Dan Black is a glam idol in the makings. Dressed in matching all-white ensembles and animalistic face paint, he and his lively guitarist roamed the Massive Stoned Garden stage at the SmokeOut Festival amidst teeth-rattling bass and synth tracks mixed with experimental guitar riffs. Dan Black‘s obviously un-American inflections reminded me a lot of Thomas
I spent the tail-end of last week and the entirety of this weekend running around Portland with hoards of other music fans for Musicfest Northwest, Portland’s largest and best-known music festival. There were ups and downs, but really mostly ups, so thank goodness for that. I saw some great big names, some wonderful up-and-comers, and
Finally! What we’ve all be waiting for. FYF Fest 2010 is ONE DAY away from gracing Los Angeles Historic Park with myriad musical and comedic performances to satisfy your eardrums. BNB.com staffers Lauren Novik and Laurel Kathleen will be on the scene, but here are a few advance nuggets to get your mouth watering… Among
Wavves, smoking The F***Yeah Fest (FYF) is Los Angeles’ answer to the seemingly large-scale indie festivals like South by South West and Coachella. Held in Los Angeles Historic Park, FYF will feature artists such as Vetiver, The Blow and The Mountain Goats among others prominent to the indie community. FYF itself isn’t until September 4,
Starting on Saturday September 4, the annual Seattle music and arts festival Bumbershoot will be entering its 40th year. Established in 1971, the festival extends over a three-day period during Labor Day Weekend and is packed with seven music stages, as well as a plethora of other entertainment including theatre, dance, comedy, literary arts and
Lollapalooza From The Front Lines, Day Three- Third Time’s A Charm! Intrepid reporter Lauren Novik, ready to rock. So Lollapalooza is officially over, and day three was most definitely third time’s a charm status! I was lucky enough to hang out with Justin Krook, bassist of Fight From Above- the band that will officially be
Intrepid reporter Lauren Novik with Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros & friend backstage at Lollapalooza 2010 Yesterday was a complete whirlwind and a half. Between hanging out backstage at Sony Bloggie with Alex Ebert from Edwarpe Sharpe (who rocked it so hard I cannot wait to see them again at Sunset
Lollapalooza From The Front Lines! Lauren here, reporting from the front lines of Lollapalooza! So far BNB dot com was fortunate enough to meet Davey Havok of AFI, Lady Gaga’s dancers- and see her set pre-performance!
Hard has suffered from a few snafus in the past year, including an early cancelation of Hard LA and a mid-show cancellation of last year’s Hard Summer. Hard NYC also had its share of problems, the biggest of which being that MIA walked off stage early, blaming poor sound on the rain and sound technicians.
What do you do when one of the greatest bands of our generation releases an album that they claim to be their last and then embark on a tour that may also very well be their last? You pray that they play within driving distance, and you buy tickets fast. Such is the case with