BeatCrave and KROQ Locals Only present Saint Motel, Saturday – November 7th, at The Roxy in West Hollywood. After having a successful Spaceland residency only to go on tour across the nation for the most part of October (they’ll also be hitting up CMJ), Saint Motel will be returning to Los Angeles and headlining The Roxy on Sunset Boulevard.

The show is dubbed The Black and White Show and the line-up includes Rumspringa and Red Arrow Messenger. Tickets are only $10 if you get them in advance, and that should be easy since it’s a month away. Mark your calendars and come party with all of us!

Also, make sure to check out this sophisticated preview below. Then check back later today for an interview with Saint Motel as part of our Know Your LA Bands series!

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The annual Sunset Junction Street Fair officially kicked off yesterday, and BeatCrave was there to cover the goods for you!

What started out as a very hot and sticky day eventually transformed itself into the perfect breezy summer night just in time for the late acts such as Delta Spirit and Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. Although there were three stages altogether at the festival, the Bates stage was the place to be for both your favorite and upcoming bands.

Check out what each set had to offer through the day in the re-cap below! We’ve also got a photo gallery for your viewing pleasure.

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• Voxhaul Broadcast (and Friends) | Friday, May 8 | 8:00 pm | $8 – $10 | Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA – Map | The Orange County-based band comes  baring a style that is at once tough and mellow, intricate and easy to digest. Seems to us that they’re attempting a subconscious approach at standing out by blending in pseudo-seamlessly with the crowd. Sneaky, much? In either case, it sounds like they’re in this for the long run, like their audible counterparts, the Kings of Leon. They will be playing with Local Natives, Aushua, and Rumspringa. Click here for tickets.
• Fischerspooner | Friday, May 8 | 7:00 pm | 18+ | $27.50 – $32 | Webster Hall, New York, NY – Map | The heavily electric, avant-garde, new wave-esque duo have set their North American tour in motion. By liberally drowning audience members in sick beats and outrageous performance art involving numerous bodies onstage, they will  be promoting their recently released album, “Between Worlds”, and just, well, putting on what sounds like will be one hell of a show.  Click here for tickets.
• The Giraffes | Saturday, May 9 | 10:30 pm | 21+ |  $10 | Mercury Lounge, New York, NY – Map | Wow. If you think you haven’t heard hard rock since Metallica, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains, think again… long and hard. Do you think the band settled on their name because the animal is notoriously known for not making a sound? For ticket information, call (212) 260-4700.

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LA.CityZine brings you band, Rumspringa, as part of our Know Your LA Bands series. You may have already heard about them through our review of their EP. You may have also heard about them through word of happy mouths because of their successful Echo residency this past June. Joey Stevens and Itaru de la Vega are two cool guys making groovy, danceable, and rockable music. Think of Devendra Banhart dancing in a club and split into two people. Already hailed as the best kept secret in LA, Rumspringa continues to play shows around LA with their multi-genre tunes.

Still haven’t seen these guys live? It’s okay. They’ve got a show down at the Detroit Bar on Monday, July 21st at 9:00 pm. Go support them as they support Bloodcat Love by dancing your feet off. Can’t make it then, either? There’s more to come. There always is with these guys. For now, here’s your chance to get to know the duo by checking out their video of “Goldmine” and their interview with LA.CityZine below.

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