Best New Bands » show review 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 Concert Review: NewVillager and Okkervil River Wow the Wiltern, While Titus Andronicus Fails To Impress https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-newvillager-and-okkervil-river-wow-the-wiltern-while-titus-andronicus-fails-to-impress/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-newvillager-and-okkervil-river-wow-the-wiltern-while-titus-andronicus-fails-to-impress/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:30:00 +0000 Okkervil River I found myself back at The Wiltern last night to check out yet another of the venue’s repeatedly rocking lineups.  On the bill for last night were NewVillager, Titus Andronicus, and Okkervil River.  So, I paid too much for parking ($15, seriously?) and headed in amongst hoards of flannelled, plaid-ed boys. Now, let

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  1. Concert Review: The Black Angels Steal the Show at The Fox Theater The Black Angels in a haze of awesomeness. On Saturday night, I had the chance to see The Black Angels, Cold Cave, and The Kills at The Fox Theater in Pomona.  So I drove east to the city, parked in...
  2. Concert Review: White Denim with Allah-Las Leaves The Echo in a Beautiful Daze White Denim minus new guitarist Austin Jenkins Excitement abounded for me last night, a perfectly average Wednesday in May, as I headed down to The Echo to see one of my favorite bands, White Denim.  As you might’ve heard (read?)...
  3. Concert Review: Buffalo Tom Stampedes the Troubadour Last night, I found myself back at Los Angeles’ Troubadour—my seeming home away from home.  On this uncharacteristically chilly night, I was there to see Buffalo Tom, an Boston-based band who just released their 10th album, Skins. I had given...
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  1. Concert Review: The Airborne Toxic Event Exhilarates the Music Box Up into Hollywood, climbing streets, dodging pedestrians and stopped cars, I went. Only a few hours ago, it feels like years. Paid a stranger to take my car—strange, when you put it like that. I stood in front of The...
  2. Album Review: The Airborne Toxic Event’s “All At Once” Falls Short Artist: The Airborne Toxic Event Album: All At Once (second full-length album) Release Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Genre: Alternative, rock The Airborne Toxic Event finally released a second album after years of anticipation from fans such as myself (their...
  3. Concert Review: Buffalo Tom Stampedes the Troubadour Last night, I found myself back at Los Angeles’ Troubadour—my seeming home away from home.  On this uncharacteristically chilly night, I was there to see Buffalo Tom, an Boston-based band who just released their 10th album, Skins. I had given...
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  1. Album Review: White Denim’s “D” Is an A+ The Background: Ah, White Denim. I remember the very day when my love affair with their distinctly deft sounds began.  ‘Twas a chilly October night last year.  I was at the El Rey, seeing Portugal. The Man for the first...
  2. A Conversation With James Petralli of White Denim Sometimes a name can be an accurate way to describe a band. But with White Denim, it is not. Something as simple as, well, white denim, doesn’t do the band’s eclectic combination of garage rock, dub soul, alt-rock, country and...
  3. Concert Review: The Black Angels Steal the Show at The Fox Theater The Black Angels in a haze of awesomeness. On Saturday night, I had the chance to see The Black Angels, Cold Cave, and The Kills at The Fox Theater in Pomona.  So I drove east to the city, parked in...
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  3. Concert Review: St. Patrick’s Day at the Key Club with Phathom, Culprit, thatwasthen, and Bethpage Black Ah, St. Patrick’s Day.  When the beer is green, the tattoo parlors are filled, and the spirit is rowdy.  This St. Patty’s Day, I headed down to the Key Club on the Sunset Strip to check out a showcase of...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-buffalo-tom-stampedes-the-troubadour/feed/ 0 Concert Review: The Black Angels Steal the Show at The Fox Theater https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-the-black-angels-steal-the-show-at-the-fox-theater/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-the-black-angels-steal-the-show-at-the-fox-theater/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 The Black Angels in a haze of awesomeness. On Saturday night, I had the chance to see The Black Angels, Cold Cave, and The Kills at The Fox Theater in Pomona.  So I drove east to the city, parked in a somewhat scary parking lot, and headed into the theater which looked a lot like

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  1. Concert Preview: The Black Angels open for The Kills and Cold Cave at the Fox Theater   The Black Angels opening for Cold Cave and The Kills Who: The Kills with Cold Cave and The Black AngelsWhen: Saturday, May 14th, doors open at 7, show starts at 8Where: The Fox Theater, Pomona, CACost: $22.50 advance, $25...
  2. Concert Review: St. Patrick’s Day at the Key Club with Phathom, Culprit, thatwasthen, and Bethpage Black Ah, St. Patrick’s Day.  When the beer is green, the tattoo parlors are filled, and the spirit is rowdy.  This St. Patty’s Day, I headed down to the Key Club on the Sunset Strip to check out a showcase of...
  3. Concert Review: The Ladies Love Lady Danville Another night, another amazing concert. Let me just start by saying, I never cease to be blown away by the amount of talent abounding in the fine city of Los Angeles.  That said, I found myself once again at the...
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  1. In Solidarity With Portugal. The Man Artist: Portugal. The Man Genre: Psychedelic/progressive rock From the political uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East to the Midwestern United States, a sense of awareness and community seems to be spreading throughout the globe. Personally, I can’t get...
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  3. Concert Review: The Ladies Love Lady Danville Another night, another amazing concert. Let me just start by saying, I never cease to be blown away by the amount of talent abounding in the fine city of Los Angeles.  That said, I found myself once again at the...
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  1. Concert Preview: Lady Danville Headlines a Sold Out Show at the Troubadour this Saturday Lady Danville, everyone’s favorite indie-rock-nerd-chic UCLA grads, returns to headline a sold out show at the Troubadour this Saturday, the 26th.  Lucky for me, I will be in attendance.  Lucky for you, this means a review will follow, so you...
  2. Lady Danville Returns to UCLA for Acoustic Coffee House Charity Benefit Show Last night, I made the quick jaunt up to the Covel Grand Ballroom on “The Hill” at UCLA (essentially, the heart of on-campus housing/dorm life/pajama-clad kids sipping coffee at 10 pm and giggling loudly) to see a concert held by...
  3. Back to School: An Interview with Lady Danville Following their show at UCLA, I sat down with Lady Danville’s keyboardist Michael Garner to learn a little more about the band.  We chatted about their hometown of Danville, California, the goofiness of Ben Folds, celebrity doppelgangers, a particularly inspiring...
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  1. Talent at the Troubadour: The Hush with The Modern Drone, Bethpage Black, People by the Sea, thatwasthen, and Satellite Thieves The word of the evening, ladies and gentlemen, is talent.  Last night at the Troubadour, raw talent was apparent in every band that graced the tiny stage, making for an awesomely accurate portrayal of today’s local rock scene.  Six groups...
  2. An Interview with Metal’s Up and Comers, Bethpage Black The gentlemen of Bethpage Black know the drama that comes with being in a heavy rock band.  Just glancing at the emo aesthetics of My Chemical Romance or The Used, you will soon pick up on the themes of exorbitance,...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 3/14/11 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: The London Souls Where: Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY When: Monday, March 14 at Cost: $5 Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: The Pogues Where: Terminal 5, NYC When: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, March 15th-17th,...
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  3. The Campus Cool: Dominant Legs, Young the Giant, and Best Coast Rock UCLA The UCLA campus was abuzz under the warm yellow lights lining brick pathways last night, and groups of students were thankful to crowd into the cozy Kerckhoff Grand Salon to escape the bitter wind.  Let me reemphasize cozy: through the...
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