GRAND OLE ECHO Kickoff
with
I SEE HAWKS IN LA
WHEELHOUSE
MARS ARIZONA
The Echo
Sunday, April 11th
5pm – 9pm
All ages
Free
BBQ for sale
“Southern California is a land of strange, dangerous and beautiful contrasts. A mountain lion prowls outside the tract home bedroom of a teenage girl while she talks, oblivious to its existence, on her cell phone. A rattlesnake slithers across an empty shopping mall parking lot on a hot summer night while the employees count up the days profit and turn out the lights. While paparazzi chase the latest talent free celebrity, a talented, literate bunch of soulful musicians create honest and wise roots music for the ages. I See Hawks are indeed one of California’s unique treasures.” – Dave Alvin
Wheelhouse
Wheelhouse is Brian Whelan calling in every favor in his back pocket. A solo debut ten years in the making, Whelan has combined LA’s rich Americana history with the younger, snottier indie-rock of the city’s present day. As a member of the Broken West, Whelan explored the new(ish) frontiers of the independent music world, and while backing up Mike Stinson, Randy Weeks and Tony Gilkyson learned the ancient art of honky-tonking. Whelan loves the rock ‘n’ roll of Buddy Holly the way most of us love our mothers – don’t miss the chance to catch him live and in person. Band features Broken West leader Ross Flournoy and former Everest members Rob Douglas and Derrek Brown. – The Grand Ole Echo
No, you can’t get there from here. You can stare at the map all you want and you won’t find it. Mars Arizona has a population of two, and is best apprehended with the ears.High Desert is the fourth album from Mars Arizona, the name Nicole Storto and Paul Knowles use when they’re fashioning their brew of country, rock, and roll. As a matter of practice they’re joined by some talented helpers including drummers Billy Block (Frank Black) and Ken Coomer (Uncle Tupelo and Wilco), fiddler Ollie O’Shea (Hank Williams III) and lap steel guitarist Paul Laques (I See Hawks In L.A.), and a host of others. – The Grand Ole Echo
This will be a weekly event with a changing line up! Here is a sneak peak at weeks to come.
April 18: Tony Gilkyson, Dime Box Band, Casey Neill & The Norway Rats!
April 25th: Headliner TBA, Wire Pony, The 1921A
May 2nd: Old Californio, Paul Chesne Band, The Believers
May 9th: Dave Gleason & the Golden Cadillacs, (Mid TBA), The Coals (formerly US Mail)
May 16th: Headline TBA, 50 Cent Haircut, William Lee & the Modern Primitives
May 23rd: Groovy Rednecks, The Cheatin’ Kind, open TBA
May 30th: Dead Rock West, David Serby & Ed Tree, Vicki Hill