Best New Bands » DIIV 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 5 New Bands on Day 3 of Outside Lands 2016 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/outside-lands-day-3/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/outside-lands-day-3/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2016 02:06:46 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32374 San Francisco – Sunshine. Muppets. Girls with flowers in their hair. The third day of Outside Lands 2016 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park saw all three of these things, as the sun was finally strong enough to burn off the stubborn Pacific fog banks that had plagued the area since the first morning. As everyone scrambled to make

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  1. 6 New Bands at Outside Lands 2016 Day 1 San Francisco – The ninth annual Outside Lands Music Festival kicked off this Friday in the misty glens of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The sparse early afternoon crowds swiftly grew to massive proportions as the day progressed, and the areas around...
  2. More New Bands at Outside Lands 2016 – Day 2 San Francisco – Back at Golden Gate Park this Saturday, for Outside Lands Music Festival, we saw an emergence of faux fur and festivalgoers shawled with knit blankets, as temperatures rose only to the high-50s and the clouds stubbornly refused to be...
  3. 10 New Bands to See at Outside Lands 2016 San Francisco – This weekend marks the ninth Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, held annually in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The first edition was held back in 2008, boasting acts like Radiohead, Beck, Tom Petty, and Jack Johnson. This year...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/outside-lands-day-3/feed/ 0 10 New Bands to See at Outside Lands 2016 http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/10-new-bands-see-outside-lands-2016/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/10-new-bands-see-outside-lands-2016/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:28:47 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32298 San Francisco – This weekend marks the ninth Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, held annually in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The first edition was held back in 2008, boasting acts like Radiohead, Beck, Tom Petty, and Jack Johnson. This year marks the triumphant return of Radiohead to OSL—as well as headlining sets from LCD Soundsystem, Lionel Richie,

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  1. 15 New Bands to See at Lollapalooza 2016 Chicago – It’s late July, you’re standing in the middle of an open field in downtown Chicago, and there are multiple bass tones and distant drumbeats battling for your attention. Chances are you’re at Lollapalooza, and festival season is in full swing....
  2. 10 New Bands to See at Bonnaroo 2016 Chicago – Ah, yes, festival season is in full swing! And for many, the mecca of music festivals is fast approaching. That would be Bonnaroo, of course. The four-day long camping festival in Manchester, Tennessee has long been a favorite among...
  3. 10 New Bands to See at Pitchfork 2016 Chicago – While for most people July triggers images of fireworks, American flags, grilling, and BBQ, for music festival junkees, this wonderful month ushers in thoughts of relaxing with a nice Goose Island beer, on the baseball field in Chicago’s...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/10-new-bands-see-outside-lands-2016/feed/ 0 DIIV Closed Out a Three-Night Residency at The Echo http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/diiv-closed-the-echo-residency/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/diiv-closed-the-echo-residency/#comments Mon, 29 Feb 2016 08:11:18 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29057 Los Angeles - If there is any band in the current indie rock scene that has the potential to reach the level of rock stardom experienced by underground bands during the early 90s, it is DIIV. The band is led by captivating frontman Zachary Cole Smith, a former touring member of Beach Fossils. Smith started the band as a

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  1. Holychild Preview New Material During Echo Residency Los Angeles – LA-by-way-of-DC “brat-pop” specialists Holychild put on an energetic set last Monday, the second appearance in their month-long “Money, Money, Mondays” residency at The Echo.  You may be asking yourself: “What exactly is this ‘brat-pop?’”  The term is...
  2. The Moth & The Flame live at The Echo Los Angeles – For the past few weeks, The Moth & The Flame have graced The Echo’s stage during their co-residency alongside Freedom Fry. The Los Angeles-by-way-of-Provo, UT band is gaining attention for their catchy and well-produced brand of alternative-pop....
  3. Jacco Gardner Hypnotizes the Echo Los Angeles – Though outside The Echo the temperatures had fallen a few degrees from their scorching mid-day high by Jacco Gardner’s late 11:30 start time, the venue’s ancient cooling system still failed to provide relief inside the packed club....
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  1. 6 New Bands At TBD Fest – Day One Sacramento – This first weekend of October is turning out to be a hot and sunny one here.  With temperatures rocketing up to the mid-90s, it feels more like summer in the desert instead of autumn in California’s capitol city. ...
  2. 5 New Bands At Riot Fest – Day 3 Chicago – Sunday was the final day of Chicago’s 2014 Riot Fest. It was also the best day to see new bands over at the Revolt Stage. The shady green that housed the stage was packed all day long and...
  3. 7 New Bands At TBD Fest – Day Two Sacramento – The heat came back with a vengeance on the second day of TBD Fest, yet the excitement and the energy of the festival made it totally bearable.  The second day had a little more variety in terms of...
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  1. 5 New Bands To See At Pitchfork Chicago – We sure do love us some music festivals here in Chi-town. One of the most beloved is the ever-growing Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, which begins Friday July 18th and ends Sunday July 20th and will feature...
  2. 5 New Bands at Pitchfork – Day Two Chicago – Saturday, Saturday, Saturday! Are you singing a little Elton? I was during day two of Pitchfork Festival. Right from the start, I was feeling it, thanks to one of my favorite local bands- but there were plenty of...
  3. Speedy Ortiz Extend Tour + Play Bonnaroo And Pitchfork New York – Speedy Ortiz are extending their never-ending tour schedule to include another string of dates in North America.  Hot off the heels of their second trip to Europe this year the band is going to connect the dots...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/7-new-bands-at-pitchfork-day-three/feed/ 1 DIIV Stars on a Hot Night in Austin http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/diiv-stars-on-a-hot-night-in-austin/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/diiv-stars-on-a-hot-night-in-austin/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:18:22 +0000 The Mohawk is a one of the best live venues in Austin. Located Downtown on Red River directly across from Stubbs BBQ, The Mohawk has recently expanded to a tri-deck outside viewing area with both an indoor and outdoor stage. We therefore, were not surprised when their June calendar announced DIIV would be playing. How

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  1. Album Review: DIIV, Oshin There are some albums that grab you immediately. You press play and within minutes the veil is lifted, synapses fire and cranial pleasure centers reel. I often attach this expectation to albums like Oshin to those lauded by blogs and...
  2. Sasquatch!: DIIV, Earl Sweatshirt, Grimes, CHVRCHES Editor’s Note: Our Zach Klassen was on hand at Sasquatch! this year. Here are his dispatches from the event. DIIV If I had any doubts about DIIV before, I now realize it is only because I hadn’t seen them live....
  3. Blonds Debut LP -The Bad Ones- Out Today – Announce Tour With Wild Nothing – DIIV BLONDS, one of the hottest new bands around, release their debut LP The Bad Ones today via Gluck Music.They also debuted the video for the title track. In support of The Bad Ones, BLONDS will tour with Wild Nothing & DIIV, joining...
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  1. Crystal Fighters Turn The El Rey Into A Dance Floor It was virtually a year ago when I saw Crystal Fighters for the first time at The Echoplex, and on Tuesday night at the El Rey, the six-piece performed an exuberant set just like the one that made me fall in love with them last...
  2. Crystal Fighters premiere a new video for “You & I” UK/Basque-based Crystal Fighters premiere a new video for “You & I”off forthcoming ‘Cave Rave’ LP due out May 28th. “You & I” draws the viewer in to a world where bohemian babes wade through tall grasses under a rainbow sky. Crystal Fighters’ signature romantic guitar plucking...
  3. Album Review: Crystal Fighters – Cave Rave   Some albums encapsulate certain seasons and feelings, and Crystal Fighters’ sophomore effort, Cave Rave, does just that, begging to become the anthem of the summer, preferably during bonfires, road trips, and late night dance parties. The Spain-dwelling six-piece wrote...
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  1. Coachella Preview: Earl Sweatshirt One of the more unlikely people to be playing a headlining slot at Coachella, albeit on a small stage on Friday night, is Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt. But that doesn’t mean that anyone who has been following the rapper’s colorful...
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  3. Sasquatch Day 2: Suuns, Indians And Michael Kiwanuka Suuns may have started playing to overcast skies but there was no shortage of fans at the Yeti stage Saturday. The Montreal quartet didn’t say much, but instead charged into their brand of electronic noise rock. The pounding kick drum...
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  3. Three Up-and-Comers Worth Watching at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle’s upcoming Capitol Hill Block Party is going to be fantastic. We looked at three of the headliners last Friday, and here, as promised, are three of the up-and-comers worth checking out. *** Kicking off the Capitol Hill Block Party...
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