Best New Bands » SXSW 2011 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 A Silent Film Will Leave A Mark! http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-silent-film-will-leave-a-mark/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-silent-film-will-leave-a-mark/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:30:00 +0000 Friday of SXSW and I took a break from running back and forth across downtown Austin to make sure I was available to GPS my way on over for round 2 of Sideways Media’s Texas Tornado party!  The entire lineup was totally kickass, but a couple groups stood out and A Silent Film was definitely

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  1. Biffy Clyro & Mark Z. Danielewski Will Get Intimate At The Bootleg Theater! What I dig about the arts is their collective ability to influence one another.  Case in point, Mark Z. Danielewski’s works and Biffy Clyro’s works.  The two will be coming together to do a special intimate performance at the Bootleg...
  2. Biffy Clyro & Mark Z. Danielewski Serenade The Bootleg Theater! Under the cover of darkness, at the Bootleg Theater last night I walked (Okay, I ran across Beverly) to head to what I initially thought was going to be just another great night at the venue.  Boy was I sorely...
  3. Living Things- Putting Life In Music! It’s Monday morning, and let’s face it- most Monday’s blow.  Instant Monday fix it- and yes, there is indeed actually a remedy for the entire twenty-four hour time slot.  Follow these steps.  Do not pass go, do not collect $200.00....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-silent-film-will-leave-a-mark/feed/ 0 New Ceremony, New Single? Please Sir May I have Some More! http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/new-ceremony-new-single-please-sir-may-i-have-some-more/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/new-ceremony-new-single-please-sir-may-i-have-some-more/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000 SXSW is known widely for shamelessly tireless self-promotion, an overload of brand new tunes from emerging (as well as tried and true) artists and we’ve been navigating our way through the latest and greatest.  Dry The River’s new single “New Ceremony” is definitely something to get excited about it and here it is for your

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  1. Behind The Music & Under The Umbrella With Ceremony So we get to FYF Fest pretty early on- determined not to miss a moment of my third straight consecutive festival weekend.  Apparently we had the same mentality as virtually every other inhabitant of now sweltering sunny SoCal- because the...
  2. Don’t Miss At SXSW- Purple Melon! Meet Purple Melon!  These hot British imports will be performing at SXSW this year!  Check out a day in the life as these guys get amped for a little SXSW 6th street action! Can’t wait until March to get your...
  3. Don’t Miss At SXSW- The Madison Square Gardeners! With just a few weeks left to go, the Madison Square Gardeners took us on the road, and behind the scenes as they get ready to rock at this year’s SXSW! The Brooklyn-based sextet will be playing two night’s at...
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  1. Saint Motel 3rd Annual Zombie Prom is Sin-sational! So Saint Motel brought the dead back to life for the third consecutive year in a row- and they definitely did it with a bang!  The undead were swarming around downtown’s Hotel Alexandria anxiously awaiting this year’s coveted pre-valentine’s day...
  2. Don’t Miss At SXSW- The Madison Square Gardeners! With just a few weeks left to go, the Madison Square Gardeners took us on the road, and behind the scenes as they get ready to rock at this year’s SXSW! The Brooklyn-based sextet will be playing two night’s at...
  3. Saint Motel Is Bringing The Dead To Life At Zombie Prom! What do you get when you combine four guys, a real human brain, corsages and boutonnieres?  Saint Motel’s 3rd Annual Zombie Prom, live and in living (Ha Ha) color on Saturday, February 12!  This year the boys are bringing the...
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  1. Purple Melon- Making Retro The New Now When Eric Joyce answered the door in nothing but bell bottoms and a couple necklaces- I knew this was going to be like no interview I’d conducted before.  I’ve done the backstage thing, the dressing room thing, the street-side thing-...
  2. Have A Happy Holiday With Purple Melon Tis the season for great music and the holiday showcases are in full swing.   Case in point, Pruple Melon’s Christmas party and showcase at Crazy Girls on Thursday, December 16 at 10.  The four hot little British imports ( who...
  3. Sunset Junction Don’t Miss List! SUNSET JUNCTION DON’T MISS LIST! Since most people in Los Angeles are addicted to music- us track addicts are over recovering from Lollapalooza insanity, and on to sorting out our next festival that promises a little music mayhem!  Enter Sunset...
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