Best New Bands » Pearl Jam 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 Album Review: RNDM, Acts http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-rndm-acts/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-rndm-acts/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:17:58 +0000 As we mentioned with both Ultraísta and Smoke & Jackal, for whatever reason, supergroups are in. Combining forces this time around are Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, singer/songwriter Joseph Arthur and drummer Richard Stuverud to form the new band RNDM. The group may be pronounced as “random,” but their origins shouldn’t be as surprising as

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  1. Album Review: The Walkmen, Heaven Believe it or not, The Walkmen celebrated its ten-year anniversary last spring. Over the past decade, the New York-based band has released six full-length records and garnered a devoted fan base, all while developing and perfecting the art of indie...
  2. Album Review: Blonds, The Bad Ones Cari Rae and Jordy Asher’s music outfit, Blonds, gets compared to groups like Tennis and Cults. Why? Because they are a boy and a girl making pop music. These are not bad comparisons by any means, but Rae and Asher’s...
  3. Album Review: Chester French, Music 4 Tngrs We profiled them in our Artist of the Week feature a few weeks ago, but today, after months of waiting, Chester French have finally released their sophomore album for mass consumption. A bit different from their debut, Love The Future,...
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  1. Festival Preview: Bonnaroo What Bonnaroo does better than any other North American festival is purvey that communal atmosphere of Woodstock. As great as the festival’s atmosphere is, let’s talk about some of the bands we’re most excited to see. They’re not exactly a...
  2. Earshot Jazz Festival, a Preview A grand congregation featuring over 50 shows of the nations most acclaimed and promising jazz musicians will form in Seattle on October 15 and conclude 23 days later on November 7. The annual Earshot Jazz festival, established in 1984, has...
  3. Show Preview: Peter Wolf Crier at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge Portlanders can enjoy a night of mellow indie-folk at one of the rose city’s best music venues this Friday. Head to the Doug Fir early for some dinner or to enjoy some of the great happy hour bar food. Walk...
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  1. Album Review: The Gaslight Anthem, Handwritten New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem’s latest album, Handwritten, is one of the rare albums that i was counting down the days until it was released. Having been a fan of the band since their earliest EP, Senor and The Queen,...
  2. The Gaslight Anthem on The Late Show with David Letterman Tonight, June 27th The band will be playing “45,” the first single off their forthcoming album Handwritten out July 24th on Mercury Records. Also, make sure to tune into CBS.com at 9pm EST for a 45-minute Live on Letterman webcast!  ...
  3. Artist of the Week: Meiko A lot has changed since Meiko released her self-titled debut album in 2007. Then signed to MySpace Records, the singer put an album that in her words was “chill” and a bit dark. After touring for two years, the singer...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-the-gaslight-anthem/feed/ 0 Lollapalooza Day Three: A Fitting End http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-three-a-fitting-end/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/lollapalooza-day-three-a-fitting-end/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 03:53:48 +0000 The final day of Lollapalooza couldn’t have been more idyllic. Hot and humid weather of days past were a thing of exactly that. Somehow, Grant Park seemed more packed than before, which made for an incredible festival vibe. Enough of the blabber and onto the music. Bouncing around the stages early on, the 3 p.m.

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  1. Album Review: Miike Snow, Happy To You If Miike Snow’s eponymous debut is this relatively new band’s introduction to indie-friendly electro-pop music, then this sophomore offering by Stockholm-based trio is their gate to top-40 success. For some this is a revelation, but if you found comfort in...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
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  1. The Young Evils Announce New EP The Young Evils are Troy Nelson (guitar/vocals), Mackenzie Mercer (vocals), Cody Hurd (guitar), Michael Lee (bass) and Eric Wennberg (drums). The Seattle pop rock outfit is pleased to announce their first single “Dead Animals” and upcoming EP entitled Foreign Spells...
  2. The Young Evils Give The Hotel Cafe A Taste of Seattle When we last checked in with Seattle’s The Young Evils, we were in rainy Wisconsin for PJ20 and they were opening for bands like Pearl Jam, Queens of the Stone Age, The Strokes, Liam Finn, Joseph Arthur and others.  At...
  3. A Conversation With The Young Evils   Seattle has had an illustrious history with producing great bands, especially within the past 25 years. The Young Evils are the next band in line to become one of the bands synonymous with the Emerald City. Through hard work,...
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  1. A Conversation With The Young Evils   Seattle has had an illustrious history with producing great bands, especially within the past 25 years. The Young Evils are the next band in line to become one of the bands synonymous with the Emerald City. Through hard work,...
  2. Horse Feathers and Y La Bamba Give LA a Taste of Portland Horse Feathers Everything about last night’s show at The Echo was Portland-esque, from the intimate, nondescript venue; to the good (and cheap) tap selection and flannel clad band and audience members. If I hadn’t known better, I would’ve sworn that...
  3. The Pierces Share A Secret At The Hotel Cafe Finishing up a successful stint in the City of Angels, The Pierces brought their show to the Hotel Café last night. Usually, a late night Tuesday gig may as well be the graveyard shift, but the alt-folk outfit nailed it...
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  1. Star Anna Delivers on Alone In This Together As discussed here last year, Star Anna is one of the true rising talents in music. The Ellensburg, Washington-based rocker finally released her latest record, Alone In This Together via Local 638 Records. The album features her band, The Laughing...
  2. A moment with Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs Growing up halfway between Seattle and the middle of nowhere can have a profound effect on one’s life. In the case of Star Ann, it drove her to write and perform music. With melodic, aching vocals that’s as raw as...
  3. Anna Rose in Bloom Since her formative years, Anna Rose has a strong passion for music. At time when many of us were learning our ABC’s and enjoying our coloring books, the New York native was learning how to play piano. She started when...
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  1. A moment with Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs Growing up halfway between Seattle and the middle of nowhere can have a profound effect on one’s life. In the case of Star Ann, it drove her to write and perform music. With melodic, aching vocals that’s as raw as...
  2. STRFKR Delivers A Fantastic New Album With Reptilia Indie-electronica pop is en vogue and that’s can be partially attributed to the innovative sounds of STRFKR. The Portland, Oregon-based outfit, which formed in 2007, has been one of the standard-bearers for the electro-pop wave that has grown in the...
  3. Fredrik Delivers One Of The Most Experimental Albums Of The Year Over the past several years, European indie pop outfits have become popular in the U.S. With their third full-length album, Swedish electro-folk trio Fredrik plan on making the transition to become one of the latest in this line of successful...
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  1. Nadler’s Third Solo LP Shows Great Promise As we discussed last week, Marissa Nadler is on the rise. The Boston-based singer/songwriter is releasing her third album, which is self-titled, independently. The album kicks off with “In Your Lair, Bear,” which is six minutes of skeletal chords and...
  2. Great Venue, Great Music: The Press at Glasslands Last night I ventured fifteen minutes from the L train to see The Press play at The Glasslands Gallery. I was not disappointed. Located across the street from the old Domino Sugar factory, Glasslands epitomizes the gritty/beautiful aesthetic of Williamsburg....
  3. The Great American Music Hall Gets Washed Out Washed Out On Saturday night, I made my way to the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco to take in a night of music at The Great American Music Hall (GAMH). This is an intimate space with amazing acoustics that has...
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  2. Delta Spirit Rock The Music Box and A Conversation With Matthew Vasquez At 11 pm on Wednesday night at the Music Box on Hollywood Blvd., San Diego-natives Delta Spirit took to the stage for their largest headlining show to date in the City of Angels. Having recently sold out the El Rey...
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