For Orange County singer/piano vixen Emily Simonian, music has been driving force in her life. Though she was forced into playing, Simonian eventually came to grips with music and became something she loves. Recently, Bestnewbands.com caught up with her to talk about how her musical influences, what she learned from her brief time at Berklee
There was a murder last night at the Viper Room- and it wasn’t tragic. No one was a victim of senseless violence- it was the much needed, highly anticipated killing of summer care of L.A.’s own Fight From Above. Not that L.A. Kids need yet ANOTHER reason to celebrate, but FFA (our September Artist In
Twin Shadow is the sort of indie pop that you can dance yourself silly to, pondering the deeply intimate lyrics paired with lush synthetic melodies and strung out disco funk beats. Twin Shadow is essentially the brainchild of George Lewis, Jr., whose debut album Forget was recently released this summer as well as a split
San Francisco isn’t known as fertile ground for an up-and-coming electronica act. Spiro Agnew is trying to change that perception. Formed as the creative brainchild of Alex Musto, the band recently released its first LP, OH What Model Citizens We Be in August. Best described as a fusion between the fuzz guitar of The
Miniature Tigers are four busy cats. In addition to the nationwide tour they’ve embarked on in support of their second album Fortress (available here), the modern art/beauty pop foursome has received nods from the likes of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, and NPR. After hearing the first 10 seconds of the cheery ‘Bullfighter Jacket’ coupled with
There’s never a dull moment in Los Angeles. Most times the best concert venues are in the less than stellar L.A. areas- but sacrifices must be made in the pursuit of listen worthy music. On my way to the Bootleg Theater last night the residentially-challenged were really ready willing and able to treat the concert
I saw Steve Liriks a few weeks ago at the MTV VMA L.A. Breakout Artist Showcase, where he was nominated along with two other local bands The Divine and It Boys (for the full article, click here). Though The Divine was declared the winner and recipient of MTV press as a buzzworthy band, there was
I was lucky enough to catch These United States when they played on the same lineup as Company Of Thieves the night before Lollapalooza officially started in Chicago. Needless to say- there’s a reason they were our Artist In Residence a bit ago, and why they’re a band to keep your eye on- because they
Deadman is literally THE perfect chill out, relaxin’ all maxin’ all cool kind of music. Think Dirty Sweet with a whole hell of a lot more 70s folk fused into it. It’s completely clear that the 70’s rock era really played a major part in the making of music for Deadman’s frontman Steven Collins. Though
Listening to Beats Antique is like immersing oneself into a musical melting pot of cultures. Combining Middle Eastern styles and other world music with dubstep, electronica, and roots music, Beats Antique sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard before (Check out Daniel Burnett‘s review of their performance at Seattle’s Decibel Festival here). The trio of isn’t