Best New Bands » acoustic https://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 Album Review: Tallest Man On Earth, There’s No Leaving Now https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-tallest-man-on-earth-theres-no-leaving-now/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-tallest-man-on-earth-theres-no-leaving-now/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:57:50 +0000 It’s been two years since Kristian Matsson released his sophomore album, The Wild Hunt, and subsequent EP, Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird, under his moniker, The Tallest Man On Earth. In the interim, fans have been eagerly awaiting new music from the Swedish folk master. With the release of There’s No Leaving

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  1. The Tallest Man On Earth Review: Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird This five-song EP from The Tallest Man On Earth follows his masterful full-length The Wild Hunt with songs of love, loss, and insecurity. These themes are nothing new to Kristian Matsson, who always seems to be still nursing an old...
  2. Artist Profile: The Tallest Man On Earth There’s a comforting nostalgia in the songs of The Tallest Man On Earth, a.k.a. singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson, almost like sipping a warm cup of tea in your favorite old sweater. The plucking of his guitar and crackly wail of his...
  3. Album Review: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Here It’s been a momentous three years for Alexander Ebert. In the short amount of time, he has reexamined his life and his musical direction. Coming from the raucous pop of Ima Robot, the musician created a side project based around...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-tallest-man-on-earth-theres-no-leaving-now/feed/ 0 Lady Danville Album Art Contest https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/lady-danville-album-art-contest/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/lady-danville-album-art-contest/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:33:49 +0000 GUYS. Everyone’s favorite down-to-earth, sweet-honey harmonizing Los Angeles band, Lady Danville (fresh off the release of their gorgeous new EP, Operating–listen below), is holding a album art design contest!  You, oh lucky one, get a chance to design the art for singles “Sophie Roux” and “Kids (MGMT Cover)” which are being released soon on iTunes. 

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  1. Concert Preview: Lady Danville Headlines a Sold Out Show at the Troubadour this Saturday Lady Danville, everyone’s favorite indie-rock-nerd-chic UCLA grads, returns to headline a sold out show at the Troubadour this Saturday, the 26th.  Lucky for me, I will be in attendance.  Lucky for you, this means a review will follow, so you...
  2. Concert Review: The Ladies Love Lady Danville Another night, another amazing concert. Let me just start by saying, I never cease to be blown away by the amount of talent abounding in the fine city of Los Angeles.  That said, I found myself once again at the...
  3. Lady Danville Returns to UCLA for Acoustic Coffee House Charity Benefit Show Last night, I made the quick jaunt up to the Covel Grand Ballroom on “The Hill” at UCLA (essentially, the heart of on-campus housing/dorm life/pajama-clad kids sipping coffee at 10 pm and giggling loudly) to see a concert held by...
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  1. Bobby Long and Bombino impress as the Dave Matthews Band Caravan Hits Chicago’s South Side When the original announcement of the Dave Matthews Band Caravan was made I was intrigued at the prospect of adding another music festival to our already jam packed Chicago summer line up. In addition to our regular venues many of...
  2. Slang Chickens’ Monday night residency at The Echo: A must-hear for all Slang Chickens is the kind of band that makes you want to start a band. Taking a very generous definition of “alternative”, the SoCal quartet combines alt-country, punk, post rock, and pop in ways that seem to redefine the very...
  3. A Night like No Other with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers Three encores later and just shy of 2 hours of straight music playing, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers (Sk6ers) played their last notes to close out an amazing first of two nights at Lincoln Hall in Chicago this past Saturday....
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cory-branan-and-dave-hause-two-talented-storytellers-on-a-monday-night-in-chicago/feed/ 0 Nick Goose Offers A Promising Solo Start https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/nick-goose-offers-a-promising-solo-start/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/nick-goose-offers-a-promising-solo-start/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 23:00:00 +0000 A veteran of the Los Angeles music scene, Nick Goose has finally taken off on his own, releasing his first solo EP, Change Please. It’s not just a clever title for an album. In this case, it’s an artist taking a chance on a new sound, but it is the first step on embarking on

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  1. Miracle Fortress Back With A Beauty It’s been four long years since Montreal-based indie rock outfit Miracle Fortress, aka Graham Van Pelt put out his last record, Five Roses. But he returns on May 17 with his sophomore effort, Was I the Wave?, taking the next...
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  3. BNBTV Spotlight: Noughts and Exes, “Start of Us” BestNewBands.com   This week, on BNBTV, we have been graced by a band called Noughts and Exes.  With their video “Start of Us,” this Hong-Kong based multicultural band–with members from Hong Kong, Canada, Australia and Britain–brings a taste of their...
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  1. One Big Damn Party with Reverend Peyton and Larry and His Flask Don’t you just love when things don’t go as planned, but turn out alright – perhaps even better than anticipated – in the end? This post was supposed to be about the Whiskey Spots, the opening act for The Reverend...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 10/4 Picked By: Monica Christoffels Who: The Devil Makes Three and Larry and His Flask Where: Domino Room in Bend, OR When: Tuesday, October 5th at 8 p.m Cost: $17 Adv, $20 at Door (purchase tickets HERE) Age Restrictions: All Ages...
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