White Arrows Hats off to The Echo and The Rumble for assembling such a potentially mesh-worthy trio of bands at tonight’s free show! In addition to BestNewBands.com’s favorite LA psych rockers White Arrows (see Lauren Novik‘s interview with the band or her post about their must-see set at Sasquatch!), gritty blues duo My Goodness and
In a sign of things to come in 2011, Grouplove absolutely killed it on Friday night at The Troubadour, putting together easily one of the best local shows of the year. The show was completely sold out and there wasn’t a person in the house who wasn’t satisfied by the outfit’s 50-minute set. About five
Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour Where: Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY When: Monday, March 21 at 9pm Cost: SOLD OUT Age Restriction: all ages
Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: White Lies Where: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA When: Monday, Jan. 4th at 8:00 pm Cost: Sold Out Age Restrictions: All Ages
Everyone’s favorite music store on steroids, Amoeba Music, has done it again, this time concocting a kick-ass calendar of upcoming free shows at their Hollywood location. I learned of this on the way out of a casual “I’m-just-gonna-run-by-Amoeba-really-quick” outing (which inevitably turned into a five hour mega-spending spree) when a Cold War Kids poster caught
Today’s Playlist includes a little bit of everything BestNewBands.com has featured this week, from folk to punk-rock to dubstep – everything your music-loving hearts could desire! Listen and enjoy… “Shoeshine” – Black Taxi In this weekend’s BackStory Bonus, the guys of Black Taxi tell us about their single, “Shoeshine.” “Shoeshine is a song written by
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 the entirely different country I’d left my car in, I made my way to the
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
Voting for the Best Venues of 2010 has closed, but here’s a look at some of the nominees from the category. El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA Earlier this month, Claire Gallagher caught “adorable” Kina Grannis at the El Rey. Claire wrote, “Kina began her set around 10 to a roar of applause from
The LA-based indie band Grouplove is really, really good. They exude an honesty that comes straight from musical self-confidence and trust between band members. Their powerful, folk-tinged rock first hit my eardrums about a month ago at The Bowery Ballroom, and ever since, I’ve been listening to their self-titled EP on repeat. Drummer/Producer Ryan Rabin