The Echo Presents
Cotillon Record Release Show w/ Free Moral Agents
Raw Geronimo, Brown and Blue
Thu, March 14, 2013
8:30 pm
The Echo
Los Angeles, California
$7.00
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This event is 18 and over
http://www.theecho.com/event/218913/
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Cotillon
" this is really power-pop like it's supposed to be — hooky, raw and cheerfully bitter beneath the cuteness, just like Alex Chilton used to make. A Corso lyric such as "I don't have much, but I have a true heart" may sound like something Jonathan Richman would sing very sincerely, but Cotillon's recent Votive Flower EP is soaked in plenty of sarcasm, too. Corso's got a voice somewhere between Daniel Johnston and The Only Ones' super-sneerer Peter Perrett. In songs like "I Wanna Move to Paris" or "Dream Girl/Infection Suite," he pours a bottle of drain cleaner into the human heart: "You gave me an infection, just like you meant to," goes one opening line. That's not love, but it sounds true nonetheless. Chris Ziegler (LA Weekly) "
Free Moral Agents
Free Moral Agents is a collective of musicians brought together by Isaiah "Ikey" Owens (keyboardist from The Mars Volta) as a means to expand the sounds of what started as a solo recording project. In the spring of 2006 the band in its present and permanent line up started playing shows around Long Beach and Los Angeles.
"There was a time, before I put the record out, that I wasn't playing in Mars Volta anymore, and I had just bought a bunch of recording instruments. I'd always wanted to record my own record but never did, so [Free Moral Agents] really started with just me. I knew J, who was actually my girlfriend at the time's brother-in-law, who did poetry and sang and stuff, so I got together with him. This is before the vinyl. I was working at this record store and started talking to my friend Jeff Harris, who it turns out, was really good with ProTools, so I added him to the group. He's really a producer and doesn't really play with us live, but he's very much responsible for the sound of the record. I knew Mendee [Ichikawa] for several years, and we had worked on and off, but I knew we needed a female element to the group, so that's basically what Free Moral Agents is right there. As far as the music goes, it started as my project, but these people who I know I can trust, really bring it together."
The group is currently finishing its 2nd full length entitled The Honey in the Carcass of the Lion for Gold Standard Laboratories. In April 2009, Owens released two live tracks for free.
"There was a time, before I put the record out, that I wasn't playing in Mars Volta anymore, and I had just bought a bunch of recording instruments. I'd always wanted to record my own record but never did, so [Free Moral Agents] really started with just me. I knew J, who was actually my girlfriend at the time's brother-in-law, who did poetry and sang and stuff, so I got together with him. This is before the vinyl. I was working at this record store and started talking to my friend Jeff Harris, who it turns out, was really good with ProTools, so I added him to the group. He's really a producer and doesn't really play with us live, but he's very much responsible for the sound of the record. I knew Mendee [Ichikawa] for several years, and we had worked on and off, but I knew we needed a female element to the group, so that's basically what Free Moral Agents is right there. As far as the music goes, it started as my project, but these people who I know I can trust, really bring it together."
The group is currently finishing its 2nd full length entitled The Honey in the Carcass of the Lion for Gold Standard Laboratories. In April 2009, Owens released two live tracks for free.
Raw Geronimo
Laena Geronimo's brain child. Songs written, demos recorded. February 2011 band members were sought out amongst hyper talented musically obsessed friends. By March the resulting six-piece began playing out. Citing obscenely vast influences from the smashing of rocks to Paganini violin solos.
We enjoy sunset walks on the beach, nerding out, and making people excited.
We enjoy sunset walks on the beach, nerding out, and making people excited.
Brown and Blue
Filled with catchy guitar riffs and constructed melodies, Brown and Blue manages to fuse elements of Americana, Folk and early Rock and Roll, drawing influences from artists like The Band and Big Star with a proper injection of modern themes and sounds.
Located in Los Angeles, Brown and Blue originally started as singer/songwriter Danny Nogueiras's solo project, but the band quickly expanded to a five-member group which now includes close friend and guitarist Ricky Cruces, Ray Cruces (bass), Bert White (acoustic guitarist), and Anthony Vezirian (drummer). Brown and Blue's lyrics tend to be introverted or self referential sung over thoughtful compositions. "I'm a firm believer in writing about what you know, and trying to know yourself." Nogueiras states.
Brown and Blue's latest EP titled "A Warmer Climate" is a wonderful and utterly unique record. The musicianship on "A Warmer Climate is outstanding but never over the top, full of subtle nuances that add texture to the stories told, something the band says is due in large part to the advice, guidance, and coaching they received from producer David J(of Novi Split). Brown and Blue's latest EP is an infectious groove that embodies multiple genres.
Located in Los Angeles, Brown and Blue originally started as singer/songwriter Danny Nogueiras's solo project, but the band quickly expanded to a five-member group which now includes close friend and guitarist Ricky Cruces, Ray Cruces (bass), Bert White (acoustic guitarist), and Anthony Vezirian (drummer). Brown and Blue's lyrics tend to be introverted or self referential sung over thoughtful compositions. "I'm a firm believer in writing about what you know, and trying to know yourself." Nogueiras states.
Brown and Blue's latest EP titled "A Warmer Climate" is a wonderful and utterly unique record. The musicianship on "A Warmer Climate is outstanding but never over the top, full of subtle nuances that add texture to the stories told, something the band says is due in large part to the advice, guidance, and coaching they received from producer David J(of Novi Split). Brown and Blue's latest EP is an infectious groove that embodies multiple genres.
Venue Information:
The Echo
1822 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, California, 90026
The Echo
1822 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, California, 90026
