Best New Bands » Tyler Fortier 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 BackStory: Tyler Fortier’s “Fear of the Unknown” http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-tyler-fortiers-fear-of-the-unknown/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-tyler-fortiers-fear-of-the-unknown/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 25-year-old Tyler Fortier is Eugene, Oregon’s go-to man for good, honest folk/rock music – well, that’s the conclusion I’ve come to after watching Fortier perform at Luckey’s Bar and the Whiteaker Block Party. “Fear of the Unknown” is currently in the running for Eugene Weekly’s Next Big Thing contest, and will be featured on one of

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/backstory-tyler-fortiers-fear-of-the-unknown/feed/ 0 Searching for Eugene’s Next Big Thing http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/searching-for-eugenes-next-big-thing/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/searching-for-eugenes-next-big-thing/#comments Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Eugene Weekly’s annual Next Big Thing contest is currently underway, with more than 115 songs vying for the Best Original Single award, along with cash prizes and unbridled bragging rights. This year’s submissions range from heavy metal to techno to bluegrass to swing – a fair representation of Eugene’s music scene. Here are some of

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