Best New Bands » The Chain Gang of 1974 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 What Is SXSW? http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/what-is-sxsw/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/what-is-sxsw/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:01:44 +0000 Around this time last year I had heard of South by Southwest (SXSW) , but that was the extent of it. I am one of those people that will pack up a car, jump on a plane, you name it. Just be gone the next day, to do whatever it is my mind has chosen

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/what-is-sxsw/feed/ 0 Tapes ‘n Tapes and Art Brut Rock The Independent http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/tapes-n-tapes-and-art-brut-rock-the-independent/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/tapes-n-tapes-and-art-brut-rock-the-independent/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:59:30 +0000 On Friday night, I had the chance to catch one of my favorite bands Tapes ‘n Tapes play for the first time since seeing them open up for The Streets, in Minneapolis, back in 04’. They played at The Independent in between sets from The Chain Gang of 1974 and the Berlin based indie rock

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  1. The Chain Gang of 1974 Drops Heat with Wayward Fire   It is no surprise that Wayward Fire has been looping through my iPod over the past few days, as I am huge fan of the recent resurgence of lyrically driven electronic music. Multi-instrumentalist producer Kamtin Mohager (The Chain Gang...
  2. Wallpaper and The Chain Gang of 1974 Rock Pershing Square in Downtown LA Last night downtown Los Angeles was ablaze with the lights and sounds of Pershing Square, an outdoor venue home to a series of summer concerts. The grassy area surrounding the elevated stage was filled with all manner of folk and...
  3. Q and A with The Chain Gang of 1974 When I first saw The Chain Gang of 1974 (CGO1974), the product of producer Kamtin Mohager, I was absolutely blown away! This experience happened in October of 2010 when CGO1974 were opening up for Candy Claws at the Rickshaw Stop...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/tapes-n-tapes-and-art-brut-rock-the-independent/feed/ 0 The Great American Music Hall Gets Washed Out http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-great-american-music-hall-gets-washed-out/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-great-american-music-hall-gets-washed-out/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 04:39:54 +0000 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 you quickly forgetting your entrance from one the most run down neighborhoods in SF. Washed

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-great-american-music-hall-gets-washed-out/feed/ 0 The Chain Gang of 1974 Drops Heat with Wayward Fire http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-chain-gang-of-1974-drops-heat-with-wayward-fire/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-chain-gang-of-1974-drops-heat-with-wayward-fire/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:05:00 +0000   It is no surprise that Wayward Fire has been looping through my iPod over the past few days, as I am huge fan of the recent resurgence of lyrically driven electronic music. Multi-instrumentalist producer Kamtin Mohager (The Chain Gang of 1974) does an absolutely fantastic job of leading the listener on an emotional journey

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  2. Wallpaper and The Chain Gang of 1974 Rock Pershing Square in Downtown LA Last night downtown Los Angeles was ablaze with the lights and sounds of Pershing Square, an outdoor venue home to a series of summer concerts. The grassy area surrounding the elevated stage was filled with all manner of folk and...
  3. Now Taylor Gang That: Wiz Khalifa’s “Cabin Fever” is for the Forever-Fans Wiz Khalifa had samurai sword-sharp marketing tactics long before he had the kind of weight major label money carries. Gritty and grimier than the bright poppiness of his latest, very cuddly radio cut, “Roll Up,” and the glittery free-fall of...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/the-chain-gang-of-1974-drops-heat-with-wayward-fire/feed/ 0 Q and A with The Chain Gang of 1974 http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/q-and-a-with-the-chain-gang-of-1974/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/q-and-a-with-the-chain-gang-of-1974/#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0000 When I first saw The Chain Gang of 1974 (CGO1974), the product of producer Kamtin Mohager, I was absolutely blown away! This experience happened in October of 2010 when CGO1974 were opening up for Candy Claws at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. There were no more than five fans in attendance. However, CGO1974 absolutely

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  3. Casiokids Have The Right Stuff! When I looked at Filter Magazine’s Culture Collide lineup- I was pretty amped on most of it, and I did a little happy dance (literally- their music makes you happy dance) when I saw Casiokids included amidst several other great...
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