Best New Bands » D. Kohn 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 Featured Artist: Local Natives http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-local-natives/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-local-natives/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:24:05 +0000 With Bonnaroo literally around the corner, there are so many awesome new bands that are playing at the extravaganza in deep in the heart of Tennessee. We’re proud to say that a fair share of site alumni are at the event, in fact way too many too list, including multiple featured artists. This week we’re

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  1. Local Natives to Play in Santa Barbara on 9/20 Vocal harmonies are the name of the game for these rising stars hailing from Los Angeles. The rest of the locals (or the natives) of Los Angeles are certainly showing plenty of love for the band, as they are preparing...
  2. Local Natives Mature On Sophomore Album, Hummingbird It’s been three years since Local Natives released their acclaimed debut album, Gorilla Manor, and in that time, the indie rock quartet honed in on their sound. As a result, the Los Angeles-based outfit’s sophomore effort, Hummingbird, comprises a collection...
  3. Local Natives Interview at Soho If I could only keep my eye on one band that released an album in 2010, Local Natives would have to be the one to truly hold my attention. The quintet is almost too talented, and after seeing their performance...
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  1. Album Review: Jesca Hoop, The House That Jack Built Though this is her third album, Jesca Hoop is still a relative unknown to many music listeners. What is known, and should who aren’t familiar should know, is that Hoop has hobnobbed with some of the biggest names in the...
  2. Album Review: Onuinu – Mirror Gazer It’s easy for a band or artist to find inspiration from a certain style of music, but how about creating an entirely new genre? That’s what Dorian Duvall did. Under the moniker Onuinu (pronounced on-you-in-you), the Portland-based multi-instrumentalist refers to...
  3. Album Review: Milk Music, Cruise Your Illusion In the heart of the grunge homeland, the great Pacific Northwest, grunge ain’t dead – it’s just evolved. Olympia, Washington’s Milk Music released its debut full-length album, Cruise Your Illusion, on April 2 and with it has channeled the Ghost...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-thundercat-apocalypse/feed/ 1 Featured Artist: Bleached http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-bleached/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-bleached/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:30:52 +0000   Today’s styling of punk music is harder to find than before. This can be attributed to the watered down version of pop punk that nearly destroyed the genre and turned punk from a lifestyle and attitude into just another cash cow. While bands we won’t mention did their best to kill it, there have

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  1. Featured Artist: The Neighbourhood In a time when the Internet is a kingmaker, it’s hard for a band to come from literally nowhere to land on the airwaves across the globe. But when you’re a band from the farthest stretches of Los Angeles county...
  2. Featured Artist: Cayucas Over the past few years, along with electronic music, indie pop bands have found themselves in the unfamiliar position of becoming fixtures on alt rock stations, but also pop radio. Groups like Grouplove, fun. and Passion Pit, have redefined what...
  3. Featured artist: Born Ruffians The varying equation of determining what is a best new band, a rising band or a potential star is often a complex one. But above anything else, the one prerequisite that’s more important than anything else is that band needs...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-bleached/feed/ 0 Imagine Dragons Are In Peak Form In Los Angeles http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/imagine-dragons-are-in-peak-form-in-los-angeles/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/imagine-dragons-are-in-peak-form-in-los-angeles/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:24:23 +0000 Right now, you’d be hard-pressed to find a band that’s had a better start to 2013 than Imagine Dragons. While their ascent began at the end of last year, the Las Vegas-natives have exploded, with their songs breathing fire across most rock radio stations in the country. We’ve highlighted most of their laurels already with

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  1. Imagine Dragons Wow The Independent in San Francisco Years from now, when Las Vegas-based Imagine Dragons are playing to sold out arenas and aren’t considered a new band; fans will look back on nights like Tuesday at the Independent in San Francisco and wonder why they weren’t there....
  2. Featured Artist: Imagine Dragons As has been well publicized for anyone who has tuned into any music or entertainment website the past few days, this week is SXSW down in Austin. While it seems like every single band in the world has stormed the...
  3. Atlas Genius and Imagine Dragons Shake The Ground in Chicago I was lucky enough to get into to the first of two sold out Atlas Genius and Imagine Dragon shows at the House of Blues in Chicago this past week. As I took my place in the photo pit I...
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  1. Not Your Average Stones Tribute Album The awesome folks at Reimagine Music are at it again. If you managed to take a look at their Bob Dylan tribute album, which was reviewed here two weeks ago, then you saw the incredible lineup they had cranking out...
  2. Frank Turner Rocks Reading Fest, And Soon, L.A.! Reading and Leeds festivals had about a trillion and one amazing musical acts to satisfy anyone and everyone’s musical appetites- but hands down my favorite live performance (and let me tell you- it was a tough decision!) was Frank Turner...
  3. Cory Chisel Rocks The Empty Bottle After Conquering Chicago During The Day Chicago in the summer is easily my favorite place to be, not only because we get a nice break from usual all around crappy weather, but also because of our street fests that take place seemingly every weekend. These festivals...
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  1. Artist of the Week: Mumford & Sons Over the past few years, somehow, someway, retro folk has made it’s way back into the hearts and minds of music lovers across the globe, reaching heights it hasn’t really seen since Bob Dylan was strumming an acoustic guitar and...
  2. Laura Marling Charms Seattle at The Columbia City Theater Laura Marling is simply too charming. Marling played the Columbia City Theater in Seattle’s Columbia City last week. The old Baroque-style theater housed a quiet night of female singer-songwriters who wooed a crowd who silently stood in awe of the...
  3. Featured Artist: Dawes When a band is labeled as a throwback, it could be a blessing or a curse. On one hand, it means that you understand the history and foundation of where great music is made and are honoring that tradition. Contrarily,...
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