Best New Bands » Gold Motel 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 Greta Morgan Dishes On Springtime Carnivore http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/greta-morgan-dishes-solo-project-springtime-carnivore/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/greta-morgan-dishes-solo-project-springtime-carnivore/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:36:46 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21969 Chicago – Greta Morgan Salpeter, better known as Greta Morgan, first made a name for herself as a singer with The Hush Sound. After the band signed with Fueled by Ramen, the Chicagoans moved to L.A. When not soaking up the Cali sun, touring, and scoring films, Morgan taught herself to record and produce her

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  2. Catching Up With Greta Morgan and Eric Hehr of Gold Motel Having profiled Chicago’s Gold Motel as our Artist of the Week, it’s safe to say this is one of our favorite new bands out there. Though their album isn’t as poppy as their debut, that doesn’t mean it isn’t good....
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  1. Artist of the Week: Gold Motel Sometimes when you’re a new band, having a sunny, poppy first album is just the tip of the iceberg. It can give the false impression to fans and critics alike that you’re all fuzzy and happy inside without showing what’s...
  2. Catching Up With Greta Morgan and Eric Hehr of Gold Motel Having profiled Chicago’s Gold Motel as our Artist of the Week, it’s safe to say this is one of our favorite new bands out there. Though their album isn’t as poppy as their debut, that doesn’t mean it isn’t good....
  3. GOLD MOTEL Album Release GOLD MOTEL has announced the release date of new self-titled release.  The band’s second album will be out July 3rd on their Good As Gold imprint with the band’s new partner, Thirty Tigers.   The press announcement was made today, but...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-gold-motel/feed/ 0 Catching Up With Greta Morgan and Eric Hehr of Gold Motel http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/catching-up-with-greta-morgan-and-eric-hehr-of-gold-motel/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/catching-up-with-greta-morgan-and-eric-hehr-of-gold-motel/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:18:03 +0000 Having profiled Chicago’s Gold Motel as our Artist of the Week, it’s safe to say this is one of our favorite new bands out there. Though their album isn’t as poppy as their debut, that doesn’t mean it isn’t good. We caught up with singer Greta Morgan and guitarist Eric Hehr who answered a smorgasbord

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  2. Check out Gold Motel’s New Single, “Leave You in Love” Maybe you were one of the lucky ones to see Gold Motel play at Lollapalooza this past Sunday, maybe you weren’t.  Either way, you can hear their newest sunny-sweet pop hook, “Leave You in Love” right here.  This new single...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/check-out-gold-motels-new-single-leave-you-in-love/feed/ 0 HelloGoodbye, Gold Motel, You Me and Everyone We Know, and Now, Now Bring a Perfect Night of Pop-Rock to the Troubadour http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hellogoodbye-gold-motel-you-me-and-everyone-we-know-and-now-now-bring-a-perfect-night-of-pop-rock-to-the-troubadour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hellogoodbye-gold-motel-you-me-and-everyone-we-know-and-now-now-bring-a-perfect-night-of-pop-rock-to-the-troubadour/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:00:00 +0000 On Saturday the 22nd, I headed on out to the Troubadour for another typical night of Los Angeles’ rocking live music scene, and, naturally, I was not disappointed.  I don’t mean to make all you non-Angelenos jealous, but you should be totally jealous.  It took me a while to understand the hype behind this city,

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