Best New Bands » Dr. Dog 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 Artist of the Week: Dr. Dog http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-dr-dog/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-dr-dog/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 22:18:04 +0000 Having just played a main stage set at Lollapalooza and with another showcase upcoming at this week’s Outside Lands and Pickathon festivals, Dr. Dog has a come a long way since their humble lo-fi beginnings in Philadelphia. Having released their latest album, Be The Void, back in February, the band’s profile has gradually grown since

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  1. Artist of the Week: Memoryhouse Evan Abeele and Denise Nouvion never intended on forming a new band. Now known as Memoryhouse, they’ve become exactly that. With the release of their debut album, The Slideshow Effect, the duo has combined their individual interests (composing for Abeele...
  2. Artist of the Week: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros It’s been a long strange trip for Alexander Ebert. Before he formed the much buzzed about new band Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, he was the frontman for Ima Robot. But after the band dissolved, nobody would have thought...
  3. Artist of the Week: PO PO Since the early ‘60s, garage and lo-fi rock have been staples in music. Though many of the bands of this genre are mostly unrecognized or have faded into oblivion, that doesn’t mean that they didn’t have an impact on bands...
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  1. Early Photos From Lollapalooza 2012 – Friday The Friday afternoon crowd. Sharon Van Etten Dr. Dog The Head And The Heart...
  2. The Weekend Playlist: The Lollapalooza 2010 Mix Lollapalooza starts today in Chicago, and BestNewBands.com’s intrepid reporter, Lauren Novik, will be on the scene. Lauren will be sending in her daily impressions of the granddaddy festival, as well as interviews with several bands. To help get you in...
  3. Check out our live, up-to-the-second, LOLLAPALOOZA coverage! Check out our live, up-to-the-second, LOLLAPALOOZA coverage! We’re on the ground all weekend. Coverage starts this afternoon! (Photo: Matt Ellis)...
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  1. Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Announces 2012 Lineup February 14, 2012, New York, NY — Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment are excited to announce the initial lineup for the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 11th annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June...
  2. Festival Preview: Bonnaroo What Bonnaroo does better than any other North American festival is purvey that communal atmosphere of Woodstock. As great as the festival’s atmosphere is, let’s talk about some of the bands we’re most excited to see. They’re not exactly a...
  3. Concert Preview: Joe Pug – Congress Theater – January 28, 2012 Sometimes a musician bursts onto the scene and they take you back in history to a time that was so influential that it’s hard not to make comparisons. Joe Pug is that type of musician. “He’s like a young Bob...
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  1. An Interview with Ryan Rabin of Grouplove The LA-based indie band Grouplove is really, really good. They exude an honesty that comes straight from musical self-confidence and trust between band members. Their powerful, folk-tinged rock first hit my eardrums about a month ago at The Bowery Ballroom,...
  2. Q&A: David Bradley To say David Bradley has taken the path less traveled would be an understatement. The Nashville-based country music artist, by the way of England, only recently started peforming before crowds stateside. Before, he worked as an oilman in the farthest...
  3. Hard Work Proves That Bears Do Go To Heaven Brooklyn-based experimental rock outfit Bear In Heaven is proof that hard work and perseverance pays off. Formed by Jon Philpot in 2003 and despite having released two earlier records, the band finally has broken through in 2010. This year, they’ve...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Video of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/16 Picked By: Michael Rincon Who:Tokyo Police Club with Freelance Whales Where: Neumos in Seattle, WA When: Monday, August 16 at 8 PM Cost: $15 Adv. Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Todd Prodanovich Who: Wavves with Birdfeeder and Char-man Where: Soho in...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-year-end-best-of-best-concert-event-of-2010/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com Weekend Playlist: November 5, 2010 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscom-weekend-playlist-november-5-2010/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscom-weekend-playlist-november-5-2010/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:00:00 +0000 At BestNewBands.com, we’re trying something new for our Weekend Playlist. Instead of a themed selection of handpicked tracks, we’ll be compiling all the songs and artists we featured this week on the site. Here are some stand-out songs showcased this week: Dr. Dog – “Shadow People”Monday started us off with our Weekly Concert Picks, in

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscom-weekend-playlist-november-5-2010/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 11/1 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-11-1/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-11-1/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Cervante Pope Who: Blonde Redhead Where: Webster Hall in New York, NY When: Wednesday, November 3  at 7 p.m. Cost: $30 Age Restrictions: 18+ *** Picked By: Kelly Montgomery Who: Bear In Heaven When: Wednesday, November 3 at 9 p.m. Where: Doug Fir Lounge in Portland, Or Cost: $10 Adv, $12 Day of

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  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 9/6 Picked By: Laurel Johnston Wednesday night is Dub Club night at Echoplex in Los Angeles. I decided to check it out this week, in the mood for feel-good reggae tunes that have the ability to provoke even the stodgiest of...
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