Best New Bands » SUUNS 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 New Bands to See at Desert Daze 2016 http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/desert-daze-2016/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/desert-daze-2016/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:15:18 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33292 New York – This weekend ushers in California’s 5th annual Desert Daze in Joshua Tree, where for three days, from October 14-16, festivalgoers from around the world will experience “what music festivals once were, while illuminating the future of what music festivals can be.” I am hoping that by the end of this weekend I will

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  1. Suuns Returns with ‘Hold/Still’ Berlin – Canadian psych-rock band Suuns – pronounced “soons,” which translates to “zeroes” in Thai – just released its third studio album, Hold/Still.  This follows 2013′s Images du Futur and the band’s 2015 collaboration with Jerusalem in My Heart, led by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh. Hold/Still officially hit shelves on...
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  3. Majical Cloudz At The Chapel In San Francisco San Francisco – The last time I saw Canadian duo Majical Cloudz was at Pitchfork Fest 2014, when their musical equipment unexpectedly stopped working and they had to perform the entire set a cappella.  It was worrying at first, but...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/suuns-returns-holdstill/feed/ 1 Ava Luna Talks About Their New Album, the Importance of Song Order, and More http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ava-luna-talks-about-their-new-album-the-importance-of-song-order-and-more/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ava-luna-talks-about-their-new-album-the-importance-of-song-order-and-more/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:29:30 +0000 It’s only been a week since catching Ava Luna at Mercury Lounge, and I’ve been jamming out to them ever since. As witnessed during that show, the band seems to have found a great combination of friends and influences to really be a best new and emerging band. Ava Luna is Carlos Hernandez on vocals

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  1. Hittin’ the Groove with Ava Luna at Mercury Lounge All the videos I had watched of Ava Luna, or any of their songs I had listened to up until this point barely do them justice. Their show at Mercury Lounge Friday night made everything else pale in comparison. They...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/dot-hacker-ep-out-today/feed/ 0 Little Scream Keeps Music Fun http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/little-scream-keeps-music-fun/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/little-scream-keeps-music-fun/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0000 I was able to catch Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer immediately after her set at Music Hall of Williamsburg, just before The Antlers went on. She was wearing an outfit that I suspect was made specifically for her, thus no one else has it, and she makes music that no one else makes Basically, she’s

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  1. Little Scream and The Antlers Awe and Daze at Music Hall of Williamsburg Last night was the first of two sold out shows for Little Scream and The Antlers in New York; this one at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. I had caught the very end of Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer’s...
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