Best New Bands » Live review 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 Pavo Pavo Finds a Second Home http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/pavo-pavo-finds-second-home/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/pavo-pavo-finds-second-home/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2016 03:35:45 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33877 London – On its fifth London gig in the space of a fortnight, Brooklyn band Pavo Pavo could be excused for starting to think of the city as its second home, or at least by now might have memorised the London Underground map, in its North and East quadrants. The short European hop started with

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  1. Pavo Pavo Gets a Little Bit Country, a Little Bit City London – Brooklyn band Pavo Pavo harbours a quirky name, a retro future album cover, and a classical meets pop heritage that perhaps unsurprisingly yields a fascinating mix. The band name comes from a southern constellation whose brightest star is...
  2. Sunflower Bean Finds the Power in Three San Francisco – Three is a powerful number. Now, I’m no numerologist, so I can’t explain the scientific or divine properties these mundane and otherwise ordinary entities contain, though I do know that practically everything can be expressed in numbers, in some way....
  3. Ela Minus Finds her Voice in “Tiny Dance” New York - Google “tiny dance” in your nearest computing machine, and you are likely to find a results page filled mainly with references and links to “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John. Over the years the 1971 hit has been covered...
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  1. Bad Suns to Release Sophomore Album ‘Disappear Here’ Los Angeles - Today, with much excitement, California’s own Bad Suns announced the release of sophomore album, Disappear Here. The indie rock band will unleash album number two on September 16, 2016, via Vagrant Records/BMG US. Fans can pre-order the album on iTunes and receive an instant download...
  2. James Blake Ignites a Fire at Radio City New York - “I request another dream / I need a forest fire,” James Blake sings on his latest album The Colour In Anything. Playing to a sold out audience at Radio City Musical Hall, Monday night, he demonstrated another dream:...
  3. Moving On Up: Bad Suns Sell Out Lincoln Hall Chicago – California indie-pop band Bad Suns hit up Lincoln Hall Monday night for a sold-out show sponsored by Chicago’s 101WKQX. The foursome, made up of vocalist Christo Bowman, bassist Gavin Bennett, guitarist Ray Libby, and drummer Miles Morris, formed...
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  1. Kevin Morby Brings His Blend Of Noisy Rock And Sublime Folk To L.A. Los Angeles – Despite spending years as the bassist of Woods and the co-leader of “super group” The Babies, singer-songwriter Kevin Morby still seems to be flying under the radar. His debut album, Harlem River, was a collection of songs...
  2. 4 New Bands We Loved at Pitchfork Day 2 Chicago – The second day of Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off with plenty of sun and sweat, with the humidity causing temps to rise and deodorant to fail. Though, given that Pitchfork weekend tends to bring with it a heatwave,...
  3. East London Takes Flock of Dimes to Heart London – The Victoria in Dalston, East London is one of those little gems of live music venues that the city specialises in; a traditional pub with the added excitement that you enter the modestly proportioned, black walled gig room...
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  1. Arc Iris Returns with ‘Moon Saloon’ London – If 2014’s inventive eponymous debut recording by Arc Iris whetted the appetite for the strange and beautiful, then its follow-up, Moon Saloon, provides a veritable banquet. The Providence, Rhode Island trio of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jocie Adams, keyboard meister Zachary...
  2. Arc Iris’ Jocie Adams Orchestrates Her Dream Life London – Arc Iris, the new band formed by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jocie Adams after her departure from The Low Anthem, presents an escapist vision in a world heading, however reluctantly, towards serial uniformity. Currently operating as a trio, complete with keyboardist...
  3. Solomon Grey Proves Its Worth Berkeley – Gratitude is one of those things that we just never see enough of. We all learn to say “please” and “thank you” when we’re growing up, but as we proceed through life, the words seem to lose meaning as they...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/arc-iris/feed/ 0 Prinze George Brings Shimmering Synthpop to LA http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/prinze-george/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/prinze-george/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2016 07:58:02 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33711 Los Angeles - Let’s get something out of the way: Prinze George is one of the best new acts of 2016. Agreed? Good! Maryland synth-pop trio Prinze George made its LA debut at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. The three-piece was the opening act for up and coming New York duo Lewis Del Mar, at the sold

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  1. George Ezra ’s ‘Voyage’ Docks In Los Angeles Los Angeles – On Friday night at The Forum bluesy folk-rock musician George Ezra opened for pop sensation Sam Smith. While both artists are from England (Ezra from Hertford, Smith from London), their musical styles are enormously different. Smith gave...
  2. Låpsley Brings Her Remarkable Voice and Humor to San Fran San Francisco – Young talent always amazes me. To see an artist as young as the U.K.’s newest wunderkind Holly Fletcher – who operates under the moniker Låpsley (her middle name stylized with an accented “å” for aesthetic reasons, also a nod...
  3. Lenka Brings Her Quirky Pop-Folk Flair to Seattle Seattle – A crowd of Seattleites gathered to see Lenka at Barboza. Having recently released her new album The Bright Side (Skipalong/Hickory Records), the Australian singer-songwriter is touring the United States to promote the record. Like the album, her live show...
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  1. East London Takes Flock of Dimes to Heart London – The Victoria in Dalston, East London is one of those little gems of live music venues that the city specialises in; a traditional pub with the added excitement that you enter the modestly proportioned, black walled gig room...
  2. Lucius Takes London By Storm London – “Good evening, London! What a beautiful theatre… so many beautiful places here,” was how Jess Wolfe of Lucius responded to the reception afforded to the band’s two opening songs. Lucius loves London, and the city seems to hold the Brooklyn five-piece...
  3. Alvvays At Shepherds Bush Empire, London London – So, just when you thought the world was running out of great tunes, along came Alvvays. There are nine of them on its self-titled 2014 debut album while four new songs worked in to the band’s brisk hour-long...
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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. Five New Bands at Day Two of Riot Fest Chicago – Day two of Riot Fest went off without a hitch. That is to say, Morrissey showed up and performed. Although, he did go on late after projecting video clips for over thirty minutes straight… but according to his...
  3. Christine and the Queens Graces the Cover of ‘Time’ New York – French phenom Héloïse Letissier, of Christine and the Queens, has been awarded the incredible honor of gracing the cover of Time magazine. In an eye-opening article, Letissier discusses her childhood, music, redefining gender norms and the notion of “pop-stardom.” Christine and...
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  1. 6 New Bands to See at Treasure Island 2016 San Francisco – Well, it was a good run, but you can’t outrun the cruel hand of overdevelopment forever, it seems. That’s right folks: after ten years the Treasure Island Music Festival—billed as “the Festival in the Bay”—will be celebrating...
  2. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island – Day 1 San Francisco – Ah, Treasure Island Music Festival.  It’s such a glorious event: beautiful weather, no overlapping sets, minimal panic-inducing crowd swarms.  The annual two-day event is a great festival for locals, due to its conveniently close-to-everything location smack dab...
  3. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival – Day 2 San Francisco – Sunday at Treasure Island 2015 started out much sunnier than the previous day, but the wind was constantly blowing throughout the day.  It was a much stronger breeze than Saturday’s, so much so that I could’ve sworn I...
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  1. Phantogram Shares New Single “You’re Mine” Chicago – Today New York electronic duo Phantogram released the single “You’re Mine,” just hours before kicking off its North American tour, which begins with a sold-out show in Las Vegas tonight.  You can catch Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter live across...
  2. Phantogram Becomes Nocturnal with Nightlife It’s been two years since Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter, better known to the masses as electro duo Phantogram, released their breakthrough debut LP, Eyelid Movies. In that time, the two-piece focused on touring in support of the record, leaving...
  3. Kaleo Brought Chicago Some Southern Comfort Chicago – Despite it being a cold and snowy Wednesday night, fans packed Bottom Lounge in Chicago’s West Loop to see Kaleo. After witnessing the Icelandic band live, I completely understood why. The four-piece indie-folk band, comprised of Jökull Júlíusson...
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  1. Public Access T.V. Share New Track, Debut LP Out 9.30.16 Los Angeles – Public Access T.V. is excited to share their new track ‘End of an Era’, which premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 show yesterday (August 31st.)  The track, off forthcoming album Never Enough, is out September 30, 2016 on Cinematic. The garage band successfully nabbed...
  2. Watch Some New Public Access T.V. Before They Go On Tour! New York – NYC band, Public Access T.V. Has just announced the US release of their debut EP via Terrible Records. The Public Access EP will be available digitally on May 12, 2015 and on vinyl June 16, 2015. In anticipation of these releases,...
  3. Stranger Cat Celebrates the Release of Their Debut LP at Rough Trade in New York New York - Stranger Cat celebrated the recent release of their debut LP Into The Wilderness (out on Joyful Noise Recordings and reviewed by BestNewBands here) at Rough Trade May 20th.  The duo, comprised of Cat Martino and Sven Britt, demonstrated...
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