Author Archives: Amelia Parreira
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Oct. 8
Every week, there’s more new music waiting to be discovered. No one really has enough time to watch that indie channel on TV that just happens to be playing a lot of great new artists.…
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INTERVIEW: Positivity reigns supreme for The Infamous Stringdusters
In a world of “darkness, disagreement and discontent,” people may constantly find themselves in search of “love, truth and positivity.” And that’s exactly what resonator guitarist Andy Hall says they’ll find, once they tune in…
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INTERVIEW: Phantoms go from the big screen to the big stage
As multicolored lights illuminate the Fremont Stage in the heart of Las Vegas, a dynamic duo takes the stage, thousands wildly cheer and sing along to favorite jams, and folks unfamiliar with the music equally…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Tove Lo’s ‘Sunshine Kitty’ meows to a lighter tune
Often hailed as grunge’s response to synth-pop, Swedish songwriter Tove Lo takes a noticeable turn from her dark past on Sunshine Kitty. The album journeys through the divergent paths of love and romance, but does so…
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Lauryn Hill remains fashionably late, undercard steals the show Sunday at Sonoma Harvest
GLEN ELLEN, Calif. — Funk, hip-hop and soul were on the menu Sunday at the BR Cohn Winery in Sonoma Valley for the second of four days at the Sonoma Harvest Music Festival. The sun…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Taylor Swift rediscovers herself on ‘Lover’
Taylor Swift’s seventh album, Lover, exceeds expectations, as she takes a different path through her emotional cycle of valleys of love, heartbreak and moving on. On the 18-track opus, she blends her classic love ballads with…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Valensi and CRX follow a new obsession on ‘Peek’
CRX’s sophomore album, Peek, tackles both internal struggles and confronts a “back and forth” battle with people we encounter in day-to-day life. The project of The Strokes’ guitarist Nick Valensi again blends garage rock, dance pop and…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Shura embraces all shades of love with ‘Forevher’
Shura already carved out her niche in electropop with her 2016 debut, but her sophomore outing truly separates her from her contemporaries in terms of emotional impact. The British artist serves up a unique blend of…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Dirty Heads bring force of gravity with ‘Super Moon’
Dirty Heads’ will take you on a journey out of this world with their newest album, Super Moon. The band’s seventh album charges a familiar combination of ska and hip-hop and with a compelling thematic backdrop. The…
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ALBUM REVIEW: The Rocket Summer’s distinctive sound will cause ‘Sweet Shivers’
It would be a tragic understatement to say that the title of The Rocket Summer’s Sweet Shivers epitomizes the appropriate reaction to its well-crafted illustration of internal conflict and its resolution. Sweet Shivers The Summer LAB…
