It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to vote on the Best Video, Best Concert/Event, Best Venue, Best Song, Best Album and Best Artist
A second serving of Vincent Gallo & RRIICCEE, this time at the El Rey
Last night I saw Vincent Gallo’s experimental music project RRIICCEE for the second time this week at the final show on their tour at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, and it was exactly what you might have hoped it would be: an elegant venue somehow scented like roses, a seated audience who listened
Vincent Gallo & RRIICCEE at Detroit Bar: An evening of audience rudeness and artist grace
Last night I finally made it out to Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa after years of intending to check it out. The draw? Vincent Gallo and his musical project RRIICCEE. I saw Gallo twice last year when he was touring with Sean Lennon, so although I didn’t know exactly what to expect from RRIICCEE (the
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 11/15
Picked By: Jesse Dierner-Bennett Who: The Joy Formidable w/ Grouplove and The DigWhere: The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NYWhen: Tuesday, November 16th at 8 p.m.Cost: $13 Adv, $15 Day ofAge Restrictions: 18+
I Can’t Tell if They’re Kidding: A Look at Die Antwoord
Anyone who was lusting over the lineup for the ill-fated Hard LA knows that there would have been a lot of acts to look forward to. What many of you may not have known, myself included, is why the Hard LA poster had “Die Antwoord” affixed on the list third from the top, just below
Hard LA Canceled
The big plans that the folks at Hard had for acts like M.I.A. and Sleigh Bells fell through yesterday when Hard released a statement on their website explaining that the event had been canceled. This is the second Hard event in recent memory that has gone south, after last year’s Hard Summer was shut down