Best New Bands » house of blues 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 Poolside interview with The Gromble http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/poolside-interview-with-the-gromble/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/poolside-interview-with-the-gromble/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000 The Gromble is pretty much everything you could want in a modern rock band: besides being proficient musicians and elegant, intelligent lyricists, they’re the kind of songwriters that know exactly how and when to satisfy and then exceed the listener’s expectations. Upon meeting five of the six members (and cracking many a joke at the

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  1. Alberta Cross’ Tuesday night residency at The Satellite Last night at The Satellite marked the third week of Alberta Cross‘ May Tuesday night residency. BestNewBands.com alums Chasing Kings performed right before the quintet, and I had a hard time discerning who the crowd was really there to see...
  2. Double Feature: The Parlotones at The Viper Room + Post Show Interview Walking into The Viper Room last night to see the much heard about and highly underrated (as of yet!) Parlotones- I had literally crossed into a whole other country, South Africa to be exact.  After parking in Siberia, Laurel Kathleen...
  3. Band on the Run: Interview with Ben Thornewill of Jukebox the Ghost Jukebox the Ghost has traveled many miles since they formed as a trio in Washington D.C. back in 2008. And I don’t just mean the metaphorical distance between their debut album and their recently released sophomore effort because it was...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/poolside-interview-with-the-gromble/feed/ 0 Preview: John Shipe at the House of Blues in Hollywood 1/14/2011 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/preview-john-shipe-at-the-house-of-blues-in-hollywood-1-14-2011/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/preview-john-shipe-at-the-house-of-blues-in-hollywood-1-14-2011/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Eugenian transplant John Shipe makes his debut as an Angelino tomorrow night at the House of Blues’ Voodoo Lounge on the Sunset Strip. Catch John at 7:30pm. Tickets are $10, according to John. He says, though, that they might be $15– but he hopes not. If you’re not already familiar with John’s work, here are

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  1. John Shipe at The Gypsy Den in Santa Ana John Shipe, a good friend of mine from Eugene, has been parked in San Diego for the last six months, and he finally played a couple of shows in Orange County recently. His shows on January 30th and March 6th...
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  3. 20 Questions with John Shipe I want to publish interviews with bands and musicians I love here, but I am a terrible interviewer. As gifted as I am with writing in “spin,” I stink as a straight journalist. Having made my peace with that, I...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/preview-john-shipe-at-the-house-of-blues-in-hollywood-1-14-2011/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Venue of 2010 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-venue-of-2010/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-venue-of-2010/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:00:00 +0000 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

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Concert/Event of 2010 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...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Video of 2010 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...
  3. BestNewBands.com Weekend Playlist: November 5, 2010 At BestNewBands.com, we’re trying something new for our Weekend Playlist. Instead of a themed selection of handpicked tracks, we’ll be compiling all the songs and artists we featured this week on the site. Here are some stand-out songs showcased this...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-venue-of-2010/feed/ 0 Romeo and Juliet On the Road: JP, Chrissie, and the Fairground Boys at HOB http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jp-chrissie-and-the-fairground-boys-at-house-of-blues/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jp-chrissie-and-the-fairground-boys-at-house-of-blues/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:00:00 +0000 How often do you hear a song that expresses a soul’s deepest, darkest wish? How often do two people share a stage with each other’s deepest, darkest wish? The answer is ‘always’ when watching JP, Chrissie, and the Fairground Boys. When I read that young Welsh musician JP Jones met rock legend Chrissie Hynde by

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  3. On The Road With Red Sparowes The severely ambient music of Red Sparowes is absolutely worth experiencing.  The songs peppered with somber notes and self-reflective starkness are unavoidably hypnotic- and if I’m this entranced via auditory tools, I can’t wait to see what their live performance...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jp-chrissie-and-the-fairground-boys-at-house-of-blues/feed/ 0 Benny Marchant: A Breath of Fresh Air at The Mint http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/benny-marchant-a-breath-of-fresh-air-at-the-mint/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/benny-marchant-a-breath-of-fresh-air-at-the-mint/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Benny Marchant has everything he needs to stride forward into the world of musical success. He already had a foot in the door with his previous project The Kings Royal, but now he’s ready to try and make it as a solo artist. So far, he’s making excellent progress. After hearing his music online, I

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/benny-marchant-a-breath-of-fresh-air-at-the-mint/feed/ 0 Lollapalooza Interview Sessions: Company of Thieves Makes The House of Blues Red Hot! http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lollapalooza-interview-sessions-company-of-thieves-makes-the-house-of-blues-red-hot/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lollapalooza-interview-sessions-company-of-thieves-makes-the-house-of-blues-red-hot/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:17:41 +0000 The minute Genevieve Schatz, lead singer of Company of Thieves pranced on stage, she blew me away!  Don’t let her adorable pint-sized stature fool you- her voice is unbelievably strong!  She had the now-rocking House of Blues is Chi-town at complete capacity with her alluring songs and effortlessly seductive sound.  She invited bestnewbands.com up to

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lollapalooza-interview-sessions-company-of-thieves-makes-the-house-of-blues-red-hot/feed/ 0 The Bloody Beetroots Unveil New Act at the House of Blues, San Diego http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-bloody-beetroots-unveil-new-act-at-the-house-of-blues-san-diego/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-bloody-beetroots-unveil-new-act-at-the-house-of-blues-san-diego/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:42:02 +0000 What do you get when you combine the musical discipline of a classically trained composer with the black-leather-wearing, chain-smoking sensibilities of a hardcore punk rocker, and then hand him some DJ equipment and synthesizers just for kicks? What you get is Bob Cornelius Rifo’s newest musical escapade, the Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77. At first

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