Best New Bands » interview 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 Lewis Del Mar: After the Hype https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lewis-del-mar/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lewis-del-mar/#comments Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:05:22 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33155 New York - Max Hardwood and Danny Miller make up the experimental indie group Lewis Del Mar. A little over a year ago, the duo recorded and self-released its first single, “Loud(y),” from a two-room bungalow in Rockaway Beach, New York. While the “overnight success” story has commonly been debunked – there tends be a lot

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  1. SG Lewis Makes His Chicago Debut Chicago – On Tuesday, London EDM producer and musician SG Lewis made his first appearance in the Windy City, where he performed at Beat Kitchen. The twenty-one year-old was fresh off his first weekend of Coachella. So fresh, his tour...
  2. More New Bands at Outside Lands 2016 – Day 2 San Francisco – Back at Golden Gate Park this Saturday, for Outside Lands Music Festival, we saw an emergence of faux fur and festivalgoers shawled with knit blankets, as temperatures rose only to the high-50s and the clouds stubbornly refused to be...
  3. Arc Iris’ Jocie Adams Orchestrates Her Dream Life London – Arc Iris, the new band formed by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jocie Adams after her departure from The Low Anthem, presents an escapist vision in a world heading, however reluctantly, towards serial uniformity. Currently operating as a trio, complete with keyboardist...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/lewis-del-mar/feed/ 1 Getting to Know Prinze George’s Naomi Almquist https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/prinze-george-naomi-almquist/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/prinze-george-naomi-almquist/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2016 17:37:48 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33802 Los Angeles – With 2017 just around the corner, annual “Best Of” lists will soon begin to circulate, and while we here at Best New Bands have begun reflecting on the bands that have shown brightly this year, it is clear Maryland-born, Brooklyn-grown synth-pop trio Prinze George has been staking its claim as one of the

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  1. Prinze George Brings Shimmering Synthpop to LA Los Angeles - Let’s get something out of the way: Prinze George is one of the best new acts of 2016. Agreed? Good! Maryland synth-pop trio Prinze George made its LA debut at the Troubadour in West Hollywood. The three-piece was the...
  2. Getting to Know GROVES Chicago – Best New Bands recently discovered L.A. band Groves aka the band that will soon be your latest obsession. The three-piece creates Americana-infused indie rock, inspired by performers such as Elvis Costello, Phoenix, Blink-182, and The Beatles, making for a truly...
  3. Naomi Punk: Not Just a Noise Rock Band Los Angeles – After several opening bands took turns pummeling audience members at Jewel’s Catch One last weekend, headliners Naomi Punk put on a dynamic and loud performance. These three gentlemen from Olympia, Washington have been churning out noisy, chaotic...
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  1. The Emo Revival Has Kittyhawk Flying High Chicago – On a recent crisp night in Chicago’s Logan Square, local band Kittyhawk was hanging out with friends and family over beers and laughs at Township. Guitarists Erik Czaja and Mark Jaeschke, singer and keyboardist Kate Grube, and drummer...
  2. Nicki Bluhm And The Gramblers Set A High Bar with ‘High Neck Lace’ New York – San Franciscan six-piece band, Nicki Bluhm and The Gramblers, have just given fans a first taste of their upcoming sophomore record. “High Neck Lace,” a soulfully country-tinged, down tempo track, is the first song from the band’s forthcoming...
  3. Alex Casnoff of Harriet Talks American Appetite Chicago – L.A. indie rock band Harriet recently released the fabulous debut album American Appetite via Harvest Records. The album was produced by Sean O’Brien (The National) and Tony Berg (The Replacements) and “touches on themes of money, greed, power, and...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/mild-high-club/feed/ 1 Ela Minus Finds her Voice in “Tiny Dance” https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ela-minus/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ela-minus/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2016 06:58:51 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32896 New York - Google “tiny dance” in your nearest computing machine, and you are likely to find a results page filled mainly with references and links to “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John. Over the years the 1971 hit has been covered by everyone, from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Tim McGraw, but only now has

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  1. Benjamin Booker Finds His Voice   Los Angeles- Sometimes it’s failure that sets us on the track that we need to be on. For Benjamin Booker the inability to score a job in journalism out of college was the impetus for his now budding musical...
  2. It’s a Good Day for Tiny Moving Parts Richmond – Minnesota band Tiny Moving Parts is having a good day. The trio premiered the new music video for “Headache” via NPR, who called the track “a wide-swinging pop-punk song with some wily finger-tapping.” Tiny Moving Parts also announced it will release a...
  3. Låpsley Brings Her Remarkable Voice and Humor to San Fran San Francisco – Young talent always amazes me. To see an artist as young as the U.K.’s newest wunderkind Holly Fletcher – who operates under the moniker Låpsley (her middle name stylized with an accented “å” for aesthetic reasons, also a nod...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/ela-minus/feed/ 0 Riot Fest Featured Artist: Black Foxxes https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/riot-fest-featured-artist-black-foxxes/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/riot-fest-featured-artist-black-foxxes/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2016 21:34:06 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32835 Chicago – Once again, in preparation for Riot Fest 2016, we’re featuring an up-and-coming band performing at the festival: U.K. punk rock band Black Foxxes. Last month, this phenomenal trio, comprised of Mark Holley (guitar, vocals), Tristan Jane (bass), and Ant Thornton (drums), released its powerful debut LP I’m Not Well. The emotional album often focuses on frontman Mark Holley’s brave journey,

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  1. Riot Fest Featured Artist: Diarrhea Planet Chicago – With Riot Fest approaching, we thought it would be a great time to catch up with one of our favorite bands: Diarrhea Planet. Best New Bands last spoke with the Nashville six-piece in 2015, backstage at Chicago’s Lincoln...
  2. Riot Fest Announces 2016 Lineup Chicago – Pioneering punk festival Riot Fest has announced its 2016 Chicago and Denver lineups. Riot Fest 2016 will take place September 2-4 in Denver and September 16-18 in Chicago. Just days earlier, news broke that the original Misfits would be reuniting to perform together at...
  3. 5 New Bands To See At Riot Fest 2015 Chicago – After months of speculation of whether or not Riot Fest would bring music to the punk rock, emo loving, not your cookie-cutter masses, thanks to a move from Humboldt Park to Douglas Park on the city’s South Side and a last-minute lawsuit, it...
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  1. George Ezra ’s ‘Voyage’ Docks In Los Angeles Los Angeles – On Friday night at The Forum bluesy folk-rock musician George Ezra opened for pop sensation Sam Smith. While both artists are from England (Ezra from Hertford, Smith from London), their musical styles are enormously different. Smith gave...
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  3. Night Moves Talks ‘Pennied Days’ Los Angeles - This past March, Minneapolis-based psych-country group Night Moves proudly returned, after nearly four years, with sophomore LP Pennied Days (Domino Recording Co.), which features the songs “Denise, Don’t Wanna See You Cry” and “Carl Sagan.” On this latest effort, principal members...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/groves/feed/ 0 Riot Fest Featured Artist: Diarrhea Planet https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/diarrhea-planet/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/diarrhea-planet/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2016 06:58:45 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32763 Chicago – With Riot Fest approaching, we thought it would be a great time to catch up with one of our favorite bands: Diarrhea Planet. Best New Bands last spoke with the Nashville six-piece in 2015, backstage at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall, when the guys were touring – as per usual because these six men might

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  2. Diarrhea Planet Gets Serious Chicago – Over the last several years, Nashville’s music scene has been reborn. The city that was once known as a Country Mecca has now become the new hub for modern music, from punk and garage rock to indie and...
  3. Riot Fest Announces 2016 Lineup Chicago – Pioneering punk festival Riot Fest has announced its 2016 Chicago and Denver lineups. Riot Fest 2016 will take place September 2-4 in Denver and September 16-18 in Chicago. Just days earlier, news broke that the original Misfits would be reuniting to perform together at...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/diarrhea-planet/feed/ 1 DREAMERS Dishes on Living the Dream https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/dreamers-dishes-living-dream/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/dreamers-dishes-living-dream/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2016 07:28:21 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32635 Berlin – DREAMERS is a new band that is clearly on the rise, with a touring schedule that would make even the most seasoned groups blush. With the recent release of the trio’s first full-length album, This Album Does Not Exist (Fairfax Records), the writing is on the wall and the guys are inviting everyone to read the fine print:

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  2. Greta Morgan Dishes On Springtime Carnivore Chicago – Greta Morgan Salpeter, better known as Greta Morgan, first made a name for herself as a singer with The Hush Sound. After the band signed with Fueled by Ramen, the Chicagoans moved to L.A. When not soaking up...
  3. Arc Iris’ Jocie Adams Orchestrates Her Dream Life London – Arc Iris, the new band formed by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jocie Adams after her departure from The Low Anthem, presents an escapist vision in a world heading, however reluctantly, towards serial uniformity. Currently operating as a trio, complete with keyboardist...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/dreamers-dishes-living-dream/feed/ 1 A Little Q&A with Hockey Dad https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/hockey-dad/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/hockey-dad/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2016 18:55:49 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32646 Chicago - Australian band Hockey Dad recently released its debut album Boronia (Kanine Records), and to celebrate, the duo, comprised of singer and guitarist Zach Stephenson and drummer William Fleming, took off on its first proper North American tour. The two best friends, who grew up in the Wollongong suburb of Windang, met at the age of five and became instant

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  3. Yoni & Geti Talks ‘Testarossa’ Chicago - Jonathan Avram “Yoni” Wolf of WHY? and David Cohn, better known as Serengeti or Kenny Dennis, have formed the wickedly clever duo Yoni & Geti. This isn’t the first time the Midwest underground alternative hip hop stars have worked together. Five...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/hockey-dad/feed/ 0 Arc Iris’ Jocie Adams Orchestrates Her Dream Life https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/arc-iris-jocie-adams-orchestrates-dream-life/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/arc-iris-jocie-adams-orchestrates-dream-life/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:01:20 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32424 London – Arc Iris, the new band formed by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jocie Adams after her departure from The Low Anthem, presents an escapist vision in a world heading, however reluctantly, towards serial uniformity. Currently operating as a trio, complete with keyboardist Zachary Tenorio-Miller and percussionist Ray Belli joining Adams, the Providence, Rhode Island band straddles musical genres with

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  2. Braids Provide Deep Storytelling With ‘Deep In The Iris’ Los Angeles - There is a specific calmness beneath the atmospheric Deep In The Iris (on Arbutus Records), the third LP from the Montreal trio, Braids. The electronic art-rock act brings an accessible melodic charm to the new record, which serves...
  3. Vance Joy – Dream Your Life Away – A Must-Have Chicago – This summer a sweet little number has been dominating the airwaves. Perhaps you’ve heard of it: “Riptide” by Vance Joy. The curly haired Australian James Keogh, who goes by the moniker Vance Joy, wrote this beauty while finishing...
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