Queen Caveat’s lead singer Lauren Little has a captivating and slightly gritty edge voice with a bewitching stage presence that makes heads roll – literally. She consumes the audience’s attention by moving around the stage, making a lasting impact on listeners and leaving them longing for more. Lyrics, in my opinion, are the most important piece of the music puzzle and are what hypnotize and pull me into a song. So when band member/lyricists Ben Epand and Lauren Little wrote "Resilient Me" and "Mr. California", it really struck me straight through the heart. Its capability to bounce me back from a daunting mood is enough to make me, and anyone else, buy the whole damn album. Mr. California’s theme seems to have a vendetta against men; not all men in general, but the atypical behavior of a drunk man in a bar, hitting on the women who clearly have no interest. Moving to L.A. at the young age of 19, Little was thrown into a culture where society had stamped men as a different type of breed. Lauren’s take on her own song was to, “Stop worrying about what other people think, be who you are and don’t listen to them. That’s what the song is really about, that’s the message; I won’t listen to you.”
The four-member group includes lead singer Lauren Little, guitarist Ben Epand, bassist Will Weissman and drummer Jesse Magnunson. Queen Caveat has been together since 2010 and has only grown more dynamic, with nationwide buzz spreading on this rock group; they’ve performed at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Moving right along, they have also played in L.A. at some exceptional venues such as The Roxy, The Viper Room, The Penthouse at the Hollywood Tower, and were even featured in a 2-hour documentary called ‘Sunset Boulevard’ that aired on ABC’s 20/20. Touring the country and living in a van is a preference the group has, but they also want, “… to become greater people, write better songs, reach out to as many people as possible and expand as individuals. This isn’t just about making money and becoming famous, it’s about finding out who you are.” Preparing for the release of their new record on February 11th , and contrary to the run-of-the-mill EP release, Epand talked about partnering with Swing House Studios to host a massive warehouse party for friends and family. Future plans? “We want to be the first band to play on Mars, and the moon – that’d be pretty cool, no one has done that yet.” I look forward to the day that happens, my friends. – Kayla Hay