Blossoms Are Planting Their Seeds In The United States [PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] 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…
Float Like A Butterly, Sting Like Bloodboy
FOR OUR COMPLETE BROKE L.A. COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- The last artist I was able to catch at Broke L.A. was Lexie Papillon’s Bloodboy. I read somewhere online that Lexie was a surfer turned rocker, and watching her live performance I was thoroughly impressed with…
Kid Wave Surfs 90s Sonics At Broke L.A.
FOR OUR COMPLETE BROKE L.A. COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- Kid Wave had been on my for a few months prior to Broke L.A. I’m not sure how it got into my one of my playlists, but “Everything Changes” was a dreamy bit of pop goodness with…
Listen To The Night Game’s “The Outfield” & Catch Them Opening For John Mayer This Summer
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] I don’t know much about them, but I when I stumbled upon Noisey‘s review of their debut singled “The Outfield” which proclaimed, “Sting, is that you? Huey Lewis? Springsteen? Kenny Loggin? Don’t even try and pretend this song isn’t…
Despite Setbacks, BRAEVES Admirably Rock Broke L.A.’s Ball Pit
FOR OUR COMPLETE BROKE L.A. COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- I hadn’t heard of BRAEVES prior to Broke L.A., but I’m glad that I stumbled into the “Ball Pit” room by accident to catch their set. This four piece band played upbeat, indie rock that…
Don’t Miss Future Islands’ Apogee Session Performance May 9th on MBE
SANTA MONICA, CA- In between Sunday sets at Coachella, Future Islands dropped by Apogee Studios in Santa Monica, CA to hang out with KCRW andand record an interview and live performance for Morning Becomes Eclectic. Having just released their last album, “The Far Field”, Jason Bentley interviewed the band and…
Ugly Sweaters Are Guaranteed To Put You In A Good Mood
FOR OUR COMPLETE BROKE L.A. COVERAGE CLICK HERE! LOS ANGELES, CA- The first band I was able to catch play at Broke L.A. was Ugly Sweaters. This band was a lot of fun. Their catchy indie rock with surf rock vibes kept the mood light-hearted and had…
The Aces Play Their First Los Angeles Gig On A “School Night”
Hollywood, CA- The Aces are a fairly new rock band from Utah on the rapid rise to stardom. I only just discovered this band after my editor covered them at SXSW. I heard their new single at the time, “Stuck”, and was immediately hooked. I shuffled through…
Who Is Lostboycrow And What Is His “Real Name”? [REVIEW+PHOTOS]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Opening for K.Flay at the El Rey Theatre 4/5/17 was East L.A. soul singer Lostboycrow. Wearing all white, sporting long blond hair kept in place with a headband emblazoned with name, this young man crooned his way…
Chandler Juliet Leaves Troubadour “Speechless” With Impressive Showing [REVIEW]
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fbshare type=”button” width=”100″] [pinterest count=”horizontal”] Sometimes seeing a young singer perform live early on is like looking in to a crystal ball, and all of a sudden it becomes clear just what kind of artist someone is, and what lies ahead for…