Best New Bands » Givers 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 Delicate Steve Delivers A Heavy Dose of Guitar to Brick & Mortar http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/delicate-steve-delivers-a-heavy-dose-of-guitar-to-brick-mortar/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/delicate-steve-delivers-a-heavy-dose-of-guitar-to-brick-mortar/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 05:34:36 +0000 New Jersey experimental/world music/jam/pop outfit Delicate Steve, led by mastermind Steve Marion, stopped off in San Francisco on Sunday night. Seeking out a bio on Marion turned into an unexpectedly fun experience. This happened due to the incomparable Chuck Klosterman writing it without talking to the band or listening to any of their music. This

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  1. Akron/Family and Delicate Steve Bring Experimental Beauty to Brooklyn Last night, Delicate Steve and Akron/Family took to the stage of a sold-out Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY. The room was an eclectic mix of hipsters, music aficionados and indie-rock fans (sometimes as the same person). Delicate Steve, or the...
  2. Maps & Atlases and Delicate Steve Blow Everyone’s Mind at Bowery Ballroom When I arrived at Bowery Ballroom last night, April 19th, I could already hear Gypsyblood reverberating through the walls. Because of the setup of the venue, when I went inside the noise died down, but after crossing the front lounge/bar...
  3. BackStory: Delicate Steve’s “Butterfly” In this episode of BackStory, New Jersey’s “Delicate Steve” Marion tells us the story behind his song “Butterfly.” Here is how Butterfly happened. I sat down one day in the place where I make music and took out this small...
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  1. Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Announces 2012 Lineup February 14, 2012, New York, NY — Superfly Presents and A.C. Entertainment are excited to announce the initial lineup for the 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The 11th annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June...
  2. 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...
  3. Concert Preview: Joe Pug – Congress Theater – January 28, 2012 Sometimes a musician bursts onto the scene and they take you back in history to a time that was so influential that it’s hard not to make comparisons. Joe Pug is that type of musician. “He’s like a young Bob...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/hangout-festival-2012/feed/ 0 5 Must-See Bands On The Coachella Undercard http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/5-must-see-bands-on-the-coachella-undercard/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/5-must-see-bands-on-the-coachella-undercard/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:01:00 +0000 So you’re going to Coachella! If you’re anything like me, you’re probably stoked as a surfer staring at the perfect swell about seeing Radiohead live, but you’re praying they don’t imitate their latest release, The King of Limbs and leave the entire audience aurally blue-balled. You’re searching through your Gmail contacts for that one chick

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  1. Can’t afford Coachella? Go see yOya at Brokechella this Saturday for only $5! Too strapped for cash to go to Coachella? No worries! Brokechella is the next best thing for all you penny-pinching music junkies who want to get your festival on (myself included). It’s happening this Saturday, April 16th at The Airliner...
  2. Coachella 2011 Coverage: The Strokes, Kanye West, and Festival Wrap-Up Following the awesomeness that was Death From Above 1979, it dawned on my that the weekend was almost over. Coachella is really an experience, even beyond the music; the people, the sights, the conversation, the atmosphere–everything stays with you and...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 9/5/11 Picked By: Dan Cordie Who: Givers and Kopecky Family Band Where: Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA When: Wednesday, September 7 at 7:30pm Cost: $10 Adv. / $12 Door Picked By: All Ages *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Amy Klein and the Blue Star...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 7/18/11 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Theophilus London Where: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA When: Monday, July 18th at 8pm Cost: SOLD OUT Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Pic by Johnny Leather Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Shilpa Ray Where: Zebulon,...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/15/11 Pic by Emily Shur Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Fool’s Gold Where: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, Los Angeles When: Wednesday, August 17th at 7pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: All Ages   *** Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Races Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When:...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/29/11 Pic by Nick Maggio Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: The Ross Sea Party Where: Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, August 29th at 11pm Cost: FREE Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Ball of Flame Shoot Fire...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-9-5-11/feed/ 0 Le Guess Who Announces 2011 Festival Lineup http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/le-guess-who-announces-2011-festival-lineup/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/le-guess-who-announces-2011-festival-lineup/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:40:34 +0000 From November 24 – November 27 2011 the fifth edition of music festival Le Guess Who? takes place in Utrecht, Holland. Le Guess Who? is located in the Utrecht city centre. Bands and artists perform throughout the city in different indoor locations like Tivoli Oudegracht, Tivoli de Helling, EKKO, dBs, Acu and RASA. Le Guess

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  1. Earshot Jazz Festival, a Preview A grand congregation featuring over 50 shows of the nations most acclaimed and promising jazz musicians will form in Seattle on October 15 and conclude 23 days later on November 7. The annual Earshot Jazz festival, established in 1984, has...
  2. Coachella 2011 Coverage: The Strokes, Kanye West, and Festival Wrap-Up Following the awesomeness that was Death From Above 1979, it dawned on my that the weekend was almost over. Coachella is really an experience, even beyond the music; the people, the sights, the conversation, the atmosphere–everything stays with you and...
  3. Seattle’s Decibel Festival, a Preview Seven years ago music enthusiast Sean Horton founded the Decibel Festival in Seattle, bringing to life an exhibition of his passion. The identity of the festival was the electronic music scene and the effect of it, in a city that...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/le-guess-who-announces-2011-festival-lineup/feed/ 0 Pepper Rabbit Hops Through Oregon and Washington with Ra Ra Riot http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pepper-rabbit-hops-through-oregon-and-washington-with-ra-ra-riot/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pepper-rabbit-hops-through-oregon-and-washington-with-ra-ra-riot/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Pepper Rabbit’s off to quite a busy 2011 so far: after releasing their debut album, Beauregard, late last year, the duo of Xander Singh and Luc Laurent has played a non-stop string of shows with the likes of Passion Pit, Freelance Whales and Miniature Tigers. I recently had the opportunity to interview Xander Singh –

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  1. Words and Music with Pepper Rabbit Several hours before they rocked The Echo, I got a chance to sit down with Pepper Rabbit and chat about the recent release of their debut album Beauregard, their next album, and their currently hectic schedule. I was first introduced to...
  2. Pepper Rabbit’s “Beauregard”: This Week’s Pleasant Surprise I didn’t know what to expect when I dove into Pepper Rabbit’s new release, Beauregard. I didn’t think I was familiar with the band, but I guess by association I was expecting them to sound something like Pepper, so I...
  3. Highwater: Rising to the Top of Oregon’s Alternative Scene photo taken by Carolyn Taylor “Left-coast mountain punk-grass” is how Highwater, a Portland- and Eugene-based band, describes its sound. If you’re unfamiliar with that particular genre of music, you’re not alone: Highwater’s tunes are as unique as the men who...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pepper-rabbit-hops-through-oregon-and-washington-with-ra-ra-riot/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/24/11 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-1-24-11/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-1-24-11/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: White Lies Where: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA When: Monday, Jan. 4th at 8:00 pm Cost: Sold Out Age Restrictions: All Ages   *** Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Cold War Kids with Grouplove Where: The Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, January 24th at 9:30 pm Cost: $20 Age

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/17/11 Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Broken Social Scene Where: Terminal 5, NYC When: Tuesday, Jan. 18th at 8:00 Cost: $11 advance, $13 day of show Age Restrictions: 21+ ***   Picked By: Claire Gallagher and Daniel Kohn Who: Atlantic/Pacific and The Pierces Where: Hotel...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/10/11 Picked By: Lauren Novik Who: The Wombats Where: The Satellite, Los Angeles When: Wednesday, Jan. 12th at 8:30pm Cost: $12-14 Age Restrictions: 21+   From Lauren Novik: “The Wombats will be rocking out at Silverlake’s Satellite (formerly Spaceland) this Wednesday,...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/3/2011 Picked by Jesse Diener-Bennett, Laurel Kathleen, & Lauren Novik Who: Grouplove w/Guards Where: Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday Jan. 3rd, 9:30pm Cost: Free! Age Restrictions: 21+   From Laurel Kathleen: This January, catch one of Los Angeles’ hottest...
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