MUSIC MONDAYS

Photo by Johnny Scott Gramercy

The red lights burned brightly at The Colorado in Pasadena on a Monday night, one of C-Horse’s favorite dive bars to get a drink and unwind after practice.

Songwriter and front woman Cecilia Enriquez formed C-Horse in 2007 as an outlet for her 60’s inspired pop songs. What started as a one woman band and a Myspace music page soon became a humble, talented band of four.

In 2009 the band became who their fans see them as today and although their choices in music crisscross, its Enriquez’s lyrics and the bands melodies that bring them together, “We all have a distinctive taste in music, but at some point we all intersect and come together,” says Courtney Olsen, C-Horse’s drummer.

“There is something for everybody [in C-Horse],” says Lindsay Mancha, who plays bass in the band. The music attracts people who grew up in the 60’s who like The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, but also younger, indie audiences who likes pop music inspired by the 60’s, she says.

“I’ve heard our music being describes as ‘magical mermaid music’,” says Olsen.

Before keyboardist Mack Marquard joined the band, Enriquez says that one fan called C-Horse a, “female version of The Beatles, the featles.”

When it comes down to it, C-Horse is a group of people who share the same passion for music, “We’re four people who enjoy making music together,” says Mancha

“Anybody can appreciate the songs, we don’t fall in to a specific category and that allows us to reach a broader audience,” says Olsen.

This summer C-Horse will be releasing a 7” inch with two new songs, which includes Tongues. The band also hopes to do some touring along the west coast, their next show is tomorrow, Tuesday April 24 at the SliverLake Lounge.

What followers can also expect is their favorite C-Horse songs polished, says Marquard along with new merchandise.

“There is a lot involved in being in a band then people realize,” says Olsen, “but as artists it’s important we make time for things like this in our lives.”