ALO Announce Spring / Summer Tour Dates

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New album Sounds Like This to be released May 8, 2012 ALO have announced an initial run of US tour dates this spring in support of the group’s forthcoming album Sounds Like This, to be released May 8, 2012 on Brushfire Records. The California-based band will kick off the Spring leg of their tour in Denver,

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Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival

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Now everyone is caught up in the SXSW hullabaloo, but the beginning of next month, when the indie rock realm is catching it’s breath is when the indie hip-hop realm has it’s day. The Paid Dues Independent Hip Hop Festival takes place on April 7th in San Bernardino, CA, starting at noon and ending late

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Preview: Festival Nrmal 2012

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Right before SXSW gets into full swing, and the lines for the food trucks grow exponentially in Austin, Festival Nrmal takes place in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico on March 10th. It’s only a 6-7 hour drive from Austin…a road trip to Mexico could be fun, right? Festival Nrmal is the namesake of the Mexico-based

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Get Ready for Big Day Out

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Big Day Out, the huge summer music festival that spans from Australia to New Zealand,  is coming up the end of this month. From January 20th to February 5th the festival will take place in six cities: Auckland, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth. What kind of bands are playing this huge festival? Huge

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This Weekend: Festival of the Sun

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LADYHAWKE It’s getting colder by the day in the northern hemisphere, but in the southern hemisphere, things are just starting to heat up. This weekend in Port Macquarie, Australia the Festival of the Sun will commence Friday the 9th with camping, cricket, and live dance rock. Presented by Triple J, Southern Cross Ten, Drum Media,

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