Though A Broken Opera formed just last year (from the ashes of the now-defunct the Opera), the individual members have been collectively jamming together for four or five years. And despite all the music experience under their combined belt, the twentysomethings—Jose Corominas (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard), Andrew Hernandez (drums) and Miguel Quintero (guitar)—haven't tried to narrow down their '90s-inspired jams to meet the music industry's genres halfway. Instead, the group genre-hops (a label-defying technique that will hopefully lead to nationwide city-hopping), touching on everything from synth-pop to alt-rock. And with a Spanish-rock EP possibly in the works, the only thing stopping A Broken Opera from total SoCal domination is the lack of a bass player. And as it turns out,... More >>>