Best New Bands » Glasslands 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 Daughn Gibson Live at Brooklyn’s Glasslands http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/daughn-gibson-live-at-brooklyns-glasslands/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/daughn-gibson-live-at-brooklyns-glasslands/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2013 11:13:11 +0000 The punk drummer, truck driver, deep-voiced experimental country crooner Daughn Gibson rolled through Brooklyn recently, playing an enigmatic set with a backing band at Glasslands. I saw him once before at Knitting Factory during CMJ last year, when he was just with his drum machines, samplers, and librarian-esque keyboard player. This time around he was

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  1. Album Review: Daughn Gibson, Me Moan On Daughn Gibson’s new album, Me Moan, he is the tallest, darkest cowboy ever born along the highway side. Here, he takes his electronic country blues sound down new paths, reaching cosmic country soul levels. It’s throwback feel through modern ears,...
  2. Friday At The Pitchfork Festival Daughn Gibson And Mac DeMarco “Why, it’s hotter than a two peckered goat today!” Daughn Gibson’s observation was spot on as he kicked off the festival on the red stage. With his 6’5’’ frame, black tank top and black jeans with a black handkerchief hanging...
  3. Maps & Atlases With Zechs Marquise Live at Glasslands Maps & Atlases By now we already know to expect a great show whenever Maps & Atlases is playing. Last time I caught them at Bowery Ballroom, it was a sold out show filled with adoring fans. If they could...
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  1. Album Review: Jackson Scott, Melbourne Melbourne is far from a typical summer album release. Far from what I would expect to come out of Asheville, N.C. or Fat Possum Records. Instead, Jackson Scott’s dripping, echoing vocals and fuzzed out songs sound like they’ve come from...
  2. Album Review: Gauntlet Hair, Stills Even if it weren’t for the Garage Band recordings, I can still vividly remember what my first high school band sounded like. I’ll save you the gory details, but it was fine at best. It can be hard to strike...
  3. TeamMate’s Dani Buncher and Scott Simons Discuss Their Upcoming EP And Unusual Story Every band has an inception story, but Dani Buncher and Scott Simons is not your typical tale. The two dated for ten years, and after spending some time enduring a long distance relationship, Buncher realized she might be gay and...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jackson-scott-gets-weird-at-glasslands/feed/ 0 Treetop Flyers Invoke Salsa Dancing, Play Extended Jams at Glasslands http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/treetop-flyers-invoke-salsa-dancing-play-extended-jams-at-glasslands/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/treetop-flyers-invoke-salsa-dancing-play-extended-jams-at-glasslands/#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2013 01:27:18 +0000 London’s Treetop Flyers have already had a mention on one of our mixtapes, and Thursday night I got to see the five piece who sound more like kindred spirits of ’70s Laurel Canyon rock in action at Glasslands. Reid Morrison, Tomer Danan, Laurie Sherman, Sam Beer, and Matthew Starritt all displayed brilliant musicianship, and the

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  1. Memory Tapes Induce Dancing and Jamming at Glasslands The hypnotic Memory Tapes played Glasslands with TEEN and Denitia and Sene this week, who each brought totally different musical vibe to the room, but it all culminated into a finale dance party thanks to Memory Tape’s bouncing basslines, and...
  2. BRAHMS Play Glasslands in Brooklyn, Heading to SXSW Last night, the Brooklyn trio known as BRAHMS took the stage at the GlassLands in Brooklyn, New York to reintroduce themselves. Not as something other than the drummer-less band we have come to know and love, but as more mature,...
  3. Album Review: Royal Canoe, Extended Play EP   Monday nights don’t tend to scream awesome show nights, but I was proven wrong this past week when the band Royal Canoe came into my life. This six-piece band hailing from Winnipeg, Canada were an obvious standout at The Double...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/treetop-flyers-invoke-salsa-dancing-play-extended-jams-at-glasslands/feed/ 0 This is Head, Norwegian Arms, and Parenthetical Girls Get Weird In Brooklyn http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/this-is-head-norwegian-arms-and-parenthetical-girls-get-weird-in-brooklyn/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/this-is-head-norwegian-arms-and-parenthetical-girls-get-weird-in-brooklyn/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:43:49 +0000 This is Head is a kraut-disco indie rock quartet from Malmö, Sweden who have made the rounds playing a bunch of NYC shows this week, and I caught them on their Glasslands hit, along with Norwegian Arms and Parenthetical Girls. If I were to make any comparisons – which I will – This is Head

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  1. Parenthetical Girls Charm The Echoplex I saw my Portland darlings, Parenthetical Girls, open for British sensations Los Campesinos! last Saturday night at Los Angeles’ Echoplex.  If you are familiar with the Brit poppers, then you probably know how devoted their fans are, and you also...
  2. Parenthetical Girls Embark on “PG-13 Tour” Leave it to Zac Pennington and his bizarro freak-pop troupe Parenthetical Girls to entitle their tour, the “PG-13 Tour” (parents strongly caution). The Portland-based group embarked on its risqué road voyage on Wednesday, March 21st, and plans to make the...
  3. Kina Grannis’ “In Your Arms” World Tour Returns To North America After spending much of the last year putting the finishing touches on her now world-renowned “In Your Arms” music video (made with more than a quarter-million Jelly Belly Jelly Beans) and touring in Europe, Asia and Australia, Los Angeles-based singer...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/this-is-head-norwegian-arms-and-parenthetical-girls-get-weird-in-brooklyn/feed/ 0 Ben Wyeth of Hockey Talks New Album And Influences Growing Up http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ben-wyeth-of-hockey-talks-new-album-influences-growing-up/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ben-wyeth-of-hockey-talks-new-album-influences-growing-up/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:07:23 +0000   Heard of Hockey? The band, not the sport. I’m sure their shows have the potential to get raucous and maybe even a bit bloody if you dance too hard, but a bunch of bodies dancing and jumping would make any ice melt – or just break – for sure. After hearing their retro electronic

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  1. Lindi Ortega: On childhood influences, her new album, and singing karaoke in Nashville Lindi Ortega – Little Lie from Last Gang Records Lindi Ortega sounds like a modern-day Dolly Parton, light on the twang but heavy on the charm. Her warm, girlish vocals are more than enough to engage a casual listener, and...
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  3. Words with Daniel Blue of Motopony: The new album, influences, and cruising Burning Man naked Motopony – King Of Diamonds Daniel Blue is equal parts open book and enigma. The artist-turned-fashion-designer-turned-musician didn’t get serious about music as a profession until he was in his late twenties, but you wouldn’t know it by listening to his...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ben-wyeth-of-hockey-talks-new-album-influences-growing-up/feed/ 0 Saskatchewan Brings Orlando Dream Pop to Glasslands http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saskatchewan-brings-orlando-dream-pop-to-glasslands/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saskatchewan-brings-orlando-dream-pop-to-glasslands/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:54:26 +0000 Last Saturday, Glasslands had a night of East Coast dream rock, and variations on that theme, featuring Saskatchewan, Vensaire, and Orca Orca. Orlando-based Saskatchewan was the headliner, and brought many Florida transplants out to the front row. It was nice to see the sub-tropic south represent a little in the greatest and most eclectic city

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  1. Architecture in Helsinki Brings The Fillmore Alive Australia’s electronic indie band Architecture in Helsinki landed at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium last night, flooding the dance floor with infectious grooves.  This show was a part of a long tour that has spanned most of the year in support...
  2. Total Slacker Don’t Slack on the Awesome at Glasslands Total Slacker The implied apathy of Total Slacker is all just a rouse – these guys put a lot of energy into their shows. They are adept musically and mentally. Their lyrics, despite being based around many a joke on...
  3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Doldrums and Field Mouse at Glasslands I went to this show with the plan to specifically watch and review the Brooklyn-based dream pop outfit Field Mouse, but they went on earlier than I anticipated, and for some reason Glasslands was unusually slow to get people in...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/saskatchewan-brings-orlando-dream-pop-to-glasslands/feed/ 0 Love Inks, Shy Hunters, Baby Alpaca and Young Unknowns Live In Brooklyn http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/love-inks-shy-hunters-baby-alpaca-and-young-unknowns-live-in-brooklyn/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/love-inks-shy-hunters-baby-alpaca-and-young-unknowns-live-in-brooklyn/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:42:22 +0000 Minimalist pop rockers Love Ink’s visual aesthetic is about as Texan hipster as it gets, but their songs, though short and simple, are strong enough to give them the substance they need. Vocalist Sherry LeBlanc is a storyteller. Judging from her in-between song banter, she could probably tell a story on any topic one could

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/love-inks-shy-hunters-baby-alpaca-and-young-unknowns-live-in-brooklyn/feed/ 0 Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Doldrums and Field Mouse at Glasslands http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/unknown-mortal-orchestra-doldrums-and-field-mouse-at-glasslands/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/unknown-mortal-orchestra-doldrums-and-field-mouse-at-glasslands/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:06:41 +0000 I went to this show with the plan to specifically watch and review the Brooklyn-based dream pop outfit Field Mouse, but they went on earlier than I anticipated, and for some reason Glasslands was unusually slow to get people in the door, so I ended up only catching the last half of their set while

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  1. This past weekend: MS MR and Xylos at Glasslands MS MR is somewhat of a mysterious new band. They seem to have just emerged from the Internet, using the most random web images they could find in their media, and labeling themselves as “Tumblr Glitch Pop, Soul Fuzz, Electroshock”...
  2. Maps & Atlases With Zechs Marquise Live at Glasslands Maps & Atlases By now we already know to expect a great show whenever Maps & Atlases is playing. Last time I caught them at Bowery Ballroom, it was a sold out show filled with adoring fans. If they could...
  3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra Live At The Echoplex It’s been a busy year for Portland-based lo-fi outfit, Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Not only has the trio released its self-titled debut, but it has also been touring the world non-stop for well over six months now. I was able to...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-hospitality/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 9/5/11 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-9-5-11/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-9-5-11/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:51:47 +0000 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 Band Where: Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY When: Wednesday, September 7th at 8:30pm Cost: $10 Age Restrictions: 21+

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