Best New Bands » Lauren Novik 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 Cardiknox Shines Light On Portrait http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/cardiknox/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/cardiknox/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2016 00:56:37 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29271 Chicago –  L.A. duo Cardiknox is ready to unveil Portrait, the indie pop band’s debut album. The masterminds behind Cardiknox – Lonnie Angle and Thomas Dutton – have been hard at work, making their dreams come true, despite the occasional obstacles here and there. The two met in Seattle, became friends, and together moved to New

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  1. Ra Ra Riot ’s ‘Need Your Light’ Shines On Its Own Los Angeles –  Need Your Light, the new record from indie-pop vanguards Ra Ra Riot, is the band’s brightest and most inspired work yet. The once baroque-pop, Brooklyn quintet is now utilizing synthesizers more than ever before. This was quite apparent...
  2. X Ambassadors Interview: Musicals, Tourmates and “VHS” Chicago – Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are by now you’ve heard of New York’s X Ambassadors. The foursome are made up of lead singer and saxophonist Sam Harris, his brother Casey on keys, and their longtime...
  3. The Knocks Party Hard Chicago – New York City producers Ben “B-Roc” Ruttner and James “JPatt” Patterson rolled into the Windy City Saturday in their brand new tour bus, ready to get down. The duo have been performing in the Midwest on the Route 55 Tour, in anticipation...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/cardiknox/feed/ 0 Kazai Rex at Silver Lake Jubilee http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/kazai-rex-at-silver-lake-jubilee/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/kazai-rex-at-silver-lake-jubilee/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Going to a new festival can be a bit of a gamble, and going to a new festival to see a new band (well new to me, anyway) can be a recipe for disappointment. Saturday’s crowd at the Silver Lake Jubilee was relatively tame compared to the drunken hordes at last year’s Sunset Junction, and

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  1. “Everybody Knows” Jeremy Silver Rocked Hotel Cafe Last night Jeremy Silver rocked the Hotel Café with his CD release show, and the great turn out of fans, friends, and music fiends were not disappointed.  Silver waded his way through every track off his just-dropped “Everybody Knows” and...
  2. “Everybody Knows” Jeremy Silver Is An Artist To Keep On Your Radar! The music industry is insanely incestuous- artists collaborating with others and six degrees of seperation later you find out someone who’s produced an album you love is an insanely talented artist himself.  Case in point- L.A. Kids’ (Fight From Above)...
  3. Echo Lake Takes You On A Trip Bedroom-crafted tracks meet otherworldly vocals in an exciting new noise pop duo from England, Echo Lake. Echo Lake’s debut EP, Young Silence, is a dreamlike trip through strange worlds. One track can sound like you’re floating through the air on...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/kazai-rex-at-silver-lake-jubilee/feed/ 0 The BestNewBands.com Team is on the ground in Austin NOW! http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-bestnewbandscom-team-is-on-the-ground-in-austin-now/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-bestnewbandscom-team-is-on-the-ground-in-austin-now/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:10:18 +0000 It’s all happening! Lauren and Laurel are on the ground at SXSW, and the reports will start coming in today. Follow all the action on their Twitter accounts, and here on BestNewBands.com- Twitter.com/LaurenNovik, Twitter.com/LaurelKathleen, and Twitter.com/BestNewBandscom!

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  1. This week, BestNewBands.com is going to SXSW! BestNewBands.com staffers Laurel Kathleen and Lauren Novik are hitting the road for SXSW this week, and we invite you to keep tabs on what they’re up to here on the site and via Twitter! You can follow BestNewBands.com on Twitter...
  2. Austin’s StumbleDrunk Breaks New Ground On Old Rock Austin, Texas’ StumbleDrunk is a rock ‘em, sock ‘em, all-American rock n’ roll band. Derek Pope, brothers Carter and Tucker Francis, Josh Massey and Wayne Zingery drink to excess and jam even more excessively. In preparation of the physical release...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/3/2011 Picked by Jesse Diener-Bennett, Laurel Kathleen, & Lauren Novik Who: Grouplove w/Guards Where: Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday Jan. 3rd, 9:30pm Cost: Free! Age Restrictions: 21+   From Laurel Kathleen: This January, catch one of Los Angeles’ hottest...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-bestnewbandscom-team-is-on-the-ground-in-austin-now/feed/ 0 This week, BestNewBands.com is going to SXSW! http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/this-week-bestnewbandscom-is-going-to-sxsw/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/this-week-bestnewbandscom-is-going-to-sxsw/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:22:46 +0000 BestNewBands.com staffers Laurel Kathleen and Lauren Novik are hitting the road for SXSW this week, and we invite you to keep tabs on what they’re up to here on the site and via Twitter! You can follow BestNewBands.com on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/bestnewbandscom Follow Laurel Kathleen on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/LaurelKathleen Follow Lauren Novik on Twitter at

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/31/11 Picked By: Kristina Villarini Who: The Hold Steady w/ The Gay Blades Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg, NYC When: Monday, January 31st at 9pm Cost: $25 Age Restrictions: 18+ ***   Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Joan of Arc w/ Pillars & Tongues,...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/3/2011 Picked by Jesse Diener-Bennett, Laurel Kathleen, & Lauren Novik Who: Grouplove w/Guards Where: Bootleg Theater, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday Jan. 3rd, 9:30pm Cost: Free! Age Restrictions: 21+   From Laurel Kathleen: This January, catch one of Los Angeles’ hottest...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/7/11 Picked By: Rebecca Haithcoat Who: Prince‘s “Welcome to America” Tour Where: Madison Square Garden, NYC When: Monday, February 7th at 7:30pm Cost: $20.10-$179.50 Age Restrictions: All Ages   From Rebecca: “Prince is not just my, but THE G.O.A.T., and please...
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  1. Austin, Texas: Cookin’ in the Kitchen Something was cookin’ in the kitchen Saturday night in Austin, Texas, and it wasn’t breakfast tacos. Austin’s percussionist Gypsy Twins (Ren Lewis and yours truly) and Austin music patroness Anna Ramsey were delighted to host the first of many monthly...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/texas-in-july-in-january/feed/ 0 A few Qs and As with Kaz & Dan of Gamble & Burke http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-few-qs-and-as-with-kaz-dan-of-gamble-burke/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-few-qs-and-as-with-kaz-dan-of-gamble-burke/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:30:00 +0000 Due to intervening forces, we weren’t able to get this Q&A with Gamble & Burke into Lauren Novik’s pre-CMJ showcase of the band, but we’re giving it to you today! Get to know these Massachusetts lads, and enjoy the music video at the bottom of the post. Lauren Novik: What are your main musical influences

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-few-qs-and-as-with-kaz-dan-of-gamble-burke/feed/ 0 Minus The Bear Has Us On Their Time http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/minus-the-bear-has-us-on-their-time/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/minus-the-bear-has-us-on-their-time/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:00:00 +0000 Minus The Bear rocked the Wiltern in Los Angeles last night- and the performance was more than a little impressive.  I entered during the first song only to find myself amidst an argument between someone working at the Wiltern and a fan who was beyond upset with his hundred dollar balcony seats.  The main issue

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  3. John Maxfield, guitar, piano, laptop He didn’t have a band surrounding him, but John Maxfield rocked a small Whiskey crowd with acoustic guitar, keyboard and laptop providing the odd drum track Monday night. Moving between instruments, Maxfield put on a show perhaps better suited to...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/minus-the-bear-has-us-on-their-time/feed/ 0 Kopek’s White Collar Lies is Red Hot http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/kopeks-white-collar-lies-is-red-hot/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/kopeks-white-collar-lies-is-red-hot/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Unwrapping what seemed to be about the hundreth CD I’d finally had the chance to wade through- I was slightly excited about these eleven tracks based on the CD’s poignant name alone- White Collar Lies.  But, being slightly jaded from several lackluster tunes and tracks that had dominated the better half of my morning already-

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-parlotones/feed/ 0 Dancing In The Streets With D.J. Echo http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/dancing-in-the-streets-with-dj-echo/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/dancing-in-the-streets-with-dj-echo/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Sometimes you need to just be dancing in the streets- down in Chicago, New Orleans, New York City- Sunset Junction- and to give you your fix of cardio craziness via dance-off, Sunset Junction brought in Deejay Echo to fuel your fire- and he did not disappoint!   At this point every L.A. kid looking to

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