Best New Bands » sam bond’s garage 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 BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/21/11 https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-2-21-11/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/bestnewbandscoms-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-2-21-11/#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000 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, Hollywood, CA When: Monday Feb 14th at 9pm Cost: Free Age Restrictions: All Ages ***

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  1. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/14/11 Picked By: Rebecca Haithcoat Who: Goapele Where: Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA When: Monday, February 14th at 8pm Cost: $20-$23 Age Restrictions: All Ages *** Picked By: Daniel Kohn Who: Lucy Walsh Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Hollywood, CA When: Monday Feb 14th at 9pm...
  2. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 2/7/11 Picked By: Rebecca Haithcoat Who: Prince‘s “Welcome to America” Tour Where: Madison Square Garden, NYC When: Monday, February 7th at 7:30pm Cost: $20.10-$179.50 Age Restrictions: All Ages   From Rebecca: “Prince is not just my, but THE G.O.A.T., and please...
  3. BestNewBands.com’s Concert Picks for the Week of 1/31/11 Picked By: Kristina Villarini Who: The Hold Steady w/ The Gay Blades Where: Music Hall of Williamsburg, NYC When: Monday, January 31st at 9pm Cost: $25 Age Restrictions: 18+ ***   Picked By: Kelly Knapp Who: Joan of Arc w/ Pillars & Tongues,...
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  1. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 21, 2011 Happy Friday! It felt like it would never get here, huh? Before you start your weekend, listen to the latest compilation of music from the artists we’ve featured last week on BestNewBands.com. “Hook, Line & Sinner” – Texas in July...
  2. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 7, 2011 Welcome to the first Weekend Playlist of 2011! Review some of the musical events from the week with these 10 fresh tracks… “Dumb (Live at the WOW Hall)” – Medium Troy Monica Christoffels began 2011 at the WOW Hall with...
  3. Weekend Playlist – Jan. 14, 2011 Today’s Playlist includes a little bit of everything BestNewBands.com has featured this week, from folk to punk-rock to dubstep – everything your music-loving hearts could desire! Listen and enjoy… “Shoeshine” – Black Taxi In this weekend’s BackStory Bonus, the guys...
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  1. From Bluegrass to Bingo, Sam Bond’s Garage Has It All photo credit: Esquire.com On Monday nights, when most other bars are sound asleep, Sam Bond’s Garage can hardly contain its patrons. The large, wooden room reverberates with animated chatter as people grab drinks and, if they’re lucky, a place to...
  2. Staggering, Swaying at Sam Bond’s Garage? Blame It On the Beer At Sam Bond’s Garage, there are certain things one can always count on: a packed house, and stronger-than-you’d-suspect beer. Local musicians Stagger & Sway know this, and even penned an ode to the notorious Eugene bar that encaptures the weird...
  3. BackStory Bonus!: Netherfriends’ “Bret Easton Ellis Novel” In this special bonus episode of BackStory, Netherfriends tell us the story behind their song “Bret Easton Ellis Novel.” The song starts out as a song about friends that I wish I could be. I was obsessed with the idea...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/backstory-stagger-and-sways-sam-bonds-garage/feed/ 0 Staggering, Swaying at Sam Bond’s Garage? Blame It On the Beer https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/staggering-swaying-at-sam-bonds-garage-blame-it-on-the-beer/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/staggering-swaying-at-sam-bonds-garage-blame-it-on-the-beer/#comments Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 At Sam Bond’s Garage, there are certain things one can always count on: a packed house, and stronger-than-you’d-suspect beer. Local musicians Stagger & Sway know this, and even penned an ode to the notorious Eugene bar that encaptures the weird quirks that make Sam Bond’s special. Now, I’d consider myself a Monday-night bingo and Tuesday-night

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  1. From Bluegrass to Bingo, Sam Bond’s Garage Has It All photo credit: Esquire.com On Monday nights, when most other bars are sound asleep, Sam Bond’s Garage can hardly contain its patrons. The large, wooden room reverberates with animated chatter as people grab drinks and, if they’re lucky, a place to...
  2. Need rehearsal space? Try a parking garage Last night after a shoot on the UC Irvine campus, I was met with the distant promise of blistering guitar licks and the steady pulse of drums echoing across the campus. I pictured college kids jamming in some social center,...
  3. The Surf Roots Tour: Currently Working its Way Through the Pacific Northwest Eugene, OR certainly missed a great show last night. The Surf Roots Tour, featuring Tamarama, The Green, Stranger and Anuhea, stopped at the WOW Hall, but only 25 or so people came to see it. A small audience didn’t affect...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/staggering-swaying-at-sam-bonds-garage-blame-it-on-the-beer/feed/ 0 From Bluegrass to Bingo, Sam Bond’s Garage Has It All https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/from-bluegrass-to-bingo-sam-bonds-garage-has-it-all/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/from-bluegrass-to-bingo-sam-bonds-garage-has-it-all/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:00:00 +0000 photo credit: Esquire.com On Monday nights, when most other bars are sound asleep, Sam Bond’s Garage can hardly contain its patrons. The large, wooden room reverberates with animated chatter as people grab drinks and, if they’re lucky, a place to sit. Although the main event doesn’t start until 9 p.m., seasoned attendees know to grab

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  1. Need rehearsal space? Try a parking garage Last night after a shoot on the UC Irvine campus, I was met with the distant promise of blistering guitar licks and the steady pulse of drums echoing across the campus. I pictured college kids jamming in some social center,...
  2. California Guitar Trio at the Coach House, 1/29/10 Last Friday, I saw the California Guitar Trio at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, and it was a great show. I first became aware of this group when I was working at The McDonald Theatre in Eugene. CGT,...
  3. Searching for Eugene’s Next Big Thing Eugene Weekly’s annual Next Big Thing contest is currently underway, with more than 115 songs vying for the Best Original Single award, along with cash prizes and unbridled bragging rights. This year’s submissions range from heavy metal to techno to...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/from-bluegrass-to-bingo-sam-bonds-garage-has-it-all/feed/ 0 20 Questions with John Shipe https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/20-questions-with-john-shipe/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/20-questions-with-john-shipe/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:00:00 +0000 I want to publish interviews with bands and musicians I love here, but I am a terrible interviewer. As gifted as I am with writing in “spin,” I stink as a straight journalist. Having made my peace with that, I decided to try to come up with a generic list of interview questions that I

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  1. John Shipe at The Gypsy Den in Santa Ana John Shipe, a good friend of mine from Eugene, has been parked in San Diego for the last six months, and he finally played a couple of shows in Orange County recently. His shows on January 30th and March 6th...
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