".... an amalgam of hooky rock with references ranging from the Stooges to Queen to Matthew Sweet." – LA Times "The surprise of the evening was Astra Heights…Drawing from The Clash, The Beatles, and classic rock, the band hammered out an exciting set of harmonious punk rave-ups. And Morales, with his ragged voice and high pompadour, made an intriguing front man, coming off like Joe Strummer mixed with Ritchie Valens." – New York Newsday
Los Angeles fivesome Astra Heights has been gaining notoriety following the recent release of Good Problems. The first single from the album “The March” is this week’s iTunes Latino “Single of the Week”. You can download “The March” from iTunes for free here: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=267777669&id=272083098&s=143441
The band, which doesn’t hide its Hispanic roots (“We don't sing in Spanish, no, but we are Hispanic, hell, not just Hispanic, we're Mexicans,” says frontman Mark Morales) has been filling up LA rock clubs and is quickly becoming a fave on hometown legendary rock station KROQ.
Not impressed yet? Fine. Did we mention that Houston, TX City Councilman Adrian Garcia recently declared December 8th, 2007 “Astra Heights Day”??? That’s right, the band was recently bestowed with the honor of having its own day in the US’s fourth most populated city. The band will return to Texas this March for SXSW.
On Tour:
01/25 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
02/20 San Diego, CA The Casbah
02/21 Pomona, CA Glass House*
02/22 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour*
02/29 Oakland, CA The Uptown Lounge**
*w. The Lovemakers
**w. Scissors For Lefty
Resources:
MySpace.com - ASTRA HEIGHTS - Los Angeles, California - Rock / Indie / Pop - www.myspace.com/astraheights
Los Angeles fivesome Astra Heights has been gaining notoriety following the recent release of Good Problems. The first single from the album “The March” is this week’s iTunes Latino “Single of the Week”. You can download “The March” from iTunes for free here: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=267777669&id=272083098&s=143441
The band, which doesn’t hide its Hispanic roots (“We don't sing in Spanish, no, but we are Hispanic, hell, not just Hispanic, we're Mexicans,” says frontman Mark Morales) has been filling up LA rock clubs and is quickly becoming a fave on hometown legendary rock station KROQ.
Not impressed yet? Fine. Did we mention that Houston, TX City Councilman Adrian Garcia recently declared December 8th, 2007 “Astra Heights Day”??? That’s right, the band was recently bestowed with the honor of having its own day in the US’s fourth most populated city. The band will return to Texas this March for SXSW.
On Tour:
01/25 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
02/20 San Diego, CA The Casbah
02/21 Pomona, CA Glass House*
02/22 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour*
02/29 Oakland, CA The Uptown Lounge**
*w. The Lovemakers
**w. Scissors For Lefty
Resources:
MySpace.com - ASTRA HEIGHTS - Los Angeles, California - Rock / Indie / Pop - www.myspace.com/astraheights
