Tickets: $15
Time: 2pm - 11:30pm
Visuals: projections by artists
Folk recently re-rooted itself in Los Angeles, re-awakening to what Gram Parsons called “cosmic American music. ” Although LA has long been custodian to folk music, a greater interest in innovation has appeared over the last few years. LA folk is defined by an expanding spectrum of styles and influences. It’s traditional and experimental, acoustic and electronic, throwbacks and progressive ideas. Let the West Coast seep into your idea of what “folk music” can be.
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And on Aug 1 at Echo Country Outpost we present a warm-up show with 1960s folk legend Ruthann Friedman, Horse Thieves, Tommy Santee Klaws, RT N' The 44's, Sundays Soundtrack, and Fort King. 3pm / $2 / 1930 Echo Park Ave
