Start your weekend off with a selection of music by artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com. “Outside the City” – Young Galaxy Kelly Knapp caught this stellar act at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn last weekend. Kelly wrote, “Young Galaxy’s set was pretty entrancing in a danceable way. This was a band with original synth
This past Saturday, in a total spur of the moment decision after just learning about them, I checked out Young Galaxy at my neighborhood venue, Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. I was worried that tickets would sell out quick at the door, as they often do if not sooner, but when I arrived there was almost
Start your weekend off with a selection of music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com “Heat Wave” – Princess Pangolin In this week’s BackStory installment, Julie Carpenter of Princess Pangolin shares the story behind “Heat Wave.” This song started with the pizzicato violin riff…I started playing that and humming the melody. It was one
Deerhoof has played a smattering of shows in New York recently after releasing their new album Deerhoof vs. Evil (including this one back in February that was handpicked by both myself and Jesse), but if you have yet to catch their eclectic j-popish art rock show so far, do it now! Le Poisson Rouge has
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 night was not about admiring architecture. On to the bands! Carrie Brownstein, Mary Timony, Rebecca
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 he is also fond of fog machines. As soon as I walked into this Chinatown
Start your Friday off right with a selection of music from this week’s featured artists on BestNewBands.com “White Daisy Passing” – Rocky Votolato Laurel Kathleen caught the “truly gifted lyricist and vocalist” at the Troubador last Saturday. Laurel wrote, “Though I had never heard of the soft-spoken Rocky Votolato before last week, it was clear
Start your Friday off right with a selection of music from this week’s featured artists on BestNewBands.com “Get What You Want, Get What You Need” – The Ascetic Junkies Liz Livengood caught up with a few members of this Portland-based band after their show at The Woods last weekend. Here’s some of the interview in
Darlings’ grungy garage rock brings back some 90s nostalgia, with that kind of attitude that is lackadaisical yet sounding effortlessly put together. Their simple-yet-extremely-catchy hooks got stuck in my head almost immediately. The first song off their new EP, Warma, titled “Dont’ Be So Hard on Yourself” may bring to mind the catchy boy/girl harmonies
The last time I caught Air Waves was last year at Zebulon, and when I briefly met singer/songwriter Nicole Schneit after the show, she told me that she was moving to Texas. I was bummed that I had just discovered her band and now she was moving away, but I picked up their self-titled EP