In the slightly more lowkey of Culture Collide’s various venues- TAIX served as host to The Black Atlantic’s performance- and the sweet melodic indie rock was anything but ordinary. Geert van der Velde’s melodic and lulling vocals were sweetly surprising- and the somewhat intimate setting was the perfect venue for this kind of show. With
So right after the crowd got going, already amped for Young The Giant’s set- the vibe was interrupted by a little post first song public service announcement- “people of the Troubadour- we have officially lost the keys to our van. If anyone’s seen a key – that is not their’s- please give it us!” Safe
There was a murder last night at the Viper Room- and it wasn’t tragic. No one was a victim of senseless violence- it was the much needed, highly anticipated killing of summer care of L.A.’s own Fight From Above. Not that L.A. Kids need yet ANOTHER reason to celebrate, but FFA (our September Artist In
There’s never a dull moment in Los Angeles. Most times the best concert venues are in the less than stellar L.A. areas- but sacrifices must be made in the pursuit of listen worthy music. On my way to the Bootleg Theater last night the residentially-challenged were really ready willing and able to treat the concert
I was lucky enough to catch These United States when they played on the same lineup as Company Of Thieves the night before Lollapalooza officially started in Chicago. Needless to say- there’s a reason they were our Artist In Residence a bit ago, and why they’re a band to keep your eye on- because they
Deadman is literally THE perfect chill out, relaxin’ all maxin’ all cool kind of music. Think Dirty Sweet with a whole hell of a lot more 70s folk fused into it. It’s completely clear that the 70’s rock era really played a major part in the making of music for Deadman’s frontman Steven Collins. Though
Picked By: Lauren Novik Everyone needs to catch Funeral Party at the Bootleg Theater on Tuesday, September 28 before they leave L.A. to jetset around the U.S. 21 an over concert addicts should know that though set time is 10:30 sharp, it will be packed- so get their in ample time and have a drink
Standing near the front of the stage with several of my friends, fellow bnb.com-er Laurel, and countless numbers of Rumspringa fans, we anxiously awaited their set to start. Instead of being greeted with the expected single “sway” the band assaulted the crowd with an infinite number of maracas- and my fellow movers and shakers on
Ben Becker’s project Gamble House has blossomed from a one-man-show to a full throttle indie rock band. While I cringe at the blithely tossed around term ‘indie’, Gamble House is the absolute definition of independent or perhaps that other seemingly amorphous word ‘alternative’. They frequently dabble in ambient rock, pop, noise, surf without giving away
Floating through the dangerous world of the MySpace “top eight” one night, I came across Fool’s Gold that immediately grabbed me. It was like nothing I’d heard, and the unique vibe was welcomed into my music world instantaneously. It took me a good few lines into the song “Surprise Hotel” to realize that the L.A.