ON TOUR WITH THE CIVIL WARS THIS JANUARY; “MEXICO” EP OUT NOW The musical evolution of U.K. sibling trio The Staves — Emily, Jessica and Camilla — has been a slow, steady process; an adventure that began in the stew of family car journeys, sing-alongs and squabbles over the stereo, and immersed in the music
89.9 KCRW Presents New Years Eve at The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood with: Jenny and Johnny, Cults, and DJ Marion Hodges – Sat, December 31, 2011, Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:30 pm (event ends at 1:00 am) The Standard Hotel, West Hollywood, CA $75.00 – $125.00. Start the new year with two of the sassiest and best regarded indie
Body Language’s “Holiday (Savoir Adore Remix),” Holiday Single out now on Lavish Habits / OM Records Brooklyn’s own Body Language has risen from the DIY venue basements armed with the kinetic dynamite you would expect from the name. Originally coaxed to Brooklyn by fellow party-throwers, CassetteNYC and Percussionlab, Body Language quickly found a welcome soapbox from
The SnowBall Music Festival will return to Nottingham Park in Avon, CO, March 2–4, 2012, for a second year of supreme music and mountain sports. Tickets for the event are on sale now on the newly re-designed SnowBall website. The festival is announcing two bands a day for the 2012 lineup on their Facebook page, click here to
It’s summertime in Australia and The Falls Music and Arts Festival ending the year with a few days of fun in the sun with warm weather and hot new bands. Making the trek are BestNewBands.com favorites Grouplove (shown above, Photo by Dan Cordie), Metronomy and The Jezabels. Besides the music, one of the things that make
Following up from Endless Summer the first single to be taken from their Australian No.2 album Prisoner, “intensindie” exponents The Jezabels have released the second stand-out single Trycolour today (Monday 12th December 2011) . Having signed in the US to independent label Mom+Pop Records (Sleigh Bells, Freelance Whales, Metric, etc) The Jezabels have just taken
Monday, December 12, Dodos, Dignan Porch at Corsica Studios – London – 7pm Monday, December 12th: Acidic, Chamber of Echos at The Roxy Theater – Los Angeles – 9:45pm – Free Show Tuesday, December 13th: Gary Clark Jr. w/ White Dress at The Mercury Lounge – NYC – 9:15 – $15 – 21+ Thursday December
Monday, December 19th, Woods at Glasslands - 8:30pm - Cost: $10 Age Restriction: 21+ Tuesday, December 21st, Yukon Blonde and The Fling at Brick and Mortar in San Francisco, 8pm – $8/$10, 18+ Friday December 23rd: Gold Motel at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, 7:00 PM All Ages 12.00
SXSW is getting closer! As their web site says: ‘The list of invited acts is growing by each day’. The list is already huge and they’re still adding bands. There’s a lot of new faces (Bruce Springsteen notwithstanding – but Yay Bruce). They already booked BestNewBands.com favorites Grace Potter + The Nocturnals (shown above), Letting
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE GOVERNORS BALL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012 EXPANDING TO TWO DAYS OF MUSIC, ART, AND ENTERTAINMENT SATURDAY JUNE 23RD AND SUNDAY THE 24TH FEATURING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF TALENT RANGING FROM HIP HOP, AND ELECTRONICA TO INDIE ROCK, AMERICANA AND POP MOVING TO RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK Founders Entertainment