Los Angeles neo-psychedelic rockers West Indian Girl [ tickets ]--featuring Robert James, Francis Ten, Mark Lewis, Amy White and Mariqueen "Q" Maandig--seem to have their collective act together as they gain an ever increasing fan base.

In 2004, they released their self-titled debut album, followed in 2006 by a remix. From that set the single "What Are You Afraid Of" inspired a hit video often seen on the show "Subterranean," MTV2's underground program.

Don't be surprised to see Maandig's name in news a lot more often. This week, it was announced that she's engaged to Trent Reznor [ tickets ]. A statement on West Indian Girl's website reads "...everyone in the West Indian Girl camp is super excited and happy for her. Q's an awesome person, friend and bandmate and she couldn’t be marrying a cooler guy. Talk about analog and digital love--their kids might all have moogs for arms."

West Indian Girl performed at San Francisco's Treasure Island Festival in support of their album "4th & Wall" in the fall of 2007; here are some of my photos of the band in action.