Foxing Releases Video for “Indica”

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Richmond, Virginia – St. Louis band Foxing released a stunning new video today for the song “Indica,” featuring a new version of the song with guest vocals from Tancred’s Jess Abbot. Directed by John Komar and Foxing bassist Josh Coll, the affecting video explores the far  reaches of the song’s dark content. “Indica” is from Foxing’s sophomore

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Bad Suns Ignites a Fire in LA

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Los Angeles – On a mellow night, in Downtown LA, at a little known venue known as The Teragram Ballroom, Bad Suns performed to an electric sold-out crowd. Off the heels of its fantastic sophomore LP, Disappear Here (which is a favorite of Vinyl Theatre’s Keegan Calmes), the hometown quartet performed 17 songs, to a packed 600

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MUNA Announces Headlining Tour + Debut LP

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Los Angeles — LA-based trio, MUNA, is embarking on its first-ever North American headlining tour in support of the debut album, About U, which is set for release on February 3, 2017 and available for pre-order now on iTunes. The tour will be kicking off on February 1st, in Los Angeles, and will be making stops in a number

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Arc Iris Proves Extraordinary

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London – On its latest album, Moon Saloon, the Providence, Rhode Island trio Arc Iris, comprised of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jocie Adams, Zachary Tenorio-Miller (keyboards) and Ray Belli (percussion), demonstrated a shift away from Americana territory towards a more experimental terrain. Similarly, in a live set mixing songs from the recent album with some new material, there was

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Featured Artist: Vancouver Sleep Clinic

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New York – Twenty-one year-old Tim Bettinson, better known as Vancouver Sleep Clinic, is a young Australian singer with a penchant for dreamy melodies and hard-hitting vocals. His debut EP, Winter, was self-released in 2014, and was followed by a sold out tour of Australia and Europe, due to its success. His forthcoming full length album,

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Best New Bands Does Desert Daze

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Joshua Tree, California – “Pretty much everything about this festival is unprofessional.” That was the easiest way to reflect upon Desert Daze 2016, as we walked back to our camp Sunday night following the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s closing set. This is in no way meant as a criticism either. Desert Daze was described as the “no rules

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From Indian Lakes Embraces the Light in the Dark

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Los Angeles - From Indian Lakes is the multi-genre conception of California-based multi-instrumentalist Joey Vannucchi. The moniker is derived from Indian Lakes, California, where Vannucchi started writing and recording songs at the age of twenty. Over the course of three full-length albums, Vannucchi has steadily evolved both sonically and emotionally. His proclivity for subdued guitars and

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Elle King Announces ‘Ministry Tour’

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New York – Today the amazing pop, blues, and rock’n’roll singer Elle King announced her newly named headlining Ministry Tour. Since King is basking in the glow of being engaged to be married, she decided to spread the love with her fans. During each live show, King will bring one couple to the stage to officiate their wedding or

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Silversun Pickups release video for “Latchkey Kids”

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New York – During a today, Los Angeles based Silversun Pickups, which features Brian Aubert (guitar, vocals), Nikki Monninger (bass), Joe Lester (keyboards) and Christopher Guanlao (drums), surprised fans and released a brand new video for the song “Latchkey Kids.” The song is the latest single off Better Nature, out now on New Machine Recordings. Under The Radar calls the album “…as propulsive and arena-ready as ever”

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