Best New Bands » chromeo 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 New Bands To See At Coachella: Neon Indian http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-neon-indian/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-neon-indian/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:09:01 +0000 Much has been said about Alan Palomo. Since rising from obscurity to bandblog sensation, his group, Neon Indian has become one of the de facto emissaries/new bands for a movement popularly known as “chillwave”—I’m guessing you’re familiar. To be sure, there are plenty of bands out there that draw parallels to Neon Indian, with woozy

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  1. Phoenix and Neon Indian to Play the SB Bowl on 9/19 When I first “discovered” Phoenix (actually, more like when I found out that I was the last one of my friends to realize how awesome they are), I was awestruck. It was like the feeling that you get when you...
  2. Neon Indian Kicks Off New Tour What is the Neon Indian? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not one of the tall sparkly blue people from Avatar.  It’s the five-piece psychedelic pop band lead by Alan Palomo, and their debut album Psychic Chasms might be one of...
  3. Phoenix and Neon Indian Rock the Bowl Phoenix and Neon Indian are a match made in heaven for fans of artists on the forefront of synth rock. Both bands are incredible live performers, and both are riding on the crests of the massive waves of popularity that...
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  1. Seattle’s Decibel Festival, a Preview Seven years ago music enthusiast Sean Horton founded the Decibel Festival in Seattle, bringing to life an exhibition of his passion. The identity of the festival was the electronic music scene and the effect of it, in a city that...
  2. Earshot Jazz Festival, a Preview A grand congregation featuring over 50 shows of the nations most acclaimed and promising jazz musicians will form in Seattle on October 15 and conclude 23 days later on November 7. The annual Earshot Jazz festival, established in 1984, has...
  3. Seattle’s 2010 Decibel Festival Round-Up The 2010 Decibel festival concluded last night with an explosive finale at Neumos in Seattle. The festival ran on for five days, from the Opening Gala at Pravada Studios on Wednesday, to the final echoing footstep departing late night from...
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  1. Seattle’s Decibel Festival, a Preview Seven years ago music enthusiast Sean Horton founded the Decibel Festival in Seattle, bringing to life an exhibition of his passion. The identity of the festival was the electronic music scene and the effect of it, in a city that...
  2. Concert Preview: Allah-Las, Los Coyotes, and The Cosmic Telegraph Co. Play San Diego on Saturday the 16th! If you’re in the San Diego area, or maybe escaping the LA doomsday that will ensue with the closing of the formidable 405, head on out to the Tin Can Alehouse on Saturday, July 16th for some awesome live music. ...
  3. Fresh Tracks for October 12th! Hand-selected by Kelly Montgomery The Moondoggies – It’s a Shame, It’s a Pity Here’s a standout song from the Seattle quartet’s second full-length album, out now on Hardly Art. The song builds up to a climactic stomping beat, complete with what sounds like a...
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  1. Fair 2010: The Oregon Country Fair Starts Today If you’re going to the Oregon Country Fair, there are some items you will undoubtedly need to bring. A camera, because the entire festival is a photo opportunity. A reusable water bottle, because walking through the forest in the hot...
  2. Interview with Montreal’s Winter Gloves Unbeknownst to me before this interview, Montreal is apparently a pretty awesome place. The rent is cheap, the coffee is good, the girls are beautiful, and the music is great. Although that’s all fun and good, Winter Gloves are preparing...
  3. Alberta Cross’ Tuesday night residency at The Satellite Last night at The Satellite marked the third week of Alberta Cross‘ May Tuesday night residency. BestNewBands.com alums Chasing Kings performed right before the quintet, and I had a hard time discerning who the crowd was really there to see...
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  1. Robyn Will Never Have to Dance Alone in New York’s Terminal 5 Is Robyn an electro-pop tour-de-force? If you asked anyone at New York City’s Terminal 5 last night while Maluca or Natalia Kills were on stage, warming up the crowd with their own blend of tropical punk and synthpop, the answer...
  2. Yeasayer’s Fresh Tracks, Tour Dates a Lovely V-Day Gift Fresh from touring in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, Yeasayer gifted fans early Monday morning with a little something to show their love: a new music video for “I Remember” from the Odd Blood LP, along with a couple free...
  3. Weekend Playlist – May 20, 2011 Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Say Goodbye” – Falcon Liz Livengood reviewed the band’s self-released album, Disappear. Liz wrote, “I listened to Falcon’s self-released album, Disappear, one morning while puttering around....
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  1. Weekend Playlist – May 20, 2011 Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Say Goodbye” – Falcon Liz Livengood reviewed the band’s self-released album, Disappear. Liz wrote, “I listened to Falcon’s self-released album, Disappear, one morning while puttering around....
  2. Weekend Playlist – May 6, 2011 Start your weekend off right with music from artist featured this week on BestNewBands.com “You Oughta Know” – Das Racist “Coming or Going” – White Arrows Lauren Novik highlighted the upcoming tenth anniversary of Sasquatch! Music Festival, which is held...
  3. Local Natives to Play in Santa Barbara on 9/20 Vocal harmonies are the name of the game for these rising stars hailing from Los Angeles. The rest of the locals (or the natives) of Los Angeles are certainly showing plenty of love for the band, as they are preparing...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-in-review-part-one/feed/ 0 Leona Laurie meets the Riot Police at Hard Fest 2009 http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/leona-laurie-meets-the-riot-police-at-hard-fest-2009/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/leona-laurie-meets-the-riot-police-at-hard-fest-2009/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:00:00 +0000 Another treat from our recently restored archives is our highest-trafficked article of 2009: Leona Laurie’s account of the abortive Hard Fest at the LA Forum… Well, I don’t feel stupid anymore about buying tickets to San Diego’s Street Scene after already buying tickets to see Chromeo at Hard Fest/Hard Summer in LA. Why? Because Hard

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  1. Hard Fest? More like Suck Fest. (Updated) Well, I don’t feel stupid anymore about buying tickets to San Diego’s Street Scene after already buying tickets to see Chromeo at Hard Fest/Hard Summer in LA. Why? Because Hard Summer didn’t happen. I drove to LA tonight with high...
  2. Leona cops out; cops to it. Tonight I attended (part) of the final show on the “Perez Hilton Presents” tour at the Avalon in Hollywood. I got the tickets about a month ago when I was in a frenzy of attending concerts. I hadn’t been at...
  3. To Chromeo: My Sincerest Apologies   Photo by Sean Lieberman Dear Chromeo, I am sincerely sorry for what you were forced to endure on that fateful day of May 15, 2010. Everything looked to be in perfect order for the free music festival, but UCSB’s...
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  3. The Weekend Playlist for November 12, 2010 photo credit – Kelly Knapp In our latest installment of the newly-revamped Weekend Playlist, we look back on some of the week’s posts, accompanied by music from our featured artists. Cameras – Matt and Kim:Last Saturday, Cervante Pope reviewed Sidewalks,...
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  2. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
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  1. Weekend Playlist: November 19, 2010 photo credit: Liz Livengood Here are some tracks to relive a few of BNB’s musical happenings this week. “Fake Out (Glass Ghost Remix)” – Bear in Heaven“When We’re Dancing” – Twin Shadow On Monday, we released our weekly list of...
  2. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
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