New Bands At Bonnaroo 2014

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Nashville – Once a modest, band-centric festival, Bonnaroo has morphed into a monster of a weekend where roughly two hundred bands and thousands of people descend on the tiny town of Manchester, Tennessee from June 12-15. The festival’s biggest stage, What, will be lit up by the likes of Sir Elton John, Jack White, and

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Cults Bring Heart and Heartbreak to Chicago

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Chicago – Heartbreak and romance tend to birth beauty in artists, and Cults know all too well about this. Guitarist Brian Oblivion and singer Madeline Follin’s reflections on love, life, and their unraveling relationship have combined for a breathtaking new LP, Static. Oblivion and Follin gained attention back in 2010 with the single “Go Outside,” before

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The Black Angels Announce New Release

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New York – The Black Angels are excited to announce the official release of their new offering Clear Lake Forest, due July 22, 2014 via Blue Horizon. Clear Lake Forest saw a limited 10″ vinyl release on Record Store Day, but on July 22 the 7-track set will have a much wider release in a variety of formats. It is now available for pre-order

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alt-J Announce New Album “This Is All Yours” out Sept 22

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Los Angeles – alt-J today announce the release of their second album, This Is All Yours, the follow-up to their million-selling Mercury Prize-winning debut record, An Awesome Wave. This Is All Yours is available to pre-order immediately; the album will be released on September 22via Canvasback / Infectious Music in CD, digital and double-vinyl editions. Starting today, fans who

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tUnE-yArDs Live At The Fillmore

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San Francisco - Every musician dreams of having ability to fully command an audience’s attention, but it’s a skill is one that takes years and years to perfect. I know of many bands that have yet to achieve such fluidity and grace onstage, bands that have been together for years—even decades—yet they still lack the kind

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Reuben And The Dark – Funeral Sky

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New York – Reuben And The Dark is a troop of four Canadian-bred multi-instrumentalists lead by Rueben Bollock. The band released their first album, Funeral Sky, in late May, and the LP is such a successful introduction that it’s hard to believe it surfaced as a debut. Brimming with boisterous confidence, the album is a downright

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