Kaleo Announce Live Broadcast For Sirius/XM

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New York – Elektra/Atlantic recording group Kaleo have announced a live broadcast show on August 9th for SiriusXM.  The show, performed live at New York City’s The Box, will air live on SiriusXM’s The Spectrum channel. The private performance is in recognition of SiriusXM’s early and continued support; the band was named one of SiriusXM’s Spectrum

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Daughter Announce Fall North American Tour!

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New York – Hot off their jam-packed show at Lollapalooza, U.K. trio, Daughter, has announced a North American tour for this fall. Following last week’s performance at New York’s inaugural Panorama Music Festival, the band simultaneously released their new single and music video for ‘No Care,’ off their critically lauded second album, Not To Disappear. “It’s smooth and elegant, it

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Sticky Fingers’ Seamus Coyle Talks ‘Westway’

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Chicago – Australian band Sticky Fingers has been touring in support of its latest album Westway (The Glitter & the Slums). The five-piece, comprised of Dylan Frost (lead vocals, guitar), Paddy Cornwall (bass), Seamus Coyle (lead guitar), Beaker Best (drums), and Freddy Crabs (keys, synths), just finished up a North American tour and will soon be setting off on an Australian tour.

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The Last Shadow Puppets Kick Off Lolla

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Chicago – Every summer, when Lolla rolls into town, it’s a given that on top of the fabulous festival lineup, there will be a bunch of fabulous after-shows to keep the party going – or in the case of this Wednesday, to get the party started. To kick off Lollapalooza’s 25th year, numerous venues held

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The Julie Ruin: Message in the Medium

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London – Hit Reset is the follow up to The Julie Ruin‘s 2013 debut Run Fast and the documentary The Punk Singer, detailing frontwoman Kathleen Hanna’s career from the days of Bikini Kill through to Le Tigre and now The Julie Ruin. The original Riot Grrrl, former stripper, and would-be sexual-abuse-counsellor is back again with a band lineup that includes

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Michael Kiwanuka Announces North American Tour

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Los Angeles – Michael Kiwanuka is excited to announce that he’ll be touring North America this fall in support of his sophomore album Love & Hate (out now via Interscope Records.) The album itself has already accrued critical acclaim, with Associated Press stating, “Most of the album’s 10 songs are rooted in Kiwanuka’s acoustic guitar

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