Best New Bands » New Bands Blog 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 Grave Babies Bring Their Meticulous Darkness to Portland http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grave-babies-bring-meticulous-darkness-portland/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grave-babies-bring-meticulous-darkness-portland/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2015 07:06:09 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25855 Portland – Nothing screams Goth like Grave Babies. The eclectic four-piece stopped at Mississippi Studios in Portland Monday night in promotion of their upcoming album Holographic Violence due out July 24th. Their lo-fi, distorted sound has garnered them comparisons to The Cure and even a darker Jesus and Mary Chain. Grave Babies have continued to

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  1. Radiation City, Wild Ones Bring Portland Electro-Pop To The Crocodile Seattle – Two Portland-based bands recently brought stunning, infectious indie electro-pop to The Crocodile, thrilling the crowd with catchy melodies, impressive beats, and strong female vocals. Headlining the night was Radiation City, a five-piece with Portland origins going back to...
  2. Grave Babies Light Up Record Room in Portland   If you’re at all familiar with Grave Babies, lead singer Danny Wahlfel’s recent response to a question from IntoTheWoods.tv about song meaning might not be all that shocking— “They’re pretty much just all about depression and nihilism. A lot...
  3. Album Review: Grave Babies, Crusher   Grave Babies’ name does not exactly scream “listen to me now!” and the album art of the band’s new album, Crusher, does not exactly scream “buy me now!” So instead here I am screaming – buy this album now!...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grave-babies-bring-meticulous-darkness-portland/feed/ 0 Jacco Gardner Hypnotizes the Echo http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jacco-gardner-hypnotizes-echo/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jacco-gardner-hypnotizes-echo/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2015 07:07:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25839 Los Angeles – Though outside The Echo the temperatures had fallen a few degrees from their scorching mid-day high by Jacco Gardner’s late 11:30 start time, the venue’s ancient cooling system still failed to provide relief inside the packed club. Thank goodness Gardner specializes in a brand of baroque pop that is not really meant

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  1. Jacco Gardner Streams New Album – “Hypnophobia!” Los Angeles – Baroque-pop artist, Jacco Gardner’s new album, Hypnophobia, is currently streaming in its entirety until its soon-to-arrive release date of May 5, 2015 on Polyvinyl. Check it out below! The hype for this record has led to plenty of excitement and...
  2. Jacco Gardner on Touring, Kids Movies and Psychedelic Pop Austin – Jacco Gardner’s solo material has been out for just about a year, but he’s been perfecting his psych-pop craft for a while as a member of The Skywalkers. Choosing to go solo out of a desire for artistic...
  3. Find Some Favorite New Music in Jacco Gardner ‘s New Video! Jacco Gardner, the unexpected up-and-comer from Hoorn, Netherlands, has released a brand new music video for “Find Yourself” –the first single from his imminent second record, Hypnophobia. Though not his literal debut (Cabinet of Curiosities, 2013), Hypnophobia marks the artist’s first release with the reputable Polyvinyl....
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  1. SISTERS And Motopony Celebrate New EPs With Release Show Seattle – Two local indie bands filled Neumos with a celebratory atmosphere the other night when SISTERS and Motopony performed their hearts out to the packed venue. It’s amazing to watch a band grow over the passing of time; what’s...
  2. Motopony Delivers Psychedelic Vibes On ‘Welcome You’ Los Angeles – Seattle based band Motopony will release their sophomore LP, Welcome You via eOne Music / Fast Plastic on June 23rd. The record is the follow-up to Motopony’s 2011 self-titled debut LP. It’s the result of the previous...
  3. Colleen Green Celebrates Punk Pop Release Los Angeles – Last Friday’s record-release show for Colleen Green’s third full-length record, I Want To Grow Up, was essentially just an enormous punk-rock party – an all-ages event that had the spontaneity and organization of a high-school basement show. ...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/motopony-celebrates-lp-release-showbox/feed/ 0 Son Lux ’s Radiant Performance Rattles the Crowd’s “Bones” http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/son-luxs-radiant-performance-rattles-crowds-bones/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/son-luxs-radiant-performance-rattles-crowds-bones/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:04:33 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25808 San Francisco –  Silence can be deafening.  It brings fear to those who suffer from pressure-of-speech.  It is angelic to those who seek it, yet demonic to those who aren’t used to it.  As composer John Cage – famous for composing and entire song made up of musical rests called “4’33”” – once said, “what

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  1. Ex Cops ’ Arresting Performance At Bootleg Hifi Los Angeles – After seeing their performance last Friday at The Bootleg Hifi, audience members unfamiliar with alternative-pop act Ex Cops would have no way of knowing that the band just released one of the most polished records of 2014. ...
  2. Smallpools Float Through Their Fonda Theatre Performance Los Angeles – Local four-piece indie pop act, Smallpools, lit up the faces of those in attendance for their show on Wednesday night at the Henry Fonda Theatre. Their fully charged performance was thrilling and left much of the crowd...
  3. Boy & Bear Dazzle New Yorkers With A Powerful Performance Brooklyn – Wednesday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg boasted a sold-out bill and a whole heap of alt-folk rock lovers, some still drenched from the night’s rainy temperaments. On deck to ease the mid-week blues was Sydney’s own...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/son-luxs-radiant-performance-rattles-crowds-bones/feed/ 0 Porcelain Raft Manages to Surprise Brooklynites http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/porcelain-raft-manages-surprise-brooklynites/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/porcelain-raft-manages-surprise-brooklynites/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 07:12:02 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25733 New York – Porcelain Raft, the music project of Italian-born but world-traveled Mauro Remiddi, played a gig at Baby’s All Right celebrating the release of his latest EP, Half Awake. The EP was written and recorded in Greenpoint and is out on his own boutique label Volcanic Field.  Remiddi’s  already  released two albums (Strange Weekend and

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  1. Porcelain Raft Plays Nashville’s The Basement On a late Monday night, in a low-ceilinged bar, Mauro Remiddi, better known by his moniker Porcelain Raft, took the stage with enough manly elegance and good humor to rival his doppelgänger, George Clooney. Remiddi knows how to play for...
  2. Tame Impala Surprise On A Sunday With A New Single! New York – It’s only been a short three weeks since Kevin Parker, the man behind psychedelic rock project, Tame Impala, brought new music to the world’s attention with the impressive track, “Let It Happen.” Sunday, Tame Impala decided to surprise everyone...
  3. Ménage Adapt To Suit The Hotel Café & Everybody Wins Los Angeles – On Wednesday night, Toronto-based power pop band Ménage wrapped up a handful of dates in Los Angeles, adapting their sound to the quiet ambiance of Hollywood’s famed The Hotel Café. While the band is more known for...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/porcelain-raft-manages-surprise-brooklynites/feed/ 0 The Honda Civic Tour: The Art Rock of Grouplove and Portugal. The Man http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/honda-civic-tour-art-rock-grouplove-portugal-man/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/honda-civic-tour-art-rock-grouplove-portugal-man/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2014 01:19:50 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=18544 Milwaukee – The Windy City is often void of live music in the weeks surrounding Pitchfork, Lollapalooza, and Riot Fest. Tours often skip over Chicago and much of the Midwest thanks to those wonderful radius clauses. However, this past weekend 2014 Lollapalooza performers Grouplove and Portugal. The Man managed to book a show in Milwaukee,

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  1. Check Out The Grouplove “I’m With You” Remix By Strfkr New York - Labelmates, Grouplove and Portugal. The Man are  co-headlining the first leg of this summer’s Honda Civic Tour which got underway last week in Seattle, WA, wrapping up at Central Park Summerstage in New York City next month (full itinerary below). They have some great support...
  2. Grouplove Announces “The Seesaw Tour” Canvasback Music/Atlantic recording artists Grouplove (our Best New Band of 2011) have unveiled details for their special headlining fall tour.  “The Seesaw Tour” will feature two-night stands in eleven cities across the country – the first night will be electric;...
  3. Grouplove Spreads The Love At The Troubadour In a sign of things to come in 2011, Grouplove absolutely killed it on Friday night at The Troubadour, putting together easily one of the best local shows of the year. The show was completely sold out and there wasn’t...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/honda-civic-tour-art-rock-grouplove-portugal-man/feed/ 2 Grouper Dreams Big at Disjecta http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grouper-dreams-big-at-disjecta/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grouper-dreams-big-at-disjecta/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 05:08:56 +0000 “Do we have any knitters in the house?” asked Disjecta Art Center Executive Director Bryan Suereth this past Friday night. It wasn’t until two hands quickly shot up in the audience that I realized this question wasn’t a joke. The second annual Quiet Music Festival would be exactly what it advertised to be: quiet. Until

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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...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/grouper-dreams-big-at-disjecta/feed/ 0 Yuna Shares Her Songwriting Process, Life As A Muslim Singer In The States http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/yuna-shares-her-songwriting-process-life-as-a-muslim-singer-in-the-states/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/yuna-shares-her-songwriting-process-life-as-a-muslim-singer-in-the-states/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 03:16:39 +0000 Last week we presented part one of our interview up-and-comer Malaysian singer Yuna. Here’s part two of our conversation with the emerging singer/songwriter. What are the differences between American and Malaysian crowds? I guess it’s the way they perceive things? For example, the things they listen to in a song or what aspect of a

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  1. Malaysian Singer Yuna Is Making Her Mark In The States Yunalis Zarai, better known as Yuna, is one busy singer/songwriter who is a relative new comer to fans in the States. Her shows are filled with appearances by celebrities like Nicole Richie, Dave Chappelle and rapper Theophilus London, unusual for...
  2. 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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