Soft Palms is the dreamy brainchild of husband-and-wife duo, Julia Kugel (The Coathangers, White Woods) and Scott Montoya (formerly of The Growlers). Soft Palms’ latest new song and video “Rainbows”, is a vibrant, atmospheric portal that teleports you to some ephemeral window right in between space and time. The track is interpolated with lilting vocals […]

Even before the whole world was stopped in its tracks by the covid-19 pandemic, Southern Calfornia-based band The Growlers were already imagining a better place than the one they found themselves in. “Dream World” the latest single from the beach goth band was released last Friday, and though it was recorded shortly after the band’s […]

Over the years Beach Goth has existed in a variety of forms and venues across Southern California, with each new iteration of the mini-festival never feeling exactly like the last. But this year The Growlers really upped the ante by hosting three nights at the Hollywood Palladium, each with a different lineup and setlist. Night […]

Outside Lands remains one of the premiere music festivals on not just on the west coast but across the country, because every piece is so well put together and curated with festival attendees in mind. The 2018 edition of the festival was no different, with a plethora of activities, shops, food trucks, desserts, alcoholic deliciousness […]

In every classroom, public event, or house party in the suburbs, there is always that one distinct iconoclast in the litter that refuses to fit the mold—that one punk, burnout, weirdo, cosplayer, or goth that welcomes the cruel risks of being different for the sweet sensation of individuality. Now imagine that in Orange County, the […]

With October right around the corner, the days are getting shorter and the nights colder just in time for The Growlers’ annual Beach Goth festival at Oak Canyon Park. As the sole tribute to the genre phenomena that’s sprung out of Southern California’s surf-rock and DIY grunge-punk scenes, and from which it borrows its name, […]

Check out our photos and review from Beach Goth Day 1! Check Out Our Beach Goth Day 2 Coverage (Shit Show)!   The Growlers have announced the lineup for their annual Beach Goth festival. Taking place in its new home at Oak Canyon Park in Orange County, Beach Goth 2016 will pop off Saturday, October […]

Beach Goth day 2 at the Observatory in Santa Ana was a bit more organized than the previous and featured a couple of interesting performances from its biggest names. They had more security setup to make getting into the festival a quicker experience than the previous day. What took hours on Saturday took minutes on […]

This past Tuesday, The Growlers played last-minute “secret” show at the Constellation Room at The Observatory. The show was in celebration of their Beach Goth 4 announcement, and the only way fans could get in was by purchasing $1 lottery tickets where winners were selected at random. All proceeds from the lottery were donated to […]

Last night The Growlers played a “secret” last minute show at the Constellation Room at The Observatory (stay tuned for our coverage) where they announced the official lineup for Beach Goth 4. Taking place at The Observatory grounds in Santa Ana on Saturday, October 24 and Sunday, October 25—this year’s Beach Goth lineup will be […]

In celebration of the upcoming Beach Goth 4 announcement, The Growlers have announced a last-minute show tonight (Tuesday, July 7) at the Constellation Room at The Observatory in Santa Ana. Not only will The Growlers be performing, but they will announce the official lineup for Beach Goth 4 happening October 24-25 at The Observatory in […]

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 […]

Photo: Farah Sosa Get ready kids, The Growlers have announced the lineup for their third Annual Beach Goth party! Beach Goth III will take place on on October 25th at The Observatory in Santa Ana and is hosted by Pauly Shore. That should be either really interesting or really cheesy … Aside from Pauly Shore […]

Tinariwen Mix your favorite desert rock band with a bit of psychedelic garage rock and most likely you’ll get to witness a crazy awesome sold-out show like we just did last night, at The Belasco. Tinariwen with opening band The Growlers has been a highly anticipated night by a solid fan base in Los Angeles. The doors […]

The Growlers are back at it again! Last year, the band had three sold out shows at the Echo, taking us by no surprise that their show at the Belasco on Thursday, April 17 would also result the same. The Growlers will be performing alongside world renowned North African band, Tinariwen for an amazing night […]

We have plenty of awesome photos from Burgerama 2014 for you to admire and scout your favorite bands and even some photos of you and your friends in the crowd. This past weekend’s Burgerama 2014 marked the largest and wildest crowd we’ve seen yet! All the punk and goth tweens came out for a weekend […]

Psych-surf rockers The Growlers are headlining with their 2013 Holiday Run at the Echo on Friday, December 27; Saturday, December 28 and Sunday, December 29 and advance tickets for all three nights are already SOLD OUT.  If you missed out on their kick ass Goth Beach Party, you won’t want to miss out on this!  […]

Now this is quite the psychedelic combo! World renowned North African band Tinariwen have teamed up with local Orange County favorites, the Growlers for one dynamic night of psychedelic rock at the Belasco Theater in Downtown L.A. As part of Tinariwen’s 2014 North American tour dates, the band will bring their space-out rock ‘n’ roll […]

If you’re still kicking yourself about missing out on their annual Beach Goth Party, the Growlers have booked a hatrick of shows at the Echo/Echoplex. Similar to last year’s set of three Growlers shows, the psychedelic surf rockers are set to headline the Echo on Friday, Dec. 27, Saturday, Dec. 28, and they will headline […]

Coining their own music genre, “beach goth” — the Growlers are getting ready to host yet another debaucherous Halloween extravaganza this Oct. 18 and 19 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, and Grimy Goods is giving away tickets! The second annual Beach Goth Party is going to be absolute madness and full of costumed-up kids, […]

The Growlers brought in an eclectic set of sounds from beginning to end with support from the opening bands. Our ears went through a surge of 70s space age rock with SAM FLAX, then country rockin’ with The ABIGAILS, post punk with Dirt Dress, and finally to the psychedelic surf tunage of The Growlers. It was […]

Costa Mesa’s The Growlers play the Fonda Theatre on Friday, December 28.  These indie merry menaces mesh psychedelic surf, twang with sonic punch and their new album, Hung at Heart, is set to drop Jan. 22, 2013 on Everloving Records. Supporting acts are Dirt Dress, The Abigails and Sam Flax – get in on the […]

Los Angeles and its surrounding cities just can’t get enough of the garage surf punks, The Growlers. They just put on a packed, wild and crazy show at the Observatory (Beach Goth Party) and now they are set to headline the Fonda Theatre on Friday, Dec. 28th. If you’ve never been to a Growlers show, […]

Although we love our boys, Mariachi El Bronx, we’ve seriously been craving the wild raw energy of The Bronx. Ask and you shall receive. The Bronx are playing a tight Valentine’s Day show this Feb. 14 at the Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas. Supporting The Bronx are The Growlers. This show is going to […]

Celebrating the Echo’s decade of music of music, The Growlers headlined three rockin’ nights of shows at the Echo on Dec. 28 – 30. Grimy Goods was there to cover the wild pogo party that ensued on the tight dance floor as the Growlers performed with support from Dante vs. Zombies and (TRC) Thee Rain Cats. It was […]