Best New Bands » Frank Ocean 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 Congratulations To Newbie Award Nominees Alabama Shakes, Frank Ocean and The Lumineers On Their Grammy Nods http://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/congratulations-to-newbie-nominees-alabama-shakes-frank-ocean-and-the-lumineers-on-their-grammy-nods/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/congratulations-to-newbie-nominees-alabama-shakes-frank-ocean-and-the-lumineers-on-their-grammy-nods/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:45:40 +0000 On the heels of last night’s Grammy Awards announcement, we’d like to congratulate our Newbie Award nominees Alabama Shakes, Frank Ocean and The Lumineers for being recognized by the RIAA. In addition to the praise these artists received, let’s not forget the accomplishments by Lianne La Havas and Michael Kiwanuka, both of whom were finalists

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  1. Artist of the Week: Alabama Shakes Over the past 18 months, you’d be hard-pressed to find a group that’s exploded onto the music scene as fast as the Alabama Shakes. Hailing from Athens of their namesake state, the Brittney Howard-fronted outfit has gone from playing small...
  2. Frank Ocean Is On Saturday Night Live This Week A quick note: Frank Ocean is appearing on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Seth MacFarline, this Saturday. Check out our review of his album Channel Orange and see him perform live on the show. He’s great....
  3. Frank Ocean Gears Up For Tour And Album Release It is safe to say that Frank Ocean is the man of the moment. In the midst of creeping into stardom, selling out shows during a nationwide tour, and gearing up to release his debut LP, the 24-year-old R&B singer...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/congratulations-to-newbie-nominees-alabama-shakes-frank-ocean-and-the-lumineers-on-their-grammy-nods/feed/ 0 2012 Newbie Awards – Best New Male Artist Nominees http://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/2012-newbie-awards-best-new-male-artist-nominees/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/2012-newbie-awards-best-new-male-artist-nominees/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:09:45 +0000 This year has been one of the best years for emerging male artists in recent memory. With hundreds of albums released and countless live shows, the choices were plentiful and there were many worthy of inclusion. However, with so many great choices, we could only pick five as finalists. The 2012 nominees for Best New

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  1. Artist of the Week: Michael Kiwanuka Over the past few months, soul music has had a bit of a revival. You’ve seen here on our site with features on Mayer Hawthorne and Frank Ocean, and likely multiple other outlets as well. Why is soul making a...
  2. Frank Ocean Is On Saturday Night Live This Week A quick note: Frank Ocean is appearing on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Seth MacFarline, this Saturday. Check out our review of his album Channel Orange and see him perform live on the show. He’s great....
  3. Artist of the Week: Gary Clark Jr. Sometimes when a talent is too good and great beyond his years, it’s impossible to not take notice. In fact, people often times take greatness for granted when it seems far too routine. Thankfully, Austin’s Gary Clark Jr. is a...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/2012-newbie-awards-best-new-male-artist-nominees/feed/ 0 Arkells Announce North American Tour, Frank Ocean Cover http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/arkells-announce-north-american-tour-frank-ocean-cover/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/arkells-announce-north-american-tour-frank-ocean-cover/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 18:01:51 +0000 Canadian rockers Arkells are excited to return to the U.S. for a 4-week tour with Lights, which begins October 23 in Seattle. The band has had a busy summer, having been on a three-month American tour before hitting the festival circuit, including the Osheaga Festival. On top of that, the band released a cover of

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  1. DZ Deathrays Announce Fall North American Tour We’re only just past the halfway point of the 2012 but it’s fair to say that DZ Deathrays have already had quite the year. Having released their critically acclaimed debut album Bloodstreams earlier this year, Shane Parsons and Simon Ridley have...
  2. The Jezabels Announce North American Fall Tour Over the last year, The Jezabels have taken home Rolling Stones’ prestigious Album of the Year award, won the Australian Music Prize for their debut LP Prisoner, and toured the world.  Hot off the heels of Lollapalooza, the band returns to America...
  3. Yukon Blonde Announces North American Tour with The Jezabels Vancouver, BC quartet Yukon Blonde has announced a North American tour with The Jezabels in support of its sophomore LP, Tiger Talk, out now on Dine Alone (Tokyo Police Club, Neon Indian, City And Colour). Starting October 1 in San Diego, the...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/arkells-announce-north-american-tour-frank-ocean-cover/feed/ 0 Frank Ocean Is On Saturday Night Live This Week http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/frank-oceans-on-saturday-night-live-this-saturday/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/frank-oceans-on-saturday-night-live-this-saturday/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:19:52 +0000 A quick note: Frank Ocean is appearing on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Seth MacFarline, this Saturday. Check out our review of his album Channel Orange and see him perform live on the show. He’s great.

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  1. Frank Ocean Gears Up For Tour And Album Release It is safe to say that Frank Ocean is the man of the moment. In the midst of creeping into stardom, selling out shows during a nationwide tour, and gearing up to release his debut LP, the 24-year-old R&B singer...
  2. Album Review: Frank Ocean, Channel Orange To build the great Giza Pyramid it took the Egyptians 20 years. 20 years of intensive, backbreaking labor. There were obstacles that stood in the way such as: sand storms, architectural limitations, warfare and a basic misunderstanding of what the...
  3. A Chat With The Ocean Floor Before The Ocean Floor’s show at Rontom’s last week, I got a chance to sit down with them and talk about their projects, their sound and which artists they like the best. I hope I get to see The Ocean...
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  1. The Joy Formidable, Lonely Forest Poised to Take Manhattan Tomorrow This Friday, Welsh trio The Joy Formidable will be playing Webster Hall on Friday, April 29th in their last U.S. show before heading overseas to support the Manic Street Preachers. But tomorrow is about the surge and success of this...
  2. Brandon And Max Of FIDLAR On Mosh Pits And House Parties As we’ve talked about many times before, FIDLAR is one of those new bands you need to know. We showed you why multiple times and at Lollapalooza, we caught up with the Los Angeles punk rockers to hear the method...
  3. Festival Preview: Bonnaroo What Bonnaroo does better than any other North American festival is purvey that communal atmosphere of Woodstock. As great as the festival’s atmosphere is, let’s talk about some of the bands we’re most excited to see. They’re not exactly a...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/preview-all-tomorrow-s-parties/feed/ 0 Lollapalooza Day Two – Monsoon In The Afternoon http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-two-monsoon-in-the-afternoon/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-two-monsoon-in-the-afternoon/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:00:11 +0000 Day two got off to an auspicious start, pretty much picking up where day one left off. With perhaps the most complete lineup of the three days, Saturday proved to be an adventure in both stamina and sound. Somehow, the early afternoon weather was hotter and more humid than Friday, which may sound impossible, yet

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  1. Q&A: Ximena Sarinana With one of the best new indie-pop albums of the year on her first English speaking record, Ximena Sariñana has a lot going for her. After a dazzling performance at Outside Lands where she won many new fans, she unfortunately...
  2. The Weekend Playlist: The Lollapalooza 2010 Mix Lollapalooza starts today in Chicago, and BestNewBands.com’s intrepid reporter, Lauren Novik, will be on the scene. Lauren will be sending in her daily impressions of the granddaddy festival, as well as interviews with several bands. To help get you in...
  3. Let’s Dance to The Wombats Looking at the line outside Chicago’s Subterranean wrap around the block was a great sight to witness as I walked up to the sold out The Wombats show Saturday night. While I waited in line, I had the opportunity to...
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  1. Lollapalooza Lineup Announced- Let’s Get Amped! So since apparently I can’t live in the now- I only live in the future, set your delorean to 88mph’s and catch up because we all need to get amped for this year’s LOLLAPALOOZA!!!! Aside from strong and steady headliners...
  2. Lollapalooza Interview Sessions: Company of Thieves Makes The House of Blues Red Hot! The minute Genevieve Schatz, lead singer of Company of Thieves pranced on stage, she blew me away!  Don’t let her adorable pint-sized stature fool you- her voice is unbelievably strong!  She had the now-rocking House of Blues is Chi-town at...
  3. FIDLAR Announce June Tour With The Hives FIDLAR are very excited to announce that this June they will be hitting the road with The Hives. They will be joining the band for their East Coast leg in the second half of the month. They have also released...
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  1. Frank Ocean Gears Up For Tour And Album Release It is safe to say that Frank Ocean is the man of the moment. In the midst of creeping into stardom, selling out shows during a nationwide tour, and gearing up to release his debut LP, the 24-year-old R&B singer...
  2. Orange Peel Sunshine: Funny Name, Serious Rock   Orange Peel Sunshine has undergone many lineup changes since their formation in 1999, but their output of post punk grunge rock is still as energetic and in-your-face as it ever was. In a market oversaturated with dream pop and...
  3. A Chat With The Ocean Floor Before The Ocean Floor’s show at Rontom’s last week, I got a chance to sit down with them and talk about their projects, their sound and which artists they like the best. I hope I get to see The Ocean...
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  1. Maps & Atlases Set For International Tour and Album Release The Chicago-based math rock outfit, Maps & Atlases, recently announced a European and national tour set for this spring, in support of its upcoming full-length release, Beware and Be Grateful. The LP is the quartet’s sophomore effort, as well as...
  2. A Chat With The Ocean Floor Before The Ocean Floor’s show at Rontom’s last week, I got a chance to sit down with them and talk about their projects, their sound and which artists they like the best. I hope I get to see The Ocean...
  3. Greg Laswell Announces Tour Dates and Album Release Greg Laswell Announces North American Spring Tour Dates   In Support of New Album “Landline” to be Released on April 24   Producer, singer, songwriter Greg Laswell announces his 2012 Spring tour. Laswell’s dates begin on May 15 on the...
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