We at BestNewBands.com have had our eyes on the Moondoggies for a while: staffer Kelly Montgomery featured the Seattle band in an album review and playlist last fall. I’ll try my best to keep up with them at the Sasquatch! Music Festival this weekend, but I’m starting to realize this band may be pretty hard
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.
Festivals editor Lauren Novik and I are super psyched for the upcoming Sasquatch! Music Festival this Memorial Day weekend, so when she recommended Head Like a Kite as a must-watch performance, naturally I had to investigate and see what all the fuss was about!
Yes, you read the title of this blog post correctly. Arab-American hip hop artist Omar Offendum doesn’t just have the best of both worlds (c’mon, he’s waaaaaay better than Miley…) but in his album SyrianamericanA, he’s got it all: fresh beats that’ll make you dance, smart lyrics that’ll make you think, and a dynamic, worldly
Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com “The Dead Dog” – Portugal. The ManClaire Gallagher reviewed P.tM’s recent show at the House of Blues in Anaheim.
Amazing things can happen when people from all walks of life come together for a common cause. I witnessed this firsthand Sunday night at the University of Oregon, where the Arab Student Union held its fifth annual Arabian Nights event at McArthur Court. The students managed to bring to the event world-renowned rapper Omar Offendum,
Start your weekend off right with music from artist featured this week on BestNewBands.com “You Oughta Know” – Das Racist “Coming or Going” – White Arrows Lauren Novik highlighted the upcoming tenth anniversary of Sasquatch! Music Festival, which is held annually at The Gorge in WA.
Very seldomly does anything newsworthy happen in a seemingly small town such as Eugene, Oregon. Well, I should take that back–this year saw local concerts by Gogol Bordello, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and even the legendary Elton John. (Oh, and our football team went to the national championship game, but that’s an aside.)
Picked By: Monica Christoffels What: Mallard Madness, featuring Yeasayer, A-Trak and RJD2 Where: University of Oregon main campus, Eugene OR. The event schedule has a map of each activity’s location. When: May 4-8. Event schedule can be found here. Cost: Free Age Restrictions: All ages
The mark of good musicians is how connected they are to their music, but great musicians take it one step further. Artists who feel a strong connection to the world around them – be it politically or culturally – reflect these bonds through their music. Such is the case with Cornflower, a vocal-instrumentalist whose latest