A couple of months after graduating from high school, Mikey Carnevale (vocals/guitar) and Richard Dotson (bass) got together as The Frights to play a one off 30 minute set as sort of a joke. The feeling they got from the crowd in their hometown of San Diego inspired them to become a “real” band almost in spite of themselves. Along the way, they recruited Marc Finn (drums) and released You Are Going To Hate This (produced by Zac Carper of FIDLAR) in February 2016. Jordan Clark (guitar) added to the band’s musical prowess in the ensuing year of touring around North America. The Frights signed to Epitaph in early 2018 and got to work on Hypochondriac. Like You Are Going To Hate This, the band’s third full-length was produced by Zac Carper of FIDLAR (who’s also produced albums for SWMRS and Dune Rats). But for Hypochondriac, Carnevale took a more deliberate and exacting approach to his songwriting, resulting in The Frights’ most nuanced work to date. After a sold out show at The Observatory North Park in their hometown of San Diego the same date as the release of the album, the band embarked on the Hypochondriac headline tour that is documented on their upcoming live album.
Archer Oh
(Moreno Valley, CA) – California indie garage rock band Archer Oh consists of Arturo “Archie” Medrano on vocals and guitar, Pedro Hernandez on drums, Diego Jacuinde on lead guitar, and Juan Cabrera on bass. Humbly beginning in the backyards of the Inland Empire in 2017, through their energetic live performances, DIY work ethic and goofy personalities, the group has amassed a cult following that in spite of the odds, increasingly platforms the band to new heights.
By 2022, Archer Oh had shared stages with Destroy Boys, Vundabar, Beach Goons, Six60, and Late Night Drive Home, embarked on two national tours supporting The Red Pears, and closed out the year with their first headline tour, including 3 consecutive sold out headline shows at The Paramount, Constellation Room, and The Glass House Pomona- where they sold all 800 tickets in celebration of Gradients – their first record together as a band. The following year solidified Archer Oh as a formidable touring machine, with the band playing 84 shows in 2023 – including The Channel Surfing Tour – their first full-length headline tour that included performances at Treefort Fest, Austin Psych Fest, Norman Music Festival, concluding with a headline show at The Belasco in LA, followed by two North American headline tours direct supporting Dogstar (Keanu Reeves) in mostly sold-out rooms of up to 5000 capacity, and a headline pacific northwest around Freakout Fest. More headline shows and another Dogstar tour followed the next year, and fans saw the band announce their biggest shows ever: a hometown return to Desert Daze Festival in Lake Perris, and a show with The Red Pears at LA’s The Shrine.
Archer Oh is set to release their debut studio album, The Internal Theater in February 2025 via AWAL/Sony. The record was engineered by Sean Cook at John Congleton’s LA studio “Animal Rites” and mastered by Howie Weinberg. Just like the years past, Archer Oh is ready to continue to win over even more people in 2025.
