The Occurrence - User: Melissa Bobbitt

The prophesied end times sure made for some great music in 2012. Bands we never thought would get back together finally put out new material (No Doubt, Soundgarden). The international community breathed a Psy...

Photo credit: Frenchkiss Records A band mate lays a hand on Michael Angelakos' belly. Mmm, he must be well fed and cheery, full of Taco Bell Doritos Locos. Yup, indie faves Passion Pit have lent their...

The roar of the crowd. The rush of energy as the band takes the stage. The deep-felt euphoria that rattles your soul. What better place to be truly present than at a concert. And 2012...

Photo by Williams & Hirakawa The dream of the '90s was alive in Downtown Los Angeles on November 2. On that fateful night, one of the venues dubbed Nokia was housing R&B's salacious sensation R. Kelly;...

Photo courtesy Shiny Toy Guns' Facebook page "Do you really not see me when I come home late at night?" Carah Faye Charnow purred while performing her mammoth single "Waiting Alone." Truth be told, it...

"Solo guitar music and insanity: two of my favorite things," Kaki King proclaimed, smiling, as she deftly combined these elements at El Rey on Oct. 22. And she is a mad genius of the six-string...

It's a miracle enough when a regular album flows cohesively and tells a story. But when a collection of rarities and b-sides from an artist's entire career gels like the "real" thing, it's...

Photo by Maura Lanahan I normally clap my hands together with glee whenever Henry Rollins' recurring column comes out on LA Weekly's website. His insightful, optimistic posts are anathema to cynics, an anomaly in these...