Cherub Satisfies Despite Lyrical Missteps

Photo of Cherub live by Will Jukes

Austin – Cherub takes the stage skipping, grinning, waving, apparently thrilled to be there. It’s just Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber wielding guitar, bass and talkbox, no drum kit in sight, and you get the impression that you’re watching a couple of best buddies. Except for being perfectly competent musicians, they play like they took

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MS MR Celebrate A Birthday At Rickshaw Stop

Ms Mr live by Corey Bell

San Francisco – On Thursday, New York-based indie dark wave duo MS MR brought the house down at the cozy Rickshaw Stop.  The twosome—consisting of vocalist Lizzy Plapinger and producer Max Hershenow (along with their touring bassist and drummer)—played a stellar dozen songs to a enthusiastically rapt sold-out crowd, showcasing several songs off their excellent

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Fat White Family Keep It Real In Chicago

Fat White Family live by Sarah Hess

Chicago – Since forming in 2011, U.K. six-piece Fat White Family has become known for wild, outlandish live performances complete with nudity, blood, and butchered animal parts. All things considered, this week’s Chicago show at Lincoln Hall was rather tame, but FWF still entertained. Frontman Lias Saoudi climbed speakers and strutted around stage, bathed in

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Mystery Skulls Comes Home To Stubb’s

Mystery Skulls by Sarah McColgan

Austin – Officially, Mystery Skulls is a product of Los Angeles. It’s where he calls home, and it’s where his career has taken off. But he was proud to tout his Texas upbringing to a packed house at Stubb’s last Friday night. Unsurprisingly, he was well received: we love a hometown hero. In fact Mystery

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Wishyunu Perform New ‘Photoplay’ Release

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Portland – Mississippi Studios hosted synth pop duo Wishyunu on Sunday night, which doubled as a release show for their just-dropped (and self-issued) 7’’ Photoplay. Wishyunu’s sound is an experience, one which is almost unexpected. The duo utilizes lead singer Bei Yan’s delicate vocals, guitar and synth machine, and drummer Tony Bertaccini to create their

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The Antlers Gain New Fans in Chicago

The Antlers live by Sarah Hess

Chicago – This past weekend, Brooklyn trio The Antlers opened two sold-out shows for Death Cab For Cutie at the historic Chicago Theatre. Best New Bands was fortunate to take in the Friday night performance. We last caught The Antlers over the summer at Lincoln Hall, in support of Familiars (ANTI-). Their Friday night visit

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