Women in rock

“Life, Love, and Longevity”. Stephanie Spruill at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s

June 5, 2019 // 0 Comments

“Life, Love, and Longevity”, Stephanie Spruill informs the audience from the stage at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s about her secret to success. She was kicking off one [...]

Resiste by Eljuri: an amazing album in a career full of amazing music.

May 19, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan I have been sitting with Eljuri’s new album Resiste for a couple of weeks, listening to it over and over. There is so much here – so many layers [...]

Two Clubs, three bands and a surprise – Wednesday night in Hollywood

May 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan I always try to support my friends who are singers or in bands that I love. So I was in a quandary Wednesday night when two of my favorite local [...]

Rising Appalachia’s Ley Lines blends cultures and harmonies into pure bliss

May 10, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan The word “ley lines” was coined in 1921 by the amateur English archaeologist Alfred Watkins, describing the apparent alignments among historical [...]

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 [...]

Alih Jey and Cuñao at the High Hat: a perfect musical match, a magical night.

April 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

by Patrick O’Heffernan. Some collaborations in music are just perfect. Not only is the music magnificent, but the collaborators give each other new energy so that the final [...]

Serena Foster at the Study: a great talent, when you could hear and see her.

April 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Serena Foster is a fast rising talent. She deserves the best in sound and lights. [...]

Amanda Abizaid brings her Middle Eastern blues to a top LA jazz club

March 23, 2019 // 2 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan Studio City, CA) I have seen Amanda Abizaid live twice, once at the Irish-themed rock club Molly Malone’s in the Fairfax district of LA and last week [...]

“Without You”: Jackie Bristow pulls you in with her new single

March 13, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan Jackie Bristow does it again with Without You, releases a song that moves with true emotion and musical beauty. From Freedom to Shot of Gold to [...]

SJae’s debut EP, FIRST: listen and enjoy

March 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan I am always curious – and sometimes a bit apprehensive – when a music producer decides to put out a personal record. Many producers are good [...]

Doo-Wop Mariachis, an indoor carwash, and the Electric Slide: it’s 3 am at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

February 14, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is LA’s version of New York’s famed Lincoln Performing Arts Center. Part of the LA [...]

SISSTER wows LA at the release party for her debut self-titled EP; San Diego is next, then the world.

February 9, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, SISSTER wowed a n LA audience when she released her self-titled EP last week and demonstrated why she is so popular and so [...]

Music release party in Hollywood with a conversation in an unlikely place.

February 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, Last Friday I attended a release party for X.ARI at the Sayers Club in Hollywood. X.ARI is a Canadian synth-pop singer [...]

X.ARI at Sayers Club in Hollywood: agony and ecstasy and blow you away music

February 4, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, X.ARI not only brings a high level of creativity to her music, but a kind of creativity that is unique, that stands out in a [...]

NAMM Saturday. Technology, BINX and Stevie Wonder.

January 28, 2019 // 0 Comments

The day began when we walked into the Media Center across from Hall E and ran into Stevie Wonder being interviewed by a TV network. Foreigner, News Day, and Buckcherry followed. [...]

Over 100,000 people. NAMM report: Thursday

January 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, It is a good thing that the Anaheim Convention Center added the new North Hall because NAMM is really using it. Attendance [...]

A $2 million dollar guitar strap. A watch that tunes your instruments. A comfortable keytar. NAMM 2019 report – Wednesday.

January 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, (Anaheim Convention Center) A $ 2 million dollar guitar strap. A watch that tunes your instruments and more, a guitar that [...]

Into the Blue by Alice Wallace is a burst of sunshine in your ears

January 21, 2019 // 0 Comments

Patrick O’Heffernan. Host, Music FridayLive!, Alice Wallace carries her own sunshine with her. Her radiant smile and cascading sun-gold hair on stage, the luminescence [...]

Across The Board, Cory M. Coons, Margie Singleton Are 2018 Radio Music Award Winners

November 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

The Radio Music Awards recognize indie artists from around the world who have achieved radio airplay success. Radio airplay is still one of the coveted promotional avenues [...]

Nancy Sanchez’s Angel Baby video: a musical touchstone for America

October 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

Nancy Sanchez’s “Angel Baby” is far more than a beautiful work of emotion and music; it is a brilliant work of cultural communication that delivers a message desperately needed in our country today. It is not only Grammy-worthy but Pulitzer-worthy. [...]