Teams, aka Sean Bowie, at Check Yo Ponytail, was a tsunami of brilliance. I couldn’t help but splash my feet about to the eclectic textures of his submerged disco trill funk. Teams’ music takes you to a another realm filled with saturated colors and aquatic vibes. I can’t get enough of his sound right now. [...]

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read Billy Gil’s review of Light Asylum and see the illustrated review of Salem by Chris Sanchez

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Flying Lotus and the Infinity was like a team of jazz super heroes. The 10 member ensemble created a force that could save the world with its amazing sound. Their onstage chemistry at the Echoplex should be a blueprint for others to follow. —Chris Sanchez

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Washed Out’s performance at the sold out Echoplex show rained down in vintage saturated colors and sound textures that froze like photographs for extended observation. What stood out is a fading pulse that seems to travel towards quiet and loud simultaneously, as in “You’ll See It.”

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Halloween Swim Team’s fury of musical spirits encompassed the Echo Curio crowd, possessing and blessing eustation tubes. —Chris Sanchez

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Though Music Go Music seems to be plundering from ’70s dance pop, they are not running on the fumes of nostalgia. They propel everything forward with intensity and precision, elevating lyrics about hearts and love into feverish, epic anthems, bridging the gap between Bjorn Ulvaeus and Dimmu Borgir’s Shagrath.

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