Best New Bands » Lollapalooza 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 Theophilus London Premieres New Track, “Rio,” Featuring The Menahan Street Band http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/theophilus-london-premieres-new-track-rio-featuring-the-menahan-street-band/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/theophilus-london-premieres-new-track-rio-featuring-the-menahan-street-band/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:47:26 +0000   Today Theophilus London dropped his first new studio track in a minute. TL has been holed up in studios from Paris to Berlin to Brooklyn working on music for his still untitled new album, due this fall.  The first taste of the vibe and direction Theophilus is taking for the album can be heard

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/theophilus-london-premieres-new-track-rio-featuring-the-menahan-street-band/feed/ 0 Lollapalooza Day 2: My Morning Jacket – Lykke Li – The Pretty Reckless – Local Natives – The Drums – The Chain Gang Of 1974 – Black Lips http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-2-my-morning-jacket-lykke-li-the-pretty-reckless-local-natives-the-drums-the-chain-gang-of-1974-black-lips/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-2-my-morning-jacket-lykke-li-the-pretty-reckless-local-natives-the-drums-the-chain-gang-of-1974-black-lips/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:05:33 +0000 Looking awesome while playing good music was the common theme I noticed during my second day at Lollapalooza. I started it off by swinging by the Black Lips set. While I watched a bottle of Jameson be placed on the stage for the intended mid show consumption by the band for this early afternoon set

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  1. Wallpaper and The Chain Gang of 1974 Rock Pershing Square in Downtown LA Last night downtown Los Angeles was ablaze with the lights and sounds of Pershing Square, an outdoor venue home to a series of summer concerts. The grassy area surrounding the elevated stage was filled with all manner of folk and...
  2. Q and A with The Chain Gang of 1974 When I first saw The Chain Gang of 1974 (CGO1974), the product of producer Kamtin Mohager, I was absolutely blown away! This experience happened in October of 2010 when CGO1974 were opening up for Candy Claws at the Rickshaw Stop...
  3. The Chain Gang of 1974 Drops Heat with Wayward Fire   It is no surprise that Wayward Fire has been looping through my iPod over the past few days, as I am huge fan of the recent resurgence of lyrically driven electronic music. Multi-instrumentalist producer Kamtin Mohager (The Chain Gang...
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