Chet Happens is a community of musicians that got its start in the practice halls of Pasadena City College. The group is comprised of Drums, Bass, Keys, Trumpet, Sax, and Guitar/Vox. They write original arrangements of popular classics from The Great American Songbook (Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, and Miles Davis).

Christian Brox Bhogwani – Guitar/vox
Sevan Kendir -Bass
Max Dearth – Trumpet
Soichiro Tanabe – Drums
Josh Bernardo -Sax
Jacob Song – Keyboard

Instagram: @chethappensmusic

Growing up in Eaglerock through the 80’s , Eddie & Joel Domantay established a musical scene from a back house that their parents built in order to separate the loudness and chaos of having musicians develop in the household. This Jam house became popular amongst the local musicians and jams became a regular scene at the Domantay house. Popular Eaglerock local bands such as ATLAS, Brothers Under The Skin, & Bleeding Lizards developed their craft at this pad.

Eddie & Joel continued to follow their musical passions well beyond the 80s and developed a funky jazzy blues band with guitarist Patrick Dore, vocalist Grace Marquez, and keyboardist Curtis Roush. Ardent fans of Haitus Kayote, Rihanna, Grateful Dead, Brand New Heavies, Toto, & Steely Dan………EYE-5 celebrates and creates music by mixing up their beloved influences into a bluesy, funky, jazzy, soulful boufage of grooves. Catch them live and experience for yourselves the sonic dish EYE-5 can cook up!

Rhythm Real is the brainchild of Los Angeles drummer, bandleader, and educator Dean Mucetti. In order to find a way for a couple of his former music students from an underserved area to gain playing experience past high school, Dean formed the band in August of 2015 as a type of workshop ensemble. Since then, the band has been bringing together the talents of these younger players with a few more experienced musicians in order to facilitate a collaborative meeting of diverse musical, cultural, and generational backgrounds. This has resulted in the band playing some of L.A.’s most coveted jazz clubs such as The Baked Potato in Studio City and the Blue Whale in Little Tokyo.

The music itself is a tapestry type of sound where the James Brown funk of Clyde Stubblefield, Bootsy Collins, and Jimmy Nolen combines with jazz standards by the likes of Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and John Coltrane. This setting facilitates a uniquely improvised performance that is never quite the same twice, and these perhaps thought to be disparate sounds collide to reveal a common sonic thread. In addition, Dean Mucetti and Rhythm Real also happens to feature a rotating frontline of some of Los Angeles’ finest improvisers. Recently, the band has featured saxophonists Gavin Templeton and Tom Wilson along with vocalist/emcees Osmith and Ventage in addition to whoever else may show up to throw down, such as Stevie Wonder/Janet Jackson guitarist Errol Cooney. The short of it: Dean Mucetti and Rhythm Real play funky-off the cuff improv with a tinge of melodic madness, a bevy of harmonic bliss, and an onslaught of danceable rhythm.

Química Humana is a 1st-gen Latin-Alt band that celebrates cultural diversity one dance floor at a time. This 8-piece LA outfit has performed on Sofar Sounds following a performance opening up for Ozomatli and was recently featured at Hunnypot. Kansas-born and Colombian-bred, this music is what NPR Music describes as “pack[ing] a great big joyful sound

The stretch of Pacific Coast Highway from Malibu to Santa Monica embodies the great dualism of Southern California. Warm breezes through cracked car windows, the soft sound of waves crashing and receding into the Pacific, and the silhouette of Los Angeles are beautiful in a timeless, almost dreamlike sort of way. However, those who haven’t stuck around long enough often fail to notice the effects of erosion; buildings and signs that line the coast are faded and rusty from the salt air, evoking feelings of loneliness and emptiness. Primaveras’ debut LP, Echoes in the Well of Being, also embodies this dualism. Channeling various sonic aspects of the past to create something unmistakably of the present, songwriter/brainchild James Clifford creates psych-pop songs that are equally bright and sunny as they are full of longing and introspection. For example, ‘Can’t Undo My Love’ begins like a lazy diary entry written on a beach towel before reaching euphoric heights by way of a falsetto-layered hook. Conversely, the groove of ‘Better Off’ struts like a half-drunken walk out of a noisy dive bar, only to confront one’s feelings in the night air behind a backdrop of moving cars and neon lights.

Side B kicks off with the motor city riffage of ‘In the Lilacs,’ which showcases Clifford’s ability to tastefully weave various musical elements into something coherent and fluid. In fact, the record at times can feel like a journey through the evolution of pop music from the second half of the 20th century—60’s pop-inspired melodies are complemented by 70’s guitar licks and early 80’s synth lines, which makes for a listening experience that is somewhere between Pink Floyd’s Live at Pompeii and Chic’s second album. Side B’s penultimate track, ‘Send Me an Angel,’ is an acoustic and vulnerable palette cleanser before the rock ‘n roll excess of ‘Before You Say Goodbye,’ which ends like the final parade in Animal House—joy and bombast riddled with bits of truth about the human condition. Whether one takes the Coast Highway out of the city or into it, Primaveras’ debut record is the perfect soundtrack for a blissful escape.

Growing up in a musical family in California, Clifford began playing guitar in early adolescence and played in garage bands throughout high school. Foregoing a formal musical education, he is a largely self-taught multi-instrumentalist and producer. However, his passion for playing and writing stems from a much deeper passion for music in general. It is not uncommon for him to scour music stores for vintage guitars and synths or stay up all night listening to records. Regarding his musical vision, he seeks to employ a sense of old-school musicality while maintaining a forward-thinking and singular artistic voice; he also considers Bowie, Prince, the Clash, Funkadelic, Chic, Todd Rundgren, Roxy Music, Steely Dan, The Beach Boys, and the Beatles as some of his greatest inspirations.

An Eagle Rock-based quintet, the band fuses original, atmospheric rock with R&B roots that draw inspiration from the soulful sounds of 1970s pop.
Sultry vocals and lush harmonies meld with deep grooves and biting lyrics in finely honed arrangements that allow the individual musicality of each band member to shine. “Imagine Fleetwood Mac with a Police-like rhythm section.”
Laura Embry – vox Darren Embry – bass/vox Niko Embry – drums Derock Goodwin – guitars Andrew Hindes – keys
The band has just completed their new EP titled Transient Global Amnesia in partnership with C4 Music Lab recording studios in Highland Park, California
CONTACT: burningmanilow@gmail.com | https://www.facebook.com/burningmanilow

Dahli Mamas found each other on the blazing blacktop of Dahlia Heights Elementary School. We’re rad moms who play rock, punk, and new wave covers plus some grade school-themed originals. We’re stoked to be a part of our vibrant community, to help raise funds for our school’s art programs, and to raise the profile of creative hard working parents. We LOVE playing together and bring the joy to our shows.

1. Guns for hire who decided to become their own artist.
2. Two cellos, guitar and drums.
3. Band motto: “if you’re not having fun, I quit.”
4. Based in the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles

Some of Jones’ collective credits: Poe, Game of Thrones, Will I. Am, X-Files, Brian
Wilson, Bratz Dolls, Barbie, Disney, The Voice, NFL / NBA / MLB, Sara Bareilles, Tracy
Chapman, Bob Dylan, The Turtles (Flo & Eddie), It’s A Beautiful Day, The Carpenters,
Holland-Dozier-Holland, Avenged Sevenfold,

The Eagle Rock Latin Jazz Band was formed in 2006 as a part of the ERHS stage show “La Loteria”. The group was so well received that it was kept alive as an independent ensemble. Since then, the group has performed at the Eagle Rock Music Festival, in joint concerts with the CSULA and Cal Arts Latin Jazz ensembles, and for many civic functions in Los Angeles. Student alumni of the group have since gone on to perform salsa music professionally and as members of local college ensembles.

In 2009, the ensemble was adopted by A World Fit For Kids, a non profit organization that works with LAUSD’s “Beyond The Bell” to sponsor after school programs for young people. These fine students (grades 7-12) continue to work throughout the year, bringing the gift of salsa music to Eagle Rock High’s ever-expanding music program.

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Birthed under the dim fluorescents of northeast LA taco trucks, Eagle Rock, CA garage rock band Thee Idylls somehow stumbled into an identity that falls somewhere between the pastoral and melancholy gothic south, Brit inspired post punk, and the ethos of LA punk and surf.

Happy listening.

Mark Van Eps: Guitar/Organ
Kaya Shaffer: Drums / B. Vox
John Crooke: Guitar / L. Vox
Matt Hemingway: Bass