Jim Bianco ‘s online persona is colorful to say the least. On his various social media outlets, he posts darkly humorous observations and hilarious puns, each one as accurate as they are funny. His music contains some of the same sentiments, and his latest album Loudmouth is a little bit of americana, folk, and jazz,
On the last Monday of March, I sat down with Dustin Wong before his show that night at Monster Island Basement. Nothing makes me appreciate a musician like hearing them talk about what makes them do what they do, and hearing Dustin’s philosophy on music, his influences, and what he finds inspiring was both impressive
Stillwater, Oklahoma-based indie rock outfit Other Lives will be releasing their sophomore effort, Tamer Animals, on May 17 on tbd Records. Unlike their self-titled debut—a studio-bound effort that was produced by Beck’s longtime drummer, Joey Waronker—Tamer Animals was tracked in the privacy of the band’s own space in Stillwater. Waronker eventually mixed the entire affair
THE FEAR from Lovett on Vimeo. Ben Lovett is one of the hardest working artists I know. In addition to scoring films for the last ten years, he’s also helped produced other artists’ work before releasing his own debut album Highway Collection two weeks ago. But it’s not just about the record: he’s also working
One of my favorite parties from SXSW this year was the Hollerado nacho party served sizzling with plenty of homebrewed hot sauce and a side of extra chill vibes (damn I dig the Canadian music scene!) There’s no shortage of folk rock from these four Canadian kids and they’re semi-grunge infused tunes and tracks were
At Mental Hygiene’s first show in quite some time, I caught up with the ladies from Mental Hygiene and chatted with them about where they’d been and where they’re going. Liz Livengood: Hi I’m Liz with Best New Bands and I’m here with Mental Hygiene, I just watched their show at the Tonic Lounge. It
Swiss-born songstress and multi-instrumentalist Sophie Hunger is set to release her self-titled debut North American album via Los Angeles label Manimal Vinyl (Warpaint, Bat for Lashes) on April 26. Sophie Hunger features 14 tracks, compiled from her European albums–Monday’s Ghost (2008) and 1983 (2010). Those albums were released to critical acclaim and Top 5 chart
Friday of SXSW and I took a break from running back and forth across downtown Austin to make sure I was available to GPS my way on over for round 2 of Sideways Media’s Texas Tornado party! The entire lineup was totally kickass, but a couple groups stood out and A Silent Film was definitely
My dealings with Elizabeth & the Catapult have been exciting but strangely off-kilter: I spoke with lead singer Elizabeth (surprise) last September, and fellow BnB contributor Katrina Nattress even reviewed her sophomore album The Other Side of Zero (for the respective BestNewBands.com exclusive articles please click here and here). I was stoked to see her
It was four years ago when Lee Moretti’s awesome red hair and I first crossed paths. She was a bassist for New York-based band The Upwelling, but parted ways with them, before she and I crossed paths again when she joined San Francisco alternative rock band Third Eye Blind occasionally as an additional guitar player