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Giveaway: Zedd w/ Porter Robinson @ Pacha in NYC this Friday (10/5) and Clarity CD

Big day today for the young and much lauded electronic producer Zedd. The German maestro seems top of the world, and today not only unleashes an epic music video for new single “Stache” (see below) but also his brand new and debut album, Clarity drops via Interscope Records. The album we should mention is incredible, a sheer EDM knockout that also features highlighting collaborations from the likes of Foxes, Ellie Goulding and Bright Lights to name a few.

If this isn’t enough excitement for you in one day, then B3SCI is adding to the celebration with a giveaway to one lucky reader for a copy of his new Clarity album on CD and a pair of tickets to see Zedd perform with Porter Robinson live in NYC this Friday, October 5th! To enter the contest, simply hit our inbox and let us know that you’d like to be entered in the Zedd drawing. We will be picking our winner at random Thursday morning, so keep an eye on your inbox! Godspeed madscientists!

Zedd (Purchase Clarity on iTunes) (Official)

Zedd – Stache

reviewed by
10-02-12

Giveaway: FILTER Culture Collide Festival 4-7th w/ Of Montreal, The Wombats, Zola Jesus, DIIV, Icona Pop and more!

Good music will indeed prevail for FILTER Magazine’s third annual Culture Collide Festival, taking place in Los Angeles on October 4-7th. It’s the time of year when Indian summer resides in and talent from around the globe diverge to the eastside Echo Park neighborhood for four days of nonstop music showcasing. The sun baked urban hills will also host a new Creative Summit, and Comedy showcase, in addition to this year’s ace linup which includes Of Montreal, The Wombats, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, The Big Pink, Zola Jesus, DIIV, Patrick Wolf, Icona Pop, Mr. little Jeans, Nikki and The Dove, Tribes, Class Actress, School of Seven Bells, Moss, American Royalty, Blood Red Shoes, of Verona, The Moog, Magic Wands, Gold Fields, Young Buffalo and more!

Even more exciting, B3SCI is hosting a pair of wristbands giveaways to the entire Fest! Enter to win by hitting our inbox and letting us know that youwant to be entered in the drawing. We are picking our winners at random early this week by Wednesday morning, so keep an eye on your inbox! Also if you don’t win… don’t fret, for full access to the festival wristbands are just $20. Get more details on tix and check out our new playlist for the fest below.

Culture Collide california (About) (BUY TICKETS)
FILTER Magazine california (Official)

*Shouts to the rad dudes at Before The Bigs for putting a mix together!

reviewed by
09-29-12

Giveaway: East Side Story in LA this Sunday w/ Mayer Hawthorne, Coco O from Quadron, Bilal and more!

Still looking for something amazing to do this weekend? Well, if you’re an avid music fan like us (and we know you are), then East Side Story taking place at The Mayan Theater in Los Angeles this Sunday needs to be at the top of your list. Host Abraham Beltran will be curating an evening of entertainment paying homage to the roots and glory of popular soul music, bridging the generation gaps and celebrating the knowledge and awareness that ‘music does last forever.’ Join as the Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble and a stellar cast of special guests including Mayer Hawthorne, Coco O. of Quadron, Bilal, James Gadson, Myron & E and Joey Dosik as they celebrate the timeless music of Etta James, James Brown, Brenton Wood, The Chi-Lites, The Delfonics, The Temptations, Billy Stewart, Mary Wells, The Flamingos, Barbara Lewis, Smokey Robinson, and many more!

Tickets for the show are $15 presale / $25 at the door, and you can get more info on purchasing tickets here. OR you can drop us a line and we’ll enter to you to win a FREE pair of tickets to this special event. To try your luck, just email us here and let us know that you want to catch East Side Story on sunday night to enter your name in our random drawing on Saturday evening (day before the show). Good luck!

Art Don’t Sleep california (Info)

reviewed by
09-28-12

Giveaway: Wilco at The Hollywood Bowl, CA (9/30/12)

Acclaimed folk rockers Wilco will be closing out this year’s Summer Concert Series at the legendary Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. That’s right, Jeff Tweedy and the boys will be bringing Chicago’s finest with their always spellbinding live performance, and Grammy Award winning catalogue, to The Bowl for a special Sunday evening performance this September 30th, with support coming from the lovely and talented Joanna Newsom.

B3SCI is giving away a pair of tickets to this coveted show to one lucky reader! To win just email us here and let us know you’d like to go… and we’ll enter you to win! Our winner will be picked at random from the pool of submissions on Wednesday 9/26, so keep an eye on your inbox. You can get additional details on the show, as well as purchase tickets for the show at the Hollywood Bowl website. Good luck!

Hollywood Bowl california (Tickets and Info)
Wilco (Facebook)

reviewed by
09-22-12

GIVEAWAY! Tix to Virgin Mobile FreeFest in Columbia, MD (10/6/12)

Yes, you’ve read that correctly. B3SCI will be hooking up one lucky winner with a pair of tickets to attend this year’s FreeFest in Columbia, MD on October 6th! That is – if you can handle experiencing live sets from Skrillex, Nas, M83, Santigold, Jack White, ZZ Top and more all in one day!

To enter our contest just email us here and share how far you would go to get tickets if FreeFest was not free (or sold out of course)? The most creative and outrageous answer wins! Our winner will be picked by September 26. So get to it and good luck!

Stay tuned to B3SCI and Virgin Mobile Live for more exciting updates and news still to come on FreeFest 2012!

Virgin Mobile Free Fest (Official and Tix Info)

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09-17-12

GIVEAWAY: iHeart Radio FreeFest Flyaway!

WHOA! Skrillex, Nas, M83, Jack White… ZZ Top! Get psyched party people because iHeart Radio and Virgin Mobile Live are partnering up to give away an all expenses paid trip to this year’s sold out Virgin Mobile Freefest! Click here to learn more about how you and one lucky friend can win the all-expense paid trip to party it up in Columbia, MD this October 6th (contest ends September 16).

Stay tuned to B3SCI and Virgin Mobile Live for more exciting updates and news still to come on FreeFest 2012!

Virgin Mobile Free Fest (Contest Details) (Official and Tix Info)
iHeart Radio (Official)

reviewed by
09-11-12

TIX GIVEAWAY! Mini Mansions @ Central SAPC in LA on 9/8/12

Mini Mansions – Monk

Here’s something for socal retro pop-ficeonados to be psyched about. LA super-trio Mini Mansions will headline Saturday night (9/8) at the Central SAPC with support from Harriet, Line & Circle, Jesse Kivel (Kisses/Princeton) DJ Set, and some very special guests! If you’re yet to get familiar with the brilliance in records like “Monk” then check out the track above. For those already in the mix, then mark this one on your calendars and grab your tickets here, or drop us a line and we’ll enter to you to win a FREE pair of tix to this show. Email us here and let us know that you want to see Mini Mansions to get entered in our random drawing taking place on 9/7/12. (day before the show). Good luck!

The Central S.A.P.C. california (Tix Info) (Facebook)
Mini Mansions: california (Official)

reviewed by
09-04-12

GIVEAWAY! Bachelors Of Science New AA-Side + Signed LP [Vinyl]

Music (and science) lovers man your turntable nerdaries because we’re giving away a collection of vinyl from San Francisco-based electronic production team Bachelors Of Science! With their unique as laid back as they are soulful electro tracks, the crew’s garnered a coveted Beatport award and performances alongside everyone from Pendulum to High Contrast to Elvis Costello (as well as doing official remixes for everyone from Groove Armada to Silver Swans.) We’re hooking up one lucky B3SCI reader with a copy of Bachelor Of Sciences’ new AA-side featuring the freshly minted originals “Beast (feat Emcee Child)” and “Morning Sun (feat Smote and Maria Remos)” (available on BOS’ new imprint Code Recordings) as well as a signed copy of their (epic) Warehouse Dayz LP!

Check out tracks “Beast” and “Morning Sun” below, and for a chance to win this vinyl package just email us and say that you’d like to win the Bachelors Of Science vinyl. We’ll be picking our winning email submission at random the last week of August. Godspeed you mad scientists!

Bachelors Of Science (Facebook) (Purchase)

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08-22-12

GIVEAWAY: Rah Rah – Little Poems 7-inch Vinyl

If you read B3SCI on the frequent then you know we bump to Regina SK’s (shouts to Jon H!) Rah Rah. And, if you’re like us and you can’t get enough of tracks like “Little Poems” – then friend you have just hit the jackpot. To celebrate the forthcoming release of the Rah Rah’s new Poets Dead full length (September 25th via Hidden Pony Records) we’re giving away a 7-inch of the band’s recent “Little Poems” single to one lucky reader. Bada-bing!

For a chance to win email us (U.S. entries only) and say that you’d like to win the Little Poets vinyl. We’ll be picking our winning email submission at random the last week of August. Peep this rad live version of the song below, send us a message, and good luck!

Rah Rah (Facebook)

reviewed by
08-16-12

GIVEAWAY! Blues Traveler Signed Harmonica

Blues Traveler recently turned 25 years young and has celebrated with the release of a new album, their first original album in four years, Suzie Cracks The Whip. The LP showcases more contemporary elements in the band’s vision while maintaing a trueness to those beloved Blues Traveler signature sounds (yeah Popper we’re looking at you..)! Catch the band’s new single “You Don’t Have To Love Me” on a radio station near you and/or check out the music video below.

And while we’re on a roll, take a look at this sweet prize-pack of authentic BT swag that we’re hooking up for one lucky B3SCI reader! That’s right, you can get your paws on a T-shirt, some official stickers, and a John Popper signed harmonica! To enter it’s simple… just email us here for your chance to win. Let us know that you want the Blues Traveler prize pack and we will enter you in our contest drawing to take place later this month on August 24, 2012. Good luck!

Blues Traveler (Official) (Purchase)

Even more exciting for you 90s enthusiasts, Blues Traveler embark upon a massive 30-city “Last Summer on Earth” US tour with Barenaked Ladies, Cracker and Big Head Todd.

August 7 Minneapolis, MN—Weesner Amphitheatre
(w/o Big Head Todd & The Monsters)
August 9 Council Bluffs, IA—Harrah’s
August 10 West Allis, WI—State Fair
August 11 Detroit, MI—DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 12 Indianapolis IN—The Lawn at White River
August 14 Wantagh, NY—Jones Beach Amp
August 15 Philadelphia, PA—Penn’s Landing
August 17 Bethlehem, PA—Sands Bethlehem
August 18 Boston, MA—BOA Pavilion
August 19 Bangor, ME—Bangor Waterfront

reviewed by
08-07-12

TIX GIVEAWAY! The Hood Internet @ Central SAPC in Santa Monica w/ Psalm One, Tanya Morgan and more!

Party with The Hood Internet as they continue to mash electronic frontiers @ Central SAPC this Friday (8/3) in west Los Angeles. ZOOS // ZOOS is presenting the mashtros show which will also see stellar support sets from rising talent Psalm One and Tanya Morgan. This gig is a can’t miss way to start your weekend off right!

B3SCI has one pair of tickets to giveaway to the show! To enter it’s simple… just email us here for your chance to win. Let us know that you want to see The Hood Internet and we will enter you in our contest drawing for tickets to take place this Thursday (8/2). You can find additional details on the show at Central S.A.P.C. Good luck!

The Central S.A.P.C. california (Tix) (Facebook)

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07-31-12

TIX GIVEAWAY! Reggae Night @ The Hollywood Bowl w/ Toots and the Maytals, Ziggy Marley, Maxi Priest and more!

Yyyeah mon!!! For those of you Reggae fans in the B3 fam SoCal we’ve some exciting news for you! Annual Reggae Night at The Hollywood Bowl in LA is sneaking up fast on us. The concert is part of KCRW’s World Festival and it takes place this Sunday, July 15th with the very best roots reggae artists from the mecca of Jamaica and beyond! Catch Toots and the Maytals, Ziggy Marley, Maxi Priest, Freddie McGregor, Bob Andy, and host KCRW DJ Jeremy Sole for a chilled-out summer night to remember.

B3SCI is giving away a pair of tickets to the show for one lucky reader. To win just email us here and let us know you’d like to go… and we’ll enter you to win! Our winner are picked at random from the pool of submissions on Friday morning, so keep an eye on your inbox. You can get additional details on the show as well as purchase tickets at the Hollywood Bowl website. Good luck!

Hollywood Bowl california (Calandar)

reviewed by
07-11-12