Best New Bands » Shamir 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 5 New Bands We Loved at Pitchfork Day 1 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-new-bands-pitchfork-day-1/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-new-bands-pitchfork-day-1/#comments Sat, 16 Jul 2016 18:07:26 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31969 Chicago – People in Chicago often joke that the city is one of the few places where you can experience all four seasons in one day. The weather here can change at any given moment. So when it comes to summer festivals, like Pitchfork, you never know what you’re going get… though, you can be

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  2. New Bands We Loved On Sunday At Pitchfork Chicago – The final day of Pitchfork 2015 was hands down the best of the three. The weather was almost perfect, with no rain and temps in the 80s. Yes, we could’ve done without the humidity, but it’s Chicago, so...
  3. 10 New Bands to See at Pitchfork Fest 2015 Chicago – Yes, yes it’s that time of year again! Time for one of the hippest music festivals around: Pitchfork. As to be expected, the line-up is stellar. As an added bonus, it’s loaded with Chicago artists, from the legendary Wilco and...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/5-new-bands-pitchfork-day-1/feed/ 3 HOMME is at Home in Chicago http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/homme/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/homme/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2016 18:15:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31905 Chicago – Have you ever encountered someone and instantly knew they were something special? That’s precisely what happened when Sima Cunningham heard Macie Stewart sing at a high school play. Cunningham immediately told her brother Liam, who was at the time forming a band, that he needed to make music with Stewart. And he did.

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  3. Weeknight Comes Home To Brooklyn’s Union Pool Brooklyn – Local duo Weeknight, formed in 2012 and comprised of Andy Simmons and Holly MacGibbon, have been on tour across the East Coast promoting two new singles “In The Dust” and “California,” which culminated in a release party for...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/homme/feed/ 1 10 New Bands to See at Pitchfork 2016 http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/10-new-bands-see-pitchfork-2016/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/10-new-bands-see-pitchfork-2016/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2016 17:12:25 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31846 Chicago – While for most people July triggers images of fireworks, American flags, grilling, and BBQ, for music festival junkees, this wonderful month ushers in thoughts of relaxing with a nice Goose Island beer, on the baseball field in Chicago’s Union Park, while listening to some of the best new bands around, at one of

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  1. 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...
  2. 5 New Bands at Pitchfork – Day Two Chicago – Saturday, Saturday, Saturday! Are you singing a little Elton? I was during day two of Pitchfork Festival. Right from the start, I was feeling it, thanks to one of my favorite local bands- but there were plenty of...
  3. New Bands We Loved On Sunday At Pitchfork Chicago – The final day of Pitchfork 2015 was hands down the best of the three. The weather was almost perfect, with no rain and temps in the 80s. Yes, we could’ve done without the humidity, but it’s Chicago, so...
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  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. Shamir Premieres Songs From Upcoming Debut LP Berkeley – This past Friday, rising star and Las Vegas native Shamir Bailey (known simply as Shamir) plunged into a blistering 11-song set on UC-Berkeley’s Upper Sproul Plaza.  Each song had its own flavor, its own delicious tones and timbres...
  2. Shamir: The New King Of Pop? Chicago – I’m going to say what many have surely been thinking but are too afraid to say. Now that Michael Jackson has left us – way too soon, I might add – it’s time to think about who might...
  3. Shamir ’s Debut LP “Ratchet” Is An Experiment In Fabulousness San Francisco – Las Vegas native Shamir Bailey—known simply as Shamir—took appropriate time and care when constructing his debut LP Ratchet.  According to Urban Dictionary, ‘ratchet’ refers to a state of mind in which one exudes an illustrious diva persona,...
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  3. King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard Rule Chicago – It’s a good thing The Grateful Dead retired because there’s a new supreme jam band in town. Impossible you say? Obviously you’ve not yet had the pleasure of seeing the tongue twisting Australian seven-piece King Gizzard and the Lizard...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-we-loved-pitchfork-2015-day-2/feed/ 4 Shamir ’s Debut LP “Ratchet” Is An Experiment In Fabulousness http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/shamirs-debut-lp-ratchet-experiment-fabulousness/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/shamirs-debut-lp-ratchet-experiment-fabulousness/#comments Sun, 10 May 2015 08:16:34 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24280 San Francisco – Las Vegas native Shamir Bailey—known simply as Shamir—took appropriate time and care when constructing his debut LP Ratchet.  According to Urban Dictionary, ‘ratchet’ refers to a state of mind in which one exudes an illustrious diva persona, though often such entitlement is either misplaced or misguided.  When talking about Shamir’s debut LP,

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  2. Tobias Jesso, Jr.’s Often Heartbreaking Debut, ‘Goon’ San Francisco – Tobias Jesso, Jr., was never really a piano player.  It wasn’t until a woman in a dream told him that the world was going to end that he decided to sit down at the keys and write...
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