Lauren Ruth Ward serves us ​major ​psychedelic angst with her sophomore album Vol. II, ​which dropped with a bang last Friday. After her debut album ​Well, Hell ​was consistently praised by the media and fans alike, Ward built high expectations for herself – and then double-downed on them with a killer 1970s inspired alt-rock record. Today, March 20, Bandcamp is giving […]

The Marías have shared a hypnotic new video for their single “Hold It Together,” one that mirrors quite literally all the resplendent and warm funkiness the duo brings to all their songs. Featuring a sublime María looking as ethereal as ever in a black two-piece dress, surrounded as she is by red velvet carpeting and […]

Empress Of has shared the otherworldly, strobe-lit video for her new single, “Give Me Another Chance,” the first taste of her upcoming album I’m Your Empress Of. The track, writhing with heady beats and synth-spasms, is just as enthralling as its film counterpart: directed by Alexis Gomez, the video features stunning shots of tangled bodies, […]

Ella M.’s new single “Take Yourself Home” continues the sentiment for nostalgic music with an 80s revival that assumes an unmistakably modern identity. Perhaps when we’re feeling stuck or trapped, we look to the past for answers; Los Angeles’s history is filled with icons who have overcome extreme adversity and found success. “Take Yourself Home” […]

That steady drum isn’t in your head, it’s coming from Wargirl’s single, “Dancing Gold,” which will appear on their upcoming LP. The local group infuses lo-fi garage rock with deep funk grooves for a nearly psychedelic experience; the brand new track also features a carnal battlecry to simply be oneself. Tonight don’t miss your chance […]

The Hi Hat in Highland Park was filled with fierce female energy this past Thursday night. Object as Subject lead the full room through a primal rebirth. Their shows begin with Paris Hurley and Emilia “Pony Sweat” Richeson breathing huffs of air on the floor as if they are summoning the Earth’s energy from the […]

KOLARS‘ new video for “Here Comes The Night” will make you wish you were best friends with the band. The duo’s cover of the 1970s Nick Gilder song (that never became a hit), bustles to life through KOLARS’ visual rendition. A close look into the fun shenanigans and camaraderie that goes down when recording music, KOLARS’ […]

Lola Marsh, the Tel Aviv duo of vocalist Yael Shoshana Cohen and multi-instrumentalist & producer Gil Landau, have shared the final single “Hold On” from their upcoming album Someday Tomorrow Maybe. A lush crescendo of lilting string melodies, which alternate between light caresses and passionate cascades as they envelop Cohen’s piercing vocals, the song is […]

Friday’s night was a double slice of female badassery with stellar performances by local favorites, Holy Wars and Draemings at The Echo. With Holy Wars, led by Kat Leon, as the evening’s main event — Draemings warmed us up quite nicely. Draemings is always a visual and aural delight to see live on stage. Getting […]

Hiatus Kaiyote blew the roof off the Novo this Friday night. The future-soul quartet filled the room for a night entertained with their funky music. Frontwoman, Nai Palm earned the loudest applause upon making her way to center stage, complete in her zebra print bodysuit. Palm just performed the other night at the Lodge Room in Highland Park for […]