Best New Bands » la roux 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 Weekend Playlist – March 11, 2011 https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-11-2011/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-11-2011/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000 Start your weekend off right with a selection of tunes from this week’s featured artists on BestNewBands.com. “The Dead Dog” – Portugal. The Man Monica Christoffels previewed Portugal. The Man’s set at the Snowball Music Festival in Colorado last weekend. Monica wrote, “Since forming PTM in 2004, and having lost and gained some band members

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  3. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 28, 2011 Hello, BestNewBands.com readers! Ready for the weekend? Yeah, we are too. To aid you in your musical pre-funking, here’s a look (and listen) back on what we featured this week. “Livin’ The Dream (I’m On A Float)” – Super Mash...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-11-2011/feed/ 0 Kitsune’s Parisien Has a Certain… Je Ne Sais Quoi https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/kitsunes-parisien-has-a-certain-je-ne-sais-quoi/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/kitsunes-parisien-has-a-certain-je-ne-sais-quoi/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:00:00 +0000 Some things are better when combined with an unlikely mate: peanut butter and jelly, grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup – heck, even gin and juice. But these are just a few American examples of quirky combinations. To broaden our palates, both culinarily and musically, we must take a page from our international artisans. Enter

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/kitsunes-parisien-has-a-certain-je-ne-sais-quoi/feed/ 0 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 11/15 https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-11-15/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-11-15/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:00:00 +0000 Picked By: Jesse Dierner-Bennett Who: The Joy Formidable w/ Grouplove and The DigWhere: The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NYWhen: Tuesday, November 16th at 8 p.m.Cost: $13 Adv, $15 Day ofAge Restrictions: 18+ *** Picked By: Sherene Hilal Who: La Roux Where: Terminal 5 in New York, NY When: Wednesday, November 17th at 8 p.m. Cost: $25 Adv, $30 Day

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-11-15/feed/ 0 The Weekend Playlist: Kelly Montgomery’s Summer Mix https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-kelly-montgomerys-summer-mix/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-weekend-playlist-kelly-montgomerys-summer-mix/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000 This weekend I share with you a playlist of songs that give me that warm, happy, what-a-perfect-day feeling. These are the songs that make me smile, close my eyes, and soak up the sun without a care in the world. This playlist is meant for a day of lounging around and enjoying the summer with

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