A Saturday in downtown LA's Flower District usually consists of buying bouquets and sampling street vendor fare. Florists arrange poinsettias while customers shop for wedding table centerpieces or new additions to their gardens. However, a casual turn down Wall Street might land you front row at an indie concert courtesy of the Remstoys.

The trio plays a set at the farmers market "the Wall" about once a month. On the small Music Feeds Stage, Genesee Hall, Mark Melgar and Leo Rubacalba use their acoustic tunes and bold vocals to mesmerize the crowd as customers weave in and out of the market.

“When the three of them get together, it’s magical,” said Susan Hillyer, the market manager and creative brain behind the Music Feeds Stage at the Wall.

Hillyer seeks out specific talent she believes will mesh well with the market’s diverse and family-friendly atmosphere. She usually finds artists by word-of-mouth, going to restaurants or even scoping out acts at nearby retirement homes. But with the Remstoys, it was all luck.

“My grandma got us this gig,” Hall said. “She’s pretty involved in the community.”

Aside from her grandma’s help, the 18-year-old has developed a strong fan base by singing in the Highland Park area for more than half her life. But two years ago, she met up with Rubacalba and Melgar to form the band.

Originally called Sweet Dispozition, the trio reinvented themselves after different members floated in and out of the band. With its remaining members, the three became known as the Remstoys.

“Somehow we ended up finding something very real,” Rubacalba said. “And it took off from there.”

When choosing their new name, they decided to pick something close to home.

“It’s the street where we met,” Hall explained.

When they first started practicing, the members would meet around Remstoy Street to play together. Although the “remstoys” has no literal meaning, Rubacalba said the street signifies the band’s roots. Only a couple of years later, they've developed a fan base that has branched throughout LA.

In a sentence, the Remstoys describe their sound as “acoustic and deep, but fun at the same time.” Citing the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Coldplay as his main influences, Rubacalba admires the alternative 90s bands, while Hall looks to vocal powerhouses like Adele and Taylor Swift for inspiration.

When the Remstoys started playing at the Wall, Hillyer said people would stop in their tracks after hearing Hall’s bold sound.

“You ask yourself, ‘How is that voice coming out of that small frame?’” Hillyer said. “Genesee’s got that ‘it’ factor.”

Although the Remstoys look and sound professional, the young musicians play shows at the Wall entirely for tips.

“It’s hard in LA to find places to play when you’re not 21,” Hillyer said.

When she began managing the market, Hillyer said it lacked a musical ambiance. With such a range of florists, wedding planners, kids and families at the Wall, Hillyer decided to supplement its diverse dynamic.

“We needed to have something that built and developed the creativity of the market,” she said. “We needed to fill the air with music.”

Therefore, she started the Music Feeds stage, giving young musicians a chance to perform. With this platform, the Remstoys and the market actually do feed off of each other. The band gets exposure from the market’s foot traffic while the Remstoys’ social media fan base attracts new customers.

With such a professional business model, it can be easy to forget these young performers have lives outside the band. When the Remstoys aren’t busy working the crowd, Rubacalba taps into his creative side.

“I build and restore guitars,” said Rubacalba. “I’m interested in any sort of artistic craft.”

After he brings the instruments back to life, he plays them at shows. His most recent restoration, an American-made ESP, has accompanied Rubacalba at the Remstoys’ latest gigs.

Hall, meanwhile, indulges in typical 18-year-old behavior like shopping and hanging out with friends. But above all, she spends most of her time doing what she loves most.

“I’m always singing,” she said.

The band likes to cover popular songs such as “The Way I Am” by Ingrid Michaelson and “Ex’s & Oh’s” by Elle King. However, the Remstoys have been busy writing their own music, including their new single "No Remorse."

“With 12 originals, it’s worth releasing an album,” Rubacalba said. “So stay tuned for that.”

In five years, the band hopes to play bigger stages in front of bigger audiences while spreading their message of “positive self-awareness.” Although they face the same struggles as many young artists in the competitive LA market, the Remstoys are determined to leave a lasting impression.

“They have the personality and they certainly have the musical talent,” said Hillyer. “They could make it.”

Covering Elle King's "Ex's & Oh's". Check out the Remstoys' YouTube page here