Best New Bands » The Rock Shop 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 Liam FInn’s Last Murmuration Residency Show at The Rock Shop https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/liam-finns-last-murmuration-residency-show-at-the-rock-shop/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/liam-finns-last-murmuration-residency-show-at-the-rock-shop/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:20:31 +0000 Monday was the final show of Liam Finn’s Murmuration residency at The Rock Shop. It definitely felt like he had made The Rock Shop his home, full of friends, inside jokes, and freedom to jam and riff and try out some new music. Liam was immediately affable, addressing the packed room as if we were

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  1. Liam Finn’s New York Residency Starts This Monday! Liam Finn‘s New York residency, or ‘Murmuration’ as he is calling it, starts this Monday. Liam will be performing at The Rock Shop in Brooklyn every Monday in what promises to be a fun, unpredictable and highly entertaining month of...
  2. The Radio Dept. Kills at The Rock Shop’s One Year Anniversary Show Last night, The Rock Shop celebrated it’s one year anniversary. In the short time it’s been open, this 4th ave. hangout has made its way into the standard rotation of Brooklyn venues to see up-and-coming bands, ranking alongside Glasslands, Union...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/liam-finns-last-murmuration-residency-show-at-the-rock-shop/feed/ 0 Liam Finn’s New York Residency Starts This Monday! https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/liam-finns-new-york-residency-starts-this-monday/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/liam-finns-new-york-residency-starts-this-monday/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:06:23 +0000 Liam Finn‘s New York residency, or ‘Murmuration’ as he is calling it, starts this Monday. Liam will be performing at The Rock Shop in Brooklyn every Monday in what promises to be a fun, unpredictable and highly entertaining month of music. The residency is a chance for Liam to engage in a more intimate setting, as

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  1. Slang Chickens’ Monday night residency at The Echo: A must-hear for all Slang Chickens is the kind of band that makes you want to start a band. Taking a very generous definition of “alternative”, the SoCal quartet combines alt-country, punk, post rock, and pop in ways that seem to redefine the very...
  2. Q&A: Liam Finn Having released one of my favorite albums of the year, Liam Finn seems to finally be getting his due from American audiences. Though he is from New Zealand, Finn currently lives in Brooklyn, which has allowed for his creativity to...
  3. Grouplove Plays FREE Residency at LA’s Bootleg Theater January 3, 10, 17 If Grouplove isn’t a band you’re familiar with now, chances are you will be come 2011. Although the LA-based quintet’s self-titled debut EP has not even been released yet (it comes out January 25!), the five-piece that met during a...
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  1. An Interview with Ryan Rabin of Grouplove The LA-based indie band Grouplove is really, really good. They exude an honesty that comes straight from musical self-confidence and trust between band members. Their powerful, folk-tinged rock first hit my eardrums about a month ago at The Bowery Ballroom,...
  2. Back to School: An Interview with Lady Danville Following their show at UCLA, I sat down with Lady Danville’s keyboardist Michael Garner to learn a little more about the band.  We chatted about their hometown of Danville, California, the goofiness of Ben Folds, celebrity doppelgangers, a particularly inspiring...
  3. Interview with Montreal’s Winter Gloves Unbeknownst to me before this interview, Montreal is apparently a pretty awesome place. The rent is cheap, the coffee is good, the girls are beautiful, and the music is great. Although that’s all fun and good, Winter Gloves are preparing...
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  1. 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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  1. Deleted Scenes Close the Night at The Rock Shop Last night I found myself back at The Rock Shop in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. This venue has a great vibe to it, as well as tasty bar food upstairs to grab between sets downstairs. I had...
  2. Hooray for Earth are Surrounded by Their Friends, and Like to Get Psyched After Hooray for Earth played their third residency show at Pianos, I got to chat with frontman and main songwriter Noel Heroux right outside the venue next to their van. Noel had the appearance of just getting out of bed,...
  3. Q&A With Pomegranates, Cincinnati’s Juiciest Export With a new album, One of Us, released yesterday and the last leg of a three month-long tour about to start, the Cincinnati boys of Pomegranates have a lot on their plate right now. I learned, however, that cranking out...
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