Wires in the Walls is an Americana/folk/rock hybrid group, born and bred by a Los Angeles quintet! The tunes and tracks are just right for self-reflective road trips and calm fall days that flood into fall nights. Lucky for us (and because we can’t get enough rock recently) Wires in the Walls is fueling our
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week October 17th, 2011
Who: Screaming FemalesWhere: @ Smalls-The Magic Stick, Detroit, MIWhen: Monday October 17th. 8pmCost: $10Age Restriction: All Ages Who: Brave ChandeliersWhere: Doug FirWhen: Wednesday October 19th, 9pmCost: $5Age Restriction: 21+ Who: WIM, Casiokids (Shown), Bikini, EXITMUSIC, Cloud Nothings, Little Red Where: Pianos New York City CMJWhen: Wednesday, October 19thCost: $10Age Restrictions: 21+ Who: Cymbals Eat GuitarsWhere: Lincoln Hall,
Concert Preview: Oct. 22 Big Ups at The Bowery Poetry Club
The CMJ Music Marathon rages on in New York this week. Punk rock up-and-comers Big Ups will be performing at The Bowery Poetry Club on Oct. 22 along with Math The Band, Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters and more. Formed in Sept. 2010, the band played their first show atop singer Joe Galaragga’s apartment
Gardens & Villa Play LA’s Satellite Saturday, October 15
To all my fellow Los Angelinos, as you may or may not know, the avant-pop outfit Gardens & Villa will be playing at The Satellite THIS Saturday, October 15th. The Santa Barbara-based quintet makes music similar in mood to its locale—chill, relaxed, and stone-y—making the band’s self-titled July debut on Secretly Canadian a perfect fit
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week October 10th, 2011
Who: Screaming FemalesWhere: Space Gallary, Portland, MEWhen: Tues. October, 11th @ 7:30 Cost: $8 Age Restriction: 18+ Who: MetronomyWhere: Electric Owl, Vancouver, BCWhen: Weds. October 12th, 9PM DoorsCost: CAD 15.00Age Restriction Who: Gardens and VillaWhere: Holocene, Portland, ORWhen: Weds. October 12th, 8:30PMCost: $10.00Age Restriction: 21+ Who: Frank TurnerWhen: Thursday, October 13Where: El Rey Theater, Los AngelesCost: 17.00 Who: Trentemøller Where: Webster HallWhen: Friday,
Introducing Monophon
Introducing a band we met thanks to our friends at restorm.com: Monophon is a band from the eastern part of Switzerland that has been called the dreamy Swiss answer to MGMT. The band released their first single “Protection” in March to much acclaim and regional airplay. Their follow up, “Secret Island” continued the momentum and
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week October 3rd, 2011
Who: Trip Like Animals with The Brambles and guestsWhere: The Sunset – Seattle, WAWhen: Wed., October 5, 2011Cost: $6.00Age Restriction: 21+ Who: Radical FaceWhere: Brick and Mortar Music Hall – San Francisco, CAWhen: Thursday October 6, Doors – 8:00pm Show – 9:00pmCost: $10 Advance, $12 DoorAge Restriction: 18+ Who: PS I Love You w/ SUUNSWhere: Mercury Lounge –
Catch The Humans at Highline Ballroom Tonight
The Humans are something of a supergroup, being composed of Toyah Wilcox, Bill Rieflin (R.E.M.), and Chris Wong (and yes, that is Robert Fripp on the left in the photo, who contributed guitar on the record). Toyah formed the experimental rock group in 2007 after being invited to tour Estonia by the Estonian Ambassador, and
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week 9/26/11
Who: Hanni El Khatib with We Break Cameras, Feeding People, Kissing Cousins, and Jeremy SoleWhere: The Echo, Los AngelesWhen: Monday, September 26th at 8pmCost: FreeAge Restrictions: 21+ Who: Braids w/Pepper Rabbit & Painted PalmsWhere: Bottom Of The Hill, SanFranciscoWhen: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 9pmCost: $10/$12 at the doorAge Restriction: 21+ Who: The Album LeafWhere: Le
Jhameel, Tomorrow’s Tulips and New Year Sun Bear this Friday
Picked by: Dan Cordie Who: Jhameel, Tomorrow’s Tulips and New Year Sun Bear Where: Hotel Utah, San Francisco, CA When: Friday, September 23 – 9 pm Cost: $8 Age: 21+