Best New Bands » Emil & Friends 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 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 8/15/11 https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-8-15-11/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-8-15-11/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:28:56 +0000 Pic by Emily Shur Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Fool’s Gold Where: Amoeba Music, Hollywood, Los Angeles When: Wednesday, August 17th at 7pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: All Ages   *** Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Races Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Wednesday, August 17th Doors open at 8:30pm Cost: $8 adv Age Restrictions: 18+ *** Picked

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  1. BestnewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 5/23/11 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: CocoRosie Where: Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY When: Monday, May 23rd at 8pm Cost: Sold Out Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett What: The Deli’s NYC Best of Emerging Artists Festival Where: The Knitting Factory, Cameo Gallery, Glasslands,...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 6/13/11 Picture by Fernando Vidal Oregui Picked By: Laurel Kathleen Who: Dante vs. Zombies Where: The Echo, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, June 13th Doors open at 8:30pm Cost: FREE Age Restrictions: 21+   *** Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Jack’s Mannequin with Steel Train...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 7/4/11 Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: The Crystal Antlers with Bleached, Bass Drum of Death, and Fidlar Where: The Echo, Los Angeles When: Monday, July 4th at 8:30pm (and every Monday in July) Cost: Free! Age Restrictions: 21+ *** pic by Philip Gadrow Picked By: Laurel Kathleen...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-8-15-11/feed/ 0 Cake Shop Does It Again, This Time With Valar https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cake-shop-does-it-again-this-time-with-valar/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/cake-shop-does-it-again-this-time-with-valar/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Cake Shop is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to hear new bands in New York. My first experience with the venue was back in January, when I saw Emil & Friends, Ravens and Chimes and Old Monk, a night as fantastic as it was varied. Last night’s show reinforced my impression that Cake Shop isn’t

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  1. Emil & Friends and Others Make Cake Shop the Place to Be It was a great night for music at Cake Shop, a cozy little place on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This small, dimly lit bar/café/venue presumably sells cake during the day, but on Friday night offered up one of...
  2. Old Monk Dominates Union Hall My Thursday night at Union Hall began perfectly – with a juicy hamburger. Turns out this classy bar in the heart of Park Slope doesn’t just have warm lighting, a library/lounge and (I kid you not) two bocce courts. It’s...
  3. Agent Ribbons at Bootleg Theater: Songs, patty cake, and a stolen guitar Becoming a fan of Agent Ribbons is like an invitation down the proverbial rabbit hole: you have no idea how deep you’re going to get involved after that first tentative step. I was at first intrigued by their genre-defying album...
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  1. Emil & Friends and Others Make Cake Shop the Place to Be It was a great night for music at Cake Shop, a cozy little place on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This small, dimly lit bar/café/venue presumably sells cake during the day, but on Friday night offered up one of...
  2. Cliffie Swan, Pablo Picasso and TEEN Will Work for Ears at Union Pool The Brooklyn tripod formerly known as Lights (not to be confused with the Canadian version, which can be found here: LIGHTS) reemerged as Cliffie Swan last night at Union Pool in Williamsburg(h), Brooklyn and brought some of Brooklyn’s Finest along...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/31/11 Picked By: Kristina Villarini Who: The Hold Steady w/ The Gay Blades Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg, NYC When: Monday, January 31st at 9pm Cost: $25 Age Restrictions: 18+ ***   Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Joan of Arc w/ Pillars & Tongues,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/old-monk-dominates-union-hall/feed/ 0 Brad Oberhofer is a CMJ Machine and a Musical Force to Be Reckoned With https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/brad-oberhofer-is-a-cmj-machine-and-a-musical-force-to-be-reckoned-with/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/brad-oberhofer-is-a-cmj-machine-and-a-musical-force-to-be-reckoned-with/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Brad Oberhofer, the eponymous member and mastermind of the indie pop/rock force that is Oberhofer, is twenty years old. This young gun has already made a splash at CMJ and on the Blogosphere; plus, his music is really, really good. We chatted last week just before he departed on his latest tour, and he spilled

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/brad-oberhofer-is-a-cmj-machine-and-a-musical-force-to-be-reckoned-with/feed/ 0 Emil & Friends and Others Make Cake Shop the Place to Be https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/emil-friends-and-others-make-cake-shop-the-place-to-be/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/emil-friends-and-others-make-cake-shop-the-place-to-be/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:00:00 +0000 It was a great night for music at Cake Shop, a cozy little place on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This small, dimly lit bar/café/venue presumably sells cake during the day, but on Friday night offered up one of the most exciting shows I’ve seen in a long time, hosting Emil & Friends, Ravens

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  1. Emil Hewitt, Both Halves of Emil & Friends Most of the time, Emil & Friends is just the genre-bending, time-traveling, pop-rock-electro-folk “produsingermusicianista” Emil Hewitt. Whatever he is, Hewitt’s production is spotless, and his melodies mellifluous. He has created an enthusiastic fan base, a fantastic EP, and a music...
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  3. Hooray for Earth are Surrounded by Their Friends, and Like to Get Psyched After Hooray for Earth played their third residency show at Pianos, I got to chat with frontman and main songwriter Noel Heroux right outside the venue next to their van. Noel had the appearance of just getting out of bed,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/emil-friends-and-others-make-cake-shop-the-place-to-be/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/10/11 https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-1-10-11/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-1-10-11/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Lauren Novik Who: The Wombats Where: The Satellite, Los Angeles When: Wednesday, Jan. 12th at 8:30pm Cost: $12-14 Age Restrictions: 21+   From Lauren Novik: “The Wombats will be rocking out at Silverlake’s Satellite (formerly Spaceland) this Wednesday, January 12, and you do not want to miss the chance to check out these

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-1-10-11/feed/ 0 Emil Hewitt, Both Halves of Emil & Friends https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/emil-hewitt-both-halves-of-emil-friends/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/emil-hewitt-both-halves-of-emil-friends/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Most of the time, Emil & Friends is just the genre-bending, time-traveling, pop-rock-electro-folk “produsingermusicianista” Emil Hewitt. Whatever he is, Hewitt’s production is spotless, and his melodies mellifluous. He has created an enthusiastic fan base, a fantastic EP, and a music video in which he rides a horse through Boston dressed in superhero tights. I got

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