AMERICAN ROYALTY @ Echo

8:30 / $10 adv; $12 dos / 18 +

Class Actress|| Listen || Watch
“Brooklyn’s very own Madonna.” – New York Press

“Unabashedly slick electro-pop beats juxtaposed with coy, romantically depressed vocals courtesy of star-in-the-making Elizabeth Harper.” –New York Magazine (Cover Story) Brooklyn’s Sonic Boom – The 40 Songs That Define the Sound

“[Harper's] passion proves to be the same kind of compelling counterweight to frosty sonics that helped make the music of her influences so memorable.” – Pitchfork (“Rising Artist”)

“sweetly spectral vocals over lush ’80s synths and beats.” – NYLON

“New York is no stranger to disco-influenced electro-pop, but there’s always room for another addition to the party….cool and collected vocal hooks from [Elizabeth] Harper’s sultry croon floating atop a straightforward dance beat rife with shimmering synths and bouncing basslines.” – XLR8R

“Any band that cites Madonna’s first album as a major influence is gonna get a listen from me…their super 80s vibe made the scene feel like the climax of a John Hughes movie, aka awesome. At the end of their short set, I had hearts in my eyes.”- BUST

Superhumanoids || Listen || Watch
L.A.’s Superhumanoids are kind of a quirky and eclectic band. They play super glossy pop that sounds very sunny and VERY polished. But underneath all the slick veneer, they’ll sometimes slip in some nice electro art-y madness on you. One minute, you think you’re listening to a standard radio track. And then BOOM. It shifts to something more interesting. The band’s diverse plans for their pop attack work together nicely.

Their music is at its best when it strays from that radio friendly fair. And I particularly appreciate part-time singer Sarah Chernoff’s vocals. It’s her breezy voice, along with the crazy synth twiddles, that helps carry these melodies to those far-out ethereal territories. Sure, I want to pop out to snappy choruses, but let me float a bit in far off lands too. You know?

Superhumanoids have received comparisons to everyone from The Smiths and Talking Heads to The Beach Boys and The Strokes(?). And to reiterate, this sound is definitely polished and definitely well-produced (like so many other Southern California bands hell-bent on the gloss). So that, coupled with their catchiness, could lead Superhumanoids to become huge like those aforementioned super groups. Or not. Guess we;ll find out soon enough! Oh My Rockness

American Royalty || Listen||Watch

Guitars, samplers, 2 singers, drums, synths… A never ending showdown of genres, American Royalty has been called everything from blues rock to electronic house. The Los Angeleno 3-piece has created quite a stir around the city with their unique sound and innovative take to the stage. Their live show involves equal parts classic rock swagger and psychedelic genius with an electronic pulse, fronted by the power vocal leads and airy harmonies of frontmen Billy Scher and Marc Gilfry.

The band has supported heavily in both the rock and electronic genres…. opening for everyone from Metronomy, Miami Horror, & 12th Planet to Hanni El Khatib, Kisses, & Mini Mansions. While American Royalty’s sound may not be easily defined (they’ve been called “an impossible cross between The Black Keys and Boys Noize”), the unrelenting energy of their live set makes them a must see for any music fan.

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