Celebrating the return of live music with Small Black @ the Echoplex on 08.20.21

Well, shit ... it's about fucking time. I honestly had no idea how much I've missed live music until I attended my first show in something like 17 months. It feels like a lifetime has gone by. Last Friday, I had the chance to catch East Coast chillwave act Small Black at the Echoplex in …

The Chameleons(Vox)

A few days ago, I ventured into this semi-post-punk riff, starting with Portland outfit Soft Kill, then moving on to SoCal's Cold Showers, both of whom embrace that old-school rebellious energy, while layering nu wave synth melodies with melodic pop listenability. Back in that initial post, I made reference to another longtime genre act, The …

S U R V I V E at the Echoplex on 10.06.16

S U R V I V E perform under the cover of darkness at the Echoplex on 10.06.16.
I've got a bit more energy than I thought for this late afternoon/evening. So I'm going to dust off this partially written post for S U R V I V E's Echoplex performance from Oct. 2016, and finally wrap it up. Let's get started ... and/or finished.I was first introduced to Austin's deep synth quartet …

Launder @ the Echoplex on 12.08.19

Launder perform at the Echoplex on 12.08.19
Just had some quick inspiration to get another back catalogue live show posted ... or at least a few moments from it. This one's from Launder, an L.A.-based indie act that dabbles in equal parts dream-pop and shoegaze, keeping things a bit gruff and rough around the edges, while still remaining blissfully melocholic and loudly …