Michael Kiwanuka Announces US Tour Dates for Fall
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Wednesday, 11 July 2012 09:05
Following a short, yet successful jaunt in June, Michael Kiwanuka announces his first lengthy coast to coast U.S. tour for the fall, kicking off in New York City at Webster Hall on September 18. Michael will be returning to New York for a third time, where he's garnered rave notices from the New York Times, NY Daily News and Time ...
Monophonics Go Heavy on the Psych and Soul at Sullivan Hall
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Sunday, 24 June 2012 19:26
Here at BestNewBands.com, we tend to focus mainly on what’s generally lumped into the “indie” genre; “indie” being a word that has come to be used more as a categorization for a certain sound and image of a band, as opposed to simply meaning a band that is “independent.” Ironically, the bands that tend to fall into that genre are generally more w...
Good news for fans of new music: FYF Fest is proud to announce its return to the Los Angeles State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles, where it's been held for the past four years. Taking place on Sept 1 and 2 (which is Labor Day weekend), the festival will include performances by the newly reformed Refused, M83, Beirut, James Blake, Yeasayer,...
The Independent in San Francisco holds 500 people. It is the premier small venue in the Bay Area. On Thursday, Vancouver sent their premier small band and the two converged in a symbiotic mind meld that turned San Francisco into a place where degenerates, punkers and drunkards were one. I knew Japandroids had a phenomenal new album. What I didn’t...
Tuesday night marked my second venture to a Check Yo Ponytail 2 event, and just like my first experience, the night included energetic, electronic, dance-inducing acts, with Crystal Fighters as the headliner.
Before this show, I honestly did not know much about the London-via-Spain electronic five-piece, but as soon as the performance ended, I r...
The Hives and FIDLAR Set To Melt Faces In Select Cities
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Sunday, 03 June 2012 20:48
In case you aren’t aware yet, one of our favorite new bands, SoCal slacker/punk/surf rockers FIDLAR, are set to hit the road for the next couple of weeks with another personal favorite, Swedish indie garage vets The Hives. Having seen the Swedes perform at Coachella in April, I can truly say for those of you lucky to catch this show, that means y...
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A must have! RT @ThatEricAlper NPR's guide to the running gags from Arrested Development: http://t.co/L6rXmSvkz5
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RT @msuster: Lol “@levie: 48 more hours until your parents find out about -then subsequently join- Tumblr. Enjoy it while it lasts.”
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TV Appearance: LA rockers @BewareoDarkness just made their network TV debut on @ConanOBrien. New album and tour. http://t.co/F2bkpYkoKR
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Interview: Samuel and Sinosa of LA avant pop band @folchen discuss their latest album and musical etch-a-sketch. http://t.co/yzE3rFnINV
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