Elliot James Reay, courtesy Em Cole. This week we’ve got a ’50s flashback from Elliott James Reay, a ’70s flashback from Robert Jon & the Wreck, ’90s flashbacks from Peter Landi and Blood Lemon, and some sounds without precedent from Nico Vega and Lambrini Girls. Lambrini Girls, “Love” —…

Nico Vega performs at America’s Cup Pavilion in San Francisco on May 31, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Aja Volkman-Reynolds and Dan Epand of the band TWO, formerly of Nico Vega, blasted President Donald Trump on Tuesday for using their 2013 song “Beast” in a recent social media post that claimed…

Yesterday I wrote about my opinions on recent film soundtracks. Well, here’s an outstanding song used for a Bonnie and Clyde miniseries on A&E. I’m a fan of how Nico Vega has been putting out great tunes under the radar, and this is certainly another one.

  Imagine Dragons perform at America’s Cup Pavilion on May 31, 2013. San Francisco perform at America’s Cup Pavilion on May 31, 2013. Nico Vega performs at America’s Cup Pavilion on May 31, 2013.

Imagine Dragons perform at the Great American Music Hall on March 16, 2013. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. Saturday’s show at the Warfield in San Francisco featured an interesting juxtaposition of bands: A Las Vegas band that used to open for a Los Angeles band found itself the headliner, with their roles…