Reviews

: 249; 29 July 2016

Sinkane, PLSD rock The Skirball

For its 20th anniversary season of their free summertime music series, Sunset Concerts, The Skirball Cultural Center continues to feature an eclectic mix of traditions and styles. Last night was no exception. Brooklyn-based Sinkane, the talented multi-instrumentalist, brought a transfixing afro-punk sound that defied any conventional genre definition with influences from krautrock, bluegrass, funk rock, and Sudanense pop. The band intuitively bended and swayed in what seemed like freeform motion with him as he moved from keyboard, to guitar, to mic and back again.

: 249; 20 July 2016

Baaba Maal, Classixx & More Put "Sound in Focus"

Summertime is alive and well in Los Angeles and along with it comes some of the most enjoyable events you can experience, the KCRW Sound in Focus concert series at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City was indeed one of them. The event included the Annenberg's Refugee photo exhibit and a musical lineup of Classixx, Brazilian Girls and Senegalese veteran Baaba Maal.

: 249; 03 July 2016

Burning Spear Says Farewell at Hollywood Bowl

Southern California is blessed with more than just great weather, it's host to a number of great live music venues. Among them, one of the most prestigious is The Hollywood Bowl. At almost a century old the Bowl has hosted just about every major artist you can imagine, so what better place to send off a Reggae legend.

: 249; 03 July 2014

Canibus – Fait Accompli (2014)

Label: RBC Records | Release: 6/10/14

It's been a while since Bis' last LP, the awesome Lyrical Law from 2011, and its been quiet in terms of music from the Ripper, until his appearances in The 2nd Coming LP, and now more in the form of his 15th studio album, Fait Accompli, which was released on June 10th 2014.