Best New Bands » Brandon Flowers 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 Lindi Ortega: On childhood influences, her new album, and singing karaoke in Nashville http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lindi-ortega-on-childhood-influences-her-new-album-and-singing-karaoke-in-nashville/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lindi-ortega-on-childhood-influences-her-new-album-and-singing-karaoke-in-nashville/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Lindi Ortega – Little Lie from Last Gang Records Lindi Ortega sounds like a modern-day Dolly Parton, light on the twang but heavy on the charm. Her warm, girlish vocals are more than enough to engage a casual listener, and her enigmatic beauty and onstage presence is enough to keep your eyes glued to whatever

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lindi-ortega-on-childhood-influences-her-new-album-and-singing-karaoke-in-nashville/feed/ 0 Album Preview: The Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci Goes Solo with Big Talk http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/album-preview-the-killers-ronnie-vannucci-goes-solo-with-big-talk/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/album-preview-the-killers-ronnie-vannucci-goes-solo-with-big-talk/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 We all know The Killers are awesome; I find them especially awesome since they’re from my hometown of Las Vegas.  So, naturally, it sort of (read: really) sucked when they went on hiatus.  Soon thereafter, I was excited to learn that frontman Brandon Flowers was releasing a solo album that would be entitled Flamingo.  This

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  2. Brandon Flowers Warms Up New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom Last night, former (current, perhaps, as their Christmas single was released this week) frontman of The Killers and now solo act, Brandon Flowers graced the stage of New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom last night for a sold-out and I mean, SOLD-OUT...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/album-preview-the-killers-ronnie-vannucci-goes-solo-with-big-talk/feed/ 0 San Diego’s Transfer Make Their Own Fate http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/san-diegos-transfer-makes-their-own-fate/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/san-diegos-transfer-makes-their-own-fate/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:00:00 +0000 Transfer first got on the radar of myself and many others as the opening act for Brandon Flowers, which you can read about HERE. I enjoyed the San Diego rock band very much, but I also a little embarrassed that such an amazing band had eluded me. Fronted by Matthew Molarius on guitar, Jason Cardenas,

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/san-diegos-transfer-makes-their-own-fate/feed/ 0 Brandon Flowers Warms Up New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/brandon-flowers-warms-up-new-yorks-hammerstein-ballroom/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/brandon-flowers-warms-up-new-yorks-hammerstein-ballroom/#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 02:00:00 +0000 Last night, former (current, perhaps, as their Christmas single was released this week) frontman of The Killers and now solo act, Brandon Flowers graced the stage of New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom last night for a sold-out and I mean, SOLD-OUT show. As in, the upper balcony was packed. Fans waited in the cold, some since

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