Best New Bands » Orange County 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 Festival Preview: The Black Lips, Cut Copy, Toro y Moi and More at Pacific Festival http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-the-black-lips-cut-copy-toro-y-moi-and-more-at-pacific-festival/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-the-black-lips-cut-copy-toro-y-moi-and-more-at-pacific-festival/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:42:09 +0000 If you live in Los Angeles, you might have seen those janky little blue banners spraypainted with block letters reading “PACIFIC FESTIVAL AUGUST 13″ that flap on chain-link fences above freeways.  But, where they lack in marketing budget and strategy, they make up for in lineup.  So   if you’re in the Orange County area,

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