Best New Bands » previews 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 Festival Preview: Bumbershoot https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-bumbershoot/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-bumbershoot/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:25:52 +0000 Bumbershoot has been around for a while – this will be their 42nd year of gathering some of the most interesting and stimulating music and art in Seattle, Wash. This year it will take place September 1-3, which is Labor Day weekend, at the Seattle Center. This will no doubt be a weekend of wildly

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  1. Seattle’s Decibel Festival, a Preview Seven years ago music enthusiast Sean Horton founded the Decibel Festival in Seattle, bringing to life an exhibition of his passion. The identity of the festival was the electronic music scene and the effect of it, in a city that...
  2. Earshot Jazz Festival, a Preview A grand congregation featuring over 50 shows of the nations most acclaimed and promising jazz musicians will form in Seattle on October 15 and conclude 23 days later on November 7. The annual Earshot Jazz festival, established in 1984, has...
  3. Festival Preview: Bonnaroo What Bonnaroo does better than any other North American festival is purvey that communal atmosphere of Woodstock. As great as the festival’s atmosphere is, let’s talk about some of the bands we’re most excited to see. They’re not exactly a...
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  1. Caveman Kick Off Headlining Tour Caveman is having a great year so far. They spent much of last year building up a big buzz in their home base of Brooklyn and beyond, and this year shows them continuing to live up to that buzz. They...
  2. Gauntlet Hair Announce Spring Tour Have we mentioned Gauntlet Hair too much on BestNewBands.com? Our Katrina Nattress listed their self-titled debut album as a top 5 album of last year, and said she was “confident that the duo will receive the recognition it deserves in...
  3. New Tour Announcements from Foals, Washed Out, Shearwater, and Jenny and Johnny Fall is just around the corner, and you know what that means? Tours, tours, and more tours! Luckily for you, we are here to bring you the latest tour announcements from our favorite emerging bands. Below are some new dates...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/tour-preview-new-beard/feed/ 0 Festival Preview: 5 New Bands At Benicassim 2012 https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-5-new-bands-at-benicassim-2012/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-5-new-bands-at-benicassim-2012/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 17:26:41 +0000 Benicassim Festival, or The Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, as it is rightly called, is a 4-day music fest that takes place on the east coast of Spain. This year it’s happening from July 12-15th. It’s no big enlightenment to say that Europe hosts some of the best festivals in the world, and this is arguably

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  1. Knife Party To Release Rage Valley EP May 28 2012 Since releasing their debut EP 100% No Modern Talking in 2011, the past 4 months have been a whirlwind of success forKnife Party- the four tracks have received over 500,000 downloads worldwide and Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen have been...
  2. Hangout Festival 2012 I don’t know about anybody else, but I never really thought “beach and music destination” when I thought of Gulf Shores, Alabama. As the name of the city implies, it’s on the gulf, where it’s highly unlikely you’ll ever get...
  3. Catching Up With Belle Histoire Although Belle Histoire recently celebrated its year anniversary as a band, it has a lot to be proud of in the last 12 months. The Cincinnati-based quintet already has two EPs under its belt, with a full-length due this summer...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-5-new-bands-at-benicassim-2012/feed/ 0 The Governors Ball Music Festival https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-governors-ball-music-festival/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/the-governors-ball-music-festival/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:00:50 +0000 If you’ve watched any music videos on YouTube in the past month or so, you’ve probably seen an ad for The Governors Ball Music Festival in NYC hovering over the bottom third of the video, promoting Beck, Passion Pit, Kid Cudi, Modest Mouse, and others. This festival is normally held on, surprise, Governors Island, but

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  1. Album Review: Downtown Struts, Victoria Remember the ‘90s? Swing was a thing that people tried bring back and fooled many of us into following. Thanks Swingers! Dave Matthews Band, Spin Doctors and Creed were popular bands. Punk rock was having a revival. Not just a...
  2. Album Review: Japandroids, Celebration Rock This has been weird year for music. Rap is pretty much dead and this hybrid of hip-hop and pop has formed. Indie rock is more mainstream than what used to be alternative, which is now pretty much dead as well....
  3. Cory Chisel Rocks The Empty Bottle After Conquering Chicago During The Day Chicago in the summer is easily my favorite place to be, not only because we get a nice break from usual all around crappy weather, but also because of our street fests that take place seemingly every weekend. These festivals...
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  1. Caveman Delivers to a Sold Out Crowd at Bowery Ballroom When Caveman headlines (and sells out) Bowery Ballroom, the stage becomes a cave. Before playing a single note they set the mood with a fog machine, spooky lighting, and a projection screen with the band’s name in Misfits typeface against...
  2. He’s My Brother She’s My Sister Announce their “Road To SXSW” Headlining Tour Following a successful headlining tour across the United States last month, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister are happy to announce their Road To SXSW Tour. The eclectic Los Angeles band featuring sibling vocalists and a tap dancing drummer will return to...
  3. MEN Kick Off North American Tour Next Week in NYC 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...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/caveman-kick-off-headlining-tour/feed/ 0 Gauntlet Hair Announce Spring Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/gauntlet-hair-announce-spring-tour/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/gauntlet-hair-announce-spring-tour/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:45:59 +0000 Have we mentioned Gauntlet Hair too much on BestNewBands.com? Our Katrina Nattress listed their self-titled debut album as a top 5 album of last year, and said she was “confident that the duo will receive the recognition it deserves in 2012,” after having many good things to say about the record in her review as

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  1. Gauntlet Hair Unleashes Debut Album Andy R. (né Andy Rauworth) and Craig Nice (né Craig Fleischman) say they have been playing music together since they were 15. In 2010, nearly a decade later, the duo released a 7” entitled Out/Don’t… under the moniker Gauntlet Hair...
  2. ALO Announce Spring / Summer Tour Dates New album Sounds Like This to be released May 8, 2012 ALO have announced an initial run of US tour dates this spring in support of the group’s forthcoming album Sounds Like This, to be released May 8, 2012 on Brushfire...
  3. THE TREWS Return To The U.S. For Spring Tour THE TREWS are returning to the U.S. for another round of tour dates this spring in support of their fourth full-length studio album, Hope & Ruin. The band returns on April 17 and will kick off a 16-city tour in Bridgeport, CT. ...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/gauntlet-hair-announce-spring-tour/feed/ 0 Not To Be Missed at Coachella: tUnE-yArDs https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/not-to-be-missed-at-coachella-tune-yards/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/not-to-be-missed-at-coachella-tune-yards/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:23:38 +0000 It’s less than two weeks to Coachella, and you’ve probably already scoped out exactly what new and veteran bands you want to catch at the fest. There definitely are plenty to choose from. Coachella is like awesome music heaven surrounded by palm trees any way you go about it, but there are some new bands

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  1. At Hudson River Park Pier 54, tUnE-yArDs and Austra Give Magical Performances tUnE-yArDs Yesterday (7/14) the line to get into tUnE-yArDs with Austra spanned across several blocks; going so far down I couldn’t even see the end of it. I’m not sure if everyone got in, but the capacity at Hudson River...
  2. Top-5 Albums of 2011 – Kelly Knapp Editors Note: As a special for the last week of 2011, BestNewBands.com is running lists of our writer’s top-5 albums of 2011. Because it’s the end of the year and because we want to find out what our writers really...
  3. Can’t afford Coachella? Go see yOya at Brokechella this Saturday for only $5! Too strapped for cash to go to Coachella? No worries! Brokechella is the next best thing for all you penny-pinching music junkies who want to get your festival on (myself included). It’s happening this Saturday, April 16th at The Airliner...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/not-to-be-missed-at-coachella-tune-yards/feed/ 0 The Joy Formidable tonight on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-joy-formidable-tonight-on-abcs-jimmy-kimmel-live/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-joy-formidable-tonight-on-abcs-jimmy-kimmel-live/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:38:38 +0000 The Joy Formidable are going to be performing on tonight’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, which you can watch on ABC at 12 pm/11 Central. The band just began their first 2012 tour of the US this week with two shows in San Francisco and a show last night in Los Angeles – with more

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  1. The Joy Formidable Prep for U.S. Tour; Releases Music Video for “A Heavy Abacus” Preps for U.S. Tour And Releases A Music Video for Their New Single “A Heavy Abacus” The Joy Formidable are about to embark on their first headlining US Tour of 2012, beginning on March 12 in San Francisco, CA. A...
  2. Tim Jones of Truth & Salvage Co: On festivals, working with Chris Robinson, and their recent performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! I watched several live performances of Truth and Salvage Co. on their YouTube channel before listening to their eponymous debut album (now available on iTunes), and I was immediately charmed by the six-piece Southern rock band’s ability to effortlessly nail...
  3. The Joy Formidable & The Lonely Forest Prove To Be A Formidable Live Pair at Webster Hall In what has to be the most elaborate stage setup I’ve ever seen executed in New York with a venue NOT named Madison Square Garden, The Joy Formidable took the stage at Webster Hall Friday evening, complete with antique furniture,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/the-joy-formidable-tonight-on-abcs-jimmy-kimmel-live/feed/ 0 Catch The Humans at Highline Ballroom Tonight https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/catch-the-humans-at-highline-ballroom-tonight/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/catch-the-humans-at-highline-ballroom-tonight/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:53:07 +0000 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 rock group in 2007 after being invited to tour Estonia by the Estonian Ambassador, and

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  1. 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...
  2. Catch Zola Jesus at Bowery Ballroom this Saturday Zola Jesus is headlining Bowery Ballroom this Saturday, April 23rd. Support acts are Naked on the Vague and Cult of Youth. Zola Jesus’ dark and haunting electronic sounds are seeping into all underground radar, and all my friends who saw...
  3. Catch Deerhoof at Le Poisson Rouge Tonight! Deerhoof has played a smattering of shows in New York recently after releasing their new album Deerhoof vs. Evil (including this one back in February that was handpicked by both myself and Jesse), but if you have yet to catch...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/catch-the-humans-at-highline-ballroom-tonight/feed/ 0 Pepper Rabbit Headlines Mercury Lounge Tonight https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/pepper-rabbit-headlines-mercury-lounge-tonight/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/pepper-rabbit-headlines-mercury-lounge-tonight/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:26:02 +0000 Image by Alex Disenhof Psychedelic pop duo Pepper Rabbit are playing Mercury Lounge tonight, along with Brooklyn’s own ambient rock outfit We Barbarians, plus the tropical melodic sounds of ANR. This is a great chance to catch Pepper Rabbit live to see them do their wide array of instrument looping and switching thing, adding a

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  1. Words and Music with Pepper Rabbit Several hours before they rocked The Echo, I got a chance to sit down with Pepper Rabbit and chat about the recent release of their debut album Beauregard, their next album, and their currently hectic schedule. I was first introduced to...
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  3. Pepper Rabbit’s “Beauregard”: This Week’s Pleasant Surprise I didn’t know what to expect when I dove into Pepper Rabbit’s new release, Beauregard. I didn’t think I was familiar with the band, but I guess by association I was expecting them to sound something like Pepper, so I...
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