Best New Bands » portugal. the man 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 The Dig on Their New Album, How to Pass the Time on the Road, and Their Love for Frisbee. https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-dig-on-their-new-album-how-to-pass-the-time-on-the-road-and-their-love-for-frisbee/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-dig-on-their-new-album-how-to-pass-the-time-on-the-road-and-their-love-for-frisbee/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:28:38 +0000 David Baldwin & Emile Mosseri David Baldwin (Guitar, Vocals), Emile Mosseri (Bass, Vocals), Erick Eiser (Keyboards, Guitar), and Mark Demiglio (Drums) are The Dig. Their roots go all the way back to middle school, and their sound has gone through some stages, but their latest release, Midnight Flowers, shows them becoming fully formed. Right before

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/the-dig-on-their-new-album-how-to-pass-the-time-on-the-road-and-their-love-for-frisbee/feed/ 0 Album Review: Portugal. The Man’s “In the Mountain In the Cloud” https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-portugal-the-mans-in-the-mountain-in-the-cloud/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-portugal-the-mans-in-the-mountain-in-the-cloud/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:53:52 +0000 In the Mountain In the Cloud is finally here to reaffirm my ongoing love affair with Wasilla, Alaska’s very own Portugal. The Man.  Out today, this is this hardworking band’s 6th studio album—they’ve been cranking out one album a year since 2006 (with each album of impressive quality, no less).  In the Mountain In the

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  1. Album Preview: Portugal. The Man’s “In the Mountain In the Cloud” If you’re a Portugal. the Man fan like me, you’ve probably been anticipating their upcoming album release for a long time already (I mean, you’ve probably even pre-ordered the deluxe package by now). Expected to drop July 19th, In the...
  2. Concert Review: Portugal. The Man Takes Over the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA This past Saturday night, May 7th, I headed down to the House of Blues in Anaheim to check out Portugal. The Man in concert for the second time.  The first time I saw this strangely wonderful band play was last...
  3. In Solidarity With Portugal. The Man Artist: Portugal. The Man Genre: Psychedelic/progressive rock From the political uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East to the Midwestern United States, a sense of awareness and community seems to be spreading throughout the globe. Personally, I can’t get...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-portugal-the-mans-in-the-mountain-in-the-cloud/feed/ 2 Chatting With Erick Crosby of Yourself And The Air https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/chatting-with-erick-crosby-of-yourself-and-the-air/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/chatting-with-erick-crosby-of-yourself-and-the-air/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0000 Hailing from Chicago’s lower west side, Yourself And The Air combine Midwest atmospherics with the sweeping sprawl of a skyward city built on electricity and steel. The band is composed of three friends who’ve toured a majority of the U.S. and parts of Canada crammed in a van, lugging their own gear, sleeping outside, crashing

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  1. Q&A: Nick Goose As we reviewed last week, Nick Goose’s first solo EP is a winner. The Los Angeles-based musician brings his brand of indie-alt-rock to the table, blending material from his earlier bands with his own personal flavor. Bestnewbands.com chatted with the...
  2. Q&A: Federico Aubele     Federico Aubele returns to a smoky realm of acoustic guitar licks, heavy rhythms and sinister dub atmospherics for his fourth studio album, Berlin 13. The record pulls from the personal transformation Aubele experienced in his time living in...
  3. Q&A: Elisapie Former vocalist for the international acclaimed duo Taima, Inuk-born and Canadian-based pop-artist Elisapie is gearing up for the U.S. release of her debut solo album, There Will Be Stars. For those not in the know, she is a 100 percent...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/chatting-with-erick-crosby-of-yourself-and-the-air/feed/ 0 Album Preview: Portugal. The Man’s “In the Mountain In the Cloud” https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/album-preview-portugal-the-mans-in-the-mountain-in-the-cloud/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/album-preview-portugal-the-mans-in-the-mountain-in-the-cloud/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:00:00 +0000 If you’re a Portugal. the Man fan like me, you’ve probably been anticipating their upcoming album release for a long time already (I mean, you’ve probably even pre-ordered the deluxe package by now). Expected to drop July 19th, In the Mountain In the Cloud is the alternative-psychadelic band’s 6th studio album.  Now, P.tM has been

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  1. Concert Review: Portugal. The Man Takes Over the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA This past Saturday night, May 7th, I headed down to the House of Blues in Anaheim to check out Portugal. The Man in concert for the second time.  The first time I saw this strangely wonderful band play was last...
  2. In Solidarity With Portugal. The Man Artist: Portugal. The Man Genre: Psychedelic/progressive rock From the political uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East to the Midwestern United States, a sense of awareness and community seems to be spreading throughout the globe. Personally, I can’t get...
  3. Album Preview: The Killers’ Ronnie Vannucci Goes Solo with Big Talk We all know The Killers are awesome; I find them especially awesome since they’re from my hometown of Las Vegas.  So, naturally, it sort of (read: really) sucked when they went on hiatus.  Soon thereafter, I was excited to learn...
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  1. 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...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 18, 2011 Kick off your weekend with music from artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com. “Be My Girl” – The Smith Westerns Over the weekend, Leif Roswold caught The Smith Westerns at The Echo in L.A. The sold-out show attracted Hollywood hipsters...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Feb. 11, 2011 Kick off your pre-Valentine’s (or Singles Awareness) Day weekend with songs from some of the artists we’ve featured this week.   “There’s Nothing For Me Here” – Range Rover On Sunday, Liz Livengood caught up with this San Diego trio,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-may-13-2011/feed/ 0 Concert Review: Portugal. The Man Takes Over the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-portugal-the-man-takes-over-the-house-of-blues-in-anaheim-ca/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/concert-review-portugal-the-man-takes-over-the-house-of-blues-in-anaheim-ca/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 17:00:00 +0000 This past Saturday night, May 7th, I headed down to the House of Blues in Anaheim to check out Portugal. The Man in concert for the second time.  The first time I saw this strangely wonderful band play was last October at the El Rey, and I was relatively unfamiliar with their stuff.  Now wholly

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/21/11 Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Air Waves album release w/ Amy (Titus Andronicus), Soft Landing, Inoculist Where: Glasslands, Brooklyn, NY When: Tuesday, February 22nd at 8pm Cost: $8 in advance, $10 at the door Age Restrictions: 21+ *** Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Lucy Walsh Where: Hard Rock Cafe,...
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  1. Weekend Playlist: November 19, 2010 photo credit: Liz Livengood Here are some tracks to relive a few of BNB’s musical happenings this week. “Fake Out (Glass Ghost Remix)” – Bear in Heaven“When We’re Dancing” – Twin Shadow On Monday, we released our weekly list of...
  2. Weekend Playlist – November 26, 2010 photo credit: Laurel Kathleen Happy Black Friday – or Buy Nothing Day, whichever you prefer. Before you start your holiday weekend, BNB invites you to check out this playlist of songs from the week’s featured artists. “Percussion Gun” – White...
  3. The Weekend Playlist for November 12, 2010 photo credit – Kelly Knapp In our latest installment of the newly-revamped Weekend Playlist, we look back on some of the week’s posts, accompanied by music from our featured artists. Cameras – Matt and Kim:Last Saturday, Cervante Pope reviewed Sidewalks,...
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