Best New Bands » Freelance Whales 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 Artist of the Week: Freelance Whales http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-freelance-whales/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-freelance-whales/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:03:04 +0000 Over the past ten or so years, New York City has emerged as a haven for indie rock bands with Brooklyn at its epicenter. Most of the praise has been given to Brooklyn, and with good reason: it’s a hipster Mecca. There are way too many new bands to list that have emerged from the

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  1. Captain Ahab, Meet Freelance Whales Instrumental segments are bittersweet. A lot of new bands don’t have the skill-set or the patience to rely on their instruments. They are over-zealous is making a name for themselves to the point where they think a catchy lyric is...
  2. Freelance Whales Make the Detroit Bar Bounce     Last night, Freelance Whales played for all the wide-eyed locals at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Opening for them were Miniature Tigers with a little help from The New Limb, an up-and-coming band from the Detroit Bar’s home....
  3. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Freelance Whales Freelance Whales is an emerging indie-rock band hailing from Queens, New York. The band formed in 2008 and has just released their first full-length LP, Weathervanes, this year. Most of the band members are multi-instrumentalists and the band has created...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-freelance-whales/feed/ 0 Preview: The Jezabels will be releasing their new single, “Trycolour” on Monday – December 12th http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/preview-the-jezabels-will-be-releasing-their-new-single-trycolour-on-monday-december-12th/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/preview-the-jezabels-will-be-releasing-their-new-single-trycolour-on-monday-december-12th/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:13:49 +0000 The Jezabels will be releasing their stand-out single, “Trycolour” on Monday 12th December 2011.  Having signed in the US to independent label Mom+Pop Records (Sleigh Bells, Freelance Whales, Metric, etc) The Jezabels will take a quick pit-stop in the UK, between their North American tour and their return to Australia, to play a headline show

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/preview-the-jezabels-will-be-releasing-their-new-single-trycolour-on-monday-december-12th/feed/ 0 Captain Ahab, Meet Freelance Whales http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/captain-ahab-meet-freelance-whales/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/captain-ahab-meet-freelance-whales/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000 Instrumental segments are bittersweet. A lot of new bands don’t have the skill-set or the patience to rely on their instruments. They are over-zealous is making a name for themselves to the point where they think a catchy lyric is all the need to rest on their laurels. Although an infectious chorus is. . .well

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  1. Freelance Whales Make the Detroit Bar Bounce     Last night, Freelance Whales played for all the wide-eyed locals at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Opening for them were Miniature Tigers with a little help from The New Limb, an up-and-coming band from the Detroit Bar’s home....
  2. Q&A: Doris Cellar of Freelance Whales When people hear Craigslist experiences, they only think of the gloom and doom that could occur from these chance meetings. But fortunately for Queens, New York-based Freelance Whales, the results couldn’t have gone more swimmingly. The band’s name is derived...
  3. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Freelance Whales Freelance Whales is an emerging indie-rock band hailing from Queens, New York. The band formed in 2008 and has just released their first full-length LP, Weathervanes, this year. Most of the band members are multi-instrumentalists and the band has created...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/captain-ahab-meet-freelance-whales/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 12/13 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-12-13/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-12-13/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Sweaters with the Dead Trees and El Sportivo Where: The Satellite in Los Angeles, Ca When: Monday, December 13 at 8:30 p.m. Cost: Free Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Liz Livengood Who: Alela Diane Where: Mississippi Studios in Portland, Or When: Tuesday, December 14 at 8 p.m. Cost: $7

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-12-13/feed/ 0 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Freelance Whales http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/9-questions-and-one-embarrassing-story-with-freelance-whales/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/9-questions-and-one-embarrassing-story-with-freelance-whales/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Freelance Whales is an emerging indie-rock band hailing from Queens, New York. The band formed in 2008 and has just released their first full-length LP, Weathervanes, this year. Most of the band members are multi-instrumentalists and the band has created a patchwork sound that has influences from everything from bluegrass to The Postal Service. Be

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  3. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Bad Books Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine and indie-rockers Manchester Orchestra have been making music as separate, and very different, entities for years. This year, Kevin Devine has joined up with the guys from Manchester Orchestra to form a new band called Bad Books....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/9-questions-and-one-embarrassing-story-with-freelance-whales/feed/ 0 Q&A: Doris Cellar of Freelance Whales http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-doris-cellar-of-freelance-whales/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-doris-cellar-of-freelance-whales/#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:00:00 +0000 When people hear Craigslist experiences, they only think of the gloom and doom that could occur from these chance meetings. But fortunately for Queens, New York-based Freelance Whales, the results couldn’t have gone more swimmingly. The band’s name is derived from lead singer Judah Dadone’s near death experience when he nearly drowned during his childhood

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  3. Freelance Whales Make the Detroit Bar Bounce     Last night, Freelance Whales played for all the wide-eyed locals at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Opening for them were Miniature Tigers with a little help from The New Limb, an up-and-coming band from the Detroit Bar’s home....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-november-19-2010/feed/ 0 Freelance Whales Make the Detroit Bar Bounce http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/freelance-whales-make-the-detroit-bar-bounce/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/freelance-whales-make-the-detroit-bar-bounce/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000     Last night, Freelance Whales played for all the wide-eyed locals at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Opening for them were Miniature Tigers with a little help from The New Limb, an up-and-coming band from the Detroit Bar’s home. The artificial smoked filled air combined with the mesmorizing lights created the perfect underground indie atmosphere

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