Press - Critics' Picks

Los Angeles Times

Dance your L.A. summer away for (almost) nothing
July 6, 2011

Paying steep prices for concert tickets is such a pre-recession mentality. This summer, the city's cup overflows with free (or practically free) pop, rock and dance music options, no matter what neighborhood or musical genre you call your own. Here's just a taste of the summer's offer... read more »

Baltimore City Paper

Critics' Pick
April 28, 2011

We know, we know: "Classical music" played on electric guitar often winds up as some proggy "Karn Evil No. 9"-style eyewash. The pickers of the Los Angeles Electric 8 take a far more deft and acerbic tack, though, massing their amplified (but still fairly clean) signals in the... read more »

Time Out New York

Critics' Pick
April 27, 2011

For the latest installment of Amelia Lukas's scintillating Ear Heart Music series, the West Coast guitar octet presents the New York premiere of 96 Tears by downtown luminary Phil Kline, plus some Indonesian tunes, and works by Mantle Hood and Wayne Siegel. read more »

Los Angeles Times

Critics' Pick
June 19, 2010

Our photo was featured on the LA Times Calendar section promoting the REDCAT Summer Studio 2010 read more »