Best New Bands » Sarah Hess and Corey Bell 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 6 New Bands on Sunday at Lollapalooza http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/6-new-bands-sunday-lollapalooza/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/6-new-bands-sunday-lollapalooza/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2016 08:26:03 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32285 Chicago – The sun rose again and stayed out for Lollapalooza’s final day of the 25th Anniversary celebration, much to the happiness of everyone in attendance. Once again, the festivals six main stages (not counting Kidzapalooza and the EDM nightmare that is Perry’s) featured much to be seen (with plenty of conflicts for the festival connoisseur)—including a headlining set

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