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Photos: Anika Live at the Echoplex

Anika gave her first Los Angeles performance at the Echoplex. Backed by members of Beak>, Anika calmly sang nearly every song from her self-titled debut album. Even though her music leans heavily towards experimental post-rock and Kraut-rock grooves, the crowd clung to each moment of the set. They bopped and danced along, even moshing occasionally. “No One’s There” got the biggest reaction of the evening. For her encore, Anika played drone-y renditions of the Talking Heads’ “Once in a Lifetime” and Harry Nilsson’s “He Needs Me” from the film Popeye. Opener Blank Blue had an auspicious set for a newcomer, letting songs drift into jammy space-rock territory.

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All photos by Raymond Flotat

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Raymond Flotat: Editor-in-Chief / Founder mxdwn.com || Raymond Flotat founded mxdwn.com in 2001 while attending University of the Arts in Philadelphia while pursuing a B.F.A. in Multimedia. Over his career he has worked in variety of roles at companies such as PriceGrabber.com and Ticketmaster. He has written literally hundreds of pieces of entertainment journalism throughout his career. He has also spoken at the annual SXSW Music and Arts Festival. When not mining the Internet for the finest and most exciting art in music, movies, games and television content he dabbles in LAMP-stack programming. Originally hailing from Connecticut, he currently resides in Los Angeles. ray@mxdwn.com
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