Best New Bands » Kristina Villarini 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 Tonight Alive Could Be The Biggest ‘Tiny’ Band On Earth http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/tonight-alive-could-be-the-biggest-tiny-band-on-earth/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/tonight-alive-could-be-the-biggest-tiny-band-on-earth/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Tonight Alive are just one of those bands that you don’t want to get, at first listen. Your indie-sensibilities groan at the thought of another Paramore (despite the fact that they’re still your secret guilty pleasure). But the similarities begin and end at the obvious: punk-pop band with a female lead. Not only are they

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  1. Hooray for Earth are Surrounded by Their Friends, and Like to Get Psyched After Hooray for Earth played their third residency show at Pianos, I got to chat with frontman and main songwriter Noel Heroux right outside the venue next to their van. Noel had the appearance of just getting out of bed,...
  2. Here We Go Magic Talks Pigeons, Band Dynamics, and Why Festies Have More Fun Here We Go Magic is like an ambient/psych/folk/jam band. The mix of styles is diverse, and the group’s ability to create such a textured yet cohesive sound is like a salve for the eclectic at heart. In addition to extensive...
  3. Earth to the Klaxons: A Review of Surfing the Void When the Klaxons first came to fruition and were heralded as champions of nu rave and the defining voice of contemporary rock music by British press back in 2007, it didn’t seem like a stretch. Their debut album Myths of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/tonight-alive-could-be-the-biggest-tiny-band-on-earth/feed/ 0 The White Panda, Hoodie Allen, G.Riot Bring Heat To Frozen NYC’s Highline Ballroom http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-white-panda-hoodie-allen-griot-bring-heat-to-frozen-nycs-highline-ballroom/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-white-panda-hoodie-allen-griot-bring-heat-to-frozen-nycs-highline-ballroom/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:00:00 +0000 It was only one day after the blizzard that chilled the Northeast, blanketing some boroughs of New York with upwards of 1 foot. But the kids arrived—and kids they were—at the Highline Ballroom for the 9pm doors, with opening performances by G.Riot, followed by hometown favorite (he’s from Long Island) Hoodie Allen, and then the

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  1. Get Your Pom-Poms Ready for Hoodie Allen’s Pep Rally Let’s explore for a second the commonalities of an up-and-coming rap or hip-hop artist: Growing up in or around a large city? Check. Eclectic musical taste? Check. Began writing or freestyling since their early years? Check. Hoodie Allen meets all...
  2. Brandon Flowers Warms Up New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom Last night, former (current, perhaps, as their Christmas single was released this week) frontman of The Killers and now solo act, Brandon Flowers graced the stage of New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom last night for a sold-out and I mean, SOLD-OUT...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-white-panda-hoodie-allen-griot-bring-heat-to-frozen-nycs-highline-ballroom/feed/ 0 Vonnegutt: Alternative Hip Hop Kings of the Dirty South http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/vonnegutt-alternative-hip-hop-kings-of-the-dirty-south/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/vonnegutt-alternative-hip-hop-kings-of-the-dirty-south/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +0000 Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Vonnegutt, the self-described “alternative/hip-hop/pop” four-piece repping the Dirty South.  Fronted by emcee Kyle Lucas from Marietta, Georgia, Kyle had been hustlin’ on the mixtape scene for years before meeting with session guitarist Neil Garrard, who was crafting hooks for some of southern hip-hop and R&B’s larger

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  3. Dirty Sweet @ Spaceland, 7/16/09 Well, it took almost exactly two years, but I have finally made it to a second Dirty Sweet show. I’d say that it was worth the wait, but honestly I wish I’d made it out to see them again sooner....
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