Best New Bands » Altfolk 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 Juan Wauters: Live At Baby’s All Right http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/juan-wauters-live-at-babys-all-right/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/juan-wauters-live-at-babys-all-right/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:33:35 +0000 New York – It was a dark, snowy Sunday evening that capped off the weekend; but inside at Baby’s All Right, Brooklynites gladly welcomed a brightly lit glimpse into singer-songwriter Juan Wauters’ mind. The night celebrated the release of Wauters’ solo LP, N.A.P. North American Poetry, and a tight mass of fans filed in to

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  3. Mac DeMarco At Brooklyn Night Bazaar 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...
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  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. Artist of the Week: The White Buffalo 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...
  3. What’s New With Young Buffalo It’s been a few months since BestNewBands.com caught up with Young Buffalo. Since Daniel’s Q&A with now former member Alex Von Hardberger, they’ve hit some bumps and had some changes of plan, but also released a new track and have...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-white-buffalo-once-upon-a-time-in-the-west/feed/ 0 Nadler’s Third Solo LP Shows Great Promise http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/nadlers-third-solo-lp-shows-great-promise/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/nadlers-third-solo-lp-shows-great-promise/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0000 As we discussed last week, Marissa Nadler is on the rise. The Boston-based singer/songwriter is releasing her third album, which is self-titled, independently. The album kicks off with “In Your Lair, Bear,” which is six minutes of skeletal chords and the haunting sound of a ghostly slide guitar. The songstress’s voice has a sense of

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  1. Australian Virtuoso Robinson Shows Promise On “Time Jumpin’” Over the past five-to-six years, we’ve been blessed by an abundance of talent from Australia. Again, the land down under produces yet another musical virtuoso in the form of Joe Robinson. The 19-year-old plays guitar well beyond his years and...
  2. Nick Goose Offers A Promising Solo Start A veteran of the Los Angeles music scene, Nick Goose has finally taken off on his own, releasing his first solo EP, Change Please. It’s not just a clever title for an album. In this case, it’s an artist taking...
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  1. “Everybody Knows” Jeremy Silver Rocked Hotel Cafe Last night Jeremy Silver rocked the Hotel Café with his CD release show, and the great turn out of fans, friends, and music fiends were not disappointed.  Silver waded his way through every track off his just-dropped “Everybody Knows” and...
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