Best New Bands » Los Angeles bands 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 LANY Found Love in Chicago http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/lany-found-love-chicago/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/lany-found-love-chicago/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2016 19:23:17 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29029 Chicago – L.A. trio LANY played two back-to-back shows at the House of Blues in Chicago, supporting Troye Sivan on the Blue Neighbourhood Tour. Best New Bands was at the second sold-out show on Tuesday night, to catch LANY – our Featured Artist – perform for a packed room, full of screaming fans. Although Paul

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  1. LANY: Soon To Be Your Latest Obsession Chicago – LA trio LANY creates catchy electro-pop with 80s vibes and hints of R&B. Catchy is perhaps an understatement; LANY is set to be your latest obsession! That is, unless you’ve already discovered the sexy, seductive tunes of LANY. Then...
  2. Wild Cub Heated Up The Vic In Chicago Chicago – That pesky Polar Vortex swept in with snow flurries and wind chills Saturday night, but inside The Vic, Wild Cub was warming the audience with its rich tropical sounds and 80s dance beats. This lively indie synth-pop band...
  3. Lights Lit Up Chicago Chicago – Lights and co-headliners The Mowgli’s performed for a packed House of Blues, having sold out the downtown venue. While fans, young and old, excitedly waited for the show to begin, I found myself questioning if I should be there,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/lany-found-love-chicago/feed/ 4 LANY: Soon To Be Your Latest Obsession http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/lany-your-latest-obsession/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/lany-your-latest-obsession/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2016 05:22:11 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28711 Chicago – LA trio LANY creates catchy electro-pop with 80s vibes and hints of R&B. Catchy is perhaps an understatement; LANY is set to be your latest obsession! That is, unless you’ve already discovered the sexy, seductive tunes of LANY. Then you know and are in the know. When LANY first began releasing music online, in

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  1. X Ambassadors Support Muse on Drones Tour Chicago – 2015 was a the year X Ambassadors broke into the mainstream. The New York band could be heard at every turn, with “Renegades” playing on TV in a Jeep commercial and songs like “Unsteady” playing on the radio....
  2. Humming House Delights With Latest Release, ‘Revelries’ Nashville – There’s so much to love about the local music scene here, from the traditional sounds to newer, fresher faces flocking to the city. This week, however, Music City natives Humming House have distinguished themselves outside of a local...
  3. Twenty One Pilots Continue Their Reign At Alternative Radio Los Angeles – Twenty One Pilots continue their Alternative Radio reign at #1 this week with their new single “Stressed Out,” which is also rapidly scaling the Top 40 radio chart.  “Stressed Out” is the band’s first #1 at Alternative and second...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/lany-your-latest-obsession/feed/ 3 Alex Casnoff of Harriet Talks American Appetite http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/alex-casnoff-harriet-american-appetite/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/alex-casnoff-harriet-american-appetite/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2016 05:34:20 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28694 Chicago – L.A. indie rock band Harriet recently released the fabulous debut album American Appetite via Harvest Records. The album was produced by Sean O’Brien (The National) and Tony Berg (The Replacements) and “touches on themes of money, greed, power, and corruption.” Harriet was formed in 2011 by singer, song-writer, and keyboardist Alex Casnoff, after leaving

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  1. 10 Questions with Alex Casnoff of Harriet Chances are you haven’t heard of HARRIET or their recent single, “I Slept With All Your Mothers”, but Alex Casnoff, former member of Dawes is hoping that changes. He is a bit testy in the interview, but perhaps that is...
  2. Small Feet ‘s Stalhamre Talks Wilderness, Labels and More New York - I had the chance to chat with Simon Stalhamre of Small Feet just after he’d performed his first NYC gig at Pianos in the Lower East Side. We talked about finding the right label, recording in the wilderness...
  3. Grizfolk Talks Giants And Troublemakers Chicago – Earlier this month L.A. based electro folk-pop band Grizfolk released their highly anticipated debut album Waking Up the Giants, via Virgin Records. The band formed in 2012 when Swedish producers Fredrik Eriksson (guitar) & Sebastian Fritze (synthesizer, backing...
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  1. FIDLAR Announce June Tour With The Hives FIDLAR are very excited to announce that this June they will be hitting the road with The Hives. They will be joining the band for their East Coast leg in the second half of the month. They have also released...
  2. Album Review: FIDLAR, Don’t Try As we wrote in our Artist of the Week category during SXSW, Los Angeles-based punk rockers FIDLAR are a new band on the rise. Though many outside the City of Angels have yet to familiarize themselves with the quartet, these...
  3. The Hives and FIDLAR Set To Melt Faces In Select Cities In case you aren’t aware yet, one of our favorite new bands, SoCal slacker/punk/surf rockers FIDLAR, are set to hit the road for the next couple of weeks with another personal favorite, Swedish indie garage vets The Hives. Having seen...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fidlar-announce-album-details/feed/ 1 Backstage At Outside Lands With Fitz and The Tantrums http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstage-at-outside-lands-with-fitz-and-the-tantrums/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstage-at-outside-lands-with-fitz-and-the-tantrums/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:16:26 +0000 With the release of their debut album in 2010, Los Angeles indie pop outfit Fitz and The Tantrums made some big moves. “Moneygrabber,” the outfit’s first single caught on with radio and their energetic live shows has won them many new fans They’ve made appearances on late night programs like Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Conan and

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  1. Fitz and the Tantrums Play Two Sold Out Shows at The Regency Los Angeles-based Fitz and the Tantrums are a band that has quickly jumped onto the music radar following their 2008 debut. Hearing their sound may have you wondering if you had recently taken a trip Back to the Future with...
  2. Fitz and the Tantrums live at Sunset Junction Fitz and the Tantrums have only been together since 2008, but they sound as if they’ve been playing together for much longer. This incredibly tight band of performers boasts a killer horn section, rock steady rhythm section, and the stunning...
  3. Backstage At Lollapalooza With Helena Lollapalooza wasn’t only for the big stars. A lot of up and coming new bands and new artists made their collective big time festival debut at the event. One such artist is Helena. The India-born, Los Angeles-based 21-year-old newcomer has...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstage-at-outside-lands-with-fitz-and-the-tantrums/feed/ 0 Saint Motel Conquers The El Rey http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saint-motel-conquers-the-el-rey/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saint-motel-conquers-the-el-rey/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:05:13 +0000 Saturday night in Los Angeles offers up an abundance of opportunity for people to get themselves into all sorts of sin and misery. You can drown your sorrows at the local neighborhood watering hole, or you can get sloshed with your friends at the club de jour. Or, if you’re a music fan, you can

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  1. Artist of the Week: Saint Motel We’ve been lauding these guys as one of our favorite new bands for what seems like forever, but yesterday, at long last, Los Angeles’ own Saint Motel released their debut LP, Voyeur. Singer A.J. Jackson and guitarist Aaron Sharp have...
  2. Saint Motel Rocks The Palms As wild co-eds roamed the poolside and casino of the Palms hotel in Las Vegas, Saint Motel was hard at work polishing up their SXSW set with a two-night stint at the venerable venue.  Though many of the people who...
  3. The World Is Ending, So Let’s Party Saint Motel Style! Today you will be judged, and since the world is ending tonight it’s pretty much our civic duty as proud residents from the city of soon to be fallen angels that we go out in style.  You may have been...
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  1. Artists in Residence: Saint Motel Week 4- Saint Motel Does Vail Saint Motel rounds out their Residency with a trip to Vail, CO....
  2. On The SSMF Streets With Saint Motel! Photo By Brian Bentley Saint Motel is causing a LOT of buzz- spreading faster than an L.A. brushfire through the music scene.  Rumors have been circulating about this “secret show” nonstop, especially on the streets of Sunset Strip Music Festival! ...
  3. Saint Motel Rocks The Palms As wild co-eds roamed the poolside and casino of the Palms hotel in Las Vegas, Saint Motel was hard at work polishing up their SXSW set with a two-night stint at the venerable venue.  Though many of the people who...
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  1. Album Review: Everest, Ownerless Every decade there seems to be that band that makes you wonder why they didn’t make it big. In the ‘60s it was the Seeds (download “Pushin’ Too Hard” right now and I’ll give you a pass for not knowing...
  2. Artist of the Week: Silversun Pickups For the past half-decade, Silversun Pickups have brought their brand of fuzzed out, droned guitar rock to the masses. The quartet has been one of the best new bands to come from the indie hotbed of Silver Lake in Los...
  3. Artist of the Week: Brendan Benson Brendan Benson has had a busy past years, but that’s what happens when you run with Jack White. As we reviewed his show last week, Benson has the chops to cut it live and has learned how the handle a...
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  1. Grant Olsen of Gold Leaves Talks About His New Album and Staying Gold. Gold Leaves is Grant Olsen (Image by Kyle Johnson), who you may know from Arthur & Yu. This has been a busy and productive year for him, culminating in the release of his debut album, The Ornament, followed by a...
  2. Album Review: Trampled By Turtles, Stars and Satellites I’ve recently heard a lot of buzz about a new band, but I hear buzz about a lot of bands. One of the reasons I ignored the buzz on this particular band was because of their name, Trampled by Turtles....
  3. GOLD MOTEL Album Release GOLD MOTEL has announced the release date of new self-titled release.  The band’s second album will be out July 3rd on their Good As Gold imprint with the band’s new partner, Thirty Tigers.   The press announcement was made today, but...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-beachwood-sparks-the-tarnished-gold/feed/ 0 Grouplove’s Tongue Tied Goes To Number 1, Plays Leno Tonight http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/grouploves-tongue-tied-goes-to-number-1-plays-leno-tonight/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/grouploves-tongue-tied-goes-to-number-1-plays-leno-tonight/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:54:30 +0000 Longtime BestNewBands.com faves Grouplove have done it again. The Los Angeles-based quintet and our official “Best New Band of 2011″ have hit number 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Radio chart for their hit single, “Tongue Tied,” which you may have heard quite a few times on an Apple commercial and several television programs. If

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  1. This is the Kit Plays The Mercury Lounge This is the Kit is the songwriting project of Kate Stables, who has a voice like an old friend. Some songs are like a comfortably rollicking lullaby, and others like stimulating psychedelic adventures. For her late set at Mercury Lounge,...
  2. Milo Greene Announce Headlining Tour + Album! Though the band has yet to release a proper album, Milo Greene has been busy nestling into the niche it made itself beside fellow Los Angeles psych/folkers Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros and Local Natives. The quintet has already...
  3. Portland’s RAC Releases Hollywood – Remixed by Penguin Prison You might have heard of RAC, the DJ out of Portland, Oregon. Chances are, however, that Andres Allen Anjos, the 27-year old Portuguese national is something of an enigma to you. He is a remix machine having worked on tracks...
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