Best New Bands » Echo Park 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 Artist of the Week: Ximena Sariñana http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-ximena-sari%c3%b1ana/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-ximena-sari%c3%b1ana/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 20:28:21 +0000 Ximena Sariñana may be a relatively new artist to people in the United States, but in her native Mexico, she’s a child star who’s adult career is starting to take. In some circles, she can be considered the Mexican version of Alanis Morrisette, but rather than taking the angst route, Sariñana’s music is more indie

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-ximena-sari%c3%b1ana/feed/ 0 AAN Takes a Bite out of Pehrspace http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/aan-takes-a-bite-out-of-pehrspace/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/aan-takes-a-bite-out-of-pehrspace/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:20:00 +0000 Friday night marked both my first visit to Pehrspace and AAN’s first visit to Los Angeles. The small Echo Park club is more art space than a music venue. The moment I walked through the door, ghouls stared down at me from walls covered in black paint, creating a nightmarish mural that spans the entirety

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