(Diversions, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, catches up with our favorite artists as they wax on subjects other than recording and performing.) Since their inception Le Switch have been called a lot of things, from Waits-ian barroom growlers to whiskey-soaked, confessional, soul-pop. Both fitting, but one common descriptor that always manages to find its [...]
Los Angeles: huge, sprawling, and eclectic, has been likened to microcosm of the country as whole — truly a melting pot of various cultures, ethnicities, tastes and influences. So is her music. With various scenes and sub-scenes, rarely has there been a defining “sound” that marks the overall zeitgeist of what is happening in the [...]
Did ya hear? Le Switch are bringing their rock & soul revue to Spaceland every Monday night this month (and it don’t cost nothin). Aquarium Drunkard is presenting the residency which culminates February 23rd with the release of the band’s new EP, The Devil Needs A Cough Drop (Autumn Tone). Tonight’s bill is: The Minor [...]
This Friday, during the second hour of our SIRIUS/XM show, we will air the Aquarium Drunkard session cut in December with Le Switch, at The Ship, here in L.A. in the Eagle Rock neighborhood. This weekend the band embarks on a West Coast mini-tour, up the coast to Seattle and back, in preparation for their [...]
Saturday, November 22nd, Aquarium Drunkard presents O’Death at Spaceland with special guests Le Switch and Death To Anders. We have a few pairs of tickets to give away to AD readers. To land a pair, hit up the comments below with your name, and a valid email address. Winners will be notified via email. Download: [...]
You may remember we were in Nashville in September for our showcase at the AMA festival. Le Switch was one of the bands on the bill, and before their set, the Dell Lounge folks shot and acoustic version of “I’m Not On” that will be on the band’s next EP. Those familiar with Nashville might [...]
Le Switch, a band name which is damn hard to say without affecting a bad French accent, has added another notch to a year whose belt is already full. The notches, in this case, count the bands who have released albums that, genuinely and without schmaltz, channel classic rock and pop tropes through a modern [...]
One of our very favorite bands, our L.A. brethren, Le Switch, will be at The Echo next tonight. It’s going to be a festivus; a CD release party for their upcoming debut LP entitled And Now…Le Switch. Our Autumn Tone label is releasing the album September 30th, but we’re giving the locals a sneak peak [...]
