Best New Bands » band of horses 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 The 5 Must-See Aftershows At Lollapalooza http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-5-must-see-aftershows-at-lollapalooza/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-5-must-see-aftershows-at-lollapalooza/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 18:07:24 +0000 One of the treats of Lollapalooza are the after-hours shows that scattered throughout the Windy City. This year is no different. Some of the biggest names that’ve graced the stage in Grant Park earlier in the day will be playing at some of the most intimate venues in the city. While most of the bigger

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  1. Lollapalooza Lineup Announced- Let’s Get Amped! So since apparently I can’t live in the now- I only live in the future, set your delorean to 88mph’s and catch up because we all need to get amped for this year’s LOLLAPALOOZA!!!! Aside from strong and steady headliners...
  2. Lollapalooza Interview Sessions: Company of Thieves Makes The House of Blues Red Hot! The minute Genevieve Schatz, lead singer of Company of Thieves pranced on stage, she blew me away!  Don’t let her adorable pint-sized stature fool you- her voice is unbelievably strong!  She had the now-rocking House of Blues is Chi-town at...
  3. FIDLAR Announce June Tour With The Hives FIDLAR are very excited to announce that this June they will be hitting the road with The Hives. They will be joining the band for their East Coast leg in the second half of the month. They have also released...
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  1. Real Estate, Big Troubles Rock the Doug Fir Lounge Good vibes and shimmering chords filled the air last night at the Doug Fir Lounge in Portland where Real Estate played a brief but wonderful set in promotion of their excellent new album, Days. The five-piece kicked off their set...
  2. Real Estate Owns at The Independent in San Francisco Real Estate Last night, I made my way over to The Independent in San Francisco for the psych indie sounds of the New Jersey born Real Estate. I started my night out by missing my bus stop. This had me...
  3. Beach Fossils Review: A Brooklyn trio’s lovely, lo-fi debut Beach Fossils‘ debut self-titled album sounds like a lazy, slow-motion day in the California sun. Despite the fact that I can think of several other recent indie releases that fit that description, this Brooklyn trio has something special going on....
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  1. Big Spider’s Back With A Proper Full Length Debut Big Spider’s Back, aka Yair Rubinstein, has interesting music taste. He expands on the dreamy, psychedelic sample-based pop from his Warped EP, and pushes his unique sound into a mind-blowing array of new territory. Incorporating everything from British library music...
  2. Black Mountain is back with “Wilderness Heart” With an album cover that has a on-coming shark about to attack an office building, Black Mountain is saying you better be ready for its next album, which is slated to be released on September 14. The Canadian quartet’s third...
  3. Beach Fossils Review: A Brooklyn trio’s lovely, lo-fi debut Beach Fossils‘ debut self-titled album sounds like a lazy, slow-motion day in the California sun. Despite the fact that I can think of several other recent indie releases that fit that description, this Brooklyn trio has something special going on....
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  1. Little Scream Keeps Music Fun I was able to catch Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer immediately after her set at Music Hall of Williamsburg, just before The Antlers went on. She was wearing an outfit that I suspect was made specifically for her, thus no...
  2. Little Scream and The Antlers Awe and Daze at Music Hall of Williamsburg Last night was the first of two sold out shows for Little Scream and The Antlers in New York; this one at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. I had caught the very end of Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer’s...
  3. Concert Review: The Airborne Toxic Event Exhilarates the Music Box Up into Hollywood, climbing streets, dodging pedestrians and stopped cars, I went. Only a few hours ago, it feels like years. Paid a stranger to take my car—strange, when you put it like that. I stood in front of The...
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  1. Young Prisms and The Radio Dept at Music Hall of Williamsburg I found out about Young Prisms after seeing that they were on tour with The Radio Dept, and figured that the opening band for one of my favorite bands has to be worth checking out. Young Prisms are from San...
  2. WILD FLAG Open for Superchunk and Bright Eyes at Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is really a breathtaking venue. Not one that is necessarily recommended for dirty rock shows, but the interior, the bandshell, the incredibly spacious bathrooms that are instead referred to as “lounges” are quite stunning. However, this...
  3. Catch Deerhoof at Le Poisson Rouge Tonight! Deerhoof has played a smattering of shows in New York recently after releasing their new album Deerhoof vs. Evil (including this one back in February that was handpicked by both myself and Jesse), but if you have yet to catch...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Best Artists of 2010 photo credit: Lauren Novik 2010’s slowly coming to an end, and at BNB we’re counting it down with a Best of 2010 Awards list. For this week’s playlist, here are songs from some of the nominees for Best Artist. “Janglin”...
  3. BestNewBands.com Weekend Playlist: November 5, 2010 At BestNewBands.com, we’re trying something new for our Weekend Playlist. Instead of a themed selection of handpicked tracks, we’ll be compiling all the songs and artists we featured this week on the site. Here are some stand-out songs showcased this...
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  1. Phoenix and Neon Indian Rock the Bowl Phoenix and Neon Indian are a match made in heaven for fans of artists on the forefront of synth rock. Both bands are incredible live performers, and both are riding on the crests of the massive waves of popularity that...
  2. Phoenix and Neon Indian to Play the SB Bowl on 9/19 When I first “discovered” Phoenix (actually, more like when I found out that I was the last one of my friends to realize how awesome they are), I was awestruck. It was like the feeling that you get when you...
  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...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/via-audio-live-brooklyn-bowl/feed/ 0 Q&A: Brady Erickson of The Ross Sea Party http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-brady-erickson-of-the-ross-sea-party/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-brady-erickson-of-the-ross-sea-party/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:00:00 +0000   Having been together since 2009, The Ross Sea Party has been dazzling crowds in the City of Angels with their infectious brand of indie-rock. The quintent has recently been in the studio gearing up for the release of a full-length. In between writing and recording, Bestnewbands.com caught up with singer Brady Erickson to talk

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  1. Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party Round-Up, Part I The sun was out and the atmosphere was pleasant for the 14th annual revelry of the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle this past weekend. The three day festival at first included three stages, which became four stages, which finally...
  2. Funeral Party- Something To Celebrate There’s never a dull moment in Los Angeles.  Most times the best concert venues are in the less than stellar L.A. areas- but sacrifices must be made in the pursuit of listen worthy music.  On my way to the Bootleg...
  3. 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...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/30 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Wavves Where: Howie and Son’s Pizza in Visalia, CA When: Tuesday, August 31st at 8 p.m. Cost: $7 Age Restrictions: Not Specified *** Picked By: Todd Prodanovich Who: Delorean Where: Soho in Santa Barbara, CA...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 9/20 Picked By: Todd Prodanovich Who: Local Natives Where: Soho in Santa Barbara, CA When: Monday, September 20th at 8:30 p.m. Cost: $16.85 Age Restrictions: All Ages These Los Angeles natives have won the hearts of droves of indie-rock lovers as of late, and...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 9/6 Picked By: Laurel Johnston Wednesday night is Dub Club night at Echoplex in Los Angeles. I decided to check it out this week, in the mood for feel-good reggae tunes that have the ability to provoke even the stodgiest of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-9-27/feed/ 0 The Weekend Playlist: Daniel Kohn’s Relaxing, Introspective Playlist http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-daniel-kohns-relaxing-introspective-playlist/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-daniel-kohns-relaxing-introspective-playlist/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 For many, the end of summer means the party is over and it’s once again time to face reality. The vacation days have ended and unless you live in tropical destinations, the weather is about to take a sharp turn (unless global warming keeps up, but that’s for another time). That being said, I decided

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  1. The Weekend Playlist: Daniel Burnett’s Something Left in Music Mix The 10 tracks included in this playlist range from hip-hop, to southern rock, to even Celtic styled dance tunes. The tracklist does not have a gentrified identity nor a specific mood or theme. The one unifying trend throughout the work...
  2. The Weekend Playlist: Laurel’s Headphone-Worthy Playlist When you listen to music using headphones, you’re forced to really listen to music. With no other sounds but uplifted notes, your attention is focused exclusively on deciphering the message being delivered to you. Actively digesting this message allows you...
  3. The Weekend Playlist: Kelly Montgomery’s Summer Mix This weekend I share with you a playlist of songs that give me that warm, happy, what-a-perfect-day feeling. These are the songs that make me smile, close my eyes, and soak up the sun without a care in the world....
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