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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Make Do And Mend Premiere New Song

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NEW ALBUM, EVERYTHING YOU EVER LOVED, PRODUCED BY MATT BAYLES (MASTODON, MINUS THE BEAR) IN STORES AND ONLINE VIA RISE RECORDS ON JUNE 19, 2012 Brighton, MA-based rock quartet Make Do And Mend are excited to present a new track from their forthcoming album, the Matt Bayles-produced Everything You Ever Loved (Rise Records, June 19,

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Hevy Fest Highlight: The Debut!

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The Debut really did make their debut at Hevy fest.  They were definitely the best unexpectedly awesome auditory treat at Hevy fest- who came complete with a few tricks up their sleeves to rock the Redbull Bedroom Jam stage on Sunday! I don’t think these guys have had the chance to rock across the pond

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2010′s Last Weekend Playlist

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As we welcome the new year, BestNewBands.com would like to take one last look at the magical, music-filled year that was 2010. photo credit: Jesse Diener-Bennett “Babies” – Via Audio Jesse Diener-Bennett caught Via Audio in concert earlier this month, and had this to say: “Via Audio ended their set with ‘Babies,’ which features the

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Trenchtown Rock Comes to The South Bay

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Usually when bands move out west, it is for hopes of fortune and fame. But for Hermosa Beach-via-North Adams, Mich., outfit Trenchtown, they merely enjoyed the weather more than back home. “It took us a while (a span of over three years between 2005-2007) to get here,” drummer Mike Bartlett says. “But we’re hear and

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