Right now, we’re all yearning for 2020 to be over; for Covid-19 to return from whence it came; for the world to get back to some semblance of ‘normal’, whatever that is going to look like. One thing of normalcy anyone reading this will share with us, is, most assuredly, being able to visit a dark, dingy venue somewhere in our town, and go see some live music. While we can’t enjoy live music right now, we figured we’d take another rummage, like a bum looking for change down the back of a sofa, for some old gems, showcasing a plethora of bands and artists before they really made it big. Join us as we take a stroll down memory lane…

Beach House (Coachella, 2013)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Chelsea Wolfe (FYF Fest, 2013)

Photographer: Owen Ela

Sza (Pitchfork Music Festival, 2014)

Photographer: April Siese

Disclosure (Coachella, 2014)

Photographer: Sharon Alagna

Courtney Barnett (SXSW, 2015)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Cage The Elephant (The Observatory, 2015)

Photographer: Owen Ela

Batushka (Psycho Vegas, 2018)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Kendrick Lamar (Pitchfork Music Festival, 2014)

Photographer: April Siese

Major Lazer (HARD Festival LA, 2010)

Photographer: marv watson

Tove Lo (Sunset Strip Music Festival, 2014)

Photographer: Marisa Ficara

Soulwax (HARD Festival LA, 2010)

Photographer: marv watson

DIIV (Check Yo Ponytail, 2012)

Photographer: David Uzzardi

Skrillex (as Sonny & The Blood Monkeys at Epicenter Festival, 2009)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Grouplove (The Troubadour, 2013)

Photographer: Owen Ela

Trash Talk (SXSW, 2013)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

The Black Lips (Burgerama III, 2014)

Photographer: Marisa Ficara

No Age (SXSW, 2010)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Foals (The Wiltern, 2015)

Photographer: Owen Ela

Run The Jewels (Echoplex, 2014)

Photographer: Owen Ela

Khemmis (Decibel Beer & Metal Festival at The Wiltern, 2018)

Photographer: Ekaterina Gorbacheva

Torres (SXSW, 2015)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Kurt Vile (Pitchfork Music Festival, 2011)

Photographer: Amelia Osowski

Matt and Kim (Fader Fort SXSW, 2013)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Mogwai (The Mayan Theater, 2010)

Photographer: marv watson

Lacuna Coil (SXSW, 2013)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Sharon Van Etten (SXSW, 2012)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Grimes (El Rey, 2012)

Photographer: Owen Ela

Thee Oh Sees (Coachella, 2013)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Schoolboy Q (SXSW iTunes Festival, 2014)

Photographer: Emily Ferris

The Bronx (Henry Fonda Theatre, 2012)

Photographer: Raymond Flotat

Ghost (The Mayan Theater, 2015)

Photographer: Mauricio Alvarado

Tame Impala (Coachella, 2013)

Photographer: marv watson