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 the Troubadour and I are getting to know each other quite well. I’ve been twice this week already- and I’ll be heading back tonight. Third time’s always a charm, and there’s talk of getting me my own VIP parking space. But mostly, I head there for the consistently great music. Last night’s poison of
Sometimes you need to just be dancing in the streets- down in Chicago, New Orleans, New York City- Sunset Junction- and to give you your fix of cardio craziness via dance-off, Sunset Junction brought in Deejay Echo to fuel your fire- and he did not disappoint! At this point every L.A. kid looking to
“Press! If you DO NOT want to get HURT- get the hell out- because I’m telling you this gate will come down, and you will!” The head security guy pleaded with all of us yesterday before Edward Sharpe stormed the stage. Now I’ve been apprehensive before- I’ve been in moshpits, I’ve seen a friend get
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
THIS JUST IN! Intrepid reporter Lauren Novik writes: “Saint Motel is playing both Sunset Junction and the Sunset Strip Music Fest- the only artist to do that!” You heard it on BestNewBands.com first!
So in case you were a little confused about the rumors saying the key club was closing- let me assure you it is not only up and running, it is perpetually packed! With consistently amazing lineups, I had no doubt last night’s show would be more than awesome, and just as I suspected Slash annihilated
I’m pretty judgmental when it comes to covering the classics- say, I don’t know- a Fleetwood Mac or Bruce Springsteen track. My main criteria is, if you’re bold enough to attempt the cover- you need to make it your own- because you clearly can’t sound like the classic. First that’s a fast way to
The severely ambient music of Red Sparowes is absolutely worth experiencing. The songs peppered with somber notes and self-reflective starkness are unavoidably hypnotic- and if I’m this entranced via auditory tools, I can’t wait to see what their live performance at the El Rey Theatre next week will bring! Their new CD The Fear Is
Photo by Jung Kim I was lucky enough to see The Upsidedown this past weekend for a little Saturday night music mayhem in L.A. The venue, The Bootleg Theater, served as a more than sufficient backdrop for the song with a dark, dingy, country-folk fusion feel. I literally felt like I was back at SXSW