Best New Bands » Jimi Hendrix 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 Gary Clark Jr. Shows What’s To Come on The Bright Lights EP https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/gary-clark-jr-shows-whats-to-come-on-the-bright-lights-ep/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/gary-clark-jr-shows-whats-to-come-on-the-bright-lights-ep/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:24:40 +0000 Austin-based bluesman Gary Clark Jr. has a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. The guitarist has been anointed with the label of the leader of the local scene, offering a style that has at times been compared to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Those two dudes aren’t exactly slouches. Next week, Clark Jr. is

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  1. WILD FLAG Open for Superchunk and Bright Eyes at Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall is really a breathtaking venue. Not one that is necessarily recommended for dirty rock shows, but the interior, the bandshell, the incredibly spacious bathrooms that are instead referred to as “lounges” are quite stunning. However, this...
  2. Nadler’s Third Solo LP Shows Great Promise As we discussed last week, Marissa Nadler is on the rise. The Boston-based singer/songwriter is releasing her third album, which is self-titled, independently. The album kicks off with “In Your Lair, Bear,” which is six minutes of skeletal chords and...
  3. Australian Virtuoso Robinson Shows Promise On “Time Jumpin’” Over the past five-to-six years, we’ve been blessed by an abundance of talent from Australia. Again, the land down under produces yet another musical virtuoso in the form of Joe Robinson. The 19-year-old plays guitar well beyond his years and...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/gary-clark-jr-shows-whats-to-come-on-the-bright-lights-ep/feed/ 1 Q&A: Vic Arevalo of EKEN IS DEAD https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-vic-arevalo-of-eken-is-dead/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-vic-arevalo-of-eken-is-dead/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:11:15 +0000 EKEN IS DEAD is a Los Angeles, CA based four-piece hard rock alternative/metal act. Since it’s inception of 2008, EKEN IS DEAD has been on a mission of domination. In just three years, the band has earned a well-deserved reputation based on professionalism and commitment to excellence. Whether an intimate local show or a packed

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  1. Dead Confederate- Bringing Grunge Back To Life So Dead Confederate kickstarted their new tour to promote their latest album addition to the music world, and we were lucky enough to have them grace the Troubadour with their presence!  Their latest album “Sugar” is a welcome addition to...
  2. Disco Ain’t Dead: The Aikiu Interview The Aikiu is the musical concoction that occurs when you add two parts disco and one part electronic pop into a boiling pot with a classical broth. That’s because Alex Aikiu was trained in classical piano, learning the ropes by...
  3. Saint Motel Is Bringing The Dead To Life At Zombie Prom! What do you get when you combine four guys, a real human brain, corsages and boutonnieres?  Saint Motel’s 3rd Annual Zombie Prom, live and in living (Ha Ha) color on Saturday, February 12!  This year the boys are bringing the...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-vic-arevalo-of-eken-is-dead/feed/ 0 The Heavy Pets Want to Improve Your Life https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-heavy-pets-want-to-improve-your-life/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-heavy-pets-want-to-improve-your-life/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 The Heavy Pets are Jeff Lloyd, Mike Garulli, Jim Wuest, Jamie Newitt and Justin Carney, a five-piece rock n’ roll jam band out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band began in 2005, and now have two LPs under their belts: 2007′s debut double-disc Whale and 2010′s The Heavy Pets. This all seems simple enough, with

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  1. Miniature Tigers Interview: Bringing Modern Art Pop to Life Miniature Tigers are four busy cats. In addition to the nationwide tour they’ve embarked on in support of their second album Fortress (available here), the modern art/beauty pop foursome has received nods from the likes of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly,...
  2. Deadman, Bringing Folk To Life Deadman is literally THE perfect chill out, relaxin’ all maxin’ all cool kind of music.  Think Dirty Sweet with a whole hell of a lot more 70s folk fused into it.  It’s completely clear that the 70’s rock era really...
  3. Interview with Trevor of Meridene: On Capturing Life in the Current US Meridene sounds like a beastly, high-energy version of The Shins:  a creature with an outer shell of post-modernist disillusionment and a soft underbelly of cautious hope. Their sophomore effort was just released a few days ago,  and they are currently...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-heavy-pets-want-to-improve-your-life/feed/ 0 Stetson Brings A New History Onto The Scene https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/stetson-brings-a-new-history-onto-the-scene/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/stetson-brings-a-new-history-onto-the-scene/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:00:00 +0000 Montreal-based jazz musician Colin Stetson is one of the few artists in his genre that is able to play music elegantly, yet can retain a rock n roll edge to his sound. The horn player possesses exquisite skill and genre-defying creativity that make his second solo record, New History Warfare Vol. 2 so unique and

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  1. Highwater: Rising to the Top of Oregon’s Alternative Scene photo taken by Carolyn Taylor “Left-coast mountain punk-grass” is how Highwater, a Portland- and Eugene-based band, describes its sound. If you’re unfamiliar with that particular genre of music, you’re not alone: Highwater’s tunes are as unique as the men who...
  2. Medium Troy: Toppling the West Coast’s Indie Scene Medium Troy at the Whiteaker Block Party in August Hometown pride can make people do strange things: root for teams that lose every season, eat at the same diner every day, and ground future generations into family-upheld traditions. What distinguishes...
  3. Seattle Rockers Come Out Of Their Cave To Make Terrific Album Seattle has long been a hub for rock bands. Starting with Jimi Hendrix to the grunge bands of the early ‘90s to the Sub Pop indie rock revival in the past decade, Seattle has housed the best music of generations...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/stetson-brings-a-new-history-onto-the-scene/feed/ 0 Seattle Rockers Come Out Of Their Cave To Make Terrific Album https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/seattle-rockers-come-out-of-their-cave-to-make-terrific-album/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/seattle-rockers-come-out-of-their-cave-to-make-terrific-album/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 23:00:00 +0000 Seattle has long been a hub for rock bands. Starting with Jimi Hendrix to the grunge bands of the early ‘90s to the Sub Pop indie rock revival in the past decade, Seattle has housed the best music of generations past. It should be no surprise that The Cave Singers, with their blend of alt-rock

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  1. Sunday night at Seattle’s Chop Suey: The Rift and Irukandji Last night a dynamic four set line-up rounded up the weekend at Chop Suey in Seattle. The evening’s entertainment provided contributions from hip-hop, rock, funk, blues and jazz; opened by funk-esque punk rock band The Rift. “We are looking for...
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  3. Black Mountain is back with “Wilderness Heart” With an album cover that has a on-coming shark about to attack an office building, Black Mountain is saying you better be ready for its next album, which is slated to be released on September 14. The Canadian quartet’s third...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/seattle-rockers-come-out-of-their-cave-to-make-terrific-album/feed/ 0 The Art of Shooting: “I won’t apologize for my art” https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-art-of-shooting-i-wont-apologize-for-my-art/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-art-of-shooting-i-wont-apologize-for-my-art/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 The process of turning something into an art-form is tiered; there’s a deliberation and a dedication to preserving the integrity of a sounds and an  idea. Lead vocalist of The Art of Shooting, Kelly Irene Corson, said it best on stage when she playfully added before the intro to the third song in the set, “I

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  2. MeTalkPretty: Powerful and Ready to Rock MeTalkPretty has a hard-edged sound and a powerhouse female vocalist to rival any rock band I know. Their debut EP “We Are Strangers” is now available on iTunes and the band will release their first full-length album this fall. Vocalist...
  3. Arcade Fire is back with “The Suburbs” Loyal and obsessive Arcade Fire fans will have a reason to rejoice come August 3rd, when the indie heavyweights will release their first full-length album since 2007′s critically-adored Neon Bible. The new album is called The Suburbs, and it is...
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