5 New Bands At Treasure Island Music Festival
San Francisco – Treasure Island Music Festival has been a staple of the bay area ever since its inaugural event, held in 2007. Since then the festival has seen headliners such as Beck, Belle and...
View ArticleMocha Brings A Neo-Soulful Set To The End
Nashville – There’s a high demand for good, live R&B in this music-rich city, but unfortunately, it’s met with limited supply. Enter Mocha: possibly the youngest, funkiest, and most energetic...
View ArticleKat Dahlia’s Honest And Powerful ‘My Garden’
Portland – When Best New Bands spoke with Kat Dahlia last month, she was very eager to share her debut album with the world. Though it has been a while since her first single off the record, “Gangsta,”...
View ArticleUntil The Ribbon Breaks Give Chicagoans What They Needed
Chicago – Yo New York, I’ma let you finish but you ain’t got nothing on Chicago when it comes to blizzards! Twenty inches of snow? Check. Below freezing temps? Check. Letting winter disrupt our lives?...
View ArticleTHEESatisfaction DEEliver On Second ElpEE ‘EarthEE’
Los Angeles – With EarthEE, their second full-length release on Sub Pop Records, the ladies of THEESatisfaction have expanded and improved upon the spacey and socially conscious style of R&B that...
View ArticleTwin Shadow ’s LP Is a Hard-Hitting Coup
New York – Twin Shadow’s work sits on the periphery of R&B, and concurrently houses a decidedly indie-pop essence. Never before has this coupling of genres been so pronounced than on this act’s...
View ArticleTei Shi Goes Deeper On Verde
Los Angeles – Valerie Teicher, the mastermind producer behind Tei Shi, would certainly be considered a citizen of the world if there ever was one. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Teicher also called...
View ArticleHiatus Kaiyote Live at The Roxy in Los Angeles
Los Angeles – With a sold-out crowd that was every bit as diverse and eclectic as the headliner’s set list, Hiatus Kaiyote spent the evening dropping tracks from their breakout debut LP as well as this...
View ArticleVicktor Taiwò Lets Down His Guard with JUNO
Chicago – British electro-R&B artist Vicktor Taiwò first caught the attention of music lovers with “Digital Kids.” Two years after the release of that sultry, soulful single, Vicktor Taiwò is...
View ArticleTalking with Nathaniel Rateliff
Nashville – Nathaniel Rateliff. The name is getting bigger by the day. His new album is pumping life into the Rhythm and Blues section of the record store. A section maybe a little overlooked lately....
View ArticleGary Clark Jr – The Story of Sonny Boy Slim: The R&B Album We All Desperately...
Chicago – Last year I had the pleasure of reviewing Gary Clark Jr.‘s live album, simply titled Live. I declared it a masterpiece and hailed the Grammy winner as the new Hendrix and called him a “legend...
View ArticleMocha Brings A Neo-Soulful Set To The End
Nashville – There’s a high demand for good, live R&B in this music-rich city, but unfortunately, it’s met with limited supply. Enter Mocha: possibly the youngest, funkiest, and most energetic...
View ArticleKat Dahlia’s Honest And Powerful ‘My Garden’
Portland – When Best New Bands spoke with Kat Dahlia last month, she was very eager to share her debut album with the world. Though it has been a while since her first single off the record, “Gangsta,”...
View ArticleShamir: The New King Of Pop?
Chicago – I’m going to say what many have surely been thinking but are too afraid to say. Now that Michael Jackson has left us – way too soon, I might add – it’s time to think about who might take on...
View ArticleThe Weeknd Debuts “In The Night” Music Video
New York – This evening, THE WEEKND released the music video for his latest single, “In The Night.”Directed by the acclaimed duo BRTHR, this new nocturnal affair was shot in Brooklyn, NY last month and...
View ArticleMeet Germany’s Newest Export: AudioDamn!
Chicago – You may not have heard of AudioDamn! yet, but trust us when we say they’ll soon be on everyone’s radar, thanks in part to their soulful single “Radar.” The trio, made up of Austrians Oliver...
View ArticleNathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats At The Fillmore
San Francisco – The walls of San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium tell quite a story. Everything from the countless concert flyers lining the perimeter of the aptly-named Poster Room to the giant,...
View ArticleKING Prepares To Rule
Los Angeles – For some, a career in music is a chosen path that takes years of training and dedication to achieve – others simply fall right into it. Both of those circumstances led to the formation of...
View Article4 New Bands We Loved at Pitchfork Day 2
Chicago – The second day of Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off with plenty of sun and sweat, with the humidity causing temps to rise and deodorant to fail. Though, given that Pitchfork weekend tends...
View Article5 More Bands We Loved at Pitchfork
Chicago – Oh, Sunday! The last day of any festival can seem like the worst. Everyone’s tired. Sunburns and hangovers are a plenty. Your feet may not want to comply, making for a lazy afternoon spread...
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