Best New Bands » Cuckoo Chaos 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 The Stepkids Are a State of Mind at Knitting Factory https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-stepkids-are-a-state-of-mind-at-knitting-factory/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-stepkids-are-a-state-of-mind-at-knitting-factory/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:38:54 +0000 Saturday night’s show at Knitting Factory with The Stepkids, Cuckoo Chaos, and Lushlife was officially the first show of the year to properly blow my mind. I needed something fresh to kickstart me back into music mode, and this was the one. In fact, The Stepkids blew their own album out of the water. Simply

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-stepkids-are-a-state-of-mind-at-knitting-factory/feed/ 0 First night of CMJ 2011: Stereogum Showcase at Glasslands https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/first-night-of-cmj-2011-stereogum-showcase-at-glasslands/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/first-night-of-cmj-2011-stereogum-showcase-at-glasslands/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:09:48 +0000 After a somewhat convoluted series of events, I ended up at Glasslands for the official Stereogum CMJ showcase, just in time to see Cuckoo Chaos. The band has more new songs in their repertoire, more electronics, and more experimentalism up their cuckoo sleeves. They started out with some familiar songs, such as “Jesus Flag American

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/first-night-of-cmj-2011-stereogum-showcase-at-glasslands/feed/ 0 CMJ Preview Day 4 https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/cmj-preview-day-4/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/cmj-preview-day-4/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 22:36:55 +0000 Here we are up to Day 4 of CMJ Music Marathon, and Friday night is no different from the other days, if not busier. Once again, there are plenty of options for either finding one great showcase to hang out at all night, or skipping around the city like a wild music fiend. How to

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/cmj-preview-day-4/feed/ 0 Our CMJ Picks for Day 1, Oct. 18 https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/our-cmj-picks-for-day-1-oct-18/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/our-cmj-picks-for-day-1-oct-18/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:16:52 +0000 It’s about to be that time of year again, when NYC is completely immersed in music for five days straight for the CMJ Festival. There are films too, but the amount of music takes ultimate precedence. With almost 900 bands announced, it’s quite difficult to decide who to see. We at BestNewBands.com are here to

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