I didn’t know what to expect when I dove into Pepper Rabbit’s new release, Beauregard. I didn’t think I was familiar with the band, but I guess by association I was expecting them to sound something like Pepper, so I put off listening to the album for a few days. When I finally sat down
Evan Voytas is really rocking the music scene here in Los Angeles- breaking genre boundaries and consistently surprising listeners with his unique brand of Electropop! The extremely busy Voytas seems to be always on-the-go, and in addition to his residency Monday nights at the Echo, he’s gearing up for some CMJ shows! In the midst
A ‘dream pop’ trio that claims both Brooklyn and Puerto Rico as home, Kordan was very much at home at last night’s Culture Collide Festival at The Echo. I got a chance to speak with the three members in the green room before their set, so fellow BnB staffer Lauren Novik and I headed upstairs
Ben Becker’s project Gamble House has blossomed from a one-man-show to a full throttle indie rock band. While I cringe at the blithely tossed around term ‘indie’, Gamble House is the absolute definition of independent or perhaps that other seemingly amorphous word ‘alternative’. They frequently dabble in ambient rock, pop, noise, surf without giving away
Last night We Barbarians (pictured) and Superhumanoids filled the Echo with sounds and people of all shapes and sizes. I thought the diverse crowd perfectly reflected the eclectic mix of the two groups’ styles, supporting both the soft, glow of the Superhumanoids and the driving, alt rock of We Barbarians. It was clear that the
Last night, The Echo was for lovers. Couples held hands, sat in each other’s laps, and held each other up as they swayed to a melee of electronic and live sounds coming from the stage. It was the last night of Fol Chen’s Monday night residency at the venue, and the dance floor was packed