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

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

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

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

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Twin Temple, the creation of Alexandra and Zachary James, is the Satanic doo-wop you never knew you needed. In an unlikely collision of tastes and interests, Twin Temple’s freshly released debut album is a love letter to the bygone genre of the 50s-60s and the tones that iconized it, all delivered with a heavy dose […]

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, […]

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 […]

  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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Echo Park Rising has announced its second wave of acts. Just two weeks ago, the annual three-day festival announced its initial lineup which featured Hanni El Khatib, Dengue Fever, Superhumanoids, Fever The Ghost, Man or Astro-Man?, Deap Vally, Mr Elevator & The Brain Hotel, Corners, and a lot more. Now Echo Park Rising has added […]

The Global Rhythm Stage hosted by the Subsuelo crew and Golden Glue Mngmt was going off this past Sunday at Echo Park Rising. Attendees had a chance to musically travel all over the world without leaving Echo Park. The Subsuelo crew were on fire on this very hot day throwing down global sounds for all […]

Together Pangea It seemed nearly every hipster, hippie and hobo in southern California was summoned to the 4th annual Echo Park Rising festival last weekend in Los Angeles, for the limitless supply of free shows and free beer on the menu. With an extra enticing lineup scheduled, featuring such burgeoning acts as Peanut Butter Wolf, […]

Alright, Los Angeles! Let’s wrap it up. For those of you planning to pull an epic hat-trick this weekend at Echo Park Rising (or if you just plan on attending Sunday), here’s our top five selections of bands and artists to see this Sunday! As we mentioned in our previous top five picks for both […]