GROUPLOVE

I had the opportunity to see GROUPLOVE at Outside Lands this past year. I had no idea who they were, but my buddy Johnny convinced me they were a must see. He couldn't of been more right. The indie rock group from Los Angeles, played with such a presence and energy that was so positive and vibrant, that in my opinion was one of the best performances of the festival. Hannah Hooper, Christian Zucconi, Sean Gadd, Ryan Rabin, and Andrew Wessen make up the quintet. Watching their performances you can tell that not only do they truly love what they do, but they truly love each other, and come together to make great music. The story of how they came together is even better. Hooper was a painter barely skating by in New York, while Zucconi was a musician and bartender in the same boat. Two days after they met, Hooper received an invite to an artist colony in Crete. Of course Zucconi joined her on the trip, where they slept on a twin bed and bathed in the ocean for 10 weeks. This led them to meet the rest of the band and the rest is history. In an interview with SPIN Magazine, Zucconi said, "We were all at a weird crossroads in our life. We got to know each other with a clean slate" and goes on to refer to his bandmates as soulmates. It was a match made in Heaven. They play on Saturday at Coachella, and you can follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Love makes the world go around.