Category Archives: Tours

Groundswell: Jangly Folk Duo, Count Fleet Release New 7,” Download “Stay Here” MP3

Haling from Echo park, jangly folk duo Count Fleet, are dropping their Stay Here / Favorite Fiction 7″ (Manzan Records) Tuesday August 2nd. Described as “earnest and winsome” by Buzzbands LA, title track “Stay Here” is an upbeat hearty folk offering, while “Favorite Fiction” is a blues flecked 70’s styled pop opus.
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THE RUMBLE LA JULY 7TH W/ LUKE RATHBORNE & MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY

The Rumble LA is hitting the Echoplex for an early all ages show this Thursday July 7th with NY troubadour, Luke Rathborne continuing his mini run of the West Coast on The Rumble Tour. KEXP endorsed, Luke Ratborne counts the folks at Paste and Interview as fans, as well as the The Strokes (who he [...]

THE RUMBLE SAN DIEGO JULY 9TH W/MRS. MAGICIAN, LUKE RATHBORNE & COLONY

Our love for gloomy surf pop really knows no bounds, hence our adoration for Mrs. Magician. Think endearing seaside guitar pop met with a pitch-perfect dose of woozy 60’s doo-wop that will have you swaying this summer. This local four piece write classic tales of heartache and drench them in fuzzy reverb to craft modern [...]

The Rumble San Diego June 11th w/Heavy Hawaii, White Arrows & Ale Mania

Heavy Hawaii will bring their melanocholy laced surf pop to Bar Pink, when we head home for The Rumble San Diego. Art Fag put out their gorgeous HH 12″ last year, featuring the dreamy and aptly titled “Teen Angel.” Tender and sweet retro inspired garage rock that would make Phil Spector proud met with tinges [...]

The Rumble Los Angeles June 9th w/White Arrows, Milo Greene & My Goodness

White Arrows are coming home to LA to headline The Rumble LA, after their stint at Sasquatch and a mini West Coast run. We’ve been enamored with their 70’s Stooges inspired rock meets electro-psych pop since they released their self-titled EP last year. Numbers like “Coming or Going” and “The Vouyer” drip with synthy Strokes [...]

THE RUMBLE SAN DIEGO WITH GUN RUNNER, THE FLING AND LONGSTAY

The Rumble is heading to our home base on Saturday May 7th with The Fling culminating their stint on the tour at Bar Pink after a long week on the road promoting the release of When The Madhouse Appear (Dangerbird). Check their “road warrior” video for our favorite track, “Wanderingfoot.”

Sean Davenport’s smokey croon coupled with [...]

THE RUMBLE LOS ANGELES WITH APEX MANOR, THE FLING & THE NEW DIVISION

We’re doing Cinco de Mayo at The Echo this year and replacing tequila with PBR and Mariachis with the sounds of Apex Manor, The Fling and The New Division.
Pasadena’s own, Apex Manor are set to headline the night, before they embark on a tour with Jonny next month and dropped their debut, The Year of [...]

The Head and The Heart Take The Devil Whale on the Road for West Coast Dates this Spring

The indie folk mainstays The Head and The Heart and The Devil Whale have spent career milestones together and are bonded by long time friendships. In fact, The Devil Whale opened for The Head and The Heart at one of their first Seattle shows and TH&TH returned the favor by opening for TDW in their [...]

What Laura Says Announce September Tour With Skybox, Live Show Not To Be Missed

Following the release for their sophomore album, Bloom Cheek, and a national tour with Annuals and The Most Serene Republic, Phoenix, AZ’s What Laura Says are hitting the road again in September with Chicago’s Skybox.
Often compared to Grizzly Bear, Dr. Dog, and Fleet Foxes, What Laura Says‘ layered song writing and instrumentation melds together the [...]

Road To SXSW w/ Tape Deck Mountain

by corespondent, Matt Draper

Last night San Diego haze-rock trio Tape Deck Mountain kicked off their SXSW tour at the Tin Can Ale House. Great times were had as the one-two duo attack (pardon the pun) of Primitive Noyes and Writer opened the night after which TDM swirled us all into the next day.

So begins [...]