Best New Bands » okkervil river 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 Album Review: Fort Lean – Fort Lean EP https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-fort-lean-fort-lean-ep/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-fort-lean-fort-lean-ep/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:16:55 +0000 Brooklyn’s Fort Lean yearns to be the biggest band in the world and have the work ethic to back it up, at least that’s their claim. They want to be Springsteen, U2 or Oasis. Again these are things they’ve chosen to aspire to, which is commendable. After listening to their EP, I see the potential,

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-fort-lean-fort-lean-ep/feed/ 0 Le Guess Who Announces 2011 Festival Lineup https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/le-guess-who-announces-2011-festival-lineup/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/le-guess-who-announces-2011-festival-lineup/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:40:34 +0000 From November 24 – November 27 2011 the fifth edition of music festival Le Guess Who? takes place in Utrecht, Holland. Le Guess Who? is located in the Utrecht city centre. Bands and artists perform throughout the city in different indoor locations like Tivoli Oudegracht, Tivoli de Helling, EKKO, dBs, Acu and RASA. Le Guess

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