Now Hear This: March 2018 Only three months into the new year and 2018 is already delivering some of the best music of the decade. Not surprisingly, women are at the forefront of this wave and here is the March edition of Now Hear This! Soccer Mommy – Your Dog Sophie Allison’s debut album…
Not-so-secret-anymore Green Day side project “The Coverups” played at the Ivy Room in Albany, California on March 5th.
Alt rock icon Thurston Moore performed in San Francisco and our man Aaron Rubin captured all the action. Check it out!
Celebrating David Bowie – Review Earl Slick Featuring musicians from different eras of David Bowie’s ever-evolving career, the Celebrating David Bowie tour did more than pay tribute to the missing legend in Las Vegas. As each song unfolded throughout the night, the band’s joyous performance offered a form of musical catharsis to the audience. Anchored…
Love & Keytars – Howard Jones One of the most unique artists to conquer America during the second British Invasion, Howard Jones always set himself a little apart at the time even if I didn’t quite understand why as an awestruck 12 year old. In October, 1985, my dad took me to Miami, FL to…
Shopping – The Official Body (Review) On the cusp of stardom in the early 80s, Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon famously quipped “We want to be the band to dance to when The Bomb drops.” Fast-forward to 2018 and Shopping have perfected that mission statement on The Official Body. Produced by Edwyn Collins, the band mixes…
Spring Break is just around the corner! Just because we’re not all school-aged, doesn’t mean we can’t take advantage of this unofficial “holiday” or at least reminisce about the sun-filled glory days, right?
This album is absolutely amazing.
The legendary Mike Nesmith of the Monkees played a rare gig in San Francisco on January 28, 2018 and was joined by surprise guest Ben Gibbard. Our man Aaron Rubin was on the scene with his trusty camera.