Living Things stormed Silverlake last night to kickstart their four week long residency with a bang, and mission accomplished. In fact, I’m anxiously awaiting their next Monday night mayhem sesh- and I’ve made catching one of their SXSW sets a mandatory obligation! Pre-set insanity aside, Yves Berlin Living Things’ bassist extraordinaire took the time to
So it’s Tuesday, you’re counting the minutes left in the day, let alone the week and if Friday had a phone number you’d be sexting it. Thankfully, Saint Motel is here to answer your prayers with a little mid-week gift in the form of auditory awesomeness. The four boys are sending you one-way ticket style
It’s exactly ONE week (and some odd hours) until I trade in Los Angeles for some Austin insanity, and since there are about an infinite number of bands worth checking out (I’ll be the tornado blowing down 6th street in 27 different directions) we here at bestnewbands.com wanted to make it easier for you to
There are a few tips and tricks that one learns along the way on how to spot a stellar show- and if something just probably won’t be up to par. After passing my third “lot full” sign in front of a garage off Sunset Boulevard- I was pretty sure After Midnight Project was about to
It’s Friday night, you’ve made it through the weekly 9-5 nonsense and you’re looking for anything that offers some form of sweet release. Suddenly someone heard through the grapevine about Designer Drugs and you and your closest partner in crime are off and running to GPS yourselves wherever they happen to be on that particular
Under the cover of darkness, at the Bootleg Theater last night I walked (Okay, I ran across Beverly) to head to what I initially thought was going to be just another great night at the venue. Boy was I sorely mistaken. Much like Danielewski’s debut novel House Of Leaves, the venue was much larger inside
It takes a really special guy to make hanging out in a dark alley on Prom night sound fun. Lucky for me, I had four prom dates ready, willing, and able to do the trick and not that I enjoy skulking around dark alleys…but it was possibly one of the most fun private pre-show parties
I was lucky enough to catch Saint Motel at last year’s SXSW- and if their showcases in twenty-ten, and their recent shows here in L.A. are any indication of what we can expect at SouthBy this year- I’d go ahead and make sure you’ve cleared your scheduled. In fact. we at bestnewbands.com have had so
Congratulations Lynn on winning tickets to check out the first ever Desert Weekend brought to you care of The New L.A. Folk Fest! They have an insane amount of events in store for you desert goers and the weekend is set to make waves- far from the city! Lynn won tickets by commenting on our
What I dig about the arts is their collective ability to influence one another. Case in point, Mark Z. Danielewski’s works and Biffy Clyro’s works. The two will be coming together to do a special intimate performance at the Bootleg Theater on March 2 to benefit Homeboy Industries. The respective influences both the band and