Best New Bands » Widowspeak 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 Widowspeak At L.A.’s Bootleg Theater http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/widowspeak-l-s-bootleg-theater/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/widowspeak-l-s-bootleg-theater/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:00:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27967 Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown’s Bootleg Theater has consistently drawn some big names in underground music to this quiet neighborhood wedged between the 101 and Downtown LA. Despite boasting these strong bills, the venue remains one of the city’s best-kept secrets for music fans looking to watch well-known bands perform in an intimate setting. With

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  1. Widowspeak: – “All Yours” Los Angeles - Widowspeak’s second full-length, All Yours, sees the formerly Brooklyn-based duo embracing an entirely new life, while still mourning parts of the old. The album is their most personal yet. It was produced in their home in the Catskills....
  2. Fraser A. Gorman At The Bootleg Theater In Los Angeles Los Angeles – For someone that was essentially making his first ever live appearance in the United States, Fraser A. Gorman had an incredible sense of serenity on stage last Tuesday evening; he nailed every song in his set, even...
  3. Willis Earl Beal At LA’s Bootleg Theater Los Angeles – Willis Earl Beal approaches his live show as a phantom might. Dressed all in black, with his eyes masked and a black cape slung over him emblazoned with a dead-looking smiley face, the logo from his 2013...
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  1. Widowspeak Brings Mellow Vibes to Troubadour Tuesday night, Widowspeak won over the hearts of Angelinos at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, as the opening act for the British shoegazing girlie duo, 2:54. Led by vocalist/guitarist Molly Hamilton, the indie rock quartet swooned the audience during its...
  2. Review: Widowspeak – Theme From the Swamps EP New York – On Widowspeak’s new EP, The Swamps, the band has captured a little moment of magic, and also managed to inspire the same every time I take a listen. Almost one year after the release of their second...
  3. Nic Hessler Transforms On ‘Soft Connections’ Los Angeles – Orange County, California singer/songwriter Nic Hessler has a new perspective on music and well, life too. About four years ago, the Captured Tracks artist known at the time as Catwalk was sidelined after being diagnosed with Guillain–Barré...
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