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    The DUIs
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    The DUIs Premiere Video For “Stay Away”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    The Great Lakes State Releases Debut EP, Announces First Show

     Ty Dykema
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    Bummer Presents… A Benefit Compilation For Flint Kids Fund

     Ty Dykema
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    Western Settings
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    Western Settings Premieres New Single “Agnus”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Skitchin’ Announces Third Annual Festival Lineup & New Compilation Album

     Ty Dykema
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    Little Teeth
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    Little Teeth (ex-Arliss Nancy, The Sky We Scrape) Finish Debut Album

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Stalemate
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    Stalemate Premieres New Video for “Bummer City”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    The Handsome Scoundrels
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    The Handsome Scoundrels Premieres Video for “Lost Legion”

     Kendra Sheetz
  9. Dead Bars
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    Dead Bars Releases New Song “Pink Drink” off Upcoming Album

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Hangtime
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    Hangtime Premieres New Video for “One Nine Nine Five”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Cold Wrecks
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    Cold Wrecks Announces June Tour Dates

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Bradley Palermo
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    Bradley Palermo Streams Debut Full-Length ‘Volume 1’

     Kendra Sheetz
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    From Parts Unknown
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    From Parts Unknown Sign with Two New Labels

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Allweather 2019
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    Allweather Premieres New Song “Writer’s Block”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Blood People
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    Blood People Premieres New EP ‘Great Reactor’

     Kendra Sheetz
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    The Dodges
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    The Dodges Announces New EP & Videos

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Dasterds
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    Dasterds Premieres New Single “Chain Reaction”

     Kendra Sheetz
  18. DFMK
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    DFMK Releases Music Video for “Ciudad de Nadie”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Gosh Diggity
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    Gosh Diggity Premieres New Video for “bogo snorkel”

     Kendra Sheetz
  20. Field Day
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    Members of Dag Nasty to Play Select Shows Under Moniker Field Day

     Kendra Sheetz
  21. Brandon Harrod
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    Brandon Harrod Streams New Solo Album, ‘Love Songs’

     Kendra Sheetz
  22. CH3
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    CH3 To Release New EP for Record Store Day 2019

     Kendra Sheetz
  23. Total Massacre
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    Total Massacre Announces New Full Length Out May 10th

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Three Fingers Releases Lyric Video for “Blame It On (Mercury in Retrograde)”

     Kendra Sheetz

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Love Songs Of The Month

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I Wanna Wear Your Skin

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Up The Pets

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At Odds

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Matt, Don't Drink It

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Decent Panini

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Punx Who Panic

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The Bottom End

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Four Tours & Seven Beers Ago

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Awful Sounds and Shitty Jokes

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    Laureate
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    Laureate Debuts New Video for “Landmarks”

    Poppy punk goodness from the Great White Nort

    Krista Gjestland
  2. Record Setter
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    Record Setter Streams New EP, Donates to Equality Texas

    Half of all proceeds for a good cause!

    Kendra Sheetz
  3. Riot Fest
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    Riot Fest Announces Final Full-Album Performances

    Now with 100% more Danzig!

    Kendra Sheetz

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