Best New Bands » Punk Rock 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 Four New Bands at Day Three of Riot Fest https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-riot-fest-day-3-2016/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-riot-fest-day-3-2016/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:14:19 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33093 Chicago – Sigh, Riot Fest Chicago is over. Give me a minute, I need to dry these tears. Though, I shouldn’t be too sad because we had not one ounce of mud to contend with, all weekend long, and the final day of Riot Fest left us we the best performance by a new band,

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  2. Four New Bands at Day One of Riot Fest Chicago – Yesterday marked the first day of Chicago’s last summer festival of 2016. Fans from around the city and the world filled into Douglas Park on the city’s South Side, where the green grass was a plenty and mud...
  3. Five New Bands at Day Two of Riot Fest Chicago – Day two of Riot Fest went off without a hitch. That is to say, Morrissey showed up and performed. Although, he did go on late after projecting video clips for over thirty minutes straight… but according to his...
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  3. Riot Fest Announces 2016 Lineup Chicago – Pioneering punk festival Riot Fest has announced its 2016 Chicago and Denver lineups. Riot Fest 2016 will take place September 2-4 in Denver and September 16-18 in Chicago. Just days earlier, news broke that the original Misfits would be reuniting to perform together at...
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  2. 3 New Bands at Riot Fest 2015: Day 2 Chicago – M.U.D. That’s what day two of Riot Fest was all about. Lots and lots and lots ‘o mud! Another morning of pouring rain left Douglas Park even squishier and dirtier than before. Everywhere you turned people could be...
  3. 4 New Bands at Riot Fest 2015: Day 3 Chicago – The final day of Riot Fest was a beaut! The sun was shining, the mud was drying, the temps were rising, and the legendary Jimmy Cliff graced Douglas Park with his presence. (I know, right, Jimmy effin-cliff! His set was...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/4-new-bands-riot-fest-day-1-2016/feed/ 3 Slaves Releases Music Video for “Spit It Out” https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/slaves-releases-new-music-video/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/slaves-releases-new-music-video/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:55:37 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32492 New York – UK punk band Slaves has released a new music video for the single “Spit It Out,” from the duo’s upcoming sophomore LP Take Control, set for release September 30th via Republic Records. Take Control is available for pre-order here! “Spit It Out” is an explosion of punk-rock fury, produced by one of the legends of early

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  1. Slaves is asking Are You Satisfied? Portland – Slaves is asking Are You Satisfied? with their latest release. The duo is bringing the best of hardcore punk to the masses with their manic, attacking sound. The Kent-based band is making waves with their success in the...
  2. Brendan Benson Releases Music Video For “Pretty Baby” Brendan Benson and Readymade Records present the new music video for the song “Pretty Baby” off of the beloved songwriter and co-founder of the Raconteur’s fifth solo effort What Kind of World. The Los Angeles Times calls the album “as solid...
  3. James Bay Releases “Best Fake Smile” Music Video New York – GRAMMY® Award-nominated gold-certified UK troubadour James Bay received the award for “Best British Male Solo Artist” at the 2016 BRIT Awards in London. In addition, he stunned the crowd and received a standing ovation with an unforgettable...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/slaves-releases-new-music-video/feed/ 0 IDestroy’s Bec Jevons Talks Party Punk and Leather https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/idestroy-bec-jevons-party-punk/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/idestroy-bec-jevons-party-punk/#comments Mon, 23 May 2016 06:58:04 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=30971 London – Bristol three-piece IDestroy has been on the attack since the February release of debut EP, Vanity Loves Me. Regularly packing them in both at hometown venues and further afield, the young trio of singer-guitarist Bec Jevons, Becky Baldwin on bass, and backing vocals and drummer Jenn Haneef trades in short, infectious tunes with a cutting edge.

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