Best New Bands » house of blues 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 Deer Tick Announce Brooklyn Bowl Residency, Australian Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/deer-tick-announce-brooklyn-bowl-residency-australian-tour/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/deer-tick-announce-brooklyn-bowl-residency-australian-tour/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:13:45 +0000 Partisan Records is thrilled to announce that Deer Tick has confirmed a three-week residency at Brooklyn Bowl in December, playing a different album and EP in full at each show. Deer Tick will play Born On Flag Day and More Fuel For The Fire EP on December 5th, The Black Dirt Sessions and Holy Shit

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  1. Ring in the New Year With Deer Tick at Brooklyn Bowl There’s no shortage of things to do New Year’s Eve, especially in NYC, but if you’re looking for wild rock n’ roll mayhem, then let us recommend Deer Tick’s show at Brooklyn Bowl 12/31. This show is in support of...
  2. Deer Tick’s Fall Tour Dates Announced, Include Stop at Carnegie Hall Partisan Records is excited to announce that Deer Tick has confirmed a run of October headlining tour dates. The 9-date tour, in support of the band’s 2011 full-length, Divine Providence, and 2012 EP, Tim, begins on October 13th at Putnam Den in...
  3. Deer Tick Has a Damn Good Time Playing Rock N’ Roll On Divine Providence There comes a time in every moody artist’s career when he or she has a “fuck it” moment – that point where they’re exhausted with being brooding and emotive and just want to have a damn good time playing rock...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/deer-tick-announce-brooklyn-bowl-residency-australian-tour/feed/ 0 Concert Review: The Airborne Toxic Event Plays Sin City https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-the-airborne-toxic-event-plays-sin-city/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-the-airborne-toxic-event-plays-sin-city/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Back in my hometown of Las Vegas, I had the privilege to see The Airborne Toxic Event play Sin City for their first time.  So, on this characteristically warm Sunday night I cruised through the refreshingly un-traffic-y streets and down to the bright strip.  I lurched into the parking lot of The Mandalay Bay, and

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  1. Concert Review: The Airborne Toxic Event Exhilarates the Music Box Up into Hollywood, climbing streets, dodging pedestrians and stopped cars, I went. Only a few hours ago, it feels like years. Paid a stranger to take my car—strange, when you put it like that. I stood in front of The...
  2. Album Review: The Airborne Toxic Event’s “All At Once” Falls Short Artist: The Airborne Toxic Event Album: All At Once (second full-length album) Release Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Genre: Alternative, rock The Airborne Toxic Event finally released a second album after years of anticipation from fans such as myself (their...
  3. Concert Review: Buffalo Tom Stampedes the Troubadour Last night, I found myself back at Los Angeles’ Troubadour—my seeming home away from home.  On this uncharacteristically chilly night, I was there to see Buffalo Tom, an Boston-based band who just released their 10th album, Skins. I had given...
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  1. 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...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 18, 2011 Kick off your weekend with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com. “Be My Girl” – The Smith Westerns Over the weekend, Leif Roswold caught The Smith Westerns at The Echo in L.A. The sold-out show attracted Hollywood hipsters...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 11, 2011 Kick off your pre-Valentine’s (or Singles Awareness) Day weekend with songs from some of the artists we’ve featured this week.   “There’s Nothing For Me Here” – Range Rover On Sunday, Liz Livengood caught up with this San Diego trio,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-may-13-2011/feed/ 0 Concert Review: Portugal. The Man Takes Over the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-portugal-the-man-takes-over-the-house-of-blues-in-anaheim-ca/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-portugal-the-man-takes-over-the-house-of-blues-in-anaheim-ca/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000 This past Saturday night, May 7th, I headed down to the House of Blues in Anaheim to check out Portugal. The Man in concert for the second time.  The first time I saw this strangely wonderful band play was last October at the El Rey, and I was relatively unfamiliar with their stuff.  Now wholly

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  1. In Solidarity With Portugal. The Man 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...
  2. Josh Tatum Band Shakes the House of Blues Foundation Room Josh Tatum and his band of merry band mates had no problem packing the ornately decorated Foundation Room at House of Blues in Los Angeles last night. The entire show bordered on theatrical, or perhaps that was due to the...
  3. Concert Review: The Ladies Love Lady Danville Another night, another amazing concert. Let me just start by saying, I never cease to be blown away by the amount of talent abounding in the fine city of Los Angeles.  That said, I found myself once again at the...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-portugal-the-man-takes-over-the-house-of-blues-in-anaheim-ca/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 3/28/11 https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-3-28-11/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-3-28-11/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Warpaint Where: Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY When: Wednesday, March 30th at 8pm Cost: SOLD OUT Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Kozmonaut Where: Troubador, West Hollywood, CA When: Wednesday, March 30th at 8pm Cost: $5 Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Rebecca Haithcoat Who: Ice Cube Where: House of Blues, Los

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 3/21/11 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: The Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour Where: Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY When: Monday, March 21 at 9pm Cost: SOLD OUT Age Restriction: all ages     *** Picked By: Monica Christoffels Who: Luka Nelson and the Promise of the...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 3/14/11 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: The London Souls Where: Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY When: Monday, March 14 at Cost: $5 Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: The Pogues Where: Terminal 5, NYC When: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, March 15th-17th,...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/17/11 Picked By: Jesse Diener-Bennett Who: Broken Social Scene Where: Terminal 5, NYC When: Tuesday, Jan. 18th at 8:00 Cost: $11 advance, $13 day of show Age Restrictions: 21+ ***   Picked By: Claire Gallagher and Daniel Kohn Who: Atlantic/Pacific and The Pierces Where: Hotel...
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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/14/11 Picked By: Rebecca Haithcoat Who: Goapele Where: Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, February 14th at 8pm Cost: $20-$23 Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Lucy Walsh Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Hollywood, CA When: Monday Feb 14th at 9pm...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/7/11 Picked By: Rebecca Haithcoat Who: Prince‘s “Welcome to America” Tour Where: Madison Square Garden, NYC When: Monday, February 7th at 7:30pm Cost: $20.10-$179.50 Age Restrictions: All Ages   From Rebecca: “Prince is not just my, but THE G.O.A.T., and please...
  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,...
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  1. The Shrill, At Home On The Sunset Strip The Shrill made up of Seth Romano, Brandon Davar, Harry Ostrem, and Zak St. John are a hard rock band seemingly heavily influenced by ghosts of music past, akin to 80’s no holds barred tunes slightly peppered with a little...
  2. Underoath Is On The Rise- Again Swinghouse Studios was swarming with people eager to hear Underoath’s latest addition to the music world Disambiguation at the exclusive listening party. The band has recently acquired a new drummer and Daniel Davison (formerly of Norma Jean) was an exciting...
  3. Sunset Junction Don’t Miss List! SUNSET JUNCTION DON’T MISS LIST! Since most people in Los Angeles are addicted to music- us track addicts are over recovering from Lollapalooza insanity, and on to sorting out our next festival that promises a little music mayhem!  Enter Sunset...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 14, 2011 Today’s Playlist includes a little bit of everything BestNewBands.com has featured this week, from folk to punk-rock to dubstep – everything your music-loving hearts could desire! Listen and enjoy… “Shoeshine” – Black Taxi In this weekend’s BackStory Bonus, the guys...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 7, 2011 Welcome to the first Weekend Playlist of 2011! Review some of the musical events from the week with these 10 fresh tracks… “Dumb (Live at the WOW Hall)” – Medium Troy Monica Christoffels began 2011 at the WOW Hall with...
  3. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bnbtv-spotlight-thatwasthen-this-is-war/feed/ 0 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With The Giving Tree Band https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/9-questions-and-one-embarrassing-story-with-the-giving-tree-band/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/9-questions-and-one-embarrassing-story-with-the-giving-tree-band/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +0000 The Giving Tree Band has mastered the art of American indie folk and they show off their big, full sound on their most recent album, The Joke, The Threat & The Obvious. The Illinois band began as brothers and has expanded into an 8-piece folk ensemble that plays classic folk music with a little bit

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  1. The Giving Tree Band Review: The Joke, The Threat, & The Obvious If you are looking for a new, edgy style and hate the sound of a little twang, this album by The Giving Tree Band is definitely not for you. Those who don’t take classic Americana or folk music seriously may...
  2. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Bad Books Singer-songwriter Kevin Devine and indie-rockers Manchester Orchestra have been making music as separate, and very different, entities for years. This year, Kevin Devine has joined up with the guys from Manchester Orchestra to form a new band called Bad Books....
  3. 9 Questions and One Embarrassing Story With Archie Powell & The Exports Newcomers Archie Powell & The Exports have just released their debut full-length album, Skip Work, and are making grit-covered guitar pop that is accompanied by charming lyrics and formidable songwriting. The Chicago band is still new, but their sound is...
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