Best New Bands » Austin 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 Goth-Folk Queen Chelsea Wolfe Entrances Austin http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/goth-folk-queen-chelsea-wolfe-entrances-austin/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/goth-folk-queen-chelsea-wolfe-entrances-austin/#comments Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:34:02 +0000 With each venue stacked and crammed throughout Austin on this heated Friday night, we know the one and only place to be. That friends, is at our preferred venue, Mohawk, to see the likes of a talented goth-folk queen in the flesh – Miss Chelsea Wolfe. The L.A. singer-songstress embodies the heart of atmospheric wasteland

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  1. Ty Segall At Austin’s Mohawk The late evening hours are beckoning hours in Austin. They call for the strange, the enthusiastic, the music-lovin’ Texans and company to come out of hiding from the heat to enjoy the bountiful tunes in the city that is the...
  2. Ellie Goulding Lights Up Austin It is a slow night in Austin. I-35 is not as busy as usual and the buzz that normally carries the city along is oddly quiet. As you move closer to Frank Erwin Center, the official venue of The University...
  3. Live Review: The Cave Singers Bring Pacific Northwest Folk to Los Angeles The Cave Singers could not have chosen a better venue to host its backwoods-inspired folk than the legendary Troubadour in West Hollywood.  Astounding history aside, the Los Angeles club’s atmosphere is small and intimate, which is perfect for a band...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/goth-folk-queen-chelsea-wolfe-entrances-austin/feed/ 0 Ty Segall At Austin’s Mohawk http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ty-segall-at-austin-s-mohawk/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ty-segall-at-austin-s-mohawk/#comments Thu, 05 Sep 2013 17:05:06 +0000 The late evening hours are beckoning hours in Austin. They call for the strange, the enthusiastic, the music-lovin’ Texans and company to come out of hiding from the heat to enjoy the bountiful tunes in the city that is the live music capital of the world. Last Tuesday night was no exception – Austin’s Mohawk

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  1. Album Review: Ty Segall, Sleeper At this point, the name Ty Segall has become almost synonymous with prolific. Just last year, he released three albums and started 2013 by announcing yet another project – Fuzz – that’s set to release its debut album in September....
  2. Live Review: Balmorhea At Austin’s Mohawk When I meet the six members who make up Balmorhea at Austin’s Mohawk, I am immediately struck by their kind spirit. It is perhaps, that very nature, full of nurture and unadulterated calmness, that fuels the singularly instrumental music they...
  3. Night Beats and Ty Segall Bring Psychedelic Colors to the Black Lodge Another weekend passes and to no shock of mine, I found myself at the Black Lodge yet again. This time it was for Seattle based band, Night Beats, who graced its hometown with what I feel I can now say...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ty-segall-at-austin-s-mohawk/feed/ 1 PAPA Shines At Stubb’s In Austin http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/papa-shines-at-stubbs-in-austin/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/papa-shines-at-stubbs-in-austin/#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:10:36 +0000   It’s late August and it’s hot in Austin. Not even a few, cold Lonestars have enough cooling powers to combat the 100-degree weather. It’s the presence of PAPA, the Los Angeles brainchild of drummer/lead vocalist Darren Weiss and bassist Daniel Presant, backed by guitarist Evan Weiss and keys player Ben Usen, that bring the

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  1. PAPA Celebrates Their EP Release at The Bootleg On Wednesday night, Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theatre hosted a celebratory show for local punk-meets-soul outfit, PAPA. RACES and THE FRANKS also hailing from the City of Angels, joined the duo-turned-quartet for a kickass night of rock ‘n’ roll. The guys...
  2. Ellie Goulding Lights Up Austin It is a slow night in Austin. I-35 is not as busy as usual and the buzz that normally carries the city along is oddly quiet. As you move closer to Frank Erwin Center, the official venue of The University...
  3. DIIV Stars on a Hot Night in Austin The Mohawk is a one of the best live venues in Austin. Located Downtown on Red River directly across from Stubbs BBQ, The Mohawk has recently expanded to a tri-deck outside viewing area with both an indoor and outdoor stage....
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  1. From Austin to Europe: An Interview with Balmorhea Balmorhea is the beautiful instrumental ensemble curated by Rob Lowe (no, not THAT Rob Lowe) and Michael Muller. I sat down with the two soft spoken musicians at Rob’s lovely home in Austin during SXSW to talk about their latest...
  2. Live Review: Waxahatchee at Seattle’s Porchlight Coffee and Records   I want to be able to say that Waxahatchee played a supreme show at Porchlight Coffee and Records this past Saturday. I want to be able to say that because Waxahatchee, the solo project of the former P.S. Eliot’s...
  3. Live Review: Here We Go Magic And The Dig At Bootleg Theater On Wednesday night, Los Angeles’ Bootleg Theater moved its event from the main room/bar to its grand theater room, which is usually meant for plays. In the larger space, complete with seating, Here We Go Magic and The Dig were...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-balmorhea-at-austins-mohawk/feed/ 0 Ellie Goulding Lights Up Austin http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ellie-goulding-lights-up-austin/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/ellie-goulding-lights-up-austin/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2013 04:00:00 +0000 It is a slow night in Austin. I-35 is not as busy as usual and the buzz that normally carries the city along is oddly quiet. As you move closer to Frank Erwin Center, the official venue of The University of Texas at Austin located on the cities iconic Red River Street; there is something

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  1. Ellie Goulding Brings The Light On A Dreary Day Dark Saturday afternoons in Los Angeles, especially in October, usually signal gloom and doom. After all, who would want to leave the safe enclave of their home when the weather as of late has been in the upper ‘70s and...
  2. Artist of the Week: Ellie Goulding For a woman with only two albums to her name, Ellie Goulding has made the most of her time in the public eye. The 25-year-old British singer is making a name for herself by conquering radio with her brand of...
  3. AU’s Both Lights Shines at Doug Fir In Portland They weren’t exactly unknowns, but after being introduced to AU via their excellent—and critically recognized—2008 release Verbs, mention of the Portland experimental pop outfit to local music fans had been met with a disconcerting number of shrugged shoulders and furrowed...
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  1. Night Moves’ John Pelant Discusses Signing With Domino And How The Band Was Not Named After The Bob Seger Song With the amount of music constantly spewing from the Internet, it is rare to self-release an album and have it land in the hands of a major label, but Minneapolis-based freak folk rockers Night Moves were able to drop a...
  2. DIIV Stars on a Hot Night in Austin The Mohawk is a one of the best live venues in Austin. Located Downtown on Red River directly across from Stubbs BBQ, The Mohawk has recently expanded to a tri-deck outside viewing area with both an indoor and outdoor stage....
  3. Caveman Kills It At The Parish In Austin Even in the weeks following SXSW, Austin is continuing to crank out music. Good music, live music, music on 6th street on weekday afternoons to crowds of plenty. New York City’s Caveman braces the stage at The Parish on Monday...
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  1. Caveman Delivers to a Sold Out Crowd at Bowery Ballroom When Caveman headlines (and sells out) Bowery Ballroom, the stage becomes a cave. Before playing a single note they set the mood with a fog machine, spooky lighting, and a projection screen with the band’s name in Misfits typeface against...
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  3. Backstage With Caveman New York-based quintet Caveman has been making the rounds. Formed in 2010, the group’s debut, CoCo Beware, was released on Fat Possum Records in September and they spent the latter part of 2011 touring behind it. The band mixes elements...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/caveman-kills-it-at-the-parish-in-austin/feed/ 0 Sleeper Agent and Ben Kweller Rule the El Rey http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sleeper-agent-and-ben-kweller-rule-the-el-rey/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sleeper-agent-and-ben-kweller-rule-the-el-rey/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:14:05 +0000 Alright, I’m gonna come out and say it: Sleeper Agent is hot.  They’ve recently released their first kick-ass album, Celebrasion, they just played Coachella, they’re in the middle of touring their sweet Kentucky faces off, and, thanks to the band’s ruthless energy, they make it seem pretty effortless.  Now that that’s out, I have another

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