Best New Bands » born ruffians 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 Mixtape 27: Crystal Fighters – DIIV – Michael Kiwanuka and more http://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-27-crystal-fighters-diiv-michael-kiwanuka-and-more/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-27-crystal-fighters-diiv-michael-kiwanuka-and-more/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:35:51 +0000  Summer is already starting to feel like it’s blowing up, as we’ve had a busy week with new breezy tunes to chill in your beach chair by, as well as some fresh jams to sweat it out to. In live reviews, Zach Klassen was up at Sasquatch! Music Fest, where DIIV took all his doubts

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  1. Crystal Fighters Turn The El Rey Into A Dance Floor It was virtually a year ago when I saw Crystal Fighters for the first time at The Echoplex, and on Tuesday night at the El Rey, the six-piece performed an exuberant set just like the one that made me fall in love with them last...
  2. Crystal Fighters premiere a new video for “You & I” UK/Basque-based Crystal Fighters premiere a new video for “You & I”off forthcoming ‘Cave Rave’ LP due out May 28th. “You & I” draws the viewer in to a world where bohemian babes wade through tall grasses under a rainbow sky. Crystal Fighters’ signature romantic guitar plucking...
  3. Album Review: Crystal Fighters – Cave Rave   Some albums encapsulate certain seasons and feelings, and Crystal Fighters’ sophomore effort, Cave Rave, does just that, begging to become the anthem of the summer, preferably during bonfires, road trips, and late night dance parties. The Spain-dwelling six-piece wrote...
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  1. Featured Artist: Imagine Dragons As has been well publicized for anyone who has tuned into any music or entertainment website the past few days, this week is SXSW down in Austin. While it seems like every single band in the world has stormed the...
  2. Featured Artist: The Black Angels Many will spend this week sifting through the rubble that was South-by-Southwest to see who survived and who was left behind, perhaps losing themselves in a similar way that Alan Garner lost himself in Vegas during the first Hangover. As...
  3. Featured Artist: Dawes When a band is labeled as a throwback, it could be a blessing or a curse. On one hand, it means that you understand the history and foundation of where great music is made and are honoring that tradition. Contrarily,...
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  1. Mixtape #18: The Rubens, Lazyeyes, Torches and more Well well, have we got some new tunes for you. This past week Katrina saw Harriet and TORCHES live – what a busy lady! I saw Lazyeyes and This is Head live – I’m busy too! Kristen reviewed The Lonely Wild’s...
  2. Mixtape #7 We’re back with the first Mixtape of the new year, chocked with the first fresh tracks of 2013! Already we’re seeing a good deal of electro-pop and EDM tunes coming out so far from producers and musicians like Phaseone and...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Weekly Mixtape for 11/19/12 This is the first installment of our new weekly mixtape feature. We’ll be putting together mixtapes, highlighting bands we covered during the previous week and other fresh tracks we discovered during the week. We’ll also be including some photos of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-21-savages-kid-congo-the-pink-monkey-birds-and-many-more/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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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 9/13 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Will Knox Where: Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, Ca When: Monday, September 13th at 9 p.m. Cost: $10 Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Monica Christoffels Who: Jesse Meade with special guest Tyler Fortier Where: Cornucopia...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 10/11 Picked By: Lauren Novik As seems to happen more often than not- the City of Angels is turning into the City That Never Sleeps, and offering residents way too many choices to appease their musical craving.  This Tuesday, October 12...
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