Best New Bands » Psych Rock 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 No Joy Brings Their Psych-Rock To Mississippi Studios http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/no-joy-brings-psych-rock-mississippi-studios/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/no-joy-brings-psych-rock-mississippi-studios/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2015 07:08:43 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25310 Portland – The always-focused musicians of No Joy brought their psych-rock to Mississippi Studios Friday night. The show followed the June 9th release of their LP, More Faithful. Their third release proves to be their most complex and their live show only reflected that. Strewn with ominous fade-outs, slow murky vocals and assertive skill, No

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  1. SANDY Alex G at Mississippi Studios Portland – “You all seem like nice people” was wunderkind Alex G’s reaction to a crowded Mississippi Studios, where he proved that his uncanny knack for songwriting has spanned far beyond the basements of Philadelphia house shows. No longer a...
  2. Hookworms Deliver Noteworthy Psych Rock LP, ‘The Hum’ Los Angeles – With a sound that blends an amalgam of influences while retaining a solid psych-rock core, the buzz around the Leeds-based five-piece Hookworms has grown in anticipation for their new release, The Hum.  The band’s second widely distributed full-length album, The Hum,...
  3. Avers Bring Their Psych Pop to Nashville Nashville – The Richmond, VA-based band Avers stopped by the Stone Fox this past Friday night, and it just so happened to be a very damp, dreary Friday the 13th. However, despite the rain and the mud and the lingering...
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  1. Black Marble Opens at Light Asylum’s Fierce Record Release Show Black Marble sounds exactly like what their name implies: cold and dark. Their show at New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge this past Thursday showed the duo of Chris Stewart and Ty Kube invoking post punk and no wave styles...
  2. Jesse Marchant – A One-Man Show Chicago – Over the past month, Jesse Marchant has been surfing U.S. highways in his Audi station wagon, drifting from one city to the next, putting on a one-man show, with songs new and old. Thursday night Jesse Marchant found...
  3. The Tallest Man On Earth Celebrates His Album Release At The Wiltern Two years ago, I saw Kristian Matsson (a.k.a. The Tallest Man On Earth) for the first time in Portland’s swanky Doug Fir Lounge. He was supporting his sophomore album, The Wild Hunt, and though I was only familiar with a...
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  1. Concert Preview: The Black Angels open for The Kills and Cold Cave at the Fox Theater   The Black Angels opening for Cold Cave and The Kills Who: The Kills with Cold Cave and The Black AngelsWhen: Saturday, May 14th, doors open at 7, show starts at 8Where: The Fox Theater, Pomona, CACost: $22.50 advance, $25...
  2. The Black Angels Unveil Groundbreaking New Album Blue Horizon recording group The Black Angels have announced the upcoming release of their eagerly anticipated new album. Indigo Meadow will arrive in stores and online on April 2. The Black Angels’ most revelatory collection thus far, Indigo Meadow marks...
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  2. This is the Kit Plays The Mercury Lounge This is the Kit is the songwriting project of Kate Stables, who has a voice like an old friend. Some songs are like a comfortably rollicking lullaby, and others like stimulating psychedelic adventures. For her late set at Mercury Lounge,...
  3. Album Review: Sleepy Sun, Spiny Hits Sleepy Sun‘s latest release, Spiny Hits, is the record I want to spend all my hazy summer days jamming to. This is the San Francisco-based quintet’s third album and for a new band, they certainly have the genre of psychedelic...
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  3. Surf-Rock Riot with Beach Fossils at Music Hall of Williamsburg This past Friday night was one of the more memorable shows I’ve been to at Music Hall of Williamsburg. I’ve been to a decent amount of shows here, and I can’t say I’ve ever had a bad time, but I’ve...
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