Best New Bands » Alberta Cross 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 A Sweet Sunday with Alberta Cross and Friends http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alberta-cross-and-friends/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alberta-cross-and-friends/#comments Thu, 12 May 2016 14:11:36 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=30732 Chicago – On a beautiful Mother’s Day, Brooklyn based Americana group Alberta Cross graced Chicago with its warm, heartfelt tunes. The six-piece, fronted by founding member Petter Ericson Stakee, must’ve brought the warm weather with them because as of late, Chicago Spring has been a real drag, filled with chilly days, too much rain, and

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  2. Alberta Cross’ Tuesday night residency at The Satellite Last night at The Satellite marked the third week of Alberta Cross‘ May Tuesday night residency. BestNewBands.com alums Chasing Kings performed right before the quintet, and I had a hard time discerning who the crowd was really there to see...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alberta-cross-and-friends/feed/ 0 Everest Rises Above At The Independent http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/everest-rises-above-at-the-independent/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/everest-rises-above-at-the-independent/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:47:20 +0000 Mount Everest stands 29,929 feet at its highest peak. It is the most impressive and tallest mountain on Earth. Through its confines runs the border between Nepal and China, two countries of contrasting vision and thoughts on life. Every year many try to conquer the great mountain so that they may say they were once

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/everest-rises-above-at-the-independent/feed/ 0 Everest’s Russell Pollard On The New Album And Touring With Neil Young http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/everests-russell-pollard-on-the-new-album-and-touring-with-neil-young/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/everests-russell-pollard-on-the-new-album-and-touring-with-neil-young/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:41:37 +0000 Having featured them as our Artist of the Week and really digging their latest album, Ownerless, we felt it the time was right to chat with one of our favorite new bands, Everest. We caught up with singer Russell Pollard who discussed the difference between being on a major and an indie label, the band’s

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/everests-russell-pollard-on-the-new-album-and-touring-with-neil-young/feed/ 0 Album Review: Everest, Ownerless http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-everest-ownerless/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-everest-ownerless/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 03:04:04 +0000 Every decade there seems to be that band that makes you wonder why they didn’t make it big. In the ‘60s it was the Seeds (download “Pushin’ Too Hard” right now and I’ll give you a pass for not knowing who they are), in the ‘70s it was Robin Trower (Bridge of Sighs is an

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-launches-with-the-gram-parsons-foundation-launch-event/feed/ 0 Alberta Cross’ Tuesday night residency at The Satellite http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alberta-cross-tuesday-night-residency-at-the-satellite/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alberta-cross-tuesday-night-residency-at-the-satellite/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Last night at The Satellite marked the third week of Alberta Cross‘ May Tuesday night residency. BestNewBands.com alums Chasing Kings performed right before the quintet, and I had a hard time discerning who the crowd was really there to see (for the full BestNewBands.com interview with Chasing Kings, please click here). The venue was packed

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/alberta-cross-tuesday-night-residency-at-the-satellite/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 5/16/11 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-5-16-11/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-5-16-11/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Yael Naim Where: The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, May 16th at 8pm Cost: $20 Age Restritions: 21+ *** Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Alberta Cross with Chasing Kings, Sunny War, War Horse Where: The Satellite, Los Angeles, CA When: Tuesday, May 17th, doors at 8:30 Cost: $10 Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By:

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