Best New Bands » Kongos 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 KONGOS Announce Tour & New LP “Egomaniac” https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/kongos-announce-tour-new-lp-egomaniac/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/kongos-announce-tour-new-lp-egomaniac/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2016 22:21:32 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=31289 Los Angeles – Gearing up for the June 10 release of their highly anticipated third full-length album Egomaniac [Epic Records], KONGOS expand their stacked 2016 schedule with a string of new dates this summer and a full-scale North American fall headline tour—just announced today.  Following Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas on September 23-25, the multiplatinum rock band plays major markets

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/kongos-announce-tour-new-lp-egomaniac/feed/ 0 Dylan Kongos Talks “Take It From Me” and ‘Egomaniac’ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/dylan-kongos-talks-take-egomaniac/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/dylan-kongos-talks-take-egomaniac/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:40:06 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=30137 Chicago – By now you’ve surely heard of Kongos, the alternative rock band, comprised of four South African brothers, responsible for radio hits like “Come with Me Now” and “I’m Only Joking.” The Kongos brothers took the world by storm with sophomore album Lunatic. The band of brothers – comprised of Dylan (bass/lap slide guitar/vocals),

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  3. Kongos Announce 2015 North American ‘Lunatic’ Tour  New York – Alt rockers Kongos will embark on a North American headline tour this coming January. Following up highly successful stints on the road in the U.S. with Kings of Leon, Young The Giant and Alice In Chains and...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/dylan-kongos-talks-take-egomaniac/feed/ 0 9 New Bands We Want To See On Tour This Winter https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/9-new-bands-want-see-tour-winter/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/9-new-bands-want-see-tour-winter/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:13:10 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21161 London  –  The year-end holidays of course can have a damaging effect on both your wallet and waistline. Add to that any over-indulgence on New Year’s Eve and you have first world populations suddenly vowing to detox, lose weight, stay home and spend next to nothing in January. If that sounds like you, fear not

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