Best New Bands » mississippi studios 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 Hundred Waters Live At Mississippi Studios http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hundred-waters-live-mississippi-studios/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hundred-waters-live-mississippi-studios/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2014 04:22:32 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=17993 Portland - “Show me love. Show me love.” These words seemed suspended in air, plaintive and fragile like snowflakes, before wafting gently into the ears of the audience. The room was almost dead silent when Hundred Waters began their performance Sunday night at Portland’s Mississippi Studios. Each line from the band’s first song, “Show Me Love,”

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  2. Sophie Barker Live At Mississippi Studios In Portland Election night also marked the last stop on Sophie Barker’s West Coast tour at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR. Amongst the cheers and boos in the next room, Barker and her band played a deliciously down tempo show for a...
  3. The Ascetic Junkies: Fun At Mississippi Studios Portland’s Mississippi Studios was packed last night for the Nicole Atkins/Cotton Jones show. People who showed up early enough to see The Ascetic Junkies open were the lucky ones, though. In spite of their austere-sounding name, The Ascetic Junkies play...
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  1. Pure Bathing Culture – Moon Tides New York – One part El Perro del Mar, two parts Beach House and seven parts incomparably emotive dream pop, Pure Bathing Culture will win the war for your heart with their penchant for nostalgia and the sense of glory...
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  3. Tiny Ruins at Mississippi Studios Portland – Hollie Fullbrook’s calm, pensive singing might lead one to believe that she’s already been defeated by the world.  Maybe it’s because of that distant gaze, or her modest attire. Maybe it’s the way she gently sways on stage,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/pure-bathing-culture-at-mississippi-studios/feed/ 2 Lee Bains III And The Glory Fires At Mississippi Studios http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/lee-bains-iii-and-the-glory-fires-at-mississippi-studios/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/lee-bains-iii-and-the-glory-fires-at-mississippi-studios/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2014 02:03:34 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/wp_bnb/?p=17577 Portland – Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires are getting acclaim for their liberal take on good ol’ Southern rock. Their second album Dereconstructed, released this past May on Sub Pop, is an expression of Lee Bain’s experiences as a born and raised Southerner who both loves the place he’s from and hates the ugly

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  1. Show Review: A B & The Sea at Portland’s Mississippi Studios San Francisco band A B & The Sea played an energetic short set at Portland’s Mississippi Studios Monday night. The band hopped on the small stage just a few minutes after 9 pm, calling keyboardist David Hunt, who was lagging,...
  2. Sophie Barker Live At Mississippi Studios In Portland Election night also marked the last stop on Sophie Barker’s West Coast tour at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR. Amongst the cheers and boos in the next room, Barker and her band played a deliciously down tempo show for a...
  3. The Ascetic Junkies: Fun At Mississippi Studios Portland’s Mississippi Studios was packed last night for the Nicole Atkins/Cotton Jones show. People who showed up early enough to see The Ascetic Junkies open were the lucky ones, though. In spite of their austere-sounding name, The Ascetic Junkies play...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/lee-bains-iii-and-the-glory-fires-at-mississippi-studios/feed/ 0 La Sera Charms Mississippi Studios http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/la-sera-charms-mississippi-studios/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/la-sera-charms-mississippi-studios/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:54:37 +0000 I had never seen La Sera live, but walking into Mississippi Studios last Thursday evening, this is what I did know: Katy Goodman—bassist of lo-fi dream-pop outfit Vivian Girls—was currently touring with her side project La Sera in support of her recent (and quite good) sophomore effort, Sees the Light. The show was part of

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  1. Show Review: A B & The Sea at Portland’s Mississippi Studios San Francisco band A B & The Sea played an energetic short set at Portland’s Mississippi Studios Monday night. The band hopped on the small stage just a few minutes after 9 pm, calling keyboardist David Hunt, who was lagging,...
  2. The Ascetic Junkies: Fun At Mississippi Studios Portland’s Mississippi Studios was packed last night for the Nicole Atkins/Cotton Jones show. People who showed up early enough to see The Ascetic Junkies open were the lucky ones, though. In spite of their austere-sounding name, The Ascetic Junkies play...
  3. Sophie Barker Live At Mississippi Studios In Portland Election night also marked the last stop on Sophie Barker’s West Coast tour at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR. Amongst the cheers and boos in the next room, Barker and her band played a deliciously down tempo show for a...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/la-sera-charms-mississippi-studios/feed/ 0 Sophie Barker Live At Mississippi Studios In Portland http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sophie-barker-live-at-mississippi-studios-in-portland/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sophie-barker-live-at-mississippi-studios-in-portland/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:19:38 +0000 Election night also marked the last stop on Sophie Barker’s West Coast tour at Mississippi Studios in Portland, OR. Amongst the cheers and boos in the next room, Barker and her band played a deliciously down tempo show for a captivated, albeit small audience. As the media confirmed Obama’s re-election, Barker played a lovely variety

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