I recently discovered ZÓRA on Spotify. I knew she was there, being a fan of her rendition of the classic Bill Withers song Ain’t No Sunshine, which is on one of my...
Whew! TikTok is back, at least for now. As a music writer, I love TikTok because it gives me an opportunity to see aspects of artists I don’t get on other platforms...
After 20 years of songwriting, recording, performing, and children, Charlotte Martin still looks and sounds as young and vibrant as ever – but with an overlay of wisdom and self-confidence that made...
It was a little over 6 years ago that Canadian singer-songwriter Maggie Szabo stepped a little timidly onstage at the Hotel Café in Hollywood and informed the world that she was unstoppable...
One of my favorite venues in Los Angeles is the Hotel Café, which is actually in Hollywood. I attended concerts there for over seven years. When I first encountered “The HC” it...
This week saw the Uncancelled Music Festival from the Hotel Café in Hollywood and the Rockwood Music Hall, both on Stageit.com, which is a paywall Livestream platform that takes a percentage of...
Another Friday night, another night at home in quarantine. Well not exactly, I put my kitty-kat paws homemade facemask on, sanitized my hands, and headed over to Casa Domenesch where Ray Domenech...
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 favorite local bands and...
