Best New Bands » nas 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 Saturday Night at SXSW http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/saturday-night-at-sxsw/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/saturday-night-at-sxsw/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:47:28 +0000 One thing I have learned from shooting as many shows as I have, is that opportunities often randomly present themselves and lead to some crazy outcomes. That was the exact thing that happened the last night at SXSW. A friend scored Sleigh Bells and Nas passes, sadly I couldn’t make it in time for Sleigh

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/saturday-night-at-sxsw/feed/ 0 Lollapalooza Day 3: Imelda May – Lia Ices – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – Flogging Mollys – Cage The Elephant – Best Coast – Damian Marley and Nas – Manchester Orchestra http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-3-imelda-may-lia-ices-dale-earnhardt-jr-jr-flogging-mollys-cage-the-elephant-best-coast-damian-marley-and-nas-manchester-orchestra/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-3-imelda-may-lia-ices-dale-earnhardt-jr-jr-flogging-mollys-cage-the-elephant-best-coast-damian-marley-and-nas-manchester-orchestra/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:51:33 +0000 A hundred or so people having fun in the rain Walking into Lolla for day 3, I was greeted by the sounds of Titus Androncious a band I have grown to enjoy so much. I unfortunately was unable to shoot them but did get to enjoy them as I walked over to the stage to

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  1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Crashes Into San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop With a name as ridiculous as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (DEJJ) I knew we were in for a fun night when the danceable folk pop trio from Detroit landed at The Rickshaw Stop Saturday night. The crowd was beginning to...
  2. Thank You Sensory Overload: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at The Rock Shop Thursday was my first trip to The Rock Shop in Park Slope, and I started my night out in the sports-ish upstairs bar. It had a bustling feel to it despite the relatively small crowd there, and I treated myself...
  3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at The Echo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. packed the house at The Echo on Friday night, as Claire Gallagher‘s preview predicted (for the full BestNewBands.com article please click here). The band consists of Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott, joined by a drummer as...
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  3. The Music to Mend Fences Yesterday, I was able to talk on the phone with Christopher Mansfield, aka Fences. The Seattle-based singer-songwriter has put out some of my favorite records in the last two years: The Ultimate Puke EP and the Sara Quin (of Tegan...
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