A grand congregation featuring over 50 shows of the nations most acclaimed and promising jazz musicians will form in Seattle on October 15 and conclude 23 days later on November 7. The annual Earshot Jazz festival, established in 1984, has become one of the largest jazz festivals on the West Coast. Canvassing an entourage of
It’s hard to believe that Austin City Limits is nearly over! Last night I had the pleasure of seeing GAYNGS at an ACL after show at Emo’s in Austin’s Red River district The show opened up with Brooklyn-based Indie outfit Bear in Heaven. I didn’t make it in until about half-way through the set, but
It’s a brand new month and time for a brand new band for our Artists in Residency series. This month, we’re delighted to have Los Angeles’ Rumspringa in the spot, and you can look for a fresh video from them every Wednesday morning this month. We’re kicking off with their first contribution: “Rumspringa Goes to
RUMSPRINGA (A word from the critic) Garnering favorable press from anyone and everyone, including RCRD LBL to Flavorpill, and even MTV NEWS who declared Rumspringa as, “One of the best LA bands I have seen in a really long time. This LA based act are hazy and dirty (minus the shoe gaze) with classic electric
The Minneapolis based band Cloud Cult broke indie ground by hitting Billboard charts this past week with their newest album “Light Chasers.” I resonate with the song ‘Running with the Wolves’ and can’t stop hitting play on my ipod. The hauntingly beautiful music and profound lyrics will make anyone want to get up out of
In another special BONUS installment of BackStory, Kevin Harrison emerges from “New Jersey and The Carolinas” to tell us the story behind his song “Here I am.” The “BackStory” to Here I Am is pretty much the back story to a year of my life. Every once and a while a song comes out that
In their final installment as our Artists in Residence for September 2010, Fight From Above performs “Kills Summer.” Enjoy! BestNewBands.com
In this bonus episode of BackStory, friends of the site and former Artists in Residence These United States share the story behind their song “Old John Chapman Takes a Good Long Walk.” Their six-week tour starts this Thursday in Chicago. You can find dates and info at http://www.myspace.com/theseunited or http://www.facebook.com/theseunitedstates. Most people know John Chapman,
In this episode, the guys from Italian Japanese share the lyrics to “Jeremiah” and the song’s backstory. Jeremiah is about my friend’s younger brother. His name was actually Lance. We were all very close, like family. At the age of 4, Lance was diagnosed with leukemia. He developed many issues along with the leukemia and
In this installment of BackStory, Florida’s Orange Avenue shares the story and video behind their song “Just Refrain.” This is the first song and also our first single that we are pushing right now that is off of our EP titled RESET. We shot a video for this song at Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s nightclub called Whiskey