Best New Bands » Chance The Rapper 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 3 Best New Bands Alumni Win Grammys http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/3-best-new-bands-alumni-win-grammys/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2017 18:00:19 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=34129 London – Welcome to a new feature in which we recap some of the week’s music highlights. The week kicked off with the 59th annual Grammy Awards. Adele and Beyonce may have hogged the headlines but it was good to see some Best New Bands alumni get among the mainstream plaudits. It was second time

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  1. Joey Bada$$ At The Wonder Ballroom Portland – The Wonder Ballroom’s floor was covered with empty, trampled cups, discarded white t-shirts and plenty of sweat Friday night when Joey Bada$$ arrived to a sold-out Portland crowd. The 19-year-old has made his affinity for classic hip-hop artists...
  2. SXSW: Earl Sweatshirt, Sweater Beats, and Joey Bada$$   Austin – SXSW officially ended Sunday, but that’s a mostly ceremonial date: Saturday night hosts the last of the big showcases. Whether SXSW was structured this way or we accidentally put together a theme, Best New Bands’ Saturday schedule...
  3. New Bands We Loved On Sunday At Pitchfork Chicago – The final day of Pitchfork 2015 was hands down the best of the three. The weather was almost perfect, with no rain and temps in the 80s. Yes, we could’ve done without the humidity, but it’s Chicago, so...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/joey-purp-and-saba/feed/ 0 HOMME is at Home in Chicago http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/homme/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/homme/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:15:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31905 Chicago – Have you ever encountered someone and instantly knew they were something special? That’s precisely what happened when Sima Cunningham heard Macie Stewart sing at a high school play. Cunningham immediately told her brother Liam, who was at the time forming a band, that he needed to make music with Stewart. And he did.

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  3. Weeknight Comes Home To Brooklyn’s Union Pool Brooklyn – Local duo Weeknight, formed in 2012 and comprised of Andy Simmons and Holly MacGibbon, have been on tour across the East Coast promoting two new singles “In The Dust” and “California,” which culminated in a release party for...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/homme/feed/ 1 D.R.A.M. Joins Chance on the Family Matters Tour http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/d-r-a-m-joins-chance-family-matters-tour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/d-r-a-m-joins-chance-family-matters-tour/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2015 08:30:36 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27751 Milwaukee – Do you like to Cha Cha? So does D.R.A.M. and Wisconsin. The Virginia hip hop artist had fans dancing hard in the Eagles Ballroom at the Rave in Milwaukee, to his irresistible single “Cha Cha,” off the mixtape #1EpicSummer. D.R.A.M. – which stands for “Does Real Ass Music” – was born Shelley Massenburg-Smith in Germany. Though his military mother

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  1. Family Matters: Wardell Plays The Mercury Lounge New York – Wardell threw a party to commemorate the release of their self-released debut album Love/Idleness, which came out this week. The show had a warm, celebratory atmosphere, with many people in the sold-out crowd seemingly friends of the...
  2. Milky Chance Announce 2015 Summer Tour Dates New York – Best New Bands is a big fan of Milky Chance, the electro folk act from Germany, whose debut record, Sadnecessary, left contributor Liz Rowley writing an enthusiastic review and also saw them named as one of the bands we’d most like to see this spring touring season....
  3. Milky Chance Continues To Win Fans And Take Names Chicago – Milky Chance first stole hearts with their irresistible single “Stolen Dance.” Then came the release of their debut album, Sadnecessary, through their label Lichtdicht Records. Now the German duo is seizing emotions and selling out shows, touring the...
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  1. Night Beds Releases Sophomore LP “Ivywild” Los Angeles - Night Beds is the musical project of Colorado Springs native Winston Yellen. In 2013, the twenty-six year-old singer/songwriter crafted his faultless debut album, Country Sleep. He scored much recognition for Country Sleep’s towering vocals and arduous take on...
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