DrownedInSound — To paraphrase the title of one of Bethany Cosentino's tracks she’s more “brat” than lovable mope.
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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Each have made opposite and near-perfect rock albums that, taken together, might be among the most inviting portraits of being young in Los Angeles in 2010.
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L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bethany Cosentino, the singer and songwriter behind the frizzy L.A. summer-pop band Best Coast, has a tattoo of California with the outline of a bear on her arm. It's fitting — a few spins of her charming, endlessly re-playable debut,... more info
Allmusic Blog — The duo of Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno are firm believers in simplicity. The songs they record as Best Coast are straight-ahead verse-chorus tunes influenced by various strains of pop and rock from the last 50 years (doo wop, garage rock, girl g... more info
Pitchfork - Tours — 07-27 Rome, Italy - Circolo degli Artisti 07-28 Bologna, Italy - Estragon presents Bonatique 07-29 Porto, Portugal - Parades Du Coures Festival 07-31 Emmaboda, Sweden - Emmaboda Festival 08-02 London, England - ... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Paste called Best Coast's Crazy for You "the soundtrack of being young, in love and in the sun" and I have to agree, this is an album that begs to be enjoyed all summer long. In a relatively slow... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt Best Coast @ the Seaport July 23rd... One of the potentially rainy concerts this past weekend that made it through the weather was the free South Street Seaport show on Friday, July 23rd with Best... more info
The Culture Of Me — We haven’t really taken any opportunities to catch any of the previous bands that have played the stage at Pier 17 of the South Street Seaport for the Seaport Music Festival this summer, but this past Friday evening we headed on over to the show fe... more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — I caught a little bit of Loose Limbs opening set, but wasn’t all that impressed. Best Coast’s opening set was a lot of fun. Her music was a perfect fit for the hot sticky weather. Free Energy always bring out the rock. This Friday’s free show a... more info