I saw White Arrows perform live for the first time as the opening act for UMO at the Echoplex about a month ago and instantly fell in love with this new band. Led by visionary Mickey Church, the L.A.-based quintet wooed me with their creative songwriting and energetic performance. After a successful jaunt at SXSW,
Usually when bands move out west, it is for hopes of fortune and fame. But for Hermosa Beach-via-North Adams, Mich., outfit Trenchtown, they merely enjoyed the weather more than back home. “It took us a while (a span of over three years between 2005-2007) to get here,” drummer Mike Bartlett says. “But we’re hear and
I have a serious obsession for heading to venues and surprisingly enjoying the whole line up. Last night at the Viper Room KROQ and Showlistla definitely knocked it out of the park. Because I’m not as cool as the other Angelinos I show up early, not fashionably late, hoping to stumble upon some band I