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 Sells Out The Fillmore http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/unknown-mortal-orchestra-sells-fillmore/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/unknown-mortal-orchestra-sells-fillmore/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:23:21 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28575 San Francisco – Another week–and a new month–in San Francisco brings more fabulous music to the famed venue The Fillmore, which rests on holy ground on Fillmore St. and Geary Blvd., mere meters from the city’s celebrated Japantown area.  And while the first night of February at the Fillmore did not feature any new bands

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  1. Unknown Mortal Orchestra: Multi-Love Los Angeles - Following each of their two full-length releases, Unknown Mortal Orchestra gained an uptick in attention from places far outside of their psych-pop niche; with Multi-Love, the band yet again adjusts the formula, eschewing much of the guitar heroics...
  2. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Doldrums and Field Mouse at Glasslands 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...
  3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra Live At The Echoplex It’s been a busy year for Portland-based lo-fi outfit, Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Not only has the trio released its self-titled debut, but it has also been touring the world non-stop for well over six months now. I was able to...
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  3. The Districts Pack Lincoln Hall With A Diverse Crowd Chicago – While patiently waiting to see the baby-faced PA boys of The Districts, a group of college kids talked conspiracy theories, asserting Courtney Love killed Kurt Cobain and Biggie and Tupac faked their deaths. The band they were “so...
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  1. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Doldrums and Field Mouse at Glasslands 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...
  2. Album Review: Unknown Mortal Orchestra—II     Unknown Mortal Orchestra stole the hearts of the blogosphere with its 2011 self-titled freshman album. Critics ogled over the trio’s ability to create sparse, lo-fi psych-pop gems, and for the past two years the band has been riding...
  3. Unknown Mortal Orchestra Live At The Echoplex It’s been a busy year for Portland-based lo-fi outfit, Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Not only has the trio released its self-titled debut, but it has also been touring the world non-stop for well over six months now. I was able to...
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  1. Psych Fest Day 1 Recap Austin – The crowds were visibly larger this year, which unfortunately was displayed in the hour it took to park.  With any festival you have attended and loved in the past, it’s a little nerve-wracking to see the crowds grow,...
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  3. Best New Bands from Austin Psych Fest: Suuns In a town that generally still seems to be navigating the musical hangover of SXSW, Austin Psych Fest is a welcome respite for those who aren’t ready for the festival living to be over. Instead of the apparent relentless and...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/psych-fest-day-2-temples-jacco-gardner-and-more/feed/ 0 Wolf People Announce New Single With Video http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/wolf-people-announce-new-single-with-video/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/wolf-people-announce-new-single-with-video/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:27:16 +0000 Wolf People have released the second video from their fêted second album, Fain for the track “Empty Vessels”, released on June 17th on Jagjaguwar.  Jack Sharp says of the track: “A storm is coming. Empty Vessels was written in fits and starts over a long wet summer under the spell of George Ewart Evans, an oral historian from

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  1. Hangout Festival 2012 I don’t know about anybody else, but I never really thought “beach and music destination” when I thought of Gulf Shores, Alabama. As the name of the city implies, it’s on the gulf, where it’s highly unlikely you’ll ever get...
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  1. Parenthetical Girls Charm The Echoplex I saw my Portland darlings, Parenthetical Girls, open for British sensations Los Campesinos! last Saturday night at Los Angeles’ Echoplex.  If you are familiar with the Brit poppers, then you probably know how devoted their fans are, and you also...
  2. Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr Dazzles the Echoplex Did you know that Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr has played more times in LA than any other city? I didn’t either, but members Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott shared that fun fact with the overwhelmingly large audience at Los Angeles’...
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