Best New Bands » Ravens and Chimes 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 Weekend Playlist – June 10, 2011 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-june-10-2011/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-june-10-2011/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Morning Thought” & “Vocal Chords” – Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Dan Cordie caught the band’s show at the Rickshaw Shop Saturday night. Dan wrote, “The band arrived sporting their trademark racing uniforms.  Before they played their first song, they removed their

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  2. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 25, 2011 Start your Friday off right with a selection of music from this week’s featured artists on BestNewBands.com “Get What You Want, Get What You Need” – The Ascetic Junkies Liz Livengood caught up with a few members of this Portland-based...
  3. Weekend Playlist – March 18, 2011 Start your weekend off with a selection of music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com “Heat Wave” – Princess Pangolin In this week’s BackStory installment, Julie Carpenter of Princess Pangolin shares the story behind “Heat Wave.” This song started...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-june-10-2011/feed/ 0 Apollo Run’s Last Night at Union Hall, Featuring Ravens And Chimes http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/apollo-runs-last-night-at-union-hall-featuring-ravens-and-chimes/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/apollo-runs-last-night-at-union-hall-featuring-ravens-and-chimes/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0000 Last night was Apollo Run’s final show as the Artist in Residence at Union Hall, a luxuriant Brooklyn venue with bocce ball courts and a library/lounge. I guess in Park Slope it’s true that Thursday is the new Friday: the upstairs barroom was close to packed. A large number of people had come to see

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  1. Old Monk Dominates Union Hall My Thursday night at Union Hall began perfectly – with a juicy hamburger. Turns out this classy bar in the heart of Park Slope doesn’t just have warm lighting, a library/lounge and (I kid you not) two bocce courts. It’s...
  2. Emil & Friends and Others Make Cake Shop the Place to Be It was a great night for music at Cake Shop, a cozy little place on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This small, dimly lit bar/café/venue presumably sells cake during the day, but on Friday night offered up one of...
  3. Cliffie Swan, Pablo Picasso and TEEN Will Work for Ears at Union Pool The Brooklyn tripod formerly known as Lights (not to be confused with the Canadian version, which can be found here: LIGHTS) reemerged as Cliffie Swan last night at Union Pool in Williamsburg(h), Brooklyn and brought some of Brooklyn’s Finest along...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/apollo-runs-last-night-at-union-hall-featuring-ravens-and-chimes/feed/ 0 Cake Shop Does It Again, This Time With Valar http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cake-shop-does-it-again-this-time-with-valar/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cake-shop-does-it-again-this-time-with-valar/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Cake Shop is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to hear new bands in New York. My first experience with the venue was back in January, when I saw Emil & Friends, Ravens and Chimes and Old Monk, a night as fantastic as it was varied. Last night’s show reinforced my impression that Cake Shop isn’t

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  1. Emil & Friends and Others Make Cake Shop the Place to Be It was a great night for music at Cake Shop, a cozy little place on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This small, dimly lit bar/café/venue presumably sells cake during the day, but on Friday night offered up one of...
  2. Old Monk Dominates Union Hall My Thursday night at Union Hall began perfectly – with a juicy hamburger. Turns out this classy bar in the heart of Park Slope doesn’t just have warm lighting, a library/lounge and (I kid you not) two bocce courts. It’s...
  3. Agent Ribbons at Bootleg Theater: Songs, patty cake, and a stolen guitar Becoming a fan of Agent Ribbons is like an invitation down the proverbial rabbit hole: you have no idea how deep you’re going to get involved after that first tentative step. I was at first intrigued by their genre-defying album...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/old-monk-dominates-union-hall/feed/ 0 Emil & Friends and Others Make Cake Shop the Place to Be http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/emil-friends-and-others-make-cake-shop-the-place-to-be/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/emil-friends-and-others-make-cake-shop-the-place-to-be/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:00:00 +0000 It was a great night for music at Cake Shop, a cozy little place on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This small, dimly lit bar/café/venue presumably sells cake during the day, but on Friday night offered up one of the most exciting shows I’ve seen in a long time, hosting Emil & Friends, Ravens

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