Best New Bands » ok go 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 Live Review: Pyyramids At The Spare Room http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-pyyramids-at-the-spare-room/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-pyyramids-at-the-spare-room/#comments Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:20:55 +0000 Thursday night, L.A.-based duo Pyyramids graced The Spare Room’s stage (or lack thereof) as part of the exclusive Hollywood bar/bowling alley’s Thursday night Live Music Series. Though the two-piece—composed of Tim Nordwind, and Drea Smith—have only been playing music together since last fall, their talents precede them. You may know Nordwind as the goofy, bearded,

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