CONTEST: The Neighbourhood

If you haven’t yet, check out our interview with Bryan Sammis of The Neighbourhood and his playlist picks. He handed over the creative duties of designing the card over to lead singer, Jesse Rutherford, who did  fantastic job.

Here’s how to enter the contest:

1) Follow us on Twitter @asapmusicblog and RT this message:

RT @asapmusicblog: Win a card designed by The Neighbourhood! – http://tinyurl.com/nbhdasap – RT to win! #nbhdasap

2) Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/asapmusicblog – find the designated The Neighbourhood contest status and “Like” it.

Fans from all over the world are welcome to enter!

Rules & Regulations: Contest will begin on March 8, 2013 and will end on March 18, 2013 – 11:59 PM (PST). There is one (1) card designed by Jesse Rutherford of The Neighbourhood to win. One (1) winner will be chosen from Twitter and/or Facebook, and will be contacted within 24 hours after contest closes. We reserve the right to void any entries we deem as duplicates, or if we are unable to contact the winner within 72 hours after the contest closes. One entry per account, per platform.

PLAYLIST THURSDAY: The Neighbourhood

During our chat with Bryan Sammis, drummer of The Neighbourhood, he gave us his playlist picks. Fun Fact: “Started From The Bottom” by Drake is the track that the band came out to before their set at the Biltmore Cabaret.

Check back tomorrow for an exclusive The Neighbourhood contest you won’t want to miss!

INTERVIEW: Bryan Sammis of The Neighbourhood

The story so far – five friends, neighbours even, from the area of Newbury Park, California with one vision.

That vision resulted in the formation of The Neighbourhood, fronted by lead singer Jesse Rutherford along with guitarists Jeremy Freedman and Zack Abels, bassist Mikey Margott, and last but certainly not least, drummer Bryan Sammis. Formed in late 2011, the band quickly garnered attention through a mysterious online presence attached to their first single, “Female Robbery”. The black and white imagery consistent in their media, whether in the form of promotional photos or music videos, is part of the band’s vision and appeal.

We had the opportunity to chat with drummer Bryan Sammis before The Neighbourhood played to a packed crowd at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver, and he gave us the scoop on the band and their live performance.

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asapmusicblog.ca: So we’ve heard the story about how you guys came up with the band name, The Neighbourhood, and I noticed that the logo for the band is an upside down house – what is the story behind that?

Bryan Sammis: It kind of made sense with the name and the fact that we all kind of come from the same neighbourhood, and I think turning it upside down was initially a bit of a pun on how everyone was turning everything upside down – crosses and triangles and what not. It looked great, so we ended up leaving it.

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, Biltmore Cabaret – February 25, 2013

The Neighbourhood has it – the strive, the sound, and the chemistry. This was evident during the show last night at the Biltmore Cabaret, as music fans packed into the venue to listen to the five-piece ‘dark pop’ band from Newbury, California. With the following that they’ve built up over the past year, this band is one to watch, and to listen to.

Their set consisted of all of the tracks from their released EP’s, I’m Sorry… and Thank You… as well as tracks from their upcoming debut album, I Love You, slated for release on April 23rd. Their chilled-out mash-up of Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” and Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me A River” (stemming from their performance on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge in the UK) was a sing-along highlight.

Check back later this week for our full interview with drummer Bryan Sammis, as well as a playlist feature and a contest.

Setlist:
Let It Go
Female Robbery
Afraid
Baby Came Home
I Remember
Say My Name/Cry Me A River
What Do You Want From Me
Wires
A Little Death
Sweater Song
Leave Tonight (Encore)