Best New Bands » Purity Ring 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 New Bands at Treasure Island 2016 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-treasure-island-2016/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/new-bands-treasure-island-2016/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2016 00:40:27 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33491 San Francisco – Every October, for ten years, concert fans in the Bay Area have been flocking to the Treasure Island Music Festival, a small oasis located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay promising a weekend filled with music and celebration. Plagued by several last-minute artist cancellations and a very rough period of

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  1. 6 New Bands to See at Treasure Island 2016 San Francisco – Well, it was a good run, but you can’t outrun the cruel hand of overdevelopment forever, it seems. That’s right folks: after ten years the Treasure Island Music Festival—billed as “the Festival in the Bay”—will be celebrating...
  2. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island – Day 1 San Francisco – Ah, Treasure Island Music Festival.  It’s such a glorious event: beautiful weather, no overlapping sets, minimal panic-inducing crowd swarms.  The annual two-day event is a great festival for locals, due to its conveniently close-to-everything location smack dab...
  3. 5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival – Day 2 San Francisco – Sunday at Treasure Island 2015 started out much sunnier than the previous day, but the wind was constantly blowing throughout the day.  It was a much stronger breeze than Saturday’s, so much so that I could’ve sworn I...
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  1. 7 New Bands We Loved At Bonnaroo Day 1 Manchester, TN – Well here we are again: another sunny weekend full of blistering heat and multitudes of glorious debauchery to be witnessed down at Great Stage Park in Manchester. The annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in south central Tennessee always promises...
  2. 10 New Bands to See at Bonnaroo 2016 Chicago – Ah, yes, festival season is in full swing! And for many, the mecca of music festivals is fast approaching. That would be Bonnaroo, of course. The four-day long camping festival in Manchester, Tennessee has long been a favorite among...
  3. 4 New Bands at Bonnaroo: Day 4 Manchester Tennessee – The final day of Bonnaroo was a slow, hot one. People moved at a snail’s pace. The sun burnt shoulders, arms, and noses. Dust blew in every direction. But despite it all, good vibes and happiness seemed...
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  1. Braids Provide Deep Storytelling With ‘Deep In The Iris’ Los Angeles - There is a specific calmness beneath the atmospheric Deep In The Iris (on Arbutus Records), the third LP from the Montreal trio, Braids. The electronic art-rock act brings an accessible melodic charm to the new record, which serves...
  2. Braids Premieres “Miniskirt” Video and Adds New Tour Dates New York – Braids are a three-piece experimental pop band from Montreal, Canada. Braids decamped to a series of retreats in the mountains of Arizona, Vermont, and upstate New York to record their third album, Deep In The Iris. Surrounded by nature...
  3. Jakubi Offers Wildly Entertaining Night On Early Stop Of U.S. Tour Portland – The Goodfoot experienced the infectiousness of Jakubi on Thursday night. The venue was one of the first stops on their second U.S. tour and follows the release of their single “Couch Potato.” The Melbourne-based five-piece already have a...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/braids-bring-early-dose-summer/feed/ 1 Purity Ring Prep For U.S. Tour And Release Remixes! http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/purity-ring-prep-u-s-tour-release-remixes/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/purity-ring-prep-u-s-tour-release-remixes/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2015 20:31:50 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=23510 New York – Next month, on May 8, 2015, synth-pop pair, Purity Ring, will depart on a headlining U.S. tour, beginning with an intimate concert at The Fonda in Los Angeles, CA –the tickets for which sold-out in record time. Purity Ring’s popularity is undeniable, as two other shows on the band’s agenda are also nearly sold-out

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  1. That Voice: Synthpop Duo Purity Ring – ‘Another Eternity’ New York – Last year, electronic pop iconoclast Grimes released a track called “Go” that she had written for Rihanna. It was a weird moment that showed how all perceived boundaries between seemingly incompatible musical worlds are artificial. Here was...
  2. Christine And The Queens Prep For SXSW, EP And Tour New York – French artist, Héloïse Letissier, better known by her musical project, Christine and the Queens, will be making her American live debut at SXSW and follow with a batch of U.S. shows. The indie pop singer-songwriter is getting ready...
  3. James Bay Announces First North American Headline Tour New York – In support of his full-length debut album Chaos And The Calm [Republic Records] out March 24 (pre-order here), James Bay will embark on a North American headline tour this spring. The tour starts April 27 at Mod Club in Toronto, ON Canada, plays major markets...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/purity-ring-prep-u-s-tour-release-remixes/feed/ 0 That Voice: Synthpop Duo Purity Ring – ‘Another Eternity’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/voice-synthpop-duo-purity-ring-another-eternity/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/voice-synthpop-duo-purity-ring-another-eternity/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2015 00:45:24 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22054 New York – Last year, electronic pop iconoclast Grimes released a track called “Go” that she had written for Rihanna. It was a weird moment that showed how all perceived boundaries between seemingly incompatible musical worlds are artificial. Here was a somewhat accidental star, just a few years removed from tiny DIY basement shows, pitching

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  1. Capitol Hill Block Party: Naomi Punk, Purity Ring, Wild Cub, Pickwick Keep the Party Going Well, we managed to find enough time to get well rested and ready for the second round of Capitol Hill Block Party after a wholly entertaining kick-off day; the day two party rivaled the first and gave us a wide...
  2. Benjamin Booker Finds His Voice   Los Angeles- Sometimes it’s failure that sets us on the track that we need to be on. For Benjamin Booker the inability to score a job in journalism out of college was the impetus for his now budding musical...
  3. Young Ejecta’s ‘The Planet’ Is Trippy, Beep-y, Wonderful San Francisco – Relative newcomers Young Ejecta have returned with a new EP—or “mini-album” as they choose to call it—entitled The Planet.  The electronic duo consists of Joel Ford (of Ford & Lopatin fame) and Neon Indian’s female vocalist Leanne...
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  1. Watch Mandala’s (Cameron McLain) New Music Video For “I’m No Echo” Mandala, the moniker of the musical project started by London’s Cameron McLain, has released a new music video for his song “I’m No Echo,” which you can watch at the link below. The video was filmed in a cavernous warehouse...
  2. Watch The Boxer Rebellion in Brooklyn, NY, Friday! After two impressive dates in NYC’s Mercury Lounge in 2011, and selling out the Bowery Ballroom just this week, it is strange to watch people take notice of The Boxer Rebellion‘s brand of international-alternative rock. After an appearance in Drew...
  3. New band to watch: Post Post I discovered Post Post thanks to a good friend of mine who happened to recently graduate from Bryn Mawr, an all-women’s liberal arts college just outside of Philadelphia. As at most small schools, everyone seems to know everyone’s business, which...
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  1. We Barbarians and Superhumanoids: Eclectic Sets @ The Echo Last night We Barbarians (pictured) and Superhumanoids filled the Echo with sounds and people of all shapes and sizes. I thought the diverse crowd perfectly reflected the eclectic mix of the two groups’ styles, supporting both the soft, glow of...
  2. Black Breath, Keeping it Metal Seattle’s five-piece Black/Thrash Metal band Black Breath has recently announced their first European tour since forming in 2005. Their rush onto the international scene has a lot to do with the outstanding success of their 2008 EP Razor to Oblivion,...
  3. Concert Preview: Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kittens at The Roxy Young the Giant Genre: Alt-rock If you’re looking for something to do on this potentially stormy Saturday night, head on down to The Roxy on Sunset to check out Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kitten for an awesome...
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  1. Show Preview: Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs in L.A. 9/15, 9/17 Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs are set to make their second Los Angeles appearance tomorrow night at the famed Viper Room on Sunset. Last year, the outfit played at the venue formerly known as Spaceland with special guest Mike...
  2. Concert Preview: Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kittens at The Roxy Young the Giant Genre: Alt-rock If you’re looking for something to do on this potentially stormy Saturday night, head on down to The Roxy on Sunset to check out Young the Giant with We Barbarians and Kitten for an awesome...
  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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