Best New Bands » Bootleg Theater 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 White Arrows and NO Celebrate Homecomings at L.A.’s Bootleg Theater http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/white-arrows-and-no-celebrate-homecomings-at-las-bootleg-theater/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/white-arrows-and-no-celebrate-homecomings-at-las-bootleg-theater/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2013 04:34:56 +0000 Many bands bred in Los Angeles don’t stay local for long. Striving to broaden their fan bases, these dedicated acts work hard in order to tour the States and beyond, allowing people all over the globe to catch a glimpse of their musical prowess. Of the SoCal up-and-comers, not many have been as successful in

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  1. White Arrows Slays The Roxy I saw White Arrows perform live for the first time as the opening act for UMO at the Echoplex about a month ago and instantly fell in love with this new band. Led by visionary Mickey Church, the L.A.-based quintet...
  2. Live Review: Here We Go Magic And The Dig At Bootleg Theater On Wednesday night, Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theater moved its event from the main room/bar to its grand theater room, which is usually meant for plays. In the larger space, complete with seating, Here We Go Magic and The Dig were...
  3. Album Review: White Arrows, Dry Land Is Not A Myth Ever since White Arrows released its Fireworks of the Sea EP this spring, the quintet’s full-length debut has been on my radar. The L.A.-based five-piece created its own brand of electro pop, incorporating calypso and tropical beats with soaring synthesizers...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/white-arrows-and-no-celebrate-homecomings-at-las-bootleg-theater/feed/ 1 Ticket Giveaway: WALL At Bootleg Bar, 3/8 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/ticket-giveaway-wall-at-bootleg-bar-3-8/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/ticket-giveaway-wall-at-bootleg-bar-3-8/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:53:56 +0000   It’s a fact that good things come out of UK, and it looks like the newest future shining star is WALL. The young producer is releasing her debut EP, Shoestring, in the U.S. on April 2 via Black Cab Sessions new label, BCS, and creates dreamy and extremely nuanced tracks that are so minimalistic

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  1. Ticket Give-Away! Nenna Yvonne at The Key Club this Thursday Nenna Yvonne will be taking LA’s Key Club by storm this Thursday night, and you and a friend could be there for free! Nenna’s given us a track you can download for free, and she’d like to give one lucky...
  2. Southeast Engine Fires Up The Bootleg Bar Generally, bluegrass-tinged folk music is not something I’d consider dance worthy, but after watching Southeast Engine perform at Los Angeles’ Bootleg Bar on Tuesday night, I may have to reconsider. The Ohio-based quartet revved up its audience as soon as...
  3. Win Tickets to See Canon Blue at Glasslands This Saturday!   Photo by Tyler James BestNewBands.com is giving away a pair of tickets for Canon Blue’s show at Glasslands this Saturday, August 20th at 8pm! To enter: follow us on Twitter @BestNewBandscom and retweet our Canon Blue show announcement to...
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  1. Live Review: Peter Wolf Crier Wows The Bootleg Theatre Peter Wolf Crier is a band that you probably haven’t heard of…yet. But after watching the duo (trio during live performances) immobilize the audience of Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theatre, I am confident you will be hearing this name more and...
  2. PAPA Celebrates Their EP Release at The Bootleg On Wednesday night, Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theatre hosted a celebratory show for local punk-meets-soul outfit, PAPA. RACES and THE FRANKS also hailing from the City of Angels, joined the duo-turned-quartet for a kickass night of rock ‘n’ roll. The guys...
  3. Chocolate Genius Inc. at The Bootleg Theater Chocolate Genius Inc. is an enigma. The musical project of New York artist Marc Anthony Thompson performed last night at Bootleg Theater to an attentive and intrigued audience, and I’m fairly certain that the majority of the audience left with...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-here-we-go-magic-and-the-dig-at-bootleg-theater/feed/ 0 Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/divine-fits-a-thing-called-divine-fits/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/divine-fits-a-thing-called-divine-fits/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 01:42:43 +0000 I’m not even going to bother going into the “supergroup” thing (oops) and instead recognize that Divine Fits is a well-balanced band comprised of dudes that have their own successful projects, and who combined the best aspects into something of its very own entity. Comprised of Britt Daniel from Spoon, Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade

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  1. Divine Fits Play Their First Show In Los Angeles Since the announcement back in May that Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs’ Dan Boeckner and New Bomb Turks’ Sam Brown formed a band, Divine Fits have been on everybody’s radar and rightfully so. Though its members are highly influential...
  2. Blaqstarr’s Divine EP Lands More Towards Mediocre Blaqstarr can drop big names—the Baltimore native toured with Diplo, produced tracks for Mos Def and Talib Kweli, and discovered the heir to M.I.A.’s musical throne, Rye Rye. The DJ is also credited for both songwriting and production on M.I.A.’s ...
  3. Deer Tick Has a Damn Good Time Playing Rock N’ Roll On Divine Providence There comes a time in every moody artist’s career when he or she has a “fuck it” moment – that point where they’re exhausted with being brooding and emotive and just want to have a damn good time playing rock...
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  1. The Joy Formidable Play Los Angeles’ Mayan Theater March 14 UK-based trio The Joy Formidable has spent a lot of time on the road since it released its critically acclaimed 2011 debut LP, The Big Roar. And by looking at the group’s sold out shows in San Francisco, Boston, and...
  2. Fitz and the Tantrums Play Two Sold Out Shows at The Regency Los Angeles-based Fitz and the Tantrums are a band that has quickly jumped onto the music radar following their 2008 debut. Hearing their sound may have you wondering if you had recently taken a trip Back to the Future with...
  3. And the Winner of the MTV VMA L.A. Breakout Artist Is….The Divine! Last night at The Music Box in Hollywood, three Los Angeles bands competed for the coveted title of ‘MTV VMA L.A. Breakout Artist’. The artists included rock/hip hop duo The Divine, power pop quintet It Boys (recently featured in an...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/divine-fits-play-their-first-show-in-los-angeles/feed/ 0 New Bands To See At Coachella: Grouplove http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-grouplove/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-grouplove/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:44:19 +0000 It’s amazing how bands can be playing to crowds of 100 people (if they’re lucky) one month and massive theaters the next. This is exactly what happened with our best new band of 2011: Grouplove. I remember writing a show preview in January for the band’s free, month-long residency at Bootleg Theater. I had never

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  1. Grouplove Plays FREE Residency at LA’s Bootleg Theater January 3, 10, 17 If Grouplove isn’t a band you’re familiar with now, chances are you will be come 2011. Although the LA-based quintet’s self-titled debut EP has not even been released yet (it comes out January 25!), the five-piece that met during a...
  2. 5 New Bands To See At Coachella Over the past week, we’ve showcased the best new bands to check out at Coachella. Instead of our usual Artist of the Week, we’ve decided to mix it up a bit in honor of one of the biggest festivals in...
  3. Grouplove: Making Waves In Beachy-Keen Los Angeles There are several signs indicating whether a show will be stellar or not.  From the lack of parking anywhere in the same zipcode as the Bootleg Theater, I knew I was in for a little musical insanity.  After travelling from...
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  1. Agent Ribbons at Bootleg Theater: Songs, patty cake, and a stolen guitar Becoming a fan of Agent Ribbons is like an invitation down the proverbial rabbit hole: you have no idea how deep you’re going to get involved after that first tentative step. I was at first intrigued by their genre-defying album...
  2. Races and Duniven Play Bardot in Hollywood Bardot–a Los Angeles club tucked into Hollywood’s dense layout–is swanky.  Swanky like an old-school mansion with dark weaving hallways, swanky like tentatively walking in on some exclusive party, unsure of where you belong.  Old friends met and chatted holding colorful...
  3. Natalie of Agent Ribbons talks tours, songwriting, and getting banned from the UK Agent Ribbons is a two- and sometimes three-piece all female band that defies categorization with the style and flair of true artists.  They’ve been described by themselves and others as garage, cabaret, baroque pop, and vaudevillian punk, but none of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sleeper-agent-wakes-up-the-bootleg/feed/ 0 The Ross Sea Party – Artist of the Week http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/the-ross-sea-party-artist-of-the-week/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/the-ross-sea-party-artist-of-the-week/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:40:46 +0000 The Ross Sea Party is a Los Angeles-based quintet whose indie rock manages to house both the wisdom of age and the carefree spirit of youth. I listened to each one of their songs listed on Facebook for all of five seconds each before deciding that I simply must know more about such an intriguing

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  1. Q&A: Brady Erickson of The Ross Sea Party   Having been together since 2009, The Ross Sea Party has been dazzling crowds in the City of Angels with their infectious brand of indie-rock. The quintent has recently been in the studio gearing up for the release of a...
  2. Introducing our first-ever Artist of the Week LA Font! LA Font is the kind of band that invites their audience to experience the full spectrum of emotions along with them at their live shows. At any given moment, the entire room could be experiencing heart-racing excitement, angsty adrenaline spikes...
  3. Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Artist of the Week Interview with Matt and Mike of Letting Up Despite Great Faults Letting Up Despite Great Faults is the musical brainchild of Mike Lee, a project that he describes as both inspired by and steeped in nostalgia. Upon listening, it’s hard...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 4/11/11 Picked By: Liz Livengood Who: AgesAndAges Where: The Woods, Portland, OR When: Tuesday, April 12th at 9pm Cost: $8 in advance, $10 day of show Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: TV On the Radio Where: Radio...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 6/20/11 Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett What: Make Music NY Where: Many venues all over NYC. You can search their website for shows by neighborhood, venue, genre, or artist. When: Tuesday, June 21st, times vary. Cost: ALL FREE! Age Restrictions: Varies according...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 6/27/11 Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Laurie Anderson Where: Castle Clinton, NYC When: Thursday, June 30th at 7pm Cost: FREE! Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Lower Dens and Dirty Beaches Where: South Street Seaport, NYC When:...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-7-11-11/feed/ 0 Go see Shana Halligan (of Bitter:Sweet) at The Bootleg tonight! http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/go-see-shana-halligan-at-the-bootleg-tonight/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/go-see-shana-halligan-at-the-bootleg-tonight/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:18:19 +0000 Whether you’re celebrating the Summer Solstice solo, with friends, or that special someone, Shana Halligan‘s sultry vocals are the perfect evening refreshment after the longest day of the year. She’s playing solo at the The Bootleg Theater tonight, and though you may not recognize the name you might know her as one half of the

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  1. Live Tweeting Tonight From Mini Mansions Show at The Bootleg!   Tonight I’ll be live blogging Mini Mansions‘ performance at The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. Last week I had the pleasure of reviewing their sophomore eponymous album (for the full BnB exclusive, click here) and I can’t seem to...
  2. Preview: Ana Tijoux & Nocando @ The Bootleg Theater Ana Tijoux will be playing LA’s Bootleg Theater on February 12 with Nocando. We’ve been following Ana for a while, and this is a show worth catching. When Cornell Wedge caught her in Washington DC last year, he had this...
  3. Joseph Arthur Kicks Off His Bootleg Residency! Living in Los Angeles you become inadvertently accustomed to the unusual.  I knew we were all in for something insane solely based on the various tricks and treats peppered across the Bootleg Theater’s stage.  After carefully assembling a large easel,...
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