Best New Bands » Live Reviews 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 Glastonbury: Haim, London Grammar And More http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-glastonbury-haim-london-grammar/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-glastonbury-haim-london-grammar/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2017 07:08:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34548 Somerset, UK – Sunday morning and there’s no need mention the weather. Don’t fret campers, it’s going to be dry all day (you just mentioned the weather). Anyone suffering from ‘Sunday struggle’ having overindulged since the Glastonbury gates opened and in need of a touch of TLC should have been at the Avalon Stage at

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  1. New Bands At Glastonbury – 2017 Preview London – Glastonbury 2017 is upon us. Right now there are a whole bunch of people wishing they had tickets, and the 135,000 or so who have, wondering how they can reconcile experiencing the entire 135 billed minutes of Radiohead’s...
  2. New Bands At Glastonbury – George Ezra – Royal Blood & More Somerset, UK – The festival got going in earnest on Friday as campers woke up to more of the same weather – warm, cloud cover with sunny intervals. A few souls were persisting with wellies as the chosen footwear but...
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  1. Father John Misty Previews New Material In Northern Calif. Sonoma, CA – It’s not often I travel up to a random auditorium in the middle of wine country to see a concert, but for Father John Misty’s show at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall, I did just that.  Josh...
  2. Father John Misty Proves to be a Pop Idol Oakland – “I want to be a pop idol.” That is Oscar Wilde’s first and only line in the 1998 film Velvet Goldmine, director Todd Haynes’ love letter to the glam rock phenomenon that took London by storm, during the 1970s. In...
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  1. George Ezra ’s ‘Voyage’ Docks In Los Angeles Los Angeles – On Friday night at The Forum bluesy folk-rock musician George Ezra opened for pop sensation Sam Smith. While both artists are from England (Ezra from Hertford, Smith from London), their musical styles are enormously different. Smith gave...
  2. New Bands At Glastonbury – 2017 Preview London – Glastonbury 2017 is upon us. Right now there are a whole bunch of people wishing they had tickets, and the 135,000 or so who have, wondering how they can reconcile experiencing the entire 135 billed minutes of Radiohead’s...
  3. George Ezra is Definitely Wanted in the U.S.! See Him on SNL! New York - George Ezra, the fast rising indie artist from London, who got everyone talking with the single, “Budapest,” is not letting any momentum pass him by! (Existing fans of Ezra will remember Best New Bands contributor, Sean Kayden, reviewing Ezra’s performance in...
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  3. Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition 2017: The Last Eight London – BestNewBand’s Tony Hardy was one of 40 music writers invited by Glastonbury Festival to settle on a long list of 120 acts from the several thousand entries to the 2017 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition. Once the long list...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/glastonbury-2017-thursday-report/feed/ 0 Gang of Youths Put On An Epic Performance In Los Angeles http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/gang-youths-put-epic-performance-los-angeles/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/gang-youths-put-epic-performance-los-angeles/#comments Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:07:27 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34465 Los Angeles – Brooding Australian indie quintet Gang of Youths made their second appearance ever in the City of Angels at the Echo. The Soft White Sixties and Livingmore opened the night. Gang of Youths took stage at 10:40pm. Their electrifying twelve-song set was led by the charismatic frontman David Le’aupepe. He connected with the

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  1. Gang of Youths ’ Poignant Debut Worth The Wait Los Angeles – The elusive Australian rock act Gang of Youths have been releasing incredible singles over the past few years. Their brooding, anthem-driven melodies are irresistibly captivating to say the very least. After honing their craft during this stretch...
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