Best New Bands » Silverlake Lounge 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 10 Questions With Indians http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/10-questions-with-indians/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/10-questions-with-indians/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:21:01 +0000 I had a chance to talk to up and coming Los Angeles band Indians. Their debut album is available now on iTunes and they have just started their November residency at the Silverlake Lounge. Indians are a band on the rise and we’re proud to delve a bit into their psyche on BestNewBands.com.  They are

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  1. Album Review: Indians I was sitting in front of my new laptop today lamenting the death of Punk Rock…again. Punk has lived and died more times in the past twenty years than Paul McCartney during the Abbey Road years. Then I listened to...
  2. 9 questions and One Embarrassing Story With A B & The Sea San Francisco residents (by way of Wisconsin) A B & The Sea have a fresh sound that will be an instant hit for anyone who is a fan of both retro pop/rock and modern indie rock. Their songs, like the...
  3. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Freelance Whales Freelance Whales is an emerging indie-rock band hailing from Queens, New York. The band formed in 2008 and has just released their first full-length LP, Weathervanes, this year. Most of the band members are multi-instrumentalists and the band has created...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 7/25/11 Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Langhorne Slim Where: The Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA When: Tuesday, July 26th Doors open at 8:30pm Cost: $13 adv/$15 day of show Age Restrictions: 18+ *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Eels Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn,...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 7/4/11 Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: The Crystal Antlers with Bleached, Bass Drum of Death, and Fidlar Where: The Echo, Los Angeles When: Monday, July 4th at 8:30pm (and every Monday in July) Cost: Free! Age Restrictions: 21+ *** pic by Philip Gadrow Picked By: Laurel Kathleen...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/15/11 Pic by Emily Shur Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Fool’s Gold Where: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, Los Angeles When: Wednesday, August 17th at 7pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: All Ages   *** Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Races Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When:...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-8-29-11/feed/ 0 Yellow Red Sparks – Artist of the Week http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/yellow-red-sparks-artist-of-the-week/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/yellow-red-sparks-artist-of-the-week/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:05:01 +0000 I saw Artist of the Week Yellow Red Sparks perform last winter at the Silverlake Lounge, and I have been anxious to see the modern chamber folk trio ever since. Something about the blend of wistful lyricism, constantly changing instrumentation, and three part vocal harmony really stuck with me, and they stood out in my

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  1. Art vs Science – Artist of the Week Official video for “Higher“ Art vs Science is an Australian dance rock trio that puts out the energy and charismatic strangeness of a much larger group. Their full length album The Experiment came out early this year, with their EP...
  2. Neon Hymns – Artist of the Week Editors Note: Our Artist-Of-The-Week feature is on, a hopefully brief, hiatus. We plan to return to action by mid-October with a very special two part feature. Until then, we’re going to take a page from our television brethern and repeat...
  3. Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Artist of the Week Interview with Matt and Mike of Letting Up Despite Great Faults Letting Up Despite Great Faults is the musical brainchild of Mike Lee, a project that he describes as both inspired by and steeped in nostalgia. Upon listening, it’s hard...
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  1. BestnewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 5/23/11 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: CocoRosie Where: Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY When: Monday, May 23rd at 8pm Cost: Sold Out Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett What: The Deli’s NYC Best of Emerging Artists Festival Where: The Knitting Factory, Cameo Gallery, Glasslands,...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 6/27/11 Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Laurie Anderson Where: Castle Clinton, NYC When: Thursday, June 30th at 7pm Cost: FREE! Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Lower Dens and Dirty Beaches Where: South Street Seaport, NYC When:...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 6/13/11 Picture by Fernando Vidal Oregui Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Dante vs. Zombies Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, June 13th Doors open at 8:30pm Cost: FREE Age Restrictions: 21+   *** Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Jack’s Mannequin with Steel Train...
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  1. Words and acoustic performance by The Californian The Californian is actually a quintet of Californians. Go figure! I met with four of the five members over the weekend at my house in Silverlake, and the first question I asked was about the name’s origin. We covered everything...
  2. Poolside interview with The Gromble The Gromble is pretty much everything you could want in a modern rock band: besides being proficient musicians and elegant, intelligent lyricists, they’re the kind of songwriters that know exactly how and when to satisfy and then exceed the listener’s...
  3. Band on the Run: Interview with Ben Thornewill of Jukebox the Ghost Jukebox the Ghost has traveled many miles since they formed as a trio in Washington D.C. back in 2008. And I don’t just mean the metaphorical distance between their debut album and their recently released sophomore effort because it was...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – March 4, 2011 Start your Friday off right with a selection of music from this week’s featured artists on BestNewBands.com “White Daisy Passing” – Rocky Votolato Laurel Kathleen caught the “truly gifted lyricist and vocalist” at the Troubador last Saturday. Laurel wrote, “Though...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 18, 2011 Kick off your weekend with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com. “Be My Girl” – The Smith Westerns Over the weekend, Leif Roswold caught The Smith Westerns at The Echo in L.A. The sold-out show attracted Hollywood hipsters...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 28, 2011 Hello, BestNewBands.com readers! Ready for the weekend? Yeah, we are too. To aid you in your musical pre-funking, here’s a look (and listen) back on what we featured this week. “Livin’ The Dream (I’m On A Float)” – Super Mash...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/31/11 Picked By: Kristina Villarini Who: The Hold Steady w/ The Gay Blades Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg, NYC When: Monday, January 31st at 9pm Cost: $25 Age Restrictions: 18+ ***   Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Joan of Arc w/ Pillars & Tongues,...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/24/11 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: White Lies Where: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA When: Monday, Jan. 4th at 8:00 pm Cost: Sold Out Age Restrictions: All Ages   *** Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Cold War Kids with Grouplove Where: The...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/17/11 Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Broken Social Scene Where: Terminal 5, NYC When: Tuesday, Jan. 18th at 8:00 Cost: $11 advance, $13 day of show Age Restrictions: 21+ ***   Picked By: Claire Gallagher and Daniel Kohn Who: Atlantic/Pacific and The Pierces Where: Hotel...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 7, 2011 Welcome to the first Weekend Playlist of 2011! Review some of the musical events from the week with these 10 fresh tracks… “Dumb (Live at the WOW Hall)” – Medium Troy Monica Christoffels began 2011 at the WOW Hall with...
  2. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
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  3. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
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