Chicago – Lollapalooza’s silver jubilee started out sticky and turned a bit stormy, but that didn’t stop the party from happening, nor did it seem to dampen anyone’s spirits. The first day was full of the same excitement and energy of any first day of a festival – if not more – despite the inclement
We’ve talked about them a lot lately and with good reason. JEFF The Brotherhood is the latest band to emerge from the budding garage scene in Nashville. Generally when people think of Nashville, names like Johnny Cash and other country stars come to mind. Over the past few years, with Jack White moving his operation
Reading and Leeds are technically the same festival, held over the same three-day weekend, with all the same bands performing across seven different stages. What’s the difference, then? Just that one is held in Reading, England, and the other is in Leeds, England. Reading is the original leg of the two, and is in fact
Lineup Already Includes: The Black Keys, TV On The Radio, Umphreys McGee, AraabMUZIK, Snoop Dogg (performing Doggystyle the album with special guests). July 28th + 29th on Randall’s Island, Further artist announcements coming May 21st. The inaugural Catalpa Festival is striving to be a pioneering New York festival, unique in its programming, atmosphere and aesthetic.
The lineup for this years Coachella Festival is out and, as you would expect, it’s a great one. Headlined by The Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog. The lineup includes also includes a lot of our favorites here at BestNewBands.com including: M83, Florence + the Machine, Neon Indian, Dawes, WU LYF, tUnE yArDs,
Just as Diamond Rugs finished recording “Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant” and was still in the studio listening back to the track, John McCauley got in front of the camera to create this fun clip to the song. Filmed and edited by Justin Collins, who co-produced the record, the video’s charm and honesty is bound
It’s not often that as a musician that you can brag about touring with Wilco, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam and The Black Keys, but Liam Finn has done exactly that. Perhaps helped by his impressive pedigree (his father is legendary Australian musician Neil Finn of Crowded House), the indie rocker’s second proper studio album (along
Buxter Hoot’n is two parts family, five parts rock ‘n’ roll revivalists. The San Francisco-based quintet is heading south for a show at The Mint this Saturday along with Honey Island Swamp Band and Sioux City Kid. Earlier this week I spoke to lead singer Vince Dewald, curious about everything from the band’s diverse influences
The Black Angels in a haze of awesomeness. On Saturday night, I had the chance to see The Black Angels, Cold Cave, and The Kills at The Fox Theater in Pomona. So I drove east to the city, parked in a somewhat scary parking lot, and headed into the theater which looked a lot like
Today we’ll be trying something different for the Weekend Playlist: instead of audio, we’ll be featuring the nominees for Best Videos of 2010. Enjoy! “Bergerac” – Back Pocket Memory: Leona Laurie interviewed the Burbank, CA band in early November. Here’s an excerpt of their conversation: LL: If you had to choose five words to describe