Best New Bands » Javelin 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 Javelin And Portland, OR: A Love Story https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/javelin-and-portland-or-a-love-story/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/javelin-and-portland-or-a-love-story/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 01:32:55 +0000 Even before Tom Van Buskirk proclaimed Javelin’s love for Portland during the end of their set at Mississippi Studios last week, I felt the band might have a special reverence for the city. Maybe it was the fact that Van Buskirk mentioned in our interview that his house looked more like the houses “you might

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/tom-van-buskirk-of-javelin-talks-boom-boxes-hi-beams-and-familial-telepathy/feed/ 0 Javelin Announces Nationwide Tour With Sleigh Bells https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/javelin-announces-nationwide-tour-with-sleigh-bells/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/javelin-announces-nationwide-tour-with-sleigh-bells/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:56:27 +0000 Releases Limited Edition Javelin and Javelin 2 12”s Digitally Brooklyn-based beat makers Javelin will embark on a coast to coast tour with Sleigh Bells, including a headlining NYC date at Brooklyn Bowl. The group recently returned to SXSW this year for a week of mesmerizing sets, earning them Flavorpill‘s ’SXSW favorite discoveries.‘ The site praised their sweat-inducing sets and ability

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/javelin-announces-nationwide-tour-with-sleigh-bells/feed/ 0 The New Music Seminar’s 100 “Artists on the Verge”: Where NMS & BestNewBands.com Agree https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-new-music-seminars-100-artists-on-the-verge-where-nms-bestnewbandscom-agree/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/the-new-music-seminars-100-artists-on-the-verge-where-nms-bestnewbandscom-agree/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000 The New Music Seminar, which BestNewBands.com will be attending next week, announced their list of the Top 100 Artists on the Verge this week, and there are a lot of familiar names on it. Here’s some of how NMS chooses bands for the list: The NMS Artist on the Verge Top 100 is compiled based

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