Kazai Rex at Silver Lake Jubilee

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Going to a new festival can be a bit of a gamble, and going to a new festival to see a new band (well new to me, anyway) can be a recipe for disappointment. Saturday’s crowd at the Silver Lake Jubilee was relatively tame compared to the drunken hordes at last year’s Sunset Junction, and

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Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010

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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 Hilal, vocalist Sam Tyndall said, “‘Rope’ is one kind of sound that we like. We

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Weekend Playlist – Best Artists of 2010

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photo credit: Lauren Novik 2010’s slowly coming to an end, and at BNB we’re counting it down with a Best of 2010 Awards list. For this week’s playlist, here are songs from some of the nominees for Best Artist. “Janglin” – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros ES&MZ is no stranger to this site: the

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Dancing In The Streets With D.J. Echo

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Sometimes you need to just be dancing in the streets- down in Chicago, New Orleans, New York City- Sunset Junction- and to give you your fix of cardio craziness via dance-off, Sunset Junction brought in Deejay Echo to fuel your fire- and he did not disappoint!   At this point every L.A. kid looking to

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The Magnificently Magnetic Zeros

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“Press!  If you DO NOT want to get HURT- get the hell out- because I’m telling you this gate will come down, and you will!”  The head security guy pleaded with all of us yesterday before Edward Sharpe stormed the stage.  Now I’ve been apprehensive before- I’ve been in moshpits, I’ve seen a friend get

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