Some of us (ahem) are on a never-ending quest for a song that makes us feel like we might’ve fallen through a portal and landed in Downtown Manhattan circa 1983, when Madonna was sexy and looked like she probably smelled. Theophilus London’s “TNT,” from 2009’s This Charming Mixtape, did precisely that—so convincingly so that it
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
Ah, St. Patrick’s Day. When the beer is green, the tattoo parlors are filled, and the spirit is rowdy. This St. Patty’s Day, I headed down to the Key Club on the Sunset Strip to check out a showcase of some LA bands: Phathom, Culprit, thatwasthen, and Bethpage Black. The crowd was surprisingly small, given
Start your weekend off right with a selection of tunes from this week’s featured artists on BestNewBands.com. “The Dead Dog” – Portugal. The Man Monica Christoffels previewed Portugal. The Man’s set at the Snowball Music Festival in Colorado last weekend. Monica wrote, “Since forming PTM in 2004, and having lost and gained some band members
An anthem like “#BETiGOTSUMWEED,” from a California rapper nonetheless, invites assumption. But despite the drawn-out vowels billowing throughout, ScHoolboy Q still manages to keep the smoke out of his eyes, and his lyrics. Q’s got a knack for anthems (check out “Figg Get Da Money” after the jump), and his show, a taste of which
Sometimes living in the world renowned city of Los Angeles seems amazing. You’d think living in a city with an unrivaled amount of culture and music could hold no bad characteristics. Then it takes you an hour and fifteen minutes to get to the Key Club and suddenly that city with a population of two
Steel Panther is a notorious Sunset Strip act- and the All-American pseudo-eighties icons may be rude and crude dudes- but they definitely know a thing or two about putting on a show! I saw them back in the day- in the era where Steel Panther (Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxxx, Stix Zadinia) was still Metal