Best New Bands » South by Southwest 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 Words with The Bewitched Hands of France http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/words-with-the-bewitched-hands-of-france/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/words-with-the-bewitched-hands-of-france/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 23:00:00 +0000 photo by Melanie Elbaz French sextet The Bewitched Hands is a busy bunch. In addition to playing both CMJ and South by Southwest here in the US, they have plans to play several festivals in Europe over the summer. They recently worked with French electronic producer Yuksek on their debut full-length album Bird and Drums, which

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/day-2-of-sxsw-austins-grimy-styles-gets-down-and-dirty-in-a-church/feed/ 0 Scott Bartenhagen talks SXSW, Radiohead, and why lyric writing is the bane of his existence http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/scott-bartenhagen-talks-sxsw-radiohead-and-why-lyric-writing-is-the-bane-of-his-existence/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/scott-bartenhagen-talks-sxsw-radiohead-and-why-lyric-writing-is-the-bane-of-his-existence/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 There’s a lot to like about Scott Bartenhagen. When I first saw his performance of “Delta Fog” (see video below), I was struck by his haunting voice and dextrous guitar playing. It was immediately apparent that he’s a talented musician, as further as evidenced by the fact that the NorCal native has already scored a

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