Best New Bands » Knitting Factory 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 Thomas Wynn & The Believers Rock Their Roots at The Knit https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/thomas-wynn-the-believers-rock-their-roots-at-the-knit/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/thomas-wynn-the-believers-rock-their-roots-at-the-knit/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 02:30:05 +0000 Thomas Wynn & The Believers have been touring pretty much nonstop since their latest album Brothers & Sisters was released at the beginning of this year, and Saturday night they were back in NYC at the Knitting Factory. This Southern rock band hails from Orlando, Fla., and in many ways embody everything authentic and raw

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/thomas-wynn-the-believers-rock-their-roots-at-the-knit/feed/ 0 Northside Festival Weekend Highlights https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/northside-festival-weekend-highlights/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/northside-festival-weekend-highlights/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 05:08:20 +0000 The first band of the weekend I caught was Caged Animals at Cameo. This is the project of singer/guitarist Vincent Cacchione, along with his sister Talya on bass, Patrick Curry on drums, and Magali Francoise on synth and awkward dance moves. Together they make fun psych surf pop rock about young love and the New

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/northside-festival-weekend-highlights/feed/ 0 The Stepkids Are a State of Mind at Knitting Factory https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-stepkids-are-a-state-of-mind-at-knitting-factory/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-stepkids-are-a-state-of-mind-at-knitting-factory/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:38:54 +0000 Saturday night’s show at Knitting Factory with The Stepkids, Cuckoo Chaos, and Lushlife was officially the first show of the year to properly blow my mind. I needed something fresh to kickstart me back into music mode, and this was the one. In fact, The Stepkids blew their own album out of the water. Simply

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  2. Young Galaxy Play a Cosmic Set at Knitting Factory 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...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-stepkids-are-a-state-of-mind-at-knitting-factory/feed/ 0 Our CMJ Picks for Day 1, Oct. 18 https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/our-cmj-picks-for-day-1-oct-18/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/our-cmj-picks-for-day-1-oct-18/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:16:52 +0000 It’s about to be that time of year again, when NYC is completely immersed in music for five days straight for the CMJ Festival. There are films too, but the amount of music takes ultimate precedence. With almost 900 bands announced, it’s quite difficult to decide who to see. We at BestNewBands.com are here to

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/northside-festival-highlights/feed/ 0 Still Corners and Papercuts Haunt the Late Night Show at Mercury Lounge https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/still-corners-and-papercuts-haunt-the-late-night-show-at-mercury-lounge/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/still-corners-and-papercuts-haunt-the-late-night-show-at-mercury-lounge/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:00:00 +0000 This past Saturday night was the first time I had to wait in a long line to get into Mercury Lounge. I had just discovered Still Corners (and then fortuitously discovered they had a show here), and had thought of Papercuts as being a very under the radar band as well, so I was a

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/still-corners-and-papercuts-haunt-the-late-night-show-at-mercury-lounge/feed/ 0 Young Galaxy Play a Cosmic Set at Knitting Factory https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/young-galaxy-play-a-cosmic-set-at-knitting-factory/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/young-galaxy-play-a-cosmic-set-at-knitting-factory/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000 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

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