In their third installment as our Artists in Residence, Fight From Above performs “Landlocked” in a brand new video shot at The Troubador in Los Angeles. BestNewBands.com
Fight From Above Residency Volume 2: Between the Curves
In their second installment as our Artists in Residence, Fight From Above performs “Between the Curves.” BestNewBands.com
Introducing our Artists in Residence for September: Fight From Above!
BestNewBands.com’s Artists in Residence series resumes this September with Los Angeles’ Fight From Above. We kick off their residency this Labor Day with their official video for “Robber Barons,” and you can look for additional videos from them every Wednesday for the remainder of the month, including some great exclusive footage! BestNewBands.com
BackStory: Brad Brubaker’s “A Lullaby to Make the Nightmares Go Away”
This week Chicago musician Brad Brubaker talks about his song “A Lullaby to Make the Nightmares Go Away” from his album For My Enemies, With Love. On August 27, he opens for PIMProv at Chemicially Unbalanced Theatre, where he will sing and do funny stuff. His next straight music gig is at a gay bar:
The Weekend Playlist: The Lollapalooza 2010 Mix
Lollapalooza starts today in Chicago, and BestNewBands.com’s intrepid reporter, Lauren Novik, will be on the scene. Lauren will be sending in her daily impressions of the granddaddy festival, as well as interviews with several bands. To help get you in the mood for the Lollapalooza coverage, here’s a playlist from the bands I’d be aiming
BackStory: The Fling’s “Devil’s Man”
In this episode, Dustin Lovelis of Long Beach, CA’s The Fling tells the story behind their song “Devil’s Man.” The Fling’s album “When the Madhouses Appear” comes out on August 31. I wrote the song, “Devil’s Man” shortly after my girlfriend left for Africa for a couple months. It’s mostly about me trying to figure
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the week of 7/26
Picked by Todd Prodanovich Midnight Juggernauts with Baron von Luxxury @ The Echo in Los Angeles, Monday 7/26, 8:30pm for $10 (Ages:18+) These Australian electro-rockers blew me away with their debut album Dystopia, which became one of my all time favorites. It was rich in dark tones mixed with bright bursts of synthesizers and some
BackStory: John Shipe’s “Underground Debutante”
In today’s episode, Eugenian singer-songwriter John Shipe gives us the lyrics and story to one of my favorite of his songs, “Underground Debutante.” Enjoy! “Underground Debutante” is my feminist anthem. It’s one of my only songs for which I composed all the music before penning a single lyric. (That’s rare for me, because my melody-moods
BackStory: Kathryn Ostenberg’s “The Starting Line”
This week’s BackStory entry comes from friend of the site and former Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg. In addition to sharing the lyrics and story to a brand new song, she recorded an exclusive video of it (below), so enjoy! Hello BestNewBands.com readers! So- this is a brand new song…I finished it today…(7/17/2010) It’s called
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the week of 7/19
WASHINGTON DC: (From Cornell Wedge) Who: Tanya Morgan (I am most excited to see them. If you don’t have their album, Brooklynati, you are missing out on life. You can buy it here or, if you are feeling frugal, you can get their earlier release, Tanya Morgan is a Rap Group here. Also The Kickdrums