
photo by picksysticks
Canadian Alessia Cara made her highly anticipated Los Angeles debut at The Troubadour. Signed to Def Jam records based on her Soundcloud page that included covers of Lorde, The Neighbourhood, Sam Smith and Justin Bieber, this show marked Alessia's first headlining gig.
Ahead of their June 9th release of their upcoming album Wild Nights, UK's PINS have released their new single "Young Girls." Also, they just announced their U.S. summer toiur which kicks off June 13rh in New York.
Zella Day has released her debut album Kicker and she celebrated with a sold out show at LA's famed Troubadour last week.
Last Saturday, over 150 bands made their journey to downtown Pasadena to take part in Make Music Pasadena (MMP), billed as the largest free, all-day music festival on the West Coast.
Winter's new album Supreme Blue Dream is the ideal soundtrack to your summer..
All Wrong and the Plans Change / photograph by Picksysticks
ALL WRONG AND THE PLANS CHANGE
Kassia Conway - vocals, bass, acoustic
Amy Wood - drums
Julian Anderle - bass, guitar, keys
Jim Bowers - guitar, keys, vocals
John Would - plays everything
Kassia Conway of All Wrong and the Plans Change
photo by picksysticks
I’ve wanted to see Kassia Conway sing when I first heard her warm weathered voice singing for No Love Letters. Well, that never happened but I lucked out when she emerged fronting a new band, All Wrong and The Plans Change, along with drummer Amy Wood. Their debut album, “I’m Like Whatever,” released earlier this year, is brewing with gloomy arrangements and catchy melodies that showcases the range of emotions in
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ambre leigh – vocals
bay dariz - guitar/vocals/bass/keys
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joe herrera – drums
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Ambre Leigh of Some Hear Explosions / photo by picksysticks
Performing earlier in the night was the guitar-heavy Some Hear Explosions. Seeing them for the first time, they didn’t disappoint. With their in-your-face anthem-like songs like “It’s Our Time Now,” you’d expect lead singer Ambre Leigh to be drowned out by their abrasive and colorful sounds but she easily rises and pushes forward with her commanding vocals. While in the ballad-esque, “Amazing,” Leigh’s voice resonates like a silky web of barbed-wire. I'll definitely catch them again when they peform.
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Ambre Leigh of Some Hear Explosions
photograph by picksysticks
Nico Vega - Gravity (Live @ The Roxy) from MySpace Records on Vimeo.
Nico Vega performing "Gravity" live at The Roxy in Hollywood, CA.
Directed & Edited by: Narumi Inatsugu