Best New Bands » young galaxy 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 Q&A: Stephen Ramsay of Young Galaxy https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-stephen-ramsay-of-young-galaxy/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-stephen-ramsay-of-young-galaxy/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:02:24 +0000 It’s been a busy year for Young Galaxy. The Montreal-based electronic duo-turned-quintet released its third LP, Shapeshifting, and then hit the road, touring with fellow experimental electro-poppers Austra. With a month left in the year, the group figured it could squeeze in two more releases. On December 13, Young Galaxy will release a deluxe edition

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  2. Preview: Austra, Young Galaxy and Tasseomancy at the Empty Bottle in Chicago Canadians invade the Empty Bottle on Monday (11/28). Headliner Austra is a Toronto-based band consisting of former members of Galaxy and Spiral Beach. Lead vocalist and chief songwriter Katie Stelmanis seizes crowds with her mystique and beckoning arm movements, while inviting everyone...
  3. Young Galaxy: The Smartest Band You’ve Never Heard Of Young Galaxy are not just another dream-pop band. They’re not another Canadian indie-pop band, either. So what are they? Well, they are a consistently great and dedicated band that has suffered the highs and lows of the music industry. They...
]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/qa-stephen-ramsay-of-young-galaxy/feed/ 0 5 Concert Picks For The Week of November 28th https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/5-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-november-28th/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/5-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-november-28th/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:02:50 +0000 Monday 11/28: Austra w/Young Galaxy & Tasseomancy at the Empty Bottle in Chicago – 9:30pm – $12 – 21+ Tuesday 11/29: Cults w/Panthers Modern & The Can’t Nots at The Met – Providence RI – 8pm – $15 – 21+ Thursday 12/1: Madi Diaz, w/Dashboard Confessional at Irving Plaza, New York City – 7pm – $27

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/5-concert-picks-for-the-week-of-november-28th/feed/ 0 Stephen Ramsay of Young Galaxy: On their latest album, anarchy, and being a “musical terminator” https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-with-young-galaxy/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-with-young-galaxy/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:42:34 +0000 Young Galaxy is a Canadian quintet whose latest album Shapeshifting sums up the group’s tumultuous transition from record label to independent music makers. With the help of Swedish producer Dan Lissvik (who they’ve never actually met), they have crafted tracks that manage to be epic in their subtlety, which is no easy feat. I had

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  2. Young Galaxy Play a Cosmic Set at Knitting Factory This past Saturday, in a total spur of the moment decision after just learning about them, I checked out Young Galaxy at my neighborhood venue, Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. I was worried that tickets would sell out quick at the...
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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-with-young-galaxy/feed/ 0 Weekend Playlist – March 25, 2011 https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-25-2011/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-25-2011/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000 Start your weekend off with a selection of music by artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com. “Outside the City” – Young Galaxy Kelly Knapp caught this stellar act at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn last weekend. Kelly wrote, “Young Galaxy’s set was pretty entrancing in a danceable way. This was a band with original synth

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-march-25-2011/feed/ 0 Young Galaxy Play a Cosmic Set at Knitting Factory https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/young-galaxy-play-a-cosmic-set-at-knitting-factory/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/young-galaxy-play-a-cosmic-set-at-knitting-factory/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:00:00 +0000 This past Saturday, in a total spur of the moment decision after just learning about them, I checked out Young Galaxy at my neighborhood venue, Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. I was worried that tickets would sell out quick at the door, as they often do if not sooner, but when I arrived there was almost

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]]> https://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/weekend-playlist-feb-11-2011/feed/ 0 Young Galaxy: The Smartest Band You’ve Never Heard Of https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/young-galaxy-the-smartest-band-youve-never-heard-of/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/young-galaxy-the-smartest-band-youve-never-heard-of/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:00:00 +0000 Young Galaxy are not just another dream-pop band. They’re not another Canadian indie-pop band, either. So what are they? Well, they are a consistently great and dedicated band that has suffered the highs and lows of the music industry. They were signed to a “mega” label in Arts&Crafts, and then found that the “dream” wasn’t

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