Artists Covered: !!!Moving UnitsOdd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All And so the yearly pilgrimage to the barren desert began last Thursday, past the big white windmills and Indian casinos, headed eastbound on the I-10 into the night. On Friday, after a short but good night’s sleep in a janky hotel, I made my way
I have arrived back: worn out, sunburnt, sore, but still basking in the sweaty glory of the Coachella sun. Three days in the desert of Indio, California, and three days of incredible bands, art, overpriced food, and the craziest convening of music lovers one has ever witnessed. So where do I even begin? Here’s a
The Ripe is a power pop/classic rock trio who drew quite the home crowd at their South by Southwest performance at Easy Tiger Patio. The venue was awesome if not a little bit out of the way: it was a small makeshift stage nestled against some fake rocks built up around the riverside. It was
Purple Melon won me over in L.A., fortified my obsession in Austin, and now what L.A. needs (aside from a million things) is more from my four favorite British imports. Their classic rock hybrid is just what the music scene is in need of, because there’s a reason rock spawned in yesteryear is called “classic.”
You might recognize Matthew and the Arrogant Sea for a number of reasons: not only do they have an unusual name, but they’ve been featured on BestNewBands.com under several concert picks that I’ve made in the last few months. I lived in the same small music mecca of Denton, Texas as the sextet for several
Some bands’ names are so peculiar that they leave you pondering what genre they could possibly represent. Austin-based Grimy Styles, on the other hand, tells you exactly what they’re all about in two simple words: “grimy” refers to their raw reggae themes, and “styles” refers to their blend of rock, metal, jazz, and roots. The
Remeber the name Sister Crayon, because you’re going to see/hear about them everywhere if you haven’t already. I reviewed their show at The Echo with Fol Chen as well as when they opened for El Ten Eleven at The Bootleg, and both times I was completely enthralled by the Sacramento foursome’s performance. Their song “Here
I spoke with Young Man‘s Colin Caulfield last October (for the full BestNewBands.com exclusive interview, please click here), but I still had yet to see any of his performances in person until the mega-behemoth festival that is South by Southwest. The Parish was already packed by the time he went on at 11pm last Wednesday
If I had to name my favorite performances at South by Southwest, Lovett would definitely be on the short list. I walked quite a ways off the beaten festival path to catch their set at Lovers Ball, and it was absolutely worth it. Somehow they squeezed ten musicians behind Ben Lovett’s enigmatic visage, and the
Norwegian dance sensation Datarock rocked Annie’s West for Sea Now (popantipop & the sea shepherd conservation society’s SXSW event!) and no one in the venue was disappointed- including myself who was uncontrollably levitated from my seat in order to join the mass amount of enthused venue occupants! Because curiosity killed the cat and satisfaction brought