Best New Bands » The Walkmen 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 Hamilton Leithauser At Joe’s Pub http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hamilton-leithauser-at-joes-pub/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hamilton-leithauser-at-joes-pub/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2014 05:04:36 +0000 New York – For his solo debut since The Walkmen’s indefinite hiatus, Hamilton Leithauser delivered a series of performance to a cadre of fans this week at Joe’s Pub. Depending on what gods you worship, what happened on stage that night was divine rock. Joe’s Pub takes its name from Joseph Papp, the theatrical producer

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  1. Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen to release Solo Album New York – Former front man Hamilton Leithauser of the now-defunct group The Walkmen has just confirmed details of his first-ever solo venture. The album, to be entitled Black Hours, is scheduled for release in North America on May 6th...
  2. The Walkmen Release New LP Today Fat Possum Records is excited to release the Walkmen’s latest album Heaven today, May 29. To celebrate the release, the Walkmen will play a rare, intimate hometown show at the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, June 6th at 9pm EST. The band has...
  3. Album Review: The Walkmen, Heaven Believe it or not, The Walkmen celebrated its ten-year anniversary last spring. Over the past decade, the New York-based band has released six full-length records and garnered a devoted fan base, all while developing and perfecting the art of indie...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/hamilton-leithauser-at-joes-pub/feed/ 1 Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen to release Solo Album http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/hamilton-leithauser-of-the-walkmen-to-release-solo-album/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/hamilton-leithauser-of-the-walkmen-to-release-solo-album/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:39:37 +0000 New York – Former front man Hamilton Leithauser of the now-defunct group The Walkmen has just confirmed details of his first-ever solo venture. The album, to be entitled Black Hours, is scheduled for release in North America on May 6th via Ribbon Music. Leithauser’s solo debut will be available internationally on May 5th, in regular

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  1. The Walkmen Release New LP Today Fat Possum Records is excited to release the Walkmen’s latest album Heaven today, May 29. To celebrate the release, the Walkmen will play a rare, intimate hometown show at the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, June 6th at 9pm EST. The band has...
  2. Album Review: The Walkmen, Heaven Believe it or not, The Walkmen celebrated its ten-year anniversary last spring. Over the past decade, the New York-based band has released six full-length records and garnered a devoted fan base, all while developing and perfecting the art of indie...
  3. The Walkman Release “We Can’t Be Beat” Off Heaven And Announce Tour Dates Fat Possum Records is pleased to release “We Can’t Be Beat,” the lead track from The Walkmen’s upcoming album Heaven, on May 29th. The record is the band’s sixth and was produced by Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Shins, Band of Horses)...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/hamilton-leithauser-of-the-walkmen-to-release-solo-album/feed/ 0 The Walkmen and Milo Greene Kick Off Tour http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-walkmen-and-milo-greene-kick-off-tour/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-walkmen-and-milo-greene-kick-off-tour/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:36:02 +0000 Every time I see The Walkmen, they blow me away, and Wednesday night was no exception. The quintet kicked off its fall tour at Los Angeles’ historic John Anson Ford Amphitheater, a beautiful venue set deep in the woods. “This place is great,” singer Hamilton Leithauser said in awe a number of times. “We’re so

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  1. Album Review: The Walkmen, Heaven Believe it or not, The Walkmen celebrated its ten-year anniversary last spring. Over the past decade, the New York-based band has released six full-length records and garnered a devoted fan base, all while developing and perfecting the art of indie...
  2. Milo Greene Announce Headlining Tour + Album! Though the band has yet to release a proper album, Milo Greene has been busy nestling into the niche it made itself beside fellow Los Angeles psych/folkers Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros and Local Natives. The quintet has already...
  3. The Walkmen Release New LP Today Fat Possum Records is excited to release the Walkmen’s latest album Heaven today, May 29. To celebrate the release, the Walkmen will play a rare, intimate hometown show at the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, June 6th at 9pm EST. The band has...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-walkmen-release-new-lp-today/feed/ 0 The Ross Sea Party – Artist of the Week http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/the-ross-sea-party-artist-of-the-week/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/the-ross-sea-party-artist-of-the-week/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:40:46 +0000 The Ross Sea Party is a Los Angeles-based quintet whose indie rock manages to house both the wisdom of age and the carefree spirit of youth. I listened to each one of their songs listed on Facebook for all of five seconds each before deciding that I simply must know more about such an intriguing

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