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Concert Photography & Review: X Ambassadors // VHS(X) Tour // House of Blues San Diego 9.4.25
All Photos by Sara Rosenthal X Ambassadors brought their high-energy VHS(X) Tour to San Diego last week. The band is celebrating the 10th...
Sara Rosenthal
Sep 61 min read


Concert Photography & Review: Our Last Night // The Final Tour // House of Blues Anaheim 8.23.25
Photographs and review by Sara Rosenthal Our Last Night delivered an energetic, sold-out performance at the House of Blues in Anaheim...
Sara Rosenthal
Aug 301 min read


Concert Photography & Review: NOTD Digital Notes Tour//Observatory North Park, San Diego, CA. 3.14.25
Fresh off their release of the DIGITAL NOTES EP, NOTD (pronounced noted) brought the EDM House party to San Diego. Despite the dreary...
Sara Rosenthal
Mar 221 min read


Track Review: "Shadow and the Light" by LennyJ.
“Shadow and the Light”, a fast-paced introspective track by LennyJ., was released in September of last year. Fast forward February 2024,...
usforonce
Apr 14, 20242 min read


Concert Photography & Review: BoyWith Uke, Naethan Apollo // SOMA San Diego 4.6.24
All Photos by Sara Rosenthal BoyWithUke stopped by SOMA San Diego last week on his nearly sold-out Lucid Dreams tour with support from...
Sara Rosenthal
Apr 11, 20241 min read


Album Review: “Kings of The New Age” (State Champs were right, they’re ‘Here to Stay’)
Long-awaited since the release of Living Proof back in summer 2018, State Champs have finally given us the gift of their new album, Kings...
Megan Courtney
May 21, 20222 min read


Album Review: Weiland is Not Afraid to Experiment with the Familiar on "Vices"
Weiland is a rapper/artist new to the scene and quick to take it by storm. His short but eclectic discography is enough to showcase his...
Celina Chase
May 20, 20224 min read


Concert Photography & Event Review: The XOXO Tour // House of Blues San Diego 4.21.22
In between COVID, artist’s precautionary touring schedules, and life getting in the way, I have not attended a concert in about two...
Sara Rosenthal
Apr 23, 20222 min read


Concert Photography & Event Review: Cage The Elephant & SWMRS // UK Tour 2020
This February, I was lucky enough to photograph a headline set that can only be described as electric. Cage The Elephant exploded onto...
Kirsty Fox
Mar 21, 20201 min read


Artist Spotlight: Salt Ashes drops new EP ’counting crosses’
While many of us may find comfort in sticking to just one or two genres of music, there is nothing like cleansing your palate with...
Taylor Dietrich
Mar 11, 20201 min read


Concert Photography & Event Review: State Champs // Upstate Concert Hall 12.22.19
There is nothing like being home for the holidays. And thanks to State Champs, Upstate New York served as home or many people who were...
Taylor Dietrich
Dec 26, 20192 min read


Artist Spotlight: Eliza & The Delusionals Top Charts With U.S. Debut Single “Just Exist“
This is not a drill: alternative rock has a new leading lady on the rise and she goes by the name of Eliza. She and her band, The...
Taylor Dietrich
Dec 14, 20191 min read


Greetings From “Whatever USA“, Hoodie Allen‘s introspective new album
On April 10th, 2012, an EP by the name of All American debuted at number one on the iTunes ‘Top Albums’ chart. The artist behind the...
Taylor Dietrich
Aug 28, 20194 min read


Courtney Noe brings the boldness with new single, “Woman on the Prowl“
Back with her brand new single “Woman on the Prowl”, the devilishly confident, Oregon-raised Courtney Noe continues to flawlessly express...
Rhiannon Leigh
Jun 19, 20191 min read


The 1984 Draft Make Good Choices With Their Brand New LP
Many current indie music lovers once went through a punk phase. Occasionally, those indie lovers would like to once again feel as if...
Taylor Dietrich
Jul 27, 20183 min read


Project Revise: Rising UK Band Proves Punk Isn’t Really Dead
A lot of my pieces on Us For Once are about punk rock. I believe in the scene wholeheartedly and find myself always looking for new...
Taylor Dietrich
Jul 25, 20183 min read


Corey Durkin: A Brief Introduction To The Singer Songwriter Who’s Full Of Suprises
Life is nothing more than a series of moments that piece themselves together to create our own individual journeys. Us For Once was...
Lexy Bouras
Jul 15, 20182 min read


The Whining Pussys: Punk Rock, Punchlines, And Everything In Between
When Us For Once first stumbled across the Whining Pussys, we expected to hear some solid, no-frills, good rock music. However, it’s...
Lexy Bouras
Jul 11, 20183 min read


EP Review: Eye-C Phones Home With “Long Distant Calls“
Coming back from the cosmic journey that was their last album, “E”, Eye-C has just returned to make another connection with their newest...
Lexy Bouras
May 24, 20183 min read


Track Review: Panic! At The Disco brings optimism and heart to upcoming album with “High Hopes“
A few seconds into an perfectly crafted horn intro, Panic! At The Disco's newest single jumps straight to the point. "Had to have high,...
Lexy Bouras
May 23, 20182 min read
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