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Hi-Fi Honeydrops: Los Angeles hot club jazz

David Pescovitz at 10:27 am Fri, Jan 25, 2013

Since he was 14, I've posted my friend Greg Fleischut's music here from time to time. Greg is now 21 and it's been amazing and inspiring to watch him grow musically and across genres, from bluegrass and freak folk to indie rock and gypsy jazz. His new band Hi-Fi Honeydrops has been making quite a scene in the Los Angeles swing scene. You can catch them every Wednesday night at 1642 Beer and Wine near Echo Park. Along with Greg on guitar, the band consists of Keegan Anglim on guitar, Ellie Athyde on bass, Max Bryk on clarinet, and David Elsenbroich on guitar and vocals. (In the above video shot during a recent swing night at Joe's Great American Bar & Grill, Jake Reed is guest on the skins.)

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David Pescovitz is Boing Boing's co-editor/managing partner. He's also a research director at Institute for the Future. On Instagram, he's @pesco.

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noahd

Very nice! Going to purchase their album right now. Oh…rats…
dybno

Another great gypsy jazz band in Los Angeles is The Icy Hot Club. Here is a video of them doing a cover of the cantina song from Star Wars: http://www.icyhotclub.com/video.html

(Disclosure: I am not in the Icy Hot Club but I am fan and friends with one of the performers)
JhmL

Lovely.
http://twitter.com/HPlats Hugo Plats

when are they going to release an album?
LulamaeBroadway

Saw them at 1642 and am now determined to go back and see them again! BTW when I saw them they also had a terrific female singer, reminded me a lot of NoCal’s fabulous Lavay Smith.
aleramo

“Some of These Days” – one more clip of the Hi Fi Honeydrops performing at Joe’s in Burbank on that night:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsI7lA6QPKUFor updates about the Monday nights at Joe’s featuring many other great bands playing 1930-40s Jazz check outhttp://www.facebook.com/LABalboaNight