Chicago – Sexiness radiated from the stage as Quadron opened the Valentine’s Day show at Park West. Excited to be in Chicago for the first time, Danish singer Coco O certainly pleased the crowd with her sultry voice and soulful music. She quipped that last Valentine’s Day was all about singles for her. She may
New York – Total Slacker’s Record Release show at Baby’s All Right Wednesday was a total sold out success. The band took the stage with big grins, and played like it was a party. Their second full length Slip Away just came out the day before, but everyone knew the songs anyway. Total Slacker ripped through their set, with Tucker noting
New York – Eagulls just swooped back through NYC after a much buzzed about CMJ run (including by us), and played both Mercury Lounge in Manhattan and Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn. I believe I once again caught the tamer of the two at Mercury Lounge, figuring the dark basement atmosphere there would be just
Nashville – You Won’t caught our attention in 2012 with the release of Skeptic Goodbye. It’s an album built from punchy, idiosyncratic percussion and equally as punchy, audacious lyricism. It was an album that Josh Arnoudse and Raky Sastri made together before they were officially a band, before they’d booked shows or built a fan
Portland – Sera Cahoone sits on the cover of her most recent album, Deer Creek Canyon, alone on a stump, surrounded by columns of textured green and brown forest. It’s a beautifully serene scene. You can almost hear the quiet. I’m not sure what Cahoone’s writing process is, but after seeing her solo performance at the
Austin – When I first saw the slender and plaidly decorated Dent May materialize out of the shadows on that dimly lit stage of the Holy Mountain, I immediately knew I had found a kindred spirit. But the odd thing was, I think everyone in the crowd had the same feeling. The young musician’s amateur
London – The Heartbreaks made the long trip down from the north of England for a headline show at London’s infamous Madame Jojo’s. The venue, more typically used for burlesque and cabaret evenings, proved the perfect setting for the young band from Morecambe, as their devotees packed themselves in close, after many had made the
New York – Speedy Ortiz opened up for Los Campesinos! at Irving Plaza last night, but I wish I had caught their show someplace else. I’m starting to believe more and more that you can’t get a real taste of punk, grunge, art rock, noise rock, or any music in that realm, the way it’s
New York – It was another fun night at Matchless last night, where BestNewBands.com hosted our first showcase of the New Year, in usual fashion of friends, fun, and a lot of music to open your ears to. The biggest goal of hosting these monthly showcases is to bring music fans and music makers together
Austin – It was a chilly and wet night in Austin, TX when the husband and wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley (a.k.a. Tennis) took the stage at the Parish. Already having been an unremarkable day in an unremarkable week, I was hoping that this particular night would break the pattern of monotony