Best New Bands » Bassnectar 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 Sasquatch! in Review: Part Two https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-in-review-part-two/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-in-review-part-two/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:00:00 +0000 Continuing where we left off from my Sasquatch! in Review: Part One post, Saturday night of Sasquatch! had me waiting patiently for Robyn’s set to start at the Bigfoot stage. I tried to get into the Banana Shack dance tent to watch The Glitch Mob, but it was packed. What I could hear of the

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  1. Robyn Will Never Have to Dance Alone in New York’s Terminal 5 Is Robyn an electro-pop tour-de-force? If you asked anyone at New York City’s Terminal 5 last night while Maluca or Natalia Kills were on stage, warming up the crowd with their own blend of tropical punk and synthpop, the answer...
  2. Yeasayer’s Fresh Tracks, Tour Dates a Lovely V-Day Gift Fresh from touring in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, Yeasayer gifted fans early Monday morning with a little something to show their love: a new music video for “I Remember” from the Odd Blood LP, along with a couple free...
  3. Weekend Playlist – May 20, 2011 Start your weekend off right with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com! “Say Goodbye” – Falcon Liz Livengood reviewed the band’s self-released album, Disappear. Liz wrote, “I listened to Falcon’s self-released album, Disappear, one morning while puttering around....
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/sasquatch-in-review-part-two/feed/ 1 Words with Daniel Blue of Motopony: The new album, influences, and cruising Burning Man naked https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/words-with-daniel-blue-of-motopony-the-new-album-influences-and-cruising-burning-man-naked/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/words-with-daniel-blue-of-motopony-the-new-album-influences-and-cruising-burning-man-naked/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000 Motopony – King Of Diamonds Daniel Blue is equal parts open book and enigma. The artist-turned-fashion-designer-turned-musician didn’t get serious about music as a profession until he was in his late twenties, but you wouldn’t know it by listening to his project Motopony‘s self-titled debut album. I was charmed by the first track “June“, but it

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  1. Words with Thousands: “What you hear is really what we are” photo by Victoria Holt I submitted some questions for the Seattle-based duo Thousands last week, and when I got guitarist/vocalist Kristian Garrard‘s responses I wanted to immediately write back with more questions for him and his counterpart Luke Bergman (The...
  2. Words with The Bewitched Hands of France photo by Melanie Elbaz French sextet The Bewitched Hands is a busy bunch. In addition to playing both CMJ and South by Southwest here in the US, they have plans to play several festivals in Europe over the summer. They recently...
  3. Steve Liriks Ponders MTV’s Politics, His Influences, and the Future of Hip Hop I saw Steve Liriks a few weeks ago at the MTV VMA L.A. Breakout Artist Showcase, where he was nominated along with two other local bands The Divine and It Boys (for the full article, click here). Though The Divine...
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  1. Bonus Holiday Playlist! We here at BestNewBand.com are so full of holiday cheer, we’re giving you a bonus holiday Weekend Playlist – just in time for Christmas! Hope you like it – and happy holidays from the BestNewBands.com staff! “Christmas Tree” – The...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 4, 2011 Welcome to another weekend! Start it off right with music from the artists we’ve featured this week at BestNewBands.com. “Steel My Heart” – The Angry Orts Liz Livengood got a chance to sit down with The Angry Orts before their...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bonus-playlist-songs-for-the-political-activist/feed/ 0 In Solidarity With Portugal. The Man https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/in-solidarity-with-portugal-the-man/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/in-solidarity-with-portugal-the-man/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Artist: Portugal. The Man Genre: Psychedelic/progressive rock From the political uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East to the Midwestern United States, a sense of awareness and community seems to be spreading throughout the globe. Personally, I can’t get enough of that hope-y, change-y feeling – but then again, I’m about as far to

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/in-solidarity-with-portugal-the-man/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/28/11 https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-2-28-11/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-2-28-11/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Laurel Johnston Who: Jukebox the Ghost Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Tuesday, March 1st Doors open at 8pm Cost: $8 adv/$10 at the door Age Restrictions: All ages   *** Picked By: Monica Christoffels Who: Portugal. The Man featuring Quiet Life Where: WOW Hall, Eugene, OR 97402 When: Wednesday, March 2 at

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