Liz Ohanesian

Khmer Wedding: Dengue Fever

Liz Ohanesian
On December 8, Dengue Fever, the local psychedelic-pop outfit that combines Khmer and English lyrics, joined New York–based Balkan Beat Box at the Echoplex for...
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Droid Behavior: Robot Rock

Liz Ohanesian
Sometime before midnight this past Halloween, we drove around one of those sections of downtown Los Angeles that are unnervingly desolate after business hours,...

Wanna Make a Mark in L.A.?

Liz Ohanesian
Here’s the deal: Your band has been given the opportunity to play a standing gig for one month at one of Los Angeles’ indie-rock venues and you might be able to...
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Laurent Garnier: Beat Connector

Liz Ohanesian
Laurent Garnierat Avaland @ Avalon, November 17 It was well after 2 a.m. when Laurent Garnier dropped the Mousse T. vs. Eraserhead remix of Shakedown’s club hit “Love Game,” featuring a cloud of guitars so thick that it permeated through every body in the packed-to-the-wall crowd at Avaland. Every few......