Best New Bands » music 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 Remembering The Yellow Dogs http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/remembering-the-yellow-dogs/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/remembering-the-yellow-dogs/#comments Tue, 12 Nov 2013 07:57:47 +0000 “They are a vessel of independent art and ambition. They are a movement.” Those were the last two lines I wrote about The Yellow Dogs in my review of their show at Mercury Lounge, and how I ended my year in 2012. That show wasn’t the only time I saw The Yellow Dogs live, but if

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  1. The Yellow Dogs Break It Down at Mercury Lounge The Yellow Dogs at Mercury Lounge was the last show of 2012 I reviewed, and in a way it feels like an omen for the new year, to be more driven and unapologetically express individuality. And also to not ever...
  2. Check Out Yellow Dogs Tonight at Glasslands Yellow Dogs have truly underground roots. This Brooklyn-based by way of Iran band got started playing illegal basement shows in Tehran, knowing that they could be caught and arrested or flogged at any time. Now they’ve set up shop in...
  3. A moment with Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs Growing up halfway between Seattle and the middle of nowhere can have a profound effect on one’s life. In the case of Star Ann, it drove her to write and perform music. With melodic, aching vocals that’s as raw as...
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  1. Widowspeak Brings Mellow Vibes to Troubadour Tuesday night, Widowspeak won over the hearts of Angelinos at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, as the opening act for the British shoegazing girlie duo, 2:54. Led by vocalist/guitarist Molly Hamilton, the indie rock quartet swooned the audience during its...
  2. Album Review: Moonface – Julia With Blue Jeans On Nashville – Spencer Krug has always been a shape-shifter. Each of the many albums he’s been a part of reveals another one of Krug’s talents. His Moonface EPs Marimba And Shit-Drums and Organ Music Not Vibraphone are made with instruments...
  3. Album Review: The Growlers, Not. Psych! Seattle – The Growlers might not be known for taking things especially seriously.  They regularly joke of their constant inebriation and constant bumming. This isn’t a farce or anything, but I’m guessing that these guys take at least one thing...
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  1. Album Review: FIDLAR, Don’t Try As we wrote in our Artist of the Week category during SXSW, Los Angeles-based punk rockers FIDLAR are a new band on the rise. Though many outside the City of Angels have yet to familiarize themselves with the quartet, these...
  2. Album Review: The Head And The Heart, Let’s Be Still Seattle – It was hard to resist the catchy beauty of The Head and The Heart’s first album back in 2011. It might not have been the best-written collection of songs or the most groundbreaking but, really, it was a...
  3. Album Review: Moonface – Julia With Blue Jeans On Nashville – Spencer Krug has always been a shape-shifter. Each of the many albums he’s been a part of reveals another one of Krug’s talents. His Moonface EPs Marimba And Shit-Drums and Organ Music Not Vibraphone are made with instruments...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-upset-she-s-gone/feed/ 0 Featured Artist: Courtney Barnett http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-courtney-barnett/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-courtney-barnett/#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2013 05:00:00 +0000 Los Angeles – A recent review said that the important thing to note about Courtney Barnett is: Girl can write.  A succinct and accurate description, this is just one musing in the mass of praise the 25-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist has received since the release of her song “Avant Gardener.” Called a reincarnation of ‘60s Dylan and

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  1. Live Review: Yuck, Eagulls and Courtney Barnett At CMJ New York – After the victorious rush of the first night, the following night was highlighted by a super late set from the reconfigured Yuck.  Their headlining set at Glasslands for the NME/Hate Hate Hate/Sunday Management CMJ party didn’t begin until...
  2. Featured Artist – Hiatus Kaiyote Nashville – Fire dancing isn’t the typical back-up career of fledgling musicians. But then, nothing is typical about Naomi Saalfield. This former fire-dancer, who goes by the all-too-appropriate stage name Nai Palm, is the lead singer/songwriter of Hiatus Kaiyote, a...
  3. Featured Artist: Ghost Wave Seattle – New Zealand’s Ghost Wave describes itself as “somewhere between the Flying Nun bands of the 80s, the British explosion of the 1960s and the wayfaring dubs of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry” which is simultaneously very comical and surprisingly accurate (although...
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  1. Saint Motel Announces Debut Album, “Voyeur,” Tour Dates And Free Download of Single “1997″ After a long wait, BestNewBands.com faves Saint Motel have finally unleashed news that we’ve been anticipating for some time: details about the release of their debut album. Titled Voyeur, the record set to be released on July 10 and the...
  2. The Lumineers Tour Begins Tonight – Debut Album Out April 3rd The Lumineers Tour Begins Tonight in San Diego Multiple Dates Already Sold Out Stream Self-Titled Debut Album Now To Be Released April 3 on Dualtone Following a stellar showing at SXSW, Denver-based trio The Lumineers begin their tour tonight in...
  3. Preview: Australia’s The Rubens’ touring The U.S. To Support The Release Of Their Self-Titled Debut LP My sister and I will never start a band together. We used to occasionally play violin and cello together as kiddos, but we will never garner international stardom from making music together. That just isn’t the fate slated for most...
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  1. Best New Bands from Austin Psych Fest: The Growlers Hearing the phrase “Austin Psych Fest” might generate images in your mind of tie-dye wearing or hula-hoop dancing folks longing for the age of Woodstock. While a few attendees could be pigeon-holed as such, the festival draw was much more...
  2. Album Review: Moonface – Julia With Blue Jeans On Nashville – Spencer Krug has always been a shape-shifter. Each of the many albums he’s been a part of reveals another one of Krug’s talents. His Moonface EPs Marimba And Shit-Drums and Organ Music Not Vibraphone are made with instruments...
  3. Get PSYCH-ed For Austin Psych Fest! So Spring Break is so five minutes ago which means it’s onto planning how you’ll be Spring-ing into the Summer festival season. Lucky for us Austin is getting us amped for the fourth annual Austin Psych Fest! Grab your closest...
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  1. A Hazy Night In Chicago with Sleepy Sun Make all the 4:20 drug references you want, but going to see new psychedelic rock band, Sleepy Sun, play on the drug user’s holiday was a great choice. While the crowd gathered at Chicago’s Subterranean, it was apparent that many...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/sky-ferreira-night-time-my-time/feed/ 1 Foy Vance At The Hotel Cafe http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/foy-vance-at-the-hotel-cafe/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/foy-vance-at-the-hotel-cafe/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:38:31 +0000 Los Angeles – He looks like he might have a heart attack onstage. Pink face, pink neck, chords in his throat straining. In the words of one manager, he sings as if it were the last time he would ever perform. This could not be more accurate. It was a full show experience that Foy

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  1. 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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  3. The Pierces Share A Secret At The Hotel Cafe Finishing up a successful stint in the City of Angels, The Pierces brought their show to the Hotel Café last night. Usually, a late night Tuesday gig may as well be the graveyard shift, but the alt-folk outfit nailed it...
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  1. Moonface and Talkdemonic live at Bowery Ballroom Talkdemonic (Lisa Molinaro and Kevin O’Connor – shown above) is somewhat of a recent discovery for me, and after just hearing their music first, I was surprised to find out that all that music is made by only two people....
  2. Moonface Entrances The Satellite We all know Spencer Krug as the eccentric vocalist/keyboardist of Montreal’s indie rock outfit Wolf Parade, and a lot of us know him as the crooning frontman of the art rock solo-project-turned-quintet Sunset Rubdown, but how many people know him...
  3. Album Review: Miike Snow, Happy To You If Miike Snow’s eponymous debut is this relatively new band’s introduction to indie-friendly electro-pop music, then this sophomore offering by Stockholm-based trio is their gate to top-40 success. For some this is a revelation, but if you found comfort in...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-moonface-julia-with-blue-jeans-on/feed/ 0 Brooklyn’s (Via Johannesburg) St. Lucia Announces Tour, Performs On Kimmel http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/brooklyn-s-via-johannesburg-st-lucia-announces-tour-performs-on-kimmel/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/brooklyn-s-via-johannesburg-st-lucia-announces-tour-performs-on-kimmel/#comments Wed, 06 Nov 2013 05:04:20 +0000 New York – Jean-Philip Grobler’s synth pop outfit, St. Lucia, has announced their 2014 headlining tour to promote their recently released, unabashedly upbeat, full-length debut, When The Night (Columbia Records).  The Jan.-Feb. itinerary includes three sold-out dates at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom and Music Hall of Williamsburg (where a fourth show has been added).

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  1. St. Lucia Announces US Summer Tour, Dates With Passion Pit + Young The Giant Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, otherwise known as St. Lucia. Originally from Johannesberg, South Africa, Jean grew up performing with the Drakensberg Boys Choir School. When the choir wasn’t...
  2. St. Lucia Named #9 On Billboard’s Top 20 Breakout Bands at SXSW EP Release Party on Friday, March 30th at Cameo Gallery In Brooklyn Debut EP Out Now On Neon Gold / Columbia Records Even in the urban wilds of Brooklyn, there may be no one else like Jean-Philip Grobler, otherwise known...
  3. St. Lucia Signs To Neon Gold – Columbia Records St. Lucia Signs To Neon Gold/Columbia Records – Tour Dates Announced. For more information via St. Lucia’s Facebook page go to http://www.facebook.com/stlucianewyork?sk=wall. Tour Dates are listed below Upcoming Tour Dates 1/20 – Cameo Gallery – Brooklyn, NY *2/07 – Piano’s...
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