Deep Cuts: Girl Garage

La Luz is a Seattle act that performs a melodic range of retro influenced music. They're an all gal group made up of Shana Cleveland on guitar, Marian Li Pino on drums, Alice Sandahl on keyboard and Lena Simon anchoring on bass.

They have a long list of influences from Link Wray and The Ventures to Shannon and The Clams which is really refreshing to see a band claim. Especially, when next to no one seems to champion Shannon And The Clams - but everybody who has heard 'Sleep Talk' is pretty much blown away by it.

La Luz recently performed as part of KEXP's Icelandic expedition to the Iceland Airwaves music festival in Reykjavik.



References:

• Bandcamp, La Luz
• Facebook, La Luz USA

Deep Cuts: Neo Psyche

The Mystic Braves are a neo-psychedelic band, original named Blackfeet Braves, that formed in Los Angeles in 2011. The bands' line-up is Julian Ducatenzeiler on guitar and vocals, Tony Malacara on bass, Shane Stotsenberg on rhythm guitar and Cameron Gartung on drums.

In October 2012, the group released their self-titled album with Lollipop Records. That album is now available both digitally and on vinyl from Bandcamp along with a follow up two track 7" titled "Please Let me Know". The group has managed to team up with another southern California retro/roots rock act, the brilliant Growlers, to open for them as they tour in support of their own first album.




References:

• Official Site, Mystic Braves
• Bandcamp, Mystic Braves