What Le Poisson Rouge lacks in the ability to generate actual energy from a crowd as a venue, they make up for booking talented acts like Wakey!Wakey! The venue, located in New York’s West Village, can seat 250 people, or, when the tables and benches are removed, pack in 700. Brooklyn-by way of-Virginia’s own Michael
Today’s Playlist includes a little bit of everything BestNewBands.com has featured this week, from folk to punk-rock to dubstep – everything your music-loving hearts could desire! Listen and enjoy… “Shoeshine” – Black Taxi In this weekend’s BackStory Bonus, the guys of Black Taxi tell us about their single, “Shoeshine.” “Shoeshine is a song written by
Boy & Bear is an indie folk band band from Sydney, Australia. I first got wind of them when they were tapped to support everyone’s favorite Grammy-nominated English folk band—Mumford & Sons—on tour, and their hit “Mexican Mavis” from their With Antartica America EP began to generate some buzz. But back in 2009, Boy &
Last week, I attempted to describe to you the vibe from The White Panda/Hoodie Allen and G.Riot show that ended The White Panda’s tour. As you read this, The White Panda are holed up eating bamboo and perfecting the tracks for their hotly-anticipated next album. I’ve been following their growth as a unit for three
Welcome to the first Weekend Playlist of 2011! Review some of the musical events from the week with these 10 fresh tracks… “Dumb (Live at the WOW Hall)” – Medium Troy Monica Christoffels began 2011 at the WOW Hall with Medium Troy. Monica wrote, “The aptly-dubbed ‘Kings of the WOW Hall’ certainly lived up to
Borrowing talent from New Hampshire and Texas before calling Florida home, Madeira is a young alternative-rock band hiding the experience of prior bands and a love for music under their hood. Tyler Duncan, Andrew Mack, Cameron Rhome and Skylar Martin have been honing their skills crafting infectious pop-rock, but also experimenting with elements of heavy
Earlier this month, I interviewed unsigned Troop 41, representing North Carolina. Their single “Do the John Wall,” continues to build momentum in the iTunes Top 100 singles chart, usually reserved for mainstream and Top 40 hits played in supermarkets and malls around the country. The group explained to me that their mission (you can read
Austin, Texas’ StumbleDrunk is a rock ‘em, sock ‘em, all-American rock n’ roll band. Derek Pope, brothers Carter and Tucker Francis, Josh Massey and Wayne Zingery drink to excess and jam even more excessively. In preparation of the physical release of their debut record, Monday Evenings, available January 22nd, 2011, I talked with frontman Carter
Picked By: Liz Livengood Who: Belle and Sebastian Where: Barrowland in Glasgow, Scotland When: Monday, December 20 Cost: SOLD OUT Age Restrictions: 14+, but if under 16 must be accompanied by guardian 18+
Voting for the Best Venues of 2010 has closed, but here’s a look at some of the nominees from the category. El Rey Theatre – Los Angeles, CA Earlier this month, Claire Gallagher caught “adorable” Kina Grannis at the El Rey. Claire wrote, “Kina began her set around 10 to a roar of applause from