Rival Cavves is the art brainchild of Marissa Longstreet of SLUGS & Matthew Lieberman of Magic Bronson. Lieberman produces beats in his bedroom and Longstreet tracks vocals in hers. The two collaborate with a rotating collective of musicians, artists & friends from LA’s East Side creative community to record, perform, and shoot videos. 

https://solo.to/rivalcavves

A creative minded podcast with host / photographer Jimmy Bazan featuring interviews and live performances from some of the coolest artists, athletes, musicians, entrepreneurs and generally rad people.

Get a taste of some new urban sounds mixed with Regional-Mexican music. A Los Angeles, CA., native with roots in Mexico, Sinaloa and Sonora to be exact, Dos Caraz (Twoface) is coming with a unique and original sound. 

Nativo a Los Angeles, Dos Caraz mezcla bien los sonidos urbanos con los de regional Mexicano. Con raices en Sinaloa y Sonora, Mexico, el muchacho tiene su propio estilo.

Willowspeak gives rise to a progressive blend of the many strands of folk music. With a unique merging of impressive acoustic playing, percussive guitar, and ambient soundscapes, there is a beautiful & powerful projection of the sound of a full band through live looping. The songs are captivating on their own, but are elevated even further through the tasteful arrangements executed on a loop pedal. 
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the path leading to Willowspeak’s current footing has been nothing short of adventurous. with roots in rural upstate new york (the finger lakes region), a bustling music scene was not at his fingertips. 

the journey began when david hudson’s grandfather began teaching him trumpet and baritone as a boy. though it was the doorway, the passion for music was ignited when his father handed him a bass guitar for christmas at age thirteen. that day, he played the thing almost literally until his fingers bled. 

a few years down the road, stumbling upon a digitech loop pedal, he soon found the joy of expressing all the ideas in his head like a band-in-a-box with live looping. initially a practice tool to learn with, it became experimentation at local coffee shops where he started testing grander soundscapes and arrangements on the fly.

Everyone remembers the first time they see Lauren Ruth Ward sing. Not many singers have that effect. The thing is, you've never seen someone sing from every cell in their being and well, it changes your own chemistry for a moment. You think, if she can be bigger than her body, why can't I? And just like that, you are empowered. What's better, you never expected it would feel this fun. 

Critics have declared Lauren Ruth Ward as a cross between Janis Joplin, Florence Welch and Courtney Barnett. And while the consumer compass inside of us grasps at these to feel safe, comparisons don't feel just when trying to describe such a singular presence as Lauren. Her debut album "Well, Hell" garnered accolades from NYLON, Noisey, Consequence of Sound, the Los Angeles Times, Indie Shuffle and more. It introduced this Maryland native turned LA transplant to a world wide audience. Viral clips spread quickly of this new phenom's visceral live performance. Singing in the faces of fans, songs like “Blue Collar Sex Kitten”, “Make Love to Myself” and the soul crushing “Did I Offend You”. 

“I have a lot to say”, she howls in the title track. An oriflamme of the tie-dye 
explosion of energy and emotion that was felt when she hit Echo Park. Fans 
and bands alike fell for Lauren. Many times taken aback that she would show 
up to all of their sets and even take her own time to promote the shows of 
bands she liked, building a whole community around her as this refreshingly 
supportive East Side music peer. Echo Park folk powerhouse Alicia Blue even 
released a song about LRW titled “The Queen of Echo Park”. 

In no time, LRW was playing to sold out crowds in the US and overseas, 
sharing stages with artists as diverse as the Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Shirley 
Manson, Eddie Vedder, LP, Shakey Graves, Liz Phair and even Keith Urban; 
with a growing reputation for stealing the show. 

She's recently fallen in love with the process of recording to tape, which is how she plans to attack album number three. Talent met in equal parts with work ethic and a prolific writing process that she shares with guitar wizard Eduardo Rivera. We have already gotten a taste of her new material in songs like “Valhalla”, “Wise Gal” and “Super Bullshit”; in tact with that voice, sounding just as visceral but even more focused and mature. Lauren's music videos are extensions of her art and serve as calling cards for a woman that will continue to have a lot to say. From the new material already released, it is evident she will deliver these messages of empowerment and self discovery with honesty, beauty and 
poignancy. 

This year, you can catch Lauren Ruth Ward and co. on their US headlining tour. 
And when she's not on the road, she'll either be recording with her new side 
project, Aging Actress, formed with Chris Hess, singer of LA band SWIMM, or working in her home salon. 

Rock n Roll in 2020 really needs something. Thank the fucking Goddesses 
above and below for sending us Lauren Ruth Ward.

Written, recorded, preformed, engineered, produced, mixed and mastered by Bestfriends.

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Production / Songwriting / Mixing and Mastering. Email if you're interested in working with us.

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