Best New Bands » Onuinu 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 5 Of The Best New Bands At Portland’s MusicfestNW http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-of-the-best-new-bands-at-portlands-musicfestnw/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-of-the-best-new-bands-at-portlands-musicfestnw/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:00:00 +0000 MusicfestNW has been a Portland staple since its creation in 2001. In the following decade, both the local community and international music scene have helped MFNW evolve into the third largest indoor festival in the United States. More than 30,000 music lovers descend on the City of Roses for the six-day fest, which hosts more

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-of-the-best-new-bands-at-portlands-musicfestnw/feed/ 0 Album Review: Onuinu – Mirror Gazer http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-onuinu-mirror-gazer/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-onuinu-mirror-gazer/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:20:25 +0000 It’s easy for a band or artist to find inspiration from a certain style of music, but how about creating an entirely new genre? That’s what Dorian Duvall did. Under the moniker Onuinu (pronounced on-you-in-you), the Portland-based multi-instrumentalist refers to his music as “disco-hop,” and it’s an accurate description of his sound. Duvall admits that

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