Best New Bands » artists in residence 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 Artists in Residence: Kathryn Ostenberg Returns to Debut a New Song http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artists-in-residence-kathryn-ostenberg-returns-to-debut-a-new-song/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artists-in-residence-kathryn-ostenberg-returns-to-debut-a-new-song/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Artist in Residence for August 2010, Kathryn Ostenberg, returns for a special episode to debut a new song about falling in love.   Check out more of Kathryn’s tracks on her YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evwdm1_yuhU

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  1. Kathryn Ostenberg @ The Hotel Cafe TONIGHT Former BlueComet.TV Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg will be playing the Hotel Cafe TONIGHT. 8PM on the dot w/ Matt DelVecchio on bass and Chris Lovejoy on drums– and she’ll be playing new songs! Two amazing ladies play after her:...
  2. BackStory: Kathryn Ostenberg’s “The Starting Line” This week’s BackStory entry comes from friend of the site and former Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg. In addition to sharing the lyrics and story to a brand new song, she recorded an exclusive video of it (below), so enjoy!...
  3. Artists in Residence: A Throwback to Verity in Stereo Artists in Residence for December of 2010, Verity in Stereo, released this helpful video with lyrics to their song “Behind Our Door,” and we thought you might want to check it out. What do you think? verity in stereo performing...
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  1. Introducing our Artists in Residence for March: Slang Chickens! Come fly with the Slang Chickens this month as they share with BestNewBands.com during the month that sees the end of their residency at the Echo and their time at a little festival we like to call SXSW. Did you...
  2. Slang Chickens’ Monday night residency at The Echo: A must-hear for all Slang Chickens is the kind of band that makes you want to start a band. Taking a very generous definition of “alternative”, the SoCal quartet combines alt-country, punk, post rock, and pop in ways that seem to redefine the very...
  3. Artists in Residence installment #4 from Ivan & Alyosha- Day 2 of the Tour In their final installment as our Artists in Residence for February, Seattle’s Ivan & Alyosha take us on the road with them on the second leg of their tour. Will this be the last time they’re taking shifts to drive...
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  1. Slang Chickens’ Monday night residency at The Echo: A must-hear for all Slang Chickens is the kind of band that makes you want to start a band. Taking a very generous definition of “alternative”, the SoCal quartet combines alt-country, punk, post rock, and pop in ways that seem to redefine the very...
  2. Tonight: The Dance Party, chicks in bikinis For those that haven’t sampled the ’00′s response to the ’80s, tonight is the night for you, because The Dance Party is playing another show at Crazy Girls, which is something of a strip club, but it can hardly be...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 11, 2011 Kick off your pre-Valentine’s (or Singles Awareness) Day weekend with songs from some of the artists we’ve featured this week.   “There’s Nothing For Me Here” – Range Rover On Sunday, Liz Livengood caught up with this San Diego trio,...
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  1. Double Feature: The Parlotones at The Viper Room + Post Show Interview Walking into The Viper Room last night to see the much heard about and highly underrated (as of yet!) Parlotones- I had literally crossed into a whole other country, South Africa to be exact.  After parking in Siberia, Laurel Kathleen...
  2. Show Preview: The New Pornographers in Portland this Friday! The New Pornographers are a unique blend of big personalities and even bigger musical talent. Despite logic, the star-stacked group consistently makes catchy, chorus-heavy pop-rock tunes to please the indie masses. They have just released their fifth album, “Together,” which...
  3. I Can’t Tell if They’re Kidding: A Look at Die Antwoord Anyone who was lusting over the lineup for the ill-fated Hard LA knows that there would have been a lot of acts to look forward to. What many of you may not have known, myself included, is why the Hard...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/the-parlotones/the-parlotones-2/feed/ 0 Kathryn Ostenberg performs “Light Me Up” Exclusively for BestNewBands.com http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/kathryn-ostenberg/kathryn-ostenberg-performs-light-me-up-exclusively-for-bestnewbandscom/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/kathryn-ostenberg/kathryn-ostenberg-performs-light-me-up-exclusively-for-bestnewbandscom/#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:00:00 +0000 Today we have a special treat from a former Artist in Residence, Kathryn Ostenberg. She recorded herself performing “Light Me Up” just for us, and you’re among the first to see it. Enjoy! Thanks so much for having me back at bestnewbands.com ! This is a song called “Light Me Up” that I co-wrote with my

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  1. BackStory: Kathryn Ostenberg’s “The Starting Line” This week’s BackStory entry comes from friend of the site and former Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg. In addition to sharing the lyrics and story to a brand new song, she recorded an exclusive video of it (below), so enjoy!...
  2. Kathryn Ostenberg @ The Hotel Cafe TONIGHT Former BlueComet.TV Artist in Residence Kathryn Ostenberg will be playing the Hotel Cafe TONIGHT. 8PM on the dot w/ Matt DelVecchio on bass and Chris Lovejoy on drums– and she’ll be playing new songs! Two amazing ladies play after her:...
  3. Light FM at Spaceland, softly This is from a few weeks back, but there’s a nice simplicity to this Light FM song. And something special about pretty colors in soft focus.   {mov}485{/mov}...
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  1. BESTNEWBANDS GETS “TO RUN AROUND” WITH RUMSPRINGA (ROUND TWO) Last night in a far away land called Glendale, I got “to run around” with www.myspace.com/rumspringa when they played La Brie’s Lounge!  The three men and a little lady (comprised of  Joey on vocals and guitar, Cecelia on guitar and...
  2. Out With The Old- In With The New, Rumspringa Record Release! Standing near the front of the stage with several of my friends, fellow bnb.com-er Laurel, and countless numbers of Rumspringa fans, we anxiously awaited their set to start.  Instead of being greeted with the expected single “sway” the band assaulted...
  3. We Barbarians and Superhumanoids: Eclectic Sets @ The Echo Last night We Barbarians (pictured) and Superhumanoids filled the Echo with sounds and people of all shapes and sizes. I thought the diverse crowd perfectly reflected the eclectic mix of the two groups’ styles, supporting both the soft, glow of...
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  3. The Weekend Playlist: Cervante Pope’s The Summer is Almost Over Mix Oh summer 2010, how you have had your ups and downs.  It seems like just yesterday I was scribbling the answer to the last question of my final and running off campus to celebrate the beginning of my seasonal freedom....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/fight-from-above/fight-from-above-residency-volume-4-kills-summer/feed/ 0 BackStory Bonus!: These United States’ “Old John Chapman Takes a Good Long Walk” http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-bonus-these-united-states-old-john-chapman-takes-a-good-long-walk/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-bonus-these-united-states-old-john-chapman-takes-a-good-long-walk/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000 In this bonus episode of BackStory, friends of the site and former Artists in Residence These United States share the story behind their song “Old John Chapman Takes a Good Long Walk.” Their six-week tour starts this Thursday in Chicago. You can find dates and info at http://www.myspace.com/theseunited or http://www.facebook.com/theseunitedstates. Most people know John Chapman,

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  1. These United States vs MTV, 1993 Here’s our former Artists In Residence, These United States with a historical timepiece in the nick of time for 2010: The long-lost submission to MTV, c. 1993. They look about as old as the kids at the pool party, don’t...
  2. BackStory: John Shipe’s “Underground Debutante” In today’s episode, Eugenian singer-songwriter John Shipe gives us the lyrics and story to one of my favorite of his songs, “Underground Debutante.” Enjoy! “Underground Debutante” is my feminist anthem. It’s one of my only songs for which I composed...
  3. Photos: These United States @ Echoplex Just because you can’t ever get too much media from any one event, here are some photos from These United States at the Echoplex: Click through to see more or click on a photo to see the hi-res versions on...
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  3. At The Troubadour With BNB.com’s New Artist In Residence! Photo By Michael Beck There are certain bands I get consistently amped to see- and even though I can have the CD on for a week straight- still cannot wait to see them live.  Meet Fight From Above (Justin Miner,...
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