Best New Bands » dirty sweet https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Robert Ellis Built The Soundtrack For A Great Lazy Summer! https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/robert-ellis-built-the-soundtrack-for-a-great-lazy-summer/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/robert-ellis-built-the-soundtrack-for-a-great-lazy-summer/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Summer’s kick-starting off on the right note- specifically with Robert Ellis’ dreamy country tunes, a little blue grass feel, and a whole lot of acousticly awesome tracks.  The thing that immediately drew me to his music was his track “Givin’ In”- one listen to that lament-worthy intro and I was about to role play in

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/robert-ellis-built-the-soundtrack-for-a-great-lazy-summer/feed/ 0 Concert Preview: Nenna Yvonne at the Roxy next Tuesday! https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/concert-preview-nenna-yvonne-at-the-roxy-next-tuesday/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/concert-preview-nenna-yvonne-at-the-roxy-next-tuesday/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Who: Nenna Yvonne Where: The Roxy, Los Angeles When: Tuesday, March 29 at 9:30 pm Price: $12.00 Age Restrictions: 18+ If you find yourself in need of entertainment on Tuesday, March 29th, be sure to pencil in Nenna Yvonne at The Roxy on Sunset.  This singer-songwriter is no acoustic-guitar-playing, eyelash-batting, photo-with-my-cat-Mr.-Fluffles-taking kind of girl; the

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  1. Concert Preview: Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kittens at The Roxy Young the Giant Genre: Alt-rock If you’re looking for something to do on this potentially stormy Saturday night, head on down to The Roxy on Sunset to check out Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kitten for an awesome...
  2. Show Preview: Friendly Fires at The Roxy on February 9 Next Wednesday (February 9), Friendly Fires will be burning down The Roxy with their scorching poppy-disco-influenced-dance-your-face-off music.  This will be this Brit-pop’s first show in LA since their sold out set with the xx last year at The Music Box,...
  3. Street Drum Makes Some “Big Noise” At The Roxy! Street Drum Corps have been taking over the Roxy Tuesday nights and you know that feeling where you really want to forget all the nonsense in your own life and focus on something- ANYTHING- else?  This is the show for...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/concert-preview-nenna-yvonne-at-the-roxy-next-tuesday/feed/ 0 BESTNEWBANDS.COM GETS A LITTLE DIRTY WITH FOXES AT THE VIPER ROOM! https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/bestnewbandscom-gets-a-little-dirty-with-foxes-at-the-viper-room/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/bestnewbandscom-gets-a-little-dirty-with-foxes-at-the-viper-room/#comments Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:00:00 +0000 There are very few times I get amped on an entire lineup- but last night Friday, July 30, 2010- The Viper Room in Los Angeles rocked my world.  Dirty Sweet (made up of Ryan, Nathan, Chris, Christian, and Jeremy) and The Stone Foxes (composed of Shannon and Spence Koehler, Aaron Mort, and Avi Vincour) serenaded

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  1. Dirty Penny Sticks It To The Man At The Viper Room on 7/20/10! The Viper Room in Los Angeles was complete insanity last night when kids suffering from the inevitable quarter-to-midlife crisis’ and everything in between came to rock, roll, and stick it to the man at the famous Sunset Strip locale. I mean,...
  2. Dirty Sweet @ Spaceland, 7/16/09 Well, it took almost exactly two years, but I have finally made it to a second Dirty Sweet show. I’d say that it was worth the wait, but honestly I wish I’d made it out to see them again sooner....
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/bestnewbandscom-gets-a-little-dirty-with-foxes-at-the-viper-room/feed/ 0 The dilemma of August 29th https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-dilemma-of-august-29th/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-dilemma-of-august-29th/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:00:00 +0000 I mentioned ages ago that I was planning to attend Outside Lands in San Francisco the weekend of Aug 28-30. I’ve been jockeying for a job at the festival since January, and under the press of conflicting responsibilities that same week, I reluctantly asked to be withdrawn from consideration. (A decision I am still remarkably

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/big-vox-michelle-armstrong/feed/ 0 Dirty Sweet @ Spaceland, 7/16/09 https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/dirty-sweet-spaceland-7-16-09/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/dirty-sweet-spaceland-7-16-09/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:32:00 +0000 Well, it took almost exactly two years, but I have finally made it to a second Dirty Sweet show. I’d say that it was worth the wait, but honestly I wish I’d made it out to see them again sooner. “Born to Bleed” and one more song When I led the charge in booking them

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