Best New Bands » tennis 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 Tennis Aces Their Great American Music Hall Set http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/tennis-aces-great-american-music-hall-set/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/tennis-aces-great-american-music-hall-set/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:56:28 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19879 San Francisco – Nuptial Denver indie pop duo Tennis delighted a sold-out crowd at Great American Music Hall with a solid set consisting of old favorites and new classics.  The band—whose principal members consist of married couple Alaina Moore (vocals, keys) and guitarist Patrick Riley—took to the stage at one of San Francisco’s most beloved

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  1. Denver’s Tennis Scores 3-Love With “Ritual In Repeat” San Francisco – Songwriting is a craft that many people wish they had at their disposal.  For some, true mastery is only achieved through unwavering discipline and long, arduous days of introspection.  Many artists eventually do discover their true sound,...
  2. The Great American Music Hall Gets Washed Out Washed Out On Saturday night, I made my way to the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco to take in a night of music at The Great American Music Hall (GAMH). This is an intimate space with amazing acoustics that has...
  3. Live Review: Tennis At The Parish Austin – It was a chilly and wet night in Austin, TX when the husband and wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley (a.k.a. Tennis) took the stage at the Parish. Already having been an unremarkable day in an...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/tennis-aces-great-american-music-hall-set/feed/ 0 Denver’s Tennis Scores 3-Love With “Ritual In Repeat” http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/denvers-tennis-scores-3-love-ritual-repeat/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/denvers-tennis-scores-3-love-ritual-repeat/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:25:54 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=18634 San Francisco – Songwriting is a craft that many people wish they had at their disposal.  For some, true mastery is only achieved through unwavering discipline and long, arduous days of introspection.  Many artists eventually do discover their true sound, but the effort can sometimes be blaringly obvious, as their apparent struggle takes the form

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  1. Tennis Dazzles The Satellite Tennis sold out The Satellite in Los Angeles on Wednesday. I’ve been to the mid-sized venue plenty of times—and I’ve seen them crowded plenty of times—but never completely sold out.  As soon as the trio began to play, it was...
  2. Live Review: Tennis At The Parish Austin – It was a chilly and wet night in Austin, TX when the husband and wife duo of Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley (a.k.a. Tennis) took the stage at the Parish. Already having been an unremarkable day in an...
  3. Tennis Headline a Sold Out Show at Bowery Ballroom It was another sold out show at Bowery Ballroom, as shows there often are. I was expecting this to be a night of throwback music, since the lineup of bands all hearken back to the 60s era with retro fuzzy...
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  1. Tennis Dazzles The Satellite Tennis sold out The Satellite in Los Angeles on Wednesday. I’ve been to the mid-sized venue plenty of times—and I’ve seen them crowded plenty of times—but never completely sold out.  As soon as the trio began to play, it was...
  2. Tennis Headline a Sold Out Show at Bowery Ballroom It was another sold out show at Bowery Ballroom, as shows there often are. I was expecting this to be a night of throwback music, since the lineup of bands all hearken back to the 60s era with retro fuzzy...
  3. Shakey Graves at the Parish Austin – “I love you, but please stop yelling my name.” The bashful words of one-man act Shakey Graves were uttered with the unmistakable tint of a blush and an awkward grasp on the microphone stand, as a young (and...
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  1. Artist of the Week: We Barbarians Although the band has its roots in California, there is something far more east coast about We Barbarians’ post-punk revivalist sound.  The grandiose hard-pop of their new EP, Headspace, sounds more at home darting between skyscrapers and roaming the 8...
  2. Save the Clocktower – Artist of the Week You might remember Save the Clocktower from a BestNewBands.com feature several months ago reviewing their album Carousel. Or you might remember the name from Back to the Future. Either way, they’re a Chicago-based band worth remembering for a rainy day...
  3. Artist of the Week: Swift Technique Swift Technique is a funk band with Philadelphia in their bones. With a foundation in the roots of hip-hop, drawing on inspiration from Led Zeppelin, James Brown, and the streets of Philly, this six-piece combines hip-hop, funk, jazz, soul, and...
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  1. Tennis Headline a Sold Out Show at Bowery Ballroom It was another sold out show at Bowery Ballroom, as shows there often are. I was expecting this to be a night of throwback music, since the lineup of bands all hearken back to the 60s era with retro fuzzy...
  2. Alberta Cross’ Tuesday night residency at The Satellite Last night at The Satellite marked the third week of Alberta Cross‘ May Tuesday night residency. BestNewBands.com alums Chasing Kings performed right before the quintet, and I had a hard time discerning who the crowd was really there to see...
  3. Moonface Entrances The Satellite We all know Spencer Krug as the eccentric vocalist/keyboardist of Montreal’s indie rock outfit Wolf Parade, and a lot of us know him as the crooning frontman of the art rock solo-project-turned-quintet Sunset Rubdown, but how many people know him...
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  1. Q&A: The White Buffalo The White Buffalo, aka Jake Smith, represents an authentic homage to the times of hard touring, hard drinking artists who truly lived what they sang about. Currently on tour with reggae artist, Mishka, The White Buffalo is supporting the upcoming...
  2. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Bad Books Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine and indie-rockers Manchester Orchestra have been making music as separate, and very different, entities for years. This year, Kevin Devine has joined up with the guys from Manchester Orchestra to form a new band called Bad Books....
  3. 9 questions and One Embarrassing Story With A B & The Sea San Francisco residents (by way of Wisconsin) A B & The Sea have a fresh sound that will be an instant hit for anyone who is a fan of both retro pop/rock and modern indie rock. Their songs, like the...
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  1. Little Scream Keeps Music Fun 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...
  2. 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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  1. Fergus & Geronimo Play the Bowery Ballroom in NYC Tuesday night was just another night at the Bowery Ballroom, where some of the best music happens in NYC. I have yet to see anything less than a packed room there. First up was Fergus & Geronimo, already one of...
  2. Land of Talk Rock the Bowery Ballroom I love when I realize a band I’ve just discovered is playing a show near me, so when I saw that Land of Talk was playing at Bowery Ballroom I thought, I know what I’m doing Saturday night! I arrived after...
  3. New York’s Bowery Ballroom: BestNewBands.com’s Venue of the Year for 2010 We grabbed the pic above and the following description of 2010′s Venue of the Year, New York’s Bowery Ballroom, from Clubzone.com: Outfitted in classy Art Deco style, this three-level former shoe store has a downstairs lounge and a 500-capacity concert...
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