Hot Band Alert: No gimmick — Teenaged rockers Regrettes are completely for real

Hot Band Alert: No gimmick — Teenaged rockers Regrettes are completely for real
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
November 18, 2015

A couple of months ago, I saw a teenaged rock duo called Regrettes open up for Kate Nash at the Echo and was surprised at how competent and legitimate they were – even more-so after learning they were just fourteen years old. A gimmick guitarist Lydia Night and drummer Marlhy Murphy definitely are not.

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Video Premiere: Watch Regrettes’ new video “Hey Now!” from their UK tour with Jack Off Jill

Video Premiere: Watch Regrettes’ new video “Hey Now!” from their UK tour with Jack Off Jill
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
November 9, 2015

Teenaged rockers Regrettes just recently toured with Jack Off Jill all across the UK last month and have put together an awesome music video for the song “Hey Now!” chronicling their trip more or less. The song appears on their Hey! EP and is available via iTunes, Spotify and Amazon. It was also recorded by Blank Tapes member Matt Adams.

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Pool Party A-Go-Go caps magnificent Labor Day weekend of music featuring Bleached, Summer Twins and more

Pool Party A-Go-Go caps magnificent Labor Day weekend of music featuring Bleached, Summer Twins and more
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
September 9, 2015

After not getting home from Burger A-Go-Go 2 until 3 AM on Saturday night, I wasn’t sure how I was going to rally for a sweet unofficial Burger pool party that was headlined by Bleached at a rad house in Eagle Rock. Once I got there it was easy to find the energy.

The party – for which limited tickets were sold – had about 60-to-75 people gathered with a nice cheap bar and free pizza. The pool had a sweet slide that was built into this piece of rock. Underwater, there were color-changing lights and speakers from which you could hear music. The layout of the house made it truly feel like you were teleporting back into the 1960s but armed with some of today’s technology.

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Kate Nash shakes the Echo's 'Foundations' with killer set

Kate Nash shakes the Echo's 'Foundations' with killer set
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
September 4, 2015

Thursday at the Echo was the fourth time I’ve seen Kate Nash perform live and I have zero shame in that.

Though she’s known by most for the pop album she released eight years ago Made of Bricks, Nash has evolved as a musician into something entirely different altogether. She’s fused her catchy pop lyrics with rock ‘n’ roll and has an extremely talented band behind her that gives her even more credibility as a punk rock princess.

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