Best New Bands » STRFKR 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 Check Out The Grouplove “I’m With You” Remix By Strfkr http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/check-grouplove-im-remixed-strfkr/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/check-grouplove-im-remixed-strfkr/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 16:58:55 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=18494 New York - Labelmates, Grouplove and Portugal. The Man are  co-headlining the first leg of this summer’s Honda Civic Tour which got underway last week in Seattle, WA, wrapping up at Central Park Summerstage in New York City next month (full itinerary below). They have some great support this tour: Tokyo Police Club, Strfkr and Typhoon. In lieu of getting on board the Civic Tour, Strfkr have taken

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/check-grouplove-im-remixed-strfkr/feed/ 1 Starfucker Hit The New Parish Full Force with Beams of Synth http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/starfucker-hit-the-new-parish-full-force-with-beams-of-synth/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/starfucker-hit-the-new-parish-full-force-with-beams-of-synth/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:37:17 +0000 The Portland based pop-heavy electro project Starfucker used to get more attention from their name than their music. Finally, they are resolving this issue after failed name changes (Pyramiddd and PYRAMID) with a nearly sold out tour last spring, monster crowd at Outside Lands and likely the same story this time around. It was no

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/starfucker-hit-the-new-parish-full-force-with-beams-of-synth/feed/ 2 Shopping for Dresses with Starfucker http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/shopping-for-dresses-with-starfucker/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/shopping-for-dresses-with-starfucker/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:46:32 +0000 After my first time seeing Starfucker play at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, last fall, I was hooked. This Portland based electro-pop band has been bringing dance floors alive with their fun lyrics and infectious snyth hooks since their start in 2007. As a band, they have been touring steadily while sometimes

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/shopping-for-dresses-with-starfucker/feed/ 0 New Year Sun Bear: Music Is Life, Not Just Homework http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/new-year-sun-bear-music-is-life-not-just-homework/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/new-year-sun-bear-music-is-life-not-just-homework/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 23:00:00 +0000 It’s a typical day. I’m attached to my Macbook Pro I’ve affectionately named my Appletini, I’m scouring the online music sites for something that doesn’t make me want to throw my ipod against a wall, and my music A.D.D. is in full effect. The universe must have felt my desperation and they sent immediate aid

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/new-year-sun-bear-music-is-life-not-just-homework/feed/ 0 STRFKR Delivers A Fantastic New Album With Reptilia http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/strfkr-delivers-a-fantastic-new-album-with-reptilia/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/strfkr-delivers-a-fantastic-new-album-with-reptilia/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Indie-electronica pop is en vogue and that’s can be partially attributed to the innovative sounds of STRFKR. The Portland, Oregon-based outfit, which formed in 2007, has been one of the standard-bearers for the electro-pop wave that has grown in the years since the band’s beginnings. The band’s latest release, , is the band’s first LP

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/strfkr-delivers-a-fantastic-new-album-with-reptilia/feed/ 0 New Tour Announcements from Matthew Dear, Bear In Heaven, Starfucker, and Deer Tick http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/new-tour-announcements-from-matthew-dear-bear-in-heaven-starfucker-and-deer-tick/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/new-tour-announcements-from-matthew-dear-bear-in-heaven-starfucker-and-deer-tick/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:00:00 +0000 Matthew Dear U.S. Tour 10.14 Chicago, IL – Metro 10.15 Hamilton, Ontario – Red Mill Theatre 10.16 Toronto, Ontario – Wrongbar 10.18 Montreal, Quebec – Belmont 10.19 Boston, MA – Great Scott 10.20 New York, NY – CMJ 10.21 Philadelphia, PA – Voyeur 10.22 New York, NY – CMJ 10.23 Brooklyn, NY – CMJ 10.24

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