Northside Fest’s Friday Highlights: Of Montreal, Ice Choir, and Zambri
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Festivals
Monday, 18 June 2012 17:09
After a successful few days, the dust is settling on the music run of Northside Festival 2012. Once again, it was often hard to decide what show to see when, but it was also hard to make a bad choice. Here are some highlights from Friday:
After a second full day of shows, Zambri, the moniker of NYC-based sisters Jessica and Christi Jo Zambri, ...
Good news for fans of new music: FYF Fest is proud to announce its return to the Los Angeles State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles, where it's been held for the past four years. Taking place on Sept 1 and 2 (which is Labor Day weekend), the festival will include performances by the newly reformed Refused, M83, Beirut, James Blake, Yeasayer,...
Grouplove's Tongue Tied Goes To Number 1, Plays Leno Tonight
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Breaking News
Monday, 18 June 2012 10:54
Longtime BestNewBands.com faves Grouplove have done it again. The Los Angeles-based quintet and our official "Best New Band of 2011" have hit number 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Radio chart for their hit single, "Tongue Tied," which you may have heard quite a few times on an Apple commercial and several television programs. If that's not enough...
It’s been a good few years for Maps & Atlases. The Chicago-based math rock quartet’s acclaimed 2010 debut full-length, Perch Patchwork, gave it the push it needed to become a heavy hitter in the indie scene, and its sophomore effort, Beware and Be Grateful has allowed the band to regain momentum. The four-piece is currently on an extensive to...
The Independent in San Francisco holds 500 people. It is the premier small venue in the Bay Area. On Thursday, Vancouver sent their premier small band and the two converged in a symbiotic mind meld that turned San Francisco into a place where degenerates, punkers and drunkards were one. I knew Japandroids had a phenomenal new album. What I didn’t...
The Tallest Man On Earth Celebrates His Album Release At The Wiltern
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Live Reviews
Thursday, 14 June 2012 16:09
Two years ago, I saw Kristian Matsson (a.k.a. The Tallest Man On Earth) for the first time in Portland’s swanky Doug Fir Lounge. He was supporting his sophomore album, The Wild Hunt, and though I was only familiar with a selection of tracks on the album, the Swedish singer-songwriter blew me away. On Tuesday night, the young musician played at Lo...
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Live Review: Synth pop duo Holy Ghost! played a high energy show @theTroubadour. @HolyGhostNYC http://t.co/24Qk3imn0N
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Mixtape: Kelly's latest was just posted to our site, including @KINGTUFFY @ElephantStoneHQ. Our new fave. http://t.co/GCuXxSJbN9
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Album Review: Brooklyn trio @TheLoneBellow with "heartfelt storytelling" borne from personal adversity. A treat. http://t.co/FgKx3Uw3AV
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