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 Voidz’ album, "Virtue," through which he more explicitly expresses politically-charged ideas. Doing so, Casablancas explains, is using his music as a “means to an end to make the world a better place.” The music industry, according to Casablancas, operates quite similarly to the political world, where “whoever’s propaganda’s the loudest” is what is popular, regardless of its quality. In 2016 Casablancas interviewed Henry Giroux, during which they discuss the idea of whether or not the average American identifies that there are still existing struggles and conflicts that need to be addressed within the country. Amongst various other issues impending on