Los Angeles, CA- On June 14, 2017, I was able to catch the Toronto, ON band Honors play one of their first live gigs ever at The Echo. Honors is an alternative R&B four-piece comprised of multi-instrumentalists, writers and producers who have each had years of experience in other musical endeavors prior to joining forces. […]
Los Angeles, CA- On 6/14/17, I had the pleasure of catching Lily McQueen opening for Honor at The Echo. This Los Angeles based pop vocalist recently released her debut LP, “Electric Love” (Concierge Records) and it is filled with songs that will throw you back into one of those emotional, coming of ages, John Hughes’ […]
Los Angeles, CA- On June 14th, 2017, I was able to catch a “new” L.A. based singer-songwriter named Saro. When I did my pre-show research, I didn’t find much on his back-story or music other that certain publications calling his music catchy and upbeat indie pop. When I saw him perform, however, I thought his music […]
Last night I had the good fortune of attending LAYNE’s set at the Echo. As per usual, I scurried over from my day job to see a band that I’ve been hooked on since my colleague, Derrick Lee, had introduced me to their music. I showed up way too early, and saw LAYNE hanging out […]
Foreign bands with huge followings in their native land often find it difficult to break into the U.S. market. For every Arctic Monkeys or Radiohead, there are dozens of other bands who can sell out huge venues, even stadiums, in their home towns (i.e. Biffy Clyro and Enter Shikari), but will struggle to fill venues in […]
Is it just me, or does it feel like 2017 is gonna be a year when music is defined by the resurgence of female fronted bands? It’s only April, and I have seen tons of killer new bands with women front and center. I’ve got another band to add to that list: Ramonda Hammer. We […]
Sweden keeps turning out exciting new talent. The latest “it” recording artist is Skott, a singer songwriter whose delicately tender vocals carefully navigates through beautifully brooding production. Having just performed a handful of showcases at SXSW, she made a stop in Los Angeles to perform to a packed crowd at The Echo. Given the sonically […]
When I first heard DOROTHY’s 2015 self-titled EP, I was excited. I’m a big fan of rock bands that root their sounds in the 70s blues rock sound a la Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, and this band’s music really struck a nerve with with me. Plus, it was fronted by a female vocalist who […]
