If you have a heart, you will like Kina Grannis. If you do not like Kina Grannis, you either have not heard of her or you kick puppies. This is what I learned from going to see her play her impossibly cheery live set last night. On this oddly warm night, I headed down Wilshire
BestNewBands.com Remember the days when rock n’ roll was really rock n’ roll? When it was largely feared by the masses, when reeling guitars caused echoing screams, and lead singers shook and convulsed on stage like madmen, scaring but captivating mindblown audiences? Before bands like Linkin Park turned everyone around you into a Hot-Topic-frequenting idiot
BestNewBands.com So I press play on this video, and I’m watching…and I’m watching and I’m thinking…this looks familiar…really familiar. Oh ya! I was totally at this concert. And now it makes sense why there were so many people videoing there (makes for interesting camera angles, huh?). And then I remember the energy and as
BestNewBands.com Verity in Stereo. Hmm. My first reaction is to look up the word ‘verity.’ verity |ˈveritē|: noun ( pl. -ties), a true principle or belief, esp. one of fundamental importance : the eternal verities. Now, “in Stereo”? How about ‘through sound.’ Ok. Truth through sound. I can dig this. Now I listen.
In the wake of their etherial set at UCLA, I got to catch up with Dominant Legs in a particularly collegiate courtyard outside of UCLA’s Kerckhoff Grand Salon. They were a curious pair to see. Ryan Lynch, the guitarist, is jockey-like in stature–short and small–but with a striking bone structure and big eyes that give
BestNewBands.com With so much synth and experimental action gracing the alternative music scene recently, I relax a little to listen to a classic guitar-driven alternative rock band such as the oh-so-ironically-titled Applespacebar. With sounds reminiscent of Jimmy Eat World and vocals echoing Brandon Boyd (of Incubus), this band enters the race as a good-old-fashioned-down-to-earth-rock-your-face-off-alt-rock-band–and, frankly,
After their killer set at UCLA’s Kerckhoff Grand Salon this past Thursday, I met up with Young the Giant to ask them a few questions. This five piece band is comprised of Sameer Gadhia (vocals), Jacob Tilley (guitar), Eric Cannata (guitar), Payam Doostzadeh (bass), and Francois Comtois (drums). If you’re thinking those names sound sort
The UCLA campus was abuzz under the warm yellow lights lining brick pathways last night, and groups of students were thankful to crowd into the cozy Kerckhoff Grand Salon to escape the bitter wind. Let me reemphasize cozy: through the pool of heads, it was almost difficult to find where the stage was at all.
BestNewBands.com Usually, the Seattle music scene is associated with the scruff-faced, flannel-clad aesthetic that’s know to debut the best in alternative sound. With Roman Holiday, however, this is not the case. Though there are certainly hints of flannel (I’m looking at you, ridiculous scarf), Roman Holiday sports a commercially ready sound that has led to
Get dressed. Get your stuff–keys, phone, wallet, ticket. Get in your car. Drive. Roll the windows down and smell the air. It’s Saturday night and L.A.’s alive. Cruise down Wilshire until you see that aqua, neon-lit sign that reads The Wiltern and smile when your heart skips its first beat of the night. Find somewhere