Best New Bands » Q&A 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 A Conversation with Ume’s Lauren Larson https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-ume-s-lauren-larson/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-ume-s-lauren-larson/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:33:59 +0000 So much amazing music comes out of Austin, TX and it looks like the city’s next up-and-comers are the shoegazing trio Ume. Led by the talented singer/guitarist Lauren Larson, the band named after a Japanese plum blossom has made a name for itself after releasing its debut album, Phantoms, last year to much success. The

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  1. A Conversation With Maps & Atlases’ Dave Davison It’s been a good few years for Maps & Atlases. The Chicago-based math rock quartet’s acclaimed 2010 debut full-length, Perch Patchwork, gave it the push it needed to become a heavy hitter in the indie scene, and its sophomore effort,...
  2. A Conversation with Alcoholic Faith Mission’s Thorben Seierø Jensen In 2006, high school friends Thorben Seierø Jensen and Sune Sølund formed Alcoholic Faith Mission after stumbling upon Brooklyn’s Apostolic Faith Mission and joking around about swapping the “Apostolic” with “Alcoholic,” because alcoholics have faith in booze like the devout...
  3. A Conversation With Gary Larsen of Royal Teeth I recently was in New Orleans for a wedding and despite stuffing my gullet with food that took years off my life, I also imbibed in music and booze, a New Orleans specialty. While speaking to some of the locals,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-ume-s-lauren-larson/feed/ 0 A Conversation With Maps & Atlases’ Dave Davison https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-maps-atlases-dave-davison/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-maps-atlases-dave-davison/#comments Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:07:42 +0000 It’s been a good few years for Maps & Atlases. The Chicago-based math rock quartet’s acclaimed 2010 debut full-length, Perch Patchwork, gave it the push it needed to become a heavy hitter in the indie scene, and its sophomore effort, Beware and Be Grateful has allowed the band to regain momentum. The four-piece is currently

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  2. A Conversation With The Staves The UK-based folk trio, The Staves, has been making a name for itself at a feverish pace. Although the outfit, consisting of sisters Emily, Jessica, and Camilla Staveley-Taylor, has yet to release a full-length album, it has already been signed...
  3. A Conversation with Alcoholic Faith Mission’s Thorben Seierø Jensen In 2006, high school friends Thorben Seierø Jensen and Sune Sølund formed Alcoholic Faith Mission after stumbling upon Brooklyn’s Apostolic Faith Mission and joking around about swapping the “Apostolic” with “Alcoholic,” because alcoholics have faith in booze like the devout...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-maps-atlases-dave-davison/feed/ 0 A Conversation with Alcoholic Faith Mission’s Thorben Seierø Jensen https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-alcoholic-faith-mission-s-thorben-seier%c3%b8-jensen/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-alcoholic-faith-mission-s-thorben-seier%c3%b8-jensen/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 17:57:43 +0000 In 2006, high school friends Thorben Seierø Jensen and Sune Sølund formed Alcoholic Faith Mission after stumbling upon Brooklyn’s Apostolic Faith Mission and joking around about swapping the “Apostolic” with “Alcoholic,” because alcoholics have faith in booze like the devout have in religion. It stuck, and now six years later, the band has grown to

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  1. A Conversation with Battleme’s Matt Drenik It has been a crazy few years for Matt Drenik. After being diagnosed with Uveitis, an autoimmune disease that affects the eyes, the then Lions front man saw life in a different light (no pun intended). He began to write...
  2. Catching Up With Leftover Cuties’ Shirli McAllen With an ode to Gatsby-era debauchery and smoke-filled jazz joints, Leftover Cuties will steal your heart and thrill your soul. In between albums, the band decided to release an EP of covers to serve as an appetizer while they finish...
  3. Grace Woodroofe on the Fire Within Emerging from the white water rapids of independent music like an old soul, is blues songwriter Grace Woodroofe. In a relatively short time, she’s been able to channel some of the most classic and substantial influences into finding the substance within...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-alcoholic-faith-mission-s-thorben-seier%c3%b8-jensen/feed/ 0 Brian Lopez on Tucson, His New Album Ultra, and Being Compared to an Octopus https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/brian-lopez-on-tucson-his-new-album-ultra-and-being-compared-to-an-octopus/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/brian-lopez-on-tucson-his-new-album-ultra-and-being-compared-to-an-octopus/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:51:58 +0000 In case you didn’t read my review of Brian Lopez’s recently released album, Ultra, go now, oh foolish one, and read it.  There. Well done. Thus, in case you didn’t notice, Brian Lopez is, indeed, awesome. And now, as you arrive at the top of this interview, you, in the privacy of your own mind,

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  1. Album Review: Brian Lopez – Ultra Brian Lopez, a soulful, curly-headed, Tucson-raised singer-songwriter has made his way on to my music radar and left a great first impression with his first solo, full-length album, album, Ultra.  Branching out from his role as the leader of experimental...
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