Best New Bands » FYF Fest 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 South by Southwest 2011 Preview: Top 10 Picks http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/south-by-southwest-2011-preview-top-10-picks/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/south-by-southwest-2011-preview-top-10-picks/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:00:00 +0000 The South by Southwest music festival in Austin is one of the best festivals to catch new artists and mingle with fellow indie music lovers while still enjoying all of the civilized comforts a major city has to offer. Or so I’ve been told. Though I lived in Texas for the last five years, I’ve

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/south-by-southwest-2011-preview-top-10-picks/feed/ 0 The Softer Side of FYF Fest: AA Bondy and Vetiver http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-softer-side-of-fyf-fest/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-softer-side-of-fyf-fest/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 &# What’s great about music festivals like FYF Fest is that you can see a killer rock band’s set on one stage, then walk over a small hill and hear a quiet, pretty acoustic folk rock set like that of AA Bondy.  The prolific guitar player with the soulful voice has been touring extensively, with

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