Best New Bands » Catfish and The Bottlemen 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 Glastonbury 2016: Day Four Coverage https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/glastonbury-2016-day-four-coverage/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/glastonbury-2016-day-four-coverage/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2016 01:58:48 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31660 Somerset, UK – Sunday morning. Forgive me for starting with the weather once more. Thankfully, there had been no overnight rain at Glastonbury to speak of, yet ground conditions remained extremely muddy, and we were in for a largely overcast day with showers expected later. Of course, the weather is pretty fundamental to festivalgoers’ experiences, whether they are

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/glastonbury-2016-day-four-coverage/feed/ 1 Billy Bibby On Life After Catfish https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/billy-bibby-life-catfish/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/billy-bibby-life-catfish/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:34:11 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31366 London – There were many raised eyebrows in the summer of ’14 when founding lead guitarist Billy Bibby parted company with Catfish & The Bottlemen just as seven years of serious dues-paying were about to culminate in the release of subsequent hit album, The Balcony. Bibby seemed uncertain of his immediate plans beyond some song

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  1. A Chat With Van McCann Of Catfish And The Bottlemen Chicago – The Welsh band Catfish and the Bottlemen are ready to take the U.S. by storm! The indie garage rockers just released their debut album The Balcony, performed on Late Show with David Letterman, and soon will be kicking...
  2. Life Is Good For MisterWives Seattle – Singer Mandy Lee couldn’t have known that her desire to have an 80’s cover band play for her birthday party back in 2012 would lead to national tours with established bands, sold-out shows, and hit singles featured on...
  3. Catfish And The Bottlemen Launch Tour, New Single And Video! New York – Breakout British band, Catfish and the Bottlemen, will kick off a headline tour June 9, 2015, at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN. The run, which follows the band’s sold-out spring tour of the U.S., includes a...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/billy-bibby-life-catfish/feed/ 1 Catfish and the Bottlemen Returns with ‘The Ride’ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/catfish-and-the-bottlemen-the-ride/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/catfish-and-the-bottlemen-the-ride/#comments Tue, 31 May 2016 06:58:37 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31049 London – UK rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen is loved by fans somewhat more than by critics; which is probably the right way round if you are keen to sell out venues rather than simply bask in hype. Despite some critical coolness, there is much to like about the band’s uncomplicated approach to its resolute and riff-happy

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  1. Catfish and The Bottlemen Keep Listeners On The Edge With ‘The Balcony’ Los Angeles – Catfish and The Bottlemen is an indie garage rock band hailing from Llandudno, North Wales. The quartet has been piloting the U.K. indie rock circuit for several years with a few EPs under their belt. This past...
  2. Catfish And The Bottlemen Buy A Round In Chicago Chicago – Tightly packed fans waited anxiously for UK band Catfish and the Bottlemen to take the stage at Schubas Tuesday night. Just a few hours earlier, the line for entry to the sold-out show twisted around the corner onto...
  3. Catfish And The Bottlemen Launch Tour, New Single And Video! New York – Breakout British band, Catfish and the Bottlemen, will kick off a headline tour June 9, 2015, at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN. The run, which follows the band’s sold-out spring tour of the U.S., includes a...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/catfish-and-the-bottlemen-the-ride/feed/ 1 Catfish And The Bottlemen Launch Tour, New Single And Video! https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/catfish-bottlemen-launch-tour-new-single-video/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/catfish-bottlemen-launch-tour-new-single-video/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2015 17:52:25 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=25048 New York – Breakout British band, Catfish and the Bottlemen, will kick off a headline tour June 9, 2015, at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN. The run, which follows the band’s sold-out spring tour of the U.S., includes a show at New York City’s Webster Hall (June 16). See below for itinerary. (Check out this

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  1. Catfish and the Bottlemen Perform on ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ Los Angeles – Catfish and the Bottlemen perform their single “Kathleen” in their late night television debut on “Late Show with David Letterman”. The performance celebrates their debut LP The Balcony, out now via Communion Records. In addition, “Kathleen” recently reached #1 on Sirius...
  2. Catfish And The Bottlemen Buy A Round In Chicago Chicago – Tightly packed fans waited anxiously for UK band Catfish and the Bottlemen to take the stage at Schubas Tuesday night. Just a few hours earlier, the line for entry to the sold-out show twisted around the corner onto...
  3. Catfish and The Bottlemen Keep Listeners On The Edge With ‘The Balcony’ Los Angeles – Catfish and The Bottlemen is an indie garage rock band hailing from Llandudno, North Wales. The quartet has been piloting the U.K. indie rock circuit for several years with a few EPs under their belt. This past...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/catfish-bottlemen-launch-tour-new-single-video/feed/ 0 Catfish And The Bottlemen Buy A Round In Chicago https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/catfish-bottlemen-buy-round-chicago/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/catfish-bottlemen-buy-round-chicago/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:44:09 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=22046 Chicago – Tightly packed fans waited anxiously for UK band Catfish and the Bottlemen to take the stage at Schubas Tuesday night. Just a few hours earlier, the line for entry to the sold-out show twisted around the corner onto Belmont Avenue. Those who were lucky enough to snatch a ticket were now inside the

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  2. A Chat With Van McCann Of Catfish And The Bottlemen Chicago – The Welsh band Catfish and the Bottlemen are ready to take the U.S. by storm! The indie garage rockers just released their debut album The Balcony, performed on Late Show with David Letterman, and soon will be kicking...
  3. Catfish and The Bottlemen Keep Listeners On The Edge With ‘The Balcony’ Los Angeles – Catfish and The Bottlemen is an indie garage rock band hailing from Llandudno, North Wales. The quartet has been piloting the U.K. indie rock circuit for several years with a few EPs under their belt. This past...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/catfish-bottlemen-buy-round-chicago/feed/ 5 A Chat With Van McCann Of Catfish And The Bottlemen https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/chat-van-mccann-catfish-bottlemen/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/chat-van-mccann-catfish-bottlemen/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:20:43 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21215 Chicago – The Welsh band Catfish and the Bottlemen are ready to take the U.S. by storm! The indie garage rockers just released their debut album The Balcony, performed on Late Show with David Letterman, and soon will be kicking off a North American headlining tour. (Ed., Best New Bands recently included them in 9

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/chat-van-mccann-catfish-bottlemen/feed/ 0 9 New Bands We Want To See On Tour This Winter https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/9-new-bands-want-see-tour-winter/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/9-new-bands-want-see-tour-winter/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:13:10 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21161 London  –  The year-end holidays of course can have a damaging effect on both your wallet and waistline. Add to that any over-indulgence on New Year’s Eve and you have first world populations suddenly vowing to detox, lose weight, stay home and spend next to nothing in January. If that sounds like you, fear not

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/9-new-bands-want-see-tour-winter/feed/ 1 Catfish and the Bottlemen Perform on ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/catfish-bottlemen-perform-late-show-david-letterman/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/catfish-bottlemen-perform-late-show-david-letterman/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2015 19:58:49 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21144 Los Angeles – Catfish and the Bottlemen perform their single “Kathleen” in their late night television debut on “Late Show with David Letterman”. The performance celebrates their debut LP The Balcony, out now via Communion Records. In addition, “Kathleen” recently reached #1 on Sirius XM’s Alt Nation and is charting in the top 20 on the Alternative Radio Chart. The band, who

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/catfish-bottlemen-perform-late-show-david-letterman/feed/ 0 Catfish and The Bottlemen Keep Listeners On The Edge With ‘The Balcony’ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/catfish-bottlemen-keep-listeners-edge-balcony/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/catfish-bottlemen-keep-listeners-edge-balcony/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2014 02:21:01 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=20850 Los Angeles – Catfish and The Bottlemen is an indie garage rock band hailing from Llandudno, North Wales. The quartet has been piloting the U.K. indie rock circuit for several years with a few EPs under their belt. This past year, Van McCann (lead vocals), Johnny Bond (lead guitar), Benji Blakeway (bass guitar) and Bob

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