Best New Bands » A.J. Jackson http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Saint Motel Conquers The El Rey http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saint-motel-conquers-the-el-rey/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saint-motel-conquers-the-el-rey/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:05:13 +0000 Saturday night in Los Angeles offers up an abundance of opportunity for people to get themselves into all sorts of sin and misery. You can drown your sorrows at the local neighborhood watering hole, or you can get sloshed with your friends at the club de jour. Or, if you’re a music fan, you can

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  1. Artist of the Week: Saint Motel We’ve been lauding these guys as one of our favorite new bands for what seems like forever, but yesterday, at long last, Los Angeles’ own Saint Motel released their debut LP, Voyeur. Singer A.J. Jackson and guitarist Aaron Sharp have...
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  1. Saint Motel Announces Debut Album, “Voyeur,” Tour Dates And Free Download of Single “1997″ After a long wait, BestNewBands.com faves Saint Motel have finally unleashed news that we’ve been anticipating for some time: details about the release of their debut album. Titled Voyeur, the record set to be released on July 10 and the...
  2. Artist of the Week: Saint Motel We’ve been lauding these guys as one of our favorite new bands for what seems like forever, but yesterday, at long last, Los Angeles’ own Saint Motel released their debut LP, Voyeur. Singer A.J. Jackson and guitarist Aaron Sharp have...
  3. Artists in Residence: Saint Motel Week 4- Saint Motel Does Vail Saint Motel rounds out their Residency with a trip to Vail, CO....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-saint-motel-voyeur/feed/ 1 Saint Motel Is Going To Get Artsy At LACMA http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/saint-motel-is-going-to-get-artsy-at-lacma/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/saint-motel-is-going-to-get-artsy-at-lacma/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:48:58 +0000 It’s no secret Saint Motel is one of my fave city of angels spawned bands- I can’t get enough of their poptastic hits, their contagious energy, and their recently released single is spreading through the states like a serious pandemic.  No wonder the four boys are about to jet off on yet another West coast

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  1. Brand-Spanking-New Song From Saint Motel!!! So it’s Tuesday, you’re counting the minutes left in the day, let alone the week and if Friday had a phone number you’d be sexting it.  Thankfully, Saint Motel is here to answer your prayers with a little mid-week gift...
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  1. Saint Motel 3rd Annual Zombie Prom is Sin-sational! So Saint Motel brought the dead back to life for the third consecutive year in a row- and they definitely did it with a bang!  The undead were swarming around downtown’s Hotel Alexandria anxiously awaiting this year’s coveted pre-valentine’s day...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/saint-motel-offers-sxsw-a-little-slice-of-audio-awesomeness/feed/ 0 Brand-Spanking-New Song From Saint Motel!!! http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/brand-spanking-new-song-from-saint-motel/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/brand-spanking-new-song-from-saint-motel/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:30:00 +0000 So it’s Tuesday, you’re counting the minutes left in the day, let alone the week and if Friday had a phone number you’d be sexting it.  Thankfully, Saint Motel is here to answer your prayers with a little mid-week gift in the form of auditory awesomeness.  The four boys are sending you one-way ticket style

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  1. Update from the Field: Breaking News about Saint Motel THIS JUST IN! Intrepid reporter Lauren Novik writes: “Saint Motel is playing both Sunset Junction and the Sunset Strip Music Fest- the only artist to do that!” You heard it on BestNewBands.com first!...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/dont-miss-at-sxsw-saint-motel-part-one/feed/ 0 Saint Motel 3rd Annual Zombie Prom is Sin-sational! http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saint-motel-3rd-annual-zombie-prom-is-sin-sational/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saint-motel-3rd-annual-zombie-prom-is-sin-sational/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:00:00 +0000 So Saint Motel brought the dead back to life for the third consecutive year in a row- and they definitely did it with a bang!  The undead were swarming around downtown’s Hotel Alexandria anxiously awaiting this year’s coveted pre-valentine’s day event, displaying it’s not enough to give one’s heart- it’s better if you eat it

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