Best New Bands » Kristina Villarini 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 The Antlers Will Burst Apart In Brooklyn Tonight http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-antlers-will-burst-apart-in-brooklyn-tonight/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-antlers-will-burst-apart-in-brooklyn-tonight/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Hot off of the release of Burst Apart, their second ‘concept’ album but fourth, full length LP, The Antlers will be taking the stage live and at home tonight at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York. Originally a solo project of Peter Silberman, his first two solo records Uprooted and In the

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  1. Akron/Family and Delicate Steve Bring Experimental Beauty to Brooklyn Last night, Delicate Steve and Akron/Family took to the stage of a sold-out Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. The room was an eclectic mix of hipsters, music aficionados and indie-rock fans (sometimes as the same person). Delicate Steve, or the...
  2. Tonight: Kurt Vile opens for J Mascis at Music Hall of Williamsburg Tonight at 9pm, the Music Hall of Williamsburg as a great lineup: Kurt Vile and The Violators, followed by J Mascis. Unfortunately but not surprisingly, this show sold out a few days ago, but if you managed to grab tickets,...
  3. Watch The Boxer Rebellion in Brooklyn, NY, Friday! After two impressive dates in NYC’s Mercury Lounge in 2011, and selling out the Bowery Ballroom just this week, it is strange to watch people take notice of The Boxer Rebellion‘s brand of international-alternative rock. After an appearance in Drew...
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  1. The Parlotones Bring Anthemic Rock’n Roll to New York’s Mercury Lounge Last night, South Africa’s and BestNewBands.com’s favorite sons (and former Artists in Residence) The Parlotones played the sold-out Mercury Lounge in New York City for an early show. I checked in early for The Parlotones’ soundcheck, examination of their new...
  2. Baltimore, Get Ready for Fences This Sunday evening, Chris Mansfield, aka the 27 year old singer/songwriter known as Fences, will be bringing his brand of indie melancholy to The Golden West Cafe. I interviewed Chris for BestNewBands.com last year (see the full interview here), and...
  3. Morning Teleportation Beams Up to The Mercury Lounge I’m going to be honest; early shows have never really been my thing. I like a little time to take off my dinner suit and put on my music critic hoodie. Plus it feels weird to be inside a darkened...
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  1. The Music to Mend Fences Yesterday, I was able to talk on the phone with Christopher Mansfield, aka Fences. The Seattle-based singer-songwriter has put out some of my favorite records in the last two years: The Ultimate Puke EP and the Sara Quin (of Tegan...
  2. MeTalkPretty: Powerful and Ready to Rock MeTalkPretty has a hard-edged sound and a powerhouse female vocalist to rival any rock band I know. Their debut EP “We Are Strangers” is now available on iTunes and the band will release their first full-length album this fall. Vocalist...
  3. Get Your Pom-Poms Ready for Hoodie Allen’s Pep Rally Let’s explore for a second the commonalities of an up-and-coming rap or hip-hop artist: Growing up in or around a large city? Check. Eclectic musical taste? Check. Began writing or freestyling since their early years? Check. Hoodie Allen meets all...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/baltimore-get-ready-for-fences/feed/ 0 Ideals: A Cocktail for Your Ears http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ideals-a-strong-cocktail-for-your-ears/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ideals-a-strong-cocktail-for-your-ears/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Ideals are a melting pot of all the things I like in my music: brooding vocals, haunting lyrics and an aggressive sound that accurately replicates a live show on their EPs. After I received a late night text from someone who heard an Ideals song on their Pandora station, I immediately checked out their tunes

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  1. Cliffie Swan, Pablo Picasso and TEEN Will Work for Ears at Union Pool The Brooklyn tripod formerly known as Lights (not to be confused with the Canadian version, which can be found here: LIGHTS) reemerged as Cliffie Swan last night at Union Pool in Williamsburg(h), Brooklyn and brought some of Brooklyn’s Finest along...
  2. Lady Lamb the Beekeeper Keeps All Ears on Her at The Living Room A friend of mine from Portland, Maine, told me about Lady Lamb the Beekeeper. Apparently Portland (I know it’s strange to think of a Portland other than the one in Oregon) has a very small, yet happening music and art...
  3. Feed Your Ears with Woods at 285 Kent Ave Tomorrow Night I recently remarked on the terrific DIY quality of the space that is currently known as 285 Kent Ave when I saw Ducktails there. Now another great band is playing there – Woods. Along with White Fence and Spectre Folk,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ideals-a-strong-cocktail-for-your-ears/feed/ 0 An Horse: They’re Just Happy To Be Here http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-horse-theyre-just-happy-to-be-here/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/an-horse-theyre-just-happy-to-be-here/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000 If I were to tell Kate Cooper or Damon Cox that I think they’re the “next big thing,” they would shake their heads and change the subject. It’s a part of their charm, but they also would rather genuinely not know. So far, the duo from Brisbane, Australia known as An Horse have toured with

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  1. 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...
  2. A Very Happy New Year With Medium Troy 2010 was quite the year for Medium Troy – and for me as well. I first met MT this summer at the Oregon Country Fair; the band was my first interview for BestNewBands.com. Since then, I’ve interviewed artists such as...
  3. Go See Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers at Pianos TONIGHT! Photograph by Johnny Leather While I’m super excited to see a highly anticipated show with High Highs tonight at Glasslands, I’m equally bummed to be missing Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers playing their only show in New York on...
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  1. The Joy Formidable, Lonely Forest Poised to Take Manhattan Tomorrow This Friday, Welsh trio The Joy Formidable will be playing Webster Hall on Friday, April 29th in their last U.S. show before heading overseas to support the Manic Street Preachers. But tomorrow is about the surge and success of this...
  2. The Get Up Kids are back and at Webster Hall with Miniature Tigers Tomorrow If you were a teenager in the mid- to late 90s, you probably remember The Get Up Kids in their heyday, before the genre “emo” became so distorted with the cringe- worthy connotations it has now. After making music for...
  3. The Joy Formidable Plays to a Packed Crowd, but Grouplove Stands Out Last night, the packed crowd at The Bowery Ballroom was in for a treat. The Dig, Grouplove, and The Joy Formidable, three groups of varying notoriety but consistent musicianship, were about to step onstage. As it turned out, the tastiest...
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  1. Austin’s StumbleDrunk Breaks New Ground On Old Rock Austin, Texas’ StumbleDrunk is a rock ‘em, sock ‘em, all-American rock n’ roll band. Derek Pope, brothers Carter and Tucker Francis, Josh Massey and Wayne Zingery drink to excess and jam even more excessively. In preparation of the physical release...
  2. Hilly Eye Stand Out at Goodbye Blue Monday As far as venues like basements go, Goodbye Blue Monday is like someone’s lived-in basement that over time accumulated countless random thrift store knick knacks. A wall on one side of the stage is painted to look like it’s made...
  3. Slang Chickens’ Monday night residency at The Echo: A must-hear for all Slang Chickens is the kind of band that makes you want to start a band. Taking a very generous definition of “alternative”, the SoCal quartet combines alt-country, punk, post rock, and pop in ways that seem to redefine the very...
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  1. Feed Your Ears with Woods at 285 Kent Ave Tomorrow Night I recently remarked on the terrific DIY quality of the space that is currently known as 285 Kent Ave when I saw Ducktails there. Now another great band is playing there – Woods. Along with White Fence and Spectre Folk,...
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  3. Weekend and Wire at Music Hall of Williamsburg Tomorrow Night Tomorrow night (Tuesday, April 5) is a show I really wish I was going to. At 9pm Weekend opens for Wire at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY. Weekend has been on heavy rotation in my iTunes for the...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/joy-fromidable-lonely-forest-poised-to-take-manhattan/feed/ 0 The Kills Are Bringing Blues To A Sold Out Terminal 5 On Friday, 4/29! http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-kills-are-bringing-blues-to-a-sold-out-terminal-5-on-friday-4-29/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-kills-are-bringing-blues-to-a-sold-out-terminal-5-on-friday-4-29/#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0000 On the heels of the success of their jaw-dropping fourth studio album, Blood Pressures, a performance on Conan, and a head-bobbing performance at Coachella, The Kills are bringing their style of jam to Terminal 5 in New York City on Friday, April 29. Supported by Cold Cave and The Entrance Band, it will be a

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  1. The Kills Bring The Noise For Your “Blood Pressures” Which flavor of The Kills do you prefer? That’s what is going to determine whether or not your Blood Pressures are raised this week, and if you like the feeling. Do you like the ‘kick dirt on your shoes, bluesy...
  2. Robyn Will Never Have to Dance Alone in New York’s Terminal 5 Is Robyn an electro-pop tour-de-force? If you asked anyone at New York City’s Terminal 5 last night while Maluca or Natalia Kills were on stage, warming up the crowd with their own blend of tropical punk and synthpop, the answer...
  3. Deadman, Bringing Folk To Life Deadman is literally THE perfect chill out, relaxin’ all maxin’ all cool kind of music.  Think Dirty Sweet with a whole hell of a lot more 70s folk fused into it.  It’s completely clear that the 70’s rock era really...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-kills-are-bringing-blues-to-a-sold-out-terminal-5-on-friday-4-29/feed/ 0 The Raveonettes Sell Out Brooklyn, Bring Moody Pop With Them http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-raveonettes-sell-out-brooklyn-bring-moody-pop-with-them/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-raveonettes-sell-out-brooklyn-bring-moody-pop-with-them/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Last night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, The Raveonettes performed songs in support of their beautifully melodic and hauntingly crafted fifth album, Raven In The Grave, which I reviewed here. The band were supported by shoegaze duo Tamaryn, who helped provide the mood music during both sold-out evenings in Brooklyn: Wednesday and Thursday. Tamaryn

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  2. “Raven In The Grave” By The Raveonettes Soars Denmark’s very own The Raveonettes are back with a dark, melodic (for them) fifth album, merging open guitars and violent synth. Raven In The Grave is a more full, deep album than previous ones, and it abandoned some of the...
  3. Akron/Family and Delicate Steve Bring Experimental Beauty to Brooklyn Last night, Delicate Steve and Akron/Family took to the stage of a sold-out Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. The room was an eclectic mix of hipsters, music aficionados and indie-rock fans (sometimes as the same person). Delicate Steve, or the...
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