Liz Ohanesian

A few years ago, Darren Romanelli (Dr. Romanelli) was in Japan having dinner with up-and-coming artist Masakatsu Sashie when they began talking about favorite bands. Sashie mentioned that he loved T. Rex. Turns out that Romanelli was a fan too. Back in Los Angeles, he met up with Rolan Bolan,......

There was no photography allowed in the venue when Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, the band featuring the revered Mazzy Star vocalist and My Bloody Valentine's Colm Ó Cíosóig, played Hollywood Forever last night in a concert marking the release of its latest album Through the Devil Softly. Absolutely......

Chances are, you've read about M/R/X-Wolfpak on this blog before. The monthly Chinatown party is committed to bringing the latest and rarest minimal synth sounds to Los Angeles and is an ardent supporter of local musicians. But we have another reason for hitting up this Saturday night soiree religiously, the......

When Al Jourgensen pulled the plug on Ministry last year, a gaping hole formed where once stood a band so loud it felt as though guitar riffs could poke through your eyes, a band whose volume could only be rivaled by its scathing political commentary. But the king of side......

Obscured by the posh clubs and world class DJs for which Miami is known lies the Florida city's minimal synth scene. It's a small crew, from what we have been told, but one whose passion for analog gear is apparent in the music of artists like Opus Finis, Staccato du......

Tonight at Spike's Bar in Rosemead, weekly party The Breakfast Klub is hosting a tribute to Depeche Mode. Right about now you're probably thinking, Isn't every '80s-friendly party in LA a tribute to Depeche Mode? Um, quite possibly, but we think this one might rival a night at the Depeche......

In comparison to local events like Anime Los Angeles and mega-convention Anime Expo, Mikomicon is a small gathering for lovers of Japanese animation and comics, but still draws several hundred fans to California State University Northridge annually. Sunday, I headed out to the convention to check out one of its......