Eagle L.A. Live Kicks Off with Homer Marrs, Thing of Twins
Put in your ear plugs and toss up the finger horns: Los Angeles’ own queer rock series, Eagle L.A. Live, is back for the summer at Silver Lake’s famed leather bar. An annual tradition, the series gives local and traveling LGBTQ bands and artists the chance to bring their sound directly to the community they belong to. It’s as much an integral part of summer in L.A. as Pride, movies in the graveyard, and fireworks both sanctioned and rogue.
The series kicked off last Sunday with sets by bear perennial Homer Marrs and rock sibling duo Thing of Twins. Marrs, who’s had his music featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live and was recently included on a Kill Rock Stars release for artist Logan Lynn, performed his quirky brand of alt rock at the series in 2023 and opened the mainstage at the 2024 Off Sunset Festival.
“It’s hella fun to play in a small venue where all your friends already hang out,” he shares. “The crowd was very alive and hungry for high-energy music. This was a very ‘up’ show in terms of the songs we did, which included some new tunes, familiar ones and a couple fresh covers that people seemed to dig.
“Being LGBTQ in the rock scene can be tough because you’re often the only one on the bill at a mainstream venue. So the audience is mixed, and they can still dig your sound but aren’t necessarily going to connect with your lyrics as much as if they were predominantly gay. It’s very cool and refreshing to play to the people who can resonate with your perspective directly, which is one reason the Eagle L.A. Live series rare.”
Starting off the night was the pile-driving Thing of Twins, a band with a unique distinction: the two-piece is composed of identical twin brothers, one gay and one straight. “Since I turned 21 ten years ago,” says lead singer/guitarist Carlos Garcia, “Eagle L.A. has always been my favorite place to meet friends and flirt with burly men. I’ve performed at a lot of clubs, bars, events and amphitheaters with my band, but never at my favorite gay bar, so I couldn’t wait to rock the stage with my friends and the hot bears in attendance.”
Asked if being in an outfit whose only other member is his twin makes things easier or harder, Garcia replies, “I mean it’s always hard and challenging to try and get other artists to match your vision in your head, but it being my twin brother, growing up with similar taste in music, we both understand how to present ourselves sonically and in performances. I’ve been in different projects and bands and it’s always fun, but something about being in a band with my brother feels more in sync. So I guess it’s easier in the sense of understanding what we want, but it can be hard to execute it. My brother would probably say the same thing.”
Here is the full lineup for Eagle L.A. Live:
June 22: Homer Marrs with Thing of Twins
July 27: Monster Soup with Erik Core
Monster Soup is a genre-fluid punk-at-heart band with stadium rock and glam in their DNA. Formed in 1992 from the remnants of their high school metal band, the members strategically decided to shift gears in the midst of the grunge uprising, ushering in a full music and image rebrand. Drawing on influences from the 1970s, Monster Soup re-emerged as a kaleidoscope of punk/funk/metal and pop culture often dubbed “sex rock.” They are loud and fast, with rockin’ groove hooks and a gay glam-twist show. With songs like “Fudgeblast,” “Trucker Sucker” and the sex-positive “Slut,” Monster Soup is sure to live up to their promise: “If you got hit with it, we threw it!”
San Francisco–based Erik Core has recorded with legendary producer Butch Vig (Nirvana, The Smashing Pumpkins, L7, to name a few) and released many albums and EPs, both solo and with bands including Tits on a Bull, Gunpowder, and Gods of the Revolution. His special brand of rhythm-driven acoustic punk has been described as “like listening to a faster Bob Dylan in a David Lynch film.”
Aug. 24: Blood Moon
O come all ye faithful to witness the ritual of the Blood Moon cult—a night of fire*, steel, and the unholy power of true heavy metal! Fresh off their maiden performance at Off Sunset 2025, the five members of Blood Moon will channel the spirits of Judas Priest, Dio, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and all who forged the path of thunder. This is more than a tribute band. This is a sacred rite.
(*Sorry, there won’t be actual fire. Just fire in their eyes and souls.)
Sept. 28: HOLLYWEIRD presents Trap Girl
Hard-hitting and in your face, Trap Girl is carving out their space in L.A.’s underground scene. Full of rage and ready to take on the world one scream at a time with a mix of old-school punk and riot-grrrl edge, Trap Girl is glamorous yet gritty, like a stiletto shoved in the mouth of patriarchy.
HOLLYWEIRD is a queer photography event for queerdos, weirdos, himbos and thembos that features local artists with live music every time.
