Best New Bands » Liz Livengood 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 Sophie Barker Live At Mississippi Studios In Portland http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sophie-barker-live-at-mississippi-studios-in-portland/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sophie-barker-live-at-mississippi-studios-in-portland/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:19:38 +0000 Election night also marked the last stop on Sophie Barker’s West Coast tour at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR. Amongst the cheers and boos in the next room, Barker and her band played a deliciously down tempo show for a captivated, albeit small audience. As the media confirmed Obama’s re-election, Barker played a lovely variety

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  1. Sophie Barker On Life After Zero 7, Her Current Tour Remember “In the Waiting Line,” that down-tempo hit by Zero 7 from way back in 2001. Of course you do. Featured in movies like Garden State and TV shows like House, the song was everywhere. Much of its success was...
  2. Show Review: A B & The Sea at Portland’s Mississippi Studios San Francisco band A B & The Sea played an energetic short set at Portland’s Mississippi Studios Monday night. The band hopped on the small stage just a few minutes after 9 pm, calling keyboardist David Hunt, who was lagging,...
  3. The Ascetic Junkies: Fun At Mississippi Studios Portland’s Mississippi Studios was packed last night for the Nicole Atkins/Cotton Jones show. People who showed up early enough to see The Ascetic Junkies open were the lucky ones, though. In spite of their austere-sounding name, The Ascetic Junkies play...
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  1. Interview with Trevor of Meridene: On Capturing Life in the Current US Meridene sounds like a beastly, high-energy version of The Shins:  a creature with an outer shell of post-modernist disillusionment and a soft underbelly of cautious hope. Their sophomore effort was just released a few days ago,  and they are currently...
  2. Q&A: Sophie Hunger Swiss-born songstress and multi-instrumentalist Sophie Hunger is set to release her self-titled debut North American album via Los Angeles label Manimal Vinyl (Warpaint, Bat for Lashes) on April 26. Sophie Hunger features 14 tracks, compiled from her European albums–Monday’s Ghost...
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  1. An Album Review-Matt & Kim’s Sidewalks On Tuesday, Matt & Kim dropped their latest album, Sidewalks.  The CD is their third to hit the charts since last year’s Grand.  It is sad to say but Matt & Kim’s recent effort at music making has been hit...
  2. Album Review: Michael Kiwanuka, Home Again I’m a bit of a music savant. I love a lot of music from different genres. I’m not bragging because music is my passion. There’s so much amazing music that has been recorded in the past 100 years that we...
  3. Album Review – Amoral – Beneath Today Amoral releases their fifth album, Beneath, in the U.S. It’s a power rock valentine. This is the one songwriter and guitarist Ben Varon spoke with us about last month. He’s pretty proud of it. And why not – this...
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  2. BNBTV Spotlight: The Fembots’ “My Hands are a City”   BestNewBands.com   Today we’re kicking off a new series called “BNBTV Spotlight,” wherein we’ll be showcasing especially good videos we’ve found uploaded by bands on our BNBTV section. We decided to start it off with Canada’s Fembots and their...
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  1. Show Preview: Brad Mackeson, Redwood Son, and Glassbones at Portland’s Doug Fir This week we have a show preview for best-new-band-hunters in Portland, Oregon at the charming Doug Fir Lounge. Local PR company In Music We Trust hosts a local showcase at the Doug Fir each month and we think this week’s...
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  3. Twin Sister Releases Double EP, Makes Author Cry For Joy It’s a rare thing to get to glimpse into the evolution of a new artist. Twin Sister’s recent release on Double Six Records, which pairs the band’s very first EP, Vampires With Dreaming Kids, with its newest effort, Color Your...
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  3. Q&A: Ryan Hendrix of Colourmusic The world’s first ever Yorkshire/Oklahoma-based band, Colourmusic deal in deliciously heavy euphoria, with front man Ryan Hendrix coming on like a cult-leader: spooky, uplifting and ever so slightly odd. Signing to Memphis Industries, home of The Go! Team, Field Music...
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  1. Little Scream Keeps Music Fun I was able to catch Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer immediately after her set at Music Hall of Williamsburg, just before The Antlers went on. She was wearing an outfit that I suspect was made specifically for her, thus no...
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  2. Fan Modine: Dreamy Indie Pop Goodness Listening to Fan Modine’s new album Gratitude For The Shipper is like floating through a dreamlike landscape of sound. Lush lyrics intertwine with melodies made by trombones, keyboards and euphoniums. Gordon Zacharias’s distinct voice sings of light and stars and...
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