Balkan Beat Box likes to stir the melting pot of music by adding a taste of electronica to its Middle-Eastern and Eastern European flavors. Always fun on the dance floor, Today’s Top Tune is a ...

Better than: Having to fight for the right to party. Balkan Beat Box have made nearly a handful of fine records, but they’re no match for the power of the party band’s live show. It’s probably a ...

Who: Balkan Beat BoxWhere: State Farm StageWhen: 7:30 p.m.The last time a clarinet got invited to a party it was circa Miles Davis, and things were different back then. Balkan Beat Box’s name says it ...

WHEN THE BALKAN BEAT BOX released its self-titled debut album in 2005, the act was little more than producers layering instruments and vocals over programmed beats to create a fusion of New York dance ...

Balkan Beat Box describes its sound as "globalized urban mash-ups," with brass bands, wedding organs and a rooster's crow all finding a place in their recordings. Although the three band members were ...

IF A NAME like Balkan Beat Box suggests a cultural goulash, it barely hints at the musical breadth of the group's latest album, "Nu-Med." The New York ensemble records for JDub, a company that ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The sound of Balkan Beat Box carries ...