GUYS. Everyone’s favorite down-to-earth, sweet-honey harmonizing Los Angeles band, Lady Danville (fresh off the release of their gorgeous new EP, Operating–listen below), is holding a album art design contest! You, oh lucky one, get a chance to design the art for singles “Sophie Roux” and “Kids (MGMT Cover)” which are being released soon on iTunes.
When you’re a band from the U.K. trying to achieve the same type of stardom in the U.S. that’s been in your control in your home country, it’s almost like you are hitting the reset button on your career and starting anew. Fortunately for England’s The Hours, they already have the songs, moxie and charisma
So, since writing about the Dawes and Blitzen Trapper Tour Sampler EP, I got to thinking about what a great idea this so called tour sampler is, so I’ve decided to try my hand at it. Basically, I’m just going give you info about a tour and the low down on the bands playing is
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 always cozy Troubadour this past Saturday night to see Voxhaul Broadcast, Family of the Year,
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 can get all the juicy details on Monday morning. Also playing with Lady Danville are
Young the Giant Genre: Alt-rock If you’re looking for something to do on this potentially stormy Saturday night, head on down to The Roxy on Sunset to check out Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kitten for an awesome night of in-your-face alt-rock. I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Young the Giant play an
BestNewBands.com People By the Sea, comprised of husband and wife Leah Grounds and Jake Irwin and brother Dan Irwin is a heartfelt amalgam of rock, pop, folk, and sentimental singer-songwriter sounds. I have been wary of their presence from word around the UCLA campus (the band formed at UCLA) and was first blown away by
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 mysterious-hippie-kindergarten teacher, and the ups and downs of going on the road. An amicable and
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 student organizations. This charity event concert, called Acoustic Coffee House 2011, featured a bunch of
BestNewBands.com So I press play on this video, and I’m watching…and I’m watching and I’m thinking…this looks familiar…really familiar. Oh ya! I was totally at this concert. And now it makes sense why there were so many people videoing there (makes for interesting camera angles, huh?). And then I remember the energy and as