Best New Bands » Of Montreal 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 Northside Fest’s Friday Highlights: Of Montreal, Ice Choir, and Zambri http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/northside-fest-s-friday-highlights-of-montreal-ice-choir-and-zambri/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/northside-fest-s-friday-highlights-of-montreal-ice-choir-and-zambri/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:09:31 +0000 After a successful few days, the dust is settling on the music run of Northside Festival 2012. Once again, it was often hard to decide what show to see when, but it was also hard to make a bad choice. Here are some highlights from Friday: After a second full day of shows, Zambri, the

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  1. Miniature Tigers Interview: Bringing Modern Art Pop to Life Miniature Tigers are four busy cats. In addition to the nationwide tour they’ve embarked on in support of their second album Fortress (available here), the modern art/beauty pop foursome has received nods from the likes of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly,...
  2. The Get Up Kids are back and at Webster Hall with Miniature Tigers Tomorrow If you were a teenager in the mid- to late 90s, you probably remember The Get Up Kids in their heyday, before the genre “emo” became so distorted with the cringe- worthy connotations it has now. After making music for...
  3. Freelance Whales Make the Detroit Bar Bounce     Last night, Freelance Whales played for all the wide-eyed locals at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Opening for them were Miniature Tigers with a little help from The New Limb, an up-and-coming band from the Detroit Bar’s home....
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  1. Aqualung @ The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles, with Krista Polvere I went backstage at the Aqualung show, and everyone touched my nuts. Monday’s show at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles gave me a tiny taste of what it’s like to be on the road for a national tour. I...
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  1. Here We Go Magic Talks Pigeons, Band Dynamics, and Why Festies Have More Fun Here We Go Magic is like an ambient/psych/folk/jam band. The mix of styles is diverse, and the group’s ability to create such a textured yet cohesive sound is like a salve for the eclectic at heart. In addition to extensive...
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