Best New Bands » Elvis 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 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...
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  1. SXSW Playlist Day One (we’ve only just begin to live) So SXSW has officially kicked off- with mass amounts of music starting for all my fellow music fiends and friends alike.  You pretty much know it’s SXSW music’s second day because most people are still thriving on redbull and out...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 10/4 Picked By: Monica Christoffels Who: The Devil Makes Three and Larry and His Flask Where: Domino Room in Bend, OR When: Tuesday, October 5th at 8 p.m Cost: $17 Adv, $20 at Door (purchase tickets HERE) Age Restrictions: All Ages...
  3. Q&A: Matthew Melton of Bare Wires Currently out on its first large scale tour of the U.S., and having been spotlighted on NPR, Bare Wires have been very busy lately. With a sound that is pop friendly, yet combines elements of late ’60s rock, the group...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/day-1-of-sxsw-dentons-matthew-and-the-arrogant-sea/feed/ 0 The Softer Side of FYF Fest: AA Bondy and Vetiver http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-softer-side-of-fyf-fest/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-softer-side-of-fyf-fest/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 &# What’s great about music festivals like FYF Fest is that you can see a killer rock band’s set on one stage, then walk over a small hill and hear a quiet, pretty acoustic folk rock set like that of AA Bondy.  The prolific guitar player with the soulful voice has been touring extensively, with

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  1. Thee Oh Sees Tear Up FYF Fest   Standing in line outside of Los Angeles’ Historic State Park, one would’ve thought FYF stood for ‘Fuck you fest’ instead of the infinitely cheerier ‘Fuck yeah fest‘. Tensions were high as we sweated it out for over an hour...
  2. Street Side With Vanaprasta At SSMF! Photo By Christina M. Felice Vanaprasta rockin’ since 2008 is an L.A. based band about to serenade SSMF with their incredibly sweet somewhat ambient soulful sound.  They’re vintage rock goes perfectly with the vocals- never overpowering but complimenting to the...
  3. Hard Fest? More like Suck Fest. (Updated) Well, I don’t feel stupid anymore about buying tickets to San Diego’s Street Scene after already buying tickets to see Chromeo at Hard Fest/Hard Summer in LA. Why? Because Hard Summer didn’t happen. I drove to LA tonight with high...
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