Cafe Drummonds – Aberdeen, UK

Drummonds had filled up nicely by the time Toxik Ephex took the stage in their usual state of disarray. Tonight’s six piece line-up (featuring Blake, Dave and Frank all on guitar) were tripping over themselves as they donned their guitars, unraveled leads and got plugged in. All the while singer Dod Copland was entertaining the smattering of young Punks lining the front of the stage Read more

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