So I didn’t think twice when I left L.A. for a day to head to Santa Barbara for Loomis & The Lust’s show at the Cold Spring Tavern. Usual nonsense, made sure I had my gear, my wits, etc. What I didn’t know is that I needed my passport. It was a two and a
Sometimes you head out to see one band, and end up also falling love with another. I was so excited for The Upsidedown show last night at The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles (watch for an exclusive interview with The Upsidedown to come soon!) I didn’t expect to fall in love with another. But Magic
The Weekend Playlist: Video Edition – Full of Summer Lovin’ I’ve been on this whole summer lovin’ kick- mostly because spring flings are so last season. Literally. Thus, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning for good music- and this mix mistress will gladly oblige! 1. Hold Your Horse Is “You Show
SUNSET JUNCTION DON’T MISS LIST! Since most people in Los Angeles are addicted to music- us track addicts are over recovering from Lollapalooza insanity, and on to sorting out our next festival that promises a little music mayhem! Enter Sunset Junction- a little music fest that will take place Saturday, August 21 & Sunday, August
Lollapalooza From The Front Lines, Day Three- Third Time’s A Charm! Intrepid reporter Lauren Novik, ready to rock. So Lollapalooza is officially over, and day three was most definitely third time’s a charm status! I was lucky enough to hang out with Justin Krook, bassist of Fight From Above- the band that will officially be
Intrepid reporter Lauren Novik with Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros & friend backstage at Lollapalooza 2010 Yesterday was a complete whirlwind and a half. Between hanging out backstage at Sony Bloggie with Alex Ebert from Edwarpe Sharpe (who rocked it so hard I cannot wait to see them again at Sunset
Lollapalooza From The Front Lines! Lauren here, reporting from the front lines of Lollapalooza! So far BNB dot com was fortunate enough to meet Davey Havok of AFI, Lady Gaga’s dancers- and see her set pre-performance!
The minute Genevieve Schatz, lead singer of Company of Thieves pranced on stage, she blew me away! Don’t let her adorable pint-sized stature fool you- her voice is unbelievably strong! She had the now-rocking House of Blues is Chi-town at complete capacity with her alluring songs and effortlessly seductive sound. She invited bestnewbands.com up to
Now, usually I refrain from accepting invitations to the back of a van with two dudes, but two things put me at ease. One, the van was not in fact, windowless. Two, J.P. Caballero and Mickey from White Arrows were as charming as they were disarming, so I crawled into the Honda Odyssey (sidenote: Hondas
Last night, Wolf Parade ended their North American tour by rocking at the famed Wiltern. Drowning in a sea of plaid button-downs, the Canadian based group hailing from Montreal had indie music lovers flocking to the stage like moths to an undeniably enchanting light, and the upbeat set had the entirety of the historic theater