Cage The Elephant Announce Headlining Arena Tour

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New York – Grammy-nominated rock band Cage the Elephant announced a run of tour dates with stops in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles and more! Full tour routing is below and tickets will be available for purchase on March 18th – PRESS HERE for ticket info. This tour follows the release of the band’s fourth studio album, Tell Me I’m Pretty, which

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Eliot Sumner Let Loose In Chicago

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Chicago – Last week, Londoner Eliot Sumner made a stop at Schubas, in Chicago, during a mini North American tour, before heading to Austin, Texas for South By South West. Sumner, who is the daughter of Sting and Trudie Styler, released the debut album Information, this past January. Though, debut is a loose term. Sumner, who

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Kaleo Brought Chicago Some Southern Comfort

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Chicago – Despite it being a cold and snowy Wednesday night, fans packed Bottom Lounge in Chicago’s West Loop to see Kaleo. After witnessing the Icelandic band live, I completely understood why. The four-piece indie-folk band, comprised of Jökull Júlíusson (vocals and guitar), Davíð Antonsson (percussion and vocals), Daníel Ægir Kristjánsson (bass), and Rubin Pollock

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Neon Indian Was Flawless At Noise Pop Festival

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San Francisco – This past Saturday, the 24th annual Noise Pop Festival chugged ahead on its penultimate night with a slew of shows happening across the city at different venues, including a fantastic (though somewhat familiar) set by Texas’ Neon Indian, held at the Mezzanine in SoMa. The Mezzanine splits its time evenly as a nightclub showcasing today’s many

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Featured Artist: Finish Ticket

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Chicago – San Francisco indie rock band Finish Ticket had a pretty great 2015. The five-piece released the EP When Night Becomes Day and hit the road with Twenty One Pilots, for two months, on the sold-out Blurryface Tour. 2016 is set to be just as amazing for the members of Finish Ticket. Vocalist Brendan Hoye, bassist

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The Soft Moon Comes Home

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San Francisco – Multi-instrumentalist and delightful weirdo Luis Vasquez is no stranger to the fickle streets of Oakland, CA.  Vasquez’s musical invention—his noisy post-punk project The Soft Moon—recently played a couple of shows on his home turf in the Bay Area, the first of which was a headlining slot at Oakland’s New Parish, a smaller

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Max Frost Is A Riveting One Man Band!

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Chicago – Awhile back, I came across an email containing the EP Intoxication, by an Austin soul singer named Max Frost. I glanced over the press release, and honestly thought, “Another white boy singing soul music?” Despite my reservations, I took a listen. I’m incredibly thankful I did. I cringe at the thought of a world without

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