Best New Bands » UCLA 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 Lady Danville Album Art Contest https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/lady-danville-album-art-contest/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/lady-danville-album-art-contest/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:33:49 +0000 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. 

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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. 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...
  3. 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...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/lady-danville-album-art-contest/feed/ 0 The Hours Rock UCLA’s Royce Hall Opening For Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-hours-rock-uclas-royce-hall/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-hours-rock-uclas-royce-hall/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:01:41 +0000 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

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  1. Surf-Rock Riot with Beach Fossils at Music Hall of Williamsburg This past Friday night was one of the more memorable shows I’ve been to at Music Hall of Williamsburg. I’ve been to a decent amount of shows here, and I can’t say I’ve ever had a bad time, but I’ve...
  2. 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...
  3. Will Knox Sets The Bar High At Lubitsch Last night in West Hollywood, Bar Lubitsch was the stage for a number of musicians to perform on what could have been called Troubadour Tuesday at the Russian-themed bar. I, however, was there to see my second favorite Brit behind...
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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. 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...
  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...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/tour-sampler-lady-danville-hits-the-road-with-guster-and-jacks-mannequin/feed/ 0 Concert Review: The Ladies Love Lady Danville https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-the-ladies-love-lady-danville/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-the-ladies-love-lady-danville/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000 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,

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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...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-the-ladies-love-lady-danville/feed/ 0 Concert Preview: Lady Danville Headlines a Sold Out Show at the Troubadour this Saturday https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/concert-preview-lady-danville-headlines-a-sold-out-show-at-the-troubadour-this-saturday/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/concert-preview-lady-danville-headlines-a-sold-out-show-at-the-troubadour-this-saturday/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000 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

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  1. 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...
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  3. Concert Preview: Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kittens at The Roxy 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...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/back-to-school-an-interview-with-lady-danville/feed/ 0 Lady Danville Returns to UCLA for Acoustic Coffee House Charity Benefit Show https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/lady-danville-returns-to-ucla-for-acoustic-coffee-house-charity-benefit-show/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/lady-danville-returns-to-ucla-for-acoustic-coffee-house-charity-benefit-show/#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:00:00 +0000 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

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