Best New Bands » Alabama Shakes 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 Life is Beautiful Fest Adds Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes, Janelle Monae and more! https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/life-is-beautiful-fest-adds-vampire-weekend-alabama-shakes-janelle-monae-and-more/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/life-is-beautiful-fest-adds-vampire-weekend-alabama-shakes-janelle-monae-and-more/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2013 17:23:57 +0000 Life is Beautiful (L.I.B.) Festival announces the addition of 14 music acts to their lineup for the inaugural festival taking place Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th, 2013. These acts include Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes, Janelle Monae, Cults, Joey Bada$$, Smith Westerns, Nico Vega, The Dig and Dreamers. In addition, L.I.B. and Red Bull Sound Select collaborated to curate a group of emerging artists on the

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/life-is-beautiful-fest-adds-vampire-weekend-alabama-shakes-janelle-monae-and-more/feed/ 0 Congratulations To Newbie Award Nominees Alabama Shakes, Frank Ocean and The Lumineers On Their Grammy Nods https://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/congratulations-to-newbie-nominees-alabama-shakes-frank-ocean-and-the-lumineers-on-their-grammy-nods/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/congratulations-to-newbie-nominees-alabama-shakes-frank-ocean-and-the-lumineers-on-their-grammy-nods/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:45:40 +0000 On the heels of last night’s Grammy Awards announcement, we’d like to congratulate our Newbie Award nominees Alabama Shakes, Frank Ocean and The Lumineers for being recognized by the RIAA. In addition to the praise these artists received, let’s not forget the accomplishments by Lianne La Havas and Michael Kiwanuka, both of whom were finalists

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  1. Artist of the Week: Alabama Shakes Over the past 18 months, you’d be hard-pressed to find a group that’s exploded onto the music scene as fast as the Alabama Shakes. Hailing from Athens of their namesake state, the Brittney Howard-fronted outfit has gone from playing small...
  2. Frank Ocean Is On Saturday Night Live This Week A quick note: Frank Ocean is appearing on Saturday Night Live, hosted by Seth MacFarline, this Saturday. Check out our review of his album Channel Orange and see him perform live on the show. He’s great....
  3. Frank Ocean Gears Up For Tour And Album Release It is safe to say that Frank Ocean is the man of the moment. In the midst of creeping into stardom, selling out shows during a nationwide tour, and gearing up to release his debut LP, the 24-year-old R&B singer...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Weekly Mixtape for 11/19/12 This is the first installment of our new weekly mixtape feature. We’ll be putting together mixtapes, highlighting bands we covered during the previous week and other fresh tracks we discovered during the week. We’ll also be including some photos of...
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  1. The Gaslight Anthem on The Late Show with David Letterman Tonight, June 27th The band will be playing “45,” the first single off their forthcoming album Handwritten out July 24th on Mercury Records. Also, make sure to tune into CBS.com at 9pm EST for a 45-minute Live on Letterman webcast!  ...
  2. Album Review: The Gaslight Anthem, Handwritten New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem’s latest album, Handwritten, is one of the rare albums that i was counting down the days until it was released. Having been a fan of the band since their earliest EP, Senor and The Queen,...
  3. The Gaslight Anthem Release New Video For “Here Comes My Man” The Gaslight Anthem have released their music video for its new single, “Here Comes My Man.” Directed by Kevin Slack and starring actress Elisha Cuthbert(24, Happy Endings), the video is the band’s romantic and visually stunning narrative. (See our Artist...
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  1. Album Review: The Gaslight Anthem, Handwritten New Jersey’s The Gaslight Anthem’s latest album, Handwritten, is one of the rare albums that i was counting down the days until it was released. Having been a fan of the band since their earliest EP, Senor and The Queen,...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/2012-newbie-awards-best-new-album/feed/ 0 2012 Newbie Awards – Best New Band Nominees https://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/2012-newbie-awards-best-new-band-nominees/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/2012-newbie-awards-best-new-band-nominees/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:25:40 +0000 This year has been one of the best years for emerging bands in recent memories. With hundreds of albums released and countless live shows, the choices were plentiful and there were many bands worthy of inclusion. However, with so many great choices, we could only pick six bands as finalists. That being said, the 2012

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  2. Artist of the Week: Alabama Shakes Over the past 18 months, you’d be hard-pressed to find a group that’s exploded onto the music scene as fast as the Alabama Shakes. Hailing from Athens of their namesake state, the Brittney Howard-fronted outfit has gone from playing small...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/newbie-awards/2012-newbie-awards-best-new-band-nominees/feed/ 0 Alabama Shakes, Trampled By Turtles And Father John Misty Highlight Outside Lands https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/alabama-shakes-trampled-by-turtles-and-father-john-misty-highlight-outside-lands/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/alabama-shakes-trampled-by-turtles-and-father-john-misty-highlight-outside-lands/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 04:17:14 +0000 They came, they played, they kicked its ass. Outside Lands 2012 was a rousing success by any standards and the differentiation of artists in tow was astounding. Everything from hip-hop to metal to EDM to folk and everything in between, Outside Lands had something for everyone. And so they came from all around the globe

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  1. Album Review: Trampled By Turtles, Stars and Satellites I’ve recently heard a lot of buzz about a new band, but I hear buzz about a lot of bands. One of the reasons I ignored the buzz on this particular band was because of their name, Trampled by Turtles....
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  3. Artist of the Week: Alabama Shakes Over the past 18 months, you’d be hard-pressed to find a group that’s exploded onto the music scene as fast as the Alabama Shakes. Hailing from Athens of their namesake state, the Brittney Howard-fronted outfit has gone from playing small...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/alabama-shakes-trampled-by-turtles-and-father-john-misty-highlight-outside-lands/feed/ 1 Artist of the Week: Alabama Shakes https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-alabama-shakes/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-alabama-shakes/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:46:36 +0000 Over the past 18 months, you’d be hard-pressed to find a group that’s exploded onto the music scene as fast as the Alabama Shakes. Hailing from Athens of their namesake state, the Brittney Howard-fronted outfit has gone from playing small bars to playing some of the biggest festivals in the world. How has this happened?

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  1. Live Review: Alabama Shakes Tears it Up at Brooklyn Bowl Alabama Shakes are named quite literally. They are from Alabama, and when they play, there is no way to stay still. Even slower numbers like “Hold On” warrant hands in the air, “Can I get a witness”-style. Their sold out...
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