Soft Palms are rewriting the rules of the music business from a Long Beach studio

LA Times Friday 19th June 2026, 7:17PM 1 min read 3 days ago

<p>With a new album titled "In Echo" out Friday, husband-and-wife duo Scott Montoya and Julia Kugel also share secrets of how to survive and thrive as indie artists through a new book about the DIY music business.</p>

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