Best New Bands » altrock 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 Geographer Hits the Road in Support of Myth http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/geographer-hits-the-road-in-support-of-myth/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/geographer-hits-the-road-in-support-of-myth/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:44:21 +0000 San Francisco alt indie-rock trio Geographer released their second album Myth on Tuesday. In support of the album they will be hitting the road to kickoff their largest tour to date. Having streamed the new album multiple times, I am thoroughly impressed with the eerie and dark direction the band has taken. Tuesday night, they

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  1. Tour Sampler: Lady Danville Hits the Road with Guster and Jack’s Mannequin So, since writing about the Dawes and Blitzen Trapper Tour Sampler EP, I got to thinking about what a great idea this so called tour sampler is, so I’ve decided to try my hand at it.  Basically, I’m just going...
  2. He’s My Brother She’s My Sister Announce their “Road To SXSW” Headlining Tour Following a successful headlining tour across the United States last month, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister are happy to announce their Road To SXSW Tour. The eclectic Los Angeles band featuring sibling vocalists and a tap dancing drummer will return to...
  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/geographer-hits-the-road-in-support-of-myth/feed/ 0 Young The Giant Dish On Their Past and Future Before They Hit The Road http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/young-the-giant-dish-on-their-past-and-future-before-they-hit-the-road/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/young-the-giant-dish-on-their-past-and-future-before-they-hit-the-road/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:25:02 +0000 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. With a three-month North American tour commencing next week, we caught up with Francois Comtois

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  1. Looking Up to Young The Giant After their killer set at UCLA’s Kerckhoff Grand Salon this past Thursday, I met up with Young the Giant to ask them a few questions.  This five piece band is comprised of Sameer Gadhia (vocals), Jacob Tilley (guitar), Eric Cannata...
  2. Concert Preview: Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kittens at The Roxy Young the Giant Genre: Alt-rock If you’re looking for something to do on this potentially stormy Saturday night, head on down to The Roxy on Sunset to check out Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kitten for an awesome...
  3. Young The Giant- Crushes The Music Scene! So right after the crowd got going, already amped for Young The Giant’s set- the vibe was interrupted by a little post first song public service announcement- “people of the Troubadour- we have officially lost the keys to our van. ...
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