Best New Bands » Grave Babies 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 Grave Babies Bring Their Meticulous Darkness to Portland http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grave-babies-bring-meticulous-darkness-portland/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grave-babies-bring-meticulous-darkness-portland/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2015 07:06:09 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25855 Portland – Nothing screams Goth like Grave Babies. The eclectic four-piece stopped at Mississippi Studios in Portland Monday night in promotion of their upcoming album Holographic Violence due out July 24th. Their lo-fi, distorted sound has garnered them comparisons to The Cure and even a darker Jesus and Mary Chain. Grave Babies have continued to

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  2. Grave Babies Light Up Record Room in Portland   If you’re at all familiar with Grave Babies, lead singer Danny Wahlfel’s recent response to a question from IntoTheWoods.tv about song meaning might not be all that shocking— “They’re pretty much just all about depression and nihilism. A lot...
  3. Album Review: Grave Babies, Crusher   Grave Babies’ name does not exactly scream “listen to me now!” and the album art of the band’s new album, Crusher, does not exactly scream “buy me now!” So instead here I am screaming – buy this album now!...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grave-babies-bring-meticulous-darkness-portland/feed/ 0 Capitol Hill Block Party: Catching Up Young Evils, BellaMaine and Grave Babies http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/capitol-hill-block-party-catching-up-young-evils-bellamaine-and-grave-babies/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/capitol-hill-block-party-catching-up-young-evils-bellamaine-and-grave-babies/#comments Sun, 28 Jul 2013 00:27:04 +0000 Welcome to one of Seattle’s classic summer musical festivals: Capitol Hill Block Party. One of the city’s main “bar” streets, Pike St., is transformed for the weekend into what at first might appear to be a musical playground. True to name, however, Capitol Hill Block Party is first and foremost a very big street party

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/capitol-hill-block-party-catching-up-young-evils-bellamaine-and-grave-babies/feed/ 0 Album Review: Grave Babies, Crusher http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-grave-babies-crusher/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-grave-babies-crusher/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:36:02 +0000   Grave Babies’ name does not exactly scream “listen to me now!” and the album art of the band’s new album, Crusher, does not exactly scream “buy me now!” So instead here I am screaming – buy this album now! Crusher was released on Hardly Art Records on February 26 and for those who make

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  2. Night of the Living Grave Babies at Death by Audio I’ve never been bored at a Death by Audio show, and last night was no different. Perpetual Ritual, Grave Babies, Ganglians, and Xray Eyeballs all played great sets. These were all bands I had not seen live yet, and I...
  3. Grave Babies on Seattle’s Musical Influences and the Best Way to Die Before Grave Babies’ show at Death By Audio, I sat down with songwriter Danny Wahlfeldt, Tyler Robinson, Keith Whiteman, and Mitch Saulsberry, who regaled me with stories about everything from their beginnings in a basement to the best way to...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-grave-babies-crusher/feed/ 0 Grave Babies on Seattle’s Musical Influences and the Best Way to Die http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/grave-babies-on-seattles-musical-influences-and-the-best-way-to-die/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/grave-babies-on-seattles-musical-influences-and-the-best-way-to-die/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:41:28 +0000 Before Grave Babies’ show at Death By Audio, I sat down with songwriter Danny Wahlfeldt, Tyler Robinson, Keith Whiteman, and Mitch Saulsberry, who regaled me with stories about everything from their beginnings in a basement to the best way to end their Farewell Tour 2011. Kelly Knapp: Tell me about Grave Babies. Danny Wahlfeldt: Grave

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/grave-babies-on-seattles-musical-influences-and-the-best-way-to-die/feed/ 0 Night of the Living Grave Babies at Death by Audio http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/night-of-the-living-grave-babies-at-death-by-audio/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/night-of-the-living-grave-babies-at-death-by-audio/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:35:10 +0000 I’ve never been bored at a Death by Audio show, and last night was no different. Perpetual Ritual, Grave Babies, Ganglians, and Xray Eyeballs all played great sets. These were all bands I had not seen live yet, and I was especially stoked for Seattle’s Grave Babies and Brooklyn-based Xray Eyeballs. Also, I have to

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  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week 9/12/11 Picked By: Kelly K. Who: Grave Babies, Xray EyeballsWhere: Death by Audio, NYC When: Tuesday, September 13th @9pmCost: $7Age Restriction: All Ages Image (Grave Babies) by EMILY DENTON Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: The Joy Formidable with Races and Telekinesis! Where: The...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/night-of-the-living-grave-babies-at-death-by-audio/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week 9/12/11 http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-9-12-11/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-9-12-11/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:05:02 +0000 Picked By: Kelly K. Who: Grave Babies, Xray EyeballsWhere: Death by Audio, NYC When: Tuesday, September 13th @9pmCost: $7Age Restriction: All Ages Image (Grave Babies) by EMILY DENTON Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: The Joy Formidable with Races and Telekinesis! Where: The El Rey Theater, Los AngelesWhen: Wednesday, September 14th, doors open at 7:30pmCost: $20Age Restrictions: All

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