Best New Bands » the independent 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 Everest Rises Above At The Independent http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/everest-rises-above-at-the-independent/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/everest-rises-above-at-the-independent/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:47:20 +0000 Mount Everest stands 29,929 feet at its highest peak. It is the most impressive and tallest mountain on Earth. Through its confines runs the border between Nepal and China, two countries of contrasting vision and thoughts on life. Every year many try to conquer the great mountain so that they may say they were once

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  1. Album Review: Everest, Ownerless Every decade there seems to be that band that makes you wonder why they didn’t make it big. In the ‘60s it was the Seeds (download “Pushin’ Too Hard” right now and I’ll give you a pass for not knowing...
  2. Artist of the Week: Everest Everest is one of those bands that you need to know, even though you probably don’t. Those in the in-crowd, as in, those are music junkies and are familiar with terrific music, have known about the Los Angeles rockers for...
  3. Everest’s Russell Pollard On The New Album And Touring With Neil Young Having featured them as our Artist of the Week and really digging their latest album, Ownerless, we felt it the time was right to chat with one of our favorite new bands, Everest. We caught up with singer Russell Pollard...
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  1. Album Review: Japandroids, Celebration Rock This has been weird year for music. Rap is pretty much dead and this hybrid of hip-hop and pop has formed. Indie rock is more mainstream than what used to be alternative, which is now pretty much dead as well....
  2. Nicki Bluhm Puts A Spell on San Francisco In the middle of her set at the Independent in San Francisco, Thursday night, Nicki Bluhm removed the green sweater she was wearing over a black backless shirt and began to belt out Linda Ronstadt’s country hit “You’re No Good”...
  3. Delta Spirit Leads A Spiritual Revival In San Francisco The floor was shaking, hands were raised to the sky and the man on the microphone was pontificating emphatically as sweat rolled down his furrowed brow. Was I in the Abyssinian Baptist Church celebrating a revival? I might as well have...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/japandroids-destroy-san-francisco/feed/ 0 10 Questions with Ben McKee of Imagine Dragons http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/10-questions-with-ben-mckee-of-imagine-dragons/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/10-questions-with-ben-mckee-of-imagine-dragons/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 01:58:47 +0000 When I first saw Imagine Dragons at the Independent I was blown away by how good they were. I was, I’m ashamed to say, unaware of their brilliance. I have since rectified that situation by rifling through their discography at a frenetic pace, trying to soak it all in like a junkie trying to get

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  1. Imagine Dragons Wow The Independent in San Francisco Years from now, when Las Vegas-based Imagine Dragons are playing to sold out arenas and aren’t considered a new band; fans will look back on nights like Tuesday at the Independent in San Francisco and wonder why they weren’t there....
  2. Catching Up With Leftover Cuties’ Shirli McAllen With an ode to Gatsby-era debauchery and smoke-filled jazz joints, Leftover Cuties will steal your heart and thrill your soul. In between albums, the band decided to release an EP of covers to serve as an appetizer while they finish...
  3. A Conversation with Alcoholic Faith Mission’s Thorben Seierø Jensen In 2006, high school friends Thorben Seierø Jensen and Sune Sølund formed Alcoholic Faith Mission after stumbling upon Brooklyn’s Apostolic Faith Mission and joking around about swapping the “Apostolic” with “Alcoholic,” because alcoholics have faith in booze like the devout...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/10-questions-with-ben-mckee-of-imagine-dragons/feed/ 0 Nicki Bluhm Puts A Spell on San Francisco http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/nicki-bluhm-puts-a-spell-on-san-francisco/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/nicki-bluhm-puts-a-spell-on-san-francisco/#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 16:15:57 +0000 In the middle of her set at the Independent in San Francisco, Thursday night, Nicki Bluhm removed the green sweater she was wearing over a black backless shirt and began to belt out Linda Ronstadt’s country hit “You’re No Good” from when Ms. Ronstadt was a country artist. It wasn’t Linda Ronstadt that I thought

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  1. Delta Spirit Leads A Spiritual Revival In San Francisco The floor was shaking, hands were raised to the sky and the man on the microphone was pontificating emphatically as sweat rolled down his furrowed brow. Was I in the Abyssinian Baptist Church celebrating a revival? I might as well have...
  2. Imagine Dragons Wow The Independent in San Francisco Years from now, when Las Vegas-based Imagine Dragons are playing to sold out arenas and aren’t considered a new band; fans will look back on nights like Tuesday at the Independent in San Francisco and wonder why they weren’t there....
  3. Ane Brun is a Matador of Song at Bowery Ballroom In her performance at Bowery Ballroom, Ane Brun was able to balance minimalism with impact, creating stirring compositions that were enigmatic in their subtlety. This was evident from the first song, “These Days,” which she sang with controlled urgency, backed...
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  1. Grace Woodroofe on the Fire Within Emerging from the white water rapids of independent music like an old soul, is blues songwriter Grace Woodroofe. In a relatively short time, she’s been able to channel some of the most classic and substantial influences into finding the substance within...
  2. Sleeper Agent and Ben Kweller Rule the El Rey Alright, I’m gonna come out and say it: Sleeper Agent is hot.  They’ve recently released their first kick-ass album, Celebrasion, they just played Coachella, they’re in the middle of touring their sweet Kentucky faces off, and, thanks to the band’s...
  3. A Hazy Night In Chicago with Sleepy Sun Make all the 4:20 drug references you want, but going to see new psychedelic rock band, Sleepy Sun, play on the drug user’s holiday was a great choice. While the crowd gathered at Chicago’s Subterranean, it was apparent that many...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/imagine-dragons-wow-the-independent-in-san-francisco/feed/ 0 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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  1. Shopping for Dresses with Starfucker 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...
  2. Walter Meego Weaves Dreamy Synth Pop Fantasies at the Echo Walter Meego is a five piece synthpop band that sounds like of Montreal meets Islands meets Vampire Weekend.  Last night at The Echo, they filled their headlining set with the kind of dreamy dance pop that’s so in vogue right...
  3. Morning Teleportation Beams Up to The Mercury Lounge I’m going to be honest; early shows have never really been my thing. I like a little time to take off my dinner suit and put on my music critic hoodie. Plus it feels weird to be inside a darkened...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week October 31, 2011 Who: The Black AngelsWhere: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NYWhen: Halloween – Monday, October 31st @ 8:30pmCost: $20adv/$25dosAge Restriction: 18+ Who: Zola JesusWhere: The Echoplex, Los Angeles, CAWhen: Halloween – Monday, October 31st @ 8:30pmCost: $12 adv, $14 dos, $15 at the doorAge...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week October 24th, 2011 Who: IndiansWhere: Silverlake Lounge, Los Angeles, CAWhen:  Monday Oct 24, 2011, 8 pmCost: FreeAge Restriction: All Ages Who: CANTWhere: Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PAWhen: Thursday, October 27thCost: $14Age Restriction: 21+ Who:  Man ManWhere: The Glass House, Pomona, CAWhen: Wednesday, October 26thCost: $15.00Age Restriction: 21+ Who: MilagresWhere: Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco,...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week October 3rd, 2011 Who: Trip Like Animals with The Brambles and guestsWhere: The Sunset – Seattle, WAWhen: Wed., October 5, 2011Cost: $6.00Age Restriction: 21+ Who: Radical FaceWhere: Brick and Mortar Music Hall – San Francisco, CAWhen: Thursday October 6, Doors – 8:00pm Show – 9:00pmCost: $10...
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  1. A B & The Sea Make a Splash at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop A B & The Sea Last night, I once again found myself taking in a show courtesy of the weekly Popscene event at the Rickshaw Stop. The resident djs started the night off by offering their mix of popular songs...
  2. The Cults take over San Francisco’s Clift Hotel On Sunday night, the Clift Hotel in San Francisco continued their successful free concert series run with a performance from the New York Indie Lo-Fi band the Cults.  Having just formed as a band in 2010, this project has already...
  3. Real Estate Owns at The Independent in San Francisco Real Estate Last night, I made my way over to The Independent in San Francisco for the psych indie sounds of the New Jersey born Real Estate. I started my night out by missing my bus stop. This had me...
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  1. Diamond Rings Brings a Dance Party to The Independent in San Francisco Last night, The Independent was filled with the colorful stage performance of Canadian producer John O’Regan (Diamond Rings). I first arrived in the club after the doors had been open for over an hour and there were only a handful...
  2. Tapes ‘n Tapes and Art Brut Rock The Independent 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...
  3. Real Estate Owns at The Independent in San Francisco Real Estate Last night, I made my way over to The Independent in San Francisco for the psych indie sounds of the New Jersey born Real Estate. I started my night out by missing my bus stop. This had me...
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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. 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...
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