Help the Doctor

“Help The Doctor” is not your typical Los Angeles based band. These four surgeons create innately catchy melodies backed by the crunch of twin guitar attacks and a versatile rhythm section. From the ashes of “Killing Phantoms,” P. Danger's resplendent former New York City band, comes a shiny new outlook filtered through the California sunshine and topography. Coming together in full force in January 2012, Danger (lead vocals, guitar) found fellow revelers in hooks and love of indie rock and roll on the hallowed grounds of the UCLA medical campus. Each member brings their own unique journeys into the fray: Rip Towns (guitar, keys, vocals), a classically trained pianist and guitarist virtuoso from Baltimore, Jay Roost (bass, vocals), a home-grown LA bastion whose fluid proficiency combines a wealth of styles, and Sol Power, the unerringly solid and even keeled drummer from Santa Barbara. With both a sold-out debut and headlining show at the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood, these docs are ones to watch. Look for their debut EP this fall recorded with Grammy award winning producer Chris Testa (Jimmy Eat World, Dixie Chicks). Fans of catchy rock and roll in the independent vein (Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie) will have much to love here. Embrace the sweet rockness