Best New Bands » webster hall 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 CMJ Preview Day 5 http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/cmj-preview-day-5/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/cmj-preview-day-5/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:04:06 +0000 Saturday, October 22 is the last day of CMJ 2011, and things are winding down a bit. Here are our final recommended shows to end the festival on: Active Child After you sleep in till late afternoon, head over to Spike Hill to check out Kid Savant at 4pm, with Headless Horseman (ft. special guests)

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  1. Concert Preview: Nenna Yvonne at the Roxy next Tuesday! Who: Nenna Yvonne Where: The Roxy, Los Angeles When: Tuesday, March 29 at 9:30 pm Price: $12.00 Age Restrictions: 18+ If you find yourself in need of entertainment on Tuesday, March 29th, be sure to pencil in Nenna Yvonne at...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/22/11 Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Active Child with White Sea, Correatown, and Random Patterns Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, August 22nd at 8:30pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Stephen Malkmus Where: Academy Records, NYC When: Thursday, August 25th, at...
  3. Show Preview: Friendly Fires at The Roxy on February 9 Next Wednesday (February 9), Friendly Fires will be burning down The Roxy with their scorching poppy-disco-influenced-dance-your-face-off music.  This will be this Brit-pop’s first show in LA since their sold out set with the xx last year at The Music Box,...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/cmj-preview-day-5/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 3/21/11 http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-3-21-11/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-3-21-11/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour Where: Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY When: Monday, March 21 at 9pm Cost: SOLD OUT Age Restriction: all ages     *** Picked By: Monica Christoffels Who: Luka Nelson and the Promise of the Real, feat. The Reflectacles. Where: WOW Hall, Eugene OR When: Wednesday, March 23 at 8pm

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/24/11 Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: White Lies Where: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA When: Monday, Jan. 4th at 8:00 pm Cost: Sold Out Age Restrictions: All Ages   *** Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Cold War Kids with Grouplove Where: The...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/21/11 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,...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 3/14/11 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: The London Souls Where: Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY When: Monday, March 14 at Cost: $5 Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: The Pogues Where: Terminal 5, NYC When: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, March 15th-17th,...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 28, 2011 Hello, BestNewBands.com readers! Ready for the weekend? Yeah, we are too. To aid you in your musical pre-funking, here’s a look (and listen) back on what we featured this week. “Livin’ The Dream (I’m On A Float)” – Super Mash...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 4, 2011 Welcome to another weekend! Start it off right with music from the artists we’ve featured this week at BestNewBands.com. “Steel My Heart” – The Angry Orts Liz Livengood got a chance to sit down with The Angry Orts before their...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 14, 2011 Today’s Playlist includes a little bit of everything BestNewBands.com has featured this week, from folk to punk-rock to dubstep – everything your music-loving hearts could desire! Listen and enjoy… “Shoeshine” – Black Taxi In this weekend’s BackStory Bonus, the guys...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-4-2011/feed/ 0 Captain Ahab, Meet Freelance Whales http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/captain-ahab-meet-freelance-whales/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/captain-ahab-meet-freelance-whales/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000 Instrumental segments are bittersweet. A lot of new bands don’t have the skill-set or the patience to rely on their instruments. They are over-zealous is making a name for themselves to the point where they think a catchy lyric is all the need to rest on their laurels. Although an infectious chorus is. . .well

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  1. Freelance Whales Make the Detroit Bar Bounce     Last night, Freelance Whales played for all the wide-eyed locals at Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Opening for them were Miniature Tigers with a little help from The New Limb, an up-and-coming band from the Detroit Bar’s home....
  2. Q&A: Doris Cellar of Freelance Whales When people hear Craigslist experiences, they only think of the gloom and doom that could occur from these chance meetings. But fortunately for Queens, New York-based Freelance Whales, the results couldn’t have gone more swimmingly. The band’s name is derived...
  3. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Freelance Whales Freelance Whales is an emerging indie-rock band hailing from Queens, New York. The band formed in 2008 and has just released their first full-length LP, Weathervanes, this year. Most of the band members are multi-instrumentalists and the band has created...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 12/6 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...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 11/29 Picked By: Cervante Pope Who: The Books Where: Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Ca When: Tuesday, November 30 at 8 p.m. Cost: $25 Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Sherene Hilal Who: The Radio Dept. Where: The Bowery Ballroom in New...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-12-13/feed/ 0 The Morning Benders: The Draw of the Quartet http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-morning-benders-the-draw-of-the-quartet/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-morning-benders-the-draw-of-the-quartet/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:00:00 +0000 I love The Beatles. Of course, I’m echoing a sentiment that is literally regurgitated by everyone and anyone. However, rather than chew on the already chewed beauty of a timeless sound, how do you take something ageless and make it new and different but still faithful? Meet The Morning Benders; a quartet reminiscent of another

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  1. The Morning Benders play Big Echo at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge San Francisco four-piece The Morning Benders played with Cults and Twin Sister at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge on Tuesday night in support of their recent breakthrough release, Big Echo. The two openers played lively sets that seemed to intrigue the...
  2. Fresh Tracks for September 10th! Hand-selected by Kelly Montgomery S. Carey – In The Dirt A beautifully expansive tune from Bon Iver member Sean Carey’s solo album All We Grow. Layered vocals and wandering piano give this song a peaceful, intimate sound. Catch S. Carey on tour this fall...
  3. Fresh Tracks, hand-selected for you by Kelly Montgomery Arcade Fire – Half Light II (No Celebration) This song is both a highlight of and a perfect introduction to The Suburbs. Disguised by the musically epic sounds (it is Arcade Fire, after all) are lyrics that tell of wasted...
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