Best New Bands » Ásgeir 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 Hozier At Home In The Land Of The Blues http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hozier-home-land-blues/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hozier-home-land-blues/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2015 03:57:40 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22070 Chicago – Andrew Hozier-Byrne, the Irishman who has been melting hearts and turning concert halls into places of musical worship, played a sold-out show at the Riviera Theatre this past Wednesday night. The 24-year-old blues lover creates fantastic indie rock infused with a mix of gospel, soul, folk, and blues. Hearing Hozier live with his

Continue Reading →

The post Hozier At Home In The Land Of The Blues appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. Hozier ’s Church Performance A Spiritual Experience Los Angeles – Watching Hozier perform at Immanuel Presbyterian Church on a recent night was divine. The sound that spilled from his unassuming persona was like a holy adventure on its own, but the addition of his thoughtful lyrics, cellist,...
  2. Win An Autographed Vinyl Copy Of Hozier ’s Debut Album! Best New Bands and Columbia Records are giving away a vinyl copy of Hozier’s acclaimed debut album, Hozier, signed by the performer himself! The Irish singer-songwriter had a breakthrough song this year with “Take Me To Church” and the artist’s...
  3. Moving On Up: Bad Suns Sell Out Lincoln Hall Chicago – California indie-pop band Bad Suns hit up Lincoln Hall Monday night for a sold-out show sponsored by Chicago’s 101WKQX. The foursome, made up of vocalist Christo Bowman, bassist Gavin Bennett, guitarist Ray Libby, and drummer Miles Morris, formed...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hozier-home-land-blues/feed/ 1 Meet Iceland’s Newest Export: Asgeir http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/meet-icelands-newest-export-asgeir/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/meet-icelands-newest-export-asgeir/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2015 01:12:03 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21650 Chicago – What is it about Iceland? With a total population of only 300,000+, the Nordic island cranks out über talented musicians left and right, from Björk to Sigur Rós and now Asgeir. The 22-year-old singer-songwriter, born Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, effortlessly creates stunning, melodic folk. After releasing his premiere LP Dýrð í dauðaþögn in 2012,

Continue Reading →

The post Meet Iceland’s Newest Export: Asgeir appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. Meet The Last Internationale: The Newest Rebel Rockers Chicago – When I was a teenager, Rage Against the Machine was a band that represented more than music; it was a symbol of the power that each of us hold within ourselves to change the world, stand up for...
  2. Meet The Men Of Vinyl Theatre Chicago – Last year, Midwest four-piece Vinyl Theatre started to make some noise online with their indie-electronica single “I Need You Here” and the EP Gold. After Billboard took notice of the twentysomethings, music lovers from Brazil to Malaysia blew...
  3. Meet Nini Fabi Of HAERTS San Francisco – Brooklyn quartet HAERTS burst onto the scene with the release of their 2013 EP Hemiplegia, beckoning listeners into a sugar-tinged realm of bustling pop and heartfelt melancholy.  With the release of their self-titled debut last fall, they...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/meet-icelands-newest-export-asgeir/feed/ 0 Recap: 4 New Bands At Treasure Island Festival http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/recap-6-new-bands-treasure-island-festival/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/recap-6-new-bands-treasure-island-festival/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 04:05:41 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19743 San Francisco – This year’s Treasure Island Music Festival boasted one of the most interesting lineups of the year, promising sets from a lot of seasoned veterans across a multitude of genres, including OutKast, Massive Attack, TV on the Radio, and The New Pornographers, just to name a few.  The festival’s two stages—named the Bridge

Continue Reading →

The post Recap: 4 New Bands At Treasure Island Festival appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival San Francisco – Treasure Island Music Festival has been a staple of the bay area ever since its inaugural event, held in 2007.  Since then the festival has seen headliners such as Beck, Belle and Sebastian, Modest Mouse, and LCD...
  2. 3 Of The Best New Bands At Way Over Yonder Festival Los Angeles – The recent Way Over Yonder music festival was by far the most relaxed southern California festival of the 2014 season. What a relief to have no long lines, no huge crowds, and no massive venue to navigate....
  3. 6 New Bands At TBD Fest – Day One Sacramento – This first weekend of October is turning out to be a hot and sunny one here.  With temperatures rocketing up to the mid-90s, it feels more like summer in the desert instead of autumn in California’s capitol city. ...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/recap-6-new-bands-treasure-island-festival/feed/ 1 5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-new-bands-treasure-island-music-festival/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-new-bands-treasure-island-music-festival/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:45:43 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19650 San Francisco – Treasure Island Music Festival has been a staple of the bay area ever since its inaugural event, held in 2007.  Since then the festival has seen headliners such as Beck, Belle and Sebastian, Modest Mouse, and LCD Soundsystem.  This year they’ve tapped Outkast and Massive Attack as headliners, and while they both

Continue Reading →

The post 5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival appeared first on Best New Bands.

Related posts:

  1. Festival Recap: Los Angeles’ Jubilee Music and Art Fest The annual Jubilee Music and Art Festival has become a community staple in Los Angeles, and though this year marked the first in its new Downtown location, the celebration retained (most) of the original charm it possessed from its days...
  2. Live Review – 4Knots Music Festival New York – This Saturday at South Street Seaport marked the fourth installment of The Village Voice’s 4Knots Music Festival. As the masses of NYC convened in downtown Manhattan’s historic, waterfront district to revel in a day’s worth of free...
  3. SLED ISLAND Announces Initial Headliners For 2012 June 20 – 23 – Calgary, AB, Canada FEIST, THE HOLD STEADY, ARCHERS OF LOAF, STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS, GRIMES, TIMBER TIMBRE, ANDREW W.K., THURSTON MOORE & Many More Confirmed! Olympic Plaza Tickets To Go On Sale Saturday at...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-new-bands-treasure-island-music-festival/feed/ 0