CONCERT REVIEW: DESSA LIPSTICK LAUNCH PARTY AT ICEHOUSE (MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Saturday night The Elixery, a Minneapolis, MN based cosmetic house launched their much-anticipated new color, Dessa. With a local star line up that included Barb Abney from 89.3 The Current, and performances by Dessa, Aby Wolf, and Ashley Gold the night proved to be a s
Concert Review: Slapstick at Riot Fest (Chicago, IL)
Slapstick (Elgin, IL)September 15th, 2012Riot Fest in Chicago, IL “Brendan, I still got it!” “This next song is really, really good.” “If this was Alkaline Trio, someone would be tying my shoes.” Nostalgia shifted into high gear in the Windy City this Saturday as Slapstick
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: THE REVIVALISTS AT THE MINT (LOS ANGELES, CA)
The Revivalists (New Orleans, LA)September 11th, 2012The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Jazzfest’s surprise moments can happen any time. One of mine came this year when The Revivalists kicked off the Fest from the Gentilly stage before noo
CONCERT REVIEW: PATRICK WATSON AT THE 9:30 CLUB (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
Great Lake Swimmers (Toronto, Ontario) and Patrick Watson (Montreal, Quebec)September 5, 20129:30 Club in Washington, D.C. If anyone reading this has been toying with the idea of going to a Patrick Watson show at some point during his current tour, get tickets. Now. There’s no
CONCERT REVIEW: Y LA BAMBA AT THE CEDAR (MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Y La Bamba (Portland, OR) and Buffalo Moon (Minneapolis, MN)September 5th, 2012The Cedar in Minneapolis, MN Y La Bamba made it out of Clear Lake, Iowa. Doesn’t make much sense, eh? A raging storm rolled across the Midwest, producing Back to the Future-esque lightning in Madison
CONCERT REVIEW: THE YOUNG RAPIDS AT DC9 (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
The Sky Drops (Wilmington, Delaware), Turning Violet Violet (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), and The Young Rapids (Washington, D.C.)August 19, 2012DC9 in Washington, D.C. So, Washington, where were you last Sunday night? I know, it was raining, and you would have surely me
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: TERENCE BLANCHARD QUINTET AT CATALINA BAR & GRILL (HOLLYWOOD, CA)
Terence Blanchard (New Orleans, LA)August 17th, 2012Catalina Bar & Grill in Hollywood, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music There are few musicians I can point to more visually evocative than Terence Blanchard (and I’m not just talking about his 20+ year filmography). Blanch
CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOGRAPHY: HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND AT THE MINT (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Honey Island Swamp Band (New Orleans, LA)August 14th, 2012The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music It’s apropos that the Honey Island Swamp Band would return for a summer gig at The Mint following an appearance at Outside Lands the prio
Concert Review + Photography: Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang at the City National Grove of Anaheim (Anaheim, CA)
Buddy Guy (Lettsworth, LA) and Jonny Lang (Fargo, ND)August 10th, 2012City National Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Into the blues or not, it was impossible not to look forward to the crossroads on the road summit of Buddy Guy an