Best New Bands » Liz Rowley http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 firekid Dazzles New Yorkers With His Metropolitan Mountain Music http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/firekid-dazzles-new-yorkers-metropolitan-mountain-music/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/firekid-dazzles-new-yorkers-metropolitan-mountain-music/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:34:34 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27223 New York – Thursday in the city was a blustery night, but firekid brought the heat with a packed show at Irving Plaza. A voluminous crowd of rain-drenched New Yorkers turned out in droves to catch firekid’s set, filling the venue to capacity ahead of closing act Moon Taxi. Dillon Hodges is the face of

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  1. firekid Kills It At Hollywood’s Hotel Cafe Los Angeles – Music fans at Hollywood’s venerable Hotel Cafe were treated to an impressive display of songwriting and instrumental talent thanks to Dillon Hodges and his firekid project. Raised just across the Tennessee River from Muscle Shoals, firekid displays ample...
  2. Featured Artist: Dillon Hodges Of firekid Nashville – firekid, the brainchild of bluegrass artist Dillon Hodges, is a novel idea. Combining his love of Americana music with an electro-indie influence, Hodges has created something surprising and unique in this latest venture. And Nashville, his home of...
  3. Caveman Blows New Yorkers Out Of The Water New York – Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet Caveman delivered a firmly memorable performance Sunday afternoon on the sprawling shores of the Atlantic, catching a crowd of city dwellers quite outside their usual habitat. The concert took place at The Riis...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/firekid-dazzles-new-yorkers-metropolitan-mountain-music/feed/ 1 Caveman Blows New Yorkers Out Of The Water http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/caveman-blows-new-yorkers-water/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/caveman-blows-new-yorkers-water/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2015 07:03:55 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=26050 New York – Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet Caveman delivered a firmly memorable performance Sunday afternoon on the sprawling shores of the Atlantic, catching a crowd of city dwellers quite outside their usual habitat. The concert took place at The Riis Beach Bazaar, a phenomenal venue erected by the masterminds that brought us the Brooklyn Night

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  1. Caveman Kills It At The Parish In Austin Even in the weeks following SXSW, Austin is continuing to crank out music. Good music, live music, music on 6th street on weekday afternoons to crowds of plenty. New York City’s Caveman braces the stage at The Parish on Monday...
  2. Boy & Bear Dazzle New Yorkers With A Powerful Performance Brooklyn – Wednesday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg boasted a sold-out bill and a whole heap of alt-folk rock lovers, some still drenched from the night’s rainy temperaments. On deck to ease the mid-week blues was Sydney’s own...
  3. Caveman Kick Off Headlining Tour Caveman is having a great year so far. They spent much of last year building up a big buzz in their home base of Brooklyn and beyond, and this year shows them continuing to live up to that buzz. They...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/caveman-blows-new-yorkers-water/feed/ 0 Danielle Miraglia Explores The Paradox Of Egotism http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/danielle-miraglia-explores-paradox-egotism/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/danielle-miraglia-explores-paradox-egotism/#comments Mon, 04 May 2015 07:31:37 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24083 Brooklyn – Danielle Miraglia is a Massachusetts-bred soloist whose blues-brewed work packs a philosophic punch. Masterfully, Miraglia’s harmonica-laced ballades chronicle both the artist’s temperament and the status of the masses. With her latest release, Glory Junkies, Miraglia holds a mirror up to modern day tendencies and, altruistically, offers a calming musical conduit to counter the

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  1. Kate Lynne Logan: ‘It Can Be Pretty Magical Sometimes’ Seattle – We’ve had our eyes on rising local musician, Kate Lynne Logan. She captures the spirit of the Pacific Northwest with her enchanting vocals and Americana style of guitar playing. She has the ability to produce alternative country music...
  2. Featured Artist: Arielle Los Angeles – Imagine growing up with the musical pedigree of Arielle; singing since age five with Peninsula Girls Chorus, learning piano, trumpet and guitar by the tender age of 10. By that age, most kids’ biggest accomplishment is memorizing...
  3. Album Review: Short Movie by Laura Marling London – Since her precocious arrival on the scene in 2008, each new album from Laura Marling is accompanied by a sense of anxiety. While no stranger to angst herself, the pressure seems greater on the listener. It runs deeper...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/danielle-miraglia-explores-paradox-egotism/feed/ 0 Courtney Barnett ’s First LP Is A Paradigm Of Passion And Ennui http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/courtney-barnett-s-first-lp-paradigm-passion-ennui/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/courtney-barnett-s-first-lp-paradigm-passion-ennui/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:24:11 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22841 BROOKLYN – In but a few short years, Australia’s Courtney Barnett has become iconic within the indie under-culture for achieving the nearly unattainable: worldwide visibility and lore in an impossible-to-crack field. This paramount alt-rocker just released her first full-length record, Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit, out this week via Milk!/Mom

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  1. Courtney Barnett Announces Debut LP Out 3/24 on Mom + Pop Melbourne, Australia’s Courtney Barnett, singer-songwriter, guitar virtuoso, visual artist and label owner whose 2013 release The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas set the music world alight, is releasing her debut LP Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit on...
  2. Courtney Barnett Announces Debut Album and Tour Dates! New York – Courtney Barnett, the mold-breaking musician out of Melbourne, Australia (and Best New Bands 2014 Newbie Award Winner), is unleashing a double dose of news for anxious fans: new music and a massive North American tour! The Aussie’s...
  3. Courtney Barnett Begins U.S. Fall Tour   New York – Indie folk rocker Courtney Barnett and her band are beginning a month-long North American tour, co-headlining with avant-garde outfit San Fermin. Hot off the heels of a sold-out run of shows in her native Australia and...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/courtney-barnett-s-first-lp-paradigm-passion-ennui/feed/ 8 Twin Shadow ’s LP Is a Hard-Hitting Coup http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/twin-shadows-lp-hard-hitting-coup/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/twin-shadows-lp-hard-hitting-coup/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22538 New York – Twin Shadow’s work sits on the periphery of R&B, and concurrently houses a decidedly indie-pop essence. Never before has this coupling of genres been so pronounced than on this act’s third studio album, Eclipse, out this week via Warner Bros. Records. Twin Shadow is a NYC-bred, LA-based solo musician born George Lewis

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  1. Twin Shadow’s George Lewis Jr. Talks Tours, Goals, and Painting Twin Shadow is the sort of indie pop that you can dance yourself silly to,  pondering the deeply intimate lyrics paired with lush synthetic melodies and strung out disco funk beats. Twin Shadow is essentially the brainchild of George Lewis,...
  2. Twin Peaks Bring The Energy To Rough Trade NYC During CMJ Brooklyn – In an age when many young popular bands are a series of nice haircuts and boyish good looks, Twin Peaks is a welcome change. Drummer Connor Brodner, bassist Jack Dolan, guitarist Clay Frankel and guitarist Cadien Lake James...
  3. Dan Mangan ’s Fourth LP A Knockout Achievement New York – Vancouver-based Dan Mangan is about to release his fourth studio album, and the compilation is a breathtaking, full-bodied marvel. On his latest, Mangan maintains the hard-hitting alt-folk instrumentalism that peppered his previous work, and deepens with precision...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/twin-shadows-lp-hard-hitting-coup/feed/ 0 MisterWives ’ Triumphant First Album Proves The Stardom Is Deserved http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/misterwives-triumphant-first-album-proves-stardom-deserved/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/misterwives-triumphant-first-album-proves-stardom-deserved/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2015 01:39:58 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22102 New York – MisterWives, an insatiably effervescent indie pop act out of New York, has rocketed to the limelight at full tilt since their debut EP one year ago. Now, the whirlwind continues with the release of the band’s first full-length endeavor, Our Own House, just out via Republic Records. The album is positively elastic,

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  1. MisterWives and Vinyl Theatre Heated Up Chicago Chicago – At 6 p.m. the line snaked down the block, around the corner, and coiled in a factory lot. A redline train whipped by, ushering in a chilling breeze. The temperature began to dip into the 40s. Kids were...
  2. Ex Cops ’ ‘Daggers’ LP Cuts Through Many Genres Los Angeles – Brooklyn indie-pop outfit Ex Cops is the duo of Brian Harding (formerly of Hymns) and Amalie Bruun (formerly of Minks). They first made waves late 2012/early 2013 with the release of True Hallucinations. It navigated through the channels of dream-pop...
  3. Breakfast In Fur Album: Complexity Meets Beauty Nashville – It’s difficult to pin down Breakfast In Fur, a four-piece outfit from New Paltz, NY. To put it simply, the group is soft-spoken but powerful, and their newest album, Flyaway Garden (via Bar/None), is certainly no exception. As...
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  1. Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas Get The Basement Crowd Thumping Nashville – Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas may have named their debut LP Secret Evil, but once they hit the stage the other night, their secret was out . . . for no-holds-barred soul, with high energy and a passionate...
  2. Crow Moses Releases Sophomore Album New York – Alt-country maverick Crow Moses is barreling back into view after a release respite, and this Chicagoan soloist’s sophomore effort is a Zen-inducing indie treasure. Horse Heaven Hills is slated to surface as an independent release on September...
  3. TOPS Deliver With Retro-Stylish “Picture You Staring” Portland – For most of you who are reading this, the grand city of Montreal is best known as “that place where Arcade Fire came from.” It comes as no surprise then that the Montreal music scene has been steadily...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/jessica-pratts-sophomore-album-retro-tinged-triumph/feed/ 0 Great Good Fine Ok ’s Lead Singer Speaks On The Band’s Rapid Assent http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/great-good-fine-oks-lead-singer-speaks-bands-rapid-assent/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/great-good-fine-oks-lead-singer-speaks-bands-rapid-assent/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2015 04:53:06 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21259 New York – Great Good Fine Ok is a magnanimous duo out of Brooklyn that’s been making waves in the blogosphere at breakneck speed. The act is Jon Sandler and Luke Moellman and, together, the two draw on the R&B savants of yesteryear to concoct a singular spin on synth pop. Put simply, this band’s

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  1. Benvenue’s Lead Singer Francis Talks Classics, Guilty Pleasures, and Changing Band Dynamics Benvenue is a hard rocking quartet from the Bay area that began with lead singer Francis Blay and guitarist Sid Slater on the football field of the University of California Berkeley. The group recently released an eleven track album entitled...
  2. Tennis Aces Their Great American Music Hall Set San Francisco – Nuptial Denver indie pop duo Tennis delighted a sold-out crowd at Great American Music Hall with a solid set consisting of old favorites and new classics.  The band—whose principal members consist of married couple Alaina Moore (vocals,...
  3. Malaysian Singer Yuna Is Making Her Mark In The States Yunalis Zarai, better known as Yuna, is one busy singer/songwriter who is a relative new comer to fans in the States. Her shows are filled with appearances by celebrities like Nicole Richie, Dave Chappelle and rapper Theophilus London, unusual for...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/great-good-fine-oks-lead-singer-speaks-bands-rapid-assent/feed/ 1 Dan Mangan ’s Fourth LP A Knockout Achievement http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/dan-mangan-s-fourth-lp-knockout-achievement/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/dan-mangan-s-fourth-lp-knockout-achievement/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:21:30 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21230 New York – Vancouver-based Dan Mangan is about to release his fourth studio album, and the compilation is a breathtaking, full-bodied marvel. On his latest, Mangan maintains the hard-hitting alt-folk instrumentalism that peppered his previous work, and deepens with precision the philosophy-tinged lyricism his fans have come to expect. But this record is astoundingly experimentalist

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  1. German Electro-Folk Duo Milky Chance Take Off With ‘Sadnecessary’ New York – Milky Chance is an explosive electro-folk duo out of Germany that welds genres together to produce a sound that’s uniquely theirs, and the work is absurdly and arrestingly good. In fact, this band’s rise to international visibility...
  2. Nashville’s Night Beds’ Game Changing Single Brooklyn – If yours is the sort of sensibility to be seduced by tell-all compositions that are both lush and sparse, Night Beds could well be your next sonic obsession. Though the band has delivered a torturously miniscule cannon of...
  3. Cult of Youth Continue to Cultivate Their Sound With ‘Final Days’ Los Angeles – Cult of Youth have just released their third full-length release for Sacred Bones this week.  Ominously titled Final Days, the record sees the five-piece band from Brooklyn reaching a full-realization of their evolving blend of post-punk and neo-folk. ...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/dan-mangan-s-fourth-lp-knockout-achievement/feed/ 0 Shilpa Ray Brings Superb Savagery To The Lower East Side http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/shilpa-ray-brings-superb-savagery-lower-east-side/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/shilpa-ray-brings-superb-savagery-lower-east-side/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:49:11 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21070 New York – Would that the contemporary music scene depicted an equal number of female and male leads, it’d be incongruent to mention the importance of an act like Shilpa Ray. But until that proverbial stage reflects the natural balance of the sexes, it’s important to note the deeply impactful nature of this band. In

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  1. Poliça Brings Dark Side of Electronica to The Parish in Austin Austin—Another weekend of ACL brings another weekend of Late Night sets. This time I wound up on 6th Street west of I-35 to see Poliça, the Minneapolis electronic group that has been releasing music for two years, starting with 2012’s...
  2. Monica Birkenes Brings Her Mr. Little Jeans To The Troubadour Los Angeles – With a powerful performance before a packed house in West Hollywood’s famed venue The Troubadour, this show felt a lot like a homecoming for Los Angeles-based Mr. Little Jeans.  The synth-pop band effortlessly flowed through their headlining...
  3. Radiation City, Wild Ones Bring Portland Electro-Pop To The Crocodile Seattle – Two Portland-based bands recently brought stunning, infectious indie electro-pop to The Crocodile, thrilling the crowd with catchy melodies, impressive beats, and strong female vocals. Headlining the night was Radiation City, a five-piece with Portland origins going back to...
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