Picked By: Cervante Pope Who: Sufjan Stevens Where: Paramount Theatre in Oakland, Ca When: Tuesday, October 26th at 8 p.m. Cost: $35 Age Restrictions: All Ages
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 10/25
Blue Scholars Will Teach You a Lesson in 21st Century Musicianship
Competitive artists know that you can’t just play music anymore – you need to tweet 24/7 and/or push your self-promoting products like crazy. (Since when did being a musician also entail selling perfumes and energy drinks?) Such is the case, though, in today’s ever-evolving media landscape: bands must stay cutting-edge to remain relevant to their
Q&A With Gogol Bordello: The Trans-Continental Sensation
Mix hypnotic, Russian gypsy melodies with gritty, pirate-punk vocals, and you get an authentic, unique sound that could only come from Gogol Bordello. The eight-piece band is currently touring North America to promote its new album, Trans-Continental Hustle; the group will head overseas in mid-November. Their theatrical, high-energy shows have fans all over the world
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 10/18
Picked By: Monica Christoffels Who: M.I.A. featuring Rye Rye Where: Roseland Theater in Portland, OR When: Monday, October 18th at 9 p.m. Cost: $25 – purchase tickets here Age Restrictions: All Ages
The Weekend Playlist: Monica Christoffels’s Day ‘n Night Playlist
Weekends are more than just a chance to relax: traditionally, Saturday and Sunday are the only days of the week when we get to choose what we want to do. Sure, there are a million errands to run, but there are also friends to visit, drinks to order… whatever you can fit into your schedule.
The Intoxicating Larry and His Flask
When was the last time you truly became addicted to an artist? For me, it happened unexpectedly at a certain Big Damn concert last month, when a Bend/Redmond, Oregon-based band by the name of Larry and His Flask knocked me off my feet harder than a shot of Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7. But like
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 10/11
Picked By: Lauren Novik As seems to happen more often than not- the City of Angels is turning into the City That Never Sleeps, and offering residents way too many choices to appease their musical craving. This Tuesday, October 12 the Viper Room will play host to ShowListLA’s lineup that promises to be a rocking
Hillstomp: No Ordinary Bluegrass Band
If you think a two-man band playing rambunctious hillbilly music on a banjo and bucket set wouldn’t go far in the music world, you’d be wrong: Hillstomp’s self-described “junkbox blues” can rock fans in their home state of Oregon as well as overseas in Italy. They’ve played at festivals in Ireland, the UK and all
Medium Troy: Toppling the West Coast’s Indie Scene
Medium Troy at the Whiteaker Block Party in August Hometown pride can make people do strange things: root for teams that lose every season, eat at the same diner every day, and ground future generations into family-upheld traditions. What distinguishes them, though, is the people’s unending support of the product of their community – this
Tech N9ne’s Independent Grind Tour: Attendance Mandatory, Sobriety Optional
Disclaimer: I don’t care much for the n-word, degrading objectifications of women nor improper grammar in general, which really limits my taste in rap music. That being said, I had a surprisingly good time at Tech N9ne’s Independent Grind Tour concert last Sunday at Eugene’s McDonald Theatre, and it was all thanks to one thing: