Best New Bands » Hollywood 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 Live Review: Pyyramids At The Spare Room http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-pyyramids-at-the-spare-room/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-pyyramids-at-the-spare-room/#comments Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:20:55 +0000 Thursday night, L.A.-based duo Pyyramids graced The Spare Room’s stage (or lack thereof) as part of the exclusive Hollywood bar/bowling alley’s Thursday night Live Music Series. Though the two-piece—composed of Tim Nordwind, and Drea Smith—have only been playing music together since last fall, their talents precede them. You may know Nordwind as the goofy, bearded,

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  1. Interview: Penguin Prison Chris Glover, better known as Penguin Prison, is a New York-based indie artist/dance producer.  His music lies steeped in the four-to-the-floor beat that pulses throughout the NYC underground by night, and his lyrical dark humor shot with the side-stepping grin...
  2. Record Store Day Is This Saturday. Here Are Five Awesome Releases You Need To Pick Up. If you’re not one of the lucky ones going to Coachella, fear not, for Record Store Day 2012 is here. (Now that I think about it, even if you will be in the desert this weekend there’ll be a tent...
  3. 10 Questions with Ben McKee of Imagine Dragons When I first saw Imagine Dragons at the Independent I was blown away by how good they were. I was, I’m ashamed to say, unaware of their brilliance. I have since rectified that situation by rifling through their discography at...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/portlands-rac-releases-hollywood-remixed-by-penguin-prison/feed/ 0 Races and Duniven Play Bardot in Hollywood http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/races-and-duniven-play-bardot-in-hollywood/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/races-and-duniven-play-bardot-in-hollywood/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:49:11 +0000 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 drinks in dim light, surrounding me as I squeezed onto brocaded couches. People old and

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  2. Walsh Dazzles The Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood   Whether it’s the overpriced food, the merchandise or the cheesy tourists, for better or worse, the Hard Rock Café has a particular stigma attached to it. However, the new Café at the Hollywood and Highland shopping center in Los...
  3. Thatwasthen and The Hush Rock The Troubadour This past Saturday night, I saw thatwasthen and The Hush take on the Troubadour again.  I arrived to venue under the impression that The Hush was taking the stage after thatwasthen, but as I walked in The Hush’s lead singer,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/races-and-duniven-play-bardot-in-hollywood/feed/ 0 A Chance Encounter With Doc Allison Leads To A Q&A http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-chance-encounter-with-doc-allison-leads-to-a-qa/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-chance-encounter-with-doc-allison-leads-to-a-qa/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:43:10 +0000 Sometimes you uncover new music in the most obvious of places. While hunting for new material at Amoeba in Hollywood the other night, I stumbled into a conversation with Doc Allison, who just so happened to be going through CDs in order to be shipped back to the distributor. After an album recommendation by yours

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  1. Congratulations, Allison! You’re Going to Meet The Parlotones in Portland! Congratulations to Allison! You’ve won a pair of tickets to see The Parlotones at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Sunday, and before the show, you’ll be meeting the band! Here’s the winning comment: I fell IN LOVE with the Parlotones...
  2. Alex Winston is Smokin’ Hot Detroit-based artist Alex Winston does it all. From playing the piano to ripping chords on the guitar, the 22-year-old has been playing music since an early age. In fact, her father musician taught her how to play the drums before...
  3. Moments with My Pet Saddle In a little coffee shop on the cool side of Costa Mesa, CA, Caleb (vocals, guitar) of My Pet Saddle, his girlfriend and I sat together on a sunny Saturday afternoon. After they ordered their food, I had a little...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-chance-encounter-with-doc-allison-leads-to-a-qa/feed/ 0 Concert Review: The Airborne Toxic Event Exhilarates the Music Box http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-the-airborne-toxic-event-exhilarates-the-music-box/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-the-airborne-toxic-event-exhilarates-the-music-box/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Up into Hollywood, climbing streets, dodging pedestrians and stopped cars, I went. Only a few hours ago, it feels like years. Paid a stranger to take my car—strange, when you put it like that. I stood in front of The Music Box’s bright marquee where it read THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT. Down into dim light,

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  1. Album Review: The Airborne Toxic Event’s “All At Once” Falls Short Artist: The Airborne Toxic Event Album: All At Once (second full-length album) Release Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Genre: Alternative, rock The Airborne Toxic Event finally released a second album after years of anticipation from fans such as myself (their...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-pierces-share-a-secret-at-the-hotel-cafe/feed/ 0 An Interview with Ryan Rabin of Grouplove http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-interview-with-ryan-rabin-of-grouplove/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-interview-with-ryan-rabin-of-grouplove/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:00:00 +0000 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

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