Radio Free Silver Lake
By Seamus Simpson
Last Friday I ventured out in the rain to see Radars to the Sky headline what seemed on paper to be a good show. I was wondering if the weather would get in the way or if people would brave the rain to see some good old-fashioned indie rock. To my surprise the kids did come.Radars_Callie_20
I walked in on the tail end of a great set by The Hectors. This seems to be the story of my life when connected to The Hectors. I always …

“Full of Life” on the Staff Picks at Radio Free Silverlake! Check out the full list here.

We’ve been lucky enough to be on the list at Classical Geek Theatre for Best LA Local Recordings of 2009, plus ‘Phonebook’ made their list for Top 15 Songs of the year. See the partial article below, or see the full list of bands at the link here. Great list!
One Trick Pony - Full of Life - Absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful voice, beautiful lyrics, beautiful instrumentation. If I put it on it instantly changes my mood.
My Top 15 Songs From Los Angeles-Based Bands in 2009
1. Silversun Pickups - “The Royal We”
2. …

‘Full of Life’ makes the cut on Web in Front’s top 25 Local Albums of 2009.
What they say about the album:
“Quite possibly the most accurate album title of the year—this is an album brimming with life as it skips from one gorgeous example of everything right with indie folk after another. Seriously, if you can find a prettier song than “Phonebook” being performed in a local L.A. music club, I don’t want to hear it—this record has broken my heart enough this year as it is.”
The full list here.

“Loose Talk” makes the list at Buzz Bands LA for 2009.
Check out the latest playlist here.

The band had a great time playing the Happy Hollows residency show at Spaceland on Nov 23rd. Below is an article from the show written by Sarah, they were kind enough to say some nice words about us.
Written: Nov 30, 2009
Web in Front
Residency Diaries are exactly what they sound like: the thoughts, musings, and scribbles of rock bands as they host a series of month-long shows in various Los Angeles venues. This month’s R.D. entries will be from the Happy Hollows, a band whose wild-eyed artpop bloodlust can be heard …

A few weeks ago we met up with Elliot Glass who taped us playing a few songs. Two of the recordings are below. “Andrew Jackson” will be on our upcoming album due out early next year.

Check out the music video for “Phonebook”. Special thanks to Simon Cardoza and Christian Biel for all their help!

One Trick Pony - ‘Phonebook’
YouTube Link

Last year, “Box Song” was used in the indie film “Junction”. Several awards later, the movie will be available at kiosks throughout the United States, on Video-On-Demand in Europe and on the following websites:
Netflix.com (view info)
Amazon.com (buy)
CDUniverse.com (buy)
Target.com (buy)
Tower.com (buy)
Want to support the film?  You can add Junction to your Netflix queue, to help build interest for the film.  Be sure to add other independent films to the queue as well, to show the company that there is a home for Indie Film on Netflix.

By: Classical Geek Theatre
Written by: Mouse on April.04.09
Thursday night at The Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock was the launch party for Sterling Andrews photo collection Gooseberries. It was a buzzing affair with writers, photogs, and (of course) musicians from all over Los Angeles attending to celebrate with Andrews, who has shot most all of the relevant bands in town.
I chatted with Sterling Andrews briefly about what’s next. “Another book,” she told me. Andrews was coy with the details, but she’s aiming for an adult-oriented photo story book in the …