Best New Bands » Alex Daniel 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 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 9/5/11 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-9-5-11/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-9-5-11/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:51:47 +0000 Picked By: Dan Cordie Who: Givers and Kopecky Family Band Where: Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA When: Wednesday, September 7 at 7:30pm Cost: $10 Adv. / $12 Door Picked By: All Ages *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Amy Klein and the Blue Star Band Where: Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY When: Wednesday, September 7th at 8:30pm Cost: $10 Age Restrictions: 21+

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 7/18/11 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Theophilus London Where: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA When: Monday, July 18th at 8pm Cost: SOLD OUT Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Pic by Johnny Leather Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Shilpa Ray Where: Zebulon,...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/15/11 Pic by Emily Shur Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Fool’s Gold Where: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, Los Angeles When: Wednesday, August 17th at 7pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: All Ages   *** Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Races Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When:...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/29/11 Pic by Nick Maggio Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: The Ross Sea Party Where: Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, August 29th at 11pm Cost: FREE Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Ball of Flame Shoot Fire...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-9-5-11/feed/ 0 Neon Hymns – Artist of the Week http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/neon-hymns-artist-of-the-week/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/neon-hymns-artist-of-the-week/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:23:27 +0000 Editors Note: Our Artist-Of-The-Week feature is on, a hopefully brief, hiatus. We plan to return to action by mid-October with a very special two part feature. Until then, we’re going to take a page from our television brethern and repeat a couple of our most popular installments. Enjoy. Introducing Neon Hymns, our fourth official Artist

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  2. Introducing our first-ever Artist of the Week LA Font! LA Font is the kind of band that invites their audience to experience the full spectrum of emotions along with them at their live shows. At any given moment, the entire room could be experiencing heart-racing excitement, angsty adrenaline spikes...
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  1. Kathryn Ostenberg @ The Hotel Cafe TONIGHT Former BlueComet.TV Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg will be playing the Hotel Cafe TONIGHT. 8PM on the dot w/ Matt DelVecchio on bass and Chris Lovejoy on drums– and she’ll be playing new songs! Two amazing ladies play after her:...
  2. BackStory: Kathryn Ostenberg’s “The Starting Line” This week’s BackStory entry comes from friend of the site and former Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg. In addition to sharing the lyrics and story to a brand new song, she recorded an exclusive video of it (below), so enjoy!...
  3. Artists in Residence: A Throwback to Verity in Stereo Artists in Residence for December of 2010, Verity in Stereo, released this helpful video with lyrics to their song “Behind Our Door,” and we thought you might want to check it out. What do you think? verity in stereo performing...
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  2. Verity in Stereo and Root Glen Rock an Old School House of Rock The Stage Mural @ The Court Tavern The Court Tavern used to be just one of a slew of rock venues in New Brunswick, NJ. Pavement played their first live show there. The Smithereens once considered it their second home....
  3. Introducing our Artists in Residence for February: Ivan & Alyosha! We’re excited to welcome Seattle’s Ivan & Alyosha as our Artists in Residence for February 2011! Today’s video includes a little behind-the-scenes as the band plays pool during some downtime, followed by a performance of their song “I Was Born...
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  2. Back Pocket Memory does a Mini-Residency on BestNewBands.com Today we’re trying something new with our Artists in Residence slot. We’re showcasing Burbank’s Back Pocket Memory this morning for a one-day residency and featuring a new installment from a former Resident a little later on today. Next week we’ll...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artists-in-residence-a-visit-from-back-pocket-memory/feed/ 0 Artists in Residence: Saint Motel Week 4- Saint Motel Does Vail http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artists-in-residence-saint-motel-week-4-saint-motel-does-vail/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artists-in-residence-saint-motel-week-4-saint-motel-does-vail/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Saint Motel rounds out their Residency with a trip to Vail, CO.

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