Best New Bands » Kelly Montgomery 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 Fresh Tracks, hand-selected for you by Kelly Montgomery for August 20th http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fresh-tracks-hand-selected-for-you-by-kelly-montgomery-for-august-20th/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fresh-tracks-hand-selected-for-you-by-kelly-montgomery-for-august-20th/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:00:00 +0000 YACHT – Waste of Time Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans have been busting out this new song on their recent tour, and it’s mantra/dance track genius is so fitting that it’s hard to believe it’s a cover from a 1980s movie (Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains). Regardless of origins, YACHT has adopted the

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  1. Fresh Tracks, hand-selected for you by Kelly Montgomery Arcade Fire – Half Light II (No Celebration) This song is both a highlight of and a perfect introduction to The Suburbs. Disguised by the musically epic sounds (it is Arcade Fire, after all) are lyrics that tell of wasted...
  2. The Weekend Playlist: Kelly Montgomery’s Summer Mix This weekend I share with you a playlist of songs that give me that warm, happy, what-a-perfect-day feeling. These are the songs that make me smile, close my eyes, and soak up the sun without a care in the world....
  3. Artist Profile: The Tallest Man On Earth There’s a comforting nostalgia in the songs of The Tallest Man On Earth, a.k.a. singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, almost like sipping a warm cup of tea in your favorite old sweater. The plucking of his guitar and crackly wail of his...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fresh-tracks-hand-selected-for-you-by-kelly-montgomery-for-august-20th/feed/ 0 Fresh Tracks, hand-selected for you by Kelly Montgomery http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fresh-tracks-hand-selected-for-you-by-kelly-montgomery/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fresh-tracks-hand-selected-for-you-by-kelly-montgomery/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:00:00 +0000 Arcade Fire – Half Light II (No Celebration) This song is both a highlight of and a perfect introduction to The Suburbs. Disguised by the musically epic sounds (it is Arcade Fire, after all) are lyrics that tell of wasted time and societal destruction. Win Butler sings in despair, “Oh, this city’s changed so much/

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  1. The Weekend Playlist: Kelly Montgomery’s Summer Mix This weekend I share with you a playlist of songs that give me that warm, happy, what-a-perfect-day feeling. These are the songs that make me smile, close my eyes, and soak up the sun without a care in the world....
  2. LA, LA, LOLLA! It’s that time of year- the time when the hipster-chic and faux-hemian alike flock to Chicago for Lollapalooza from August 6-8, 2010!  If you haven’t had the chance to check out the entire lineup, rest assured this year’s music mayhem will...
  3. Arcade Fire is back with “The Suburbs” Loyal and obsessive Arcade Fire fans will have a reason to rejoice come August 3rd, when the indie heavyweights will release their first full-length album since 2007′s critically-adored Neon Bible. The new album is called The Suburbs, and it is...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/fresh-tracks-hand-selected-for-you-by-kelly-montgomery/feed/ 0 A Recommendation: The Cinematic Orchestra http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-recommendation-the-cinematic-orchestra/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-recommendation-the-cinematic-orchestra/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +0000 I will admit out front that I am a huge So You Think You Can Dance fan. Every summer I look forward to watching a batch of new contestants fly through cha cha, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop numbers while I scrutinize their every move. Well, while latin ballroom music isn’t really my style, some

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  1. Billy Corgan tickles the ivories, tries on some country I can’t decide which drippy news source to link to, so I’ll just let you Google “billy corgan jessica simpson” and see what you come up with. And who wouldn’t have an opinion on that one? But let’s get down...
  2. The 20 Reasons You Decided to Move to Austin, Texas (most of them concerning Harlem). 1. You ask a friend to recommend some music to you. He tells you about Harlem. You promise to “check them out,” with little intention of actually doing it.2. You get on a plane for Austin, Texas (you’re undecided about...
  3. Seattle’s Coming Back Seattle’s music scene over the last eight years has, arguably, been resting in a dormant place (apart from the continual assertion that we had nothing to do with Nickelback). The EMP is now old news, the era of grunge has...
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  1. MGMT “Congratulate” Themselves When I heard that MGMT was releasing a new album, a sequence of memories suddenly flashed before my eyes. Memories of house parties in the summer, when someone would play “Kids” and send the whole lot of us bouncing off...
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  1. Emperor X Plays Guerilla Show in Irvine Post Office Chad Matheny of Emperor X will be playing a guerilla show tonight at the 24-hour Post office lobby  on 17192 Murphy Ave, Irvine, CA 92614. Several other acts will also be in attendance, switching off between songs round-robin style. The...
  2. A Special New Band: Pavement So, okay, they aren’t exactly new, but it is hard to argue that Pavement isn’t special. Sure, as a 22- year-old I can’t claim I’d been there or participated when they first came around. I’d never heard of Pavement until...
  3. Big vox: Michelle Armstrong Thursday night was busy as I caught three shows in three clubs, including Dirty Sweet with co-blogger Leona. But before I made it over to Silverlake, I stopped by Genghis Cohen on Fairfax to see a buddy of mine play...
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  1. The dilemma of August 29th I mentioned ages ago that I was planning to attend Outside Lands in San Francisco the weekend of Aug 28-30. I’ve been jockeying for a job at the festival since January, and under the press of conflicting responsibilities that same...
  2. Christa Mae and The Brigade at Viento Y Agua, April 29th, 2010   I caught Christa Mae and the Brigade last Thursday, April 29th, at the Viento Y Agua coffee house in Long Beach, where they previewed songs from their upcoming album The Truth Is… Armed with an acoustic guitar and backed...
  3. MGMT “Congratulate” Themselves When I heard that MGMT was releasing a new album, a sequence of memories suddenly flashed before my eyes. Memories of house parties in the summer, when someone would play “Kids” and send the whole lot of us bouncing off...
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