Best New Bands » last day of summer 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 Pristine in an Age of Tarnished Bands: An Interview with White Denim http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pristine-in-an-age-of-tarnished-bands-an-interview-with-white-denim/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pristine-in-an-age-of-tarnished-bands-an-interview-with-white-denim/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 20:00:00 +0000 These days, there’s a whole lot of music out there.  Maybe there was a second baby boom sometime in the ’80s with the good economy and what not so there are just more young people around (seriously, though…). Maybe because of the internet it’s just become more readily available. Whatever it is, there are a

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pristine-in-an-age-of-tarnished-bands-an-interview-with-white-denim/feed/ 0 Concert Review: White Denim with Allah-Las Leaves The Echo in a Beautiful Daze http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-white-denim-with-allah-las-leaves-the-echo-in-a-beautiful-daze/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-white-denim-with-allah-las-leaves-the-echo-in-a-beautiful-daze/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 21:00:00 +0000 White Denim minus new guitarist Austin Jenkins Excitement abounded for me last night, a perfectly average Wednesday in May, as I headed down to The Echo to see one of my favorite bands, White Denim.  As you might’ve heard (read?) me say before, I first witnessed this Austin-based band’s in-your-face talent when they opened for

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-white-denim-with-allah-las-leaves-the-echo-in-a-beautiful-daze/feed/ 0 Album Review: White Denim’s “D” Is an A+ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-white-denims-d-is-an-a/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-white-denims-d-is-an-a/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000 The Background: Ah, White Denim. I remember the very day when my love affair with their distinctly deft sounds began.  ‘Twas a chilly October night last year.  I was at the El Rey, seeing Portugal. The Man for the first time (read about my second time seeing them in Anaheim here!).  Unsuspectingly, I stood in

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