Listened to “Out of Place” by Latch Key Kid for the first time from the album “Downtime.” Latch Key Kid is playing at the upcoming Beachlife Festival in Redondo Beach #latchkeykid #musicnewtomyears #firstlisten #folkrock #country
Month: April 2019
Festival of Books (or Music)
The scene is not my usual gem box theatre, crowded club, or palatial performance space, but a campus teeming with tents filled with books, publishers, and writers’ organizations. While I’m a dedicated bibliophile and a dabbling writer, the significant part of my focus at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday, April 13, 2019 was on music. My favorite thing about the Festival of Books is the readings, conversations, and interviews that are held inside the USC campus buildings, and the free events held on the outdoor stages. I arrived early enough in the morning that some exhibitors
You’re Still My Sugar – Maddie Ross
“You’re Still My Sugar” by Maddie Ross Is this song sweet? Let’s throw it in the mix and see what develops. Today, I’m reviewing a song called “You’re Still My Sugar” by LA-based rocker Maddie Ross, which can be found on her EP Touch Hands, Touch Bodies. I haven’t heard of Maddie Ross before, but in a few days she will be playing a set at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. I’ll be at the festival all day Saturday and her set is one of the final events of the day. I wondered if it might be worth
That’s Music New to My Ears!
You only get one chance to make a great first impression. Or something like that. This area of You Make My World Rock is dedicated to music I am consciously hearing for the first time. I’ll mostly be focusing on current, emerging artists, though I hold the right to throwback to more established musicians I haven’t listened to in the past or who may be obscure to the general public. If you are a music label representative or an artist with a new release, please feel free to contact me to review your music. My preferred genres are rock, pop