Best New Bands » The Roxy 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 The Soft Moon Showcase Their Intense Post-Punk Sound In LA http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/soft-moon-showcase-intense-post-punk-sound/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/soft-moon-showcase-intense-post-punk-sound/#comments Tue, 05 May 2015 18:42:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24137 Los Angeles – While The Soft Moon have previously released a pair of solid LPs since their founding in 2009, this year’s Deeper has found the Oakland-based post-punk band reaching ever larger audiences. This increased level of underground popularity was quite evident as the Luis Vasquez-led trio powered through a captivating set in front of

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  1. The Soft Moon ‘Deeper’: Dark, Cold and Lean Los Angeles – Deeper is the third full-length for Oakland-based musician Luis Vasquez’s The Soft Moon, and it sees the one-man project expand upon its gothic rock-indebted sonic palette while still managing to streamline the song structures. Out March 31...
  2. Naomi Punk: Not Just a Noise Rock Band Los Angeles – After several opening bands took turns pummeling audience members at Jewel’s Catch One last weekend, headliners Naomi Punk put on a dynamic and loud performance. These three gentlemen from Olympia, Washington have been churning out noisy, chaotic...
  3. Kat Dahlia Preps For Debut LP With Crowd-Pleasing LA Showcase Los Angeles – While at this very moment Kat Dahlia may not be at the top of the mainstream consciousness, her time out of the spotlight is waning incredibly thin. The genre-hopping singer-songwriter is prepared to release her debut studio...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/22/11 Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Active Child with White Sea, Correatown, and Random Patterns Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, August 22nd at 8:30pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Stephen Malkmus Where: Academy Records, NYC When: Thursday, August 25th, at...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 6/20/11 Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett What: Make Music NY Where: Many venues all over NYC. You can search their website for shows by neighborhood, venue, genre, or artist. When: Tuesday, June 21st, times vary. Cost: ALL FREE! Age Restrictions: Varies according...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/14/11 Picked By: Rebecca Haithcoat Who: Goapele Where: Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, February 14th at 8pm Cost: $20-$23 Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Lucy Walsh Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Hollywood, CA When: Monday Feb 14th at 9pm...
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  1. The World Is Ending, So Let’s Party Saint Motel Style! Today you will be judged, and since the world is ending tonight it’s pretty much our civic duty as proud residents from the city of soon to be fallen angels that we go out in style.  You may have been...
  2. Artists in Residence: Saint Motel Week 3- Judgement Day In this week’s installment from April Artists in Residence Saint Motel, the band gives us a sneak peek at their upcoming show celebrating Judgement Day. What do you think about this?...
  3. Artists in Residence: Saint Motel Week 4- Saint Motel Does Vail Saint Motel rounds out their Residency with a trip to Vail, CO....
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  1. Here We Go Magic Talks Pigeons, Band Dynamics, and Why Festies Have More Fun Here We Go Magic is like an ambient/psych/folk/jam band. The mix of styles is diverse, and the group’s ability to create such a textured yet cohesive sound is like a salve for the eclectic at heart. In addition to extensive...
  2. Twin Shadow’s George Lewis Jr. Talks Tours, Goals, and Painting Twin Shadow is the sort of indie pop that you can dance yourself silly to,  pondering the deeply intimate lyrics paired with lush synthetic melodies and strung out disco funk beats. Twin Shadow is essentially the brainchild of George Lewis,...
  3. Todd Prodanovich talks at length with Oakland’s James & Evander James & Evander are an electronic music production duo that create some incredibly lush synthesized landscapes for your listening pleasure. The group consists of Oakland’s very own Adam Myatt and Glenn Jackson, who met in college and decided to flex...
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  1. Fight From Above Rocks The Roxy on 7/22/10 Thursday night I was privileged enough to spend an evening at www.theroxyonsunset.com with L.A.’s promising band Fight From Above who have gained quite the loyal following in the past few months thanks to their completely addicting tracks and continuous live...
  2. Jim Wolf: Making Heartbreak Sound Good Over the past few weeks, for one reason or another, I’ve delivered a series of artists who have either the prefix or surname of ‘Wolf’ to you. At least for another week, this trend continues. Brooklyn-based Jim Wolf is a...
  3. Purple Melon- Making Retro The New Now When Eric Joyce answered the door in nothing but bell bottoms and a couple necklaces- I knew this was going to be like no interview I’d conducted before.  I’ve done the backstage thing, the dressing room thing, the street-side thing-...
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  1. Dirty Penny Sticks It To The Man At The Viper Room on 7/20/10! The Viper Room in Los Angeles was complete insanity last night when kids suffering from the inevitable quarter-to-midlife crisis’ and everything in between came to rock, roll, and stick it to the man at the famous Sunset Strip locale. I mean,...
  2. Jeremy Messersmith Live @ The Mint – Saturday, July 17 2010 Last night hipsters from various Los Scandalous area-codes hightailed it to The Mint to watch singer/songrwriter Jeremy Messersmith grace the joint with folk-pop akin to Death Cab For Cutie, Sufjan Stevens, and embellished with just enough 1960’s retro-pop to actually...
  3. Something I miss: Seeing Justin King play live. One of the highlights of the time I spent living in Eugene was working with Justin King’s band, The Apologies. It was the gateway to several friendships (including those with Ehren Ebbage and Drew Dresman, whom I’ve mentioned here), but...
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