We are featured in the latest issue of LA Times Magazine “Right Here Right Now” as one of the top Los Angeles up and coming indie music bands! Nic Harcourt, our gracious pundit, provides us with the backing as “one to watch” in the L.A. indie music scene. Once again we have to thank Nic for the positive review and to LA Magazine for the feature! Here’s the article:

Right Here Right Now

L.A.’s indie-music scene is bursting with contenders–our pundits pick the ones to watch
edited by NIC HARCOURT | photographs by KAYT JONES

Despite all the doom and gloom that has been emanating from the music business for the past decade or so, there are more people making music across the globe than ever. Every day, it seems there’s a new band, a new scene or a new next big thing. It’s usually a boutique city such as Nashville, Seattle or Austin that gets profiled as “authentic,” while Los Angeles is often overlooked. This, of course, is ironic. From the Doors and the Eagles to Fishbone and NWA, our city has given birth to both movements and artists, many of which have gone on to stardom.

In just the last few years, we’ve seen an explosion of new L.A. bands and venues—a renaissance, if you will, of the DIY ethic of just getting out there. And now that tunes can be recorded at home and distributed via computer, it’s a lot easier for musicians to get themselves heard.

So, who will be the next great indie band in L.A.? We asked some people we respect for their own picks: Mitchell Frank, who runs and books Spaceland, the Echo and the Echoplex; L.A. Times pop-music critic Ann Powers; Kat Corbett, host of KROQ’s Locals Only show; Kara Lane, who books the in-store performances at Hollywood’s Amoeba Records; a newcomer, Cary Georges, an LA staffer; and, oh, yours truly. Everyone has an opinion…

VOXHAUL BROADCAST

You’ve (hopefully) been reading my song picks every month in “Turn It Up” over the past 18 months, and so you know that many of my selections have been from L.A. bands. The bottom line is that there is a tremendous amount of talent gracing stages around the city right now. But in keeping with the concept of this piece, narrow it down I did, to a band I first came across in the fall of last year: Voxhaul Broadcast. The guys in this Orange County four-piece have been playing together since they were kids. And the live shows reflect the passion that has etched them a reputation as one of SoCal’s best live bands. Their EP Rotten Apples was well received, and this month their debut disc, Timing Is Everything, hits shelves. Musical influences range from classic soul to Manchester swagger to the grit rock of the Pixies. Marry this with smart but unpretentious lyrics and some catchy beats, and there’s something seriously going on here. —Nic Harcourt

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Voxhaul Broadcast Plot California Dates

By Tristen Gacoscos on June 4, 2010

After being hailed as one of Los Angeles’ “best new indie bands” by Nic Harcourt in the latest issue of LA Times Magazine, Voxhaul Broadcast, are ready to enjoy the summer.  The guys will hit up a few local events, which include an opening slot for Local Natives this weekend, as well as an upcoming performance on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic in July.

Stream their latest EP, Fact, Fiction & Turquoise HERE.

Tour Dates:
June
4 Lake Forest, CA – The Gypsy Lounge
5 Los Angeles, cA – Bootleg Theatre *
10 San Francisco, CA – The Rickshaw
19 Pasadena, CA – Make Music Festival
30 Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theatre

July
20 Los Angeles, CA – Morning Becomes Eclectic Performance
22 Los Angeles, CA – “Also I Like To Rock” at The Hammer Museum

August
6 Los Angeles, CA – LA Zoo Indie Night

* with Local Natives

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Voxhaul Broadcast, Going Live

[Locals Only] Getting by with a little help from their friends

By NATE JACKSON Thursday, Jun 3 2010

Just because a band leave the OC for greener pastures doesn’t mean we’ll stop thinking of them as Locals Only material. Case in point: Voxhaul Broadcast. After years of honing their skills in San Clemente, the band headed to LA in 2008. These days, their sound transmits from the raucous LA bar scene, the taste-making frequencies of KCRW-FM 89.9, and from a small stack of EPs that burn and wail with every ounce of rock & roll soul they can muster. The stages they perform on are getting bigger. So are the crowds shouting out the lyrics to their songs. Alongside their friends Local Natives and the Union Line, the band have matured and continue to chart new levels of buzzworthiness. Following their well-received Rotten Apples EP, they are set to wrap up their debut full-length, Timing Is Everything, sometime in June. Utilizing the sorcery of producers Chris Thorne (Blind Melon) and Tom Biller (Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf), these OC emigrants—made up of guitar-wielding front man David Dennis, guitarist Tony Aguiar, drummer Kurt Allen and bassist Phillip Munsey—are devising new approaches to a classic sound.

OC Weekly: What would you say to people who see you guys as following in the footsteps of your friends Local Natives or the Union Line in terms of exposure to a wider audience?

David Dennis: I wouldn’t say we’re following in footsteps. We’ve definitely been on tour together with all those bands, and they’re all good friends of ours. So as much as they’ve rubbed off on us, it’s really hard to follow in any band’s footsteps because everything about being in a band and trying to play music for a living is unpredictable as hell. There’s no real path.

Tony Aguiar: Even if we tried to do exactly what those bands would do, it would be a different result anyway.

What are some highlights you guys have had recording your upcoming album? Have you learned anything new about yourselves?

Dennis: In the past, we’ve done a lot of live recording because that’s just the kind of band we are. But we’re starting to realize that every song can benefit from taking time and finding what sounds complement the song better. So we’re trying to branch out in the recording process, too, and not just do everything live—even though that works for us really well and that’s the way we’ve always done it. That’s the way they did it in the ’60s, and we love a lot of that music, how honest it is.

Timing Is Everything—that title sounds like you have a message to convey. Why did you choose that for the album?

Aguiar: We [recorded] the Rotten Apples EP, and that was just some demo we did. We never intended it to be an album or an EP or even have half the success it did. So for us, [Timing] is our first album. We’ve just been doing EPs and demos, and now we’re finally putting together an album, a solid work of material that we’re really happy with.

Do you feel it’s important to be known as an OC-based band despite relocating to LA a few years ago?

Dennis: I’ve never really thought where we’re from was too much of a big deal. I’ve lived in so many different places over my life that where I’m from doesn’t really matter to me. Honestly, when I hear a record or a band I like, the first thing I wanna do isn’t look up where they’re from.

Voxhaul Broadcast perform with Big Bad Wolf, Honey Pie and Jameson at the Gypsy Lounge, 23600 Rockfield Blvd., Ste 3A, Lake Forest, (949) 206-9990. Fri., 8:45 p.m. Call for cover. 21+. For more info on the band, visit www.voxhaulbroadcast.com.

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We were interviewed on the wonderful music site for “BALLAD OF” magazine recently. Check it:

Sharing Is Good No.6: Voxhaul Broadcast

We are happily supporting the I AM ONE OF non-profit campaign by providing our song “Days Are Long” for their video campaign. Check out the video below and go to their website for more information and to be “….ONE OF” for a great cause and to help others. More info below:

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We’re playing live at KCRW’s “Also I Like to Rock” with Chasing Kings in July! Here’s the info from the KCRW website:

KCRW is proud to announce a partnership with the Hammer Museum for the free, all ages concert series Also I like to Rock, which returns for four consecutive Thursdays this July. There is no better way to spend a summer evening than outside in the Hammer courtyard enjoying free concerts by today’s top emerging bands, as curated by Buzz Bands LA.

Thursday, July 22, 7PM

Voxhaul Broadcast + Chasing Kings

KCRW DJ: Chuck P

Voxhaul Broadcast These KCRW favorites craft hook-filled anthems of love and longing and have established themselves as a “Next Big Thing” wherever they’ve taken the stage.

Chasing Kings The Los Angeles quartet’s breathtaking indie-pop is the stuff of twining guitar riffs, rollicking keys and soaring melodies, all packaged in surprising ways. No surprise that its debut EP “The Current State of Our Future” has won fans instantly.

Be sure to save the date and come see us live for this all ages show!

Hey Everyone, we are wrapping up our very first album “Timing Is Everything” and want to give you a taste of a few of our new songs:

How’d You Get My Number

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How Could I Let Such A Small Thing Destroy Me?

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Shot In The Dark

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Blackout Conversation

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Things are building up to have an awesome Summer this year with lots of live gigs, radio airplay, and in studio interviews. We’ll be hitting it hard! Hope you’ll come check us out!

We were live In Studio last night on 101.5 KOCI FM’s “Revolution Radio.” We played many of our new songs from our current EP “Fact, Fiction and Turquoise” and a couple from “Rotten Apples.” It turned out to be a great show and we had a most excellent jam session on Revolution Radio! We hope to be invited back again soon so if you live in So Cal make sure you keep your radio dial pointed to 101.5 KOCI, but till then you’ll be sure to listen to some great local bands!