Live Music

Festival Review + Photography: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2013 (New Orleans, LA)

Festival Review + Photography: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2013 (New Orleans, LA)

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 26-28th and May 2-5th, 2013 Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA ©2013 Jim Brock Photography/www.eyeonthemusic.com Full Gallery: Weekend 1, Weekend 2 The 44th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is a few weeks past and my rear view reflections only seem to sweeten the experience. This Jazz(…)

Concert Review + Photography: 3 Brave Souls at The Kirk Douglas Theatre (Culver City, CA)

Concert Review + Photography: 3 Brave Souls at The Kirk Douglas Theatre (Culver City, CA)

February 8, 2013 Jazz Bakery (Kirk Douglas Theatre) in Culver City, CA Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Full Gallery: 3 Brave Souls, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Culver City, February 8, 2013 Friday’s “3 Brave Souls” CD release event at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City is just one of many ongoing performances held by the Jazz(…)

Concert Review: Father John Misty & The Walkmen (Madison, WI)

Concert Review: Father John Misty & The Walkmen (Madison, WI)

Today we welcome our latest contributor to Mezzic, Hillary Sprecher! Hillary is a student based out of Madison, Wisconsin, and she will be assisting with our coverage of the lively Madison music scene and beyond. Also active in the realms of Daytrotter and Jonk Music, Hillary brings great musical depth to Mezzic and we’re lucky(…)

Festival Review + Photography: Voodoo Experience 2012 (New Orleans, LA)

Festival Review + Photography: Voodoo Experience 2012 (New Orleans, LA)

Voodoo Experience October 26-28th, 2012 City Park in New Orleans, LA ©2012 Jim Brock Photography/www.eyeonthemusic.com Full Gallery: Voodoo Experience 2012 As an unabashed Jazzfest vet, I approached my first Voodoo with excitement and a hint of fear. The mix of rap, EDM, and the often indefinable, sprinkled with the best of New Orleans contemporary and traditional,(…)

Concert Review + Photography: Red Baraat at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Concert Review + Photography: Red Baraat at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Red Baraat (Brooklyn, NY) September 18th, 2012 The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Since I last caught up with Red Baraat in February, the self described “Brooklyn dhol’n’brass” by way of a second line, has been to the White House, played Bonnaroo and High Sierra, performed at the TED conference, toured Europe(…)

Concert Review + Photography: Bombino at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Concert Review + Photography: Bombino at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Bombino (Niger) September 18th, 2012 The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Tuareg guitarist Omara “Bombino” Moctar was born in a nomadic encampment in Niger in 1980. Some 26 years later he was playing alongside Keith Richards and Charlie Watts in California. The here to the there and now is an amazing(…)

Concert Review + Photography: Robert Walter Residency, with the 20th Congress at The Mint (Los Angeles)

Concert Review + Photography: Robert Walter Residency, with the 20th Congress at The Mint (Los Angeles)

Robert Walter (New Orleans, LA), Simon Lott (Baton Rouge, LA), Chuck Parada (San Diego, CA), and Chris Stillwell (San Diego, CA) June 13th, 2012 The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music There is no sound quite as satisfying as a Hammond B-3 organ through a Leslie speaker. In the(…)

Concert Review + Photography: Incubus at the Myth (Maplewood, MN)

Concert Review + Photography: Incubus at the Myth (Maplewood, MN)

Incubus (Calabasas, CA) May 9th, 2012 Myth Nightclub in Maplewood, MN It had been a while since I’ve been to a concert where it’s a one band show, probably was the Rush’s “Snakes and Arrows” tour a number of years back. Fast forward to last night where it was all Incubus, all night… hell yes!(…)