Pages tagged “best of what's next”

Best of What's Next 2009: Kim Taylor [Musician]

By Kate Kiefer on 3:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio Album: The Greatest Story EP For Fans Of: Cat Power, Cowboy Junkies, Over the Rhine... read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Grace Bonney (Design*Sponge) [Blogger]

By Rachael Maddux on 2:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Blog: DesignSponge For Fans Of: Etsy, Domino magazine, Martha Stewart... read more

Found in: Culture, Features

Best of What's Next 2009: Jenny Owen Youngs [Musician]

By Gray Chapman on 2:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: Montclair, N.J. Album: Transmitter Failure For Fans Of: Ingrid Michaelson, Neko Case, Feist... read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Ebony Bones [Musician]

By Rachael Maddux on 2:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: London Album: Bone of My Bones (fall 2009) For Fans Of: X-Ray Specs, David Bowie, Janelle Monáe... read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Erica Dunton [Filmmaker]

By Josh Jackson on 1:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: London Film: The 27 Club For Fans Of: Jonathan Demme, Noah Baumbach, Joe Swanberg... read more

Found in: Movies, Features

Best of What's Next 2009: Harlem Shakes [Musicians]

By Julia Askenase on 1:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Album: Technicolor Health Band Members: Lexy Benaim (lead vocals), Todd Goldstein (guitar, vocals), Brent Katz (drums, drum machine, vocals), Jose Soegaard (bass, vocals), Kendrick Strauch (keyboards, vocals) For Fans Of: Vampire Weekend, White Rabbits, Talking Heads "Somehow pop just feels so fair / In this tangled, injured air,” sings Harlem Shakes frontman Lexy Benaim in a wonderfully nasal voice over a woozy synth on his band’s debut LP, Technicolor Health. The line captures the Shakes’ deft fusion of an upbeat sound with lyrics about life’s occasional bleakness, offering sonic group therapy via frenetic, Latin-tinged beats and wiry guitar, rallied by anthemic sing-along... read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Blind Pilot [Musicians]

By Rachel Dovey on 1:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: Portland, Ore. Album: 3 Rounds and a Sound Band Members: Kati Claborn (dulcimer, banjo, vocals), Ryan Dubrowki (drums), Dave Jorgenson (keyboard, trumpet), Ian Krist (vibraphone), Israel Nebeker (vocals, guitar), Luke Ydstie (upright bass, vocals). For Fans Of: The Decemberists,The Shins, Death Cab for Cutie... read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Lydia Peelle [Author]

By Taylor Bruce on 12:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: NashvilleBook: Reasons for and Advantages of BreathingFor Fans Of: Jane Smiley, Tony Earley, Emile Zola... read more

Found in: Books, Features

Best of What's Next 2009: John Hillcoat [Filmmaker]

By Sean Gandert on 12:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: Brighton, EnglandFilms: The Proposition, The Road (fall 2009)For Fans Of: Sam Peckinpah, Terrence Malick, David Fincher... read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Patrick Watson [Musician]

By Steve LaBate on 12:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: MontrealAlbum: Wooden ArmsBand Members: Simon Angell (guitar, banjo, charango), Robbie Kuster (drums, percussion), Mishka Stein (bass), Patrick Wilson (vocals, keyboard)For Fans Of: Andrew Bird, Tom Waits, Osvaldo Golijov... read more

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