Best New Bands » jd samson 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 MEN At Work: Brooklyn Dance Trio Takes NYC First http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/men-at-work-brooklyn-dance-trio-takes-nyc-first/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/men-at-work-brooklyn-dance-trio-takes-nyc-first/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:00:00 +0000 Last week, for the first time, in New York’s Bowery Ballroom, I watched MEN in costumes dance. I watched MEN sing. I watched MEN jam. Wait, I paid to watch dudes? I kid, of course (and to the readers, I apologize, I usually try to avoid bad puns). The Brooklyn-based disco-funk dance trio, fronted by

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/men-at-work-brooklyn-dance-trio-takes-nyc-first/feed/ 0 MEN Kick Off North American Tour Next Week in NYC http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/men-kick-off-north-american-tour-next-week-in-nyc/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/men-kick-off-north-american-tour-next-week-in-nyc/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:09:13 +0000 Last month, I reviewed the debut album by Brooklyn-based, electronically-rooted but every other genre but country-fused band MEN, which you can read HERE. Talk About Body is a very accomplished debut for a trio of individuals who have an accomplished musical lineage. JD Samson, of celebrated band Le Tigre has created a robsut combination of

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/men-kick-off-north-american-tour-next-week-in-nyc/feed/ 0 MEN’s “Talk About Body” Will Give You Something to Say http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/mens-talk-about-body-will-give-you-something-to-say/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/mens-talk-about-body-will-give-you-something-to-say/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Fans of Le Tigre looking to relive the beautiful madness of their electro-punk/riot grrl days may not know what to make of MEN‘s Talk About Body. JD Samson, who joined Le Tigre when Sadie Benning left the band, is the first of their current lineup to put out a record, and while MEN is just

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