Photo by Rachele Johnson I was pretty hesitant to head over to see Biffy Clyro headline the main stage at Sonisphere last night. I didn’t think anything could top the intimate, mainly acoustic performance I’d been lucky enough to witness at the Bootleg Theater in L.A. back in March. Nonetheless, I followed about a trillion
LA Font is the kind of band that invites their audience to experience the full spectrum of emotions along with them at their live shows. At any given moment, the entire room could be experiencing heart-racing excitement, angsty adrenaline spikes at the nature of the modern world, and of course the twitching feet of the
It’s no secret Saint Motel is one of my fave city of angels spawned bands- I can’t get enough of their poptastic hits, their contagious energy, and their recently released single is spreading through the states like a serious pandemic. No wonder the four boys are about to jet off on yet another West coast
I’m gearing up for my first full on fest season in the UK and with the insane lineups that make up Sonisphere, Exit, Benicassim and Wilderness- pretty sure there’s know way I’d be let down.
So, I’m from L.A.- there are VERY few things I’d leave the house for when it’s raining outside. I barely even know what rain is, but Is Tropical was hitting XOYO in London for the big record release show it was of must-see status. Several days later, a still drenched hoodie, and I’m still living
Sometimes you’re 5,000 miles away from home and it’s the little things that make you So Cal sick. You know- the fact that avocados take a week to ripen here, that tortilla chips need to be found in the ethnic food aisle, and the fact that ranch dressing doesn’t even exist here. Newsflash, it’s not
Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Nanana” – The Californian Laurel Kathleen interviewed four of the five members of this band – check out the video to see what they talked about!
I heard Miss Alana Stewart’s song “perfervid” one afternoon. You know the routine- I get a lot of music thrown at me so I clicked play and got back on with my work not thinking twice. As soon as the track started though Stewart’s voice was so successfully piercing that I paused just to focus
Marissa Nadler’s ethereal voice peppered with longing is the perfect Sunday morning soundtrack- I’m talking when the first rays of light start penetrating your window pane- painfully, and the easiest solution seems to be to turn up the music and drown the day out. Obviously, I’ve had this on heavy rotation (Marissa, I’ll be sending
White Arrows Hats off to The Echo and The Rumble for assembling such a potentially mesh-worthy trio of bands at tonight’s free show! In addition to BestNewBands.com’s favorite LA psych rockers White Arrows (see Lauren Novik‘s interview with the band or her post about their must-see set at Sasquatch!), gritty blues duo My Goodness and