Nashville – It’s hard to pinpoint what is so alluring about Jessie Baylin. It could be her unshakeable composure, the tinge of huskiness in her classic voice, the pictures she posts of her adorable toddler on Instragram, or, simply, her beauty. Whatever it is, something about Jessie Baylin is magnetic. As testament to this, more
New York – In our time, most people are unaccustomed to elevator operators. So when Best New Band’s CMO Greg Brodsky and I were greeted politely by one Thursday evening, on arrival at the Birdy Showcase in NYC, it was quite a shock (the elevator man does pushups to pass the time). The evening was
Brooklyn – With its indoor arcades, independent food and art vendors, multiple bars and live music, Brooklyn Night Bazaar is not unlike an adult playground. A festival of glittery indulgence that doesn’t feel so polished after an introduction to the restroom situation, this venue is a simple celebration of what makes life so pretty. The
Nashville – Saintseneca’s show at The High Watt was one of the best I’ve stumbled into since I saw A.A. Bondy on a whim in 2010. I hadn’t heard from this band beforehand, but the vocal choruses on their 2011 album were enough to get me in the door. Lucky me. Saintseneca is a four-piece
New York – They’ve been a band for about three years now, but they sound and play like they’ve already known what they like way before that, and they like some good stuff. Potty Mouth formed when singer/guitarist Abby Weems was still a junior at a high school in Amherst, MA, and lead guitarist Phoebe,
Austin – “I love you, but please stop yelling my name.” The bashful words of one-man act Shakey Graves were uttered with the unmistakable tint of a blush and an awkward grasp on the microphone stand, as a young (and slightly intoxicated) female fan cried “Shakeyyyyyy!” over and over. It was nice to know that
Nashville – A Foreign Fields show seemed appropriate to go see as an Arctic front moved across the country, leaving Nashville unusually cold. Their atmospheric music is fit for staring at the stars on a frozen night. Like staring at the sky, Foreign Fields’ music makes the human seem small against the washes of sound. Reverberating
New York – To commemorate our descent into holidaze, on behalf of BestNewBands.com I threw another showcase/party at Matchless on December 18. Thanks to more of the best new and emerging local bands being part of it, it turned out to be a great nearing the end of the year note to mark how far
Austin – Who is Mother Falcon? An orchestra? A pop ensemble? A rock band? As the members and their array of instruments took the stage at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, their style was hard to place. However, by the end of show, it was clear that they had managed to successfully recreate classical music
Hartford CT – There are events that feel like high school house shows because they’re played in small clubs with poor production and poorer lighting. Then there are events that feel like high school house shows because they’re literally in someone’s basement and at least ¼ of the audience almost definitely went to the same