Best New Bands » Portland 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 Q & A with Mental Hygiene http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/q-a-with-mental-hygiene/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/q-a-with-mental-hygiene/#comments Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000 At Mental Hygiene’s first show in quite some time, I caught up with the ladies from Mental Hygiene and chatted with them about where they’d been and where they’re going. Liz Livengood: Hi I’m Liz with Best New Bands and I’m here with Mental Hygiene, I just watched their show at the Tonic Lounge. It

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  1. Mental Hygiene is Important for Your Good Health Saturday night at the Tonic Lounge marked a comeback of sorts for Portland’s Mental Hygiene. In their first show since last year, Mental Hygiene has added two new members to the lineup (rhythm guitarist Onyx and bassist Mary Steele) and...
  2. Mental Hygiene- Trapped Again Trapped Again is a tight collection of eight songs showcasing Mental Hygiene’s strengths: catchy lyrics, infectious melodies and punchy guitar riffs. The opening track, “Strangers,” sets the tone for what promises to be a rockin’ good time. The track brings an...
  3. Hooray for Earth are Surrounded by Their Friends, and Like to Get Psyched After Hooray for Earth played their third residency show at Pianos, I got to chat with frontman and main songwriter Noel Heroux right outside the venue next to their van. Noel had the appearance of just getting out of bed,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/q-a-with-mental-hygiene/feed/ 0 Congratulations, Allison! You’re Going to Meet The Parlotones in Portland! http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/congratulations-allison-youre-going-to-meet-the-parlotones-in-portland/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/congratulations-allison-youre-going-to-meet-the-parlotones-in-portland/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:00:00 +0000 Congratulations to Allison! You’ve won a pair of tickets to see The Parlotones at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Sunday, and before the show, you’ll be meeting the band! Here’s the winning comment: I fell IN LOVE with the Parlotones when the opened for Blue October last fall. I got see them play four shows

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  1. Congratulations, Sebastian! You’re going to meet The Parlotones! Congratulations to Sebastian! You’ve won a pair of tickets to see The Parlotones at New York’s Mercury Lounge on March 8, and before the show, you’ll be meeting the band! Here’s the winning comment: Me, my wife and my best...
  2. Attention Portland: It’s Your Turn to Meet the Parlotones! It’s time for Portland to welcome South African superstars (and former BestNewBands.com Artists in Residence) The Parlotones, and we want to help fans in the Pacific Northwest meet the band and see a show for free! The Parlotones will be...
  3. Hey, Parlotones Fans! Want to meet the band? We’ve got the hook up! South African rock darlings (and former BestNewBands.com Artists in Residence) The Parlotones are touring the United States, and we want to help YOU meet the band and see a show for free! This February and March, BestNewBands.com will be giving...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/congratulations-allison-youre-going-to-meet-the-parlotones-in-portland/feed/ 0 The Suuns and Crystal Castles take Portland’s Roseland Theater http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-suuns-and-crystal-castles-take-portlands-roseland-theater/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-suuns-and-crystal-castles-take-portlands-roseland-theater/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:00:00 +0000 The tone for last night’s show at the Roseland Theater in Downtown Portland, OR was set the moment that Suuns took the stage. Wasting no time in getting started, the four-piece was hard at work with their pounding synths and grinding guitars the instant that the clock struck Eight PM. Surrounded on stage by flashing

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  1. What’s in a Name?- The Crystal Castles (II) Album Review When Crystal Castles was done crafting their second full-length album, they felt no need to come up with an original album name. The 14 hypnotic tracks speak for themselves, and the Canadian dance duo can self-title every single one of...
  2. No Joy, Best Coast, and Wavves hit the Hawthorne Theater in Portland wavves rock out, courtesy their myspace Saturday, February 19th was no night for vocalists at the Hawthorne Theater in the South East corner of Portland, Oregon. With a line-up that consisted of No Joy, Best Coast, and Wavves, volume and...
  3. 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...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-suuns-and-crystal-castles-take-portlands-roseland-theater/feed/ 0 Live to Tell: Q&A with Luck-One http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/live-to-tell-qa-with-luck-one/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/live-to-tell-qa-with-luck-one/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:00:00 +0000 A song like Luck-One’s “More” is why you have to listen to every link that lands in your inbox. Gradually layering steady handclaps, a little Roger Troutman, and strong horns over a shuffling beat, the Portland rapper exclaims, “There’s gotta be more!” But the emotion underneath the question isn’t desperate, and when you read his

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  1. Tim Jones of Truth & Salvage Co: On festivals, working with Chris Robinson, and their recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! I watched several live performances of Truth and Salvage Co. on their YouTube channel before listening to their eponymous debut album (now available on iTunes), and I was immediately charmed by the six-piece Southern rock band’s ability to effortlessly nail...
  2. Broken Social Scene is the Best Live Show of 2010! Congratulations, Broken Social Scene! After going on 10 years of music making and touring, BSS has won a little something for it-best live show of 2010. I honestly couldn’t agree more. Why? Because I have been blessed enough to experience...
  3. Via Audio LIVE @ Brooklyn Bowl Via Audio has been getting a bit of press at BestNewBands recently. Their song “Babies,” was nominated for the site’s Best Song of 2010. We’ve got live footage of them playing “Wanted” at the NX25 2010 conference. And our very...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/live-to-tell-qa-with-luck-one/feed/ 0 Mental Hygiene is Important for Your Good Health http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mental-hygiene-is-important-for-your-good-health/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mental-hygiene-is-important-for-your-good-health/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Saturday night at the Tonic Lounge marked a comeback of sorts for Portland’s Mental Hygiene. In their first show since last year, Mental Hygiene has added two new members to the lineup (rhythm guitarist Onyx and bassist Mary Steele) and now rock with a fuller and more cohesive sound. The girls pleased the crowd with

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  1. Mental Hygiene- Trapped Again Trapped Again is a tight collection of eight songs showcasing Mental Hygiene’s strengths: catchy lyrics, infectious melodies and punchy guitar riffs. The opening track, “Strangers,” sets the tone for what promises to be a rockin’ good time. The track brings an...
  2. The Morning Benders play Big Echo at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge San Francisco four-piece The Morning Benders played with Cults and Twin Sister at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Tuesday night in support of their recent breakthrough release, Big Echo. The two openers played lively sets that seemed to intrigue the...
  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. Double Feature: The Parlotones at The Viper Room + Post Show Interview Walking into The Viper Room last night to see the much heard about and highly underrated (as of yet!) Parlotones- I had literally crossed into a whole other country, South Africa to be exact.  After parking in Siberia, Laurel Kathleen...
  2. Friday Night at the WOW Hall: Lynx, Medium Troy and MarchFourth Marching Band &quo Friday night is tantalizing close, but for some small-town residents the options for celebrating the coming of the weekend can be very limited. Fortunately for those in Eugene, the historic WOW Hall has some great entertainment lined up: the...
  3. Show Preview: Brad Mackeson, Redwood Son, and Glassbones at Portland’s Doug Fir This week we have a show preview for best-new-band-hunters in Portland, Oregon at the charming Doug Fir Lounge. Local PR company In Music We Trust hosts a local showcase at the Doug Fir each month and we think this week’s...
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  2. Best Coast Sinks into the Summer Haze with Debut Album Not to sound conceited or anything, but Best Coast picked the right side of the country to name their band after. There’s nothing like a hot California summer, and Best Coast’s debut LP Crazy for You harnesses the mood of...
  3. 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...
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  1. Show Review: J Tillman and Phosphorescent at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge The mellow crowd at Portland’s Doug Fir on Friday night came to almost complete silence when folk singer-songwriter J Tillman sang his first words. Despite his relative fame as the drummer with the sweet voice from Fleet Foxes, Tillman has...
  2. Show Review: A B & The Sea at Portland’s Mississippi Studios San Francisco band A B & The Sea played an energetic short set at Portland’s Mississippi Studios Monday night. The band hopped on the small stage just a few minutes after 9 pm, calling keyboardist David Hunt, who was lagging,...
  3. The Morning Benders play Big Echo at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge San Francisco four-piece The Morning Benders played with Cults and Twin Sister at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Tuesday night in support of their recent breakthrough release, Big Echo. The two openers played lively sets that seemed to intrigue the...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/horse-feathers-and-y-la-bamba-bring-give-la-a-taste-of-portland/feed/ 0 Ólöf Arnalds: One Woman Show http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/%c3%b3l%c3%b6f-arnalds-one-woman-show/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/%c3%b3l%c3%b6f-arnalds-one-woman-show/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Filling up a whole stage all by your lonesome can prove a difficult task, but it’s one that Ólöf Arnalds was mostly up to last night at the Roseland Theater. The Icelandic singer-song writer and member of Múm strummed and picked through a beautiful set that was witnessed with subdued appreciation and closed-eyed-swaying by the

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  1. Show Preview: Blonde Redhead/Ólöf Arnalds in Portland Under-the-radar indie veterans Blonde Redhead will be coming to Portland’s Roseland Theater this Saturday, and it will be a show not to be missed, for several different reasons, including a possible new starlet. First off, fans of Blonde Redhead will...
  2. Weekend Playlist: November 19, 2010 photo credit: Liz Livengood Here are some tracks to relive a few of BNB’s musical happenings this week. “Fake Out (Glass Ghost Remix)” – Bear in Heaven“When We’re Dancing” – Twin Shadow On Monday, we released our weekly list of...
  3. Show Review: A B & The Sea at Portland’s Mississippi Studios San Francisco band A B & The Sea played an energetic short set at Portland’s Mississippi Studios Monday night. The band hopped on the small stage just a few minutes after 9 pm, calling keyboardist David Hunt, who was lagging,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/%c3%b3l%c3%b6f-arnalds-one-woman-show/feed/ 0 Eux Autres: C’est Tres Fun! http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/eux-autres-c-est-tres-fun/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/eux-autres-c-est-tres-fun/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 22:12:33 +0000 Eux Autres, which is pronounced ooz-oh-tra and means, literally “them others,” aren’t French. They’re ‘kind of from Portland’ but call San Francisco home. At the Mississippi Studios last night, Eux Autres were the opening band for Chain Gang of 1974 and Candy Claws. The pop band claims to “write songs with sparse instrumentation,” but to

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