For a band that claims to have an ordinary story, New York City-based Flying Points are anything but. Drummer Jonathan Julian and Guitarist Dave Bradley worked together at an ad agency when Julian asked Bradley to join his preexisting band. Their original sound, as described by Julian was “if you could somehow meld Pantera and
Last night the usually cavernous Echoplex was packed, couples and small groups spilling over into all major walkways and any nook they could squeeze into to get a better look at the stage. Apparently, word had spread that Australian power pop trio Midnight Juggernauts was the band to see in Los Angeles. They’ve toured with
BestNewBands.comIn their third installment as our Artists in Residence, The Parlotones take us backstage in South Africa.
When people hear Craigslist experiences, they only think of the gloom and doom that could occur from these chance meetings. But fortunately for Queens, New York-based Freelance Whales, the results couldn’t have gone more swimmingly. The band’s name is derived from lead singer Judah Dadone’s near death experience when he nearly drowned during his childhood
After Hooray for Earth played their third residency show at Pianos, I got to chat with frontman and main songwriter Noel Heroux right outside the venue next to their van. Noel had the appearance of just getting out of bed, with messy hair and a shirt from high school that his friends had written in
******Disclaimer: This interview contains language not suitable for those under the age of 18. Please listen with discretion! After seeing Eux Autres perform at Mississippi Studios on November 14, I was filled with questions about the ‘60s pop-influenced band. I was lucky to score a telephone interview with Eux Autres’s lead singer, Heather Larimer. Check
I had the opportunity to sit down with three of White Rabbits: Alex Even, Matthew Clark and Brian Betancourt. The Brooklyn, New York six-piece, by way of Columbia, Missouri (including Stephen Patterson, Greg Roberts and Jamie Levinson) could fall into the ever-expanding category of “indie rock,” but I believe experimental and even, energetic, would be
In the wake of their etherial set at UCLA, I got to catch up with Dominant Legs in a particularly collegiate courtyard outside of UCLA’s Kerckhoff Grand Salon. They were a curious pair to see. Ryan Lynch, the guitarist, is jockey-like in stature–short and small–but with a striking bone structure and big eyes that give
Adam Duritz isn’t a name usually associated with hip-hop music. But surprisingly enough, the Counting Crows front man’s Tyrannosaurus Records recently signed an artist who transcends the music he is affiliated with. Enter NOTAR (aka Mike Notar). The New Haven, Connecticut-born and Brooklyn-based hip-hop artist is one of a select few signed to the label.
Benvenue is a hard rocking quartet from the Bay area that began with lead singer Francis Blay and guitarist Sid Slater on the football field of the University of California Berkeley. The group recently released an eleven track album entitled Jean Elizabeth and plans to play a show in Los Angeles later this week, but