London – An early Thanksgiving came to West London Wednesday night in the shape of Indiana-raised Lily & Madeleine, here as part of a 14-date European tour. The Jurkiewicz sisters were clearly impressed by the grandeur and, indeed, civility of Bush Hall; a live music venue that has witnessed a fair number of earlier incarnations
Los Angeles – With a powerful performance before a packed house in West Hollywood’s famed venue The Troubadour, this show felt a lot like a homecoming for Los Angeles-based Mr. Little Jeans. The synth-pop band effortlessly flowed through their headlining set, punctuated by a strong vocal performance from bandleader Monica Birkenes. The crowd quickly filled
San Francisco - Sky Ferreira celebrated the second night of her three-night residency at The Independent with a tremendously energetic concert. The 22-year old Los Angeles native—along with her backing 4-piece band—played more than a dozen songs for a highly energetic crowd, drawn mostly from her debut LP Night Time, My Time, which was released last
Chicago – When does an underground hip hop group officially become mainstream? For Run The Jewels, perhaps the answer may be as simple as when you need to add a second show because the first instantly sold out. Rappers El-P and Killer Mike played back-to-back shows at The Metro Saturday night. The duo has only
Austin – You’ll never know who your real fans are until you’re performing on a night when there is flash flooding and torrential thunderstorms all over town. On my way to see Sarah Jaffe at the Parish on Saturday night, I was curious to see the extent of the 28-year-old’s fan base in the midst
New York – The Real Friends show started with a Wentzian voice over. The light rasp of lead singer Dan Lambton’s voice came in over the loudspeakers as the band took the stage. The sentiments, like “I only miss you late at night,” sounded like pop punk lyrics in paragraph form and sent the audience
Chicago – When Blake Sennett and Jarrod Gorbel began making music together in 2012, they had no intention of forming a band. They had been left broken and bruised from previous musical projects – Gorbel in The Honorary Title and Sennett in Rilo Kiley and The Elected – and were simply attempting to mend their
Best New Bands and Columbia Records are giving away a vinyl copy of Hozier’s acclaimed debut album, Hozier, signed by the performer himself! The Irish singer-songwriter had a breakthrough song this year with “Take Me To Church” and the artist’s continuous touring has made Hozier a huge hit. Best New Bands saw him perform last month at
Los Angeles – For the three members of the Colesville, Maryland post-hardcore outfit Two Inch Astronaut, the late 90s and early 00s never ended. With the release of their second full-length album Foulbrood on Exploding in Sound Records last week, the band continues to follow in the footsteps of their Beltway brethren, unleashing ten tracks
New York – BestNewBands.com, a top destination for reviews, interviews and news about the world’s best emerging recording artists, has announced the nominees of its 2014 Newbie Awards honoring the year’s best new band, male artist, female artist and album—plus one new category (Breakthrough Artist), as determined by a poll of the site’s editorial staff.