MØ Releases New Track and Tour Info

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New York – Today Denmark Native MØ released “Final Song,” which was produced by MNEK (Beyoncé, Zara Larsson). The punk princess turned pop godess will be touring North America this fall. The U.S. dates will start on November 15th in San Diego, California and end on December 6th in Washington, D.C. More dates will be announced soon. Tickets

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WHITE Announces New Single & UK Tour

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Glasgow – Scottish band WHITE has unleashed a hot, new single, titled “Fight the Feeling.” The synth-heavy dance track is at times reminiscent of Bowie and dipped in sweet, sticky disco confection. “Fight The Feeling” is the follow up to singles “Future Pleasures,” ”Living Fiction,” and “Blush“ which saw praise from DIY, NME, and Clash and garnered radio play from Annie Mac

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A Sweet Sunday with Alberta Cross and Friends

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Chicago – On a beautiful Mother’s Day, Brooklyn based Americana group Alberta Cross graced Chicago with its warm, heartfelt tunes. The six-piece, fronted by founding member Petter Ericson Stakee, must’ve brought the warm weather with them because as of late, Chicago Spring has been a real drag, filled with chilly days, too much rain, and

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Twenty One Pilots Adds New Tour Dates

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New York – Fueled By Ramen recording group Twenty One Pilots has announced additional tour dates for the EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW world tour, in support of the duo’s most recent album Blurryface. The second leg of EMØTIØNAL RØADSHØW will hit Mexico City’s Palacio De Los Deportes on September 30th and then travel through an extraordinary range of countries, including Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark,

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Night Moves Talks ‘Pennied Days’

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Los Angeles - This past March, Minneapolis-based psych-country group Night Moves proudly returned, after nearly four years, with sophomore LP Pennied Days (Domino Recording Co.), which features the songs “Denise, Don’t Wanna See You Cry” and “Carl Sagan.” On this latest effort, principal members John Pelant (vocals, guitar) and Micky Alfano (bass) display a penchant for 70s and 80s rock.

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Paradise Found with Paradisia

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London – The Waiting Room nests underneath the Three Crowns pub in the drab North London neighbourhood of Stoke Newington. It may not be the smartest part of town but the venue, described as an intimate basement space, was hosting an event where the expectation was decidedly heavenly. For intimate though, read small; indeed a postage stamp of

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CRUISR Releases New Single & Announces Tour

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Los Angeles – Philly indie pop band CRUISR has released the single “Take That,” just in time for the band’s North American tour with PVRIS. The past year CRUISR has been releasing singles and touring non-stop, sharing the stage with The 1975, Bleachers, Young Rising Sons, MisterWives, and Imagine Dragons. CRUISR began in 2012 as the solo project of Andy States but quickly morphed into a full

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