Best New Bands » das racist 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 Sasquatch! in Review: Part Two http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-in-review-part-two/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-in-review-part-two/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0000 Continuing where we left off from my Sasquatch! in Review: Part One post, Saturday night of Sasquatch! had me waiting patiently for Robyn’s set to start at the Bigfoot stage. I tried to get into the Banana Shack dance tent to watch The Glitch Mob, but it was packed. What I could hear of the

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-may-20-2011/feed/ 0 Don’t Miss At Sasquatch List- Das Racist! http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/dont-miss-at-sasquatch-list-das-racist/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/dont-miss-at-sasquatch-list-das-racist/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 23:00:00 +0000 It takes a lot to make it in the rap scene nowadays.  Mostly because the often fruitless endeavor is chalk-full of been there done that’s whose expiration date was so five minutes ago.  But every so often there’s that old school sound with a new school vibe, something tried and true that still keeps a

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