Best New Bands » AltCountry 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 Nashville Indie Spotlight Returns For Fourth Album https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nashville-indie-spotlight-returns-fourth-album/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nashville-indie-spotlight-returns-fourth-album/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:19:21 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=28027 Nashville - Nashville Indie Spotlight, now in it’s fourth year, has released its latest compilation, out today on Tone Tree Music. This latest installment features 24 songs from 24 independent artists, and is now available for purchase and streaming at all digital services. Physical copies of NIS 2016 will be sold exclusively at Grimey’s in Nashville. Nashville Indie Spotlight has released

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  1. Natalie Prass Returns To Nashville For A Sold-Out Set Nashville – Natalie Prass holds a special place in her heart for Nashville, her home of nearly ten years, and the feeling is mutual. The solo artist played a sold-out set this past Wednesday night, and the High Watt was...
  2. Northern Faces Greet Nashville With An Edgy Performance Nashville – In anticipation of their latest release, Albany, NY natives Northern Faces have embarked on their first ever U.S. tour and stopped here along the way this past Friday night at the High Watt. Though the tour is set...
  3. MisterWives Electrify Nashville With A Sold-Out Set Nashville – With more than just a spring in their step, the upbeat indie-pop MisterWives played a sold-out set at the High Watt as a part of their 2015 spring tour. Their tour dates follow swiftly behind the release of...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nashville-indie-spotlight-returns-fourth-album/feed/ 0 Widowspeak At L.A.’s Bootleg Theater https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/widowspeak-l-s-bootleg-theater/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/widowspeak-l-s-bootleg-theater/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:00:35 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=27967 Los Angeles – Historic Filipinotown’s Bootleg Theater has consistently drawn some big names in underground music to this quiet neighborhood wedged between the 101 and Downtown LA. Despite boasting these strong bills, the venue remains one of the city’s best-kept secrets for music fans looking to watch well-known bands perform in an intimate setting. With

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  1. Widowspeak: – “All Yours” Los Angeles - Widowspeak’s second full-length, All Yours, sees the formerly Brooklyn-based duo embracing an entirely new life, while still mourning parts of the old. The album is their most personal yet. It was produced in their home in the Catskills....
  2. Fraser A. Gorman At The Bootleg Theater In Los Angeles Los Angeles – For someone that was essentially making his first ever live appearance in the United States, Fraser A. Gorman had an incredible sense of serenity on stage last Tuesday evening; he nailed every song in his set, even...
  3. Willis Earl Beal At LA’s Bootleg Theater Los Angeles – Willis Earl Beal approaches his live show as a phantom might. Dressed all in black, with his eyes masked and a black cape slung over him emblazoned with a dead-looking smiley face, the logo from his 2013...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/widowspeak-l-s-bootleg-theater/feed/ 0 Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers Announce Headlining Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nicki-bluhm-gramblers-announce-headlining-tour/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nicki-bluhm-gramblers-announce-headlining-tour/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2015 17:18:44 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25204 San Francisco - Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers are thrilled to announce their first headlining tour in support of their recently released album Loved Wild Lost.  The band will travel throughout the U.S. making stops in major markets like Chicago at Lincoln Hall, Boston at The Sinclair, New York at Bowery, and Los Angeles at the Troubadour.

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  2. Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers Set A High Bar with ‘High Neck Lace’ New York – San Franciscan six-piece band, Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers, have just given fans a first taste of their upcoming sophomore record. “High Neck Lace,” a soulfully country-tinged, down tempo track, is the first song from the band’s forthcoming...
  3. Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers Move To Music City Nashville – California natives bound for Nashville, Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers initiated the start of their brief move to Music City with a knockout performance at the Stone Fox. Bluhm, every part a country crooner with a sharp wit...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nicki-bluhm-gramblers-announce-headlining-tour/feed/ 0 Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers Set A High Bar with ‘High Neck Lace’ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nicki-bluhm-gramblers-set-high-bar-new-single-high-neck-lace/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/nicki-bluhm-gramblers-set-high-bar-new-single-high-neck-lace/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:10:31 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22196 New York – San Franciscan six-piece band, Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers, have just given fans a first taste of their upcoming sophomore record. “High Neck Lace,” a soulfully country-tinged, down tempo track, is the first song from the band’s forthcoming album, Love Wild Lost, due out April 21 from Little Sur Records. (Those familiar with the band

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  3. Generationals Electrify Nashville’s The High Watt Nashville – Electro-pop duo Generationals answered the call of expectant fans at Cannery Row’s the High Watt—a sister venue to the legendary Mercy Lounge. Best New Bands reviewed Alix, their latest studio album (via Polyvinyl) in September, and the band...
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