Best New Bands » Speedy Ortiz 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 Speedy Ortiz Delivers at The Echo http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/speedy-ortiz-delivers-echo/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/speedy-ortiz-delivers-echo/#comments Tue, 26 May 2015 07:07:45 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=24735 Los Angeles – It was pretty fitting that just before the four members of Speedy Ortiz took the stage at Los Angeles’ The Echo, Pusha-T’s boastful trap-hop single “Numbers on the Boards” pulsed through the venue’s PA. Sadie Dupuis and company’s latest release for Carpark Records, Foil Deer, has been universally praised for its powerful

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  1. Album Review: Speedy Ortiz – “Foil Deer” Los Angeles – Speedy Ortiz’s Foil Deer kicks off with a measured, angular guitar riff that descends into discordant noise and then suddenly halts, allowing Sadie Dupuis’ attention-getting vocal work to take center stage for a few seconds. While the...
  2. Live Review: Speedy Ortiz At Irving Plaza New York – Northampton, Mass.’ Speedy Ortiz brought its unique brand of indie rock to Irving Plaza this past Saturday night. The show was part of the Oh My Rockness Turns 10 Fest, which continues next Saturday. For opening night,...
  3. Speedy Ortiz Announce Fall Tour With Ex Hex New York – Speedy Ortiz are currently in the midst of a month of festival hopping (Bonnaroo, 4 Knots, NXNE, Pitchfork), which is to say that the extremely hard-working band only has to play one or two shows a week...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/speedy-ortiz-delivers-echo/feed/ 0 Album Review: Speedy Ortiz – “Foil Deer” http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-speedy-ortiz-foil-deer/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-speedy-ortiz-foil-deer/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:54:58 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=23715 Los Angeles – Speedy Ortiz’s Foil Deer kicks off with a measured, angular guitar riff that descends into discordant noise and then suddenly halts, allowing Sadie Dupuis’ attention-getting vocal work to take center stage for a few seconds. While the song, “Good Neck,” never makes it to the two-minute mark, serves as the perfect encapsulation

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  1. Live Review: Speedy Ortiz At Irving Plaza New York – Northampton, Mass.’ Speedy Ortiz brought its unique brand of indie rock to Irving Plaza this past Saturday night. The show was part of the Oh My Rockness Turns 10 Fest, which continues next Saturday. For opening night,...
  2. Speedy Ortiz Extend Tour + Play Bonnaroo And Pitchfork New York – Speedy Ortiz are extending their never-ending tour schedule to include another string of dates in North America.  Hot off the heels of their second trip to Europe this year the band is going to connect the dots...
  3. Speedy Ortiz Announce Fall Tour With Ex Hex New York – Speedy Ortiz are currently in the midst of a month of festival hopping (Bonnaroo, 4 Knots, NXNE, Pitchfork), which is to say that the extremely hard-working band only has to play one or two shows a week...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-speedy-ortiz-foil-deer/feed/ 1 Live Review: Speedy Ortiz At Irving Plaza http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-speedy-ortiz-irving-plaza/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-speedy-ortiz-irving-plaza/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 01:38:47 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=18744 New York – Northampton, Mass.’ Speedy Ortiz brought its unique brand of indie rock to Irving Plaza this past Saturday night. The show was part of the Oh My Rockness Turns 10 Fest, which continues next Saturday. For opening night, the band was joined by D.C.’s Give and Ontario’s Fucked Up. Speedy Ortiz opened with

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  1. Speedy Ortiz Make It Look Easy At Irving Plaza New York – Speedy Ortiz opened up for Los Campesinos! at Irving Plaza last night, but I wish I had caught their show someplace else. I’m starting to believe more and more that you can’t get a real taste of...
  2. Speedy Ortiz Extend Tour + Play Bonnaroo And Pitchfork New York – Speedy Ortiz are extending their never-ending tour schedule to include another string of dates in North America.  Hot off the heels of their second trip to Europe this year the band is going to connect the dots...
  3. Speedy Ortiz Announce Fall Tour With Ex Hex New York – Speedy Ortiz are currently in the midst of a month of festival hopping (Bonnaroo, 4 Knots, NXNE, Pitchfork), which is to say that the extremely hard-working band only has to play one or two shows a week...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-speedy-ortiz-irving-plaza/feed/ 1 7 New Bands At Pitchfork – Day Three http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/7-new-bands-at-pitchfork-day-three/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/7-new-bands-at-pitchfork-day-three/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 18:53:59 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/wp_bnb/?p=17851 Chicago – The final day of a weekend festival is always bittersweet. Even though you are exhausted, you dance and sing as if there’s no tomorrow, fighting off the inevitable: the wave of melancholy that will wash over you when you exit the festival grounds with the masses, calmed only by thoughts of doing it

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  1. 5 New Bands To See At Pitchfork Chicago – We sure do love us some music festivals here in Chi-town. One of the most beloved is the ever-growing Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, which begins Friday July 18th and ends Sunday July 20th and will feature...
  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. Speedy Ortiz Extend Tour + Play Bonnaroo And Pitchfork New York – Speedy Ortiz are extending their never-ending tour schedule to include another string of dates in North America.  Hot off the heels of their second trip to Europe this year the band is going to connect the dots...
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  3. Speedy Ortiz Extend Tour + Play Bonnaroo And Pitchfork New York – Speedy Ortiz are extending their never-ending tour schedule to include another string of dates in North America.  Hot off the heels of their second trip to Europe this year the band is going to connect the dots...
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  3. Mixtape 50: Speedy Ortiz, Tying Tiffany And More Hey-O, this mixtape is 50. And it’s a good one. First off, I had to reach back and shout out again to the January Showcase we had that was another cool one with more musical discoveries like the spazzy cyber punk trio...
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  3. Jeff The Brotherhood Extend Spring Tour JEFF The Brotherhood have recently announced details of their Spring tour which has just been extended throughout the summer and will include a homecoming show on June 15, at this year’s Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, TN. All tour dates are listed...
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