Tuesday, December 7, 2010 4:45PM - By Seraphina L.
As the 2010 wraps up, all the blogs are posting their end of the year lists. We’ll also be presenting a ton of lists including Top Albums of 2010, Top Videos of 2010, Top Concerts of 2010 and plenty more! However–we are kicking off the best of the best with some of the artists YOU – the reader – have chosen as some of our favorite BeatCrave Favs. We not only began highlighting some of the best up-and-coming, talented indie acts in February but we also gave you a chance to crown some artists with a BeatCrave Fav of the Month title. Those who earned the title advanced into the running for 2010′s last Fav poll.
We now ask you to cast your votes in for BEATCRAVE FAV OF THE YEAR! See who you voted as some of your favorite artists during 2010 below and make your voice heard. Most importantly – support the band you especially cherish!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:00PM - By Seraphina L.
Lanterns won our BeatCrave Fav poll for February 2010, so here is our exclusive interview with the San Diego-based punk band as promised! We talk with lead vocalist and guitarist, Lowell Heflin, about the start of Lanterns, what punk really is, and a bit about what makes the San Diego music scene so great.
Check Lanterns out in our BeatCrave Exclusive interview below!
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Monday, March 1, 2010 1:20PM - By Seraphina L.
Hey, BeatCrave readers! We brought our popular BeatCrave Fav series back to highlight some of our selected up and coming talented bands and let you vote for your favorite every week. You’ve all selected Vanaprasta, Lanterns and The Soft Pack as your favorite BeatCrave Favs and the winner for the month of February is… Lanterns!
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Monday, February 22, 2010 4:00PM - By Seraphina L.
It’s that time again! We need you to vote for your favorite BeatCrave Fav for the month of Februrary!
Each week we put up a poll of our favorite bands and let you vote. Our three top bands ready to go head to head for a chance to win our best of the month spot are…
Vanaprasta who pushes their sound past familiarity and into a dream-like space of originality (listen here), Lanterns, who substance, energy, and strong presence caught our attention (listen here), and The Soft Pack, who has consistently kept themselves rooted-in-punk garage-band vibe. (listen here)
Don’t forget that the winner of this poll will receive a feature at the end of the month! Be sure to vote below…
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Friday, February 12, 2010 2:54PM - By Seraphina L.
We’ve picked out favorite artists of the week. Now it’s your turn to pick yours!
Is your favorite the one man show and chillwave artist, Toro Y Moi (listen here)? Is it the San Diego-based punk rockers, Lanterns (listen here)? Is it folk singer, Lissie, whose vocals penetrate the depths of our soul (listen here)? Or do you enjoy the indie pop guys from Eagle Rock, Princeton, who know how to have a good time and sound great as well (listen here)?
The number one voted artist will be eligible for our BeatCrave Fav of the Month poll! You’ve all chosen Vanaprasta as last week’s BeatCrave Fav. Who else will you choose to be in the running with them? Support your favorite band and vote for them in this week’s BeatCrave Fav Poll!
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:23PM - By Lindsey Darden
Lanterns – the punk rock foursome recognized largely by their hometown of San Diego, Calif., – is on the verge of breaking new territory. We don’t know how long they’ve remained relatively undetected, but having heard their sound for the first time was like hitting solid gold. Now, while there are about three other bands out there named as similarly as one can get to these guys, do not be mistaken – only this brand’s substance, energy, and strong presence could’ve caught our attention the way it did, what with a pleasant and concise melodic and instrumental construct (read: drums and guitar!).
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