Vanaprasta was an expected discovery- one of many, a result of this year’s Sunset Strip Music Festival. I was lucky enough to catch up with them at said festival and we chatted for a bit (HERE!) about Vanaprasta’s upcoming plans musically for the next few months. Now, after an entirely successful residency at the Echo,
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
When I looked at Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide lineup- I was pretty amped on most of it, and I did a little happy dance (literally- their music makes you happy dance) when I saw Casiokids included amidst several other great bands! I was slightly familiar with their electropop music when I went to check out
In the slightly more lowkey of Culture Collide’s various venues- TAIX served as host to The Black Atlantic’s performance- and the sweet melodic indie rock was anything but ordinary. Geert van der Velde’s melodic and lulling vocals were sweetly surprising- and the somewhat intimate setting was the perfect venue for this kind of show. With
So right after the crowd got going, already amped for Young The Giant’s set- the vibe was interrupted by a little post first song public service announcement- “people of the Troubadour- we have officially lost the keys to our van. If anyone’s seen a key – that is not their’s- please give it us!” Safe
There was a murder last night at the Viper Room- and it wasn’t tragic. No one was a victim of senseless violence- it was the much needed, highly anticipated killing of summer care of L.A.’s own Fight From Above. Not that L.A. Kids need yet ANOTHER reason to celebrate, but FFA (our September Artist In
Unwrapping what seemed to be about the hundreth CD I’d finally had the chance to wade through- I was slightly excited about these eleven tracks based on the CD’s poignant name alone- White Collar Lies. But, being slightly jaded from several lackluster tunes and tracks that had dominated the better half of my morning already-
There’s never a dull moment in Los Angeles. Most times the best concert venues are in the less than stellar L.A. areas- but sacrifices must be made in the pursuit of listen worthy music. On my way to the Bootleg Theater last night the residentially-challenged were really ready willing and able to treat the concert
I was lucky enough to catch These United States when they played on the same lineup as Company Of Thieves the night before Lollapalooza officially started in Chicago. Needless to say- there’s a reason they were our Artist In Residence a bit ago, and why they’re a band to keep your eye on- because they
Deadman is literally THE perfect chill out, relaxin’ all maxin’ all cool kind of music. Think Dirty Sweet with a whole hell of a lot more 70s folk fused into it. It’s completely clear that the 70’s rock era really played a major part in the making of music for Deadman’s frontman Steven Collins. Though