Best New Bands » Neon Indian 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 New Bands at Treasure Island 2016 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-treasure-island-2016/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-treasure-island-2016/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2016 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33491 San Francisco – Every October, for ten years, concert fans in the Bay Area have been flocking to the Treasure Island Music Festival, a small oasis located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay promising a weekend filled with music and celebration. Plagued by several last-minute artist cancellations and a very rough period of

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  1. 6 New Bands to See at Treasure Island 2016 San Francisco – Well, it was a good run, but you can’t outrun the cruel hand of overdevelopment forever, it seems. That’s right folks: after ten years the Treasure Island Music Festival—billed as “the Festival in the Bay”—will be celebrating...
  2. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island – Day 1 San Francisco – Ah, Treasure Island Music Festival.  It’s such a glorious event: beautiful weather, no overlapping sets, minimal panic-inducing crowd swarms.  The annual two-day event is a great festival for locals, due to its conveniently close-to-everything location smack dab...
  3. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival – Day 2 San Francisco – Sunday at Treasure Island 2015 started out much sunnier than the previous day, but the wind was constantly blowing throughout the day.  It was a much stronger breeze than Saturday’s, so much so that I could’ve sworn I...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-treasure-island-2016/feed/ 1 Neon Indian Was Flawless At Noise Pop Festival http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-noise-pop-festival/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-noise-pop-festival/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2016 08:08:26 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=29137 San Francisco – This past Saturday, the 24th annual Noise Pop Festival chugged ahead on its penultimate night with a slew of shows happening across the city at different venues, including a fantastic (though somewhat familiar) set by Texas’ Neon Indian, held at the Mezzanine in SoMa. The Mezzanine splits its time evenly as a nightclub showcasing today’s many

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  1. Neon Indian Illuminates San Francisco’s Newest Venue, The Social Hall San Francisco – As one of the first pioneers of the recently popularized genre of chillwave, Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian has been a steady source of entertainment, mixing glitchy electronic beats with catchy hooks and airy, heavily reverberated vocals.  Neon...
  2. Neon Indian – VEGA INTL. Night School San Francisco – Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian project is a hard one to pin down when it comes to genre.  Generally, the whole concept of genres—in terms of modern musical expression—are thought of in either one of two ways: there...
  3. Day Wave Front and Center at Noise Pop Festival San Francisco – Jackson Phillips – the mastermind behind dreamy guitar pop outfit Day Wave – has made a lot of, well, waves, within the indie music sphere, the past year or so, especially for someone who has yet to...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-noise-pop-festival/feed/ 0 Neon Indian – VEGA INTL. Night School http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/neon-indian-vega-intl-night-school/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/neon-indian-vega-intl-night-school/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2015 07:11:36 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27602 San Francisco – Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian project is a hard one to pin down when it comes to genre.  Generally, the whole concept of genres—in terms of modern musical expression—are thought of in either one of two ways: there are those that find comfort in their specifications, and there are those who see those

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  1. Neon Indian Illuminates San Francisco’s Newest Venue, The Social Hall San Francisco – As one of the first pioneers of the recently popularized genre of chillwave, Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian has been a steady source of entertainment, mixing glitchy electronic beats with catchy hooks and airy, heavily reverberated vocals.  Neon...
  2. Neon Indian Kicks Off New Tour What is the Neon Indian? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not one of the tall sparkly blue people from Avatar.  It’s the five-piece psychedelic pop band lead by Alan Palomo, and their debut album Psychic Chasms might be one of...
  3. Phoenix and Neon Indian to Play the SB Bowl on 9/19 When I first “discovered” Phoenix (actually, more like when I found out that I was the last one of my friends to realize how awesome they are), I was awestruck. It was like the feeling that you get when you...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/neon-indian-vega-intl-night-school/feed/ 1 Neon Indian Illuminates San Francisco’s Newest Venue, The Social Hall http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-illuminates-san-franciscos-newest-venue-social-hall/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-illuminates-san-franciscos-newest-venue-social-hall/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2015 03:42:40 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27403 San Francisco – As one of the first pioneers of the recently popularized genre of chillwave, Alan Palomo’s Neon Indian has been a steady source of entertainment, mixing glitchy electronic beats with catchy hooks and airy, heavily reverberated vocals.  Neon Indian’s next LP VEGA INTL. Night School—released next month via Mom + Pop—is perhaps his

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  1. Neon Indian and Janelle Monáe Shake Things Down in San Francisco Let me start by declaring the obvious: SF Weekly’s All Shook Down Music Festival was a great idea. Being a San Diego native, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the time I spent in a haze, wandering down music...
  2. Phoenix and Neon Indian to Play the SB Bowl on 9/19 When I first “discovered” Phoenix (actually, more like when I found out that I was the last one of my friends to realize how awesome they are), I was awestruck. It was like the feeling that you get when you...
  3. Neon Indian Kicks Off New Tour What is the Neon Indian? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not one of the tall sparkly blue people from Avatar.  It’s the five-piece psychedelic pop band lead by Alan Palomo, and their debut album Psychic Chasms might be one of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/neon-indian-illuminates-san-franciscos-newest-venue-social-hall/feed/ 2 Lollapalooza Day Two – Monsoon In The Afternoon http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-two-monsoon-in-the-afternoon/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-two-monsoon-in-the-afternoon/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 06:00:11 +0000 Day two got off to an auspicious start, pretty much picking up where day one left off. With perhaps the most complete lineup of the three days, Saturday proved to be an adventure in both stamina and sound. Somehow, the early afternoon weather was hotter and more humid than Friday, which may sound impossible, yet

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  1. Q&A: Ximena Sarinana With one of the best new indie-pop albums of the year on her first English speaking record, Ximena Sariñana has a lot going for her. After a dazzling performance at Outside Lands where she won many new fans, she unfortunately...
  2. The Weekend Playlist: The Lollapalooza 2010 Mix Lollapalooza starts today in Chicago, and BestNewBands.com’s intrepid reporter, Lauren Novik, will be on the scene. Lauren will be sending in her daily impressions of the granddaddy festival, as well as interviews with several bands. To help get you in...
  3. Let’s Dance to The Wombats Looking at the line outside Chicago’s Subterranean wrap around the block was a great sight to witness as I walked up to the sold out The Wombats show Saturday night. While I waited in line, I had the opportunity to...
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  1. Nicki Bluhm Puts A Spell on San Francisco In the middle of her set at the Independent in San Francisco, Thursday night, Nicki Bluhm removed the green sweater she was wearing over a black backless shirt and began to belt out Linda Ronstadt’s country hit “You’re No Good”...
  2. 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...
  3. Cory Chisel Rocks The Empty Bottle After Conquering Chicago During The Day Chicago in the summer is easily my favorite place to be, not only because we get a nice break from usual all around crappy weather, but also because of our street fests that take place seemingly every weekend. These festivals...
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  1. Yuna’s new single “Live Your Life” out now New York’s FADER Label artist, Yunalis Zarai or Yuna might not be a household name in America (yet) but in home country Malaysia, the songstress is already an award-winning superstar in her own right. And with the release of her...
  2. Artist of the Week: Chester French What happens when you’re the hottest new band on the planet, yet haven’t released an album? Then what happens when you do release it and it falls short of the ridiculously high expectation and incredible hype? Easy. You go back...
  3. Acclaimed British Singer/Songwriter Ben Howard Plays The States So far it’s been a busy 2012 for British singer/songwriter Ben Howard. April saw the release of the new artist’s debut record in the U.S., Every Kingdom and since then, he’s been touring vigorously. 2011 was a breakthrough year for...
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  1. 5 New Bands To See At Coachella Over the past week, we’ve showcased the best new bands to check out at Coachella. Instead of our usual Artist of the Week, we’ve decided to mix it up a bit in honor of one of the biggest festivals in...
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  3. Neon Indian Kicks Off New Tour What is the Neon Indian? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not one of the tall sparkly blue people from Avatar.  It’s the five-piece psychedelic pop band lead by Alan Palomo, and their debut album Psychic Chasms might be one of...
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  3. Phoenix and Neon Indian Rock the Bowl Phoenix and Neon Indian are a match made in heaven for fans of artists on the forefront of synth rock. Both bands are incredible live performers, and both are riding on the crests of the massive waves of popularity that...
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