Congratulations to Allison! You’ve won a pair of tickets to see The Parlotones at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Sunday, and before the show, you’ll be meeting the band! Here’s the winning comment: I fell IN LOVE with the Parlotones when the opened for Blue October last fall. I got see them play four shows
Hollerado sent us their newsletter to let us know that they just finished an epic three week tour with none other than THE GANG OF FOUR and are celebrating by playing a show this Saturday at The Satellite (formerly Spaceland) in Los Angeles. These friends of BestNewBands.com are pretty awesome, and definitely worth checking out! This
South African rock darlings (and former BestNewBands.com Artists in Residence) The Parlotones are touring the United States, and we want to help YOU meet the band and see a show for free! This February and March, BestNewBands.com will be giving away chances to meet The Parlotones in New York City, Portland (Oregon) and Los Angeles.
wavves rock out, courtesy their myspace Saturday, February 19th was no night for vocalists at the Hawthorne Theater in the South East corner of Portland, Oregon. With a line-up that consisted of No Joy, Best Coast, and Wavves, volume and reverb were key figures in nearly every song, drowning out lyrics that no one, including
Ah, to be young and a rock star. The Smith Westerns have a lot going on at the moment. They just released their sophomore album Dye It Blonde to widespread acclaim. They recently started a nation wide tour that will see them not only headlining smaller venues like the Echo but also playing some of
Horse Feathers Everything about last night’s show at The Echo was Portland-esque, from the intimate, nondescript venue; to the good (and cheap) tap selection and flannel clad band and audience members. If I hadn’t known better, I would’ve sworn that all three acts on the bill hailed from the City of Roses, but no, the
Get dressed. Get your stuff–keys, phone, wallet, ticket. Get in your car. Drive. Roll the windows down and smell the air. It’s Saturday night and L.A.’s alive. Cruise down Wilshire until you see that aqua, neon-lit sign that reads The Wiltern and smile when your heart skips its first beat of the night. Find somewhere
I didn’t know what to expect when I dove into Pepper Rabbit’s new release, Beauregard. I didn’t think I was familiar with the band, but I guess by association I was expecting them to sound something like Pepper, so I put off listening to the album for a few days. When I finally sat down
It’s not technically accurate to say the Henry Clay People’s 2nd Annual Rock and Roll Circus “came to town” Friday night, since most of the acts on the bill are from around these parts, but the event was a spectacle nonetheless. The night featured electric sets at the Echoplex by a bunch of HCP friends
In their third installment as our Artists in Residence, Fight From Above performs “Landlocked” in a brand new video shot at The Troubador in Los Angeles. BestNewBands.com