Smooth Jas
Artists You Should Know, Echo Park Rising Edition – Smooth Jas Takes You Into Their World on Eponymous Bedroom Pop EP

The Long Beach native started back in 2018 with GarageBand, first playing the ukulele before getting better in quality with each passing song.

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TwoLips
Artists You Should Know, Echo Park Rising Edition — TwoLips Provokes Ecstatic Passion with Her Genre-Smashing Bangers

Her discography spans a truly inexhaustible fusion of genres — from dance and sensually nostalgic pop to hyperkinetic hip-hop cut with jazz and electronica.

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Banana Leaf Boy
Artists You Should Know, Echo Park Rising Edition — Banana Leaf Boy Is the Voice of a New Generation of Latine Musicians

His music intersects the various generational styles that have lain the bedrock for Los Angeles’ multi-faceted but inherently Mexican tapestry of music.

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Black Polish
Artists You Should Know, Echo Park Rising Edition — Black Polish Pens Non-Binary Indie-Rock Anthems

Their most recent single “Purple Skies” is a riveting introduction to the energizing veracity that pulses from Black Polish’s music.

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Echo park rising 2023
Echo Park Rising Returns in 2023 — 15 Bands Not To Miss

Echo Park Rising (EPR) makes its return on Saturday, September 9th across various venues and businesses throughout Echo Park, and don’t worry, this is the real thing, it’s not no Echo Farce Rising. The last EPR took place in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike past years, the 2023 event will not be a three-day […]

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Feels at Echo Park Rising 2016
Tonight’s Best Shows — Aug. 15: Echo Park Rising, Touche Amore, DeVotchka and more

Tonight’s Best Los Angeles shows feature a slew of great acts at Echo Park Rising, Touche Amore at 1720, DeVotchka at The Roxy, Tamar Ilana & Ventanas at Skirball, Fart Barf at the Levitt and a lot more. Check them all out below! And plenty of those shows are FREE! Thursday — August 15, 2019 […]

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45 Must-See Bands at Echo Park Rising 2019

Echo Park Rising is coming to the streets of Echo Park, in East Los Angeles this Thursday, Aug. 15 – Sunday, Aug. 18. Quickly becoming one of the best free summer concerts series in Los Angeles and one of the best Southern California music festivals, 2019’s Echo Park Rising is not to be missed! Every […]

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Feels at Echo Park Rising 2016
15 Must-See Bands at Echo Park Rising 2018

Echo Park Rising is coming through East Los Angeles this Thursday, August 16 though Sunday, August 19. Every year, Grimy Goods delivers a list of Must-See Bands at Echo Park Rising, and this year is no different. With hundreds of budding and seasoned local acts flourishing the streets of Echo Park with their unique sounds, […]

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Twin Temple at Echo Park Rising — More Photos by ZB Images
Photos: Echo Park Rising featuring Plague Vendor, Meatbodies, Lauren Ruth Ward and more

Echo Park Rising 2017 proved to be yet another incredible experience supporting all things local music. If you missed out on the event, check out our photos from Friday and Saturday featuring Draemings, Honus Honus, Plague Vendor, Meatbodies, Rival Cavves, Goldstar, Edith Crash, Lauren Ruth Ward, CRX, Twin Temple, Yip Yops, Cheap Tissue, Dream Phases, […]

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Lauren Ruth Ward at El Rey
13 Must-See Acts at Echo Park Rising

East Los Angeles is about to pop off hard this weekend with the return of Echo Park Rising! The three-day neighborhood festival will take place August 17- 20th throughout Echo Park and trust, it’s not to be missed. And did we mention it’s FREE! As we’ve done the past few years, we’ve selected our top […]

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Echo Park Rising Announces its 2017 Lineup

  The most exciting weekend in East Los Angeles is rumbling down Sunset Boulevard. Echo Park Rising is back and has announced its 2017 lineup. The three-day neighborhood festival will take place August 17- 20th throughout Echo Park. Echo Park Rising Lineup This year’s Echo Park rising lineup will feature the following acts: Surf Curse, […]

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The Tissues at Echo Park Rising 2016
Photos: Echo Park Rising with The Paranoyds, Magic Bronson, Future Shoxx and more

It’s wise to say that 2016 has been the best Echo Park Rising yet. With four days full of music, and an exceptional showcase of local bands—many who who we have yet to feature or cover live—Echo Park Rising was a success. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for this neighborhood music […]

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Ex-Sage at Echo Park Rising 2016
Photos: Echo Park Rising 2016 featuring Bleached, Ex-Sage, The Tissues and more

As the most anticipated day of Echo Park Rising 2016, Saturday went off with a bang. With the streets of Echo Park packed from Sunset Blvd and branching out into side streets, Angelenos came together to support local music, while out-of-towners made the trek to Echo park to experience this one-of-a-kind music festival. Our day […]

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C.G. Roxanne & The Nightmares at Echo Park Rising
Photos: Echo Park Rising Day Two with C.G. Roxanne & The Nightmares, WALTER, Whiskey Biscuit and more

Day two of Echo Park Rising saw the neighborhood filling with music lovers. While Thursday was a solid jump off, it wasn’t until Friday night where Echo Park Rising really picked up its speed. With the Liberty Stage now open, along with Taix and a slew of other venues, the live music invasion had officially […]

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The Frights at Echo Park Rising 2016 Day 1
Photos: Echo Park Rising Day One featuring The Frights, Pompeya, Kron and more!

Spanning four days of live music, the annual Echo Park Rising kicked off this past Thursday lighting up the streets of Echo Park. With local bands rolling out vibrant tunes at venues such as Lot 1 Cafe, Lost Room, The Short Stop and a few more spots, the Echo and Echoplex seemed like the hot […]

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Ex-sage
5 Must-See Rock Acts at Echo Park Rising 2016

One of the things we love most about Echo Park Rising is that it’s a free neighborhood music festival that focuses on lesser-known music acts. With headliners such as Bleached and Chicano Batman—both that have become a household name in the Los Angeles underground music community—they are still very unknown to the mainstream world. Without […]

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Echo Park Rising, PJ Harvey, CRX and more top this week’s best Los Angeles shows

This week marks the return of the annual Echo Park Rising! The four-day festival is FREE and not to be missed. Also popping off this week is the Eagle Rock Music Festival! On the big name end of music we have PJ Harvey at the Shrine Expo, Adele at the Staples Center, Pat Benatar at […]

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Echo Park Rising 2016
Echo Park Rising 2016 announce full lineup feat. Chicano Batman, La Luz, the Weirdos & more

UPDATE: Take a look at our 5 Must-See Rock Acts at Echo Park Rising + stream our Spotify playlist featuring 20 more recommended bands!  Back for another run in East Los Angeles, Echo Park Rising returns August 18 – 21 in Echo Park. What started as a small pop-up festival directly after Sunset Junction called it quits, has now grown into […]

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The Birth Defects, Sand Babes, Sad Robot and more rule Grimy Goods stage at Echo Park Rising

The Birth Defects, photo by Wes Marsala This past Sunday at Echo Park Rising, the Grimy Goods stage was in full effect! We all know that the third day of a music festival—especially a music festival in 100-degree zone—can be a bit lackluster with crowds. The was not the case at the Grimy Goods stage […]

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5 Must See Acts at Echo Park Rising, Sunday

It’s Sunday, and the final day of Echo Park Rising. Whether you’re going for the full three-day bender or this is your first day attending Echo Park Rising, get ready for a great line up of bands. From punk to indie pop, alt folk, electro pop and more—Grimy Goods has got you! Check out below […]

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Kim & The Created
5 Must See Acts at Echo Park Rising, Saturday

If there’s any day of Echo Park Rising where the excitement is at an all time high, it’s Saturday. The second day of the three-day festival is always jam-packed with a variety of live music for all to enjoy. While there’s a lot more bands we’d recommend catching live, we’ve narrowed it down to five. […]

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5 Must See Acts at Echo Park Rising, Friday

All the buzz this week is about our favorite annual neighborhood gathering, Echo Park Rising. The thee-day music event, known for showcasing local music, comedians and businesses in our East Side community, is set to kick off this Friday, August 14. The action will spark up on Friday at 3 p.m. across multiple stages located […]

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The Birth Defects to headline Grimy Goods stage at Echo Park Rising, Sunday Aug. 16

This weekend is Echo Park Rising, and Grimy Goods has curated a fresh lineup of local talent taking the stage at the Echoplex on Sunday, August 16th. Additionally, if you have a motorcycle, ride on out with us! Prior to our lineup of performances, Grimy Goods will be hosting a rock ‘n’ ride leaving from […]

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Best Concerts in Los Angeles: Echo Park Rising, Cayucas, Jungle Fire and more

This week in Los Angeles all the live music buzz in circling Echo Park Rising. With acts like Hanni El Khatib, JROCC, Deap Vally, The Birth Defects and hundreds more, all for free—you can’t go wrong. Other standout shows this week include: Baby In Vain at The Echo, Cayucas at El Rey Theatre, Tim Hecker […]

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Win VIP Tickets to Echo Park Rising 2015

As if last year’s Echo Park Rising didn’t already blow us away, this year the team behind the local festival has brought us a stellar lineup this time around. The lineup will feature Dengue Fever, Man or Astro Man?, Fever the Ghost, J-Rocc, Mr.Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Hanni EL Khatib, Deap Valley, Screaming Females, […]

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