Best New Bands » eric clapton 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 New Bands To See At Coachella: Gary Clark Jr. http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-gary-clark-jr/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-gary-clark-jr/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:45:44 +0000 Photo by Frank Maddock Gary Clark Jr. hates the term bluesman. Judging from his brand of music, you would expect this new artist to embrace the label, but being a nasty guitar player is only the tip of the iceberg to this man’s talents.  Sort of like a latter day John Mayer, Clark can play

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  1. Gary Clark Jr. Shows What’s To Come on The Bright Lights EP Austin-based bluesman Gary Clark Jr. has a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. The guitarist has been anointed with the label of the leader of the local scene, offering a style that has at times been compared to Jimi Hendrix...
  2. Q&A: Gary Clark Jr. You wouldn’t know it by the way he plays the guitar, but Gary Clark Jr. is as soft-spoken as they come. Though have labeled Clark Jr. as the leader of the Austin rock movement, you could would never tell by...
  3. 5 New Bands To See At Coachella Over the past week, we’ve showcased the best new bands to check out at Coachella. Instead of our usual Artist of the Week, we’ve decided to mix it up a bit in honor of one of the biggest festivals in...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-gary-clark-jr/feed/ 0 Gary Clark Jr. Shows What’s To Come on The Bright Lights EP http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/gary-clark-jr-shows-whats-to-come-on-the-bright-lights-ep/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/gary-clark-jr-shows-whats-to-come-on-the-bright-lights-ep/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:24:40 +0000 Austin-based bluesman Gary Clark Jr. has a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. The guitarist has been anointed with the label of the leader of the local scene, offering a style that has at times been compared to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Those two dudes aren’t exactly slouches. Next week, Clark Jr. is

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  1. WILD FLAG Open for Superchunk and Bright Eyes at Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is really a breathtaking venue. Not one that is necessarily recommended for dirty rock shows, but the interior, the bandshell, the incredibly spacious bathrooms that are instead referred to as “lounges” are quite stunning. However, this...
  2. Nadler’s Third Solo LP Shows Great Promise As we discussed last week, Marissa Nadler is on the rise. The Boston-based singer/songwriter is releasing her third album, which is self-titled, independently. The album kicks off with “In Your Lair, Bear,” which is six minutes of skeletal chords and...
  3. Australian Virtuoso Robinson Shows Promise On “Time Jumpin’” Over the past five-to-six years, we’ve been blessed by an abundance of talent from Australia. Again, the land down under produces yet another musical virtuoso in the form of Joe Robinson. The 19-year-old plays guitar well beyond his years and...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/gary-clark-jr-shows-whats-to-come-on-the-bright-lights-ep/feed/ 1 The Heavy Pets Want to Improve Your Life http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-heavy-pets-want-to-improve-your-life/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-heavy-pets-want-to-improve-your-life/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 The Heavy Pets are Jeff Lloyd, Mike Garulli, Jim Wuest, Jamie Newitt and Justin Carney, a five-piece rock n’ roll jam band out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band began in 2005, and now have two LPs under their belts: 2007′s debut double-disc Whale and 2010′s The Heavy Pets. This all seems simple enough, with

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  2. Deadman, Bringing Folk To Life Deadman is literally THE perfect chill out, relaxin’ all maxin’ all cool kind of music.  Think Dirty Sweet with a whole hell of a lot more 70s folk fused into it.  It’s completely clear that the 70’s rock era really...
  3. Interview with Trevor of Meridene: On Capturing Life in the Current US Meridene sounds like a beastly, high-energy version of The Shins:  a creature with an outer shell of post-modernist disillusionment and a soft underbelly of cautious hope. Their sophomore effort was just released a few days ago,  and they are currently...
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