The Like: Laena Geronimo, from left,
“I think it’s awesome to be able to play a rock ‘n’ roll show in a mini-skirt, but more more than that it’s about being a real musician and maintaining a sense of femininity,” Berg said. “That’s a rad thing to do.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
The Like perform at downtown club the Smell. Annie Monroe, from left, Elizabeth “Z” Berg and Laena Geronimo.
“There was this perception that the Like were this huge band,” said Geronimo. “Let’s just dispell that. Let’s show people that this is a good band with good people and good musicianship.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
The Like: Tennessee Thomas, from left, Laena Geronimo, Annie Monroe and Elizabeth “Z” Berg.
“We went in with a lot of records that we wanted it to sound like, but at the end of the day it didn’t sound like that,” Berg said of the band’s new album “Release Me.” “It sounds like us. That failure, trying to immitate things that are inimitable, is what makes it new.” (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
