Based out of Echo Park, the independent record store + label Lolipop Records, will be hosting their first ever Lolipop Your Heart Out festival taking place on Saturday, February 6th at the Teragram Ballroom. The day’s lineup features Lolipop favorites: Mystic Braves, Corners, Part Time, Peach Kelli Pop, Psychomagic, Billy Changer, The Creation Factory, Samira’s Infinite Summer, and […]

This weekend, a unique two-day event takes place at the Observatory in Santa Ana courtesy of Orange County’s own The Growlers. Beach Goth combines some epic music featuring the likes of the aforementioned Growlers (both days), Grimes, Warpaint, Julian Casablancas, Mac DeMarco, FIDLAR and Die Antwoord, while also showcasing weird things like a Smurf Village, […]

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, […]

They came, they played and they conquered! Lolipalooza made its wild and triumphant return to The Echo and Echoplex this past Saturday. If you were there, you already know it was quite the day party than ran on into the evening. From garage, psych, indie and more—all shades of the rock ‘n’ roll rainbow were present. […]

Lolipalooza 1 brought us a day of garage rock bands that made us reminiscent psychedelic trips we may have previously experienced. It was such a great time that Lolipop Records is bringing Lolipalooza 2 to the Echo/Echoplex on Saturday, June 27th! Easily listed as one of our best Los Angeles concerts this month, the day will […]

The Downtown Festival made its Los Angeles debut this past Friday, November 7th and Saturday, November 8th at the new Regent in Downtown Los Angeles. We caught the first day of the event with highly anticipated performances by YACHT, Jerome LOL, BEGINNERS and many more rad bands. It was a sensational way to kick off the official […]

Just a few week’s ago, Echo Park-based Corners released their stunning nine-track full-length record, Maxed Out on Distractions. Rich in haunting synths with the dark sounds of the 80s post-punk era, these good ole East Side boys have done well for themselves with this new record. Released on October 7 via vinyl and CD via Lolipop […]

The Downtown Festival is coming! What is that you ask? Well it’s yet another awesome Los Angeles music festival for you to attend. Taking place Friday, November 7th and Saturday, November 8th at the new Regent in Downtown Los Angeles, the Downtown Festival will feature performances by YACHT, Connan Mockasin, Jerome LOL, BEGINNERS, Lydia Ainsworth, […]

Mr. Elevator & the Brain Hotel Lolipop records presents Lolipalooza at The Echoplex on Saturday, June 28, an all day music affair that will have you dancing from noon to night, but without the big ticket prices and long, hot day in the sun.  Lolipalooza will feature performances by a slew of great bands, local […]

If you’re into the whole 60s/psych/surf/garage scene, there was no better place to be than The Echoplex this past Monday. Due to the overwhelming response to Mystic Braves’ monthly residency at The Echo, the 3rd week was moved downstairs to the larger Echoplex stage. All flavors of the scene were represented from the shoegaze-y, Drinking […]

With so many bands these days embracing the sounds of yesteryear’s lo fi rock genres (60s/surf/garage/shoegaze), it’s easy for bands to get lost in the shuffle. They all kind of start sounding the same without any unique signature to their revival sound. Fortunately this was not the case at The Echo this past Tuesday night. […]

Get weird this upcoming Friday the 13th with L.A.’s very own ’77 punks The Weirdos!  The band recently performed at Punk Rock Bowling and The Observatory but are ready to rock a more intimate show, featuring special guests, at the Echoplex on Friday, December 13.  Supporting acts are the Middle Class, Audacity and Corners.  Get […]

This past Sunday night (Oct. 13) marked Lolipop Records‘ first ever Freakout Fest at the Bootleg Theatre and it was incredible! Jeffertitti’s Nile, Mystic Braves, Corners and more rocked out on the super dark and vibey stage. Were you there? Check out photos below! Photography by Dominoe Farris-Gilbert Jeffertitti’s Nile Mystic Braves Corners For more photos of Lolipop’s Freakout […]

 CONTEST CLOSED!   For those of you didn’t score tickets to this year’s Coachella, we have another festival for you (at least for the second weekend)! Desert Daze will be held on April, 20 at the Sunset Ranch Oasis in Mecca, CA. This is nothing like a dessert, this is paradise. The area is lined […]