Broken Baby is the musical brainchild of veteran indie rocker/producer Alex Dezen (main songwriter and front man of The Damnwells) and Amber Bollinger, former Ohio all-state high jump champion. As a working actor in Hollywood for years, Bollinger experienced unending sexual harassment and misogyny. If you follow the band’s history, it’s clear that it was formed as a vehicle for Bollinger, both as a writer and performer, to channel her rage.

The follow-up to 2018’s self-titled debut, 2021’s Late Stage Optimism features punchy guitars, snaking bass lines, and Bollinger’s diamond-studded snarl, owing as much to The Breeders as SoCal punk. On the first single, “Get the Piss Up,” Bollinger and crew come out swinging with a full-throated howl. “Hand Heat,” the second single, turns introspective—even romantic—though no less blistering. “Romeo and Juliet,” says Bollinger, “but with beat-up vans and jellies.” “Meaniac" combines wit and sarcasm with scorching, lopsided riffs, all the while delivering a deft truth. "I cannot even count how many times I’ve been cut down for sticking up for myself,” Bollinger explains.

Recorded primarily in the couples’ El Sereno, CA, producer and mixer Dezen, who is a veteran of home recordings, breaks from the bedroom aesthetic of other DIY bands and delivers a sound that feels like it came out of a posh studio set ablaze.

Brother Swan is an indie rock band based in Los Angeles, CA. Known for dynamic live performances, the Gold Diggers club team claims they are “stunning at a safe distance but can be dangerous if you get too close!”. Their debut LP, Loom, unites Chris Matthews’ pastel vocals with Ian Stahl’s melodic bass lines and harmonies, Chris Weisson’s locked-in drums, Rob Pera’s textural guitar hooks. With inspirations like My Bloody Valentine, LCD Soundsystem, Elliott Smith, and Alex G, their music collages wall-of-sound guitars, hazy vocal harmonies, and jangling percussion to create something unique yet familiar.

LA native born and raised! DJ partner of Red Light Vinyl Collective! Music enthusiast.

We are Carly and The Universe, nice to meet ya. Thanks for hanging. We are a group of awkward weirdos looking to be creative all day errr day. All of us come from all over the globe, but are based in Los Angeles. We all have a love for creating music together, eating snacks, and picking on each other. Carly is the Cat, Mike is the Moose, Freddy is the Fish, Cameron is the Camarones, and Marshall is the Malamute. Together we make up the animal kingdom that sonically in-turn makes up the Universe.

Is your mind blown? Well, either way, you’re welcome.

-CATU

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Cheridomingo is an emo rock band comprised of Adam Dobrucki, Anthony Aviña, Alex Gonzalez, and Simon Beck. Equipped with a diverse catalogue of heavy hitting choruses, emotional melodies, and absorbing rhythms—they’ve set out to deliver a sonic and live experience that gives their audience the same excitement and rush that the band themselves get when listening to and watching their favorite bands. Rooted in a deep sense of authenticity and togetherness—they continue to grow their community month after month, release after release and show no signs of stopping.

The Chester Copper Pot is an eclectic group of musicians that bring a new retro funky sound. Our goal is to bring groovy feel good music to the people. You will want to dance!

Chloe Gallardo is a dream rock singer-songwriter from Orange County, CA. Ethereal and shimmering with an edge of darkness, Gallardo’s dream like sonics contrast her darker lyrics and haunting visuals. She has been releasing music since 2017 and putting her own melodic spin on the classic dream-pop sound. Many of her lyrics focus on the turmoil of relationships and growing up—and the self-discovery that comes with both. She is currently recording her debut album “Defamator” at Jazzcat Studios, set to be released in 2022.

Chulita Vinyl Club is made up of women, gender-non-conforming, non-binary, LGBTQ+ and self-identifying people of color. CVC launched in 2014, with the context of providing a safe space for empowerment, togetherness and to utilize music and vinyl as a form of resistance against the erasure of culture

Cohort is a 5-piece band from Los Angeles formed in 2014. The band’s most recent iteration features bassist Jack Ross, keyboardist/saxophonist Miles Tobel, guitarist Mateo Mazariego, drummer Charlie Ziman, and vocalist/guitarist Tula Jussen. Cohort’s sound can be best described as an eclectic mix of elements of funk, jazz, and rock and roll. Their self-titled LP, released in January of 2020, is available on all streaming platforms.

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Take a show choir reject who was never cool enough for punk rock, throw him a rockabilly axe and have him cash in on all the poetry classes. Take an east coast jazz legend and tell him to lay off the diminished chording and step up the distortion. Take a comic-book drawing Level 5 Dungeoneer and give him +2 Charisma and +5 Vocalwork. Take a civil war reenacting drum geek and sit him down behind a proper kit. What do these nerds come up with? Sixteen tracks of total badassery. Theatricality without pretense. Virtuosic musicianship somehow stuffed into catchy rock anthems.