More new bands discovered at Austin Psych Fest. Brigit came out digging The Holy Drug Couple, who was one of “those new bands that maybe you didn’t come into the festival knowing but came out of loving.” Kristen was there too, and raved about the effulgent future ahead for Canadian rockers Elephant Stone. To me
This week we’re revisiting our coverage of the Austin Psych Fest. The first day of the festival Kristen immediately took to some awesome bands between hitting up $1 Lonestars and salt lick BBQ, including the brilliant ladies of Warpaint. Kristen also reviewed Pyyramids’ (the duo of Tim Nordwind of OK Go and Drea Smith of
Last week took a walk on the darker side, in a good way. The first half of this mix exemplifies that feeling of dancing in the shadows, starting off with a track from Savages, who Brigit saw live at Neumos in Seattle. Then we get lighter with poppier beats before delving into heavy psych world
This was a strange week, in that a lot happened but it feels like nothing happened at the same time. It’s like when you take a vacation, and a lot happens, but when you get back and your friends ask you what you did, you can’t really remember right away and you don’t know what
Well well, have we got some new tunes for you. This past week Katrina saw Harriet and TORCHES live – what a busy lady! I saw Lazyeyes and This is Head live – I’m busy too! Kristen reviewed The Lonely Wild’s new album, The Sun As It Comes. I threw their track “Buried in the Murder” on
The post-SXSW recovery still seemed to be resonating this past week, but there’s still been some new music news; not the least of which is Ryan Adams forming a punk band called Pornography. The Black Angels were profiled as our Featured Artist, We Were Lovers talked about fulfilling their musical vision, and their upcoming album
Who were the best bands at SXSW this year? This time around we had writer Kristen Blanton on the ground in Austin, who valiantly braved the beautiful hot sun, took dozens for the team in beer, and fought the crowds to catch some unforgettable shows. Read all about her coverage in our SXSW features, and re-live
In the wake of the impending SXSW tidal wave, we’ve been inundated with a musical deluge of all varieties. While treading water just enough to be able to breathe, this mixtape was created with the standout tracks that have floated by the past week. Many of which are by artists who will be at SXSW,
, In this past week’s musical news roundup otherwise known as BestNewBands.com Mixtape #14, Capital Cities were our most recent featured artist; an eclectic electronic duo who found their sound by experimenting for their day job of creating music for commercials. One of those experiments includes this very danceable re-make of “Nothing Compares 2 U.”
Last week was a bit of a big deal due to the Grammys, which is an awards ceremony that some people may have watched like we did. We couldn’t help but point out out favorite highlights, which just so happened to include several artists that we’ve mentioned previously on the site. Anybody heard of Gotye?