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SWIMM: Los Angeles, Love, and Sentimental Porno

All kinds of emotions flood in as the day draws in closer and closer to June 5th, the release date of SWIMM’s first full length album ‘Sentimental Porno’! This brand spankin’ new album will feature SWIMM’s most freshly favorited tracks ‘True Romance’ and ‘Kim K’. The entire arrangement brings to light topics of individuality, sexuality, social media, and of course life in Los Angeles.

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New Politics Wraps Up Lost in Translation Tour in Toronto with The Wrecks and Dreamers

Rock and roll did not die, and New Politics certainly proved it on Sunday night as they wrapped up the final show of their Lost in Translation tour in Toronto, Canada. The band, consisting of Danish duo David Boyd and Søren Hansen as well as NY native Louis Vecchio formed together in the late 2000’s and have since released 4 studio albums together, racking up over 700,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. 

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G-Eazy's “The Beautiful and Damned Tour” Takes on Toronto

The Beautiful and Damned Tour took Toronto by a storm with two sold-out nights in a row inside REBEL nightclub on March 13th and 14th. Fans of all ages, decked out in the sleek, black tour merch, lined up early on in the evening in anticipation for the Oakland, California based rapper. Phora and SoundCloud star Trippie Redd took the stage first, opening up the night for the main act.

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Gerald "G-Eazy" Gillum Live in Chicago

Multi-platinum recording artist and producer G-Eazy is hip-hop's strapping rockstar. Continuing his meteoric rise after the release of his RIAA certified platinum sophomore album When It's Dark Out (RVG/BPG/RCA Records)  which featured 7 times platinum single "Me, Myself, and I" with Bebe Rexha, the multi-platinum recording artist and producer released his latest album The Beautiful & Damned which debuted at #3 on Billboard's Top 200 chart.

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They're Giving Up

In the world of ironic band names, Giving Up takes the cake. When asked where the name originated, lead vocalist and guitar Mikie Poland simply responded “we just wanted to get on stage and say “we’re Giving Up”

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The Menzingers' Show Review at CrossRoads in NJ

One of the stops for The Menzingers' Tour 2018 was CrossRoads in Garwood NJ for 3 consecutive  sold out dates. But we would expect that from them with their energy on stage and unbelievable punk/indie vibes.  We attended their show on March 8th supported by Mercy Union and Shannen Moser, as each date at this venue had different support acts.

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Nashville's Iconic Rock Venue Exit/In Present Lotus

Lotus is a band that is often hard to describe to other people as they don’t really fit in one specific genre. The band is known for having a bit of jazz and funk elements in their music but what is really undeniable are their jam rock and electronic influences as well. The band’s combination of all those of genres has become to be known as “livetronica” or “jamtronica”.

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Tune-Yards Perform at The El Rey in LA Featuring The Black Girl Magic of Sudan Archives

An overwhelming amount of content floods into our senses every single day almost constantly and with all these artificial distractions on top of managing our personal lives, it can be easy to lose sight of the larger picture humankind faces today. In Tune Yards’ most recently released album of January 2018, “I Can Feel You Creep into My Private Life”, Merrill Garbus objective is to pull her listeners outside of that vortex.

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Air + Style Festival

Day 1 of globe trekking festival Air + Style kicked off in spectacular fashion with the skies clearing before doors and the LA skyline providing the perfect backdrop for an invigorating day of music and sport. Fresh from his third Olympic gold medal win in South Korea, festival owner and host Shaun White brought together some of the world's most dynamic snowboarders and skateboarders, along with Zedd who brought the house down with his high energy headlining set, capping off a day of great performances from D.R.A.M, Cashmere Cat, Mura Masa, Wet, Cut Copy and more

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A Technicolor Show With Washed Out

Ernest Greene better known as his pseudonym “Washed Out” is a music producer who has become one of the vanguards for the chillwave movement. Chillwave is a movement formed of mellow sound with hints of psychedelia combining electronic music and indie that surged in the late 2000s. The lyrics usually feature themes of escapism and nostalgia.

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Celebrating David Bowie

It was exciting.....electric! The mood in the building was a buzz. Our host for the evening was Mike Garson. Mr. Garson, 72 and the keyboardist, is at the center of Celebrating David Bowie, a touring collective of former Bowie band members and guest singers who include Bernard Fowler, a singer with the Rolling Stones and Joe Sumner, the lead singer, bassist for the Fiction Plane and Stings son. 

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Joplin's Rising Indie Group, Guys On A Bus, Premiere New Track "Uptight And Conceited"

Rising Indie band from Joplin, MO, Guys on a Bus, have some exciting projects in the works.They are influenced by older music styles/artists ad their attire is one reflection of this influence as they wear suits and ties for performances. Guys on a Bus has been a band for four years and out playing shows regularly for about two years now.

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Justin Furstenfeld’s Open Book Winter Tour: A night of story-telling and acoustic music in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Lead singer of Blue October, Justin Furstenfeld, is currently on his solo acoustic tour known as The Open Book Tour. At these shows, he performs stripped down versions of songs new and old from the band’s discography. He also shares personal stories and life changing moments. This creates a show that is very vulnerable, emotional, and thought-provoking for the audience. I had a chance to catch up with Justin before the show to ask questions about the tour as well as some of the projects Blue October has in the works!

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SAINT WKND Hooks the Youth with His Gold EP

From hearing a SAINT WKND remix one of Two Door Cinema Club's songs, "Sun," it’s impressive how far the German producer has come. In the past year he has published his Golden Youth EP and will start touring in early February 2018. Maximilian Seethaler aka SAINT WKND has been taking the internet by storm over the past few months with a blends of deep, tech, and house beats that have listeners hooked.

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How Young The Giant's New Electronically Edged Jams Will Leave Intoxicating Sounds In The Halls Of Audiences Eardrums

Young The Giant jumped from under the radar by abandoning their expected thematic sound by melting a slightly chaotic variety of tempos and melodies. They have created an exquisite range of sound; from the recognizable indie rock-in-roll persona to more electronically edge based jams that will definitely leave intoxication into the halls of audience’s eardrums.

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