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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3 New Bands We Loved at Vans Warped Tour

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Chicago – While most of the U.S. has been experiencing a heat wave and seeking shelter in air-conditioning, emo kids and modern punks have been having the best summer of their lives, with Warped Tour being in full-effect, despite the gnarly temperatures. On a Saturday afternoon, hoards of teenagers and twenty-somethings piled into the Hollywood

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10 New Bands to See at Outside Lands 2016

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San Francisco – This weekend marks the ninth Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, held annually in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The first edition was held back in 2008, boasting acts like Radiohead, Beck, Tom Petty, and Jack Johnson. This year marks the triumphant return of Radiohead to OSL—as well as headlining sets from LCD Soundsystem, Lionel Richie,

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