Rock Subculture Journal

08/05/2019

w/ The Psychedelic Furs and james at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino...

“…hopefulness and lifting up and then deep, deep grief and then lifting up… because that seems to be the human experience right now, doesn’t it?” Tim Booth of James, …

07/01/2019

Thoughts and photos... Dido in San Francisco, Portland and Seattle...

“…one of the reasons it passed so quickly for me was actually – I had a kid. He’s magic. And I’ve basically wanted to hang out with him so I’m sorry I disappea…

06/27/2019

Dido has been my #1 artist I’ve most wanted to see since 2005! Finally happening tonight. So excited! We got to watch the sound check and it was incredible. Front row seats too! With Mrs Rock Subculture.

05/11/2019

Dido’s first world tour in many, many years kicked off in Prague this week. Supporting her amazing new album, Still On My Mind, this is her first global tour in 15 years. The tour reaches N…

05/01/2019

Greetings followers of the Rock Subculture Journal! So I have big news today (with the official press release copied further below)… I am as of today working full-time for Julien’s Au…

04/30/2019

Photos from Notes & Words 2019: Benefit For UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland at Fox Theater (feat. Ryan Tedder & Drew Brown from OneRepublic)

“This next song is the first song that we put out… that anybody really cared about. Ironically, I was making a joke on MySpace earlier, but this is the song that we put onto MySpace ba…

04/12/2019

Concert Review + Photos: PIXIES at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino with Basement by Another Planet Entertainment...

Black Francis usually doesn’t have much to say on stage, and with the latest show by Pixies at the Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort & Casino on Thursday night, it was mostly to introd…

04/03/2019

Pixies’ North American tour comes west in April, with shows in Oregon, California, Oakland, Reno and Las Vegas. Currently co-headlining with Weezer, the band also have some solo dates mixed …

04/02/2019

This Summer, The Psychedelic Furs and James will embark on a co-headlining tour across North America from early July through early August. I’ve been fortunate enough to see The Furs a number…

04/02/2019

One of my favorite emerging artists, K.Flay, has put out a new song, “Bad Vibes” produced by Tommy English (Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves). With Night Street/Interscope Records, the t…

04/02/2019

The 10th Anniversary of the annual Notes & Words: Benefit For UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland event will be held at Fox Theater Oakland on Saturday, April 27th. As per tradition,…

03/10/2019

Concert review and photos for Metric and Zoé Oficial with JULY TALK at The Hollywood Palladium this week by Live Nation Concerts...

“You happy? It’s really a trip putting this set list together, as you can imagine, seven records, right? The past, the future… You know? So we kinda want your help at this poin…