Josh Tatum and his band of merry band mates had no problem packing the ornately decorated Foundation Room at House of Blues in Los Angeles last night. The entire show bordered on theatrical, or perhaps that was due to the two cameramen recording an almost constant stream of footage of the band. The Josh Tatum band
School of Seven Bells There’s no doubt that the music industry is dominated by the male gender, but successful female bands have been increasing in numbers and popularity. For instance, one of the most buzzed about groups, School of Seven Bells (a two sisters/one guy trio), is currently on a nation-wide tour, having just released
Standing in line outside of Los Angeles’ Historic State Park, one would’ve thought FYF stood for ‘Fuck you fest’ instead of the infinitely cheerier ‘Fuck yeah fest‘. Tensions were high as we sweated it out for over an hour amidst pure chaos: no one seemed to know which line was VIP, or the difference
I was at first intrigued by the name Nite Jewel, my imagination and interest further piqued by the sparse amount of information about the band online. The music on their Myspace sounded like a broody, surreal Heart; the dark, nebulous melodies stuck in my head long after I’d heard them. Apparently, there were many
Photo taken by Crystal Jenks Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros are no strangers to BestNewBands.com – Cervante Pope profiled the group in early August, and Lauren Novik caught them at L.A.’s Sunset Junction a couple weeks ago. An avid ES&MZ fan myself, I jumped at the opportunity to watch the gang’s Eugene concert at
Last night the Spanish quartet arrived at Soho with a beat in their heads and more than a little pep in their step. Their upbeat indie-dance tunes head everyone on the dance floor cutting loose, including themselves (see keyboardist Unai Lazcano rocking out in the video below). Everyone had a lot to be excited about.
Last night, The Echo was for lovers. Couples held hands, sat in each other’s laps, and held each other up as they swayed to a melee of electronic and live sounds coming from the stage. It was the last night of Fol Chen’s Monday night residency at the venue, and the dance floor was packed
First things first: this band has absolutely nothing to do with awesome stainless steel sports cars from the early ‘80s, nor do they mean to reference Doc Brown’s time trekking contraption from Back to the Future. Although, it would be easy to assume that some time travel was involved in the recording process of the
Fitz and the Tantrums have only been together since 2008, but they sound as if they’ve been playing together for much longer. This incredibly tight band of performers boasts a killer horn section, rock steady rhythm section, and the stunning blend of male and female vocalists Michael ‘Fitz’ Fitzpatrick and Noelle Scaggs. What really impressed
Portland’s best music festival is back again! This will be year ten for MusicFest Northwest, the city-wide festival sponsored by the Rose City’s alternative weekly paper, Willamette Week. MFNW lets music fans run rampant through the city; all you need is a brightly-colored wristband to get you into shows at the best clubs and venues