Los Angeles - Royal Blood, the Brighton-based duo of Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher, return to the U.S. this weekend. The drum and bass bandmates are embarking on a massive tour of the U.S. that will include the band’s debut performance at Coachella the following two weekends. Starting this Monday, April 13, the band will launch a headlining
Seattle – Capitol Hill Block Party (CHBP) has just announced the first group of artists confirmed to be part of this year’s installment of the iconic music festival. The festivities are scheduled to take place over July 24-26 in the Evergreen state. Some of the acts appearing will include the multi-talented indie pop artist and producer, Toro y
Los Angeles – Magic Man positively presented the “magic” to the El Rey Theater on Wednesday night to a boisterous crowd. While the group had opened for other acts such as Walk The Moon and Smallpools not too long ago, this marks the first headlining tour for the Boston synth-pop buffs. Magic Man, formed by
London – Best New Bands’ Tony Hardy was one of 40 U.K. based music writers invited by Glastonbury Festival to select a long list of 120 artists from thousands of entries to the 2015 Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition. A panel including festival hosts Michael & Emily Eavis then had the similarly daunting task of choosing
Austin – Day three marks roughly the halfway point for SXSW, and it featured some of the best day shows yet. Which was fortunate, because the weather really took a dive. Making it to both Viet Cong and Ibeyi, whose sets were just ten minutes apart, was a bit of a personal victory. Viet Cong
Austin – A lot of people say SXSW Music doesn’t really start until Wednesday, but those chumps missed out on day one. It was a little slower than usual as people waited in line to collect wristbands, but careful planners could have filled up their schedules. Or, just stayed at Spotify House. They had some
Austin – SXSW starts this weekend, and it’s time for Austin to do what Austin does best: effuse about tech, gripe about traffic, and feast on live music. To the surprise of no one, this year’s sprawling lineup features lots of emerging talent. Here’s the short list of the new bands we’re most looking forward
London – The annual Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition offers unsigned artists based in the U.K. or Ireland the chance to compete for a spot on one of the main stages at this iconic festival in June. This year over 7,000 entries were received and Best New Bands’ London correspondent was one of 40 music writers
Chicago – Just shy of a full year since the release of the universally lauded Lost In The Dream (March 18, 2014), indie rock band, The War On Drugs, (Best New Bands’ 2014 Newbie Award Winners), have just announced a collection of fresh tour dates right around their performances for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Governor’s Ball, Sasquatch
Seattle – The energy was palpable last week at the Neptune Theater as the crowd buzzed with anticipation, knowing that they were about to learn who would be playing at the biggest music festival in the Northwest. The 2015 Sasquatch! Music Festival Launch Party, presented by Washington Healthplanfinder, featured music by Seattle-based acts The Young