Best New Bands » We Barbarians 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 Artist of the Week: We Barbarians http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-we-barbarians/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-we-barbarians/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:33:33 +0000 Although the band has its roots in California, there is something far more east coast about We Barbarians’ post-punk revivalist sound.  The grandiose hard-pop of their new EP, Headspace, sounds more at home darting between skyscrapers and roaming the 8 million person blob of New York, than basking in the laid-back fun in the sun

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  3. We Barbarians and Superhumanoids: Eclectic Sets @ The Echo Last night We Barbarians (pictured) and Superhumanoids filled the Echo with sounds and people of all shapes and sizes. I thought the diverse crowd perfectly reflected the eclectic mix of the two groups’ styles, supporting both the soft, glow of...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/concert-preview-young-the-giant-with-we-barbarians-and-kittens-at-the-roxy/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/21/11 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-2-21-11/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-2-21-11/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Air Waves album release w/ Amy (Titus Andronicus), Soft Landing, Inoculist Where: Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY When: Tuesday, February 22nd at 8pm Cost: $8 in advance, $10 at the door Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Lucy Walsh Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Hollywood, CA When: Monday Feb 14th at 9pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: All Ages ***

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-2-21-11/feed/ 0 Pepper Rabbit Hops Through Oregon and Washington with Ra Ra Riot http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pepper-rabbit-hops-through-oregon-and-washington-with-ra-ra-riot/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pepper-rabbit-hops-through-oregon-and-washington-with-ra-ra-riot/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Pepper Rabbit’s off to quite a busy 2011 so far: after releasing their debut album, Beauregard, late last year, the duo of Xander Singh and Luc Laurent has played a non-stop string of shows with the likes of Passion Pit, Freelance Whales and Miniature Tigers. I recently had the opportunity to interview Xander Singh –

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/pepper-rabbit-hops-through-oregon-and-washington-with-ra-ra-riot/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 12/6 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-12-6/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-12-6/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Kristina Villarini Who: Cliffie Swan (formerly Lights), Pablo Picasso and Teen Where: Union Pool in Brooklyn, NY When: Tuesday, December 7 at 9 p.m. Cost: $10 Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Nigel Hall w/ Soulive and friends. Where: Brooklyn Bowl in New York, NY When: Wednesday, December 8 at 11

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