Tuesday night, Widowspeak won over the hearts of Angelinos at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, as the opening act for the British shoegazing girlie duo, 2:54. Led by vocalist/guitarist Molly Hamilton, the indie rock quartet swooned the audience during its 30+ minute set. Usually, it is difficult for an opening act to draw a large,
The Black Angels in a haze of awesomeness. On Saturday night, I had the chance to see The Black Angels, Cold Cave, and The Kills at The Fox Theater in Pomona. So I drove east to the city, parked in a somewhat scary parking lot, and headed into the theater which looked a lot like
BestNewBands.com Call me ignorant, but for some reason I don’t usually connect Mobile, Alabama with psychadelia—especially psychedelic rock. However, this might change thanks to The Sunshine Factory. We have before us a dynamic trio somehow creating a simultaneously different and accessible sound, thanks to fuzzy guitars, screaming guitars, and a balance of haunting vocals. I
CORRECTION: The interview I had posted before this was with a band called THE Sunshine Factory, not Sunshine Factory–totally different. They will get their time in the BNBTV Spotlight. My bad, readers! But, until then, enjoy this rad band. BestNewBands.com In this video, we get a little taste of sunshine from the fusion of sounds
The process of turning something into an art-form is tiered; there’s a deliberation and a dedication to preserving the integrity of a sounds and an idea. Lead vocalist of The Art of Shooting, Kelly Irene Corson, said it best on stage when she playfully added before the intro to the third song in the set, “I