Best New Bands » men 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 Bonus Playlist: Songs For The Political Activist https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bonus-playlist-songs-for-the-political-activist/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bonus-playlist-songs-for-the-political-activist/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Politics is not a topic we cover very often at BestNewBands.com, but today I am going to change that. From governments in the Middle East to the American Midwest, it seems like everything around us is changing – and not in ways that benefit the general public. Whether you want to organize a rally or

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  1. Bonus Holiday Playlist! We here at BestNewBand.com are so full of holiday cheer, we’re giving you a bonus holiday Weekend Playlist – just in time for Christmas! Hope you like it – and happy holidays from the BestNewBands.com staff! “Christmas Tree” – The...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Best Songs of 2010 photo credit: Sherene Hilal Before we count down to 2011, we’re picking out some of the best songs of 2010. Which was your favorite? Vote now for your favorite song of 2010! “Rope” – ArpLine In an interview with Sherene...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 4, 2011 Welcome to another weekend! Start it off right with music from the artists we’ve featured this week at BestNewBands.com. “Steel My Heart” – The Angry Orts Liz Livengood got a chance to sit down with The Angry Orts before their...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – March 4, 2011 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...
  2. Weekend Playlist – March 11, 2011 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....
  3. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 4, 2011 Welcome to another weekend! Start it off right with music from the artists we’ve featured this week at BestNewBands.com. “Steel My Heart” – The Angry Orts Liz Livengood got a chance to sit down with The Angry Orts before their...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-18-2011/feed/ 0 MEN At Work: Brooklyn Dance Trio Takes NYC First https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/men-at-work-brooklyn-dance-trio-takes-nyc-first/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/men-at-work-brooklyn-dance-trio-takes-nyc-first/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:00:00 +0000 Last week, for the first time, in New York’s Bowery Ballroom, I watched MEN in costumes dance. I watched MEN sing. I watched MEN jam. Wait, I paid to watch dudes? I kid, of course (and to the readers, I apologize, I usually try to avoid bad puns). The Brooklyn-based disco-funk dance trio, fronted by

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  1. Beach Fossils Review: A Brooklyn trio’s lovely, lo-fi debut Beach Fossils‘ debut self-titled album sounds like a lazy, slow-motion day in the California sun. Despite the fact that I can think of several other recent indie releases that fit that description, this Brooklyn trio has something special going on....
  2. California Guitar Trio at the Coach House, 1/29/10 Last Friday, I saw the California Guitar Trio at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, and it was a great show. I first became aware of this group when I was working at The McDonald Theatre in Eugene. CGT,...
  3. Cliffie Swan, Pablo Picasso and TEEN Will Work for Ears at Union Pool The Brooklyn tripod formerly known as Lights (not to be confused with the Canadian version, which can be found here: LIGHTS) reemerged as Cliffie Swan last night at Union Pool in Williamsburg(h), Brooklyn and brought some of Brooklyn’s Finest along...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/men-at-work-brooklyn-dance-trio-takes-nyc-first/feed/ 0 MEN Kick Off North American Tour Next Week in NYC https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/men-kick-off-north-american-tour-next-week-in-nyc/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/men-kick-off-north-american-tour-next-week-in-nyc/#comments Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:09:13 +0000 Last month, I reviewed the debut album by Brooklyn-based, electronically-rooted but every other genre but country-fused band MEN, which you can read HERE. Talk About Body is a very accomplished debut for a trio of individuals who have an accomplished musical lineage. JD Samson, of celebrated band Le Tigre has created a robsut combination of

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  1. MEN’s “Talk About Body” Will Give You Something to Say Fans of Le Tigre looking to relive the beautiful madness of their electro-punk/riot grrl days may not know what to make of MEN‘s Talk About Body. JD Samson, who joined Le Tigre when Sadie Benning left the band, is the...
  2. North Carolina’s Troop 41 are Soldiers of the Game Billed as the “next big thing to come out of the Carolinas” Troop 41 are Tristian Brown (T-Breezy), Lelynd Darkes (Lil Lee), and Dakare Wilder (Lil Inferno). The trio met in 2005 during middle school in Raleigh, North Carolina and...
  3. New York’s Bowery Ballroom: BestNewBands.com’s Venue of the Year for 2010 We grabbed the pic above and the following description of 2010′s Venue of the Year, New York’s Bowery Ballroom, from Clubzone.com: Outfitted in classy Art Deco style, this three-level former shoe store has a downstairs lounge and a 500-capacity concert...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 14, 2011 Today’s Playlist includes a little bit of everything BestNewBands.com has featured this week, from folk to punk-rock to dubstep – everything your music-loving hearts could desire! Listen and enjoy… “Shoeshine” – Black Taxi In this weekend’s BackStory Bonus, the guys...
  2. 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...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 21, 2011 Happy Friday! It felt like it would never get here, huh? Before you start your weekend, listen to the latest compilation of music from the artists we’ve featured last week on BestNewBands.com. “Hook, Line & Sinner” – Texas in July...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-feb-4-2011/feed/ 0 MEN’s “Talk About Body” Will Give You Something to Say https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/mens-talk-about-body-will-give-you-something-to-say/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/mens-talk-about-body-will-give-you-something-to-say/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000 Fans of Le Tigre looking to relive the beautiful madness of their electro-punk/riot grrl days may not know what to make of MEN‘s Talk About Body. JD Samson, who joined Le Tigre when Sadie Benning left the band, is the first of their current lineup to put out a record, and while MEN is just

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  1. Land of Talk Rock the Bowery Ballroom I love when I realize a band I’ve just discovered is playing a show near me, so when I saw that Land of Talk was playing at Bowery Ballroom I thought, I know what I’m doing Saturday night! I arrived after...
  2. Talk About…Pop Music (with Van Go Lion) Van Go Lion, an exciting electropop duo from Portland, are in the process of recording their first full length album. Amy Paige and Josh Loerzel met a couple years back when Amy put an ad on Craigslist looking for a...
  3. TOMS Shoes and the Give Event: Doing It Big for the Little Ones and two of the Bands that Contributed to the Cause On July 24, the Give Event was hosted at the Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, Ca.  Sponsored by TOMS, Active, and Krochet Kids, there were numerous independent artists personalizing shoes with their talent as well as musical acts to supply the...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/mens-talk-about-body-will-give-you-something-to-say/feed/ 0 Upcoming Free Concerts at Amoeba Music, Hollywood https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/upcoming-free-concerts-at-amoeba-music-hollywood/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/upcoming-free-concerts-at-amoeba-music-hollywood/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:00:00 +0000 Everyone’s favorite music store on steroids, Amoeba Music, has done it again, this time concocting a kick-ass calendar of upcoming free shows at their Hollywood location.  I learned of this on the way out of a casual “I’m-just-gonna-run-by-Amoeba-really-quick” outing (which inevitably turned into a five hour mega-spending spree) when a Cold War Kids poster caught

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  1. Grouplove Plays FREE Residency at LA’s Bootleg Theater January 3, 10, 17 If Grouplove isn’t a band you’re familiar with now, chances are you will be come 2011. Although the LA-based quintet’s self-titled debut EP has not even been released yet (it comes out January 25!), the five-piece that met during a...
  2. Portland record store hosts indie veterans this week Legendary Portland record store Music Millenium will be hosting two of Portland’s indie veterans this week, the beloved men of The Decemberists and the lesser-known but also talented Dolorean. The record store, which has been around since 1969 and is known...
  3. Countdown To CMJ- Vanaprasta AND Free Vinyl? Yes, Please! Vanaprasta was an expected discovery- one of many, a result of this year’s Sunset Strip Music Festival.  I was lucky enough to catch up with them at said festival and we chatted for a bit (HERE!) about Vanaprasta’s upcoming plans...
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