Austin – You’ll never know who your real fans are until you’re performing on a night when there is flash flooding and torrential thunderstorms all over town. On my way to see Sarah Jaffe at the Parish on Saturday night, I was curious to see the extent of the 28-year-old’s fan base in the midst
New York – The Real Friends show started with a Wentzian voice over. The light rasp of lead singer Dan Lambton’s voice came in over the loudspeakers as the band took the stage. The sentiments, like “I only miss you late at night,” sounded like pop punk lyrics in paragraph form and sent the audience
Los Angeles – For the three members of the Colesville, Maryland post-hardcore outfit Two Inch Astronaut, the late 90s and early 00s never ended. With the release of their second full-length album Foulbrood on Exploding in Sound Records last week, the band continues to follow in the footsteps of their Beltway brethren, unleashing ten tracks
New York – BestNewBands.com, a top destination for reviews, interviews and news about the world’s best emerging recording artists, has announced the nominees of its 2014 Newbie Awards honoring the year’s best new band, male artist, female artist and album—plus one new category (Breakthrough Artist), as determined by a poll of the site’s editorial staff.
New York – Two EPs, one old and one new, from New York’s Crying were brought together for Get Olde / Second Wind (on Run For Cover Records). Band members Elaiza Santos, Ryan Galloway and Nick Corbo continue on their path of chiptune-meets-pop-punk for this cheery release. The album is characterized by the electronic sound
New York – Australia’s goodbyemotel played a hometown show of sorts Wednesday night at the Bowery Electric. Originally from Melbourne, the band has relocated to New York. Now a hybrid of both cities, the band comprises of Aussies Tom Marks, David Schmidt, and Scott Pioro, Rochester’s Paul Amorese and Australian-Swede Gustaf Sjödin Enström. The band
Los Angeles – Grizfolk has experienced quite the year. Opening up for Bastille, releasing the anticipated EP, From The Spark, and receiving many acclamations from critics, the band’s future is looking quite assuring. Though the quintet initially formed in Los Angeles, the members are from different parts of the world. (Ed., click HERE for our
Seattle – New Jersey two-piece band Dads made a stop under the Space Needle. Earlier this year they delivered their 90s emo revival sound on their latest album I’ll Be The Tornado. Best New Bands spoke with vocalist and drummer John Bradley and guitarist/vocalist Scott Sharinger last month about the album, coming into adulthood, and
Chicago – That pesky Polar Vortex swept in with snow flurries and wind chills Saturday night, but inside The Vic, Wild Cub was warming the audience with its rich tropical sounds and 80s dance beats. This lively indie synth-pop band began in Nashville, during 2011, with the duo of singer-songwriter Keegan DeWitt and multi-instrumentalist Jeremy
Austin – So, $ingle$ 2 is a joke, right? Not as in a bad record, more like the obvious sarcasm of the record’s title is completed by a track listing tailored to put off wannabe fans, and anyone looking to soundtrack a car commercial. The first song could easily have been selected for broad listen-ability,