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Evan Honer at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles
Evan Honer is a country artist who auditioned for American Idol in 2023, and the judges gave him three no’s. Obviously, they made a huge mistake. With 2.7 million monthly listeners on Spotify, a song with 125 million streams, and a huge spring tour, it could have been a blessing in disguise. As an independent artist, he has made his way to a bigger venue in LA each time he tours. On the last tour, he performed at the legendary Troubadour.
After performing in CA cities from San Diego all the way to Bakersfield, Evan Honer made his way to Los Angeles on March 6, 2025. As he flipped onto the stage, he opened up the night with his new single “Everything I Wanted”. The audience went wild as they started to sing along to the upbeat song, which seems to take inspiration from the pop punk genre in the 2000s.
He then noted later in the night that most of his music is much more sad. Evan writes music that connects with people as vulnerability resonates with his fans. Some more songs of the night included: “Take Me As I Come”, “idk shit about cars”, “Wake up, Come Down,” and his most streamed song, “Jersey Giant”, a Tyler Childers’ cover. The atmosphere in the El Rey Theatre was unbeatable. Fans were dancing around, rocking out, and shedding tears.
He opened up and gave us insight into his songs multiple times throughout the night. One that stuck with me after the show was “Brother” and “Mr. Meyers”. Before performing “Brother”, he shared how he wrote the song for his brother who lives with schizoeffective disorder. This moment was highly vulnerable to share, yet telling these stories in your songs matters. Evan is a true songwriter. I got teary eyed when he sang the lyrics:
“Oh brother I don’t see what you see and it kills me not to know”
“Oh brother I don’t feel what you feel but it’s eating at your bones”
Being able to verbalize one’s feelings so effectively keeps fans coming back for more. I can’t wait to see where he performs next in Los Angeles, as it was a great night of music in our city.
Jacob Wright opened the night with his song “New Jersey”, a somber but freeing song about self-reflection after the end of a relationship.
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EVAN HONER
JACOB WRIGHT
All Photo Credit: Colin Hancock
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Only The Poets Bring ‘And I’d Do It Again’ Tour to L’Alhambra in Paris
Only The Poets brought their electric energy to Paris last Wednesday, stopping at L’Alhambra as part of their And I’d Do It Again tour. Following the release of their latest album earlier this year, the show offered fans the perfect chance to sing along to the songs that had soundtracked their entire year.
The venue was packed, the atmosphere vibrant from start to finish. Between lyrics, smiles were shared across the room, and cheers rose with every chorus. The energy was electric.
Originally from Reading, England, the band delivered a sound that blends rock and indie influences with a distinct 80s inspired sound, all wrapped in a style that feels entirely their own. Their live performance translated that identity perfectly, balancing raw energy with melodic hooks that had the crowd singing every word.
The set ran just over an hour, closing on the chords of “Emotional”, a fitting end to a beautiful night shared with them.
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ONLY THE POETS
All Photo Credit: Jessica Camil
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Foster The People Bring ‘Good Mourning Sunshine’ Tour to the Freedom Mobile Arch in Vancouver
There was something fitting about Foster the People bringing their Good Mourning Sunshine tour to Vancouver on September 15. The band’s latest live show starts with the promise of a perfect 1950s-inspired world, then slowly tears that picture apart. By the end of the night at the Freedom Mobile Arch, the whole thing had become a colourful psychedelic fever dream.
Led by Mark Foster, the band moved easily between the disco and synth-funk sounds of Paradise State of Mind, the indie-pop songs that first made them stars, and sharper catalogue cuts like “Lotus Eater.” It could have felt disjointed, but the set worked as a look at just how much Foster the People have changed since “Pumped Up Kicks” first took over the radio.
The production did plenty of heavy lifting. What began as a polished, almost too-perfect visual world gradually became stranger and more distorted as the show progressed. The shift gave the newer material a strong identity live, turning the concert into something that felt like it had an actual storyline rather than simply moving from song to song.
Still, the older hits were never far from the crowd’s mind. “Sit Next to Me” had the audience singing along, setting up the inevitable closing moment. “Pumped Up Kicks” brought the night home, with thousands of voices joining in on its instantly recognizable whistle.
Forster the People have plenty of history to lean on, but Vancouver’s show made a case for looking ahead as the new material gives them somewhere else to go.
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FOSTER THE PEOPLE
All Photo Credit: Caroline Charruyer