It’s 2013 which means Apollo Sunshine hasn’t been around for about four years now, which sounds like a longer time than it feels. Perhaps that’s because, while the band might have left us, thankfully front man Sam Cohen has not. After the band’s split, Cohen took a two year hiatus before releasing The Color, the
On Wednesday night, Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theater moved its event from the main room/bar to its grand theater room, which is usually meant for plays. In the larger space, complete with seating, Here We Go Magic and The Dig were able to spread out during their sets, while the crowd fed off each band’s energy.
Here at BestNewBands.com, we tend to focus mainly on what’s generally lumped into the “indie” genre; “indie” being a word that has come to be used more as a categorization for a certain sound and image of a band, as opposed to simply meaning a band that is “independent.” Ironically, the bands that tend to
It’s been two years since Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter, better known to the masses as electro duo Phantogram, released their breakthrough debut LP, Eyelid Movies. In that time, the two-piece focused on touring in support of the record, leaving little time to sleep, let alone write an album. As a result, the New York-based
Monday 11/28: Austra w/Young Galaxy & Tasseomancy at the Empty Bottle in Chicago – 9:30pm – $12 – 21+ Tuesday 11/29: Cults w/Panthers Modern & The Can’t Nots at The Met – Providence RI – 8pm – $15 – 21+ Thursday 12/1: Madi Diaz, w/Dashboard Confessional at Irving Plaza, New York City – 7pm – $27
Who: Trip Like Animals with The Brambles and guestsWhere: The Sunset – Seattle, WAWhen: Wed., October 5, 2011Cost: $6.00Age Restriction: 21+ Who: Radical FaceWhere: Brick and Mortar Music Hall – San Francisco, CAWhen: Thursday October 6, Doors – 8:00pm Show – 9:00pmCost: $10 Advance, $12 DoorAge Restriction: 18+ Who: PS I Love You w/ SUUNSWhere: Mercury Lounge –
If you’re in New York City, you should consider spending the first balmy night of July (Friday the 1st) at Fontana’s Bar with thatwasthen. This LA-based band is embarking on their first East Coast tour promoting their self-titled album, released this past January. These guys put on a serious show–I know from personal experience (read
Okkervil River I found myself back at The Wiltern last night to check out yet another of the venue’s repeatedly rocking lineups. On the bill for last night were NewVillager, Titus Andronicus, and Okkervil River. So, I paid too much for parking ($15, seriously?) and headed in amongst hoards of flannelled, plaid-ed boys.
For those of you who don’t know, Cooper Boone is a modern day Renaissance man. The country crooner-come-psychological guru-come-chef extraordinaire has managed to stake his claim as someone who is one of the most creative minds in New York City, which is saying something. Boone’s energy is infectious and manages to strike a chord with
When Christopher Mansfield and his band, the group known as Fences, stepped out of the dressing room to perform at The Mercury Lounge in New York on Friday evening and walked on stage, it’s as if it had been mere moments before that he’d tapped into the place that allowed him to create Fences, and