Although the band has its roots in California, there is something far more east coast about We Barbarians’ post-punk revivalist sound. The grandiose hard-pop of their new EP, Headspace, sounds more at home darting between skyscrapers and roaming the 8 million person blob of New York, than basking in the laid-back fun in the sun
For Long Beach, California-based outfit Delta Spirit, practice truly does make perfect. Their second full-length album, History From Below, was the group’s first album to appear chart on the Billboard Top 200 and is a tangible sign that the band’s profile has grown since its inception in 2005. The roots rockers began their journey in
I caught Christa Mae and the Brigade last Thursday, April 29th, at the Viento Y Agua coffee house in Long Beach, where they previewed songs from their upcoming album The Truth Is… Armed with an acoustic guitar and backed by a bassist and drummer, I noticed Mae’s arrangement was stripped down in comparison to
This Sunday I went to see my good friend, Christa Knudsen, play at an Irish Pub in Long Beach with her new band, The Adjustments. Christa Knudsen The set was great. Simple, straightforward music that provided a solid foundation for the poetry Christa has been writing longer than I’ve known her (since her freshman year