Matrimony Wins Over Seattle

Seattle – Tractor Tavern was filled with folk pop-rock, thanks to North Carolina’s Matrimony and California’s Run River North. Matrimony, a family band from Charlotte, brought their headline act to the stage with Americana-tinged harmonies, soaring choruses, jangly banjo, and strong rhythms on the last night of their spring tour. Fronted by husband-wife duo Ashlee

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New Music From Grimes

Grimes on Best New Bands

London – Grimes is back with a new track, her first in almost two years. Being gifted to fans, ‘Go’ features Blood Diamonds and was first heard when she played it live at Governor’s Ball in New York earlier this month. The track premiered today on Zane Lowe’s show on Radio 1 in the UK as his ‘Hottest Record

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Rainy Day Women – “Mars”

Rainy Day Women on Best New Bands

Brooklyn – Rainy Day Women is a four-piece wonder out of Perth, and this band of Australians is poised to commandeer the devotion of any listener who harbors an old-soul lover of classic pop. The group’s sound borrows from the great masters of summer soundtracks, and weaves a contemporary air into the fabric of their

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PAPA At Austin’s Red 7

PAPA on Best New Bands

Austin – Los Angeles natives, PAPA, have spent the last year touring the globe in support of their excellent 2013 LP, “Tender Madness.” The band, headed by Darren Weiss and Daniel Presant, has a repertoire of upbeat pop songs driven by Weiss’ powerful drumming and deep Springsteenesque baritone.  When you attend a PAPA show, they will make sure you

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White Hex – Gold Nights

White Hex on Best New Bands

Portland –Tara Green and Jimi Kritzler are an Australian duo who, under the moniker White Hex, have been making sleek, cold music that seems at odds with the bright-sunshine-and-blue-water image of their home country. It’s a contrast they’re fully aware of; labeling themselves, tongue planted firmly in cheek no doubt, as “tropical goth.” If White

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The Weeknd Reveals Four Exclusive Show Dates This Fall

The Weeknd on Best New Bands

New York — THE WEEKND is back on the road this fall for four exclusive shows. Joined by ScHoolboy Q and Jhené Aiko, the platinum-certified alternative R&B trend-setter has readied his most immersive and inventive production yet. The run begins September 19th at Barclays Center in New York and stops at other major venues across North America including The Hollywood Bowl

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