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. […]

Mystic Braves There was a guy in one of those Pharrell hats from Urban Outfitters, making it work like so many of our father’s did in so many of our throwback Thursday photos. Knit caps, ugly Christmas sweaters, peacoats, sweatshirts tied around waists, and even a Firestone- branded, USA Olympics team jacket (circa Sarajevo ’84). […]

The French band, La Femme are like a rip in a beautiful woman’s stocking. There are signs of a struggle, but there is no concern for her well-being because you understand that it was a consensual act between two lovers. They are musical mutts that are howling in a cage at the pedigree in the […]

French psychedelic surf-pop connoisseurs La Femme greatly impressed us with a rousing performance at SXSW this year and now they are back in Los Angeles with a headlining show at The Echoplex on Thursday, October 23. The band is touring North America in support of their debut album Psycho Tropical Berlin. Opening acts are slacker punk […]

Described as a fusion of jazz, Afro-beat, and soul, The Budos Band will headline the Echoplex on Thursday, July 31st! Coming in from Staten Island, New York, the band’s unique sound has led them to describe their music as Afro-soul, fit for every open-minded music enthusiast. The ten piece band is expected to perform tracks […]

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 […]