Coachella 2011 Coverage: Day 1, Part 2

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Some sweaty and tatted dude in the Gobi Tent Artists Covered: Cold War KidsInterpolSleigh BellsThe Black KeysCrystal Castles Cold War Kids Following Odd Future last Friday at Coachella, I headed over to the Outdoor Stage to check out Cold War Kids, whose most recent 2011 album, Mine is Yours, has been on repeat for me.

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BNBTV Spotlight: Kina Grannis, “Valentine”

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NOTE: Read here to catch not only an awesome video, but a mini-review of Kina Grannis’ recent reissue of Stairwells! BestNewBands.com (Read my past review of Kina Grannis’ December 2010 concert at the El Rey in Los Angeles!) Kina Grannis is a great example of the internet-age way to rise into the music business; this

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BNBTV Spotlight: I2W at Kokomo Havasu

BestNewBands.com I2W is a hip-hop/rap collective from Sacramento. They stay afloat in the underground-indie-rap-sphere, and while they don’t seem to quite yet possess the skill, eloquence, and unbreakable flow that indie-rap-underdog-turned-frontrunner Atmosphere possess (oh, Slug, how I love you), they do have at least one killer hook (Weeest Coast is baaack), a lot of energy,

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Album Review: Little Tybee’s “Humorous to Bees” Pleases!

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Artist: Little TybeeAlbum: Humorous to Bees Genre: Indie, folk, popRecommended tracks: “Strong Ears”, “In Range” The theater is dark and swelled with anticipation. The movie opens, fades from black. Dainty, rhythmic shakers are heard–first softly, then loudly. Images fill the screen: a picturesque French setting, somewhere in Paris, of course. It is springtime, pigeons dot

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BNBTV Spotlight: Deer Meet, “Old Man”

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BestNewBands.com In addition to so many band titles feature woodland and farmland creatures–Deerhoof, Deerhunter, Fleet Foxes, Foxes in Fiction, Mountain Goats, Band of Horses, Wolfmother, Wolf Parade, Grizzly Bear, Sea Wolf, Fruit Bats; need I go on?–we now have one more addition: Deer Meet. And while most of these aforementioned bands have a decidedly whimsical

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