Best Coast is back to brighten our Summer

Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno are Best Coast. Their First album Crazy For You made a big splash a couple of years ago. The simple yet brilliant, fun, Summer, California feeling album was praised by critics across the board, including me. Amongst all of the garage rock, girl group, California, surf rock, low fi groups that have come out these last few years, I contend that Best Coast does it so much better than the rest. With lyrics you can both relate and sing along to as well as music that FEELS like Summer, its just plain awesome. I'm looking forward to their music being my soundtrack for the coming season. They are simply the best road trip music ever. Anyway, I digress. The new album comes out May 15th. They will also be touring(tour schedule below). On a side note, Bethany has also recently collaborated with hip clothier Urban Outfitters to put out a line of clothing. So, check that out at urbanoutfitters.com.

Here are the tour dates as well as the first release from the album, The Only Place. Ok, last thing, if you get a chance to see them Live, try to see them with Those Darlings. Great LA band that is listed in a previous post.

03-12 San Antonio, TX - The Big Spill at the Korova
03-15 Austin, TX – Parking Lot at 9th and Trinity – Google Music SXSW Showcase
03-15 Austin, TX – Urban Outfitters Back Lot Performances
03-16 Austin, TX – Stubbs – Spin SXSW Showcase
03-17 The Hype Hotel – Hype Machine SXSW Showcase
05-18 Los Angeles, CA – Wiltern *
05-19 Oakland, CA – Fox *
05-21 Portland, OR – Aladdin *
05-22 Seattle, WA – Neptune *
05-23 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore *
05-25 Aspen, CO – Belly Up *
05-26 Boulder, CO – Fox Theater *
05-27 Lawrence, KS – Granada *
05-29 Omaha, NE – Slowdown *
05-30 St. Louis, MO – Firebird *
06-01 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater *
06-02 Houston, TX @ Free Press Fest *
06-03 Austin, TX @ Chaos in Tejas *
06-16 Glasgow, Scotland – Garage
06-17 Manchester, England – HMV Ritz
06-18 Birmingham, England – Academy
06-20 London, England – SBE
06-21 Brighton, England – Coalition
06-22 Isle of Wight, England – Isle of Wight Festival
06-24 Atlantic City, NJ – Metallica’s Orion Festival ^
07-09 Orlando, FL – The Social ^
07-10 Miami, FL – Grand Central ^
07-12 Atlanta, GA – Variety ^
07-13 Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle ^
07-14 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club ^
07-16 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer ^
07-17 New York, NY – Terminal 5 ^
07-18 Boston, MA – Royale ^
07-20 Montreal, Quebec – Le National ^
07-21 Toronto, Ontario – Pheonix ^
07-23 Columbus, OH – Newport Theater ^
07-24 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom ^
07-25 Madison, WI – Majestic ^
07-27 Chicago, IL – Vic ^

* with JEFF the Brotherhood
^ with Those Darlins