Best New Bands » Myspace 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 Rocky Votolato: A truly gifted lyricist and vocalist performs at The Troubadour http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/rocky-votolato-a-truly-gifted-lyricist-and-vocalist-at-the-troubadour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/rocky-votolato-a-truly-gifted-lyricist-and-vocalist-at-the-troubadour/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 Though I had never heard of the soft-spoken Rocky Votolato before last week, it was clear that he had plenty of fans in the audience when he walked onstage at The Troubadour Saturday night, and the room erupted in cheers and girls’ screams. With the trifecta of a scruffy beard, flannel, and tattooed forearms, he looked

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  1. Dear Rocky Votolato… Oh, Rocky Votolato, your beautiful voice and sweet songs have been missed. We wondered where you had gone. Your last album, The Brag And Cuss was quite somber, but we loved it all the same. Now we hear that you...
  2. Pollyn Performs at the Sunset Junction Street Fair in Los Angeles 8.21.10 I came across Pollyn when perusing the lineup for the Sunset Junction Street Fair. Held in Los Angeles Saturday August 21st through Sunday August 22nd, Sunset Junction features a full two days of artists, vendors, and bands (local, national, and...
  3. HelloGoodbye, Gold Motel, You Me and Everyone We Know, and Now, Now Bring a Perfect Night of Pop-Rock to the Troubadour On Saturday the 22nd, I headed on out to the Troubadour for another typical night of Los Angeles’ rocking live music scene, and, naturally, I was not disappointed.  I don’t mean to make all you non-Angelenos jealous, but you should...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/rocky-votolato-a-truly-gifted-lyricist-and-vocalist-at-the-troubadour/feed/ 0 The Nervous Wreckords: Yes, their music is as cool as their name http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-nervous-wreckords-yes-their-music-is-as-cool-as-their-name/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-nervous-wreckords-yes-their-music-is-as-cool-as-their-name/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 It seems like bands will do try just about anything to distinguish themselves and attract the attention of potential fans. But a precious few are able to naturally and instantly appeal to both the eyes and ears in such a way as to not only draw attention, but keep it. The Nervous Wreckords is one

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  1. Delta Spirit Rock The Music Box and A Conversation With Matthew Vasquez At 11 pm on Wednesday night at the Music Box on Hollywood Blvd., San Diego-natives Delta Spirit took to the stage for their largest headlining show to date in the City of Angels. Having recently sold out the El Rey...
  2. Q&A with Beats Antique: Spreading Music, Culture, and Sustainable Living Listening to Beats Antique is like immersing oneself into a musical melting pot of cultures. Combining Middle Eastern styles and other world music with dubstep, electronica, and roots music, Beats Antique sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard before (Check out...
  3. Sarah Jaffe: On future plans and living in a town where she will never be cool It used to be that one couldn’t live in the relatively small town of Denton, Texas without having heard of local singer/songwriter Sarah Jaffe. But now, it’s difficult to find a person in the indie music world who hasn’t run...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-nervous-wreckords-yes-their-music-is-as-cool-as-their-name/feed/ 0 Tristen at The Echo: An engaging and effortless blend of country, roots rock, and pop http://www.bestnewbands.com/reviews/tristen-at-the-echo-an-engaging-and-effortless-blend-of-country-roots-rock-and-pop/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/reviews/tristen-at-the-echo-an-engaging-and-effortless-blend-of-country-roots-rock-and-pop/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 Tristen is by no means new to BestNewBands.com. I spoke with her last October, and we discussed the impending release of her debut album Charlatans at the Garden Gate (for the full BestNewBands.com exclusive interview, please click here). Her song “Baby Drugs” ranked #5 on our list of Top Ten Songs of 2010, and we

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  1. How Do You Make Waves as a Singer/Songwriter in Nashville? Just Ask Tristen! Singer songwriter Tristen is one of the hardest working gals in the music business. In addition to writing and recording an album due early next year, she’s been steadily in demand in her adopted home town of Nashville. She was...
  2. Walter Meego Weaves Dreamy Synth Pop Fantasies at the Echo Walter Meego is a five piece synthpop band that sounds like of Montreal meets Islands meets Vampire Weekend.  Last night at The Echo, they filled their headlining set with the kind of dreamy dance pop that’s so in vogue right...
  3. The Surf Roots Tour: Currently Working its Way Through the Pacific Northwest Eugene, OR certainly missed a great show last night. The Surf Roots Tour, featuring Tamarama, The Green, Stranger and Anuhea, stopped at the WOW Hall, but only 25 or so people came to see it. A small audience didn’t affect...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/reviews/tristen-at-the-echo-an-engaging-and-effortless-blend-of-country-roots-rock-and-pop/feed/ 0 Les Savy Fav’s Tim Harrington Runs Amok at The Echoplex http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/les-savy-favs-tim-harrington-runs-amok-at-the-echoplex/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/les-savy-favs-tim-harrington-runs-amok-at-the-echoplex/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:00:00 +0000 No amount of pre-show research could have possibly prepared me for Les Savy Fav’s performance last night at The Echoplex. The New Yorkers first started playing together in 1995 but have been on and off since then, having made something of a recent comeback with their August 2010 release Root for Ruin. Having met many

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