Last night at The Satellite marked the third week of Alberta Cross‘ May Tuesday night residency. BestNewBands.com alums Chasing Kings performed right before the quintet, and I had a hard time discerning who the crowd was really there to see (for the full BestNewBands.com interview with Chasing Kings, please click here). The venue was packed
I first met Seattle-based artist Kris Orlowski at the New Music Seminar back in February. We bonded instantly over the perilous state of the music industry and a shared affinity for sarcasm, and when I later visited his website I was amazed to find that I liked his music as much as the actual man
photo by Maria Mochnacz Smoke Fairies is one of those bands whose name is simply perfect to describe their sound: dark, beautiful, and mysterious. But don’t for a second think that the feminine name translates to”typical girl band”: London duo Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies sparked a school friendship in the late 90′s over a
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 name wasn’t meant to be ironic? You’ve played on both a beach and in a
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 worked with French electronic producer Yuksek on their debut full-length album Bird and Drums, which
You might recognize Matthew and the Arrogant Sea for a number of reasons: not only do they have an unusual name, but they’ve been featured on BestNewBands.com under several concert picks that I’ve made in the last few months. I lived in the same small music mecca of Denton, Texas as the sextet for several
When I spoke to the lead singer of Miniature Tigers last fall (for the full BestNewBands.com article please click here), I didn’t know a whole lot about the quartet. I was charmed by their tracks “Mansion of Misery” and “Bullfighter Jacket” (see video below) but I was further intrigued by how down to earth lead
Fans of Slang Chickens seem to go through a three part process upon discovering the band: first they’re intrigued by the name, then blown away by the crackling energy of their live performance, and then addicted to the way their songs manifest themselves in any number of ways. I find myself humming the chord changes
Some bands’ names are so peculiar that they leave you pondering what genre they could possibly represent. Austin-based Grimy Styles, on the other hand, tells you exactly what they’re all about in two simple words: “grimy” refers to their raw reggae themes, and “styles” refers to their blend of rock, metal, jazz, and roots. The
My dealings with Elizabeth & the Catapult have been exciting but strangely off-kilter: I spoke with lead singer Elizabeth (surprise) last September, and fellow BnB contributor Katrina Nattress even reviewed her sophomore album The Other Side of Zero (for the respective BestNewBands.com exclusive articles please click here and here). I was stoked to see her