Haim (band) spotted by musician Jenny Lewis at a jam session in Laurel Canyon, which led to Danielle joining Lewis' touring band. The Strokes' singer Julian Casablancas came to see one of Lewis's shows on tour, and he in turn asked Danielle to play guitar and percussion on his solo tour. Danielle rehearsed with Casablancas' band every day for two months, which she later described as "an eye-opening experience." Following working with Casablancas from late 2009 to mid 2010, she auditioned for a place in Scarlet Fever, the all-female backing band for CeeLo Green. Danielle performed only once with the group, on
Julian Casablancas society today, Casablancas is most concerned with the idea that institutions have become more powerful than democratic government. He proposes that there is a perpetual conflict between those who understand that the democratic nature of the U.S. is lost and those who seek to keep it that way. It is in this way that the music industry reflects the nature of politics- quality and integrity is compromised under the control of capitalist greed. Casablancas cites some of his most politically influential figures as Oliver Stone, Chris Hedges, Jesse Ventura, and Howard Zinn. He notes Martin Luther King Jr. as his