Monday, June 16

Concert review: Olivia Rodrigo illuminates Kia Forum with colorfully emotive hometown performance

This post was updated Aug. 18 at 9:05 p.m. Olivia Rodrigo’s got class, integrity and arena-commanding energy. The Grammy-winning pop sensation lit up Inglewood’s Kia Forum on Friday night for the third of four sold-out shows at the iconic Los Angeles venue. Read more...

Photo: Wearing a glittery red bodysuit and holding a angular purple electric guitar, Olivia Rodrigo performs onstage for the kick off of the “GUTS world tour” at Acrisure Arena on Feb. 23, 2024 in Palm Springs, California. Rodrigo performed the third of four shows at Inglewood’s Kia Forum on Aug. 16 prior to taking the tour to the newly opened Intuit Dome for two more dates next week. (Courtesy of Christopher Polk, Maya Sarin, Hillary Siskind and Live Nation Entertainment)


Album review: Post Malone’s ‘F-1 Trillion’ boasts elite collaborations yet subpar storytelling

Post Malone has wrangled himself a solid country album but not a great one. The 10-time Grammy nominee and genre-blending singer-songwriter released his sixth studio album, the country record “F-1 Trillion,” on Friday. Read more...

Photo: A light blue pickup truck is suspended in midair and perpendicular to the ground, resting its front bumper on a shallow pan of water on the cover of Post Malone’s sixth studio album “F-1 Trillion.” The 18-track LP is Malone’s first full-length country project and features collaborations with 14 country musicians, including Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Dolly Parton and Luke Combs. (Courtesy of Mercury Records/Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)


Concert Review: Foo Fighters unite cathartic classics with newer hits, paid homage with tributes

Once again, Foo Fighters prove they’ll stick around. The “Everything Or Nothing At All” tour continued its electrifying run with Foo Fighters’ second show at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium on Sunday night. Read more...

Photo: Red lights flash across the audience at BMO Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 11 as the crowd watches Foo Fighters perform on stage. The alternative rock band played two shows at the Los Angeles venue as part of their “Everything Or Nothing At All” tour in support of their 2023 album “But Here We Are.” (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)


Joshua Wong composes a name for himself through jazz music

This post was updated Aug. 11 at 6:55 p.m. Jazz music flows through Joshua Wellington Wong in every performance. The rising third-year global jazz studies student has been making a name for himself by performing original compositions as a pianist in jazz clubs across Los Angeles. Read more...

Photo: Joshua Wong sits at a piano while wearing a black suit. The rising third-year global jazz studies student said he has played jazz music since he was six years old. (Courtesy of Tauran Woo)


Concert Review: Niall Horan puts on a dynamic, charming show at the Kia Forum

Niall Horan sure knows how to put on a show. The singer-songwriter and former One Direction member played the second of two shows at Inglewood’s Kia Forum on Sunday as part of “’THE SHOW’ LIVE ON TOUR 2024.” The arena tour launched in February in support of his third solo album “The Show,” which was released last year. Read more...

Photo: Niall Horan looks upward while wearing a pale blue suit and sitting at a piano. The Irish singer-songwriter and former One Direction member played two concerts at Inglewood’s Kia Forum on July 27 and 28 as part of “‘THE SHOW’ LIVE ON TOUR 2024.” (Courtesy of Kai Cranmore/Universal Music Group)


Album Review: Clairo’s ‘Charm’ evokes romance, vulnerability with dreamy lyrics, confident sound

This post was updated July 14 at 5:07 p.m. By the grace of “Charm,” Clairo has pulled off a discography hat trick. As she warmly hums, “When candles burn out/And the record has faded down/I know you’ve got people to turn to” on “Slow Dance,” Clairo enchantingly captures the tension between yearning and surrender that defines her third full-length album. Read more...

Photo: Clairo runs her hand through her hair and faces the camera on the cover of her third studio album “Charm.” The new LP was released July 12 and was preceded by the singles “Sexy to Someone” and “Nomad.” (Courtesy of Clairo Records LLC)




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