Best New Bands » sunset junction 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 [UPDATED] An Interview with Sunny War http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-interview-with-sunny-war/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-interview-with-sunny-war/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:22:54 +0000 UPDATE: As it turns out, I was using some old footage for this interview.  Here are some more recent videos of Sunny for your listening pleasure–enjoy! Sunny War seems like a contradiction–like an ironically cheery sentiment towards something generally destructive.  And, in a way, the artist known as Sunny War is just that.  This Venice

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  1. An Interview with Country Bred Rockers The Features Allow me to introduce to you your next favorite band: The Features. From small town Tennessee, this band is rife with a country angst, a subconscious punkiness, a little bit of whimsical sentimentality, and a really funny drummer. Signed to...
  2. Interview with Trevor of Meridene: On Capturing Life in the Current US Meridene sounds like a beastly, high-energy version of The Shins:  a creature with an outer shell of post-modernist disillusionment and a soft underbelly of cautious hope. Their sophomore effort was just released a few days ago,  and they are currently...
  3. Back to School: An Interview with Lady Danville Following their show at UCLA, I sat down with Lady Danville’s keyboardist Michael Garner to learn a little more about the band.  We chatted about their hometown of Danville, California, the goofiness of Ben Folds, celebrity doppelgangers, a particularly inspiring...
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  1. “Everybody Knows” Jeremy Silver Rocked Hotel Cafe Last night Jeremy Silver rocked the Hotel Café with his CD release show, and the great turn out of fans, friends, and music fiends were not disappointed.  Silver waded his way through every track off his just-dropped “Everybody Knows” and...
  2. “Everybody Knows” Jeremy Silver Is An Artist To Keep On Your Radar! The music industry is insanely incestuous- artists collaborating with others and six degrees of seperation later you find out someone who’s produced an album you love is an insanely talented artist himself.  Case in point- L.A. Kids’ (Fight From Above)...
  3. Echo Lake Takes You On A Trip Bedroom-crafted tracks meet otherworldly vocals in an exciting new noise pop duo from England, Echo Lake. Echo Lake’s debut EP, Young Silence, is a dreamlike trip through strange worlds. One track can sound like you’re floating through the air on...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Best Artists of 2010 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”...
  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. The Weekend Playlist for November 12, 2010 photo credit – Kelly Knapp In our latest installment of the newly-revamped Weekend Playlist, we look back on some of the week’s posts, accompanied by music from our featured artists. Cameras – Matt and Kim:Last Saturday, Cervante Pope reviewed Sidewalks,...
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  1. Weekend Playlist: November 19, 2010 photo credit: Liz Livengood Here are some tracks to relive a few of BNB’s musical happenings this week. “Fake Out (Glass Ghost Remix)” – Bear in Heaven“When We’re Dancing” – Twin Shadow On Monday, we released our weekly list of...
  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. The Weekend Playlist for November 12, 2010 photo credit – Kelly Knapp In our latest installment of the newly-revamped Weekend Playlist, we look back on some of the week’s posts, accompanied by music from our featured artists. Cameras – Matt and Kim:Last Saturday, Cervante Pope reviewed Sidewalks,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-best-artists-of-2010/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Concert/Event of 2010 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-concert-event-of-2010/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-concert-event-of-2010/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:00:00 +0000 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to vote on the Best Video, Best Concert/Event, Best Venue, Best Song, Best Album and  Best

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Video of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/16 Picked By: Michael Rincon Who:Tokyo Police Club with Freelance Whales Where: Neumos in Seattle, WA When: Monday, August 16 at 8 PM Cost: $15 Adv. Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Todd Prodanovich Who: Wavves with Birdfeeder and Char-man Where: Soho in...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/30 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Wavves Where: Howie and Son’s Pizza in Visalia, CA When: Tuesday, August 31st at 8 p.m. Cost: $7 Age Restrictions: Not Specified *** Picked By: Todd Prodanovich Who: Delorean Where: Soho in Santa Barbara, CA...
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  1. Dirty Sweet @ Spaceland, 7/16/09 Well, it took almost exactly two years, but I have finally made it to a second Dirty Sweet show. I’d say that it was worth the wait, but honestly I wish I’d made it out to see them again sooner....
  2. Robotanists live at Spaceland Our featured Main Stage act, the Robotanists, graced Spaceland last week, playing through a set of their effect-laden ambient rock. If Debbie Harry fronted Pink Floyd, you might have something like the Robotanists: moody, textured soundscapes with bright blonde melodies...
  3. Light FM at Spaceland, softly This is from a few weeks back, but there’s a nice simplicity to this Light FM song. And something special about pretty colors in soft focus.   {mov}485{/mov}...
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  1. Zeroing in on Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros It all began with a psychedelic story. Edward Sharpe was a character that Alex Ebert developed during his stint in a 12 step addiction program. In an interview with Paste magazine, Ebert explained that the story was about this Jesus-esque...
  2. To Chromeo: My Sincerest Apologies   Photo by Sean Lieberman Dear Chromeo, I am sincerely sorry for what you were forced to endure on that fateful day of May 15, 2010. Everything looked to be in perfect order for the free music festival, but UCSB’s...
  3. The Weekend Playlist: The Lollapalooza 2010 Mix Lollapalooza starts today in Chicago, and BestNewBands.com’s intrepid reporter, Lauren Novik, will be on the scene. Lauren will be sending in her daily impressions of the granddaddy festival, as well as interviews with several bands. To help get you in...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-magnificently-magnetic-zeros/feed/ 0 Saint Motel- Raising Some Hell In The City Of Angels http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/saint-motel-raising-some-hell-in-the-city-of-angels/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/saint-motel-raising-some-hell-in-the-city-of-angels/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0000 So Sunset Junction was a bit rampant with chaos, and the hype was spreading faster than a Justin Bieber twitter update.  Between the heat, parking chaos, and the band performing pre-Saint Motel, I was lucky enough to get the ever angelic and fiendishly charming boys of Saint Motel (A/J, ASharp, Dak, Gregory) backstage for a

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/saint-motel-raising-some-hell-in-the-city-of-angels/feed/ 0 Pollyn Performs at the Sunset Junction Street Fair in Los Angeles 8.21.10 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/pollyn-performs-at-the-sunset-junction-street-fair-in-los-angeles-82110/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/pollyn-performs-at-the-sunset-junction-street-fair-in-los-angeles-82110/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:10:35 +0000 I came across Pollyn when perusing the lineup for the Sunset Junction Street Fair. Held in Los Angeles Saturday August 21st through Sunday August 22nd, Sunset Junction features a full two days of artists, vendors, and bands (local, national, and international) on five different stages. Pollyn played on the cheekily-titled Fold stage (aka the local

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  2. Fair 2010: The Oregon Country Fair Starts Today If you’re going to the Oregon Country Fair, there are some items you will undoubtedly need to bring. A camera, because the entire festival is a photo opportunity. A reusable water bottle, because walking through the forest in the hot...
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