Best New Bands » Festivals 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 More New Bands At Lollapalooza 2016 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-lollapalooza-2016/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-lollapalooza-2016/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2016 03:05:42 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32258 Chicago — Saturday the sun finally showed its face for the entirety of the day’s festivities, helping to dry up some of the remaining moisture left behind by the preceding days’ rains.  Lollapalooza 2016’s third day also saw an increase in population, decked out in bright neon accessories and colorful costumes.  While the main attractions

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  1. 4 New Bands On Friday At Lollapalooza Chicago – With the second day of Lollapalooza’s 2016 edition came the heavier rains, as the sandy areas of Grant Park turned to mush and the green grassy hillsides became veritable slip ‘n’ slides, peppered with multi-colored ponchos and umbrellas...
  2. 15 New Bands to See at Lollapalooza 2016 Chicago – It’s late July, you’re standing in the middle of an open field in downtown Chicago, and there are multiple bass tones and distant drumbeats battling for your attention. Chances are you’re at Lollapalooza, and festival season is in full swing....
  3. Best New Bands At Lollapalooza 2015: Day 3 Chicago – Seeing as a Chicago music festival just wouldn’t be complete without rain, the weather gods nailed it to Lollapalooza on Sunday. Early in the afternoon, the park was evacuated due to a severe approaching storm. Luckily, the rain didn’t...
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  1. Best New Bands At Lollapalooza 2015: Day 3 Chicago – Seeing as a Chicago music festival just wouldn’t be complete without rain, the weather gods nailed it to Lollapalooza on Sunday. Early in the afternoon, the park was evacuated due to a severe approaching storm. Luckily, the rain didn’t...
  2. New Bands At Lollapalooza: Raury, Elle King And The DMA’S Chicago - Saturday saw another successful day at Lollapalooza. The weather was great, the people watching was fantastic, and of course, the music was ah-mazing! While some people camped out all day to see their favorite bands, like Walk the Moon or...
  3. 9 New Bands At Lollapalooza 2015: Day 1 Chicago – The first day of Lolla was fantastic! Yes, it was pretty darn hot, but the heat was easy to forget with so much great music at your beckon. The excellent choices kept me on my feet all day,...
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  1. New Bands at Primavera – Savages, Kiasmos and Jack Carty Barcelona – All this week we’re testing the claims of several media organisations that the music festival Primavera Sound is the best in the world. We promise to come to a hard conclusion on this whole business tomorrow, but if...
  2. 3 New Bands At Primavera – Thursday Barcelona – Primavera isn’t exactly shy of media organisations suggesting it is one of – if not the – greatest festivals in the world. And sure, nobody could deny that seeing Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigor Ros, PJ Harvey, Air and...
  3. New Bands at Primavera – Shura and NAO Barcelona—Once again, Barcelona’s Primavera Sound offered up the best and the brightest of the industry on the second day of its 16th edition.  Aside from powerhouse acts like Radiohead, The Last Shadow Puppets, and The Avalanches, a few newer bands...
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  1. Shura Live At The Independent San Francisco – “I’m kind of obsessed with Kurt Cobain,” laughed Aleksandra Denton, the gentle, cooing presence behind Shura, the newest Manchester export that virtually takes the physical form of the future of music.  Shura graced the stage of San...
  2. 2 More New Bands At Primavera Barcelona – Perfection is not something one comes across…ever.  Obviously the notion of true flawlessness is subjective and differs from person to person, but as a seasoned veteran of festival culture (going on twelve years), the Primavera Sound festival in...
  3. New Bands at Primavera – Savages, Kiasmos and Jack Carty Barcelona – All this week we’re testing the claims of several media organisations that the music festival Primavera Sound is the best in the world. We promise to come to a hard conclusion on this whole business tomorrow, but if...
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  1. 3 New Bands At Primavera – Thursday Barcelona – Primavera isn’t exactly shy of media organisations suggesting it is one of – if not the – greatest festivals in the world. And sure, nobody could deny that seeing Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigor Ros, PJ Harvey, Air and...
  2. 2 More New Bands At Primavera Barcelona – Perfection is not something one comes across…ever.  Obviously the notion of true flawlessness is subjective and differs from person to person, but as a seasoned veteran of festival culture (going on twelve years), the Primavera Sound festival in...
  3. Jack + Eliza at New York’s Mercury Lounge New York – Jack + Eliza, comprised of childhood friends Jack Staffen and Eliza Callahan played a homecoming show at Mercury Lounge.  The band had just returned from a short UK tour that saw them play Dot to Dot festival, showcasing...
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  1. 3 New Bands At Primavera – Thursday Barcelona – Primavera isn’t exactly shy of media organisations suggesting it is one of – if not the – greatest festivals in the world. And sure, nobody could deny that seeing Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Sigor Ros, PJ Harvey, Air and...
  2. 5 More New Bands At FYF Fest Los Angeles – After an intense Saturday at FYF Fest that saw an unprecedented headliner as well as a slew of top-quality acts from the indie, electronic, dance, and punk scenes, festival goers geared up for a jam-packed Sunday lineup....
  3. Best New Bands At Lollapalooza 2015: Day 3 Chicago – Seeing as a Chicago music festival just wouldn’t be complete without rain, the weather gods nailed it to Lollapalooza on Sunday. Early in the afternoon, the park was evacuated due to a severe approaching storm. Luckily, the rain didn’t...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/2-new-bands-primavera/feed/ 1 3 Great New Bands At SXSW: X Ambassadors – Waxahatchee – Calliope Musicals http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/3-new-bands-sxsw-x-ambassadors-waxahatchee-calliope-musicals/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/3-new-bands-sxsw-x-ambassadors-waxahatchee-calliope-musicals/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:14:00 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29486 Austin – The number of Austin-area music fanatics multiplied this week as SXSW 2016 kicked into high gear. Thrill-seeking audiophiles paraded through the city and bounced between venues to search for the sounds they craved. City streets were blocked off, the lines grew longer by the minute, and coffee was the only thing keeping people

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  1. X Ambassadors Interview: Musicals, Tourmates and “VHS” Chicago – Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are by now you’ve heard of New York’s X Ambassadors. The foursome are made up of lead singer and saxophonist Sam Harris, his brother Casey on keys, and their longtime...
  2. Waxahatchee Has A New Video! Chapel Hill – Katie Crutchfield, the DIY-minded, lo-fi, indie pop singer now known for her project, Waxahatchee, (named for the river nearby her childhood house in Birmingham, AL) has been on the mind of many a fan since talk of her...
  3. Waxahatchee Announces Second World Tour Chapel Hill – Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and her band have announced a new list of tour dates around the world beginning in October. Many dates are with fellow Philadelphia musician Kurt Vile. Watch this lovely live set at St. Pancras Church in London...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/3-new-bands-sxsw-x-ambassadors-waxahatchee-calliope-musicals/feed/ 0 Neon Indian Was Flawless At Noise Pop Festival http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-noise-pop-festival/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-noise-pop-festival/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2016 08:08:26 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29137 San Francisco – This past Saturday, the 24th annual Noise Pop Festival chugged ahead on its penultimate night with a slew of shows happening across the city at different venues, including a fantastic (though somewhat familiar) set by Texas’ Neon Indian, held at the Mezzanine in SoMa. The Mezzanine splits its time evenly as a nightclub showcasing today’s many

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  1. Neon Indian Illuminates San Francisco’s Newest Venue, The Social Hall San Francisco – As one of the first pioneers of the recently popularized genre of chillwave, Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian has been a steady source of entertainment, mixing glitchy electronic beats with catchy hooks and airy, heavily reverberated vocals.  Neon...
  2. Neon Indian – VEGA INTL. Night School San Francisco – Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian project is a hard one to pin down when it comes to genre.  Generally, the whole concept of genres—in terms of modern musical expression—are thought of in either one of two ways: there...
  3. Day Wave Front and Center at Noise Pop Festival San Francisco – Jackson Phillips – the mastermind behind dreamy guitar pop outfit Day Wave – has made a lot of, well, waves, within the indie music sphere, the past year or so, especially for someone who has yet to...
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  1. Making Friends With Bully Chicago – Every so often a band comes along that just melts your mind, blows you out of the water, and plenty more idioms that I’m too lazy to google. Bully is one of those bands. In just a short...
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  3. All Them Witches Warm Up TNK Fest Chicago – Nashville band All Them Witches  got the second night of Tomorrow Never Knows Fest going with their psychedelic, southern, bluesy rock, heating up Lincoln Hall with plenty of sick jam sessions. All Them Witches were joined by fellow...
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  2. 4 New Bands at Riot Fest 2015: Day 3 Chicago – The final day of Riot Fest was a beaut! The sun was shining, the mud was drying, the temps were rising, and the legendary Jimmy Cliff graced Douglas Park with his presence. (I know, right, Jimmy effin-cliff! His set was...
  3. 4 New Bands at Riot Fest: Day 1 Chicago – As per tradition, it rained on the first day of Riot Fest.  We’re talking pour down, smack you dead in the face, rain, which of course left Douglas Park nice and muddy – day two will be no...
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