Last Friday, the Ventura Music Hall was transformed into a vibrant, intimate celebration of Steel Pulse’s extraordinary 50-year journey through reggae music.

What is there to say about Chuck Fenda that his nickname Da Living Fire doesn't describe? He straight up brings the heat when he hits the stage.

It's been several years since I had the pleasure of seeing Luciano perform live, and this past weekend's show at Zanadu Studios in Auburn, WA was a perfect reintroduction to his dynamic stage show.

 

For its 20th anniversary season of their free summertime music series, Sunset Concerts, The Skirball Cultural Center continues to feature an eclectic mix of traditions and styles. Last night was no exception. Brooklyn-based Sinkane, the talented multi-instrumentalist, brought a transfixing afro-punk sound that defied any conventional genre definition with influences from krautrock, bluegrass, funk rock, and Sudanense pop. The band intuitively bended and swayed in what seemed like freeform motion with him as he moved from keyboard, to guitar, to mic and back again.