As 2017 comes to a close, we’d like to shout-out all the albums that made their way into our speakers for countless plays. From the hip hop daggers of Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN, to the other worldly sounds of Björk’s Utopia — and smaller acts like Phoebe Bridgers and Perfume Genius — the crew at Grimy […]

2017 has been an interesting year, a lot of good, and a whole lotta bad. And you know what comes out of some really tough times? Great music. This past year we’ve seen so many Los Angeles acts, especially female-led acts, come into the forefront and reveal their many talents. Each year, Grimy Goods produces […]

Eager music-lovers gathered in Highland Park this past Saturday night to catch a very special show. LA’s newest venue, the Lodge Room has picked up tons of exciting shows rather quickly and Saturday’s was one of the most anticipated. LA’s own Phoebe Bridgers booked the gorgeously renovated historic building for her album release show. Stranger […]

One of our favorite Los Angeles singer-songwriters, Lauren Ruth Ward, is getting a January residency at The Echo and we couldn’t be more thrilled! As mentioned in our February Hot Band Alert featuring Lauren Ruth Ward, now her music is spreading through LA like wildfire. She only moved to the west coast from her hometown […]

News just broke that Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame 2018 nominees have just been elected, and Radiohead didn’t make the cut. Bon Jovi did, however. It’s shocking and frankly an embarrassment, but anyone who was at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood Tuesday night understands that such earthly rewards couldn’t begin to concern an aesthetic […]

If you’re having doubts about your success or lack thereof, Doug DeLuca’s new music video for “Hit Your Mark” will cheer you up. It tells the story of a door-to-door vacuum salesman trying to score a sale from a married woman who is more interested in scoring…other things. The track’s punctuated guitar work and echoing […]