Best New Bands » these united states 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 These United States’ Jesse Elliott Shows Us His Funny Bone http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/these-united-states-jesse-elliott-shows-us-his-funny-bone/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/these-united-states-jesse-elliott-shows-us-his-funny-bone/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:55:53 +0000 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

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  1. Road Trippin’ With These United States 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...
  2. Photos: These United States @ Echoplex 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: Click through to see more or click on a photo to see the hi-res versions on...
  3. These United States vs MTV, 1993 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...
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  1. Weekend Playlist: November 19, 2010 photo credit: Liz Livengood Here are some tracks to relive a few of BNB’s musical happenings this week. “Fake Out (Glass Ghost Remix)” – Bear in Heaven“When We’re Dancing” – Twin Shadow On Monday, we released our weekly list of...
  2. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
  3. The Weekend Playlist for November 12, 2010 photo credit – Kelly Knapp In our latest installment of the newly-revamped Weekend Playlist, we look back on some of the week’s posts, accompanied by music from our featured artists. Cameras – Matt and Kim:Last Saturday, Cervante Pope reviewed Sidewalks,...
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  1. Photos: These United States @ Echoplex 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: Click through to see more or click on a photo to see the hi-res versions on...
  2. These United States vs MTV, 1993 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...
  3. Good things are coming from These United States! 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...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/road-trippin-with-these-united-states/feed/ 0 BackStory Bonus!: These United States’ “Old John Chapman Takes a Good Long Walk” http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-bonus-these-united-states-old-john-chapman-takes-a-good-long-walk/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-bonus-these-united-states-old-john-chapman-takes-a-good-long-walk/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000 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,

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  1. These United States vs MTV, 1993 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...
  2. BackStory: John Shipe’s “Underground Debutante” In today’s episode, Eugenian singer-songwriter John Shipe gives us the lyrics and story to one of my favorite of his songs, “Underground Debutante.” Enjoy! “Underground Debutante” is my feminist anthem. It’s one of my only songs for which I composed...
  3. Photos: These United States @ Echoplex 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: Click through to see more or click on a photo to see the hi-res versions on...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-bonus-these-united-states-old-john-chapman-takes-a-good-long-walk/feed/ 0 Lollapalooza Interview Sessions: Company of Thieves Makes The House of Blues Red Hot! http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lollapalooza-interview-sessions-company-of-thieves-makes-the-house-of-blues-red-hot/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lollapalooza-interview-sessions-company-of-thieves-makes-the-house-of-blues-red-hot/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:17:41 +0000 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

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  1. The Bloody Beetroots Unveil New Act at the House of Blues, San Diego What do you get when you combine the musical discipline of a classically trained composer with the black-leather-wearing, chain-smoking sensibilities of a hardcore punk rocker, and then hand him some DJ equipment and synthesizers just for kicks? What you get...
  2. The Weekend Playlist: The Lollapalooza 2010 Mix Lollapalooza starts today in Chicago, and BestNewBands.com’s intrepid reporter, Lauren Novik, will be on the scene. Lauren will be sending in her daily impressions of the granddaddy festival, as well as interviews with several bands. To help get you in...
  3. California Guitar Trio at the Coach House, 1/29/10 Last Friday, I saw the California Guitar Trio at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, and it was a great show. I first became aware of this group when I was working at The McDonald Theatre in Eugene. CGT,...
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  1. These United States grace California this week 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...
  2. Photos: These United States @ Echoplex 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: Click through to see more or click on a photo to see the hi-res versions on...
  3. Good things are coming from These United States! 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...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/reviews/these-united-states-vs-mtv-1993/feed/ 0 Good things are coming from These United States! http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/good-things-are-coming-from-these-united-states/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/good-things-are-coming-from-these-united-states/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000 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

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  3. Modest Mouse video is creatively disturbing There’s a lot of talky writing about this Modest Mouse vid over at BoingBoing, including a link to the making-of, but I’d just say watch it and appreciate all the very creative and very disturbing things happening here. I, for...
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  1. These United States grace California this week 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...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/photos-these-united-states-echoplex/feed/ 0 These United States: “First Sight” video live http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/these-united-states/these-united-states-first-sight-video-live/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/these-united-states/these-united-states-first-sight-video-live/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0000 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”:  

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