Best New Bands » Katrina Nattress 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 5 Of The Best New Bands At Portland’s MusicfestNW http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-of-the-best-new-bands-at-portlands-musicfestnw/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-of-the-best-new-bands-at-portlands-musicfestnw/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000 MusicfestNW has been a Portland staple since its creation in 2001. In the following decade, both the local community and international music scene have helped MFNW evolve into the third largest indoor festival in the United States. More than 30,000 music lovers descend on the City of Roses for the six-day fest, which hosts more

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  1. Washed Out Gets Down at The Fonda Theatre While the majority of Angelinos spent their Cinco de Mayo drinking strong margaritas at unnecessarily busy Mexican restaurants, I spent mine at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood with Ernest Greene and his band, Washed Out. I’ve been a fan of...
  2. Horse Feathers and Y La Bamba Give LA a Taste of Portland Horse Feathers Everything about last night’s show at The Echo was Portland-esque, from the intimate, nondescript venue; to the good (and cheap) tap selection and flannel clad band and audience members. If I hadn’t known better, I would’ve sworn that...
  3. NO Makes an Imprint on The Satellite Before I delve into the details of this performance, I’d like to give a little preface. First of all, I have never, ever, seen Los Angeles’ venue The Satellite so packed for an opening band (and I go to a...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-of-the-best-new-bands-at-portlands-musicfestnw/feed/ 0 MP3 Premiere: The Assembly Line – “Tonight (There’s Only Us)” http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-the-assembly-line-tonight-there-s-only-us/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-the-assembly-line-tonight-there-s-only-us/#comments Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:41:46 +0000 How great is Craigslist? You can find anything you need – housing, event tickets, knick-knacks, and apparently band members. Four years ago, Thor Nguyen was bored of his routine in pharmaceutical research and decided to take a chance with his real passion: music. After self-releasing an EP, he decided to recruit a whole band and

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  1. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Sherpa – “It’s All Good G” This year has been one of mind-altering psychedelic rock, and Tame Impala has led the way with its hazy, disorienting sound. But there’s another band to look out for from Down Under, and they’re called Sherpa. Hailing from Auckland, New...
  2. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Los Encantados – “Meet Me In Paradise” Today marks our inaugural mp3 premiere, and we are excited to announce it is from Los Encantados. The Brooklyn-based six-piece recently released its third and final installment of an EP series entitled, The Same Damned Soul, and has been busy...
  3. MP3 Premiere: Metaform – “Midnight Sky” For the last seven years California native Justice Aaron has called Tokyo home, and his time spent abroad has spawned his latest creation: TheMidnight Machine. This project, which the producer describes as a three-part science fiction opera loosely based on his experiences in...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-the-assembly-line-tonight-there-s-only-us/feed/ 0 Cotillon Closes Out Its August Residency At The Echoplex In Los Angeles http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cotillon-closes-out-its-august-residency-at-the-echoplex/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cotillon-closes-out-its-august-residency-at-the-echoplex/#comments Wed, 28 Aug 2013 01:00:00 +0000 Monthly residencies have become somewhat of an institution in Los Angeles’ thriving Echo Park/Silver Lake music scene. Every month, a local band headlines a venue like The Echo or The Satellite and plays a free show on Monday nights. In August, Cotillon took over The Echo and on Monday night, the garage rockers closed out

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  1. Liam Finn’s New York Residency Starts This Monday! Liam Finn‘s New York residency, or ‘Murmuration’ as he is calling it, starts this Monday. Liam will be performing at The Rock Shop in Brooklyn every Monday in what promises to be a fun, unpredictable and highly entertaining month of...
  2. Cotillon Premieres ‘80s-Inspired Video For ‘Talk To Her’ Nothing is more fitting from a Los Angeles trio that self-describes itself as “West Coast Love Fuzz” and “Flower Punk” than a music video that looks like it came straight out of the ‘80s, and today we are excited to...
  3. Harriet Ends Its Echo Residency With A Bang   One of my favorite things about the Los Angeles music scene is its residencies. Every month, a few magical venues host Monday (or in some cases, Tuesday) night residencies, in which one lucky (and well-deserving) local act is graced...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cotillon-closes-out-its-august-residency-at-the-echoplex/feed/ 1 MP3 Premiere: Ploy – “Future Voyager” http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-ploy-future-voyager/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-ploy-future-voyager/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:51:41 +0000 Electronic acts are a dime a dozen these days, but there’s something to be said for the groups that incorporate this genre with another one, and that’s just what Gil Wojcik and Justin Victoria attempt and succeed with their music. The duo have known each other since high school but came from two different musical

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  1. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Electric Shepherd – “Imitation Gardens (Pt. 1)” Hailing from San Francisco, the Mecca of psychedelia, Electric Shepherd harnesses the powers from bands that came before (The Grateful Dead, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver Messenger Service) to create hazy, time-warped psychedelic rock. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Nelsen, the Bay Area...
  2. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Los Encantados – “Meet Me In Paradise” Today marks our inaugural mp3 premiere, and we are excited to announce it is from Los Encantados. The Brooklyn-based six-piece recently released its third and final installment of an EP series entitled, The Same Damned Soul, and has been busy...
  3. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Sherpa – “It’s All Good G” This year has been one of mind-altering psychedelic rock, and Tame Impala has led the way with its hazy, disorienting sound. But there’s another band to look out for from Down Under, and they’re called Sherpa. Hailing from Auckland, New...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-ploy-future-voyager/feed/ 0 Featured Artist: Little Daylight http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/album-review-little-daylight-tunnel-vision-ep/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/album-review-little-daylight-tunnel-vision-ep/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2013 04:00:00 +0000 Nikki, Matt and Eric are Little Daylight. Don’t ask for any other information about the members, because we don’t know and neither does anyone else in the music biz. And the band would like to keep it that way, at least for now. In a world that is so fascinated with celebrity, it’s a bit

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  1. Little Daylight Produces A Big Sound At LA’s Bootleg Bar This year has seemed to be dubbed the Year of The Remix. Not many tools have been as effective to get your band’s name blasted into the blogosphere–especially if you connect with the right artist to rework your music–and some...
  2. Featured Artist: Houndmouth There’s a new breed of Americana that recently has sold itself as a genre to stick. Years ago we were lauding bands like The Felice Brothers and The Avett Brothers as innovative strikers-out from convention and inventors of classically beautiful...
  3. Featured Artist: Wild Cub Nashville quintet Wild Cub more than killed it at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party. After months of listening to tracks of theirs on the radio (thank you, KEXP), the band has now officially impressed us just as much live as...
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  1. Featured Artist: Jake Bugg Part of the joy that comes with being a music writer is the joy of discovering the best new bands and musicians. It happens when you least expect it. That’s how I was introduced to Jake Bugg. While the 19-year-old...
  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: Capital Cities For the better part of the 21st Century, Craigslist has been used an abundance of things, both good and bad. As the modern day classifieds section, people looking for jobs, furniture and even bandmates can be had on the popular...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-sisu/feed/ 0 MP3 Premiere: Atomic Bride – “We Got Muscle” http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-atomic-bride-we-got-muscle/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/mp3-premiere-atomic-bride-we-got-muscle/#comments Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:17:48 +0000 Seattleites Atomic Bride are known for their interesting blend of hazy psychedelia and crunching garage rock, and their latest offering,Electric Order, may be the band’s best collection yet. Though the upcoming EP only consists of four songs, they hold their own and whet the appetite for a new full-length. The self-released album is slated to

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  1. Atomic Tom: Reads Like a Story Atomic Tom, composed of lead vocalist Luke White, Philip Galitzine on bass, drummer Tobias Smith, and guitarist Eric Espiritu, performed  at Mercury Lounge last night in NYC to a frenzied crowd. Opening for Atomic Tom were The Dance Party and...
  2. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Electric Shepherd – “Imitation Gardens (Pt. 1)” Hailing from San Francisco, the Mecca of psychedelia, Electric Shepherd harnesses the powers from bands that came before (The Grateful Dead, Blue Cheer, Quicksilver Messenger Service) to create hazy, time-warped psychedelic rock. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Nelsen, the Bay Area...
  3. BestNewBands.com Premiere: Sherpa – “It’s All Good G” This year has been one of mind-altering psychedelic rock, and Tame Impala has led the way with its hazy, disorienting sound. But there’s another band to look out for from Down Under, and they’re called Sherpa. Hailing from Auckland, New...
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  1. Album Review: San Cisco – S/T If there was one album that encapsulated the summer of 2013, it’d be San Cisco’s self-titled debut full-length. The Australian quartet, led by guitarist/vocalist Jordi Davieson, have successfully shrunk the sunny months into 37 minutes of pure indie pop bliss....
  2. The Morning Benders play Big Echo at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge San Francisco four-piece The Morning Benders played with Cults and Twin Sister at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Tuesday night in support of their recent breakthrough release, Big Echo. The two openers played lively sets that seemed to intrigue the...
  3. Show Review: J Tillman and Phosphorescent at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge The mellow crowd at Portland’s Doug Fir on Friday night came to almost complete silence when folk singer-songwriter J Tillman sang his first words. Despite his relative fame as the drummer with the sweet voice from Fleet Foxes, Tillman has...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/san-cisco-takes-portland-to-another-world/feed/ 0 Pity Sex’s Sean St. Charles Discusses The Band’s New Album, ‘90s Pop, And Biker Bars http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pity-sex-s-sean-st-charles-discusses-the-band-s-new-album-90s-pop-and-biker-bars/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pity-sex-s-sean-st-charles-discusses-the-band-s-new-album-90s-pop-and-biker-bars/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 07:40:30 +0000   Don’t let the name fool you, there’s nothing pitiful about Pity Sex. The Ann Arbor-based quartet creates lush, shoegaze-inspired songs that founding member/drummer Sean St. Charles’ admits is because of the love he and guitarist/vocalist Brennan Greaves have for the guitar driven pop of the ‘90s.    This admiration is evident on the band’s

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  1. Restorations’ Jon Loudon Discusses The Band’s Origins, New Album And Touring All good things must come to an end, and every once and awhile something even more amazing ascends from the ashes. This was the case for vocalist/guitarists Jon Loudon, Dave Klyman and Ben Pierce. After the demise of the trio’s...
  2. The New Division’s John Kunkel Discusses New Music And What It’s Like To Be In A Band During The “Internet Age” In the current world we live in, music is literally at your fingertips. With so much accessibility, it would seem more competitive to be in a new band right now, but John Kunkel of Los Angeles’ The New Division seems...
  3. Incan Abraham’s Teddy Cafaro Discusses The Band’s New Release And Plans For The Future It’s been a hell of a year for Incan Abraham. The experimental psych-poppers have been winning hearts around the globe, including Spin’s, which premiered the quartet’s video for “Springhouse,” late last month. To continue garnering buzz, the Los Angeles-based outfit...
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  1. Superhumanoids Unveil Ramones Cover & Announce National Tour LA-based Superhumanoids are pleased to announce that they will be supporting Active Child and Balam Acab on their upcoming North American tour. A full list of dates is below. The band also recently recorded a dreamy cover of the classic...
  2. Album Review: Smoke & Jackal, EP1 Side projects can be a way for a member of a major band to kick out their urges to experiment with another genre or style of music without worrying about the ramifications of pissing off their core fan base. It’s...
  3. Album Review: Miike Snow, Happy To You If Miike Snow’s eponymous debut is this relatively new band’s introduction to indie-friendly electro-pop music, then this sophomore offering by Stockholm-based trio is their gate to top-40 success. For some this is a revelation, but if you found comfort in...
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