Chloe Star - TNT [Music Video Review]

“Chloe Star is breaking the mold by redefining what a Pop Star is supposed to be. The 27-year-old singer, songwriter, visual artist, and tribal advocate split her time between Los Angeles and her family’s reservation in San Bernardino while growing up. This past year Chloe’s star has been on the rise, and she is now an in demand queer performer only a short time after making her official debut in 2023.

’TNT’ is a big bold party anthem that almost dares the listener to challenge the in your face lyrics. Of course Star is up to the challenge of proving she has nothing to hide and all the talent to shine. ”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

The Gaffes - Passerby [Music Review]

“The Gaffes are an Alt Rock band from Chicago and they deliver the exact kind of classic Indie Rock sound that is timeless on their single, ‘Passerby.’

The best music often feels like you’ve heard it all your life from the very first listen and that is exactly how I felt hearing this track. I’ll be adding this one to several of my playlists and I suggest you do the same.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Bonfire - Tide Shadows (Feat. Ellysse Mason) [Music Review]

“Bonfire joins forces with Ellysse Mason to give us ‘Tide Shadows.’ An emotional Indie Rock track with hints of Folk, the song features Mason’s haunting and vulnerable vocals as well as the added layers as the track builds to give it even more emotional depth and power.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Clara Lars - Better [Music Review]

“Clara Lars is a rising star and ‘Better’ is the latest track to showcase her incredible talent. This Alt Pop track explores the end of a complicated relationship and the idea that we can all emerge on the other side of difficulties with as a an improved version of ourselves if we take the lessons and avoid repeating them.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

PØRTERS - The Thrill [Music Review]

“The PØRTERS are putting the fun in dysfunction with their latest track, ‘The Thrill.’ This hard edged song tips its hat to classic rock but feels fresha nd new while doing so. Crazy can be thrilling for a time and knowing you are in a relationship doomed to explode comes with its own brand of adrenaline that this song taps into for a fast paced thrill ride.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Sorry, Peach - why are you so scared? [Music Review]

“Sorry, PEach gives us a tranquil Indie track with tender vulnerable vocals early on to truly hook the listener emotionally. ‘Of course the question ‘why are you so scared?’ ... to love me, is one only asked when you find yourself in a vulnerable position so the feel is perfectly matched with the early lyrical build.

Sorry, Peach elevates the track and lets the music do more of the heavy lifting as the frustration takes over for the back half of the track. A masterfully crafted song.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

aj - waterproof makeup [Music Review]

“Sometimes you just need a good sad song. aj gives us that with ‘waterproof makeup,’ a theatrical ode to those dark angsty nights and times when we are wallowing in our feels.

The vocal performance is nuance and dripping with emotion. A Pop song with a sullen edge for allt hat the times that call for some self-reflection.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

The Riverines - Get Out [Music Review]

“The Riverines take us for an Alt Rock romp through a narrow hallway we’ve all traversed on ‘Get Out.’

We’ve all walked a path of familiarity because well it is the easy way to go. Trapped by our own comfort we take don;t strike off to explore or find the new that makes us grow we stick with what we know and in the ends it leads us nowhere.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Carousel Blonde - Walls [Music Review]

“Carousel Blonde is a throwback in some ways as they have tapped intot he nostalgic style of 90s Alternative Rock, but they’ve managed to do so without sacrificing a contemporary edge. “Walls’ is a track that will turn your thoughts inwards as you think and process the lyrical power. This is a good thing because the song sticks to you long after its end.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Emi Grace - Heart in a Cage [Music Review]

“Emi Grace’s latest offering, ‘Heart in a Cage,’ is the first track off her debut EP, due out this summer. The song blends rock and pop with spectacular guitar work that helps us feel the angry defiant vibe in this ode to taking back your control in a toxic relationships.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Mikayla Menzies - Misery [Music Review]

“Mikayla Menzies sings of ‘Misery’ on her latest track but for we listeners the experience is anything but miserable. The emotion comes though in the performance and yo can feel the anguish but I wouldn’t call this a depressing track. Instead it feels hopeful and optimistic in that fresh new start kind of way we all need from time to time.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Arctic Wave - Ten or Twenty [Music Video Review]

“Life and time has a way of sneaking up on you and no matter how many years you;ve already seen there has to be a few things you had hoped to find or experience by now. That regret can pile on a person and weigh them downa nd Arctic Wave has captured that burden and sense of dread well with ‘Ten Or Twenty.’

The video only helps sell the sentiments and emotions of this well conceived track meant to remind us all ... there’s still time.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Slow Joy - Wound [Music Video Review]

“Let me introduce this track with a quite from the artist ... ‘When I was 14 I was an emo kid, Now I’m an emotional man.’

This emotions have manifested into an Alternative Rock sound that is undeniably inviting. YEah maybe it is in that misery loves company vein though there is nothing miserable about this song or the talent behind it. I;m simply talking about the shared human experience and how we all face and feel the same things.

’Wound’ showcases that and the band’s ability to deliver what we are feeling. ”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Sitting on Saturn - Ticket to New York [Music Video Review]

“Sadly, we usually know when a relationship is doomed or even over long before we admit that fact out loud. Sitting on Saturn leans into that bit of human psyche with ‘Ticket to New York.’

The LA area Rockers are on tour with 311 this summer and pissed to hit that next level. Catch them now while you can and be part of the wave up.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

x reuben - h*** me [Music Review]

“London born artist x reuben traveled around Europe honing his talents as a busker. ‘h*** me’ is an introspective and emotional track that delves into a vulnerable look at lost love and the end of dreams.

The artist lays it out there with honest and genuine heart that keeps the song feeling emotionally tangible to the very last note.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Deep Thrills - She's ON [Music Review]

“Electronica nad Alternative Rock collide on Deep Thrills latest release, ‘She’s On.’ The fast-paced tempo and spitfire lyrics takes listeners on an exploration of sex, identity, and obsession.

”The song really flowed out of me, most of the lyrics are stream-of-consciousness. Looking back, I was dealing with something like an identity shift. I was sick of a shallow lifestyle and shallow relationships. Looking for something more but not knowing where to find it.” - Deep Thrills

This is the kind of song that hits you with its unique edge and then keeps you coming back to explore the lyrical depth time and time again.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

JESSIA - Moved Around You [Music Review]

“Love is meant to be a two way streetm though sadly not every relationship finds such balance. JESSIA unleashes an emotional Pop track about carrying the burden of a relationship by giving far more of yourself than the other person is willing. ‘Moved Around You’ has a haunting vulnerability that keeps the listener tethered to the emotions and perhaps reflecting on their own situation.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

PEPTALK - Good With Goodbye [Music Review]

“PEPTALK teams up with Chloe Parché to get ‘Good With Goodbye.’ The Indie Pop track is about saying see you later to that toxic relationship and that person who treats you like garbage.

From the outside such situation are usually clear but when mired in the history and emotions of such a relationship it takes a moment of strength and clarity and this track artfully highlights such an awakening. ”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Emily James - Suburbia [Music Video Review]

“Dripping with nostalgia, this track tells an emotional story of thinking you have more time. Emily James sets the stage of ‘Suburbia’ with young love and the false notion created by naivety that said love will be eternal with nothing but good times ahead.

Reality hits us all at some point but this song also offers hope of redemption and frankly could be taken a number of ways depending on your own experiences and mindset. Which is always the case for truly great art. This is an artfully delivered story song and video that will have relevance for anytne with a beating heart.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger

Jaydi Zavala - Complicated [Music Review]

“The Pop world is full of sultry Divas unleashing their sexuality on the musical landscape. Jaydi Zavala joins the fray with ‘Complicated.’

This Alt Pop track leans in to the primal urges in both sound and lyrical content. The performance is spot on and the vibe lands with dizzying effect.”

— Travis Erwin ~ LA on Lock Blogger