Los Angeles – Brooding Australian indie quintet Gang of Youths made their second appearance ever in the City of Angels at the Echo. The Soft White Sixties and Livingmore opened the night. Gang of Youths took stage at 10:40pm. Their electrifying twelve-song set was led by the charismatic frontman David Le’aupepe. He connected with the
Los Angeles – Formed in El Paso, Texas, the Greg Gonzalez led quartet, Cigarettes After Sex had a breakthrough in 2015 with their single, “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby,” growing to 55.8 million+ views on YouTube. While the song was a couple years old, it was seemingly an overnight sensation. The now Brooklyn based band
Los Angeles – It’s been four years since we last heard anything from Brooklyn indie rockers, Beach Fossils. While such a wait can seem grueling for fans, it was a necessary withdrawal for lead singer/founder, Dustin Payseur. He’s debuting his long-awaited return, Somersault, on his own new label, Bayonet Records, which he co-owns with his
Los Angeles – Future Islands broke through to the masses in the later part of 2014. The band’s wild performance of “Seasons (Waiting On You)” on The Late Night with David Letterman went viral that summer. It turned the Baltimore synth-pop trio into an over night sensation. They formed in 2006 and had been touring
Los Angeles – Generationals, a new wave duo from New Orleans returned to Los Angeles, after an absence of a few years, to showcase new jams and fan favorites. The Teragram Ballroom, located in downtown Los Angeles was buzzing on this crystal clear night as the true, zealot fans made it out to support the
Los Angeles – Little Rock, Arkansas alt-pop-rock group, Knox Hamilton caught some well deserved attention in 2015 with their EP, How’s Your Mind. This led to a slew of gigs performing with bands like Colony House, Young the Giant, and The Head and The Heart. This time around, Knox Hamilton is looking to breakthrough all
Los Angeles – Hippo Campus is already making a name for themselves before their first LP even hits the streets. The Minnesota indie rock quartet had an impressive 2015 and 2016 with addictive singles such as “Suicide Saturday” and “South”. While barely in their early 20s, Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (guitar), Zach Sutton (bass),
Los Angeles – On a mellow night, in Downtown LA, at a little known venue known as The Teragram Ballroom, Bad Suns performed to an electric sold-out crowd. Off the heels of its fantastic sophomore LP, Disappear Here (which is a favorite of Vinyl Theatre’s Keegan Calmes), the hometown quartet performed 17 songs, to a packed 600
Los Angeles – With 2017 just around the corner, annual “Best Of” lists will soon begin to circulate, and while we here at Best New Bands have begun reflecting on the bands that have shown brightly this year, it is clear Maryland-born, Brooklyn-grown synth-pop trio Prinze George has been staking its claim as one of the
Los Angeles - Let’s get something out of the way: Prinze George is one of the best new acts of 2016. Agreed? Good! Maryland synth-pop trio Prinze George made its LA debut at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. The three-piece was the opening act for up and coming New York duo Lewis Del Mar, at the sold