View Larger Map Local Los Angeles Music Scene Los Angeles is one of the three major music cities in America and is the home of some of the best known artists of the music world. In the early 60s The Beach Boys led the surf trend then studio experimentation with early multi-track recording such as "Good Vibrations." The Byrds, inspired by The Beatles, also experimented with electric folk. Later in the decade The Doors experimented with poetry and psychedelic imagery. In the 70s L.A. gave us mellow rock artists such as The Eagles, Jackson Browne and Fleetwood Mac as well as arena bands such as Van Halen then in the 80s Metallica, Motley Crue and Guns N' Roses. In the 90s Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against The Machine helped usher in a wave of rap/rock. Other notable acts from the region include The Doors, The Righteous Brothers, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Black Eyed Peas, Tool, Seeds, Turtles, Missing Persons, Oingo Boingo, Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros, Mary Jane Girls, Tone Loc, Beck, The Knack, Audioslave, Megadeth, 30 Seconds To Mars, Bill Withers, Bread, Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Go-Go's, Canned Heat, Crazy Town, Dada, Ice T, Maroon 5, Montell Jordan, Crystal Method, Sara Bareilles, Ricki Lee Jones, Bangles, System of a Down, Quiet Riot, Silversun Pickups, Brothers Johnson, The Coasters, The Carpenters, The Monkees, Grass Roots, Platters and Strawberry Alarm Clock. Sara Haze has been singing all her life and writing catchy songs that deliver powerful messages. Her song uplifting and melodic song "Beautiful Day" is one of many examples that demonstrates her ability to create music worthy of everlasting recognition. She gained widespread attention when the MTV reality show The Hills used her song "My Own Hands To Hold" in a scene. One of her best known songs is "Lovely," which deals with inadequacy felt by girls. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Drop Tank Steps Up Female Punk Rock Drop Tank is a heavy rock party band from Australia that has migrated to Los Angeles on their way to world domination. Los Angeles Music Acts brokeNCYDE * Centerpeace * Darren Criss * Dead Sara * * Fetal Zombie * hellogoodbye * Infected Mushroom * Interval * Jessy J * Joe Bonamassa * Kara Kennington * Karmin * Kitaro * Kottonmouth Kings * Lords of Easton * Machinery of Nature * Megan Nicole * Mudvayne * New Boyz * Nipsey Hussle * OTEP * Prince Terry * Randy Anderson Group * Run Devil Run * Sara Haze * 78violet * Solare * Tenacious D * Terra Naomi * Zebrahead Canyon Club * Kodak Theatre * El Rey Theatre * Key Club * Playhouse * The Echoplex * The Ford Amphitheatre * The Highlands * The Roxy Theatre * Troubadour * Vanguard LA * Whiskey A Go Go * Greek Theatre * Hollywood Bowl * Honda Center * Nokia Theatre * Staples Center * Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre © Playlist Research. All rights reserved. |