Saint Motel clocks in for a second session in their first week as our Artists in Residence for April 2011.
Saint Motel Gives Us a Bonus for Week One as Artists in Residence
Saint Motel
The explosive, cinematic, indie-pop band Saint Motel is, to put it best, hard to resist, and damn fun. In the world of Saint Motel, nothing bows to convention: Stages become forests and living rooms, and shows become kaleidoscopic mind explosions in 3D. This theatrically creative world is due in large part to the fact that
Congratulations, Jayne! You’ll Be Meeting The Parlotones at The Viper Room TONIGHT!
Congratulations to Jayne! You’ve won a pair of tickets to see The Parlotones at LA’s Viper Room tonight, and before the show, you’ll be meeting the band! Here’s the winning comment: Pick me, pick me! I am south african living here for 12 years and have NEVER seen them live! This is the end of
Congratulations, Allison! You’re Going to Meet The Parlotones in Portland!
Congratulations to Allison! You’ve won a pair of tickets to see The Parlotones at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Sunday, and before the show, you’ll be meeting the band! Here’s the winning comment: I fell IN LOVE with the Parlotones when the opened for Blue October last fall. I got see them play four shows
Artists in Residence installment #4 from Slang Chickens- A Post-SXSW Serenade
In their final installment as our Artists in Residence for March 2011, LA’s Slang Chickens bring us a post-SXSW serenade. Slang Chickens have been amazing this month, and we’re sorry to see them go, but we’re excited about April! Make sure to tune in for our next Artists in Residence: SAINT MOTEL!
Los Angeles! Come Meet The Parlotones at The Viper Room!
It’s time for Los Angeles to get in on the action with South African superstars (and former BestNewBands.com Artists in Residence) The Parlotones! This is the chance for California fans to meet the band and see a show for free! The Parlotones will be playing the Viper Room next Wednesday, March 30, and you and
Attention Portland: It’s Your Turn to Meet the Parlotones!
It’s time for Portland to welcome South African superstars (and former BestNewBands.com Artists in Residence) The Parlotones, and we want to help fans in the Pacific Northwest meet the band and see a show for free! The Parlotones will be playing the Doug Fir next Sunday, March 27, and you and a friend could be
The BestNewBands.com Team is on the ground in Austin NOW!
It’s all happening! Lauren and Laurel are on the ground at SXSW, and the reports will start coming in today. Follow all the action on their Twitter accounts, and here on BestNewBands.com- Twitter.com/LaurenNovik, Twitter.com/LaurelKathleen, and Twitter.com/BestNewBandscom!
Artists in Residence installment #3 from Slang Chickens- A Guide to Happy Touring
Oh, Slang Chickens, you are hilarious. Thanks for another terrific how-to video, this week teaching us how to tour happily. The chicken cooking tutorial last week was amazing. By the end of the month, we will have learned so much from you!
BackStory: Princess Pangolin’s “Heatwave”
In this installment of BackStory, Princess Pangolin‘s Julie Carpenter tells us the story behind her song “Heatwave.” If Mark Frauenfelder of BoingBoing says it’s good, you know it is. You can catch Princess Pangolin at LA’s Echoplex on April 1. This song started with the pizzicato violin riff…I started playing that and humming the melody.