FOL CHEN

This band sounds like Prince with Amon Duul II and a children's religious revival, not to mention Hot Chip, Pink Floyd, Gwen Stefani, Pere Ubu, Danielson Famile, Scritti Politti, Boards of Canada, The Blow, and Pulp. A totally unique sound that goes great with apple cider.

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60 WATT KID

This is a is a three-piece that has no laptops, 80-odd effects pedals, no bass, and a helluva lot of creative energy. 60 Watt Kid makes music for that fourth dimension -that realm of time travel, theoretical sonics and mad science.

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VOXHAUL BROADCAST

This group combines the straightforward strut of The Strokes with the psychedelic tendencies of Kula Shaker. The stage show is perfect old school arena. They bring rock back to a sea of “emo.”

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UNION LINE

The band hails from Orange County, but their sound is not breezy surf music. The band's tunes seems more rooted in the fertile landscape of the south or old west, perhaps spilled from a bottle of bourbon in a honky tonk bar. In fact, there is a definite antebellum vibe to this band (hey, the name is The Union Line, after all), with music that seems to echo from a past filled with heartache and stained with blood, stumbling out of some godforsaken saloon.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS

Eastern Conference Champions (often abbreviated ECC) is an American rock band originally from Philadelphia now residing in Los Angeles, CA, consisting of Josh Ostrander, Greg Lyons, and Melissa Dougherty. They were featured as the musical guests on Last Call with Carson Daly on August 9th, 2007. They released a behind the scenes video, chronicling their performance, which can be found on their Myspace.

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CLUB UNDERGROUND

Club Underground extends it usual Friday night at echo to Pershing Square’s Downtown Stage on Wednesday, July 29. Guest DJ’s may include Dia, Larry and Mark spinning Brit, Indie, Soul, Twee, Madchester, Punk, and Glamusic starts goes 8:00 to 10:00PM

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LUKE TOP

Luke Top was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to an Iraqi refugee and a Russian-born aviator. Music making was adopted at an early age, serving as the buffer between a distant home turf and a newly adopted land of milk and honey: Southern California. Balancing the collision of identity, religion, and western culture was (and is) a process that has found an artistic culmination on Luke Top’s first full-length musical album, “Friends.” Mostly self-recorded in a backyard bungalow, it stays true to Luke’s formative roots in California while expanding its imagery beyond the simple evocation of one particular time and place. Up to this point, Luke could be seen and heard in a number of musical configurations throughout the world. Notable collaborations include Cass Mccombs, The Papercuts, Foreign Born, and co-founding of the L.A. based Afro-Hebrew dance band Fool’s Gold.

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MY PET SADDLE

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OLIN AND THE MOON

Together they began jaming out, boot stompin', harmonica-whalin', organ-moanin' heart-felt indie-folk rock-and-roll for the sake of getting the music out of their heads and into songs. The band is one of the only in-it-for-the-love-of-the-music players left in LA.

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HORSE THIEVES

Horse Theives include Toby Emery one of the founding members of Raging Arb & the Redheads. Brent Harding of Social Distortion and Whiskey Chimp; Bill Flores, probably the best musician in the 805; and bassist Sam Bolle, who plays with Dick Dale make up the rest of the band. The sound is original stuff under the umbrella of Americana, with country and folk flavorings. It's mostly acoustic except for Jonny, who's playing electric guitar and the drummer who uses a suit case for a bass drum.

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GREAT NORTHERN MUSIC

Great Northern is a gem among the Los Angeles indie music scene. Their songs are lush soundcapes of melody and passion, carried out with precision by talented individuals. The band has been a prized band in the LA area the past two or so years and now with a new CD, they are exploding onto the mainstream.

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