Homegrown moonbeam

Forged in the rhythm, joy, and despair of New Orleans, Tasche de la Rocha has spearheaded numerous musical projects emerging from her signature vocals and psychedelic soundscapes, ranging from cloudlike spiral states to high flying, interstellar rock n’ roll.

Among her most notable projects, Tasche and the Psychedelic Roses deploys four-part vocal harmonies, grunge guitar riffs, and elements of punk, doo wop, surf, cabaret, and psychedelia, all while swaying thinly between sweetness and destruction.

Throughout the 10 tracks on their self-titled album, Tasche de la Rocha guides the Psychedelic Roses as they build, burn, and rise again in strange new shapes. She is equally at home in close harmony with the Angels (as her three backup singers are known) as she is shredding over waves of distortion as one of the three guitarists in the group.

Tasche began her music career as a teen busking solo on the streets of New Orleans, and quickly found recognition for her singular voice and guitar sound, playing solo house concerts for Laurie Anderson and Jennifer Coolidge. On her acclaimed solo debut album, 2016's Gold Rose, Tasche collaborated with producer/engineer/guitarist Joseph Faison, from which garden the full eight-piece band the Psychedelic Roses bloomed.

Tasche and the Psychedelic Roses released their self-titled album in fall 2022 on New Orleans label Sinking City Records. They recorded at the Studio In The Country in Bogalusa, LA, and Wixmix in New Orleans, with the album produced by Tasche de la Rocha and Eric Heigle. Heigle, who also engineered the album, is known for his work with Arcade Fire, Dr. John, 79ers Gang, the Soul Rebels, and Lost Bayou Ramblers, among others.

Tasche de la Rocha rocks with a wild abandon and channels a feminist alchemy unique unto herself. It's a soundtrack for the moment - make out sessions, quiet contemplation, and fighting the demons around us.