Best New Bands » sasquatch 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 Sasquatch! Launch Party Features Local Bands, Reveals 2015 Lineup https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/sasquatch-launch-party-features-local-bands-reveals-2015-lineup/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/sasquatch-launch-party-features-local-bands-reveals-2015-lineup/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 01:25:23 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=21776 Seattle – The energy was palpable last week at the Neptune Theater as the crowd buzzed with anticipation, knowing that they were about to learn who would be playing at the biggest music festival in the Northwest. The 2015 Sasquatch! Music Festival Launch Party, presented by Washington Healthplanfinder, featured music by Seattle-based acts The Young

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  3. together PANGEA Reveals “Badillac” Video And Tour Dates Los Angeles - together PANGEA are excited to reveal their Ryan Baxley-directed video for “Badillac,” from their recently-released Harvest Records debut of the same name. The band has also announced a string of fall and winter tour dates, continuing tonight in Eugene, OR at Cozmic Pizza and concluding on November...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/sasquatch-launch-party-features-local-bands-reveals-2015-lineup/feed/ 1 Sasquatch! Day Two: New Lungs, Radiation City, SOL, and More https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sasquatch-day-two-new-lungs-radiation-city-sol-and-more/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sasquatch-day-two-new-lungs-radiation-city-sol-and-more/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2014 05:08:51 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/wp_bnb/?p=17221 George, WA. – The Memorial Day Weekend fun continues as Sasquatch!, the premier music festival in the Pacific Northwest kicks off it’s second day. After a strong opening Friday, day two of the 12th Sasquatch! Festival had some big shoes to fill. Thankfully, Saturday’s artists did not disappoint, with some diverse new bands (many from right here

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  1. Radiation City Releases The Hands That Take You Radiation City: Retro Delight! Band: Radiation City www.radiationcity.muxtape.com Origin: Portland, OR! Label: Tender Loving Empire www.tenderlovingempire.com (Typhoon www.myspace.com/wearetyphoon, Y La Bamba www.myspace.com/ylabamba) Album: The Hands That Take You Release date: Already out on cassette through Radiation City’s own Apes Tapes...
  2. 6 Great New Bands We Saw At Sasquatch! Day 3 George, WA. - Even after two full days in the blazing Gorge sunshine, festival goers rallied to catch the great acts Sunday’s lineup offered, including Haim, Rodriguez, tUnE-yArDs, Cold War Kids, Portugal. The Man, and much more. Check out some of the new bands...
  3. Sasquatch! Day One: Iska Dhaaf, White Sea, Hozier and More George, WA. – Memorial Day Weekend in Washington means more than just a three-day weekend – it’s the time for the premiere music festival in the Pacific Northwest. This year, more than 27,000 festival goers have come from every state...
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  1. Sasquatch! Day One: Iska Dhaaf, White Sea, Hozier and More George, WA. – Memorial Day Weekend in Washington means more than just a three-day weekend – it’s the time for the premiere music festival in the Pacific Northwest. This year, more than 27,000 festival goers have come from every state...
  2. 5 New Bands To See At Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle – Summer is almost in full swing, and with the change comes my favorite seasonal activity- block parties. Growing up, “block party” meant water balloon fights, watermelon slices, cornhole, and s’mores, but since moving to Seattle I’ve learned that...
  3. 3 Great New Bands We Saw At Seattle’s Bumbershoot – Day 2 The second day of Bumbershoot had some pretty big names. It was “Barsuk Records Day” (celebrating the label’s 15th birthday) so we were treated to The Joy Formidable, David Bazan and Death Cab for Cutie playing Transatlanticism straight through. Oh,...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/6-great-new-bands-we-saw-at-sasquatch-day-3/feed/ 0 Sasquatch! Day One: Iska Dhaaf, White Sea, Hozier and More https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sasquatch-day-one-iska-dhaaf-white-sea-hozier-and-more/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sasquatch-day-one-iska-dhaaf-white-sea-hozier-and-more/#comments Sat, 24 May 2014 05:36:20 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/wp_bnb/?p=17171 George, WA. – Memorial Day Weekend in Washington means more than just a three-day weekend – it’s the time for the premiere music festival in the Pacific Northwest. This year, more than 27,000 festival goers have come from every state in the country and every province in Canada to see the 100 acts, including big-name

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  1. Iska Dhaaf Have Quite the Story to Tell Chicago – The story goes like this: Nathan Quiroga and Benjamin Verdoes were both looking for something more. More than what their bands – Mad Rads and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Bands – could provide. More depth. More growth. More...
  2. Sasquatch! Day One: Reunions, Sea Wolf and Father John Misty Sasquatch!—like many music festivals—is an entity in flux; new bands come and go, while different promotional events and partnerships set up shop around the grounds, ensuring another year is paid for. Still, one constant exists in the form of the...
  3. Sasquatch Day 2: Suuns, Indians And Michael Kiwanuka Suuns may have started playing to overcast skies but there was no shortage of fans at the Yeti stage Saturday. The Montreal quartet didn’t say much, but instead charged into their brand of electronic noise rock. The pounding kick drum...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/sasquatch-day-2-suuns-indians-amd-michael-kiwanuka/feed/ 0 New Bands To See At Coachella: Gary Clark Jr. https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-gary-clark-jr/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/new-bands-to-see-at-coachella-gary-clark-jr/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:45:44 +0000 Photo by Frank Maddock Gary Clark Jr. hates the term bluesman. Judging from his brand of music, you would expect this new artist to embrace the label, but being a nasty guitar player is only the tip of the iceberg to this man’s talents.  Sort of like a latter day John Mayer, Clark can play

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  3. Show Preview: Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs in L.A. 9/15, 9/17 Star Anna and The Laughing Dogs are set to make their second Los Angeles appearance tomorrow night at the famed Viper Room on Sunset. Last year, the outfit played at the venue formerly known as Spaceland with special guest Mike...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/4-picks-for-the-austin-city-limits-festival-is-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Go see White Arrows/Milo Greene/My Goodness for FREE tonight in LA! https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/go-see-white-arrows-milo-greene-my-goodness-for-free-tonight-in-la/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/go-see-white-arrows-milo-greene-my-goodness-for-free-tonight-in-la/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0000 White Arrows Hats off to The Echo and The Rumble for assembling such a potentially mesh-worthy trio of bands at tonight’s free show! In addition to BestNewBands.com’s favorite LA psych rockers White Arrows (see Lauren Novik‘s interview with the band or her post about their must-see set at Sasquatch!), gritty blues duo My Goodness and

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