89.9 KCRW Presents New Years Eve at The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood with: Jenny and Johnny, Cults, and DJ Marion Hodges – Sat, December 31, 2011, Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:30 pm (event ends at 1:00 am) The Standard Hotel, West Hollywood, CA $75.00 – $125.00. Start the new year with two of the sassiest and best regarded indie
Body Language’s “Holiday (Savoir Adore Remix),” Holiday Single out now on Lavish Habits / OM Records Brooklyn’s own Body Language has risen from the DIY venue basements armed with the kinetic dynamite you would expect from the name. Originally coaxed to Brooklyn by fellow party-throwers, CassetteNYC and Percussionlab, Body Language quickly found a welcome soapbox from
Monday, December 12, Dodos, Dignan Porch at Corsica Studios – London – 7pm Monday, December 12th: Acidic, Chamber of Echos at The Roxy Theater – Los Angeles – 9:45pm – Free Show Tuesday, December 13th: Gary Clark Jr. w/ White Dress at The Mercury Lounge – NYC – 9:15 – $15 – 21+ Thursday December
Monday, December 19th, Woods at Glasslands - 8:30pm - Cost: $10 Age Restriction: 21+ Tuesday, December 21st, Yukon Blonde and The Fling at Brick and Mortar in San Francisco, 8pm – $8/$10, 18+ Friday December 23rd: Gold Motel at Lincoln Hall in Chicago, 7:00 PM All Ages 12.00
Here’s a fun video by a great band. Beso Negro has an all-star lineup of internationally experienced musicians who have brought drive and passion to Gypsy Swing. The love for tradition has collided with a modern sensibility and has transformed the genre into a vibrant new beast. Darker, faster, more danceable, more blues, more Gypsy,
Tuesday, December 6th, Karkwa and Sharpless at Schubas Tavern – Chicago, IL – 8pm – $8 – 21+ Wednesday, December 7th: Emily’s Army at The New Parish – Oakland, CA – 7pm – $12-15 – All Ages Thursday, December 8th: Alabama Shakes at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY – 9pm – $10 – 21+
Canadians invade the Empty Bottle on Monday (11/28). Headliner Austra is a Toronto-based band consisting of former members of Galaxy and Spiral Beach. Lead vocalist and chief songwriter Katie Stelmanis seizes crowds with her mystique and beckoning arm movements, while inviting everyone to join her and feel their songs. The music is electronic, fused with Stelmanis’ powerful
Monday 11/28: Austra w/Young Galaxy & Tasseomancy at the Empty Bottle in Chicago – 9:30pm – $12 – 21+ Tuesday 11/29: Cults w/Panthers Modern & The Can’t Nots at The Met – Providence RI – 8pm – $15 – 21+ Thursday 12/1: Madi Diaz, w/Dashboard Confessional at Irving Plaza, New York City – 7pm – $27
Tonite! Night 1 of Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers plus Jon McLaughlin tonite! Tix avail at door tonite but tomorrow is sold out! (See our review here.) Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Bowery Ballroom, New York City TONIGHT, 8pm Cost:$20 Age Restriction: 18+
Singer/songwriter/vocalist extraordinaire Jessie Baylin is coming out with a new record this January titled Little Spark. As a Thanksgiving treat to our loyal readers, we at BestNewBands.com have a special FREE EP that she recorded with Richard Swift in her house this past weekend. For those of you who don’t know Baylin, this is her