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DALEY

Daley is a British singer and songwriter, known for his unique brand of alternative-soul and stand-out vocal stylings. Songs like ‘Alone Together’ (feat Marsha Ambrosius), and ‘Look Up’ are some of his best known and loved songs – Top 5 and Top 10 radio records respectively. 2017 saw the release …

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THE RECORD COMPANY

Based in LA, The Record Company is a guitar-bass-drums trio with influences like the Rolling Stones and the Stooges as well as classic bluesmen like John Lee Hooker. Since forming in 2011, they have become known for their raw, honest blues sound. The Record Company features vocalist-guitarist Chris Vos, drummer …

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SCREAMING FEMALES

Formed in New Brunswick, NJ in 2005, Screaming Females is Marissa Paternoster (guitar, vox), Mike Abbate (bass), and Jarrett Dougherty (drums). “Marissa Paternoster is one of the best guitar players alive.” -Kathleen Hanna Once you start looking for them, you’ll see desire paths everywhere. In parks and driveways, parking lots …

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WILL BUTLER & SISTER SQUARES

Will Butler + Sister Squares | s/t | MRG840 Sara Dobbs and Jenny Shore used to work summer stock theater in St. Louis, Missouri. They’d do the hand jive with TV stars past and future; they’d get coldly corrected by the ancient, legendary choreographer Gemze de Lappe. Sara went on …

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JOHN R. MILLER

John R Miller is a true hyphenate artist: singer-songwriter-picker. Every song on his thrilling upcoming debut solo album, Depreciated, is lush with intricate wordplay and haunting imagery, as well as being backed by a band that is on fire. One of his biggest long-time fans is roots music favorite Tyler …

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MATT MALTESE

Everybody is searching for happiness – and although it might be impossible to find, Matt Maltese is getting closer. For his fourth album, in order to look forward the musician finally let himself look back to the past. Reflecting on a sense of place, the meaning of where you grew …

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MARGARET GLASPY

Margaret Glaspy Echo The Diamond The third full-length from Margaret Glaspy, Echo The Diamond emerged from a deliberate stripping-away of artifice to reveal life for all its harsh truths and ineffable beauty. Like the precious gem of its title, the result is an object of startling luminosity, one capable of …

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JEAN DAWSON

Rapper and singer Jean Dawson is known for his lyrical and hypnotic genre-mashing blend of hip-hop, trap, and experimental indie rock. He garnered widespread buzz with his 2019 EP Bad Sports and quickly followed in 2020 with his debut full-length, Pixel Bath. His sophomore album, Chaos Now*, arrived in 2022. …

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MATT WATSON

Matthew Watson is an American YouTuber, comedian, musician, podcast host and music video director. He is best known as a co-host of the comedy-variety channel SuperMega (along with its weekly podcast SuperMegaCast) and a former editor for and member of the Let’s Play-orientated web series Game Grumps.

SAY SHE SHE

Say She She, the soulful female-led trio, stand rock solid on their discodelic duty with their boundary breaking sophomore album Silver. The three strong voices of Piya Malik (El Michels Affair staple feature, and former backing singer for Chicano Batman), Sabrina Mileo Cunningham and Nya Gazelle Brown front the band. …

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JALEN NGONDA

Jalen Ngonda is one of the most captivating performers on today’s soul scene. His voice, equal parts raw feeling and elegance, exudes confidence and charm. At 28, his resume reads more like that of a seasoned veteran: He has performed at New York City’s Summer Stage Festival, Picktathon, Newport Folk …

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THEE SACRED SOULS

For Thee Sacred Souls, the first time is often the charm. The band’s first club dates led to a record deal with the revered Daptone label; their first singles racked up more than ten million streams in a year and garnered attention from Billboard, Rolling Stone, and KCRW; and their …

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VINCE HERMAN BAND

The Vince Herman Band is out to have some fun. 33 years after founding Leftover Salmon, Vince is releasing an album of his own and hitting the road to play a batch of songs developed in his new Nashville home. It’s a bit of a departure from the “Salmon sound” …

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ROBERT FINLEY

WINNSBORO, LA — Robert Finley’s singing is as primal as an alligator and sweeter than late-summer honey. And on the new Sharecropper’s Son, he uses his marvelously expressive voice—which can glide from a gut-deep growl to a soothing purr to a transcendent falsetto all in a single phrase—to tell the …

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GAMES WE PLAY

Practically predestined to play pop punk, Games We Play a.k.a. Emmyn Calleiro sings thekinds of hooks you text your ex(and not because you still care or anything!)androtates between instruments with quiet confidence. The Miami-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer turns up with an upbeat and undeniable sound—like …

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QWANQWA

QWANQWA IS A SUPERGROUP OF MUSICIANS FROM THE BADDEST ENSEMBLES OF ADDIS ABABA. Brought together by a shared passion for the power of Ethiopian music, this group shines an experimentalism based in the virtuosity of rooted traditions. With swirling masinko (one-stringed fiddle), wah-wah-violin, bass krar boom, and the unstoppable rhythm …

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THE CHILLS

In 2022, as their monumental record Soft Bomb approaches its 30th Anniversary, The Chills will be heading to the US for a North American tour that sees them performing a three decade career spanning set. It will also include music from their most recent album Scatterbrain which they’ll be touring …

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JOE PERA

Joe Pera is the star and creator of the Adult Swim series, JOE PERA TALKS WITH YOU, a wholly unique, earnest, and hysterical love letter to the Midwestern United States. Pera also Executive Produced, wrote and starred in his own specials for Adult Swim, JOE PERA HELPS YOU FIND THE …

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OWEN

Owen — the acclaimed solo musical guise of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Mike Kinsella — has made an astonishing leap forward with The King of Whys, the first work in his two-decade-plus career to be made entirely outside of the greater Chicagoland area. Produced by S. Carey over 18 days last winter at …

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ARLIE

Arlie is a band created by singer-songwriter, composer & multi-instrumentalist Nathaniel Banks. It began in summer 2015 as a solo bedroom project and grew to incorporate a full-band live show by fall 2016. Since Arlie started playing live, Adam Lochemes and Carson Lystad have been part of the performing ensemble …

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DAVID RAMIREZ

“David Ramirez has a voice like a tall tale, one minute strong and thick, the next threadbare and careworn.” — Stereogum “Mr. Ramirez is a resolutely hesitant singer, never pushing his hurt, letting it instead decay him from within.” — The New York Times “It’s not easy for a writer …

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MAN OR ASTRO-MAN

Some years ago, a young collective of extraterrestrials arrived on this planet and happened upon a small college town in Alabama. Home to both otherworldly jazz guru Sun Ra and rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, it is clear that Alabama is a direct linkage to outer space. In order to …

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THE EMO BAND

The Emo Band is an Emo & Pop Punk themed live band karaoke party where you’re the rock star singer! Rocking all of the classic emo bangers with you and your friends on the mic, and a live band.