Best New Bands » country music 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 Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers Set A High Bar with ‘High Neck Lace’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nicki-bluhm-gramblers-set-high-bar-new-single-high-neck-lace/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nicki-bluhm-gramblers-set-high-bar-new-single-high-neck-lace/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:10:31 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22196 New York – San Franciscan six-piece band, Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers, have just given fans a first taste of their upcoming sophomore record. “High Neck Lace,” a soulfully country-tinged, down tempo track, is the first song from the band’s forthcoming album, Love Wild Lost, due out April 21 from Little Sur Records. (Those familiar with the band

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  1. Nicki Bluhm Puts A Spell on San Francisco In the middle of her set at the Independent in San Francisco, Thursday night, Nicki Bluhm removed the green sweater she was wearing over a black backless shirt and began to belt out Linda Ronstadt’s country hit “You’re No Good”...
  2. Catching Up With Nicki Bluhm Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers were founded in San Francisco in 2008 by Bluhm, her husband Tim Bluhm (The Mother Hips) and longtime friend Deren Ney. They were soon joined by bassist Steve Adams (ALO), Dave Mulligan on rhythm guitar...
  3. Generationals Electrify Nashville’s The High Watt Nashville – Electro-pop duo Generationals answered the call of expectant fans at Cannery Row’s the High Watt—a sister venue to the legendary Mercy Lounge. Best New Bands reviewed Alix, their latest studio album (via Polyvinyl) in September, and the band...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nicki-bluhm-gramblers-set-high-bar-new-single-high-neck-lace/feed/ 2 A Whirlwind Named Savannah Lynne http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/whirlwind-named-savannah-lynne/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/whirlwind-named-savannah-lynne/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:56:38 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19932 Nashville – Savannah Lynne and her family uprooted a year ago, leaving their home state of Hawaii for Nashville, TN. The teenaged country singer released her first EP in 2013, appropriately titled Aloha Nashville, and has been on a hot streak since. In addition to rising toward the top in an ever-growing and competitive field,

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  1. Kate Lynne Logan: ‘It Can Be Pretty Magical Sometimes’ Seattle – We’ve had our eyes on rising local musician, Kate Lynne Logan. She captures the spirit of the Pacific Northwest with her enchanting vocals and Americana style of guitar playing. She has the ability to produce alternative country music...
  2. Savannah Stopover Music Festival Announces Final Lineup + Schedule Savannah Stopover MusicOver 90 bands, most of which are en route to SXSW, will fill Savannah’s clubs and venues with the best up and coming acts. Bands have been hand-curated across multiple genres to represent an ideal microcosm of emerging...
  3. The Easy Leaves: Traditional Meets Modern Country In Music City Nashville – When someone says, “Hey, you have to check out this band! They’re from California,” one of several incarnations of California music may come to mind. There’s the iconic Beach Boys, LA’s The Doors, San Francisco’s The Grateful Dead....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/whirlwind-named-savannah-lynne/feed/ 0 The Easy Leaves: Traditional Meets Modern Country In Music City http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/easy-leaves-traditional-meets-modern-country-music-city/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/easy-leaves-traditional-meets-modern-country-music-city/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2014 01:00:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19915 Nashville – When someone says, “Hey, you have to check out this band! They’re from California,” one of several incarnations of California music may come to mind. There’s the iconic Beach Boys, LA’s The Doors, San Francisco’s The Grateful Dead. . . the list goes on. When someone asks you to associate music with California,

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  1. A Great Big Pile of Leaves at The End in Nashville Nashville – Though it’s dubbed “Music City,” Nashville is often pigeonholed as just a town for country artists. Yet just up the road from the crowded honkytonk bars of Broadway sit some amazing indie rock venues. The End, along with...
  2. Music City Roots Hosts Deer Tick, Deep Dark Woods And Tristen Nashville – Music City Roots is a weekly show created to bring together artists whose music carries on traditional roots music in some form. Deer Tick, Deep Dark Woods, and Tristen most recently performed quick-fire sets for the show along...
  3. Music City Gets Washed Out Nashville – Washed Out’s set at Exit/In began with “Entrance,” the first track off the new album, Paracosm. Ernest Greene walked on to the stage about a minute into the song, just as it sounds like the gates of heaven...
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  1. Album Review: The Parlotones—Journey Through The Shadows Although The Parlotones have been making music for a while, don’t be ashamed if the name doesn’t sound familiar to you. The rock quartet has garnered a large fan base in its home country of South Africa, as well as...
  2. Album Review: Magic Wands—Aloha Moon Chris and Dexy Valentine first generated buzz around their self-proclaimed “lovewave” outfit, Magic Wands, when the new band released its first EP, Magic, Love and Dreams back in 2009. Intrigued with the two-piece’s sparkling psychedelic pop gems, music critics and...
  3. Album Review: Theresa Andersson’s Street Parade Right before the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival kicked off, the city’s own Theresa Andersson has just released her already largely acclaimed album, Street Parade. On this LP, Andersson finds a way to combine her Nordic heritage with the...
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  1. David Liebe Hart and Adam Papagan at Echo Curio The first time I saw Daniel Johnston play, I wasn’t properly briefed on the phenomenon. I only knew everyone in the NYC antifolk scene worshipped this legendary songwriter from Austin. So when an old, obese guy took the stage in...
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