Sometimes you know a big thing when it stares you in the face. Then there are times when you’re standing Street-side with a band and nothing can prepare you for how big they’re about to become. Welcome to my life several months ago at 2010’s Sunset Strip Music Fest when I was hanging out (yeah-
Vanaprasta was an expected discovery- one of many, a result of this year’s Sunset Strip Music Festival. I was lucky enough to catch up with them at said festival and we chatted for a bit (HERE!) about Vanaprasta’s upcoming plans musically for the next few months. Now, after an entirely successful residency at the Echo,
Things get pretty hectic at all day festivals. There are lines, crowds, people fighting tooth and nail to get to the stage for the bands they came to see. Now add those ideas to the Sunset Strip- you’ve got traffic, police directing it, the hustle and bustle of fans and bands, etc. Heading back to
The Shrill made up of Seth Romano, Brandon Davar, Harry Ostrem, and Zak St. John are a hard rock band seemingly heavily influenced by ghosts of music past, akin to 80’s no holds barred tunes slightly peppered with a little 90’s grunged out metal. Outside the Viper Room, right after they managed to weave their
Photo By Brian Bentley After Semi Precious Weapons (Justin Tranter, Cole Whittle, Dan Crean, Stevy Pyne) serenaded the Viper Room press pit with a little acoustic musical treat (“put a diamond in it” got the entire crowd of journalists up and dancing) we snuck back into the dressing room for a little one on one
Photo By Christina M. Felice Vanaprasta rockin’ since 2008 is an L.A. based band about to serenade SSMF with their incredibly sweet somewhat ambient soulful sound. They’re vintage rock goes perfectly with the vocals- never overpowering but complimenting to the songs themselves. Vanaprasta (Collin Desha, Steven Wilkin, Taylor Brown, Cameron Dmytryk, and Ben Smiley) were
Photo By Brian Bentley Saint Motel is causing a LOT of buzz- spreading faster than an L.A. brushfire through the music scene. Rumors have been circulating about this “secret show” nonstop, especially on the streets of Sunset Strip Music Festival! To clear things up I talked with BNB.com’s friend A.J. Jackson (lead vocals, guitar) of
Big B is responsible for the pre-summer song sensation “Sinner,” and he’s taken radio waves by storm ever since. His new CD Good Times & Bad Advice is chalk-full of kick-ass collaborations, namely Scott Russo and Everlast among others- and the vibe is just right for a little background barbeque music of sorts. Ready to
Steel Panther is a notorious Sunset Strip act- and the All-American pseudo-eighties icons may be rude and crude dudes- but they definitely know a thing or two about putting on a show! I saw them back in the day- in the era where Steel Panther (Michael Starr, Satchel, Lexxi Foxxx, Stix Zadinia) was still Metal
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