It was a night for big guitars Monday — and, as it happened, big turnouts. The Buzz Bands LA celebration at the Echoplex featured a foursome of bands whose fervent indie rock played well to a crowd that exceeded 400. The Broken Remotes kicked off the night with a set of buzzsaw, rhythm-heavy rockers. Amusement Parks on Fire [with Michael Feerick, above] followed with 35 minutes of gorgeous, gargantuan shoegaze before the Lassie Foundation [with Jeff Schroeder, top photo] took over and fashioned its own pop-leaning wall of sound. Magic Mirror closed out the night with a set of brainy, slide-flavored psychedelia. DJ Ana Calderon kept the room rocking with her selections between sets. Photographer Sterling Andrews — she of the recent Gooseberries fame — was on hand to document the proceedings, which included some behind-the-scenes glimpses of our visitors from the U.K., Amusement Parks on Fire. Below, a gallery of her work — and from Buzz Bands HQ, heartfelt thanks to the bands, the Echoplex crew and all the friends and fans who partook:
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I’ve been a big fan of the Lassie Foundation for about 10 years so it was great to see them play again. I saw Amusement Parks on Fire about a month ago but the sound last night was really intense. That was a serious wall of guitar noise.
Thanks Kevin!