New York - Four piece rock band, Dawes, performed in the Ed Sullivan Theater at David Letterman’s request, this past Wednesday, April 22, to play their song, “Things Happen.” This is the first track from the quartet’s highly anticipated, upcoming full-length record titled, All Your Favorite Bands (out via HUB Records, June 2, 2015). As a special gift to Letterman,
Austin – There’s a very narrow window in the spring when an outdoor show in Austin is pleasant, and April falls right in the middle of it. Too bad that’s also the rainy season. Whirr, though, is an exception: the hangover of a vicious April squall on Saturday night created just the right atmosphere for
Burbank – Singing and songwriting duo, Nico and Vinz, have just wrapped up Usher’s tour and are returning to the states for a national 24-date “Ones to Watch with Skype Tour.” This platform presents artists on the verge of stardom and provides fans with the opportunity to get closer to them than ever before. Nico and Vinz
San Francisco – Up in the Bay Area, we have a phenomenon of sorts—something that has popped up in the past couple of years—lovingly called “Fauxchella.” Fauxchella represents the week-long run of concerts held in the Bay Area between the two weekends of the Coachella Music Festival that happens annually under the April sun of
Brooklyn – Punk rock-electronica outfit Doldrums, led by Montreal-based artist Airick Woodhead, is fresh off the release of the follow-up to 2013’s debut Lesser Evil. The Air Conditioned Nightmare (on Sub Pop Records), shares a similarly sunny title which is in fact borrowed off a Henry Miller novel that references the cultural vacuum and dystopia
Chicago – Last weekend marked the seventh annual Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, better known as CIMMfest, and as usual, close to a hundred bands filled the city with amazing music. Saturday night, Best New Bands made sure to catch the CIMMfest show at The Empty Bottle, which featured one of the best line-ups
New York - Charli XCX and Bleachers, both featured artists with Best New Bands, have announced today, that they will be teaming up for a co-headlining tour during the summer starting off this July in San Diego, CA. BØRNS will be supporting as well. Having starred together previously on Complex’s In-Ride Sessions: Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff Trade Remixes, Charli and
Seattle – On Sunday night at The Vera Project, audience members were privy to Kaleo’s first headlining show in the Emerald City. Following a sold-out show with Vance Joy just a few days before at the Showbox, the Icelandic folk-rock quartet rocked Seattle’s all-ages music and arts center with a memorable performance. “The devil’s gonna make
Los Angeles – Rock duo, The Bots, announced today that they will be departing on tour this summer in support of an Incubus and Deftones co-headlining tour along with Death From Above 1979. The tour starts on July 22 in Clarkston, MI and finishes at the end of the summer on August 30 in San Diego, CA.
Nashville – California natives bound for Nashville, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers initiated the start of their brief move to Music City with a knockout performance at the Stone Fox. Bluhm, every part a country crooner with a sharp wit to boot, couldn’t have found a more perfect fit here. The band, despite lacking that