Born Rivals - "Living The Dream"

Check out "Living The Dream" the second single from Born Rivals. Born Rivals, that's the new project rolled out by brothers John and Paul Thornley from the defunct U.S. Royalty. They plan to release a single a month for the next year. The accumulated singles will then be released in what they call seasonal EPs...the first slated for September.

The Rebel Light - "Where Did All The Love Go?"

Check out "Where Did All The Love Go?" from The Rebel Light. The track is from their album A Hundred Summer Days...pick it up HERE.

Jordan Mackampa - "Battlecry"

Check out "Battlecry" from Jordan Mackampa. The track is from his EP Tales From The Broken. The EP was released May 15 and you can pick it up HERE.

ZZ Ward Releases New Single and Video

ZZ Ward is back with a new single, "The Deep". She's set release her second full-length album this summer. Check out the video below.

You can pick "The Deep" up HERE.

There's also a version featuring Joey Purp. Check it out below and pick it up HERE.

Tamar Eisenman To Play NY Show, March 10

Tamar Eisenman is set to play Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3 on March 10. See below for details. She is gearing up for her US debut, On My Way, later this Spring.

Tamar Eisenman

Friday, March 10

Rockwood Music Hall Stage 3

185 Orchard Street

New York, NY

Doors: 9:45PM / Show: 10PM

Tickets: $10

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Astra The 22's To Play Pianos, March 16 + New Single

Photo credit: Grossman Pictures

Check out "Creature", the new track from Astra The 22's. I'm willing to bet they'll be playing this track when they take the stage at Pianos on March 16. See below for more details and to listen to "Creature".

Astra The 22's

Thursday, March 16

Pianos

158 Ludlow Street

New York, NY

Doors: 7PM / Show: 8PM

Tickets: $8

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Mixed by Kato Khandwala (Blondie, The Pretty Reckless, Paramore, My Chemical Romance) and Mastered by Howie Weinberg (The White Stripes, The Cure, Aerosmith), Paris Love explores sex, narcissism, love, art and  war on a global and personal level. The duo have done over a dozen interviews and performances on Latvian National TV/ Radio, and their songs are in regular rotation on radio stations in Latvia & Lithuania and performed at festivals including, Vilnius Music Week in Lithuania, the Gaizin Kalns Festival, and the KLANG! Rock Festival. In 2015, they performed at the Gold Microphone Awards show the biggest music awards show in Latvia. Both their debut and upcoming EPs,  Blue Venom and Paris Love, were written while Kaleja and Jayk were living on apart, Riga and Brooklyn respectively. In 2016, Astra the 22’s relocated to Williamsburg, Brooklyn adding bassist Rebecca Silber-Capalbo and drummer Luca Bertaglia.

TenFiveSixty - "You Say"

Check out "You Say" from TenFiveSixty. The track is from their upcoming record E.P. The EP is set to be released March 31.

Chances Release Debut Single

Chances released their debut single, "Shine", on February 3. Check it out below and pick it up HERE.

K Sloan To Play The Bitter End, February 23

K Sloan and The Melodics

Thursday, February 23

The Bitter End

147 Bleecker Street

New York City, NY

Doors: 9PM

Tickets: $10

K Sloan is set to release an EP, Spring 2017.

William Matheny To Release New Album + New York Show

William Matheny is set to release his new album, Strange Constellations, on February 24. You can pre-order the album HERE. Check out the track "Living Half To Death" from the album below.

New York, he will be in Brooklyn at Union Hall on February 26.  See below for more details and tour dates.

William Matheny

Loose Cattle / Charles Bissell of The Wrens

Sunday, February 26

Union Hall - Brooklyn

702 Union Street

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 7:30PM / Show: 8PM

Tickets: $8

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Tour Dates

• 2/18: Nativibes Art Galley, Mannington, WV
• 2/24: 123 Pleasant Street, Morgantown, WV (w/Ona, Adam Remnant)
• 2/25: The V Club, Huntington, WV (w/Ona, Adam Remnant)
• 2/26: Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY (w/Loose Cattle, Charles Bissell of The Wrens)
• 2/27: Bourbon & Branch, Philadelphia, PA (w/Dan Ex Machina, David F. Bello of The World Is a Beautful Place and I am No Longer Afraid to Die, Stephanie Cottingham of Ortolan)
• 2/28: DC9, Washington, DC (w/The Paranoid Style, Wylder)
• 3/1: Pale Fire Brewing Co., Harrisonburg, VA (w/Bishops, Uncle Bengine & the Restraining Orders)
• 3/2: The Green Lantern, Lexington, KY
• 3/3: The Country, Nashville, TN (w/The Barons)
• 3/4: The Caledonia Lounge, Athens, GA (w/Yip Deceiver, Casper & the Cookies)
• 3/7: Folk School Coffee Parlor, Ludlow, KY
• 3/10: Be Here Now, Muncie, IN
• 3/11: Water Main, Richmond, KY
• 3/12: The Burlington, Chicago, IL (w/MAKS the Fox, Mark Panick of Razorhouse, Kelsey Wild)
• 3/13: Growler’s, Memphis, TN (w/James & the Ultrasounds)
• 3/14: SXSW @ Beerland, Austin, TX (Keeled Scales day party)
• 3/15: SXSW @ The Hole in the Wall, Austin, TX — (Chicken Ranch Records showcase)
• 3/16: SXSW @ Giddy Up’s, Austin, TX
• 3/17: SXSW TBA, Austin, TX
• 3/18: Valley of the Vapors, Hot Springs, AR
• 4/7 @ McNemar House, Buckhannon, WV
• 4/18 @ Evangeline's, St Louis, MO
• 4/20 @ WDVX's Blue Plate Special, Knoxville, TN

KOLARS Announce Tour + New York Show and Upcoming Album

KOLARS are set to release their self-titled album on April 7. That's also the day they will make a stop in New York at Mercury Lounge. See below for more details and tour dates. KOLARS can be pre-ordered HERE.

KOLARS

Friday, April 7

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 10:30

Tickets: $12 - $15

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Tour Dates

• Tuesday, February 21st, Will's Pub, Orlando FL
• **Wednesday, February 22nd, The Charleston Pourhouse, Charleston SC
• **Thursday, February 23rd, Jack Rabbit's, Jacksonville FL
• **Friday, February 24th, Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa FL 
• **Sunday, February 26th, High Dive, Gainsville FL
• Saturday, March 18th, Starry Nites Festival, Santa Barbara CA
• Saturday, March 25th, Treefort Music Festival, Boise ID
• Monday, March 27th, Globe Hall, Denver CO
• Tuesday, March 28th, Surfside 7, Ft Collins CO
• Thursday, March 30th, Schuba's, Chicago IL
• Sunday, April 2nd, Basement, Columbus OH
• Monday, April 3rd, Motr Pub, Cincinnati OH
• Tuesday, April 4th, DC 9, Washington DC
• Wednesday, April 5th, The Boot & Saddle, Philadelphia PA
• Thursday, April 6th, Great Scott, Boston MA
• Friday, April 7th, Mercury Lounge, NYC
• Thursday, May 18th, The Great Escape Festival, Brighton UK

**supporting Southern Culture On The Skids

Jesse Hale Moore - "Calling You Out"

Check out "Calling You Out" from Jesse Hale Moore. You can pick up the single HERE.

Harlea Releases New Single

London based Harlea recently released her new single, "You Don't Get It"...you can pick it up HERE. Check out the single below.

Aly Tadros Releases New Record

Aly Tadros is releasing her new album Hungry Ghost today, December 2. Check out "This Is How You Lose Her" from the album below.

Hungry Ghost is void of tongue-and-cheek communication, with songs inspired by overcoming alcoholism, the death of her father, relationships and more. Produced by Kevin Salem (Rachael Yamagata, Yo la Tengo, Mike Doughty) and Tadros herself, the album follows debut Things Worth Keeping (2009), 2013's The Fits and a whopping ten U.S. and four European tours.

The title Hungry Ghost, is borrowed from Buddhism. A "hungry ghost" is an insatiable creature, with a bowling ball-sized belly and pin-sized mouth; and though they are hollow, transparent beings they have a crippling appetites.

Hungry Ghost can be picked up HERE.

The Falling Birds Release New Song

Check out "Anything Worse" from The Falling Birds. The song is from their upcoming EP, What Is There To Talk About which is set for release in early 2017.

Radclyffe Hall - "The Throne"

Check out "The Throne" from Radcliffe Hall.  The track features Kiran Gandhi.

Radcliffe Hall released Ghosts in June 2016. You can pick it up HERE.

Japandroids To Release New Album In January + New Single

Photo credit: Leigh Righton

Japandroids are set to release their new album, Near To The Wild Heart Of Life on January 27. Check out the title track from the upcoming album below. You can pre-order the album HERE.

Near To The Wild Heart Of Life, was written clandestinely throughout 2014 and 2015 in Vancouver, Toronto, New Orleans, and Mexico City. It was (mostly) recorded by Jesse Gander (who had previously recorded both Post-Nothing and Celebration Rock) at Rain City Recorders in Vancouver, BC (September-November, 2015). One song, "True Love And A Free Life Of Free Will," was recorded by Damian Taylor during an exploratory recording session at Golden Ratio in Montreal, QC (February, 2015). The album was mixed by Peter Katis at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT (May, 2016) and mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound in New York, NY (July, 2016).

Track List

• Near To The Wild Heart Of Life
• North East South West
• True Love And A Free Life Of Free Will
• I'm Sorry (For Not Finding You Sooner)
• Arc Of Bar
• Midnight To Morning
• No Known Drink Or Drug
• In A Body Like A Grave

Vaudevileins To Release New Album + Upcoming Show

Chicago's Vaudevileins are set to release their upcoming album, Magician, on November 18. You can check out the first single, "Sea Anemone", below.

NYC, they will be at Cake Shop on Monday, November 7. See below for more details.

Vaudevileins

Monday, November 7

Cake Shop

152 Ludlow Street

New York, NY

Tickets: $8

Doors: 8PM

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Pre-order Magician HERE.

Emily King To Release Deluxe Edition of The Switch + Tour Dates

Emily King is set to release the deluxe edition of her album The Switch on July 8. The album will feature four new tracks.  Check out "BYIMM" (aka "By You I Mean Me") below.

She will be hitting the road and making two stops in New York. On July 14 she'll be at Bowery Ballroom and on July 15 she will be at Music Hall of Williamsburg…more details HERE.

Tour Dates

• 7/7 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft
• 7/8 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite
• 7/9 – Washington DC – 9:30 Club
• 7/11 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
• 7/14 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
• 7/15 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
• 7/16 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music
• 7/18 – Detroit, MI – The Shelter
• 7/19 – Chicago, IL – Civic Opera House w/ Alabama Shakes
• 7/20 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom w/ Alabama Shakes
• 7/21 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
• 7/23 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
• 7/25 – Austin, TX – The Parish
• 7/26 – Houston, TX – Studio @ Warehouse Live
• 7/27 – Dallas, TX – Trees
• 7/29 – Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent
• 7/30 – Las Vegas, NV – Sayer’s Club
• 8/1 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
• 8/2 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
• 8/3 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
• 8/5 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
• 8/6 – Seattle, WA – Tractor

Everest Cale To Play Mercury Lounge, 7/7 + New EP

Everest Cale are set to release their new EP, Mary Lee, on July 7. To celebrate, they will be taking the stage at Mercury Lounge.  Check out the first single and show details below.

Everest Cale

Frances Cone

Thursday, July 7

Mercury Lounge

217 E Houston Street

New York, NY

Doors: 9:30PM / Show: 10:30PM

Tickets: $10

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