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 Peter Matthew Bauer “Liberates” Seattle http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/peter-matthew-bauer-liberates-seattle/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/peter-matthew-bauer-liberates-seattle/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2014 01:30:39 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/wp_bnb/?p=17743 Seattle – There was no better spot to beat the heat on Friday than Capitol Hill’s underground venue Barboza, where Peter Matthew Bauer delivered a heavy indie rock performance. The Walkmen bassist/organist (who has affirmed that the group is on “extreme hiatus”) has kicked off a summer tour to promote the release of his debut

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  1. Album Review: Peter Matthew Bauer – Liberation! Portland – Let’s get the formalities out of the way: Peter Matthew Bauer played bass for The Walkmen. The indie rock stalwarts who, after thirteen years and seven studio albums, are now on “extreme hiatus” as Bauer phrases it. By...
  2. Matthew And The Atlas – Other Rivers Seattle – Four years after signing on to Communion Records, UK artist Matthew and The Atlas (nèe Matthew Hegarty) has released his first full-length album. Other Rivers, is a vocally and melodically soaring compilation of songs Hegarty’s written over the...
  3. Album Review: Matt Bauer, No Shape Can Hold Me Now I’m sad and slightly ashamed to admit that Matt Bauer hasn’t been on my musical radar in the past few years. Despite his release of two well-received albums (The Island Moved In The Storm and The Jessamine County Book Of...
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  1. Seattle’s Decibel Festival, a Preview Seven years ago music enthusiast Sean Horton founded the Decibel Festival in Seattle, bringing to life an exhibition of his passion. The identity of the festival was the electronic music scene and the effect of it, in a city that...
  2. Earshot Jazz Festival, a Preview A grand congregation featuring over 50 shows of the nations most acclaimed and promising jazz musicians will form in Seattle on October 15 and conclude 23 days later on November 7. The annual Earshot Jazz festival, established in 1984, has...
  3. Festival Alert: FMLY Fest ‘Tis the season to be merry, and what better way to do so than rock out to some of the country’s best new bands. FMLY Fest is the third annual installment of the organization’s self-proclaimed “biggest, wildest, friendliest D.I.T. (do-it-together)...
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  1. Young The Giant- Crushes The Music Scene! So right after the crowd got going, already amped for Young The Giant’s set- the vibe was interrupted by a little post first song public service announcement- “people of the Troubadour- we have officially lost the keys to our van. ...
  2. The Campus Cool: Dominant Legs, Young the Giant, and Best Coast Rock UCLA The UCLA campus was abuzz under the warm yellow lights lining brick pathways last night, and groups of students were thankful to crowd into the cozy Kerckhoff Grand Salon to escape the bitter wind.  Let me reemphasize cozy: through the...
  3. Young Man: The Beginning, The Middle, The End Young Man is actually the musical moniker of Colin Caulfield, a singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who is currently living and going to school in Chicago. I did not know that until I spoke to him on the phone this afternoon, nor did I...
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  1. Dead Confederate- Bringing Grunge Back To Life So Dead Confederate kickstarted their new tour to promote their latest album addition to the music world, and we were lucky enough to have them grace the Troubadour with their presence!  Their latest album “Sugar” is a welcome addition to...
  2. Deadman, Bringing Folk To Life Deadman is literally THE perfect chill out, relaxin’ all maxin’ all cool kind of music.  Think Dirty Sweet with a whole hell of a lot more 70s folk fused into it.  It’s completely clear that the 70’s rock era really...
  3. Interview with Elizabeth and the Catapult I admit, it was the name that originally piqued my interest in Elizabeth and the Catapult. But after listening to their Myspace page, I adored the group’s music as much as the thought-provoking moniker. When I got an opportunity for...
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  2. The Bach Remix: I made this! One of the highlights of my career this year so far was staging the fourth annual Bach Remix at The District, a nightclub and venue in Eugene, Oregon. My partner in this endeavor was a friend from graduate school, PhD...
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