Best New Bands » Vacationer 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 Vacationer At The Roxy – With ‘Relief,’ Symmetry Is Inevitable http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/vacationer-roxy-relief-symmetry-inevitable/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/vacationer-roxy-relief-symmetry-inevitable/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2014 01:40:33 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19972 Los Angeles – Kenny Vasoli of Vacationer is the happiest guy I’ve ever seen on stage. When I saw him perform with his band this past Sunday night, I took notice of how he plays every song with a huge, infectious smile. He’s finding his own relief, which coincidentally happens to be the title of

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  1. Vacationer ’s Kenny Vasoli On His Search For ‘Relief’ Los Angeles – This past summer, Philadelphia-based band Vacationer released their sophomore album, Relief. Their unique sound has been described as “Nu-Hula/ World Wave.” Relief is an appealing, earnest, and utterly joyous record. The laidback electronics booted with the dreamy...
  2. The Entrance Band Gets a Warm Welcome Seattle – Last week, Los Angeles psychedelic rockers The Entrance Band played to an enthusiastic crowd at Seattle’s all-ages venue, The Vera Project. The trio’s groovy distortion, hypnotizing bass, and overall energy kept bodies swaying and heads bobbing all night....
  3. Zella Day – A Luminous Performance @ The Roxy Los Angeles – Up and coming singer-songwriter, Zella Day, who’s been hailed “the happier Lana Del Rey,” opened for veteran musician LP Friday night at The Roxy. Despite the misconstrued description, there’s still an essential sadness embedded in Day’s songs....
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/vacationer-roxy-relief-symmetry-inevitable/feed/ 0 Vacationer ’s Kenny Vasoli On His Search For ‘Relief’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/vacationer-s-kenny-vasoli-search-relief/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/vacationer-s-kenny-vasoli-search-relief/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:27:02 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19763 Los Angeles – This past summer, Philadelphia-based band Vacationer released their sophomore album, Relief. Their unique sound has been described as “Nu-Hula/ World Wave.” Relief is an appealing, earnest, and utterly joyous record. The laidback electronics booted with the dreamy guitars bestows a pleasant summer feeling we wouldn’t mind experiencing all season. It sheds light

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  1. A One On One Connection With Milo Greene Los Angeles – Milo Greene, an LA indie pop quintet, has returned with their brand new single, “White Lies.” It will be featured on their forthcoming sophomore LP, Control, due out on January 27 via Elektra. Their latest track is...
  2. Slow Magic: The Nicest Producer You’ll Never Get to Meet (Part 2) Austin – (Ed.: This is the second part of Best New Bands’ two-part interview.)  The artist known as Slow Magic has so far kept his name and personal life hidden beneath his neon zebra mask and tattered scarf. The costume...
  3. Album Review – Relief by My Iron Lung New York – My Iron Lung’s Relief, a follow-up to their 2012 record Grief, is an album that promises more of a maturity in sound, songwriting ability, and complexity than anything we’ve heard from the band before. Their new record comes across,...
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  1. Tapes ‘n Tapes and Art Brut Rock The Independent On Friday night, I had the chance to catch one of my favorite bands Tapes ‘n Tapes play for the first time since seeing them open up for The Streets, in Minneapolis, back in 04’. They played at The Independent...
  2. Memory Tapes Induce Dancing and Jamming at Glasslands The hypnotic Memory Tapes played Glasslands with TEEN and Denitia and Sene this week, who each brought totally different musical vibe to the room, but it all culminated into a finale dance party thanks to Memory Tape’s bouncing basslines, and...
  3. Mixtape #16: SXSW Highlights Mix Edition Lianne La Havas – Alt-J And More Who were the best bands at SXSW this year? This time around we had writer Kristen Blanton on the ground in Austin, who valiantly braved the beautiful hot sun, took dozens for the team in beer, and fought the crowds...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/for-one-day-blank-tapes-are-the-earls-of-atlanta/feed/ 0 More From SXSW: Alt-J, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Vacationer and ON AN ON http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-from-sxsw-alt-j-aaron-lee-tasjan-vacationer-and-on-an-on/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-from-sxsw-alt-j-aaron-lee-tasjan-vacationer-and-on-an-on/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:41:53 +0000 Everyone is sunburned. The streets of downtown Austin are congested. Yet bands are chatting with their fans, their fans meeting other fans, making friends, sharing beers, it’s a beautiful sight. SXSW perpetuates a synthesis of good music and good people. Here at South By, you really can’t have one without the other. Friday’s lineup of

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  1. SXSW – Early Highlights SXSW is electric – everywhere and we do mean each street, bar, corner, park, coffee shop, parking lot and grocery store is bursting at the seams with people indulging in good music. With the worlds best new bands taking to...
  2. SXSW: Lianne La Havas And Hurray For The Riff Raff   Austin is warm, it’s sunny and the music is still flooding with a vigor you can’t compare to anything. Everyone is moving by foot whether to catch the next unofficial showcase or the last minute surprise performer. There was...
  3. Of Monsters and Men Win Over SXSW Having spent the majority of my time at SXSW indoors checking out new bands, I was elated to head to Stubbs BBQ‘s outdoor area to catch the new band Of Monsters and Men.  Having never been there, I had no idea...
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