Artemis Thomas-Hansard

Looking at the cover art for Los Angeles psych-rock group Wand's sophomore album, Golem, you might wonder what exactly is going on in their minds. We sure were. So we asked frontman Cory Hanson. The answer? Possession, death, denial, German expressionism and the apocalypse, to name a few things. And......

Courtney Barnett Dilettante March 13, 2015 Where did Courtney Barnett come from? The simple answer to that question is Melbourne, Australia. But for many, Barnett, who has been deemed "the best lyricist in rock today," she seemed to emerge from some charmingly witty, Seinfeldian singer-songwriter machine.  In October 2013, with an......

Taking Back Tuesday The Echoplex March 3, 2015 For many of today's 20-to-30-something year olds, the aughts of the 2000s were filled with angst, melancholia and a lot of awkwardness. These were the days when eyeliner sales skyrocketed, Hot Topic was a one-stop shop for all wardrobe essentials, and bands......

Monday, March 2 Mikky Ekko, The Peach Kings BARDOT HOLLYWOOD Best known as the male counterpart to Rihanna on worldwide chart-smashing hit "Stay," Mikky Ekko is breaking away from the famed duet, which he helped to co-write, and paving his way as a solo artist. On the heels of his......

Moon Block Party have announced the lineup of the fourth annual Desert Daze. The one-day fest goes down May 2nd at Sunset Ranch Oasis in Mecca, California and features headliners Warpaint, Failure and R2D2, along with an impressive round-up of acts ranging from Dan Deacon to Bass Drum of Death, and......

When Zoe Reign and Ryan McGuffin first met, the last thing either of them thought is that they'd end up in a band together. "Zoe saw me at a party and thought I hated him," says Ryan. Zoe: "I definitely thought you hated me, and I hated you. Because we......

Tuesday, February 3Anderson PaakAMOEBA MUSICNamed "L.A.'s most amazing young vocalist/drummer" by legendary Low End Theory host and Hellfyre Club founder Nocando, newcomer Anderson Paak is at the frontline of this year's underground electronic/R&B/hip-hop wave. He performs in celebration of the release of his debut album, Venice, a record that not only......

Who knew that FIDLAR and Sheryl Crow were a match made in musical heaven? The Los Angeles skate-punk group has previously covered a range of artists from Nick Cave to Elliott Smith to Pulp, but we can't say we saw this one coming.  Last week, FIDLAR put their spin on......

Monday, January 5 Holychild THE ECHOFeatured on our list of L.A. bands set to blow up in 2014, Holychild introduced their sugary "brat-pop" with their debut EP, Mind Speak, signed to Glassnote Records, and spent the past year touring with artists ranging from Tune-Yards and Tove Lo to Ryan Hemsworth......