Best New Bands » Mark Muldoon 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 New Bands at Primavera – Manel, Sycamore Age and DJ Coco http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-primavera-manel-sycamore-age-dj-coco/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-primavera-manel-sycamore-age-dj-coco/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2016 20:48:42 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31279 Barcelona – All week myself and the dashingly handsome Corey Bell have been skirting around this issue of whether or not Primavera can actually claim to be the best festival in the world. It’s time you got some definitive answers. Nobody could deny that the festival is deserving of its place at the top table

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-primavera-manel-sycamore-age-dj-coco/feed/ 0 New Bands at Primavera – Savages, Kiasmos and Jack Carty http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-primavera-savages-kiasmos-jack-carty/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-primavera-savages-kiasmos-jack-carty/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2016 18:11:26 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31250 Barcelona – All this week we’re testing the claims of several media organisations that the music festival Primavera Sound is the best in the world. We promise to come to a hard conclusion on this whole business tomorrow, but if you were looking to present evidence at the court of festival rankings, Friday 3rd June

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  1. 3 New Bands At Primavera – Thursday Barcelona – Primavera isn’t exactly shy of media organisations suggesting it is one of – if not the – greatest festivals in the world. And sure, nobody could deny that seeing Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigor Ros, PJ Harvey, Air and...
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  3. Jack + Eliza at New York’s Mercury Lounge New York – Jack + Eliza, comprised of childhood friends Jack Staffen and Eliza Callahan played a homecoming show at Mercury Lounge.  The band had just returned from a short UK tour that saw them play Dot to Dot festival, showcasing...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-primavera-savages-kiasmos-jack-carty/feed/ 0 3 New Bands At Primavera – Thursday http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/3-new-bands-primavera-thursday/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/3-new-bands-primavera-thursday/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2016 16:01:09 +0000 ]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31227 Barcelona – Primavera isn’t exactly shy of media organisations suggesting it is one of – if not the – greatest festivals in the world. And sure, nobody could deny that seeing Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigor Ros, PJ Harvey, Air and ‘Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds’ all together on a lineup poster is a fairly impressive

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