“La Que Manda” by Gina Chavez: an EP and a singer whose time has come
Gina Chavez’s new EP La Que Manda is pure, shimmering power in all of its forms. Not a surprise for an album whose English title is The One Who Commands. [...]
Women in rock
A rollicking party on a quiet street for Yanin Saavedra’s debut album “Busqueda”
Calle Poniente is what I would normally call a frontage road – a small road that runs alongside a highway. It is a leafy cobblestone street lined with high walls [...]
Yanin Saavedra happily intoxicates us at La Mezcaleria
I never found out if La Mezcaleria bar served what its name implies. It is a music venue in Ajijic at near the end of Moralos street near the shore [...]
Canadian Chart-Toppers Across The Board Lead “The Pack” On New Music Video
“Wild Ones” music video is out today! The Top 5 iTunes Canadian rock band have released the official music video for the title track of their latest album, “Wild [...]
“Life, Love, and Longevity”. Stephanie Spruill at Feinstein’s at Vitello’s
“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.
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 [...]
Two Clubs, three bands and a surprise – Wednesday night in Hollywood
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 [...]
Rising Appalachia’s Ley Lines blends cultures and harmonies into pure bliss
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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 [...]