The Knocks Announces 2017 North American Tour

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New York - Fresh off releasing the new smashing single, “HEAT” (feat. Sam Nelson Harris), New York based electronic duo The Knocks (known for its critically-acclaimed sold-out live shows) announced a massive 2017 North American Feel Good Feel Great tour. The Knocks has curated a support lineup that boasts a diverse mix of “who’s next” in electronic and dance music, including Manchester, UK multi-platinum

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5 More Bands We Loved at Pitchfork

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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 out on the lawn. While this was the case at times on the final day of Pitchfork Music Festival

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The Heirs join Vans Warped Tour 2016

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New York – California 80s inspired electro-pop band The Heirs are set to play a full lineup of summer shows on the 2016 Vans Warped Tour. This comes after performing at SXSW and touring with The Big Pink. Last year The Heirs released the debut four-track EP Ecliptic (Capitol Records), which features the single “Alright

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BBC 6 Music Festival

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Bristol, UK – This is the third year now that the 6 Music Festival has taken over a city – a different one each time – and got a certain type of music fan, in that city, very excited. Well, momentarily excited anyway, before then feeling crushingly depressed because they’ve failed to get tickets to a hugely popular

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Atlas Genius Announce US Headline Tour + New Single “Stockholm”

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Los Angeles – Atlas Genius, led by Australian brothers Keith and Michael Jeffery, will be hitting the road this spring for a U.S. headline tour, kicking off March 31 in Portland and including stops in Chicago, Nashville, Boston, and Los Angeles. The tour, presented by Journeys, will also feature five-time GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Skylar Grey, as well as special

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Lights Lit Up Chicago

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Chicago – Lights and co-headliners The Mowgli’s performed for a packed House of Blues, having sold out the downtown venue. While fans, young and old, excitedly waited for the show to begin, I found myself questioning if I should be there, knowing just blocks away Chicago youth were protesting the murder cover-up of Laquan McDonald, who

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