Things get pretty hectic at all day festivals. There are lines, crowds, people fighting tooth and nail to get to the stage for the bands they came to see. Now add those ideas to the Sunset Strip- you’ve got traffic, police directing it, the hustle and bustle of fans and bands, etc. Heading back to
The Shrill made up of Seth Romano, Brandon Davar, Harry Ostrem, and Zak St. John are a hard rock band seemingly heavily influenced by ghosts of music past, akin to 80’s no holds barred tunes slightly peppered with a little 90’s grunged out metal. Outside the Viper Room, right after they managed to weave their
Since her formative years, Anna Rose has a strong passion for music. At time when many of us were learning our ABC’s and enjoying our coloring books, the New York native was learning how to play piano. She started when she was 5, when she received a guitar from an older cousin that was brought
Photo By Brian Bentley After Semi Precious Weapons (Justin Tranter, Cole Whittle, Dan Crean, Stevy Pyne) serenaded the Viper Room press pit with a little acoustic musical treat (“put a diamond in it” got the entire crowd of journalists up and dancing) we snuck back into the dressing room for a little one on one
The Seattle district of Ballard is a quite, genteel corner in Seattle, homely and welcoming in its layout and presence. From it comes Grynch, a hip-hop artist whose focus on the changing times, humble honesty and everyday life has quickly escalated into him becoming a landmark on the Seattle music scene. Grynch’s first effort, an
Photo By Christina M. Felice Vanaprasta rockin’ since 2008 is an L.A. based band about to serenade SSMF with their incredibly sweet somewhat ambient soulful sound. They’re vintage rock goes perfectly with the vocals- never overpowering but complimenting to the songs themselves. Vanaprasta (Collin Desha, Steven Wilkin, Taylor Brown, Cameron Dmytryk, and Ben Smiley) were
Photo By Brian Bentley Saint Motel is causing a LOT of buzz- spreading faster than an L.A. brushfire through the music scene. Rumors have been circulating about this “secret show” nonstop, especially on the streets of Sunset Strip Music Festival! To clear things up I talked with BNB.com’s friend A.J. Jackson (lead vocals, guitar) of
The Aikiu is the musical concoction that occurs when you add two parts disco and one part electronic pop into a boiling pot with a classical broth. That’s because Alex Aikiu was trained in classical piano, learning the ropes by practicing the work of Chopin and Mozart before ever hearing the more dance worthy tracks
Big B is responsible for the pre-summer song sensation “Sinner,” and he’s taken radio waves by storm ever since. His new CD Good Times & Bad Advice is chalk-full of kick-ass collaborations, namely Scott Russo and Everlast among others- and the vibe is just right for a little background barbeque music of sorts. Ready to
Photo By Michael Beck There are certain bands I get consistently amped to see- and even though I can have the CD on for a week straight- still cannot wait to see them live. Meet Fight From Above (Justin Miner, Dave Schechtman, Jeremy Miner, Justin Krook). Since I was introduced to their L.A. Kids