PAULIE PESH @ Echo

8:30pm / Free / 21+

Seasons performing as a “12 piece band” with String Sections and Horn Sections.

Seasons || LISTEN || WATCH
The band: Seasons, an L.A. quintet.

The sound: On fresh material such as “Light, Lost” and “Of Our Discontent,” Seasons crafts airy, spacious guitar rock. With local producer Raymond Richards on the boards (Local Natives), the group’s latest EP is full of polished touches. This Highland Park based band plays a tender yet voluminous brand of indie rock, combining winding guitar riffs and Colin Meloy-esque vocals with a veritable forest of carefully arranged flourishes. The synthesizers, keyboards, percussion, and violin never overpower the basic emotional appeal that runs throughout the newest EP instead serving to create a sweetly melancholy atmosphere in which you can easily float away.

The random: For their “Of Our Discontent” video, the band nabbed actress Mahaley Manning, best known for mean-girling poor Emma Stone in “Easy A.”

The details: Seasons music is available now digitally on Bandcamp. The band will release their new EP “Autumn” on Overhead Records January 2nd at The Echo where they will also host a residency there for that month. Each week in January the band will be playing a different EP in its entirety along with transforming the venue each week to fit the climate and mood of each album. – LA TIMES

Robotanists || Listen || Watch
The soaring melodic sounds of indie-pop quartet Robatanists are both fun and meaningful, danceable but headphone material as well. Riding the wave of the electro trend, they manage not to overdo it like a lot of these types do. Their third album, Plans In Progress, has an overall light and pretty feel, with cascading beats, airy guitars, and heart-heavy vocals. The dreamy and nostalgic track “The Ghost You’re Haunting” has a similar feel to Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Cheated Hearts”, with fading chants in the background, fluttering guitar reverbs, and an impressive showcase of Ellquist’s vocals during the bridge. Their single “On/Off The Ledge” is a bit darker and progressive, and the music video is a visual mind blow. Set atop a Los Angeles rooftop, the elements of the video are Warhol-esque, as some bright pops of color and art are thrown in with the party scene captured. Robotanists set themselves apart from most bands, keeping an upbeat and interesting style at the same time as being deep and sensual. The Deli Magazine

Little Red Lung || LISTEN || WATCH
In 2007, Los Angeles’ Little Red Lung was seeded as a dramatic, dynamic and genre-defying musical exhibition, performing in small avant-garde venues across the city of Los Angeles, as well as assembling an extended arsenal of recorded material. In 2009, the band began a two year transplant to the foothills of East Tennessee, stirring the production pot that would eventually emerge as their upcoming debut full-length album “Get on the Boat.” After an extensive Eastern US tour in the Fall of 2010, they permanently transplanted back to their home stomping ground to form a new lineup(Zoe-Ruth Erwin, Ali Nikou, Rob Hume, Nathan Kondor and Charlene Huang), put the finishing touches on their debut record, and to nose dive into the live music scene.
Currently, Little Red Lung is rapidly filling up their calendar with live performances in and around the Los Angeles area including being featured on the Ship Stage at the 13th Annual Eagle Rock Music Festival, and venues such as The Hotel Cafe, The Satellite, The Bootleg Theater, Pehrspace, The Echo, and The Central SAPC, as well as hatching production on their second full length album.

Paulie Pesh || LISTEN || WATCH
If Paulie Pesh’s orchestral pop songs don’t make you smile, maybe your face is broken. The L.A. singer-songwriter, whose “Shining Stars” EP displayed the classic pop sensibilities of a guy who wears his heart on his sleeve, returns this week with the “Post Mortem” EP, produced by Chris Schlarb. The new tracks orbit in the galaxy of stars such as Paul Simon and Randy Newman, and the title song sways amid horns, keys and plucked strings. All rather mushy and romantic, and completely likable.Buzz Bands