Best New Bands » Bootleg 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 See Yellow Ostrich at the Bootleg Theater Next Week http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/see-yellow-ostrich-at-the-bootleg-theater-next-week/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/see-yellow-ostrich-at-the-bootleg-theater-next-week/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:10:40 +0000 Yellow Ostrich will take on Los Angeles (fresh off SXSW) next week with their show at the Bootleg Theater.  If you haven’t heard of Yellow Ostrich, know that they’re much more cool cat than big bird; that is, their music is innovative and interesting–expect a unique use of of vocals and strangely catchy rhythms over

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  1. YELLOW OSTRICH Debuts “The Shakedown,” Off Upcoming LP STRANGE LAND Barsuk Records is thrilled to debut “The Shakedown”, the second single off Yellow Ostrich’s sophomore LP Strange Land, out March 6th. Singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf noted Neil Young’s influence on the guitar part, while claiming that “the song is about imaginary...
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  3. Yellow Ostrich, Parlovr, and Exitmusic Play Dynamic Sets at Glasslands Alex Cooper of Parlovr I almost didn’t even go to this show at Glasslands on Friday (8/19), due to a spontaneous apocalyptic thunderstorm. The upside was that the storm was fleeting, but the downside was that I missed most of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/see-yellow-ostrich-at-the-bootleg-theater-next-week/feed/ 0 Sleeper Agent Wakes Up the Bootleg http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sleeper-agent-wakes-up-the-bootleg/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sleeper-agent-wakes-up-the-bootleg/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:33:16 +0000 Driving to the Bootleg Theater last night, I was yawning the whole way there.  School had just started, and I had spent the past two hours reading Shakespeare (seriously…).  I was in serious need of a pick me up, and, fortunately, that’s exactly what I got. Walking into the old warehouse venue I could already

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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 Grouplove Plays FREE Residency at LA’s Bootleg Theater January 3, 10, 17 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/grouplove-plays-free-residency-at-la-s-bootleg-theater-january-3-10-17/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/grouplove-plays-free-residency-at-la-s-bootleg-theater-january-3-10-17/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:00:00 +0000 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 residency on Crete (read about the band’s conception in Jesse Diener-Bennett’s interview for BestNewBands.com with

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