Best New Bands » electro pop 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 The Knocks Announces 2017 North American Tour http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-knocks-announces-2017-north-american-tour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-knocks-announces-2017-north-american-tour/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2016 22:04:22 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33849 New York - Fresh off releasing the new smashing single, “HEAT” (feat. Sam Nelson Harris), New York based electronic duo The Knocks (known for its critically-acclaimed sold-out live shows) announced a massive 2017 North American Feel Good Feel Great tour. The Knocks has curated a support lineup that boasts a diverse mix of “who’s next” in electronic and dance music, including Manchester, UK multi-platinum

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  1. James Bay Announces First North American Headline Tour New York – In support of his full-length debut album Chaos And The Calm [Republic Records] out March 24 (pre-order here), James Bay will embark on a North American headline tour this spring. The tour starts April 27 at Mod Club in Toronto, ON Canada, plays major markets...
  2. James Bay Announces North American Fall Headline Tour New York – James Bay announces dates for his North American fall headline tour. Tickets go on sale Friday August 21, 2015 at 10am local time. The tour beginsFriday, November 13 in Philadelphia at The Fillmore, plays major markets across the country, and finishes...
  3. Max Jury Announces Spring North American Tour Dates Los Angeles – Des Moines singer-songwriter Max Jury is excited to announce his Spring North American headlining tour dates today. The tour begins on April 9 in Minneapolis before heading throughout the Midwest and East Coast, including a show on April 15 at the...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-knocks-announces-2017-north-american-tour/feed/ 0 5 More Bands We Loved at Pitchfork http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-bands-we-loved-pitchfork/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-bands-we-loved-pitchfork/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2016 07:52:08 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32028 Chicago – Oh, Sunday! The last day of any festival can seem like the worst. Everyone’s tired. Sunburns and hangovers are a plenty. Your feet may not want to comply, making for a lazy afternoon spread out on the lawn. While this was the case at times on the final day of Pitchfork Music Festival

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  1. 5 New Bands We Loved at Pitchfork Day 1 Chicago – People in Chicago often joke that the city is one of the few places where you can experience all four seasons in one day. The weather here can change at any given moment. So when it comes to...
  2. 4 New Bands We Loved at Pitchfork Day 2 Chicago – The second day of Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off with plenty of sun and sweat, with the humidity causing temps to rise and deodorant to fail. Though, given that Pitchfork weekend tends to bring with it a heatwave,...
  3. New Bands We Loved On Sunday At Pitchfork Chicago – The final day of Pitchfork 2015 was hands down the best of the three. The weather was almost perfect, with no rain and temps in the 80s. Yes, we could’ve done without the humidity, but it’s Chicago, so...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-bands-we-loved-pitchfork/feed/ 1 The Heirs join Vans Warped Tour 2016 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-heirs-vans-warped-tour-2016/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-heirs-vans-warped-tour-2016/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2016 23:09:43 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29551 New York – California 80s inspired electro-pop band The Heirs are set to play a full lineup of summer shows on the 2016 Vans Warped Tour. This comes after performing at SXSW and touring with The Big Pink. Last year The Heirs released the debut four-track EP Ecliptic (Capitol Records), which features the single “Alright

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  1. Wolf Alice Join The 1975 On Tour – More Dates With Chrvches Announced Los Angeles – Today, London-based rock band, Wolf Alice, announce they will be joining The 1975 on their U.S. tour. In addition to Wolf Alice’s own headlining U.S. tour and their dates with The 1975, the critically acclaimed four-piece will be supporting electronic...
  2. The Bots To Tour With Incubus and Deftones Los Angeles – Rock duo, The Bots, announced today that they will be departing on tour this summer in support of an Incubus and Deftones co-headlining tour along with Death From Above 1979. The tour starts on July 22 in Clarkston, MI...
  3. Stepdad Begin Warped Tour In Two Weeks Premiere “Must Land Running” Bernsden Remix On Earbuddy Debut LP Wildlife Pop Out June 12th On Black Bell Records Warped Tour Dates 05/19 – Lawrence University – Appleton, WI06/16 – Utah State Fairpark – Salt Lake City, UT06/17 – Sports...
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  1. Robert Delong At Empire Control Room Austin – After seeing headlines like “David Guetta Cancels World Tour After Losing USB Containing His Entire Set”, it’s hard to not become skeptical about the artistic integrity of today’s well known EDM performers. Someone spending $50 on a ticket...
  2. MS MR Celebrate A Birthday At Rickshaw Stop San Francisco – On Thursday, New York-based indie dark wave duo MS MR brought the house down at the cozy Rickshaw Stop.  The twosome—consisting of vocalist Lizzy Plapinger and producer Max Hershenow (along with their touring bassist and drummer)—played a...
  3. TRUST Reveals Robert Alfons’ Demonic Imagination San Francisco – Canadian goth-dance outfit TRUST descended upon club venue Mezzanine the other night and delivered a brisk albeit deafening set drawn from their two stellar albums.  TRUST is the moniker used by virtuoso Robert Alfons, and on his...
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  1. 6 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival – Preview San Francisco – Well, it’s that time of year again: it’s fall in the Bay Area (at last!) and while a very dramatic El Niño is on its way to (hopefully) dump a ton of rain on the Golden State,...
  2. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival – Day 2 San Francisco – Sunday at Treasure Island 2015 started out much sunnier than the previous day, but the wind was constantly blowing throughout the day.  It was a much stronger breeze than Saturday’s, so much so that I could’ve sworn I...
  3. Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff Announces “Shadow Of The City” Music Festival! New York – Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff announced today, that the first ever “Shadow Of The City” music festival will be held on September 19, 2015 at The Stone Pony SummerStage in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Antonoff is the curator and founder...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/bbc-6-music-festival/feed/ 0 Keegan Calmes of Vinyl Theatre Talks New Music http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/keegan-calmes-vinyl-theatre-new-music/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/keegan-calmes-vinyl-theatre-new-music/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:51:10 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28831 Chicago – Back in 2014, Best New Bands had the privilege of getting to know an up and coming band from Milwaukee by the name of Vinyl Theatre. VT was then a four-piece, comprised of Keegan Calmes (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Senner (keyboard), Nick Cesarz (drums), and Josh Pottier (bass), and had recently signed with

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  1. MisterWives and Vinyl Theatre Heated Up Chicago Chicago – At 6 p.m. the line snaked down the block, around the corner, and coiled in a factory lot. A redline train whipped by, ushering in a chilling breeze. The temperature began to dip into the 40s. Kids were...
  2. Meet The Men Of Vinyl Theatre Chicago – Last year, Midwest four-piece Vinyl Theatre started to make some noise online with their indie-electronica single “I Need You Here” and the EP Gold. After Billboard took notice of the twentysomethings, music lovers from Brazil to Malaysia blew...
  3. Featured Artist: Finish Ticket Chicago – San Francisco indie rock band Finish Ticket had a pretty great 2015. The five-piece released the EP When Night Becomes Day and hit the road with Twenty One Pilots, for two months, on the sold-out Blurryface Tour. 2016 is...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/keegan-calmes-vinyl-theatre-new-music/feed/ 1 Atlas Genius Announce US Headline Tour + New Single “Stockholm” http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/atlas-genius-announce-us-headline-tour-new-single-stockholm/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/atlas-genius-announce-us-headline-tour-new-single-stockholm/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:19:42 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28766 Los Angeles – Atlas Genius, led by Australian brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery, will be hitting the road this spring for a U.S. headline tour, kicking off March 31 in Portland and including stops in Chicago, Nashville, Boston, and Los Angeles. The tour, presented by Journeys, will also feature five-time GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Skylar Grey, as well as special

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  1. Atlas Genius Pushes Beyond Boundaries On ‘Inanimate Objects’ Los Angeles – In 2013, Australian band Atlas Genius, featuring brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery, exploded onto the scene with the infectiously catchy, “Trojans.” The hit song had percolated through the minds of many listeners over the course of the...
  2. Atlas Genius Unveils Video For “Molecules,” New Album Out Now LOS ANGELES, CA - September 2, 2015 - Atlas Genius’ new album, Inanimate Objects - the follow-up to the band’s breakthrough debut, When It Was Now - is out now and available HERE. The band has unveiled the official video for the first single, ”Molecules.” Directed by longtime collaborator Claire Marie...
  3. Atlas Genius will kick off its first-ever North American headline tour today Atlas Genius will kick off its first-ever North American headline tour today, with a sold-out show at Emo’s East in Austin, TX. The run includes sold-out nights in Houston, Santa Barbara, Denver, Minneapolis, Cambridge and New York City, where the Australian...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/atlas-genius-announce-us-headline-tour-new-single-stockholm/feed/ 0 The Black Queen – Fever Daydream http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/black-queen-fever-daydream/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/black-queen-fever-daydream/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2016 01:45:57 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28556 Los Angeles – While at first glance, the idea of an electro-pop band fronted by Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato sounds a bit unexpected. But, when the layers are peeled away it actually makes a whole lot of sense. Rounding out The Black Queen alongside Puciato is Nine Inch Nails and Puscifer’s Joshua Eustis and

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  1. Fever The Ghost Get Ready For Summer Tour Season! New York – Already making waves during their brief existence, for their colorful, psych-pop, Los Angeles based Fever The Ghost, released their Crab In Honey EP to significant praise from critics and peers alike. Last year saw the band share stages with the likes...
  2. Small Black Find New Dimensions on ‘Best Blues’ Los Angeles – Small Black may be the most underrated band in indie rock. After crafting two terrific LPs, can the band’s new LP Best Blues finally serve as their breakthrough record? Let’s back track for a moment. On their...
  3. Radkey Announces Debut Album “Dark Black Makeup” Los Angeles – After nearly five years of playing and touring together as a band, all of Radkey ’s hard work comes full circle on their debut album, Dark Black Makeup. Recorded primarily in the UK alongside producer Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, The Fall, Jarvis Cocker),...
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  1. JR JR Close Out Tour In Chicago Chicago – And just like that, the JR JR tour is gone. See what I did there? JR JR (formerly Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.) played their final show of the JR JR American Fall Tour, in support of the Detroit duo’s third...
  2. Wild Cub Heated Up The Vic In Chicago Chicago – That pesky Polar Vortex swept in with snow flurries and wind chills Saturday night, but inside The Vic, Wild Cub was warming the audience with its rich tropical sounds and 80s dance beats. This lively indie synth-pop band...
  3. Sun Club Lights Up Nashville’s The End Nashville – Fresh out of Baltimore, Sun Club—a hearty arrangement of five guys and plenty of energy—delivered an epic performance at The End this past Wednesday night, playing for a full house of young fans. Praised by Paste magazine back...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/lights-lit-chicago/feed/ 0 Tanlines Return With Their Sophomore LP “Highlights” http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/tanlines-return-with-their-sophomore-lp-highlights/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/tanlines-return-with-their-sophomore-lp-highlights/#comments Mon, 18 May 2015 07:48:05 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24536 Los Angeles – Brooklyn natives Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm make up the indie-electronic duo Tanlines. In 2012, the band released their debut LP, Mixed Emotions (via True Panther) after a long stretch of singles and EPs. The influences included electro-pop, indie-pop, dance, and world music. It was a collection of vivacious sounding tracks with

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  2. San Fermin Astounds With Sophomore Album Nashville - Brooklyn-based San Fermin have just released Jackrabbit, their sophomore album (on Downtown Records) that follows their 2013 self-titled debut. Two years after San Fermin, the band has moved into a more grounded sound, though it’s just as spontaneous and investigational...
  3. Imagine Dragons Return With ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ Chicago – Imagine Dragons are back with an explosive sophomore album, which was recorded at their self-built home studio, and inspired by the world music discovered in the band’s travels. The Las Vegas foursome – made up of vocalist and...
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