Sunday, August 8, 2010 12:00PM - By Carl Pocket
Lollapalooza‘s first day may have had Lady Gaga, but day 2 was jam packed with artists whether you were a huge electronica head, an indie rocker or Bayside ska kid. We knew we definitely had our day cut out for us but with Grant Park’s massive size for a festival, we must have walked miles as we rushed to see band after band.
Some big names that got us warmed up for the night’s headliners included Stars, Metric, Grizzly Bear, AFI, Spoon and more. We were able to support our Los Angeles bands such as Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Soft Pack (San Diego’s close enough), Dawes and more as well. However, the night ended with fireworks during Green Day, Phoenix and Empire of the Sun. Take a look at our day in photos below!
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Saturday, August 7, 2010 5:40PM - By Seraphina L.
Just a stroll down from The Morning Benders was our neighbors from San Diego, The Soft Pack. For an early Lollapalooza set, the four-piece managed to rock a decent sized crowd from the very first note they played. There was no easing into it and they weren’t waiting for a massive crowd to tell them they were ready to play because they went head first into the set and never looked back.
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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 19, 2010 2:36PM - By Seraphina L.
We’ve picked out favorite artists of the week. Now it’s your turn to pick yours!
Is your favorite the surf rock band (who don’t actually surf), Surfer Blood (listen here)? Is it the new surf pop team between Bethany Consentino and Bobb Bruno for Best Coast (listen here)? Is it folk singer A.A. Bondy who has sweetly stolen our hearts (listen here)? Or do you enjoy the group formerly known as The Muslims, The Soft Pack (listen here)?
The number one voted artist will be eligible for our BeatCrave Fav of the Month poll! You’ve all chosen Vanaprasta and Lanterns as BeatCrave Favs for the past two weeks. 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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Thursday, February 18, 2010 2:00PM - By Brian McConnell
The Soft Pack used to be called The Muslims but ignorance and comments of the idiotic variety forced a name change. One thing that never changed, however, was the rooted-in-punk garage-band vibe and cleverly produced sound of these San Diego boys. Like many indie bands, The Soft Pack is its best to maneuver the tricky world of the industry. Unlike the masses, however, The Soft Pack is doing it with gritty vocals and a sincere smile. After one listen, it’s hard not to appreciate the homegrown music and true talent of The Soft Pack. For that reason, we are happy to add them to our BeatCrave Fav family, even happier to share them with you. Enjoy!
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Monday, February 1, 2010 4:38PM - By Seraphina L.
San Diego-based The Soft Pack, who will be playing Coachella 2010, are releasing their latest self-titled album tomorrow and to celebrate they played a whopping ten shows all over Los Angeles on Saturday. We got caught up with them at the FMLY mansion in Venice where Sub Pop darlings and Long Beach natives, Avi Buffalo, played beforehand.
The setting outside was a perfect atmosphere filled with fans of all ages. We managed to get some great photos around 1:30 in the afternoon. Check them out below!
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:30AM - By Preston Thalindroma
The Raveonettes and The Soft Pack played an amazing show at The Henry Fonda Theatre last week on January 27th. The crowd had an amazing energy and the bands showed up ready to put on a show.
Check out some of the best moments from the show below…
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