The RX Bandits of Long Beach

Photo by Emily Ibarra via RX Bandits' MySpace

The RX Bandits, everybody's favorite progressive/reggae/rock band from Long Beach, are back in town. Playing two nights at the Troubadour, this is the perfect opportunity to whip out your dancing shoes and skank your way onto the dance floor. Their explosive live show will blow you away. I first saw them when I was sixteen and haven't gotten over it since. We caught up with Steve Choi, the RX Bandits' guitarist for a quick and dirty one on one interview.

: : The Quick and Dirty 5 Questions with Steve Choi, guitarist for RX Bandits : :

What is the best/worst thing about playing in Los Angeles?

Los Angeles is an awesome place for music and culture, love it or hate it no one can deny the amount of creative energy flowing around the city. In turn, there's a lot of half-asses and charlatans, so the people doing their thing and keeping it real have a little further upwards to swim. If you can have any sort of longevity with your fanbase in LA you know you're up to something substantial, so LA is really good for people seeing what they're made of. The worst part of playing LA is having to be in LA.