Best New Bands » KROQ 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 White Arrows Slays The Roxy http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/white-arrows-slays-the-roxy/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/white-arrows-slays-the-roxy/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:03:37 +0000 I saw White Arrows perform live for the first time as the opening act for UMO at the Echoplex about a month ago and instantly fell in love with this new band. Led by visionary Mickey Church, the L.A.-based quintet wooed me with their creative songwriting and energetic performance. After a successful jaunt at SXSW,

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