Best New Bands » altcountry 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 The Heavy Heavy Hearts Open Up About The Past, Present and Future http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-heavy-heavy-hearts-open-up-about-the-past-present-and-future/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-heavy-heavy-hearts-open-up-about-the-past-present-and-future/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:20:01 +0000 Nashville – When I asked The Heavy Heavy Hearts to meet in person for an interview, it was both as a fan and a journalist that I sat down with three of the four band members: Beau James, Ralph Alexander and Anthony Mancini. The Heavy Heavy Hearts have only been in Nashville for a few

Continue Reading →

The post The Heavy Heavy Hearts Open Up About The Past, Present and Future appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. ZZ Ward Discusses Her Musical Past, Present and Future   In the past year, LA based (but Oregon raised) ZZ Ward released a mix tape, an EP and a full-length album. 2012 was a pretty busy year for her and it’s already paid off; she’s been lauded as quite...
  2. Cults Mix the Past and Present at Wonder Ballroom As a currency, nostalgia seems to be more valuable than ever.  Thanks to the Internet, the neatly packaged annals of human history are available everywhere, at any time. People are now archivists of this information, with rediscovered art currents blooming...
  3. Young The Giant Dish On Their Past and Future Before They Hit The Road Over the past year, Young The Giant has been one of the fast rising new bands in alt-rock. With songs like “My Body” and “Cough Syrup” becoming national and international staples, they have grown from a regional phenomenon to stars....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-heavy-heavy-hearts-open-up-about-the-past-present-and-future/feed/ 0 Album Preview: Star Anna – Go to Hell http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/album-preview-star-anna-go-to-hell/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/album-preview-star-anna-go-to-hell/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2013 12:49:20 +0000 Star Anna is at it again. September 24th will mark the release of her fourth studio album, Go to Hell. Yes, the album’s title might seem a bit abrasive but it’s only because it is a bit abrasive and appropriately so. It’s reflective of the mood, process and events that surrounded the record’s production.  Anna admits that “There

Continue Reading →

The post Album Preview: Star Anna – Go to Hell appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. Show Preview: Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs in L.A. 9/15, 9/17 Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs are set to make their second Los Angeles appearance tomorrow night at the famed Viper Room on Sunset. Last year, the outfit played at the venue formerly known as Spaceland with special guest Mike...
  2. Star Anna Delivers on Alone In This Together As discussed here last year, Star Anna is one of the true rising talents in music. The Ellensburg, Washington-based rocker finally released her latest record, Alone In This Together via Local 638 Records. The album features her band, The Laughing...
  3. Q&A: Star Anna Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs have had quite an eventful year thus far. Between the release of their third album, Alone In This Together, and playing at PJ20 (Pearl Jam’s 20th anniversary concert in East Troy, WI), Star Anna...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/album-preview-star-anna-go-to-hell/feed/ 0 Artist of the Week: The White Buffalo http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-the-white-buffalo/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-the-white-buffalo/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:32:03 +0000 Centuries ago Native Americans told stories of the mysterious and elusive white buffalo. It was said to be sacred and on the rare occasion (1 in 10 million buffalo or bison are white) one was seen it was thought to be a sign from the gods. It was deemed untouchable and thought to be an

Continue Reading →

The post Artist of the Week: The White Buffalo appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. Q&A: The White Buffalo The White Buffalo, aka Jake Smith, represents an authentic homage to the times of hard touring, hard drinking artists who truly lived what they sang about. Currently on tour with reggae artist, Mishka, The White Buffalo is supporting the upcoming...
  2. Fresh Tracks hand-selected for you by: The White Buffalo With a new EP out last month (Prepare For Black & Blue) and a voice reminiscent at times of a younger Eddie Vedder, The White Buffalo is primed and ready to take the country rock world by storm. He is...
  3. Artist of the Week: Tabi Bonney For Washington D.C. rapper Tabi Bonney, music was always his blood, even if he deviated that path for a few years. The son of a prominent African musician, the Togo-born, D.C.-bred rapper has made a name for himself the past...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-the-white-buffalo/feed/ 0 The Civil Wars: Barton Hollow http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-civil-wars-barton-hollow/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-civil-wars-barton-hollow/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 Listening to the alt-country duo The Civil Wars’ debut album put me through the emotional wringer. Joy Williams and John Paul White write and perform heart-wrenching duets full of breathy vocals accompanied by sparse acoustic instruments. With voices like theirs that harmonize so beautifully, that’s all they really need. The subject matter of the songs-

Continue Reading →

The post The Civil Wars: Barton Hollow appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. Don’t Ever Question Atmosphere’s Street-Savvy Style I have a confession to make: although Atmosphere, a Minneapolis-based act comprised of Sean “Slug” Daily and Anthony “Ant” Davis, has been around for more than a decade, I hadn’t listened to the group’s music until just a few days...
  2. Best Coast Sinks into the Summer Haze with Debut Album Not to sound conceited or anything, but Best Coast picked the right side of the country to name their band after. There’s nothing like a hot California summer, and Best Coast’s debut LP Crazy for You harnesses the mood of...
  3. Eastern Conference Champions Rebound With A Strong EP Freed from the shackles of the major label machine, Eastern Conference Champions has had a big 2010. With a September residency at Los Angeles’ Spaceland to landing a coveted spot on the Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack, ECC has been very busy....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-civil-wars-barton-hollow/feed/ 0 Staggering, Swaying at Sam Bond’s Garage? Blame It On the Beer http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/staggering-swaying-at-sam-bonds-garage-blame-it-on-the-beer/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/staggering-swaying-at-sam-bonds-garage-blame-it-on-the-beer/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 At Sam Bond’s Garage, there are certain things one can always count on: a packed house, and stronger-than-you’d-suspect beer. Local musicians Stagger & Sway know this, and even penned an ode to the notorious Eugene bar that encaptures the weird quirks that make Sam Bond’s special. Now, I’d consider myself a Monday-night bingo and Tuesday-night

Continue Reading →

The post Staggering, Swaying at Sam Bond’s Garage? Blame It On the Beer appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. From Bluegrass to Bingo, Sam Bond’s Garage Has It All photo credit: Esquire.com On Monday nights, when most other bars are sound asleep, Sam Bond’s Garage can hardly contain its patrons. The large, wooden room reverberates with animated chatter as people grab drinks and, if they’re lucky, a place to...
  2. Need rehearsal space? Try a parking garage Last night after a shoot on the UC Irvine campus, I was met with the distant promise of blistering guitar licks and the steady pulse of drums echoing across the campus. I pictured college kids jamming in some social center,...
  3. The Surf Roots Tour: Currently Working its Way Through the Pacific Northwest Eugene, OR certainly missed a great show last night. The Surf Roots Tour, featuring Tamarama, The Green, Stranger and Anuhea, stopped at the WOW Hall, but only 25 or so people came to see it. A small audience didn’t affect...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/staggering-swaying-at-sam-bonds-garage-blame-it-on-the-beer/feed/ 0 Eastern Conference Champions Rebound With A Strong EP http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/eastern-conference-champions-rebound-with-a-strong-ep/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/eastern-conference-champions-rebound-with-a-strong-ep/#comments Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Freed from the shackles of the major label machine, Eastern Conference Champions has had a big 2010. With a September residency at Los Angeles’ Spaceland to landing a coveted spot on the Twilight: Eclipse soundtrack, ECC has been very busy. But it was their freedom to record and release their latest EP, Akustiks, on their

Continue Reading →

The post Eastern Conference Champions Rebound With A Strong EP appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. Eux Autres: There’s Nothing Broken About This Bow Eux Autres, the San Francisco-based pop band, released their third album Broken Bow today. I listened to most of this album on a freezing, slushy day in Portland, but Eux Autres’s sunshine pop kept me warm. The first track, “Jamais,”...
  2. Ra Ra Riot Review – The Orchard As a relatively new band with only one full-length album under their belt, Ra Ra Riot may have hit a miniature sophomore slump with their second album, The Orchard. The album incorporates similar stylistic elements as their charming debut The...
  3. The Pipettes Review: Earth vs. The Pipettes Anyone who was charmed by the sweet twee-pop and British accents of The Pipettes debut album We Are The Pipettes will be sorely disappointed by the band’s sophomore (sort of…I will get to that in a minute) release, Earth vs....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/eastern-conference-champions-rebound-with-a-strong-ep/feed/ 0