Best New Bands » Yukon Blonde 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 A Conversation with Yukon Blonde’s Jeffrey Innes http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-yukon-blonde-s-jeffrey-innes/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-yukon-blonde-s-jeffrey-innes/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:50:27 +0000 In one incarnation or another, Yukon Blonde (formerly known as Alphababy) has been around since 2005, and in those seven years, the Canadian band has released a handful of EPs and two LPs, including this year’s Tiger Talk. The band is currently on a three-month tour, which is nothing new for the indie rock outfit

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  3. Download Yukon Blonde’s First Single ‘Stairway’ Vancouver-based Yukon Blonde are pleased to announce their new full-length, Tiger Talk set for a March 20 release with Dine Alone Records (Tokyo Police Club, Neon Indian). To usher in its arrival, they have offered their first single ‘Stairway’ for free mp3 download, which will...
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  2. Download Yukon Blonde’s First Single ‘Stairway’ Vancouver-based Yukon Blonde are pleased to announce their new full-length, Tiger Talk set for a March 20 release with Dine Alone Records (Tokyo Police Club, Neon Indian). To usher in its arrival, they have offered their first single ‘Stairway’ for free mp3 download, which will...
  3. Interview: Jeff Innes of Yukon Blonde It was a busy 2011 for Canadian rock band Yukon Blonde. Playing over 130 shows along with the release of their EP, Fire/Water on Dine Alone Records the band has certainly been on their game.  The EP was written partially...
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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-picture-highlights/feed/ 0 SXSW Day 2: Let’s Get Messy Day Party http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-day-2-lets-get-messy-day-party/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sxsw-day-2-lets-get-messy-day-party/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:35:30 +0000   Sydney Wayser is one of the musicians I thank the SXSW gods for giving me. Having arrived early for Yukon Blonde’s set, Sydney’s voice parted the cloudy skies for a brief set that gave me a glimpse of what is surely to become a well known name. Mix Grace Potter and Maps & Atlases

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/download-yukon-blondes-first-single-stairway/feed/ 0 Interview: Jeff Innes of Yukon Blonde http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-jeff-innes-of-yukon-blonde/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-jeff-innes-of-yukon-blonde/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:53:07 +0000 It was a busy 2011 for Canadian rock band Yukon Blonde. Playing over 130 shows along with the release of their EP, Fire/Water on Dine Alone Records the band has certainly been on their game.  The EP was written partially while on the tour,and partially while off the road at a cottage in the Comox

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