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Sawyer Fredericks Releases 'The Golden Tree' EP
by Michael Major - February 24, 2023 Sawyer Fredericks releases The Golden Tree EP, his first new album of music since 2020’s Flowers For You. The album includes four new tracks featuring his band, Gannon Ferrell on bass, Jerome Goosman on dobro, and Chris Thomas on drums, as well as Sav Buist and Katie Larson of The Accidentals on str... 
Brandi Carlile Launches the Emerging Artist Benefit Concert Series at The Music Hall
by Michael Major - February 15, 2023 Designed to support The Music Hall’s ability to present artists early in their careers and on their way to the national stage, the inaugural Emerging Artist Benefit Concert raised nearly $70,000 thanks to leadership from Paul & Jess McKeon and 13 other sponsors.... 
Courtney Barnett to Release Here And There Festival Compilation For Reproductive Rights
by Michael Major - August 10, 2022 Joining Barnett will be Alvvays, Arooj Aftab, Bartees Strange, Bedouine, Caroline Rose, Chicano Batman, Ethel Cain, Faye Webster, Fred Armisen, Hana Vu, Indigo De Souza, Japanese Breakfast, Julia Jacklin, Leith Ross, Men I Trust, Sleater-Kinney, Snail Mail, The Beths, They Hate Change, Waxahatchee, ... 
Chastity Brown Releases New Album 'Sing To The Walls'
by Michael Major - June 17, 2022 The album was started in Stockholm, Sweden with revered session drummer and producer Brady Blade and completed at Chastity’s own home studio with her longtime drummer Greg Schutte. Additional production and mixing was done by Chris Bell in Austin, Texas. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!... 
Chastity Brown to Release 'Sing to the Walls' Album
by Michael Major - June 16, 2022 The album was started in Stockholm, Sweden with revered session drummer and producer Brady Blade, with the rest completed at Chastity’s own home studio with her longtime drummer Greg Schutte. Additional production and mixing was done by Chris Bell in Austin, Texas.... 
My Chemical Romance, The Original Misfits & More to Headline Riot Fest
by Michael Major - May 11, 2022 Notable first-timers for Riot Fest 2022 include beloved indie rockers Yeah Yeah Yeahs; the pivotal goth rock group Bauhaus; a reunited Sunny Day Real Estate; as well as first-time sets from Portugal. The Man, Yungblud, Placebo, Jeff Rosenstock, Lunachicks, The Linda Lindas, and Lucky Boys Confusion.... 
Chastity Brown Announces New Album 'Sing to the Walls'
by Michael Major - May 10, 2022 The album was started in Stockholm, Sweden with revered session drummer and producer Brady Blade, with the rest completed at Chastity’s own home studio with her longtime drummer Greg Schutte. Additional production and mixing was done by Chris Bell in Austin, Texas.... 
Chastity Brown to Release New Album 'Sing To The Walls'
by Michael Major - April 12, 2022 Chastity Brown was born with an innate ability to channel complex circumstances into beautiful, uplifting songs. But after surviving the isolation of the early pandemic and witnessing the global racial reckoning that manifested itself in the riots mere blocks from her South Minneapolis home, even sh... 
VIDEO: Chastity Premieres New Video for 'Happy Face'
by Michael Major - March 30, 2022 Brandon Williams makes resonant songs that capture isolation and resilience. As the songwriter behind Chastity, the Whitby, Ontario musician has made three unrelentingly perceptive albums culminating in the cathartic new Suffer Summer. Watch the music video and check out new tour dates now!... 
Kurt Vile Drops New Song, 'Hey Like a Child'
by Marissa Tomeo - March 05, 2022 The song is the second unveiled from Vile’s highly-anticipated new album, (watch my moves), which will be released April 15 on Verve Records—his first in partnership with the label (pre-order). Recorded mainly at OKV Central—Vile’s newly created home studio in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philad... 
Kurt Vile Releases 'Like Exploding Stones' from Upcoming Album
by Michael Major - February 15, 2022 Recorded mainly at OKV Central—Vile’s home studio in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia—the new album was self-produced along with help from collaborator Rob Schnapf (Richard Thompson, Elliott Smith). Watch the official music video for 'Like Exploding Stones' featuring Sun Ra Arkestra’s Jam... 
Chastity Releases 'Suffer Summer' Album
by Michael Major - January 13, 2022 Today, the Canadian singer/songwriter Brandon Williams releases his Deathwish debut Suffer Summer and in celebration, the artist has unveiled another standout single from the album — 'When You Go Home I Withdrawal.' The song is a collaboration with songwriter Stefan Babcock (PUP) and is one of the ... 
VIDEO: Chastity Premieres Music Video for 'Somersault'
by Michael Major - October 27, 2021 The song is a collaboration with Dallas Green (City and Colour, Alexisonfire) and appears on Chastity's forthcoming album Suffer Summer, out on January 13th via Deathwish Inc. Preorder the upcoming album and watch the new music video now!... 
BACHELOR Share New Single 'Sick of Spiraling'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 22, 2021 Written and recorded in Topanga, CA over the course of two weeks in January of 2020, pre-pandemic, Doomin’ Sun is a record steeped in friendship.... 
BACHELOR Announce Tour With Lucy Dacus
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 13, 2021 While the album features collaborations with the likes of Big Thief’s Buck Meek and James Krivchenia, as well as Duterte’s partner and Routine-counterpart Annie Truscott of Chastity Belt, the record was largely made by the two musicians in isolation as a fitting precursor to the forthcoming year.... 
Bachelor Announce 'Doomin' Sun' LP
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 24, 2021 On the bass-heavy rock song, the duo paint a yearning portrait of a woman in a supermarket parking lot, a barely-contained desire oozing out of cotidian descriptions like: “She burns out of the market/ Plastic bags digging into wrists/ Blood stuck in her fingertips.” ... 
Routine to Release Debut LP AND OTHER THINGS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 17, 2020 Routine - the collaborative project of musicians, songwriters and partners Annie Truscott and Melina Duterte - will release its lush debut EP, And Other Things, this Friday, November 20th via Friends Of / Dead Oceans.... 
Lakis Releases New LP 'Daughter Language'
by A.A. Cristi - July 06, 2020 Following the release of her critically acclaimed debut full-length Ferocious with Cavity Search Records (Elliott Smith, Helio Sequence) in 2018, Lakis delivered audiences the highly anticipated Sad Girl Breakfast. Both records were produced by Billy Burke (REL, Luna Lovebad) with additional enginee... 
Chastity Brown Shares 'Golden' Today For Juneteenth
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 19, 2020 Tennessee-born, Minneapolis-based artist Chastity Brown is releasing her new single, 'Golden,' today in honor of Juneteenth.... 
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Announces Final Round of Lineup Additions, New Safety Measures
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 03, 2019 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, which takes place October 4-6, is proud to be returning to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for its 19th year, and is asking fans to help spread the word about the new regulations in place. As the world changes, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass feels the need to respond, priorit... 
JAY SOM Releases Sophomore Album 'Anak Ko' via Polyvinyl Today!
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 23, 2019 Jay Som - a.k.a. Melina Duterte - releases her highly anticipated sophomore album Anak Ko today. The follow-up to her breakout debut album Everybody Works, which received countless year-end list accolades in 2017, Anak Ko is already critically acclaimed itself, with early praise from the likes of Th... 
UV Rays Share 'Faster Now' Single On The 405, 'The Right Stuff' EP Out 8/9
by A.A. Cristi - August 02, 2019 The 405 Today, Brooklyn-based indie rock band UV Rays share their new single 'Faster Now.' Yesterday, The 405 exclusively premiered the track with praise, calling it 'a shimmering new single that showcases the band's knack for earworm melodies and airtight grooves.' The band will be performing at So... 
Strange Ranger Streams New Album On The Fade
by Tori Hartshorn - July 24, 2019 Strange Ranger will release their stunning new album Remembering The Rocketsthis Friday, and today they're sharing an advance stream of the record with The Fader. In an accompanying interview, frontman Isaac Eiger discussed the album's apocalyptic themes, saying, 'Climate change isn't just a specter... 
Jay Som Shares New Song and Video For TENDERNESS
by Tori Hartshorn - July 11, 2019 Jay Som - a.k.a. Melina Duterte - recently announced her highly anticipated sophomore album Anak Ko, and today she shares the record's second single. Following 'Superbike,' 'Tenderness' is a slow-burning highlight off the forthcoming LP. Duterte calls it 'a feel-good, funky, kind of sexy song' in pa... 
Jay Som Announces Sophomore Album ANAK KO Out 8/23 on Polyvinyl
by Tori Hartshorn - June 04, 2019 Today Jay Som - a.k.a. Melina Duterte - announces her sophomore album, Anak Ko, pronounced Ah-nuh Koh, and meaning 'my child' in Filipino.The follow-up to her breakout debut album Everybody Works, which received countless year-end list accolades in 2017, this album was completed during a week-long s... |
