Best New Bands » Islands 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 Mister Heavenly Comes to Get Everyone at Mercury Lounge http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mister-heavenly-comes-to-get-everyone-at-mercury-lounge/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mister-heavenly-comes-to-get-everyone-at-mercury-lounge/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:39:42 +0000 Ryan and Nick of Mister Heavenly Sunday night at Mercury Lounge was a line-up of misters, plus a Fort Lean. Mister Heavenly was of course the main draw, with the combined powers of Ryan Kattner (Honus Honus) of Man Man, Nick Thorburn of Islands and The Unicorns, and Joe Plummer from Modest Mouse. The supergroup

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mister-heavenly-comes-to-get-everyone-at-mercury-lounge/feed/ 0 Walter Meego Weaves Dreamy Synth Pop Fantasies at the Echo http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/walter-meego-at-the-echo/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/walter-meego-at-the-echo/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Walter Meego is a five piece synthpop band that sounds like of Montreal meets Islands meets Vampire Weekend.  Last night at The Echo, they filled their headlining set with the kind of dreamy dance pop that’s so in vogue right now. They began the set wth a host of soft, bustling synth sounds, and then

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  2. We Barbarians and Superhumanoids: Eclectic Sets @ The Echo Last night We Barbarians (pictured) and Superhumanoids filled the Echo with sounds and people of all shapes and sizes. I thought the diverse crowd perfectly reflected the eclectic mix of the two groups’ styles, supporting both the soft, glow of...
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