Picked By: Laurel Johnston Wednesday night is Dub Club night at Echoplex in Los Angeles. I decided to check it out this week, in the mood for feel-good reggae tunes that have the ability to provoke even the stodgiest of bar patrons into dancing and wobbling. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing great live reggae
When Eric Joyce answered the door in nothing but bell bottoms and a couple necklaces- I knew this was going to be like no interview I’d conducted before. I’ve done the backstage thing, the dressing room thing, the street-side thing- and sometimes it’s just cool to kick it at the band’s makeshift L.A. home. In
Things get pretty hectic at all day festivals. There are lines, crowds, people fighting tooth and nail to get to the stage for the bands they came to see. Now add those ideas to the Sunset Strip- you’ve got traffic, police directing it, the hustle and bustle of fans and bands, etc. Heading back to
The Shrill made up of Seth Romano, Brandon Davar, Harry Ostrem, and Zak St. John are a hard rock band seemingly heavily influenced by ghosts of music past, akin to 80’s no holds barred tunes slightly peppered with a little 90’s grunged out metal. Outside the Viper Room, right after they managed to weave their
Photo By Brian Bentley After Semi Precious Weapons (Justin Tranter, Cole Whittle, Dan Crean, Stevy Pyne) serenaded the Viper Room press pit with a little acoustic musical treat (“put a diamond in it” got the entire crowd of journalists up and dancing) we snuck back into the dressing room for a little one on one
Photo By Christina M. Felice Vanaprasta rockin’ since 2008 is an L.A. based band about to serenade SSMF with their incredibly sweet somewhat ambient soulful sound. They’re vintage rock goes perfectly with the vocals- never overpowering but complimenting to the songs themselves. Vanaprasta (Collin Desha, Steven Wilkin, Taylor Brown, Cameron Dmytryk, and Ben Smiley) were
Photo By Brian Bentley Saint Motel is causing a LOT of buzz- spreading faster than an L.A. brushfire through the music scene. Rumors have been circulating about this “secret show” nonstop, especially on the streets of Sunset Strip Music Festival! To clear things up I talked with BNB.com’s friend A.J. Jackson (lead vocals, guitar) of
Big B is responsible for the pre-summer song sensation “Sinner,” and he’s taken radio waves by storm ever since. His new CD Good Times & Bad Advice is chalk-full of kick-ass collaborations, namely Scott Russo and Everlast among others- and the vibe is just right for a little background barbeque music of sorts. Ready to
Photo By Michael Beck There are certain bands I get consistently amped to see- and even though I can have the CD on for a week straight- still cannot wait to see them live. Meet Fight From Above (Justin Miner, Dave Schechtman, Jeremy Miner, Justin Krook). Since I was introduced to their L.A. Kids
Steel Panther is a notorious Sunset Strip act- and the All-American pseudo-eighties icons may be rude and crude dudes- but they definitely know a thing or two about putting on a show! I saw them back in the day- in the era where Steel Panther (Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxxx, Stix Zadinia) was still Metal