Articles By: Danielle Dorsey

Danielle Dorsey

Location: Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA - Bio: Perhaps being a native to a place where culture, awareness and free thought were not always encouraged (read: The Inland Empire) is what propels me into music with such a tremendous velocity. Three years ago, after looking on from the outskirts for many years, I finally packed my suitcases and moved 60 miles west to Los Angeles. Now residing in Los Feliz, I favor small venues that are more likely to introduce me to local bands, these venues frequently include (but are not limited to) Spaceland, Echo Curio, The Airliner and The Smell. - Likes: I have a pretty diverse taste in music, though Wu Tang Clan, The Black Keys, Led Zeppelin, Prince, Radiohead, Jenny Lewis and Otis Redding tend to be played most often. My favorite 'indie' bands of the moment are The Antlers, Local Natives, The Middle East and Beach House. I go through phases with genres, currently I'm obsessed with indie-folk, alt-country and blues-rock. - Facebook

Quadron @ UCLA’s Reggae/JazzFest

Quadron @ UCLA’s Reggae/JazzFest
UCLA’s Reggae/JazzFest has been gaining momentum in the last few years and the 2010 line-up did not disappoint, boasting well-known names such as Bilal, Q-Tip, Nas, Damian Marley as well as surprising us with newcomers and rising talent, Quadron, a neo-soul duo hailing from Denmark. The pair arrived...
June 2nd, 2010 | Live And Direct | Read More

Leslie Loh – Metamothosis

Leslie Loh – Metamothosis
One thing that I am not skilled at (and there are not many things that I am not good at, if I may humbly add) is sitting still. Good music, however, manages to speak to the three-year-old within me that refuses to sit still and soothe it into a nearly catatonic, calm state of being. Therefore, over the...
May 13th, 2010 | Reviews | Read More

MoZella – Belle Isle

MoZella – Belle Isle
At first glance, Maureen McDonald, performance name MoZella, appears to be your run-of-the-mill, blue-eyed, blonde-haired American beauty, but her crooning, soulful vocals, accompanied by her skilled fingers dancing over the strings of the guitar immediately prove that there is nothing typical or average...
May 12th, 2010 | Reviews | Read More

Rogue Wave – Permalight

Rogue Wave – Permalight
I am a skeptical person by nature. I believe I have discussed in previous reviews how I have been known to judge a band according to their performance name. I received Rogue Wave with the same skepticism and upon hearing their name, images of Sarah Palin in a red parka from the cover of her recent memoir...
May 2nd, 2010 | Reviews | Read More

Rob Laufer – Excruciating Bliss

Rob Laufer – Excruciating Bliss
Perhaps the fact that Rob Laufer’s show at the Silverlake Lounge in February was my first ever assignment from Chicks With Guns causes me to be a bit biased towards his recently released album, Excruciating Bliss. Rob Laufer is a genuine, dedicated musician amongst a class of entertainers who neither...
April 27th, 2010 | Reviews | Read More

Coachella 2010 – Day 3

Coachella 2010 – Day 3
Photos By: Tom Hoppa If Thursday and Friday at Coachella are similar to the giddy anticipation of the first day of kindergarden, then Sunday is commencement of high school. We entered the campgrounds and waved to familiar faces, we moved through the crowd with a practiced ease and most importantly, we...
April 23rd, 2010 | Live And Direct | Read More

Coachella – Day 2

Coachella – Day 2
Photos By: Tom Hoppa After security pilfered our bag of snack foods and we had returned to the car to quickly scarf them down, we arrived at the campgrounds just in time to see Portugal. The Man’s performance. I fell in love with this band about a year ago and was very close to driving to Portland...
April 22nd, 2010 | Live And Direct | Read More

Coachella – Day 1

Coachella – Day 1
Photos By: Tom Hoppa I should preface this review with the information that about one month before attending Coachella, I broke my ankle in two places. I do not say this for sympathy or pity, but rather to let the readers know that my experience, while still amazing, is undoubtedly different from the...
April 22nd, 2010 | Features, Live And Direct, News | Read More

Quadron’s Self-Titled Debut Album is a Hit!

Quadron’s Self-Titled Debut Album is a Hit!
I will shamelessly acknowledge that I am guilty of judging musicians and bands by their chosen performance names. Before I deigned to give the band Whitest Boy Alive a listen, I admittedly crinkled my nose in disdain at the name, only to discover, upon giving the album a fair listen, that I quite enjoyed...
April 12th, 2010 | Reviews | Read More

J*Davey Interview

J*Davey Interview
Photo By: Phil Reed Danielle Dorsey: For those unfamiliar with your music, how would you describe your sound? Jack: I’d say it’s a hybrid of a few different things, young and old, it’s a little bit of hip-hop, it’s a little bit of soul, it’s a little bit of electronic, it’s a little bit of...
March 6th, 2010 | Interviews | Read More
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