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BASTILLE RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES WITH THE ULTIMATE FUTURISTIC DANCE PARTY
Last Friday Brit Pop genre-blurring kings Bastille made their return to Los Angeles with the Give Me The Future tour. It’s not often you find a band quite like Bastille. First off, It was the purest form of a Bedroom Pop project started by now frontman Dan Smith. Now they’re four albums in with over 11 million records sold and over 1.5 billion streams. The band explores new territory not only with the Give Me The Future album but the tour as well. It’s a modern treatise on A.I., technology, social media, modern anxieties, connection in its many forms, and the human condition. All told through the lens of a…
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LOS ANGELES INDIE DARLINGS THE MARÍAS DAZZLE AT THE NOVO DTLA
The Marías played two nights at The Novo in DTLA with Night 2 openers Rosie Tucker and Maye • UPDATED: The Reclusive Blogger regrettably misgendered opening act Rosie Tucker. Tucker goes by They/Them pronouns. We have since fixed the article and error. Last Sunday, Los Angeles Indie darlings, The Marías’ came full circle bringing their Cinema tour to an emotional close. The band which is lead vocalist María Zardoya and drummer Josh Conway first met at The Kibitz Room at Canters Deli. María was playing that night and Josh was in charge of sound. They soon connected and began writing music together. The duo rounded out their sizzling chemistry with…
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PHOEBE BRIDGERS CAPTIVATES CLOSING OUT HER TWO NIGHT GREEK THEATER STINT ON A HIGH
Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, who sold out both nights at The Greek Theater, even brought along a few special guests. Which included her label signing, Charlie Hickey and guitarist Blake Mills among others. Indie Folk phenom Phoebe Bridgers closed out the final night of her two sold-out headlining shows last Friday to much acclaim. Bridgers, riding high from Grammy nominations and critical acclaim from her second album “Punisher”. The singer-songwriter brought the “Reunion” tour to L.A. to the delight of fans. Playing through a well fleshed out set of Folk-Pop soundscapes in seventeen songs. She also had a surprise opener in store. None other than The 1975 frontman Matty Healy. He…
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CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTOS: GLASS ANIMALS AT HOLLYWOOD FOREVER
The new(ish) Indie Pop/Rock band are one the industry’s most exciting live music acts Indie Rock quartet Glass Animals brought their groovy brand of heat to Hollywood Forever on Sunday with the ‘Dreamland’ tour. It’s a funky blend of nostalgic meets vaporwave that permeates the album but the shows as well. The tour featured the Electro Pop newcomer Binki as the opener. He played a short and engaging set closing out with “Heybb!”. A song you’ve most likely heard from its prominence of being in an Apple iPad commercial. While his energy was great, it was clear the crowd was there for Glass Animals (many didn’t arrive until they were…
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BRITISH ROCK BAND BASTILLE TURN UP THE VOLUME AT THE GREEK THEATRE
Bastille Brought Doom Days To The Greek And A Lively Show! South London band Bastille made their return to Los Angeles on Saturday. The band brought their Doom Days Tour Part 1 with opener Joywave to the The Greek Theater. The “Happier” and “Quarter Past Midnight” musicians played a twenty song set to the pack amphitheater of fans. All were thrilled to see their favorite band play under the beautiful nighttime sky. Indie Rock band Joywave started the night out with their poppy Electronic influenced Rock. The band lead by Daniel Armbruster started the night off with one of Joywave’s newest tracks “Like A Kennedy”. They were smooth and effortless…
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POP SINGER MARINA LIGHTS UP THE GREEK THEATRE WITH OPENER ALLIE X
Songwriter and Pop singer Marina (formerly Marina and The Diamonds) brought her Love + Fear tour to The Greek Theatre this past Friday, October 4th. The artist known for her songs like “Primadonna” and “Orange Trees” brought her A-game with strong and gorgeous vocals. Marina’s performance also included choreographed interpretive dance routines from her and her color-coordinated dancers and back up singers. It was to match a notable look that night from Marina. The artist was wearing a look styled by Mercedes Natalia. A stunning custom OLIMA Studio corset two-piece that featured her two cats, Jupi and Mavis. Marina‘s fans turned out in droves in the canyons that night, many…
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BARNS COURTNEY + THE HUNNA AT THE FONDA THEATRE // CONCERT REVIEW + GALLERY
Last Thursday (September 26th) Alternative Rock Singer-songwriter Barns Courtney brought The 404 Tour to Los Angeles at The Fonda Theatre. The artist released his second studio album 404 and is touring in support of that release with the English band The Hunna. Both hit the stage performing favorite tracks like “Hollow”, “You and I”, and, “She’s Casual” making sure fans left super happy. The Hunna opened the night with their specific brand of energetic and cohesive punk rock, making for a fantastic start to the show. The Hunna not only had their fans in the audience pumped but newbies or casuals like me as well. The Hunna (and Barns Courtney)…
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FRANK IERO AND THE FUTURE VIOLENTS, GEOFF RICKLY, & LOW SPEECH // CONCERT REVIEW + PHOTO GALLERY
Frank Iero and The Future Violents brought the Barriers World Tour to its concluding stop at The Troubadour this past Saturday. The band was touring on the heels of it’s newest release Barriers with openers Geoff Rickly and Low Speech. The support remains high for the former My Chemical Romance member. With many fans lining up early for the 8:00 PM door time and wearing band tees from some of Frank’s former musical endeavors. The first act onstage was Low Speech, their opening set was loud, fun yet quite melodic. They got the crowd all warmed up and singing along in a short amount of time. The second act of the night was Geoff Rickly, whom you might know from the band Thursday. It was just him and a guitar that was hooked up to a laptop. The crowd was super into it singing along to every…
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SIRIUSXM’S COFFEE HOUSE PRESENTS MATT COSTA, JD & THE STRAIGHT SHOT AND MATT HARTKE // CONCERT REVIEW + GALLERY
Last Thursday at the iconic Troubadour in West Hollywood Sirius XM’s The Coffee House Tour made a stop in Los Angeles. The tour is Sirius XM’s Coffee House station in a live format. It features three of its biggest artists from the station Matt Hartke, JD & The Straight Shot, and Matt Costa. If you listen to the station or were there like I was you would know these bands are loved by Sirius XM also its many listeners. The night began with Matt Hartke a pop-leaning singer-songwriter who has written with some of today’s biggest Pop stars such as The Chainsmokers and the late Avicii. Matt took to the…
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ALT 92.3 SUMMER OPEN SET ONE // CONCERT REVIEW + GALLERY
Forest Hills Stadium which is primarily used to host tennis events, was filled with music fans from all five boroughs of New York City. The city which never sleeps had come to hear The Lumineers, an indie/alternative band headline the first ever Summer Open hosted by radio station Alt 92.3. As fans swayed along to every song, hummed along to every lyric they knew throughout the entire headlining set, The Lumineers created a moment that you wish you could bottle up. The first band I got the pleasure to see was the Welsh indie rock band Catfish and The Bottlemen. Although the crowd for this band was small, the band…
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FRENSHIP // CONCERT REVIEW + GALLERY
Electronic Indie Pop duo Frenship (James Sunderland and Brett Hite) finished out their Vacation Tour with the last two stops in Southern California. Here at The Reclusive Blogger, we were lucky enough to see the guys at The Fonda Theater last Friday (June 14th). From song one the band put on a show from amazing coordinated dance moves, to live duo drumming, and just all around great and catchy pop music. Frenship (and the opener Glades who also had some seriously catchy tunes as well) did not disappoint with their fans leaving the show happy and singing the songs they just heard live. You can check out my gallery from…
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HEY VIOLET // CONCERT REVIEW + GALLERY
Pop Rock band Hey Violet delivered an highly energetic and fun set at The Troubadour this past Thursday (May 30th), to an enthusiastic crowd of fans. The opener was Pop R&B newcomer Sage Charmaine whose stage presence was effervescent, her songs spunky and fun. Yet it was clear the audience was there for Hey Violet. The band having just released two new singles “Close My Eyes” and “Better By Myself“. The latter which I reviewed here. The band walked out to massive cheers and a crowd that knew every single line and lyric. Lead singer Rena Lovelis voice was surprisingly sweet set against Electro rock numbers and she overcame the…
