Best New Bands » The Black Angels 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 Best New Bands Does Desert Daze https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/best-new-bands-does-desert-daze/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/best-new-bands-does-desert-daze/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2016 23:12:56 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33450 Joshua Tree, California – “Pretty much everything about this festival is unprofessional.” That was the easiest way to reflect upon Desert Daze 2016, as we walked back to our camp Sunday night following the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s closing set. This is in no way meant as a criticism either. Desert Daze was described as the “no rules

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  1. New Bands to See at Desert Daze 2016 New York – This weekend ushers in California’s 5th annual Desert Daze in Joshua Tree, where for three days, from October 14-16, festivalgoers from around the world will experience “what music festivals once were, while illuminating the future of what music...
  2. 7 New Bands We Loved At Bonnaroo Day 1 Manchester, TN – Well here we are again: another sunny weekend full of blistering heat and multitudes of glorious debauchery to be witnessed down at Great Stage Park in Manchester. The annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in south central Tennessee always promises...
  3. 4 New Bands to See at Bumbershoot Seattle – Though the Pacific Northwest skies are darkening earlier, the forecast predicts a sunny, temperate Labor Day weekend – perfect for the thousands of music lovers flocking to Seattle Center to attend the annual Bumbershoot music and arts festival....
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  1. 10 New Bands to See at Bonnaroo 2016 Chicago – Ah, yes, festival season is in full swing! And for many, the mecca of music festivals is fast approaching. That would be Bonnaroo, of course. The four-day long camping festival in Manchester, Tennessee has long been a favorite among...
  2. 5 New Bands to See at Riot Fest 2016 Chicago – Ah, yes, it’s that time of year again – time to experience all four seasons while attending one of Chicago’s best music festivals: Riot Fest. For some, the chances of getting rained on, spending the weekend slowly walking...
  3. 15 New Bands to See at Lollapalooza 2016 Chicago – It’s late July, you’re standing in the middle of an open field in downtown Chicago, and there are multiple bass tones and distant drumbeats battling for your attention. Chances are you’re at Lollapalooza, and festival season is in full swing....
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/desert-daze-2016/feed/ 1 The Black Angels Debut New Video, Release ‘Clear Lake Forest’ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/black-angels-debut-new-video-release-clear-lake-forest/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/black-angels-debut-new-video-release-clear-lake-forest/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:22:39 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/wp_bnb/?p=17861 New York – The Black Angels are excited to announce that their new offering Clear Lake Forest is out now via Blue Horizon. Clear Lake Forest saw a limited vinyl release on Record Store Day, but the 7-track set sees a much wider release today in a variety of formats, including 12″ clear vinyl, CD and

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  1. The Black Angels Announce New Release New York – The Black Angels are excited to announce the official release of their new offering Clear Lake Forest, due July 22, 2014 via Blue Horizon. Clear Lake Forest saw a limited 10″ vinyl release on Record Store Day, but on July 22 the 7-track set will have...
  2. The Black Angels Premiere Indigo Meadow ‘Evil Things’   Blue Horizon is excited to debut “Evil Things,” a new track from The Black Angels. The song is off their upcoming album Indigo Meadow, out April 2nd. RollingStone.com premiered ”Evil Things,” calling it “a heavy-duty headbanger built around a foreboding guitar riff.” The track...
  3. The Black Angels Descend on Brooklyn Alex Maas of The Black Angels Last night was Halloween for many people, and for others, just the start of Halloween weekend. NYC was also surprised with an unseasonal amount of snow and icy rain, but a little bit of...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/black-angels-debut-new-video-release-clear-lake-forest/feed/ 0 The Black Angels Announce New Release https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/black-angels-announce-new-release/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/black-angels-announce-new-release/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2014 23:04:39 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/wp_bnb/?p=17336 New York – The Black Angels are excited to announce the official release of their new offering Clear Lake Forest, due July 22, 2014 via Blue Horizon. Clear Lake Forest saw a limited 10″ vinyl release on Record Store Day, but on July 22 the 7-track set will have a much wider release in a variety of formats. It is now available for pre-order

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  1. The Black Angels Premiere Indigo Meadow ‘Evil Things’   Blue Horizon is excited to debut “Evil Things,” a new track from The Black Angels. The song is off their upcoming album Indigo Meadow, out April 2nd. RollingStone.com premiered ”Evil Things,” calling it “a heavy-duty headbanger built around a foreboding guitar riff.” The track...
  2. The Black Angels Descend on Brooklyn Alex Maas of The Black Angels Last night was Halloween for many people, and for others, just the start of Halloween weekend. NYC was also surprised with an unseasonal amount of snow and icy rain, but a little bit of...
  3. The Black Angels Unveil Groundbreaking New Album Blue Horizon recording group The Black Angels have announced the upcoming release of their eagerly anticipated new album. Indigo Meadow will arrive in stores and online on April 2. The Black Angels’ most revelatory collection thus far, Indigo Meadow marks...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/black-angels-announce-new-release/feed/ 0 Austin Psych Fest Day Three: The Smoke Clears https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/austin-psych-fest-day-three-the-smoke-clears/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/austin-psych-fest-day-three-the-smoke-clears/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:31:53 +0000 The dust from the farm has been kicked up – everywhere folks have sun-kissed skin, hazy eyes, are dripping with sweat and wear crescent moon smiles. They are gabbing with new friends, drinking heavily, engaging in activities to no end with any sense of time. Sunday appeared to be the day everyone had waited for

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  1. More Austin Psych Fest: We Don’t Ever Want To Leave What can’t be said of Austin Psych Fest? It’s clear this outing of psychedelic proportions is of its own world – a world that inhabits creatures of color, of sound, of intellectual properties, and spew tag lines like get-me-another-expletive-beer/swig/toke while...
  2. Best New Bands from Austin Psych Fest: Suuns In a town that generally still seems to be navigating the musical hangover of SXSW, Austin Psych Fest is a welcome respite for those who aren’t ready for the festival living to be over. Instead of the apparent relentless and...
  3. Austin Psych Fest Day One: We May No Longer Be On Earth Austin is known for its uniqueness, but despite the gab that surrounds the lively city, strip it down to its roots, it is just a normal place. A normal place that constantly features brilliant musicians at unassuming bars, sells Lonestar...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/austin-psych-fest-day-three-the-smoke-clears/feed/ 0 More Austin Psych Fest: We Don’t Ever Want To Leave https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-austin-psych-fest-we-don-t-ever-want-to-leave/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-austin-psych-fest-we-don-t-ever-want-to-leave/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:02:13 +0000 What can’t be said of Austin Psych Fest? It’s clear this outing of psychedelic proportions is of its own world – a world that inhabits creatures of color, of sound, of intellectual properties, and spew tag lines like get-me-another-expletive-beer/swig/toke while I bask in this Austin sun. Day two brought the rain – a monsoon that

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  1. Best New Bands from Austin Psych Fest: Suuns In a town that generally still seems to be navigating the musical hangover of SXSW, Austin Psych Fest is a welcome respite for those who aren’t ready for the festival living to be over. Instead of the apparent relentless and...
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  3. Get PSYCH-ed For Austin Psych Fest! So Spring Break is so five minutes ago which means it’s onto planning how you’ll be Spring-ing into the Summer festival season. Lucky for us Austin is getting us amped for the fourth annual Austin Psych Fest! Grab your closest...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/more-austin-psych-fest-we-don-t-ever-want-to-leave/feed/ 0 Mixtape 17: – The Black Angels – Django Django – Youth Lagoon And More https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-17-the-black-angels-django-django-youth-lagoon-and-more/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-17-the-black-angels-django-django-youth-lagoon-and-more/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:30:45 +0000 The post-SXSW recovery still seemed to be resonating this past week, but there’s still been some new music news; not the least of which is Ryan Adams forming a punk band called Pornography. The Black Angels were profiled as our Featured Artist, We Were Lovers talked about fulfilling their musical vision, and their upcoming album

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  1. Album Review: Youth Lagoon, Wondrous Bughouse   Wondrous Bughouse is the rare sophomore album that almost completely rewrites the sonic signature of the artist who created it. Even serious fans of Trevor Powers will find some of these new songs close to unrecognizable thanks to the...
  2. Live Review: Django Django at Seattle’s Neptune Theater It’s been a very long time since I’ve been to a concert. Sure, I go to plenty of gigs and shows, but going to Django Django’s concert at Seattle’s Neptune Theater on March 20 definitely felt like unfamiliar, or at...
  3. Youth Lagoon to Tour Europe and the U.S. This Spring Youth Lagoon Tour Dates   01/19: The Crocodile, Seattle01/20: Biltmore, Vancouver01/21: Doug Fir, Portland02/23: Paradiso Upstairs, Amsterdam02/24: Gebäude 9, Koln02/25: Point Ephemere, Paris02/27: Botanique/Rotonde, Brussels02/28: 59 To 1, Munich02/29: Postbahnhof (Small Room), Berlin03/02: Debaser, Stockholm03/03: Vega – Small Room, Copenhagen03/04:...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-17-the-black-angels-django-django-youth-lagoon-and-more/feed/ 0 Featured Artist: The Black Angels https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-the-black-angels/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-the-black-angels/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:24:48 +0000 Many will spend this week sifting through the rubble that was South-by-Southwest to see who survived and who was left behind, perhaps losing themselves in a similar way that Alan Garner lost himself in Vegas during the first Hangover. As every insider type heads back to their locales and each band continues with their tour,

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  1. Concert Preview: The Black Angels open for The Kills and Cold Cave at the Fox Theater   The Black Angels opening for Cold Cave and The Kills Who: The Kills with Cold Cave and The Black AngelsWhen: Saturday, May 14th, doors open at 7, show starts at 8Where: The Fox Theater, Pomona, CACost: $22.50 advance, $25...
  2. The Black Angels Unveil Groundbreaking New Album Blue Horizon recording group The Black Angels have announced the upcoming release of their eagerly anticipated new album. Indigo Meadow will arrive in stores and online on April 2. The Black Angels’ most revelatory collection thus far, Indigo Meadow marks...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/featured-artist-the-black-angels/feed/ 0 Mixtape #14 – Capital Cities, Lewis Watson, Small Black and more https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-14-capital-cities-lewis-watson-small-black-and-more/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-14-capital-cities-lewis-watson-small-black-and-more/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:19:43 +0000 , In this past week’s musical news roundup otherwise known as BestNewBands.com Mixtape #14, Capital Cities were our most recent featured artist; an eclectic electronic duo who found their sound by experimenting for their day job of creating music for commercials. One of those experiments includes this very danceable re-make of “Nothing Compares 2 U.”

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  1. Lewis Watson Announces NEW EP + “Into The Wild” Video Out Now! Lewis Watson will release The Wild EP, his third of a series of EPs via Warner Music, on April 2, 2013. The London-based songwriter is known to create music that emanates warmth and optimism and has quickly gained a massive international fanbase...
  2. Featured Artist: Capital Cities For the better part of the 21st Century, Craigslist has been used an abundance of things, both good and bad. As the modern day classifieds section, people looking for jobs, furniture and even bandmates can be had on the popular...
  3. MIXTAPE #5 This is an especially good one. It’ll help you get a groove on, rock out, and also chill out, man. This past week I saw Slam Donahue live at Glasslands, so I had to give them another shout. Zach caught...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-14-capital-cities-lewis-watson-small-black-and-more/feed/ 0 The Black Angels Descend on Brooklyn https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-black-angels-descend-on-brooklyn/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/the-black-angels-descend-on-brooklyn/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:42:41 +0000 Alex Maas of The Black Angels Last night was Halloween for many people, and for others, just the start of Halloween weekend. NYC was also surprised with an unseasonal amount of snow and icy rain, but a little bit of bad weather never kept the undead and ghoulish from walking the streets and heading to

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  1. Concert Review: The Black Angels Steal the Show at The Fox Theater The Black Angels in a haze of awesomeness. On Saturday night, I had the chance to see The Black Angels, Cold Cave, and The Kills at The Fox Theater in Pomona.  So I drove east to the city, parked in...
  2. The Black Angels: A Sinsational Musical Trip The Black Angels show last night at the El Rey was completely sold out- and it was no surprise why- the group literally managed to blow everyone’s mind with their sweet psychadelia and heavy retro rock. Now albeit I’m a...
  3. Concert Preview: The Black Angels open for The Kills and Cold Cave at the Fox Theater   The Black Angels opening for Cold Cave and The Kills Who: The Kills with Cold Cave and The Black AngelsWhen: Saturday, May 14th, doors open at 7, show starts at 8Where: The Fox Theater, Pomona, CACost: $22.50 advance, $25...
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