Best New Bands » London 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 Palma Violets Play Big At Barboza http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/palma-violets-play-big-at-barboza/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/palma-violets-play-big-at-barboza/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2013 13:22:36 +0000 Seattle – Palma Violets released its debut album, 180, earlier this year which we clearly loved so it was a treat to hear most of the songs on the album played live. The band was supposed to play Seattle’s Neumos on October 14 (which is big and dark and awesome) but for reasons unclear, the UK

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  1. Album Review: Palma Violets, 180 Apparently before Palma Violets’ debut album 180 was released, the London band received a lot of hype in its homeland. They won NME’s Best New Band award and were nominated for the BBC’s Sound of 2013 award.  Now that the...
  2. Palma Violets Rage Hard at Shea Stadium Palma Violets took Shea Stadium by storm last weekend. Shea is known for their DIY all ages shows, that can get plenty crazy, and this London psych punkers went for it full force. They were getting talked about fiercely before...
  3. A Conversation with Palma Violets Sam Fryer and Chilli Jesson Much has happened with Palma Violets since they raged out at Shea Stadium over a month ago, this week’s release of their debut album, 180, not being the slightest. For a band that started playing together just a year and some months ago, they’re already...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/palma-violets-play-big-at-barboza/feed/ 0 A Conversation With Golden Grrrls’ Ruari MacLean http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-golden-grrrls-ruari-maclean/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-golden-grrrls-ruari-maclean/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 15:50:31 +0000 It’s been a wild year for Golden Grrrls. The Glasgow/London-based outfit released a romping self-titled debut album via Slumberland Records (U.S.) and Night School (UK), toured Stateside for the first time (a feat they never thought they’d achieve), and filmed a music video for the album’s single, “Take Your Time.”  What began as a bedroom

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  1. A Conversation with Ume’s Lauren Larson So much amazing music comes out of Austin, TX and it looks like the city’s next up-and-comers are the shoegazing trio Ume. Led by the talented singer/guitarist Lauren Larson, the band named after a Japanese plum blossom has made a...
  2. A Conversation With Blonds Cari Rae and Jordy Asher are Blonds. The Florida-based duo has been garnering interest in the blogosphere since self-releasing its debut EP, Dark Roots, last November. Since then, the two-piece trekked up north to New York to work with famed...
  3. A Conversation With Los Encantados’ James Armstrong For a band that has only been playing music together for a year, Los Encantados has accomplished a tremendous amount. The New York-based sextet has released not one, but three EPs since March, all acting as installments of a larger...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-golden-grrrls-ruari-maclean/feed/ 0 Savages Make the Rainy Cities London and Seattle Collide at Neumos http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/savages-make-the-rainy-cities-london-and-seattle-collide-at-neumos/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/savages-make-the-rainy-cities-london-and-seattle-collide-at-neumos/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:30:07 +0000 London and Seattle might have an unspoken agreement between the drizzly cities that when natives of the two cities meet, presumptions of shallow and surficial friendliness can be cast aside and everyone will know that they’re all having a good time and enjoying the fact that the other one exists without making any physical or

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  1. Neumos, A Vibrant Highlight of Seattle Music Clubs Lying in the nexus of Capitol Hill’s most vibrant area is Neumos, a diverse club that hosts bands of both renown and obscurity. The Seattle club, Moe’s Mo Roc’n Café, was formed in 1992 and enjoyed eleven prosperous years until...
  2. The Soft Hills Serenade Neumos in Seattle Picture courtesy of Trevor James Tupper A few years ago Garrett Hobba rediscovered a passion that had been stifled and suppressed in the banality of competition. The play of music rejoined him upon his arrival in Seattle, urging him to...
  3. Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party, Part II This past weekend’s Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle featured some of the greatest and most acclaimed independent bands of the Northwest. The main stage gave us a glimpse of the ‘whose who’ in regional music, however neighboring it were...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/savages-make-the-rainy-cities-london-and-seattle-collide-at-neumos/feed/ 0 Album Review: The Temper Trap http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-temper-trap/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-the-temper-trap/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:25:03 +0000 There’s something about The Temper Trap’s Dougy Mandagi’s voice that’s enchanting. The cooed falsetto and Jeff Buckley-esque vocals that made the band’s single “Sweet Disposition” from their 2009 debut album, Conditions, a massive international hit. But Mandagi’s distinctive voice alone is not enough. In the case of The Temper Trap, it takes five to make

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  1. Album Review: CORY BRANAN, Mutt Cory Branan has been a household name in my family for the past several years and, with his newest album release MUTT out May 22nd on Bloodshot Records, I have never been as proud to call myself a fan. I...
  2. Album Review: The Parlotones—Journey Through The Shadows Although The Parlotones have been making music for a while, don’t be ashamed if the name doesn’t sound familiar to you. The rock quartet has garnered a large fan base in its home country of South Africa, as well as...
  3. Album Review: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Here It’s been a momentous three years for Alexander Ebert. In the short amount of time, he has reexamined his life and his musical direction. Coming from the raucous pop of Ima Robot, the musician created a side project based around...
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  1. 3 Concert Picks For The Week of December 19th Monday, December 19th, Woods at Glasslands - 8:30pm - Cost: $10 Age Restriction: 21+ Tuesday, December 21st,  Yukon Blonde and The Fling at Brick and Mortar in San Francisco,  8pm – $8/$10, 18+   Friday December 23rd: Gold Motel at Lincoln Hall in Chicago,...
  2. 3 Concert Picks For The Week of December 5th Tuesday, December 6th, Karkwa and Sharpless at Schubas Tavern – Chicago, IL – 8pm – $8 – 21+   Wednesday, December 7th: Emily’s Army at The New Parish – Oakland, CA – 7pm – $12-15 – All Ages   Thursday,...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 12/13 Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Sweaters with the Dead Trees and El Sportivo Where: The Satellite in Los Angeles, Ca When: Monday, December 13 at 8:30 p.m. Cost: Free Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Liz Livengood Who: Alela Diane...
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  1. Still Corners and Papercuts Haunt the Late Night Show at Mercury Lounge This past Saturday night was the first time I had to wait in a long line to get into Mercury Lounge. I had just discovered Still Corners (and then fortuitously discovered they had a show here), and had thought of...
  2. Artist of the Week: The Static Jacks New Jersey’s The Static Jacks are climbing the steep steps to indie-rock acclaim.  Guitar-in-hand, the group breathes juvenile hellfire and wrestles across the barriers of punk, garage and soul on their full-length debut, If You’re Young, produced by Chris Shaw...
  3. OK SWEETHEART – Artist of the Week OK SWEETHEART–”Home” OK SWEETHEART is a modern band rooted in late 60′s pop, or what the band describes as “heartbreak pop”. Consisting of core members lead singer Erin Austin and Rob Gungor, the project also claims several BestNewBands.com alums as...
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  1. The Smith Westerns at The Echo Ah, to be young and a rock star. The Smith Westerns have a lot going on at the moment. They just released their sophomore album Dye It Blonde to widespread acclaim. They recently started a nation wide tour that will...
  2. The Morning Benders play Big Echo at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge San Francisco four-piece The Morning Benders played with Cults and Twin Sister at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Tuesday night in support of their recent breakthrough release, Big Echo. The two openers played lively sets that seemed to intrigue the...
  3. Weekend Concert Preview: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Echo with EMA and Oregon Bike Trails! If you Los Angelenos need a great way to start your summer, head over to The Echo tonight to see Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. play live with supporting acts EMA and Oregon Bike Trails.  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. is touring...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/watch-mandalas-cameron-mclain-new-music-video-for-im-no-echo/feed/ 0 The Answer + Gentleman’s Pistols Rock the O2 Academy http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-answer-gentleman-s-pistols-rock-the-o2-academy/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-answer-gentleman-s-pistols-rock-the-o2-academy/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:14:21 +0000 It was a night of retrospectively paying tribute to a genre that conjures up the music of the 70s.  Two bands that wave the banner for revival rock hit the stage at the O2 – Gentleman’s Pistols with its hairy, metal laced heavy rock and The Answer with equally hairy, Irish brogue, evangelical stuff.  This

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  1. Punk Rock Show @ Seattle’s Chop Suey Last night Chop Suey hosted a three-way display of underground punk rock, offering a varied presentation of the incarnations in the genre. All of the performing bands were born and bred in Seattle; emerging out of the garage and onto...
  2. Trenchtown Rock Comes to The South Bay Usually when bands move out west, it is for hopes of fortune and fame. But for Hermosa Beach-via-North Adams, Mich., outfit Trenchtown, they merely enjoyed the weather more than back home. “It took us a while (a span of over...
  3. Tyler Fortier’s “Fear Of The Unknown” Helps Answer Life’s Big Questions Artist: Tyler Fortier Genre: Americana Few musicians render me speechless, awestruck and inspired all at once, but Tyler Fortier recently managed to do it with his latest album, Fear Of The Unknown. Yes, I review music all the time and...
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  1. On The Road With Will Knox When we last left our friend, the affable Brit and the most ardent Arsenal supporter since Nick Hornby, Will Knox, he was playing a gig at the Hotel Café in Hollywood before heading back to New York to begin work...
  2. An Evening With Will Knox Performing at the Hotel Café in Hollywood could be a daunting experience. But not for New York-based Will Knox. Fresh off playing a successful string of shows in London, Knox brought his acoustic guitar to Hollywood on Monday night. Taking...
  3. Knox Delivers Another Killer Night At Hotel Cafe When BestNewBands.com favorite Will Knox is in town, you can be sure that we’ll be there. Knox kicked off his five-week tour with fellow troubadour Ari Herstand at the  Hotel Café in Hollywood. Throughout his 45-minute set, Knox sprinkled in...
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  1. The Big Chill Is Heating Up Summer Fest Season! You only have a few months left to start planning your summer getaway, and since stateside staycations are so winter season you need to hop on a plane and head straight to the U.K. for several summer fests- one of...
  2. Miss Alana Stewart Serenades The Old Queen’s Head, London! I heard Miss Alana Stewart’s song “perfervid” one afternoon.  You know the routine- I get a lot of music thrown at me so I clicked play and got back on with my work not thinking twice.  As soon as the...
  3. Concert Preview: Theophilus London at Key Club Thursday Some of us (ahem) are on a never-ending quest for a song that makes us feel like we might’ve fallen through a portal and landed in Downtown Manhattan circa 1983, when Madonna was sexy and looked like she probably smelled....
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