BestNewBands.com In my opinion, it is a pretty unanimous sentiment that every audiophile’s favorite pastime is the good ol’, all-American car concert. What sense of pride cometh when you finally get the hang of driving with your knee, enabling you to air guitar like your freaking Jimmy Page or beat the nonexistent crap out of
ANNOUNCING THE BEST VENUES OF 2010!
You voted, and we’ve tallied the votes. Here’s the skinny on our final category of Best Ofs for the year: the Top Ten Venues of 2010! In our previous announcement posts, we’ve told you what we thought of the bands, albums, songs, videos, and live shows voted into the Top Tens. This time, we’d like
ANNOUNCING THE BEST LIVE SHOWS OF 2010!
You voted, and the votes are tallied. Here’s the list of the Top Ten Best Live Shows of 2010! #10: TREASURE ISLAND MUSIC FESTIVAL / SASQUATCH!– TIE When Kelly Montgomery hit Sasquatch! this year, she returned with terrific photos and a great round-up of the acts she managed to squeeze in. Here’s how she kicked
BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 12/27
Corpus Callosum Picked By: Liz LivengoodWho: Corpus Callosum and Mood Area Trio When: Monday December 27 8:30 pmWhere: White Eagle Saloon, Portland, ORCost: Free!Age Restrictions: 21 and over
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Bonus Holiday Playlist!
We here at BestNewBand.com are so full of holiday cheer, we’re giving you a bonus holiday Weekend Playlist – just in time for Christmas! Hope you like it – and happy holidays from the BestNewBands.com staff! “Christmas Tree” – The Bewitched Hands 2011 will bring the US release of The Bewitched Hands’ debut LP, Birds
ANNOUNCING THE BEST SONGS OF 2010!
Your voices have been heard, fair readers,and here are the Top Ten Songs of 2010, according to YOU! #10: “SILVIA” BY MIIKE SNOW AND “AIRPLANES” BY LOCAL NATIVES– TIE In an interview with Todd Prodanovich last September, Local Natives band member Taylor Rice said: “Airplanes” has been a song that has really connected with a
BNBTV Spotlight: Roman Holiday, “The Long Way Home”
BestNewBands.com Roman Holiday is at it again in all their Kings-of-Leon-y-pop-rock glory. With their newest single “The Long Way Home”, this Seattle band gives an all-star effort, but unfortunately doesn’t hit a home run (wah wah wahh). The song is generic and somewhat bland—the only pickup comes with the guitar solo—and the song structure varies
ANNOUNCING THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2010!
You did it! You voted, and now we can share the list of the Top Ten Albums of 2010– according to YOU! The National performs at Sasquatch! 2010 #10: HIGH VIOLET BY THE NATIONAL When Kelly Montgomery reported on Sasquatch! in Washington this June, she confessed to an obsession with this top-ten album from The
ANNOUNCING THE BEST ARTISTS OF 2010!
Your votes are in, and this week we’re announcing the TOP TEN in each of the Year End Best Of categories. We kick off today with Best Artist, and thanks to a few ties, we’ve got a nice, long list for you… Shilpa Ray & Co. #10: GOGOL BORDELLO / SHILPA RAY AND HER HAPPY