Best New Bands » Unknown Mortal Orchestra 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 Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Doldrums and Field Mouse at Glasslands http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/unknown-mortal-orchestra-doldrums-and-field-mouse-at-glasslands/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/unknown-mortal-orchestra-doldrums-and-field-mouse-at-glasslands/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2012 20:06:41 +0000 I went to this show with the plan to specifically watch and review the Brooklyn-based dream pop outfit Field Mouse, but they went on earlier than I anticipated, and for some reason Glasslands was unusually slow to get people in the door, so I ended up only catching the last half of their set while

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/get-ready-for-big-day-out/feed/ 0 The Snowball Festival Returns March 2 thru 4, 2012 http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-snowball-festival-returns-march-2-thru-4-2012/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-snowball-festival-returns-march-2-thru-4-2012/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:38:43 +0000 The SnowBall Music Festival will return to Nottingham Park in Avon, CO, March 2–4, 2012, for a second year of supreme music and mountain sports. Tickets for the event are on sale now on the newly re-designed SnowBall website. The festival is announcing two bands a day for the 2012 lineup on their Facebook page, click here to

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