New York – To commemorate our descent into holidaze, on behalf of BestNewBands.com I threw another showcase/party at Matchless on December 18. Thanks to more of the best new and emerging local bands being part of it, it turned out to be a great nearing the end of the year note to mark how far
Los Angeles – Jamestown Revival will be performing tomorrow morning on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, at 11:15 am PST. KCRW is a recognized tastemaker for new music from around the world and Morning Becomes Eclectic is the public radio station’s signature show, hosted by Music Director Jason Bentley. Watch/listen to the band’s live performance here at 11:15am PST and find it on demand after
Seattle – When Angel Haze leaked her own album, she certainly got attention. It was an act of defiance when Island/Republic Records pushed back the album’s release until March 2014. She wasn’t too happy about that so went all rebel on them; the label succumbed to her demands and Angel Haze’s debut full-length album, Dirty Gold,
Austin – Who is Mother Falcon? An orchestra? A pop ensemble? A rock band? As the members and their array of instruments took the stage at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, their style was hard to place. However, by the end of show, it was clear that they had managed to successfully recreate classical music
Chicago – As we say goodbye to 2013, here are five new songs to discover, from R&B to dream pop to something dark and bluesy. There’s something (or two or three) for your first 2014 playlist. Please share these with someone because who doesn’t like to introduce new music to a friend? Blood Orange –
New York – “Sometimes my heart and brain conspire / to set everything on fire / Just to stop the tyranny / of that minute hand on me.” On “Golden Wake,” Mutual Benefit ringleader Jordan Lee lays out his mission statement for the indie folk collective about as plainly as we could hope for. The
Hartford CT – There are events that feel like high school house shows because they’re played in small clubs with poor production and poorer lighting. Then there are events that feel like high school house shows because they’re literally in someone’s basement and at least ¼ of the audience almost definitely went to the same
Los Angeles – The Peach Kings’ Paige Wood and Steven Dies have some kind of onstage love affair. They face each other, he kisses her forehead, and she wipes sweat from his brow. She eyes him for most of the show, singing to the crowd but watching his closed eyes and his crumpled face, playing
Seattle – Angel Haze is an American rapper. Angel Haze is a profound lyricist. Angel Haze, perhaps most importantly, is a serious rebel. Sure, albums are leaked all the time but it’s not so common that an artist defies her label and pre-releases a sample of her album. This is exactly what Angel Haze did
New York – Bridging the gap between folk and rock in a way that recalls the great masters of Americana, The War On Drugs need no real introduction. As it has been since the beginning with this band, their work is lyrical poetry of the most transformative sort and a speaker box for the times.