Best New Bands » Dirty Beaches 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 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 6/27/11 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-6-27-11/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-6-27-11/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Laurie Anderson Where: Castle Clinton, NYC When: Thursday, June 30th at 7pm Cost: FREE! Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Lower Dens and Dirty Beaches Where: South Street Seaport, NYC When: Friday, July 1st at 8pm. Cost: FREE! Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Claire Gallagher

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 6/20/11 Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett What: Make Music NY Where: Many venues all over NYC. You can search their website for shows by neighborhood, venue, genre, or artist. When: Tuesday, June 21st, times vary. Cost: ALL FREE! Age Restrictions: Varies according...
  2. Bestnewbands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 5/9/11 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Pegi Young Where: The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA When: Tuesday, May 10th at 7pm Cost: $15 Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Pinback Where: El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles CA When: Tuesday, May...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 5/16/11 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Yael Naim Where: The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, May 16th at 8pm Cost: $20 Age Restritions: 21+ *** Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Alberta Cross with Chasing Kings, Sunny War, War Horse Where: The Satellite, Los Angeles, CA...
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  1. Little Scream Keeps Music Fun I was able to catch Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer immediately after her set at Music Hall of Williamsburg, just before The Antlers went on. She was wearing an outfit that I suspect was made specifically for her, thus no...
  2. Little Scream and The Antlers Awe and Daze at Music Hall of Williamsburg Last night was the first of two sold out shows for Little Scream and The Antlers in New York; this one at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. I had caught the very end of Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer’s...
  3. Concert Review: The Airborne Toxic Event Exhilarates the Music Box Up into Hollywood, climbing streets, dodging pedestrians and stopped cars, I went. Only a few hours ago, it feels like years. Paid a stranger to take my car—strange, when you put it like that. I stood in front of The...
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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 27, 2011 Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Through the Valley” – Fan Modine Liz Livengood reviewed the latest album from the band she described as “dreamy indie pop goodness.” Liz wrote, “Listening to...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 4, 2011 Welcome to another weekend! Start it off right with music from the artists we’ve featured this week at BestNewBands.com. “Steel My Heart” – The Angry Orts Liz Livengood got a chance to sit down with The Angry Orts before their...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-june-3-2011/feed/ 0 Behind the Nostalgic Sounds of Dirty Beaches http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/behind-the-nostalgic-sounds-of-dirty-beaches/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/behind-the-nostalgic-sounds-of-dirty-beaches/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Dirty Beaches, the one-man band of Alex Zhang Hungtai, is quite possibly one of the most intriguing artists that I’ve recently come across. There’s something mysterious in his music that sounds like nostalgic echoes from decades ago. After I caught his show at the Mercury Lounge, I really couldn’t get over how much tension and

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  1. Dirty Beaches Rolls Into Mercury Lounge With Attitude Last night I once again had a reason to race to an early show at Mercury Lounge: Dirty Beaches. This one man band of Alex Zhang Hungtai had peaked my interest after I had heard about his cinematic lone traveler-themed...
  2. Making Funny Sounds with Me and Jessie Stein of The Luyas Canada has produced many indie greats like the Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene.  The Luyas are next on that list. Hailing from Montreal, the Luyas are a four (sometimes five thanks to violinist Sarah) piece ensemble of Jessie (vocals),...
  3. Vonnegutt: Alternative Hip Hop Kings of the Dirty South Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Vonnegutt, the self-described “alternative/hip-hop/pop” four-piece repping the Dirty South.  Fronted by emcee Kyle Lucas from Marietta, Georgia, Kyle had been hustlin’ on the mixtape scene for years before meeting with session...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/behind-the-nostalgic-sounds-of-dirty-beaches/feed/ 0 Dirty Beaches Rolls Into Mercury Lounge With Attitude http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/dirty-beaches-rolls-into-mercury-lounge-with-attitude/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/dirty-beaches-rolls-into-mercury-lounge-with-attitude/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Last night I once again had a reason to race to an early show at Mercury Lounge: Dirty Beaches. This one man band of Alex Zhang Hungtai had peaked my interest after I had heard about his cinematic lone traveler-themed music, and when I checked it out for myself I was hooked on the song

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  1. Still Corners and Papercuts Haunt the Late Night Show at Mercury Lounge This past Saturday night was the first time I had to wait in a long line to get into Mercury Lounge. I had just discovered Still Corners (and then fortuitously discovered they had a show here), and had thought of...
  2. Joan of Arc Bring Their Magic to Mercury Lounge Joan of Arc is one of the only bands that I will go out to catch live in this terrible weather New York is having right now. I managed to make it to Mercury Lounge, in the Lower East Side...
  3. Asobi Seksu Trance Out Mercury Lounge On the warmest night so far this year, Asobi Seksu played a sold out show at Mercury Lounge. This night’s lineup consisted of all bands representing New York, mainly Brooklyn (what up!). The opener, Elika, is an electro pop duo...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 5/2/11 Picked By: Monica Christoffels What: Mallard Madness, featuring Yeasayer, A-Trak and RJD2 Where: University of Oregon main campus, Eugene OR. The event schedule has a map of each activity’s location. When: May 4-8. Event schedule can be found here. Cost:...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 4/11/11 Picked By: Liz Livengood Who: AgesAndAges Where: The Woods, Portland, OR When: Tuesday, April 12th at 9pm Cost: $8 in advance, $10 day of show Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: TV On the Radio Where: Radio...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/21/11 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Air Waves album release w/ Amy (Titus Andronicus), Soft Landing, Inoculist Where: Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY When: Tuesday, February 22nd at 8pm Cost: $8 in advance, $10 at the door Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Lucy Walsh Where: Hard Rock Cafe,...
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