Best New Bands » live review 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 Mates of State Have Come a Long Way https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mates-of-state-have-come-a-long-way/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mates-of-state-have-come-a-long-way/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:17:20 +0000 Friday night’s Mates of State show at Le Poisson Rouge was the first time I’d seen them in six years or so, and the first time I was at a sold out show of theirs. A few things about their set up and sound have changed, but Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel are still cute

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  1. A Conversation With Jason Hammel of Mates of State Recently, I got to talk with Jason Hammel from Mates of State, while they were in the studio in Bridgeport, CT, working on new stuff and recording their very first song since Mountaintops. I first heard about these guys circa...
  2. Pump your fist in the air for Golden State The sad truth is while I’ve seen many musicians pump their fist in the air during a live performance, I’ve only known four to do it without looking, well…..dumb: Bruce Springstein (with the nickname The Boss, c’mon), Bono (up for...
  3. The Stepkids Are a State of Mind at Knitting Factory 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...
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  1. Liam Finn’s New York Residency Starts This Monday! Liam Finn‘s New York residency, or ‘Murmuration’ as he is calling it, starts this Monday. Liam will be performing at The Rock Shop in Brooklyn every Monday in what promises to be a fun, unpredictable and highly entertaining month of...
  2. The Radio Dept. Kills at The Rock Shop’s One Year Anniversary Show Last night, The Rock Shop celebrated it’s one year anniversary. In the short time it’s been open, this 4th ave. hangout has made its way into the standard rotation of Brooklyn venues to see up-and-coming bands, ranking alongside Glasslands, Union...
  3. Liam Finn’s FOMO Is A Must Have For Anyone Who Loves Great Music It’s not often that as a musician that you can brag about touring with Wilco, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam and The Black Keys, but Liam Finn has done exactly that. Perhaps helped by his impressive pedigree (his father is legendary...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/liam-finns-last-murmuration-residency-show-at-the-rock-shop/feed/ 0 Live Review: Alabama Shakes Tears it Up at Brooklyn Bowl https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-alabama-shakes-tears-it-up-at-brooklyn-bowl/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-alabama-shakes-tears-it-up-at-brooklyn-bowl/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:50:08 +0000 Alabama Shakes are named quite literally. They are from Alabama, and when they play, there is no way to stay still. Even slower numbers like “Hold On” warrant hands in the air, “Can I get a witness”-style. Their sold out show at Brooklyn Bowl was packed with witnesses, all there to absorb the blues, soul,

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  1. Via Audio LIVE @ Brooklyn Bowl Via Audio has been getting a bit of press at BestNewBands recently. Their song “Babies,” was nominated for the site’s Best Song of 2010. We’ve got live footage of them playing “Wanted” at the NX25 2010 conference. And our very...
  2. The London Souls Rock N’ Roll All Over Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn Bowl has taken a while to grow on me as a venue, but I have to admit they’ve got a great space, and there’s no denying what a great combination a venue/bar/bowling alley/restaurant is. They’ve branded themselves well, and...
  3. Warpaint Sell Out Brooklyn Bowl It’s an impressive feat to sell out Brooklyn Bowl, as it’s one of the larger venues in Brooklyn, so that’s a pretty great testament to how popular a band is. Warpaint is blowing up big time, and I want to...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/live-review-alabama-shakes-tears-it-up-at-brooklyn-bowl/feed/ 1 Mister Heavenly Comes to Get Everyone at Mercury Lounge https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mister-heavenly-comes-to-get-everyone-at-mercury-lounge/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mister-heavenly-comes-to-get-everyone-at-mercury-lounge/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:39:42 +0000 Ryan and Nick of Mister Heavenly Sunday night at Mercury Lounge was a line-up of misters, plus a Fort Lean. Mister Heavenly was of course the main draw, with the combined powers of Ryan Kattner (Honus Honus) of Man Man, Nick Thorburn of Islands and The Unicorns, and Joe Plummer from Modest Mouse. The supergroup

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  1. Weekend’s Monster Sound at Mercury Lounge Weekend After previewing their shows and choosing them as concert picks more than once, I finally, finally got to see Weekend. A live show review of these guys was really well overdue on BestNewBands.com, so with this post I am...
  2. Other Lives Create Dramatic Soundscapes at Mercury Lounge Early shows in the summer always feel strange to me, since it’s just so bright outside. Last night (or day), I checked out the early show at Mercury Lounge where Other Lives played, with Ravens & Chimes as support. Even...
  3. Vetiver Dives Into New Songs at Mercury Lounge I realized last night that it’s quite possible that I see more shows at Mercury Lounge than anywhere else. I walked up to see Vetiver with Luke Rathborne, and the bouncer informed that he didn’t need to see my ID...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/mister-heavenly-comes-to-get-everyone-at-mercury-lounge/feed/ 0 Total Slacker Don’t Slack on the Awesome at Glasslands https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/total-slacker-don-t-slack-on-the-awesome-at-glasslands/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/total-slacker-don-t-slack-on-the-awesome-at-glasslands/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:54:49 +0000 Total Slacker The implied apathy of Total Slacker is all just a rouse – these guys put a lot of energy into their shows. They are adept musically and mentally. Their lyrics, despite being based around many a joke on irony and the 90s, are culturally conscious and politically aware. Their music clearly draws from

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  1. Idiot Glee’s Album Release Show at Glasslands It was a great night for music and mingling last night at Idiot Glee’s album release party, hosted at Glasslands. It was also the second time this week that I was there early enough to catch all the openers, and...
  2. Yellow Ostrich, Parlovr, and Exitmusic Play Dynamic Sets at Glasslands Alex Cooper of Parlovr I almost didn’t even go to this show at Glasslands on Friday (8/19), due to a spontaneous apocalyptic thunderstorm. The upside was that the storm was fleeting, but the downside was that I missed most of...
  3. Born Gold Sensory Overload at Glasslands Last night at Glasslands started out casual enough, being a Tuesday and all. There ended up being only two bands on the bill, so the crowd had extra time to hang out and partake of the photo booth after a...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/total-slacker-don-t-slack-on-the-awesome-at-glasslands/feed/ 0 Moonface and Talkdemonic live at Bowery Ballroom https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/moonface-and-talkdemonic-live-at-bowery-ballroom/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/moonface-and-talkdemonic-live-at-bowery-ballroom/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:01:56 +0000 Talkdemonic (Lisa Molinaro and Kevin O’Connor – shown above) is somewhat of a recent discovery for me, and after just hearing their music first, I was surprised to find out that all that music is made by only two people. Last night at Bowery Ballroom, I got to see how they did it. The use

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  1. Moonface Entrances The Satellite We all know Spencer Krug as the eccentric vocalist/keyboardist of Montreal’s indie rock outfit Wolf Parade, and a lot of us know him as the crooning frontman of the art rock solo-project-turned-quintet Sunset Rubdown, but how many people know him...
  2. Washed Out Sold Out Bowery Ballroom Washed Out Monday night, and another sold out show at Bowery Ballroom. Nothing new, except that this time the lineup consisted of Blood Orange, Grimes, and headliner Washed Out. This show was in support of Washed Out’s new album (and...
  3. Tennis Headline a Sold Out Show at Bowery Ballroom It was another sold out show at Bowery Ballroom, as shows there often are. I was expecting this to be a night of throwback music, since the lineup of bands all hearken back to the 60s era with retro fuzzy...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/moonface-and-talkdemonic-live-at-bowery-ballroom/feed/ 0 First night of CMJ 2011: Stereogum Showcase at Glasslands https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/first-night-of-cmj-2011-stereogum-showcase-at-glasslands/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/first-night-of-cmj-2011-stereogum-showcase-at-glasslands/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:09:48 +0000 After a somewhat convoluted series of events, I ended up at Glasslands for the official Stereogum CMJ showcase, just in time to see Cuckoo Chaos. The band has more new songs in their repertoire, more electronics, and more experimentalism up their cuckoo sleeves. They started out with some familiar songs, such as “Jesus Flag American

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  1. Memoryhouse to Play New Songs with Expanded Lineup at Glasslands Tomorrow Night The dreamy lo-fi group Memoryhouse from Ontario is playing Glasslands Friday night, along with High Highs, North Highlands and Wonder Bear, starting at 8:30pm. Memoryhouse is the ambient bedroom project of composer Evan Abeele and photographer Denise Nouvion, but according...
  2. Born Gold Sensory Overload at Glasslands Last night at Glasslands started out casual enough, being a Tuesday and all. There ended up being only two bands on the bill, so the crowd had extra time to hang out and partake of the photo booth after a...
  3. Yellow Ostrich, Parlovr, and Exitmusic Play Dynamic Sets at Glasslands Alex Cooper of Parlovr I almost didn’t even go to this show at Glasslands on Friday (8/19), due to a spontaneous apocalyptic thunderstorm. The upside was that the storm was fleeting, but the downside was that I missed most of...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/first-night-of-cmj-2011-stereogum-showcase-at-glasslands/feed/ 0 Jens Lekman Delights at Music Hall of Williamsburg https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jens-lekman-delights-at-music-hall-of-williamsburg/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jens-lekman-delights-at-music-hall-of-williamsburg/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:55:54 +0000 Last night was Jens Lekman’s (above) third and final sold out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, and his last show in the US. Actually, the majority of his US shows were sold out, so he’s definitely had a good run through. Last night was a magnificent end to his sweetly sentimental

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  1. Little Scream and The Antlers Awe and Daze at Music Hall of Williamsburg Last night was the first of two sold out shows for Little Scream and The Antlers in New York; this one at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. I had caught the very end of Little Scream, aka Laurel Sprengelmeyer’s...
  2. Young Prisms and The Radio Dept at Music Hall of Williamsburg I found out about Young Prisms after seeing that they were on tour with The Radio Dept, and figured that the opening band for one of my favorite bands has to be worth checking out. Young Prisms are from San...
  3. Surf-Rock Riot with Beach Fossils at Music Hall of Williamsburg This past Friday night was one of the more memorable shows I’ve been to at Music Hall of Williamsburg. I’ve been to a decent amount of shows here, and I can’t say I’ve ever had a bad time, but I’ve...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/jens-lekman-delights-at-music-hall-of-williamsburg/feed/ 0 The Humans Deliver Music As Their Own Art Form at Highline Ballroom https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-humans-deliver-music-as-their-own-art-form-at-highline-ballroom/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-humans-deliver-music-as-their-own-art-form-at-highline-ballroom/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:20:38 +0000 The Humans – Toyah Willcox Last night’s show at Highline Ballroom, featuring The Humans with Kid Savant, was a much different show than what I usually go to. Mostly because instead of an open floor in front of the stage, there were rows of tables occupied of couples having drinks and small dinner plates. Nothing

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  1. Catch The Humans at Highline Ballroom Tonight The Humans are something of a supergroup, being composed of Toyah Wilcox, Bill Rieflin (R.E.M.), and Chris Wong (and yes, that is Robert Fripp on the left in the photo, who contributed guitar on the record). Toyah formed the experimental...
  2. The White Panda, Hoodie Allen, G.Riot Bring Heat To Frozen NYC’s Highline Ballroom It was only one day after the blizzard that chilled the Northeast, blanketing some boroughs of New York with upwards of 1 foot. But the kids arrived—and kids they were—at the Highline Ballroom for the 9pm doors, with opening performances...
  3. Sam Humans and The Heliogoats: A Beautiful Friendship In March of 2008, Sam Humans and The Heliogoats stayed in a rental house together while performing at SXSW. The two acts formed a bond and decided to work on a project together. The result is a ten song split...
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  1. Thank You Sensory Overload: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at The Rock Shop Thursday was my first trip to The Rock Shop in Park Slope, and I started my night out in the sports-ish upstairs bar. It had a bustling feel to it despite the relatively small crowd there, and I treated myself...
  2. Sugar & Gold at The Bootleg Theater On my way to see Sugar & Gold last night at The Bootleg Theater, I caught the tail end of Yip Deceiver‘s set. The keyboardist was Nicholas Dobbratz of Sugar & Gold, and the guitarist and lead vocalist was Davey...
  3. Yellow Ostrich, Parlovr, and Exitmusic Play Dynamic Sets at Glasslands Alex Cooper of Parlovr I almost didn’t even go to this show at Glasslands on Friday (8/19), due to a spontaneous apocalyptic thunderstorm. The upside was that the storm was fleeting, but the downside was that I missed most of...
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