You hear about those talented actors who are often called chameleons because of their ability to slip into any role no matter how far fetched or difficult it is. Gavin Castleton is like that as a musician. As a singer-songwriter who has basically put together his own albums and tours together, he's obviously a very DIY/grassroots minded-person. With all the hands on experience on the road and on stage, Castleton's sound is also easily grouped in with all the veterans.
Castleton's last album, Home, was uniquely all written in a zombie motif. Yet, instead of sounding odd, the album was a union of every genre you could think of and the songwriting was impressive. Reggae, soul and pop infused into one another with each incoming track.
He recently released an EP, titled "Random Anthems," and one of the three stellar tracks is "Hope Is A Drug." Check it out below!
4/01 Dante vs Zombies @ Redwood Bar 4/02 Andy Clockwise @ The Echoplex 4/02 Breakestra, Fitz and the Tantrums @ NHM of LA 4/03 Kenan Bell, Dot Hacker, White Arrows @ Spaceland 4/05 Walking Sleep (formerly Flying Tourbillon Orchestra) @ The Echo 4/08 Jack Ladder, Pepper Rabbit, Regrest & Brunettes @ 3 Clubs 4/09 Gavin Castleton, Goldenboy, Pebaluna (ft. Lauren Coleman) @ 14Below 4/09 Family Of The Year @ Bootleg Theatre 4/10 Lanterns, Robotanists @ The Garden Party 4/10 Liars, Fol Chen @ El Rey Theatre 4/10 60 Watt Kid @ Synchronicity Space 4/10 Saint Motel, Voxhaul Broadcast, The Pity Party, Mississippi Man @ The Echoplex 4/10 West Indian Girl @ The Roxy 4/10 Adam Green @ Troubadour 4/11 The Living Sisters @ Amoeba Music 4/12 The Monolators @ Pehrspace 4/12 Helen Stellar, The Postelles, The Constellations @ Spaceland 4/12 Crystal Castles @ The Echo 4/13 Retribution Gospel Choir ft. Alan Sparhawk, Funeral Party @ Spaceland 4/14 Them Crooked Vultures @ Club Nokia 4/14 Vampire Weekend, Abe Vigoda @ Fox Theater Pomona 4/14 The Ruby Suns, Toro y Moi @ The Echo 4/15 Autolux @ Detroit Bar 4/15 Pavement @ Fox Theater Pomona 4/15 She & Him, The Chapin Sisters @ The Glass House 4/16 Autolux @ Bootleg Theatre 4/16 Coachella 4/17 Here We Go Magic @ Bootleg Theatre 4/17 Coachella 4/17 Atoms for Peace @ Santa Barbara Bowl 4/17 Delorean, Bachelorette @ The Echoplex 4/18 Coachella 4/18 Dum Dum Girls, Ramona of Nite Jewel, Tan Dollar @ Echo Curio 4/18 Love Grenades @ The Echo 4/18 Male Bonding @ The Smell 4/20 Everest @ Bootleg Theatre 4/20 Mr. Gnome @ Silverlake Lounge 4/22 Japandroids @ The Echoplex 4/22 Princeton @ The Troubadour 4/23 Kid Sister @ The Avalon 4/23 GZA @ Detroit Bar 4/23 Battlehooch, Slang Chickens @ Echo Curio 4/24 Black Prairie (members of The Decemberists) @ Bootleg Theatre 4/24 The Dear Hunter @ The Glass House 4/25 Olentangy John @ Echo Curio 4/25 Rainbow Arabia, Tearist @ Space 15 Twenty 4/25 Blank Dogs @ The Echo 4/25 Aqualung @ Bootleg Theatre 4/26 So Many Wizards, The Fling @ Silverlake Lounge 4/27 Dr. Dog, Deer Tick @ Henry Fonda Theater 4/29 The Antlers @ Detroit Bar 4/29 Rogue Wave @ El Rey Theatre 4/29 Lemon Sun @ The Echo 4/29 Signals @ The Smell 4/29 Jamie Lidell @ The Troubadour 4/29 Dante Vs. Zomebies, Whoa Hunx @ Spaceland 4/30 Nite Jewel @ The Echo 4/30 The Antlers @ The Troubadour
Seraphina is the creator of Wild Tonic. She resides in LA and works as a copywriter in the music industry by day but lives as a music blogger and concert-goer by night. You can find more of her writing at BeatCrave.com which she also helps run as Associate Editor.
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