Anderson .Paak & Tayla Parx – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – February 24, 2019 I walked through the crowded venue, seeing smiles among the people basking in the Andy’s Beach Club world tour logo. The rainbow beach ball with wings set a tone of summer fun in the dead of the bitter winter. The … Continue reading
James Blake, Janelle Monáe, Lizzo, Parquet Courts, Hollie Cook, Ladama, Ezra Furman, Ethio Cali & B.A.G. (Blimes X Gab) – Music Tastes Good Festival – Marina Green Park – Long Beach, CA – September 30, 2018 Day Two of the Music Tastes Good Festival 2018 was packed with artists of all different genres from R&B … Continue reading
Featuring Lauren Greenfield, Florian Homm, Kacey Jordan, Eden Wood, Cathy Grant, Suzanne, Mijanou, Ilona, Adam, Frank Evers, Noah Evers, Gabriel Evers, Patricia Greenfield, Sheldon Greenfield, Tiffany Masters, Jackie Siegel, Sarah Jane Ho, Robert “Limo Bob” Strauser, Brett Easton Ellis and Chris Hedges. Written by Lauren Greenfield. Directed by Lauren Greenfield. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 107 … Continue reading
Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal Shining a Light on Our Blindspots by Jay S. Jacobs For Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, it all goes back to Oakland. That was where they grew up, where they first met as kids and became life-long friends. Now, all these years later, long after both of them have moved … Continue reading
Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management – Fort Adams State Park – Newport, RI – August 4-6, 2017 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures! Photos by Ross Edmond © 2017 Continue reading
Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone & Akiva Schaffer SNL Vets Make a Music Mockumentary, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping by Brad Balfour Maybe it’s simply an extended Saturday Night Live bit, but considering the state of the current pop music scene – with self-parodying musicians such as Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Ariana Grande – a … Continue reading
Hoodie Allen Life of a Happy Camper by Hailey Shields Long Island native Steven Markowitz, better known as Hoodie Allen, started writing lyrics as a kid. His love for making music never changed. In 2009, while attending college at the University of Pennsylvania, Allen continued writing raps. One of his first mixtapes, Pep Rally, began … Continue reading
Uncle Kracker Something New Under the Sun by Jay S. Jacobs Music has always been a rainbow coalition of sounds for Uncle Kracker, a mélange of rock, hip-hop, country, jazz, soul, blues and more. That’s what they played on the radio (remember the radio?) when Kracker was growing up, and that’s what he has played … Continue reading
Jake Miller Calling Out the Millertary by Shana Bergmann Jake Miller, 22-year-old hip-hop/pop icon, took the stage this past week at Philadelphia’s Theatre of Living Arts. Even hours before the show, his fans, who call themselves “Millertary,” adorned the streets with their camouflage outfits and signs professing their love for Miller. Good energy was flowing … Continue reading
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