Live Review: The Civil Wars at Amoeba, Los Angeles, June 14, 2011

There are a lot of ways to describe the music of The Civil Wars, and certainly almost all fall short of success. A review of their live set at at Amoeba, Los Angeles, June 14, 2011 […]

Live Review: The Twilight Singers at Amoeba Records, February 15, 2011

A review of The Twilight Singers’ Dynamite Steps album release performance at Amoeba Records, Tuesday, February 15, 2011. […]

Live Review: Lykke Li with Friendly Fires at The El Rey Theatre

With fire in her belly, Lykke Li toured the bulk of her album with refined delivery and interpretation. Gone were the reverb-sauced vocals, and her backing trio of cute indie rock boys, tighter now than newly minted Velcro, provided choir-like vocals and an onslaught of pulsating, dance-insistent beats with minimal electronic manipulation. […]