Best New Bands » Animal Collective 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 BRAHMS Play Glasslands in Brooklyn, Heading to SXSW http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/brahms-play-glasslands-in-brooklyn-heading-to-sxsw/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/brahms-play-glasslands-in-brooklyn-heading-to-sxsw/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 04:00:00 +0000 Last night, the Brooklyn trio known as BRAHMS took the stage at the GlassLands in Brooklyn, New York to reintroduce themselves. Not as something other than the drummer-less band we have come to know and love, but as more mature, confident gentleman who have really found their place in a world full of bands trying

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  1. The Morning Benders play Big Echo at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge San Francisco four-piece The Morning Benders played with Cults and Twin Sister at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Tuesday night in support of their recent breakthrough release, Big Echo. The two openers played lively sets that seemed to intrigue the...
  2. Akron/Family and Delicate Steve Bring Experimental Beauty to Brooklyn Last night, Delicate Steve and Akron/Family took to the stage of a sold-out Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. The room was an eclectic mix of hipsters, music aficionados and indie-rock fans (sometimes as the same person). Delicate Steve, or the...
  3. Bear In Heaven Receive a Hero’s Welcome in Brooklyn Last night Bear In Heaven returned home… To the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The indie sensation played for a sold-out crowd eager to bop and sway to their brand of danceable, experimental funk. The crowd was a varied...
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  1. Henry Clay People at the Echoplex It’s not technically accurate to say the Henry Clay People’s 2nd Annual Rock and Roll Circus “came to town” Friday night, since most of the acts on the bill are from around these parts, but the event was a spectacle...
  2. Walter Meego Weaves Dreamy Synth Pop Fantasies at the Echo Walter Meego is a five piece synthpop band that sounds like of Montreal meets Islands meets Vampire Weekend.  Last night at The Echo, they filled their headlining set with the kind of dreamy dance pop that’s so in vogue right...
  3. Active Child’s ‘Hymntronic’ Heaven There was a distinctly reverent vibe in the audience at Echoplex last night. Though the crowd applauded as much as is deemed polite, Active Child’s performance was less like like a concert-going experience and more like watching a man plumb...
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  1. Highwater: Rising to the Top of Oregon’s Alternative Scene photo taken by Carolyn Taylor “Left-coast mountain punk-grass” is how Highwater, a Portland- and Eugene-based band, describes its sound. If you’re unfamiliar with that particular genre of music, you’re not alone: Highwater’s tunes are as unique as the men who...
  2. Getting Down & Dirty With The Growlers So on my search to locate another band, I was lucky enough to catch The Growlers set- and I was not the only one, it seems the majority of FYF had now gravitated toward the goth-infused surftastic tunes.  The tracks...
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  3. Seattle’s Decibel Festival, Animated by Beats Antique One of the most highly anticipated shows of this year’s Decibel festival in Seattle awed a packed, sold-out crowd at the Motor Tavern last night. Beats Antique (performing for only the second time since their most recent release Blind Threshold)...
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