Ozomatli was founded in 1995 when the core members worked together on organizing a farmworkers union in Los Angeles. They didn’t win recognition for the union, but the band that came out of...
Rob Bonfiglio is a guitarist, songwriter, producer, and musical director who first gained national prominence in the mid ‘90s as a founding member of RCA recording act Wanderlust. He scored a radio hit...
(Guadalajara Mexico) It’s 1:30 in the morning and my friend from Mexico City and I walked up to the entrance to our hotel in the Lafayette District of Guadalajara and were met...
Sometimes great music happens where you don’t expect it. Last week I attended the Womxn Warriors live art show and exhibition grand opening commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the role of women...
I’ve done three previous articles for Artistic Echoes that all relate to Indie Music. In the articles, I discuss the importance of supporting the Indie music artists that you discover and enjoy....
One of LA’s most popular music festivals was held last weekend in a cemetery. Not just any cemetery, but the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, final resting place of Johnny  and De De Ramone,...
(Los Angeles) Lysa Flores was a pioneer in LA’s East Los alternative scene. Raised in East LA with an older brother with a guitar, she played a box as a child, then...
