The week long festivities came to an exciting end on Sunday for the Burger x Observatory 5 year anniversary show in the OC. The day started off strong on the main stage with the captivating Kim and the Created and Jigsaw Seen in the Constellation Room. Moving Units started to get the people dancing and […]

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 […]

Coming off a vibey set from this past weekend’s Beach Goth festival, Los Angeles’ Mystic Braves have revealed yet another new song from their forthcoming album New Days of Yesteryear . Staying true to their signature “yesteryear” sound, Mystic Braves’ new song “Spanish Rain” is a much more soft number. While their last song reveal for […]

Echo Park’s Mystic Braves have released an infectious new diddy titled “Great Company.” The songs comes from the band’s forthcoming album, New Days of Yesterday. Much like the majority of Mystic Braves catalog “Great Company” is a hazy psychedelic pop number full of 60s swagger. With a much more polished sound that includes the exotic strums of […]

Tamaryn The Skirball Cultural Center, a gorgeous property located in the Sepulveda Pass just off the 405 Freeway, is hosting Into The Night, a special Summer concert series under the stars. On Friday, July 17th synth-pop goddess Tamaryn will be co-headlining with local psych-rock favorites Mystic Braves. Earlier this year we caught Tamaryn putting on a truly […]

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). […]

Foxygen Every 15-20 years, Orange County blows up in an eruption of young bands. Young bands who become tastemakers for the rest of the country, their generation and indeed, the world. What is it about Orange County that spawns these movements? Is it the suburban setting and overflow of empty garages, which demand to be […]

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 […]

How does one describe something that was simply perfect? The bands, the people, the setting … All of it fell seamlessly together at the Sunset Ranch for the 3rd annual Desert Daze Music Festival. Were you a part of the magic? Check out our Desert Daze 2014 photos below! Photographs by Dominoe Farris-Gilbert Kiku Pau […]

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 […]