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Rave’s Fave: Alt-J – Warm Foothills

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Most successful bands endure a long haul before they gain recognition, but Alt-J’s career shot up like a comet upon the release of their debut album. The band’s success culminated in their winning the coveted 2012 Mercury Prize in the UK. Enter their new album This Is All Yours. It’s really laid-back, even more so than the first record. Besides the three songs heard prior to release which are all highlights, make sure you hear “Warm Foothills”. Its choral beauty is stunning. Joe Newman’s vocals are enhanced with spliced words contributed by Connor Oberst, Lianne La Havas, Sivu, and Marika Hackman. Contributed by Bruce Rave.

* Links and playlists from Bruce Rave’s weekly new music show can be found on his blog and be sure follow Bruce on Twitter too!

Alt-J (Official)

Rating: 8.8

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09-29-14

Work Drugs – Temporary Life Lines

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“Temporary Life Lines” is the new single from Work Drugs upcoming Runaways LP. The track is framed by melodic piano chords and a vaguely disco-y guitar that do well to boost up and complement the song’s infectious set of vocal lines. Runaways is out October 7th on Bobby Cahn Records.

Work Drugs (Facebook)
Rating 8.3796

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09-25-14

Gorgeous Bully – 925

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Manchester UK’s Gorgeous Bully make their B3 debut with the neatly reverb-y jangle jam “925”. The track is a component part of 80N7 , a new Cassette Day special compilation featuring unreleased songs from some of Rough Trade NYC’s favorite DIY bands.

Gorgeous Bully (Facebook)

Rating: 8.8

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09-25-14

Cherry Glazerr – Had Ten Dollaz

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L.A. band Cherry Glazerr have a new seven inch in the works for Suicide Squeeze Records. The visceral and reverb-rinsed “Had Ten Dollaz” manages its potent-ness and powerful quality without sounding hackneyed or formulaic (here’s the part where the guitars turn up). We love it.

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Rating 8.4

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09-24-14

Giveaway: The Orwells @ The Fonda Theater, Los Angeles (09/29/14)

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Are you in L.A.? Are you up for a fantastic rock and roll concert? B3SCI is giving away two passes for one of our favorite bands The Orwells Monday set (9/29) at the Fonda Theater. If you want to go, hit our EMAIL before Friday at Noon PDT to enter. You can purchase tickets to the Fonda Theater show here. The Orwells’ second LP Disgraceland is out now.

Orwells upcoming dates:
09/24 – Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
09/25 – Star Theater – Portland, OR
09/27 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
09/28 – The Catalyst – Atrium – Santa Cruz, CA
09/29 – Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
10/09 – Brighton Hall – Allston, MA
10/10 – Il Motore – Montreal, QC
10/11 – Mod Club – Toronto, ON
10/13 – Underground Arts – Wolf Building – Philadelphia, PA
10/14 – Black Cat – Washington, DC
10/15 – Irving Plaza – New York City, NY
10/17 – Asbury Lanes – Asbury Park, NJ

The Orwells (Facebook)

Rating 9

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09-24-14

Black Honey – The Taste (demo)

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Duly Noted Records’ Black Honey debuts today another very strong track. “The Taste” is HUGE. Buoyed by a chorus of the biggest, most potent composition, “The Taste” finds Black Honey stretching their sound and accessibility to potential Radio 1 level heights. Wow.

Black Honey (Soundcloud)

Rating: 8.8

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09-24-14

PHOTOS: Meg Myers @ The Echo in Los Angeles on 9/18/2014

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Photos and Words by Russ Ramos

It’s been a short minute since Meg Myers played a show in Los Angeles, and so this intimate homecoming gig at The Echo was a must see. I can safely say that with every show Meg plays, the bar is raised – something of which more artists need to take note. Meg Myers proved to the soldout Echo that night that she’s here to stay. Myers had the entire venue singing along to “Desire”. For the few lucky fans that were able to grab a ticket, she also played new tracks that have not yet been heard live. Meg will be opening for Royal Blood at The Troubadour at the end of the month. If you’re fortunate to have tickets, you don’t want to be late for Meg.

Meg Myers (Facebook)

Tour Dates

09/20 Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Tap House (w/ Royal Blood)
09/21 St. Louis, MO @ 105.7 The Point Big Summer Show
09/22 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
09/23 Houston, TX @ The Studio at Warehouse Live (w/ Royal Blood)
09/24 Dallas, TX @ Trees (w/ Royal Blood)
09/26 Tucson, AZ @ The Rock (w/ Royal Blood)
09/28 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour (w/ Royal Blood)

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09-23-14

B3SCI Presents: Teleman w/ White Dove on Tuesday, September 30 @ Bootleg HiFi in Los Angeles!

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UK collective Teleman follow up their busy summer of festival dates across the pond with select State-side shows in support of their great debut album ‘Breakfast’. The NME darlings will make their way to the Bootleg HiFi in Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 30 to perform a dazzling set of Brit inspired pop for concert-goers with support coming from Cali rock collective White Dove. Doors for the event are at 8:00pm, and tickets are $10 in advance – $12 day of show. Ages 21+. More details for the show can be found HERE.

*OR* you can try your luck with us and enter to win a pair of tickets to the show PLUS White Dove’s new White Iris Records single ‘Caroline/Sarah’s Song’ on 7-inch (you can jam out to the stellar tracks below). To win just email us HERE and let us know you’d like to be entered in the ‘Teleman / White Dove Giveaway’. Our winner will be picked at random from the pool of submissions by Tuesday morning on September 30, so keep an eye on your inbox (one entry per person). Good luck!

Bootleg HiFi (Event Info)

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09-23-14

Polarsets – Whispers

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“Whispers” is the new single from Polarsets just-released debut LP Parasols. “Whispers” capably blends a diverse set of sounds (lo-fi, psychedelic, the tiniest tinges of R&B) within the context of a melodically-plus package. Parasols, the new album from Polarsets, is out now.

Polarsets (Official)

Rating 8.4

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reviewed by
09-23-14

Premiere: Foreign/National – EP

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We loved Melbourne AU band Foreign/National‘s track “Paris” back in December. Today, the Aussie band is back with that excellent track’s equally great accompanying EP. Five tracks deep and constructed of a similar stylistically diverse mesh of Metronomy meets Mystery Jets indie, the EP also includes blog hits “Life Tourist” and “All Honesty” as well two previously unreleased tracks. Stream the B3 Premiere of Foreign/National’s debut EP below.

Foreign/Nationalaustralia (Soundcloud) (Purchase EP)

Rating 8.6

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09-22-14