Best New Bands » Sister Crayon 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 Maps & Atlases With Zechs Marquise Live at Glasslands http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/maps-atlases-with-zechs-marquise-live-at-glasslands/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/maps-atlases-with-zechs-marquise-live-at-glasslands/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 01:39:36 +0000 Maps & Atlases By now we already know to expect a great show whenever Maps & Atlases is playing. Last time I caught them at Bowery Ballroom, it was a sold out show filled with adoring fans. If they could pull off amazingly good vibes like that at that venue, then a show at the

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  1. Maps & Atlases Set For International Tour and Album Release The Chicago-based math rock outfit, Maps & Atlases, recently announced a European and national tour set for this spring, in support of its upcoming full-length release, Beware and Be Grateful. The LP is the quartet’s sophomore effort, as well as...
  2. A Conversation with The Echo Friendly Emerging Brooklyn band The Echo Friendly is a name you may start hearing more often. They’ve gotten recent recognition for having their song “Same Mistakes” in the closing credits of the fourth Girls episode, but they also have a band...
  3. Getting More Direct With Sister Crayon. Before I caught Sister Crayon’s great last residency show at Piano’s, songwriter and vocalist Terra Lopez took a few minutes to talk to me about how the shows have gone so far, what makes a good song, their forthcoming album, and more. Below...
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  1. Earshot Jazz Festival, a Preview A grand congregation featuring over 50 shows of the nations most acclaimed and promising jazz musicians will form in Seattle on October 15 and conclude 23 days later on November 7. The annual Earshot Jazz festival, established in 1984, has...
  2. Seattle’s Decibel Festival, a Preview Seven years ago music enthusiast Sean Horton founded the Decibel Festival in Seattle, bringing to life an exhibition of his passion. The identity of the festival was the electronic music scene and the effect of it, in a city that...
  3. The Kills Bring The Noise For Your “Blood Pressures” Which flavor of The Kills do you prefer? That’s what is going to determine whether or not your Blood Pressures are raised this week, and if you like the feeling. Do you like the ‘kick dirt on your shoes, bluesy...
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  1. ANNOUNCING THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2010! You did it! You voted, and now we can share the list of the Top Ten Albums of 2010– according to YOU! The National performs at Sasquatch! 2010 #10: HIGH VIOLET BY THE NATIONAL When Kelly Montgomery reported on Sasquatch!...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Song of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Song of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Concert/Event of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s YEAR END BEST OF: Best Video of 2010 It’s the end of the year, and at BestNewBands.com, that means that our staff have compiled their favorites for the year, and we’d like YOU to choose the top ten in each category. This week, we’ll be asking you to...
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  1. Fol Chen and Sister Crayon Light Up The Echo Last night, The Echo was for lovers. Couples held hands, sat in each other’s laps, and held each other up as they swayed to a melee of electronic and live sounds coming from the stage. It was the last night...
  2. 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...
  3. The Bootleg: A Place to Make Italian Japanese Friends It was my first time at the Bootleg Theater. My first time in that part of Los Angeles. I didn’t know what to expect of the venue, the crowd or the band I was to meet. After only speaking with...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/quick-change-artists-el-ten-eleven-and-sister-crayon/feed/ 0 The Weekend Playlist: Laurel’s Headphone-Worthy Playlist http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-laurels-headphone-worthy-playlist/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-laurels-headphone-worthy-playlist/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 When you listen to music using headphones, you’re forced to really listen to music. With no other sounds but uplifted notes, your attention is focused exclusively on deciphering the message being delivered to you. Actively digesting this message allows you to experience music in new and often profound ways, even if you’re revisiting a song

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  1. Laurel’s L.A. Weekend Playlist L.A. Weekend Playlist by Laurel Johnston When I was in Pershing Square last week, I was struck by a quote I read by Carey McWilliams about Los Angeles, where “the American people were erupting, like lava from a volcano”.  After...
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  3. The Weekend Playlist: Daniel Burnett’s Something Left in Music Mix The 10 tracks included in this playlist range from hip-hop, to southern rock, to even Celtic styled dance tunes. The tracklist does not have a gentrified identity nor a specific mood or theme. The one unifying trend throughout the work...
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