I saw several hundred bands in 2011. I had no idea how to narrow it down to the top 5 best live performances (in no particular order until the final one) I saw this year, but here is my attempt. I am going with my gut and my memory, those shows that stick out in
SXSW is getting closer! As their web site says: ‘The list of invited acts is growing by each day’. The list is already huge and they’re still adding bands. There’s a lot of new faces (Bruce Springsteen notwithstanding – but Yay Bruce). They already booked BestNewBands.com favorites Grace Potter + The Nocturnals (shown above), Letting
So why is a picture of Stevie Wonder on a site called BestNewBands.com? Because he’s Steve F-ing Wonder that’s why and because he, along with some notable BestNewBands.com alumna, is playing the Austin City Limits festival this weekend. If you’re any where near the festival, stop what you’re doing and get the best possible vantage
The Ross Sea Party is a Los Angeles-based quintet whose indie rock manages to house both the wisdom of age and the carefree spirit of youth. I listened to each one of their songs listed on Facebook for all of five seconds each before deciding that I simply must know more about such an intriguing
These days, there’s a whole lot of music out there. Maybe there was a second baby boom sometime in the ’80s with the good economy and what not so there are just more young people around (seriously, though…). Maybe because of the internet it’s just become more readily available. Whatever it is, there are a
Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “The Heron and the Fox” – Little Scream Kelly Knapp interviewed Laurel Sprengelmeyer aka Little Scream – here’s some of their conversation:
Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com “The Dead Dog” – Portugal. The ManClaire Gallagher reviewed P.tM’s recent show at the House of Blues in Anaheim.
Melding lyrical nakedness with ambitious arrangements and pure imagination, Danny Ross builds a sound that’s completely his own – and yet awfully familiar. The Long Island-native has exactly that: a unique sound that channels his heroes. Over the past year, everything came together for the singer when he and his nine-piece band and horn section,
One of my favorite parties from SXSW this year was the Hollerado nacho party served sizzling with plenty of homebrewed hot sauce and a side of extra chill vibes (damn I dig the Canadian music scene!) There’s no shortage of folk rock from these four Canadian kids and they’re semi-grunge infused tunes and tracks were
Friday of SXSW and I took a break from running back and forth across downtown Austin to make sure I was available to GPS my way on over for round 2 of Sideways Media’s Texas Tornado party! The entire lineup was totally kickass, but a couple groups stood out and A Silent Film was definitely