Best New Bands » Blue Scholars 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 Bonus Playlist: Songs For The Political Activist http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bonus-playlist-songs-for-the-political-activist/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bonus-playlist-songs-for-the-political-activist/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Politics is not a topic we cover very often at BestNewBands.com, but today I am going to change that. From governments in the Middle East to the American Midwest, it seems like everything around us is changing – and not in ways that benefit the general public. Whether you want to organize a rally or

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bonus-playlist-songs-for-the-political-activist/feed/ 0 Blue Scholars Will Teach You a Lesson in 21st Century Musicianship http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/blue-scholars-will-teach-you-a-lesson-in-21st-century-musicianship/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/blue-scholars-will-teach-you-a-lesson-in-21st-century-musicianship/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:30:00 +0000 Competitive artists know that you can’t just play music anymore – you need to tweet 24/7 and/or push your self-promoting products like crazy. (Since when did being a musician also entail selling perfumes and energy drinks?) Such is the case, though, in today’s ever-evolving media landscape: bands must stay cutting-edge to remain relevant to their

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  1. Review: Blue Scholars’ OOF! EP The Blue Scholars have been a respected hip-hop duo in Seattle for around four years, after receiving top honors in the hip-hop category of Seattle Weekly’s 2006 Music Awards Poll. The group is known for their socially and politically conscious...
  2. Common Market, No Pill too Hard to Swallow Five years ago two budding artists joined forces to create Common Market, a Seattle-based socially conscious hip-hop band. The following years would see the band gaining acclaim from the media and Northwest music scene. Their steadily growing popularity and concerted...
  3. 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...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/blue-scholars-will-teach-you-a-lesson-in-21st-century-musicianship/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 10/18 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-10-18/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-10-18/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Monica Christoffels Who: M.I.A. featuring Rye Rye Where: Roseland Theater in Portland, OR When: Monday, October 18th at 9 p.m. Cost: $25 – purchase tickets here Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Kelly Montgomery Who: The Morning Benders (with Twin Sister and Cults) Where: The Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, OR When:

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