Even serious musicians need a good laugh every once and awhile, and after a year filled with touring, recording and releasing a fifth studio album, it must be refreshing to let loose. For Jesse Elliott, this release came in the form of an interview…with me. The These United States front man was nice enough to
photo credit: Lauren Novik 2010’s slowly coming to an end, and at BNB we’re counting it down with a Best of 2010 Awards list. For this week’s playlist, here are songs from some of the nominees for Best Artist. “Janglin” – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros ES&MZ is no stranger to this site: the
I was lucky enough to catch These United States when they played on the same lineup as Company Of Thieves the night before Lollapalooza officially started in Chicago. Needless to say- there’s a reason they were our Artist In Residence a bit ago, and why they’re a band to keep your eye on- because they
In this bonus episode of BackStory, friends of the site and former Artists in Residence These United States share the story behind their song “Old John Chapman Takes a Good Long Walk.” Their six-week tour starts this Thursday in Chicago. You can find dates and info at http://www.myspace.com/theseunited or http://www.facebook.com/theseunitedstates. Most people know John Chapman,
The minute Genevieve Schatz, lead singer of Company of Thieves pranced on stage, she blew me away! Don’t let her adorable pint-sized stature fool you- her voice is unbelievably strong! She had the now-rocking House of Blues is Chi-town at complete capacity with her alluring songs and effortlessly seductive sound. She invited bestnewbands.com up to
Here’s our former Artists In Residence, These United States with a historical timepiece in the nick of time for 2010: The long-lost submission to MTV, c. 1993. They look about as old as the kids at the pool party, don’t you think? Or at least as old as the cast of Beverly Hills, 90210 did
We’re getting ready to launch our first artist residency with These United States from Washington DC/Lexington, KY. Look for original video content from them here starting next week, and in the meantime, please enjoy this great video for Everything Touches Everything, the title track off their latest album. Everything Touches Everything from These United States
Just because you can’t ever get too much media from any one event, here are some photos from These United States at the Echoplex:
Here’s one for our Second Stage. Since most of America missed These United States at the Echoplex Thursday, here’s a taste of one of their mellower songs, “First Sight”:
DC-based These United States are one of the best honest working bands alive, and they’re in California this week. After a gig at the Hemlock Tavern tonight in San Francisco and The Starry Plough tomorrow in Berkeley, they’ll make their way down to Los Angeles on July 9 at the Echoplex. If you haven’t seen