Best New Bands » Wolf Parade 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 Divine Fits Play Their First Show In Los Angeles http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/divine-fits-play-their-first-show-in-los-angeles/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/divine-fits-play-their-first-show-in-los-angeles/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:26:05 +0000 Since the announcement back in May that Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs’ Dan Boeckner and New Bomb Turks’ Sam Brown formed a band, Divine Fits have been on everybody’s radar and rightfully so. Though its members are highly influential in the indie music world, this is not your typical “supergroup,” and that was proven

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  1. The Joy Formidable Play Los Angeles’ Mayan Theater March 14 UK-based trio The Joy Formidable has spent a lot of time on the road since it released its critically acclaimed 2011 debut LP, The Big Roar. And by looking at the group’s sold out shows in San Francisco, Boston, and...
  2. Fitz and the Tantrums Play Two Sold Out Shows at The Regency Los Angeles-based Fitz and the Tantrums are a band that has quickly jumped onto the music radar following their 2008 debut. Hearing their sound may have you wondering if you had recently taken a trip Back to the Future with...
  3. And the Winner of the MTV VMA L.A. Breakout Artist Is….The Divine! Last night at The Music Box in Hollywood, three Los Angeles bands competed for the coveted title of ‘MTV VMA L.A. Breakout Artist’. The artists included rock/hip hop duo The Divine, power pop quintet It Boys (recently featured in an...
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  1. Weekend Preview: Hollerado at The Satellite LA Hollerado sent us their newsletter to let us know that they just finished an epic three week tour with none other than THE GANG OF FOUR and are celebrating by playing a show this Saturday at The Satellite (formerly Spaceland) in...
  2. Alberta Cross’ Tuesday night residency at The Satellite Last night at The Satellite marked the third week of Alberta Cross‘ May Tuesday night residency. BestNewBands.com alums Chasing Kings performed right before the quintet, and I had a hard time discerning who the crowd was really there to see...
  3. Miniature Tigers at The Satellite: Losing fans one mediocre performance at a time When I spoke to the lead singer of  Miniature Tigers last fall (for the full BestNewBands.com article please click here), I didn’t know a whole lot about the quartet. I was charmed by their tracks “Mansion of Misery” and “Bullfighter...
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  1. The Suuns and Crystal Castles take Portland’s Roseland Theater The tone for last night’s show at the Roseland Theater in Downtown Portland, OR was set the moment that Suuns took the stage. Wasting no time in getting started, the four-piece was hard at work with their pounding synths and...
  2. The Great American Music Hall Gets Washed Out Washed Out On Saturday night, I made my way to the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco to take in a night of music at The Great American Music Hall (GAMH). This is an intimate space with amazing acoustics that has...
  3. The Postelles Throw Some Rock at San Francisco’s Rickshaw Stop My night was kicked off with a line leading up to the front door of the Rickshaw Stop. This soon turned into a greeting from an individual who was convulsing and screaming his life philosophy “children below you must open...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – May 20, 2011 Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Say Goodbye” – Falcon Liz Livengood reviewed the band’s self-released album, Disappear. Liz wrote, “I listened to Falcon’s self-released album, Disappear, one morning while puttering around....
  2. Weekend Playlist – May 6, 2011 Start your weekend off right with music from artist featured this week on BestNewBands.com “You Oughta Know” – Das Racist “Coming or Going” – White Arrows Lauren Novik highlighted the upcoming tenth anniversary of Sasquatch! Music Festival, which is held...
  3. Local Natives to Play in Santa Barbara on 9/20 Vocal harmonies are the name of the game for these rising stars hailing from Los Angeles. The rest of the locals (or the natives) of Los Angeles are certainly showing plenty of love for the band, as they are preparing...
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  1. Young The Giant- Crushes The Music Scene! So right after the crowd got going, already amped for Young The Giant’s set- the vibe was interrupted by a little post first song public service announcement- “people of the Troubadour- we have officially lost the keys to our van. ...
  2. Here We Go Magic Talks Pigeons, Band Dynamics, and Why Festies Have More Fun Here We Go Magic is like an ambient/psych/folk/jam band. The mix of styles is diverse, and the group’s ability to create such a textured yet cohesive sound is like a salve for the eclectic at heart. In addition to extensive...
  3. Tonight Alive Could Be The Biggest ‘Tiny’ Band On Earth Tonight Alive are just one of those bands that you don’t want to get, at first listen. Your indie-sensibilities groan at the thought of another Paramore (despite the fact that they’re still your secret guilty pleasure). But the similarities begin...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/young-galaxy-the-smartest-band-youve-never-heard-of/feed/ 0 Jonquil: The Prettiest Flower In The Indie Bouquet http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/jonquil-the-prettiest-flower-in-the-indie-bouquet/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/jonquil-the-prettiest-flower-in-the-indie-bouquet/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:00:00 +0000 Recipe for the perfect indie band: Start with beautiful voices that can sing the lowest lows and the highest highs. Stir in an assortment of instruments, most especially organs, harmonicas, trumpets and electronic keyboards. Add a dash of British flavor. Lastly, wrap up the package with outstanding lyric writing. If you follow this recipe, you

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  1. Medium Troy: Toppling the West Coast’s Indie Scene Medium Troy at the Whiteaker Block Party in August Hometown pride can make people do strange things: root for teams that lose every season, eat at the same diner every day, and ground future generations into family-upheld traditions. What distinguishes...
  2. Todd Prodanovich talks at length with Oakland’s James & Evander James & Evander are an electronic music production duo that create some incredibly lush synthesized landscapes for your listening pleasure. The group consists of Oakland’s very own Adam Myatt and Glenn Jackson, who met in college and decided to flex...
  3. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With California Wives The Chicago band California Wives combines indie rock with melodic pop undertones and touch of 80s style synth haze, resulting in mellow but catchy tunes that have garnered comparisons to 80s supergroup The Police and modern pop purveyors Phoenix. Their...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/jonquil-the-prettiest-flower-in-the-indie-bouquet/feed/ 0 The Weekend Playlist: Lauren Novik’s Full of Summer Lovin’ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-full-of-summer-lovin/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-full-of-summer-lovin/#comments Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0000 The Weekend Playlist: Video Edition – Full of Summer Lovin’ I’ve been on this whole summer lovin’ kick- mostly because spring flings are so last season.  Literally.  Thus, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning for good music- and this mix mistress will gladly oblige! 1. Hold Your Horse Is “You Show

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  1. The Weekend Playlist: Kelly Montgomery’s Summer Mix This weekend I share with you a playlist of songs that give me that warm, happy, what-a-perfect-day feeling. These are the songs that make me smile, close my eyes, and soak up the sun without a care in the world....
  2. The Weekend Playlist: Cervante Pope’s The Summer is Almost Over Mix Oh summer 2010, how you have had your ups and downs.  It seems like just yesterday I was scribbling the answer to the last question of my final and running off campus to celebrate the beginning of my seasonal freedom....
  3. The Weekend Playlist: Todd Prodanovich’s Summer Mix On this glorious July weekend I come bearing gifts for all with open ears. This is a collection of songs that I have loved so much recently that I really just need to let them go and find something new...
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  1. Dirty Penny Sticks It To The Man At The Viper Room on 7/20/10! The Viper Room in Los Angeles was complete insanity last night when kids suffering from the inevitable quarter-to-midlife crisis’ and everything in between came to rock, roll, and stick it to the man at the famous Sunset Strip locale. I mean,...
  2. Light FM at Spaceland, softly This is from a few weeks back, but there’s a nice simplicity to this Light FM song. And something special about pretty colors in soft focus.   {mov}485{/mov}...
  3. BESTNEWBANDS.COM GETS A LITTLE DIRTY WITH FOXES AT THE VIPER ROOM! There are very few times I get amped on an entire lineup- but last night Friday, July 30, 2010- The Viper Room in Los Angeles rocked my world.  Dirty Sweet (made up of Ryan, Nathan, Chris, Christian, and Jeremy) and...
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