KidEyes is the new project of Greg Cahn (Mind the Gap/MTG) and Ben Epand (Queen Caveat), merging forces to explore a fresh perspective on the despair of pursuing an elusive dream and working through the heartaches of love.
On their first single “High,” the new L.A. trio marries psych-pop and rap. The collaboration, which started on a whim, has now yielded an EP’s worth of songs.
If there’s one L.A. band who has been shamelessly putting out dance music within the last couple of years, it’s MTG – formerly known as Mind the Gap. The Venice Beach quartet, whose sound is part pop-rock, part funk and part electro, has been relentless with their live shows and their songs translate the energy. […]
Mind the Gap says “I need a Hero” in their new single, but it’s not a sample nor an interpolation of Bonnie Tyler’s “Holding Out For a Hero.” Instead, “Hero” is a pulsating electro-pop tune for today’s generation constantly yearning for a solid beat, a sparkling synth riff and a go-to chorus. Lead vocalist Greg […]
[Buzz Bands LA today welcomes a new contributing writer, Dan Frazier, whom many in L.A. might know as the man behind Free Bike Valet.] Venice Beach’s Mind the Gap have always been in a limbo between pop rock and electro funk, but their upcoming EP “Youth” doesn’t yield its dance-floor intentions with the singles “Find […]
Sunday things: ‣ Green Day headlines the Fox Theater in Pomona in support of their trilogy series “¡Uno!,¡Dos! and ¡Tré!” ‣ The Echo hosts its annual Aussie BBQ with Australian bands Faker, Blackchords, Jack Carty, Trouble With Templeton, the Beards, Georgia Fair, the Falls, Bearhug and Giner & the Ghost. ‣ Downstairs at the Echoplex, […]
Last Monday of the month, get ’em while they’re hot: ‣ L.A. trio Gliss winds up its residency at Los Globos, supported by Line & Circle and Robotanists. ‣ It’s the final night Kan Wakan [pictured] at the Echo too – Oh Boy Les Mecs, Yoya and Seasons are on board to support. ‣ Downstairs […]
Thousands flocked to Chinatown on Saturday for L.A.’s Year of the Snake Lunar New Year Festival, which featured a huge, slow-moving parade, cultural entertainment of all manner and performances by six bands – Eastern Conference Champions, Troup, Mind the Gap, Spirit Vine, Western Scene and Daniel Ahearn & the Jones – on the local music […]
Eastern Conference Champions, Y LUV, Troup, Drive He Said and Western Scene are among the bands rocking the Local Music Stage on Feb. 16 and 17 as Chinatown plays host to the Year of the Snake Lunar New Year Festival. In all, 11 emerging local bands will play the outdoor stage (located steps away from […]
Mind the Gap threw their collective hats in the ring of pop contenders in 2011, mixing feel-good acoustic numbers with dancefloor-friendly electro to win fans at residencies on both sides of town. They sell themselves as rainbow-coalition entertainment – “MTG is a Sri Lankan, a Mexican, a Korean and a Jew from Cleveland,” their bio boasts […]
