Best New Bands » Mad Rad 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 Music Fest NW Lineup! http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/music-fest-nw-lineup/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/music-fest-nw-lineup/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Portlanders (and anyone who wants to come to Portland), clear your calendars! September 7-11 is Music Fest NorthWest, and it looks incredible this year. Aside from the amazing headliners like Band of Horses and Iron and Wine, MFNW has something for everyone from Portland’s diverse assortment of amazing music. Read on to check out the

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  1. Little Scream Keeps Music Fun I was able to catch Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer immediately after her set at Music Hall of Williamsburg, just before The Antlers went on. She was wearing an outfit that I suspect was made specifically for her, thus no...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/music-fest-nw-lineup/feed/ 0 Sasquatch! Music Festival 2011: Too Much Amazingness For One Weekend http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-music-festival-2011-too-much-amazingness-for-one-weekend/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-music-festival-2011-too-much-amazingness-for-one-weekend/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0000 photo credit: Kyle Johnson, official Sasquatch! photographer This year’s Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge Amphitheatre can best be summarized in one word: badass. Every artist and band I watched gave it their all, especially Mad Rad, Chromeo, Robyn, Yeasayer, Skrillex and Major Lazer. I’m still recovering from the four-day festival (and trying not to

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  2. Weekend Playlist – May 20, 2011 Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Say Goodbye” – Falcon Liz Livengood reviewed the band’s self-released album, Disappear. Liz wrote, “I listened to Falcon’s self-released album, Disappear, one morning while puttering around....
  3. Weekend Playlist – May 27, 2011 Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Through the Valley” – Fan Modine Liz Livengood reviewed the latest album from the band she described as “dreamy indie pop goodness.” Liz wrote, “Listening to...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/seattle-s-capitol-hill-block-party-part-ii/feed/ 0 Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party Round-Up, Part I http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/seattles-capitol-hill-block-party-round-up-part-i/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/seattles-capitol-hill-block-party-round-up-part-i/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:00 +0000 The sun was out and the atmosphere was pleasant for the 14th annual revelry of the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle this past weekend. The three day festival at first included three stages, which became four stages, which finally evolved into a five-stage event barely a day before beginning. The festival was composed almost

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/seattles-capitol-hill-block-party-round-up-part-i/feed/ 0 Three Up-and-Comers Worth Watching at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/three-up-and-comers-worth-watching-at-seattles-capitol-hill-block-party/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/three-up-and-comers-worth-watching-at-seattles-capitol-hill-block-party/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:00:00 +0000 Seattle’s upcoming Capitol Hill Block Party is going to be fantastic. We looked at three of the headliners last Friday, and here, as promised, are three of the up-and-comers worth checking out. *** Kicking off the Capitol Hill Block Party at the main stage on Friday is the Seattle based hip-hop band Macklemore. The group

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