So it’s been about three weeks of back and forth emails between Christian of After Midnight Project and myself, and I’m finally pulling up to meet up with the band for an interview that was weeks in the making. It was literally like a blind date scenario complete with the mutual friend set up and
With just a few weeks left to go, the Madison Square Gardeners took us on the road, and behind the scenes as they get ready to rock at this year’s SXSW! The Brooklyn-based sextet will be playing two night’s at this year’s southby, and we can’t wait to catch them live! Can’t wait a couple
Anyone living in Los Angeles knows they’re pretty lucky. You’ve got several show options any night of the week for you self-proclaimed music fiends, a city that never sleeps for those artistically nocturnal types, and an endless array of musical genres to fit any one of your moods. Sometimes, however, when the going gets tough,
Kick off your weekend with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com. “Be My Girl” – The Smith Westerns Over the weekend, Leif Roswold caught The Smith Westerns at The Echo in L.A. The sold-out show attracted Hollywood hipsters as well as a few celebrities (hello, Alexander Skarsgard!). Leif wrote, “I was excited for
Meet the latest addition to bestnewbands.com’s “Don’t Miss At SXSW List”- Vanaprasta! If you follow the L.A. music scene, then you pretty much know who Vanaprasta is by now (especially if you’re a rock-a-holic- they were 98.7FM’s resident artist of the month in January!) With a Los Angeles residency already conquered, Vanaprasta will be taking
Making my way to Silverlake’s Satellite I was pretty nervous to check out Vancouver’s Mother, Mother- it’s like how exactly do you follow up tracks like “Body of Years” and “Wrecking Ball?” Well, I don’t exactly know how they managed to do it- but they succeeded with flying colors- and glitter suspenders and sequined shirts.
Meet Purple Melon! These hot British imports will be performing at SXSW this year! Check out a day in the life as these guys get amped for a little SXSW 6th street action! Can’t wait until March to get your Purple Melon fix? All you Cali kids can head over to the Roxy on February
So Saint Motel brought the dead back to life for the third consecutive year in a row- and they definitely did it with a bang! The undead were swarming around downtown’s Hotel Alexandria anxiously awaiting this year’s coveted pre-valentine’s day event, displaying it’s not enough to give one’s heart- it’s better if you eat it
Living in Los Angeles you become inadvertently accustomed to the unusual. I knew we were all in for something insane solely based on the various tricks and treats peppered across the Bootleg Theater’s stage. After carefully assembling a large easel, propping up a blank white canvas (that definitely didn’t stay white for long) and scattering
What do you get when you combine four guys, a real human brain, corsages and boutonnieres? Saint Motel’s 3rd Annual Zombie Prom, live and in living (Ha Ha) color on Saturday, February 12! This year the boys are bringing the dead back to life downtown at the Alexandria Hotel- and you won’t want to miss