When BestNewBands.com favorite Will Knox is in town, you can be sure that we’ll be there. Knox kicked off his five-week tour with fellow troubadour Ari Herstand at the Hotel Café in Hollywood. Throughout his 45-minute set, Knox sprinkled in songs both old (“Buckled Knees, “Immigrant Hands), new (“Icecapades,” “Bullets”) and newest (“Let’s Rob A
Marissa Nadler Saturday night (7/30) Marissa Nadler played the 2nd to last show of her current tour at Littlefield in Brooklyn. Littlefield is another one of those Brooklyn venues that seem to appear out of nowhere; you’re on what looks like a strictly industrial street with nothing of interest on it, but then suddenly you
On Sunday night, the Clift Hotel in San Francisco continued their successful free concert series run with a performance from the New York Indie Lo-Fi band the Cults. Having just formed as a band in 2010, this project has already begun to build up a fast growing fan base. Knowing that they had sold out
Elisa Ambrogio of Magik Markers Friday night may have been the hottest night in Brooklyn so far this summer, and since Shea Stadium doesn’t have indoor AC, it also may have been the worst time and place for a concert. Regardless, a decent amount of people braved the potential for heat exhaustion to sweat through
pic by Johnny Leather It must have been a surreal experience to be up on stage last night at the music café Zebulon. The stage, a low, small platform with room enough for a musician or two but not much else, was set back from the front row of tables by a large gap. In
Noel Heroux of Hooray For Earth Saturday night Hooray For Earth played a midnight set at Brooklyn Bowl. When I arrived, there was already a sizable and interesting crowd for The Sadies with Andre Williams. I was not aware of these guys, but apparently Andre Williams is somewhat of a legend from the old time
tUnE-yArDs Yesterday (7/14) the line to get into tUnE-yArDs with Austra spanned across several blocks; going so far down I couldn’t even see the end of it. I’m not sure if everyone got in, but the capacity at Hudson River Park Pier 54 was quite large, and I am pretty sure it was as full
Last night, The Rock Shop celebrated it’s one year anniversary. In the short time it’s been open, this 4th ave. hangout has made its way into the standard rotation of Brooklyn venues to see up-and-coming bands, ranking alongside Glasslands, Union Hall, Cameo, and The Music Hall of Williamsburg in drawing exciting new acts to its
When the original announcement of the Dave Matthews Band Caravan was made I was intrigued at the prospect of adding another music festival to our already jam packed Chicago summer line up. In addition to our regular venues many of our parks are turned into homes for some great live music. Pitchfork and Lollapalooza have
Washed Out Monday night, and another sold out show at Bowery Ballroom. Nothing new, except that this time the lineup consisted of Blood Orange, Grimes, and headliner Washed Out. This show was in support of Washed Out’s new album (and first full length) Within and Without, which is out today on Sub Pop.