San Francisco – Like any good band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart—comprised of singer/guitarist Kip Berman and the various, oft-changing system of musicians that orbit him—have evolved their sound. Over the past several years, Pains (for the sake of brevity, I will refer to the band as such within the confines of this
Nashville – Breanna Kennedy’s voice has an effortless strength to it and an enviably sexy rasp. It’s the first thing you’ll notice about her. With a chameleon-like flexibility, it’s bluesy on one song, fragile on another, and occasionally has echoes of ‘90s power-woman rock. It glides over melodies into high upper registers and then sinks
Chicago – The line inched out through the front door and around the corner. Fans could be overheard anxiously asking if there were any tickets left. Schubas staff had to break the sad news to those who snoozed on tickets that the Strange Talk show had indeed sold out. I did not find this surprising, but Melbourne
George, WA. – The Memorial Day Weekend fun continues as Sasquatch!, the premier music festival in the Pacific Northwest kicks off it’s second day. After a strong opening Friday, day two of the 12th Sasquatch! Festival had some big shoes to fill. Thankfully, Saturday’s artists did not disappoint, with some diverse new bands (many from right here
George, WA. - Even after two full days in the blazing Gorge sunshine, festival goers rallied to catch the great acts Sunday’s lineup offered, including Haim, Rodriguez, tUnE-yArDs, Cold War Kids, Portugal. The Man, and much more. Check out some of the new bands that helped end Sasquatch! 2014 on a high note, and make sure to read recaps
San Francisco – San Francisco-based buzz band Painted Palms have been tearing up the indie airwaves since the release of their debut LP, Forever, earlier this year. Now the pair of cousins are heading out on a month-long tour headlining across North America. Vocalist and guitarist Chris Prudhomme sat down with BestNewBands.com for a quick chat
London – Fresh off the back of the release of his acclaimed second album, Red Tide Opal…, Bristol based, downer pop song-smith Oliver Wilde has revealed details of his next single, ‘Say Yes To Ewans.’ The single is set for a release 28 July via Howling Owl Records, and Wilde is hitting the road with festival appearances this summer to support his
Los Angeles – James Bay has released an acoustic video for the first single from his second EP, Let It Go [Republic Records]. Only available in the U.S., “If You Ever Want to Be in Love” is a bright and unforgettable anthem that showcases his immense range. The official follow-up to his critically acclaimed U.S. debut, last year’s The Dark of the
Chicago – Back in 2012, the elusive twosome MS MR revealed their fresh dream pop on a dark and quirky eye candy filled tumblr. The New Yorkers cleverly hid their identities and became a mysterious Internet sensation. Once the blog went viral, the duo ignited a musical storm with the single “Hurricane.” Soon the curious
New York – Lia Ices is excited to announce the forthcoming release of her new album Ices which will be released September 16 on Jagjaguwar. The album was produced by Benny Sagittarius ((the newly formed production team of Lia and her brother Eliot) with Clams Casino behind the deck for several of the tracks as well. Ices is also happy