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The Future of Touring. Notes from the Latin Alternative Music Conference.

June 13, 2020 // 0 Comments

One of the panels at the Latin Alternative Music Convention in New York this week (actually, online from New York) was “The Future of Touring”. It was clear pretty from [...]

Nancy Sanchez’ “La Gran Civilización”: a musical tour de forcé unstoppable in any language.

May 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

Nancy Sanchez is imparable – unstoppable, because she nunca parable – never stops. This persistence, celebrated in “Imparable” on her latest album La Gran [...]

Lori Myren-Manbeck (CEO of Inclusivi-tee) Affecting Global Change

April 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

When we personalize our efforts to engage the world, the positive impact we create is powerful. Anyone can hold up a sign, march shoulder to shoulder with others in the name [...]

On the highway through Mexico: rogue tollbooths, smiling soldiers, and kisses.

November 30, 2019 // 0 Comments

Music Sin Fronteras is on vacation until Dec.6 when we will start our broadcast again. We are now in San Diego, after driving 1500 miles through Mexico from Chapala in [...]

Whitney Tai’s “The Cure” is the sheerest form of poetic and musical art.

November 17, 2019 // 1 Comment

“The Cure” is a stunning work of both poetic and musical art that transcends anything Whitney Tai has done. “The Cure” belongs on your playlist and in your headphones. [...]

The concert got rained out but we took a great tequila tour.

November 2, 2019 // 0 Comments

We got rained out of a private Day of the Dead concert that was going to be the subject of this week’s LA LA Land, so I am writing a review of a tequila tour we took [...]

Back to the future in Mexico as a post-rock concert evokes the Summer of Love

October 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

San Francisco 1969 landed in Mexico 2019 last week. The time travel was accomplished not by a whirling machine or a gull-winged DeLorean, but by the music of two experimental [...]

Angels in Guadalajara? Getting lost after the Dream Rock Festival

October 11, 2019 // 0 Comments

The C3 Rooftop is a small-to-medium sized venue on the roof of a huge -1100 capacity – venue called the C3. It’s located on one of Guadalajara’s busiest [...]

A Gig-goers Guide to International Band Chasing

August 12, 2019 // 0 Comments

Photo by 27707 / CC0 1.0 Following their favorite band around to various exotic locations, to watch them play live, is every gig-goers dream Everyone has that one band. The [...]

Like Lions’ “U Got Me” Is The Perfect Follow Up to Pop Hit “Older”

July 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

Contributed Article by Ben Beamish “U Got Me” is the latest pop track to come from Seattle based artist Like Lions, the track combines soft, emotional verses with a [...]

Artist From the “Corn Coast” Aspires to Brand Nebraska Through Music

May 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

Article and Interview Written and Contributed for Publication by Mína Wang From the outside, the Bourbon Theater sits bathed in the neon hues of its retro 80s-style sign. [...]

Review: Captain of the Lost Waves Hidden Gems Chapter 2 – “Circus of Morality” By Edmund Barker

May 14, 2019 // 2 Comments

While listening to Hidden Gems – Chapter 2 – Circus of Morality, the new release by Yorkshire-based entertainer and modern-day troubadour Captain of the Lost Waves, I was [...]

Mother’s Day music in LA – and some great rock moms who make it happen

May 8, 2019 // 0 Comments

by Patrick O’Heffernan As you might expect, it will difficult this Sunday to go anywhere in LA without running into a jazz brunch or a Mother’s Day concert. Among the [...]

Writers in the Round on a late Sunday night in Hollywood

March 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

by Patrick O’Heffernan There is a phenomenon in LA (and maybe other music-oriented cities) called the songwriters round or writers- in-the-round. At a songwriters [...]

Why Everyone Needs To Learn To Play The Guitar

March 10, 2019 // 8 Comments

Not just the guitar, but learning to play any instrument has a lot of physical and mental advantages. If you’ve played a guitar before, you probably know how relaxing [...]

Why Musicians Need to Use Twitch in 2019

February 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

The present and future of social media is live streaming, and no platform connects broadcasters and audiences better than Twitch. While the history of Twitch is mostly [...]

Top 5 Challenges Touring Musicians Face

February 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Informative Article Contributed by Guest Journalist from Know Your Instrument Going on tour is an important aspect of promoting your music. It definitely sounds like a lot of [...]

IndiePulse Reviews: A Clown Incident by Loss of Existence

January 29, 2019 // 0 Comments

“Peer Pressure got me into music 'lol'” – Ed Smith, Vocals [...]

PBS SoCal/Independent Lens “Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World” is a must-see for music lovers

January 20, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, If you ask most Americans about Indians in rock music they will usually point to “Cherokee Nation”, the John D. [...]

Now Available “Cheye Calvo” the New Single and Video by Indie/Alternative Rockers American High

July 23, 2018 // 0 Comments

Now available worldwide, “Chey Calvo” the politically charged new single and music video by Indie/Alternative Rockers American High. Download your copy today [...]