Tori Kelly and Mateus Asato – Orpheum Theater – Los Angeles, CA – February 28, 2019 – Photo by Stephanie Martinez-Arndt © 2019 Tori Kelly with Mateus Asato and special guests Pentatonix, Ally Brooke, Bruno Major and Crystal Lewis – Orpheum Theater – Los Angeles, CA – February 28, 2019 Before heading off on her “Acoustic Sessions” tour next week, two-time Grammy Award winner Tori Kelly made a stop at LA’s famous Orpheum Theatre to play an exciting, high energy show. Kelly had

Sherlock Gnomes SHERLOCK GNOMES (2018) Featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Johnny Depp, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, Jamie Demetriou, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Ashley Jensen, Matt Lucas, Julie Walters, Ozzy Osbourne, Stephen Merchant, James Hong, Matt Lucas, Kelly Asbury and Elton John. Screenplay by Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley, Ben Zazove. Directed by John Stevenson. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 86 minutes. Rated PG. Be still my fangirl heart.  The ga

Golden Globe Awards Assessing Last Year’s Movies Through the Lens of This Year’s Golden Globe Nominees by Brad Balfour Just as the Waterford ball drops, so does the anticipation for the 75th annual Golden Globes — the first major awards show of 2018. Being broadcast live, the show can be seen on NBC, Sunday, January 6th, starting at 8 pm ET. Since the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 90 or so critics divide their cinematic choices into two oddly skewed categories — “Best

Toby Lightman – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – December 3, 2014 – photo copyright 2014 Jim Rinaldi. Toby Lightman – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – December 3, 2014 The first we ran across Toby Lightman was when we were asked to interview her in 2004.  She was a young Philly-based artist who had been discovered by Wyclef Jean and producer Peter Zizzo, who was red hot from discovering Avril Lavigne and Vanessa Carlton.  Lightman was targeted for the same heights, he

Toby Lightman Toby Lightman Devils and an Angel by Jay S. Jacobs The music biz is always hungrily searching for the next big thing. They’re trying to find an artist that has the talent and the vibe and the chops to make a huge splash in the choppy waters of popular culture. It should be someone who has a unique point of view and something interesting to say. A lot of people are looking in the direction of Toby Lightman. Before her debut album Little Things even hit the racks,