Music

Emily Jaye: Lead Singer of Frentik

Emily Jaye: Lead Singer of Frentik

This past Friday, over huevos rancheros at a Culver City diner, the Examiner sat down and spoke with Mark Olson in the early afternoon before his gig later that night at McCabe’s.. Rather than rehash Olson’s history with the Jayhawks, and Creekdippers, which is well documented elsewhere on the internet, we spoke at length about touring, his new album, […]


Shaolin Temple of BooM

Shaolin Temple of BooM

James McKenna & Billy Schleifer

James McKenna & Billy Schleifer

The Rescues- the sum is greater than the parts

The Rescues- the sum is greater than the parts

When listening to a live set of songs by musicians, there’s always a balance between continuity and variety in order to be coherent but not monotonous. Though too frequently it seems, many musicians move around a few notes and change lyrics but play a number of songs in a row all with the same tempo, […]


Kari Kimmel discusses licensing

Kari Kimmel discusses licensing

The business model for the music industry has changed quite a bit over the past 10 years. With record sales dramatically down, labels now recoup their production and promotional investments in artists through merchandise sales, endorsement deals, licensing, and touring in addition to record sales. Since only a younger demographic primarily buys music, music has become […]


Katie Cole @ The Mint

Katie Cole @ The Mint

Delta Rose @ The Roxy

Delta Rose @ The Roxy

The Koffeehouse story of serving Los Angeles great music

The Koffeehouse story of serving Los Angeles great music

From all over the country and world, musicians come to Los Angeles because this is where so much of the music business in the world is done. Unfortunately though, unless performers are already established, Los Angeles is a difficult place to launch a music career. Since the talent level is so high, the competition is […]


Dylan Lloyd: Singer Songwriter

Dylan Lloyd: Singer Songwriter

Corky James discusses session work and writing pop music

Corky James discusses session work and writing pop music

Why does so much ‘pop’ music sound so similar? A recent discussion with Corky James helped answer that question. Before answering this question, here’s some brief background on Corky. As noted on Corky’s website, he was born in Virginia into a household of musical parents. Thus Corky was immersed in music from as far back as he […]


The Office’s Creed Bratton discusses his music

The Office's Creed Bratton discusses his music

Last Saturday night at the Hotel Cafe, The 3DVB’s fronted by Creed Bratton on vocals and rhythm guitar played a tight, fun, enthusiastic set of songs from their newly released LP “Bounce Back.” Though currently best known for his role in the hit television show The Office, Bratton’s history in the music industry goes back to the […]


Stretford End: Alt Rock Band

Stretford End: Alt Rock Band

The Rescues @ USC’s Bovard Auditorium


Megan Moreaux – Country Rock Musician

Megan Moreaux - Country Rock Musician

Front Runner @ The El Rey

Front Runner @ The El Rey

I.W.N.B.T.S @ The Viper Room

I.W.N.B.T.S @ The Viper Room

Delta Rose: Rock & Roll Band

Delta Rose: Rock & Roll Band

BillyBoy OnPoison @ The El Rey

BillyBoy OnPoison @ The El Rey

Elizabeth Nicole @ The Mint

Elizabeth Nicole @ The Mint

Amy Davis: Singer Songwriter & Actress

Amy Davis: Singer Songwriter & Actress