This past Thursday, The Echo was packed with fans ready to thrash as Northampton, Massachusetts punk influenced fuzz pop band Potty Mouth took the stage with Syracuse noise punks Perfect Pussy and L.A.’s youngest (and raddest) rock duo, The Bots. Also on the bill were Utah-bred, Los Angeles newbies, Sego. As their second live performance, Sego delivered a fun dose of […]

Punk rock has always been a counter culture for kids that were uninterested in the common recreational activities of youth. Something real and raw compared to the politically correct phoniness of the traditional adolescent social scene. It was a place where you could release all your anger and frustration at the farce the American dream […]

Last night night, London’s M.I.A. brought the house down at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall, overcoming the venue’s notoriously bad acoustics as she had the crowd moving their feet from the first moment. Words: Mark E. Ortega Photography: Farah Sosa The crowd started a chant of “M.I.A.! M.I.A.!” as they waited patiently. Finally, the […]

Die Antwoord made their return to Los Angeles last night with quite the eccentric “zef” rap performance at the Fonda Theatre. As expected, the show was freakishly weird and full of intense energy. Fronted by vocalists Ninja and Yolandi Visser, the two may come off as couple of bizarre rap creatures, but they sure know […]

Alt-rockers Aimee Mann and Ted Leo have each had their own long and illustrious careers in the indie music world but their relationship with each other has since flourished via Twitter and a mutual love of early Thin Lizzy.  They’ve joined musical forces to form a super duo, The Both, who are ready to rock […]

Hands down, Thee Oh Sees are one of the best bands to see live. I think we say this every time we cover one of their L.A. shows, because each time we see them perform it’s an entire new experience. The band fires away with an exhilarating, weird, and totally infectious performance each time they […]

We know your dirty little punk hearts have been dying to get your hands all over The Orwells’ debut full-length record, Disgraceland out June 3rd via Canvasback Music. The wait is now over. The Orwells have made their entire new album available for you to stream a week before its release date. Scroll down and […]

There’s been a lot of great Bombay Bicycle Club news this week and to add to the buzz the band has just shared a new track! Below you can stream a new remix of their track “Feel” by dance legend UNKLE. Clocking in at almost seven minutes, the remix is available as a free download […]

Time to get heavy! Chicago instrumental metal group Pelican are set to tear things up with their headlining show at the El Rey Theatre on Friday, June 13. After a four year hiatus, the band is on tour now in support of their new, eight song release, Forever Becoming.  Brooklyn post-punk, metal trio Tombs are […]

Blood Red Shoes Due to the surprise performance by Wolfmother at The Echoplex, The Echo was a little less packed than expected for Tuesday night’s Blood Red Shoes performance. That didn’t stop the night from being any less incredible. Los Angeles’ Gothic Tropic opened up the show to a minimal yet energetic crowd. This was […]

Ohio indie-rock pros Guided By Voices have been kicking it since 1983 and are set to headline the Fonda Theatre on Friday, June 13.  The band is on tour now in support of their 2014 album release Cool Planet, the newest addition to their endless discography, and featuring the track, “Bad Love Is Easy To […]

The Way Over Yonder festival at the Santa Monica Pier has revealed its 2014 lineup! Staged after the East Coast’s esteemed Newport Folk Festival, this year’s Way Over Yonder will feature more than 20 incredible acts including: Jackson Browne (Saturday headliner), Local Natives (Friday headliner), Lucinda Williams, Heartless Bastards, Houndmouth, The Barr Brothers, Linda Perhacs, […]

Seattle’s psychedelic purveyors of hip hop, Shabazz Palaces are back in Los Angeles with a headlining performance scheduled at the Roxy on Wednesday Jul 30. Led by Ishmael Butler aka ‘Palaceer Lazaro’ (once ‘Butterfly’ of jazz-rap group Digable Planets) and multi-instrumentalist Tendai ‘Baba’ Maraire, son of Mbira master Dumisani Maraire — Shabazz Palaces deliver an […]