Chicago – For me, day two of Riot Fest got off to a rocky start. Between sleeping through my alarm and getting stuck in traffic, I was starting to wonder if I’d ever find my way to Humboldt Park. I missed The Picturebooks and Wavves, and as I walked towards the gates of Riot Fest,
Chicago – While others are ushering in the Fall with pumpkin spice lattes and already working at piecing together Halloween costumes, Chicagoans are refusing to let go of summer. At least for one more weekend, anyway. Beginning this Friday, September 12, Chicago’s Humboldt Park will host Riot Fest and three days of music, carnivals rides,
Los Angeles – New York City band SKATERS are gearing up to hit the road for a national fall tour with The Orwells, kicking off Sept. 8 in Columbus, OH, and including stops in San Francisco, LA, Philadelphia, DC, and their hometown of NYC. See below for a full list of tour dates. SKATERS have been hard at work
Los Angeles — For anyone in need of losing their mind, these Brooklynites can mash the brain up just right. Fresh off the release of their debut album, Manhattan, there is no doubt Skaters come from the streets of Brooklyn, New York with songs about endless nights of debauchery in The City That Never Sleeps. Still,
Austin – I write this having just heard of the terrible tragedy that occurred last night outside The Mohawk in Austin, TX. This is a bar I go to often to hear incredible live music and in fact, I spent most of the day there yesterday. I speak for myself and the staff of BestNewBands.com
New York – With all the SXSW to-do snowballing, our eyes are opening wider on what’s going on in any music scene, so the coverage is expanded and varied, as well as new releases to get stoked on. Many of the artists on this mix will be at SXSW, so have listen and get in
New York – A week closer to SXSW and we’re back with our part 2 of New Bands We Want To See At SXSW. You know we can’t just stop at 5 artists to watch out for and pretend we really could narrow it down to just that many out of the clusterf*ck of shows
New York – NYC-based melodic garage punk band Skaters played their album release show at Bowery Ballroom Monday, and it was nothing short of a riotous dance party. Skaters came out to the Ghost Busters theme song as a tribute to the recently departed Harold Ramis, who played Egon. But, because this show was a celebration
New York – On Manhattan, the debut full length from Skaters, the band has honed a city into an album. Singer Michael Ian Cummings, drummer Noah Rubin, guitarist Joshua Hubbard, and bassist Dan Burke embody the kind of motion and energy that only in NYC can it make sense the way it does. These punks are
Burbank, CA - New York City’s very own SKATERS have announced that they will hit the road for a spring headlining tour presented by FILTER in support of their debut albumManhattan, which will be released by Warner Bros. Records on February 25th. Following appearances at SXSW 2014, the tour will begin in Santa Ana, Calif., on March 18th and finishes up in