About Us

About Us:

American Pancake is a blog started by me, Robb, back in 2009. My main points of interest at that time was the burgeoning indie DIY scene centered Orange County and Los Angeles, California. Hubs of interest were Burger Records in Fullerton, The Echo, The Smell in LA and Festivals like FYF, Burgerama and Viva Pomona. For most bands some of the most engaging shows are the early ones in their lifespan when they are figuring things out, when everything is raw. Capturing those moments on video and the written word is always amazing and standing 18 inches from a crash cymbal in a hot and sweaty warehouse show is the best thing in the world as opposed to looking up at a band from several yards away behind a barrier although that is pretty fine too.

For the first couple of years I made a lot of contacts with venues, promoters, publicists, photographers and writers and I expected the blog to expand, gain writers, a staff and more but it didn't really work out that way. My dream of being the next Gorilla VS. Bear did not happen and truth be told I have not put in the time to grow the blog. It has and continues to be an integral part of my life, an important hobby and a place to escape the rigors of my workaday world.

AP receives countless submissions daily and I try to get to all of them but it is difficult. If a band's or artist's music moves me, gets my adrenalin going, peaks my interest I will write about them. It is not any more complicated then that. From time to time I have wanted to end the blog but what keeps me going is the genuine positive feedback from you all and the fact that AP still finds relevant great music that no other blogs pay attention to.

In 2014 I left California and now reside in Georgia. The transition in terms of my physical connection to an indie music scene has been tough as opposed to Cali but being on the East Coast has afforded me the opportunity to venture up to New York and see / review some bands. While I was up in clubs in NYC it was rewarding to find out that some of the bands were familiar with AP.

I moved back to my home state of California after quitting my job of 15 years. It was a stellar job for a great company for great money but I was feeling homesick. I am now scrambling for every dollar and trying my best to make this blog and music a bigger part of my life and what I do for a living. Writing about bands starting out is a passion but not the best business model. I hope you can help out by supporting American Pancake with a donation.

AMERICAN PANCAKE RUNS ON PASSION AND VERY LITTLE SLEEP

 


Hello nice people: 

If visit this blog you will see that American Pancake has had a face lift and I love the new look because immediately as you enter the blog there is just more real estate to show off new artists. My goal in 2020 is to make covering music a full time passion. I have ideas for furthering the podcast, the YouTube Channel and even heading out on the road to cover bands for a video series. 

I am hoping the remainder of my life on this crazy blue marble in space is all about covering indie music and making some too. I hope you get some value out of American Pancake, out of my words and actions here. 

PLEASE, if you can Donate to the blog it will help further my mission statement. It can be a one time donation or monthly, or something you send from time to time. Anything is appreciated. Thank you for supporting American Pancake and it's future endeavors.

Rock On.
Cheers
Robb

email: americanpancakelive@gmail.com

Robb Donker Curtius

Editor / Senior Writer

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