Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. packed the house at The Echo on Friday night, as Claire Gallagher‘s preview predicted (for the full BestNewBands.com article please click here). The band consists of Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott, joined by a drummer as well as live loops and samples. The trio came onstage in NASCAR jackets and hats,
Army Navy–”My Thin Sides” Los Angeles’ own Army Navy took the 11pm slot at last night at Silverlake Lounge, though I have no idea why. The venue seemed a little too small for their polished, larger-than-life sound, and in the past they’ve supported stellar acts like The Dodos and Arctic Monkeys. They even performed on
Motopony – King Of Diamonds Daniel Blue is equal parts open book and enigma. The artist-turned-fashion-designer-turned-musician didn’t get serious about music as a profession until he was in his late twenties, but you wouldn’t know it by listening to his project Motopony‘s self-titled debut album. I was charmed by the first track “June“, but it
Sacramento’s indie/electro/trip hoppers Sister Crayon headlined at the Sunset Stage Saturday night at the Silver Lake Jubilee, performing just as the festival reached a slow-to-build climax. Lead singer Terra Lopez had nothing but praise for the city of Los Angeles, though she did admit that the SLJ crowd trumped the band’s audience the previous night
Going to a new festival can be a bit of a gamble, and going to a new festival to see a new band (well new to me, anyway) can be a recipe for disappointment. Saturday’s crowd at the Silver Lake Jubilee was relatively tame compared to the drunken hordes at last year’s Sunset Junction, and
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
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 (for the full BestNewBands.com interview with Chasing Kings, please click here). The venue was packed
I first met Seattle-based artist Kris Orlowski at the New Music Seminar back in February. We bonded instantly over the perilous state of the music industry and a shared affinity for sarcasm, and when I later visited his website I was amazed to find that I liked his music as much as the actual man
photo by Maria Mochnacz Smoke Fairies is one of those bands whose name is simply perfect to describe their sound: dark, beautiful, and mysterious. But don’t for a second think that the feminine name translates to”typical girl band”: London duo Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies sparked a school friendship in the late 90′s over a
photo by Victoria Holt I submitted some questions for the Seattle-based duo Thousands last week, and when I got guitarist/vocalist Kristian Garrard‘s responses I wanted to immediately write back with more questions for him and his counterpart Luke Bergman (The name wasn’t meant to be ironic? You’ve played on both a beach and in a