Best New Bands » Thundercat 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 Thundercat Announces 2017 Headline Tour https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/thundercat-announces-2017-headline-tour/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/thundercat-announces-2017-headline-tour/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2016 17:40:07 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=33944 Los Angeles – Thundercat will embark on an extensive live tour through the US and Europe in 2017, kicking off with two nights at The Independent in San Francisco. It marks the first headline North American tour for the virtuosic bassist / singer-songwriter since the fall of 2015, He will be joined on stage by longtime bandmates Dennis Hamm

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  3. New Bands We Loved On Sunday At Pitchfork Chicago – The final day of Pitchfork 2015 was hands down the best of the three. The weather was almost perfect, with no rain and temps in the 80s. Yes, we could’ve done without the humidity, but it’s Chicago, so...
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  3. New Bands We Loved On Sunday At Pitchfork Chicago – The final day of Pitchfork 2015 was hands down the best of the three. The weather was almost perfect, with no rain and temps in the 80s. Yes, we could’ve done without the humidity, but it’s Chicago, so...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-thundercat-apocalypse/feed/ 1 Mixtape 27: Crystal Fighters – DIIV – Michael Kiwanuka and more https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-27-crystal-fighters-diiv-michael-kiwanuka-and-more/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/mixtapes/mixtape-27-crystal-fighters-diiv-michael-kiwanuka-and-more/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2013 05:35:51 +0000  Summer is already starting to feel like it’s blowing up, as we’ve had a busy week with new breezy tunes to chill in your beach chair by, as well as some fresh jams to sweat it out to. In live reviews, Zach Klassen was up at Sasquatch! Music Fest, where DIIV took all his doubts

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