Best New Bands » Kelly Knapp 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 Mixtape #3 https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/bestnewbandscom-mixtape-3/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/bestnewbandscom-mixtape-3/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:19:04 +0000 Happy Monday! Allow us to help you start your week with our Mixtape #3, featuring tracks from all our Best Song nominees in the Newbie Awards, plus tracks from last week’s live review of Saskatchewan and Vensaire at Glasslands in Brooklyn, and Katrina’s favorite track from The Babies’ new album, which she reviewed. Bonus track:

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  2. BestNewBands.com Mixtape #2 Here we have the next installment of our weekly mixtape, with hits from artists we’ve covered and other fresh tracks from this past week.  We covered great shows like Rubblebucket and The Helio Sequence, reviewed the new Crystal Castles album,...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 4/4/11 Picked By: Claire Gallagher Who: Neil Finn (of Crowded House) with Matt Costa Where: The El Rey, Los Angeles When: Tuesday, April 5th at 7pm Cost: $39 Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Weekend Where: Music...
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  1. Interview: Shine a Spotlight on Ohbijou Ohbijou is Casey Mecija, her sister Jenny Mecija, James Bunton, Ryan Carley, Anissa Hart and Heather Kirby. They had me at their song, “Niagara,” and then their dreamy, atmospheric show at The Rock Shop sealed the deal. But in between,...
  2. Interview – NO: It’s not surprising if you haven’t heard of NO yet It’s not surprising if you haven’t heard of NO yet—the majority of the anthematic indie rock band’s friends hadn’t even heard of them until the last few months. That’s not to say the band is brand new; in fact, founders...
  3. Interview: Penguin Prison Chris Glover, better known as Penguin Prison, is a New York-based indie artist/dance producer.  His music lies steeped in the four-to-the-floor beat that pulses throughout the NYC underground by night, and his lyrical dark humor shot with the side-stepping grin...
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  2. Taking in The Helio Sequence at Bowery Ballroom Seeing The Helio Sequence live is a cathartic experience. Since they’re touring in support of what may be their most introspective and meditative album yet, Negotiations, this makes complete sense. Guitarist/vocalist Brandon Summers and Drummer/keyboardist Benjamin Weikel come off as...
  3. Rubblebucket is a Super Fun Party on Stage Neon colors, LED light accessories, giant dancing robots, sing-a-longs, and crowd-surfing second line parades are some of the things you can expect at a Rubblebucket show. You can expect your face to start hurting from smiling so much, but to...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/bestnewbandscom-mixtape-2/feed/ 0 Rubblebucket is a Super Fun Party on Stage https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/rubblebucket-is-a-super-fun-party-on-stage/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/rubblebucket-is-a-super-fun-party-on-stage/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:58:07 +0000 Neon colors, LED light accessories, giant dancing robots, sing-a-longs, and crowd-surfing second line parades are some of the things you can expect at a Rubblebucket show. You can expect your face to start hurting from smiling so much, but to not care because you’re at a super fun party where you could get blasted in

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  1. Super Mash Bros. Display Another Side of Mash-Up At Irving Plaza Like all others within the ever-expanding genre of mash-up, Super Mash Bros. are a music lover’s paradise. While mash-up artists all strive to serve a healthy dose of rock, pop and hip-hop on a plate, these guys garnish it with...
  2. Marnie Stern and Tera Melos Shred at Santos Party House What I love about venues owned by musicians is that you know the sound will always be good. Santos Party House, owned by Andrew W.K., is no exception. Apparently he has the stage lined with custom-made monitors, and it seems...
  3. Concert Review: Fun. Puts the Fun in Funeral Party fun. At the strange hour of 6:30 pm, I headed over to The Wiltern in Los Angeles to see Funeral Party and Fun. open up for Panic! At the Disco.  It was still light outside, and this confused me.  Then...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/rubblebucket-is-a-super-fun-party-on-stage/feed/ 0 Taking in The Helio Sequence at Bowery Ballroom https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/taking-in-the-helio-sequence-at-bowery-ballroom/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/taking-in-the-helio-sequence-at-bowery-ballroom/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:59:13 +0000 Seeing The Helio Sequence live is a cathartic experience. Since they’re touring in support of what may be their most introspective and meditative album yet, Negotiations, this makes complete sense. Guitarist/vocalist Brandon Summers and Drummer/keyboardist Benjamin Weikel come off as mellow, understated folk who have a keen sense for spacious, atmospheric compositions, and who are

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  1. The Helio Sequence Announce New Album And Tour Dates It’s been a quiet few years for Portland, Oregon-based duo The Helio Sequence. The two-piece, comprised of singer/guitarist Brandon Summers and drummer Benjamin Weikel, have released four studio LPs, the last being 2008’s Keep Your Eyes Ahead. In the four...
  2. Ramona Falls Announce Fall Tour With The Helio Sequence Barsuk Records’ Ramona Falls are excited to support their friends, The Helio Sequence, in November on a tour that starts at Dan’s Silverleaf in Denton, TX, and ends in Philly, at Underground Arts. Ramona Falls’ live show for this tour will...
  3. Land of Talk Rock the Bowery Ballroom I love when I realize a band I’ve just discovered is playing a show near me, so when I saw that Land of Talk was playing at Bowery Ballroom I thought, I know what I’m doing Saturday night! I arrived after...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/taking-in-the-helio-sequence-at-bowery-ballroom/feed/ 0 Fort Lean – Change Your Name EP https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fort-lean-change-your-name-ep/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fort-lean-change-your-name-ep/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:06:17 +0000 Since the first time I caught jangly surf-rock band Fort Lean live, about two years ago when I didn’t know anything about them up to now, they’ve really started to emerge as one of those aspiring bands in Brooklyn. Not only have they been more talked about, musically they’ve begun carving a more meaningful niche

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  1. Album Review: Fort Lean – Fort Lean EP Brooklyn’s Fort Lean yearns to be the biggest band in the world and have the work ethic to back it up, at least that’s their claim. They want to be Springsteen, U2 or Oasis. Again these are things they’ve chosen...
  2. Album Review: Fort Frances – The Daytrotter Sessions I like to think of myself as frugal, but there are those that have referred to me as cheap. I suppose it all depends on the person phrasing it, but one thing I splurge on is music. I can’t seem...
  3. Alt-J (∆) is Musical Change for the Better There was a distinct moment when Alt-J took the stage this past Tuesday night at Glasslands. Simultaneously there was a heightened air of excitement and energy, coupled with an extremely odorous aroma – the kind left hanging in the air...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/fort-lean-change-your-name-ep/feed/ 0 Musical Tripping with Fresh & Onlys and Quilt https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/musical-tripping-with-fresh-onlys-and-quilt/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/musical-tripping-with-fresh-onlys-and-quilt/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 21:12:14 +0000 Thursday night was a trip of the musically-induced variety, when The Fresh & Onlys and Quilt played Music Hall of Williamsburg. The Fresh & Onlys are one of those bands where it’s easy not to realize exactly how good they are until experienced live. With introspective lyrics set to heavily hazy psych pop jams, they

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  1. Sunday Night Meditation With Quilt And Young Magic What better way to end the weekend than soaking up the good vibes of Quilt on Sunday night at Mercury Lounge.  Their harmonious psych folk show was a gentle segue into Monday, along with the mesmerizing qualities of Young Magic,...
  2. An Interview With Boston’s Quilt Quilt is a somewhat mysterious and intriguing band from Boston, who make freak-folky, experimental psychedelic jams that swirl around your head and transport you back in time to somewhere in the future. When you listen to their music, somehow that...
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  2. BRAIDS Amaze the Crowd at the Bottom of the Hill On Tuesday night, I made my way to the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco to catch a bill that I have been looking forward to for nearly a month. The lineup was topped with Montreal based trippy art...
  3. Cloud Nothings, BRAIDS, & Toro y Moi at the Doug Fir, Portland cloud nothings Friday night’s show at the Doug Fir Lounge in South East Portland was all about variety, as three bands with completely different sounds took the stage one after another. First on was Cloud Nothings, who appeared promptly at...
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  3. Knife Party To Release Rage Valley EP May 28 2012 Since releasing their debut EP 100% No Modern Talking in 2011, the past 4 months have been a whirlwind of success forKnife Party- the four tracks have received over 500,000 downloads worldwide and Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen have been...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/cmj-2012-day-4-dent-may-and-turbo-fruits/feed/ 0 CMJ 2012 Highlights: Daughn Gibson, METZ, and King Tuff https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/cmj-2012-highlights-daughn-gibson-metz-and-king-tuff/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/cmj-2012-highlights-daughn-gibson-metz-and-king-tuff/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:29:04 +0000 Thursday night of CMJ ended up being good for sweat and beer at Knitting Factory, but it didn’t start out that way. The first musician I caught there was Daughn Gibson. who paired some dark country croonin’ with electronic beats. He was joined by a librarian-esque keyboard player, who added an extra layer of dusty

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  3. Kaki King’s GuiTour What surprises most people about Kaki King is her size. She’s not a tall girl, and it’s a wonder how her small hands manipulate the guitar like they do. Since meeting her back in 2008 at Outside Lands while running...
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