For More Echo Park Rising 2017 Coverage Click Here! Echo Park, CA- “Echo Park Rising is a neighborhood event in it’s 7th year that focuses on the music, creativity, diversity and small businesses of Echo Park. There are multiple stages and activities throughout the weekend located on the main routes of Sunset Blvd, Glendale Blvd, Alvarado […]
Echo Park, CA- After their well received 2012, second full length album “Threads”, the indie rock band Now, Now, kept a bit of a low profile. They did, however, keep up with their fans on social media while continuously promising that new music was being worked on, and in early May 2017, after a long wait, the band […]
Echo Park, CA- Monday July 24, an uncharacteristically humid evening for Los Angeles, found a line wrapped around the unassuming entrance to the gritty Echo night club on Sunset Blvd in Echo Park. Though an hour before doors were set to open, those lined up buzzed with the anticipation of seeing the only child of Beatles […]
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 […]
