Best New Bands » Rickshaw Stop 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 A Conversation with Dom from the Road http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-dom-from-the-road/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-dom-from-the-road/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:39:40 +0000 I first learned of the Massachusetts based indie-pop project Dom this past spring when I saw them live at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. The show was fun and the synth driven sounds had me hooked from the first song. One of the highlights of the show was Dom’s interaction with the crowd, which

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-dom-from-the-road/feed/ 0 The Postelles Throw Some Rock at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-postelles-throw-some-rock-at-san-franciscos-rickshaw-stop/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-postelles-throw-some-rock-at-san-franciscos-rickshaw-stop/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:06:25 +0000 My night was kicked off with a line leading up to the front door of the Rickshaw Stop. This soon turned into a greeting from an individual who was convulsing and screaming his life philosophy “children below you must open up your eyes to what’s happening around you” he shouted from up top of a

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  1. San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop is Filled with the Sounds of GROUPLOVE GROUPLOVE The fresh style of the LA based indie rock outfit GROUPLOVE made an appearance at the Rickshaw Stop as a part of the weekly Popscene event. The Rickshaw was alive from the very start of the night as everyone...
  2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Crashes Into San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop With a name as ridiculous as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (DEJJ) I knew we were in for a fun night when the danceable folk pop trio from Detroit landed at The Rickshaw Stop Saturday night. The crowd was beginning to...
  3. Walsh Dazzles The Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood   Whether it’s the overpriced food, the merchandise or the cheesy tourists, for better or worse, the Hard Rock Café has a particular stigma attached to it. However, the new Café at the Hollywood and Highland shopping center in Los...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-postelles-throw-some-rock-at-san-franciscos-rickshaw-stop/feed/ 0 Q and A with The Chain Gang of 1974 http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/q-and-a-with-the-chain-gang-of-1974/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/q-and-a-with-the-chain-gang-of-1974/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0000 When I first saw The Chain Gang of 1974 (CGO1974), the product of producer Kamtin Mohager, I was absolutely blown away! This experience happened in October of 2010 when CGO1974 were opening up for Candy Claws at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. There were no more than five fans in attendance. However, CGO1974 absolutely

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