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  1. Premiere
    Matthew James & the Rust Belt Union
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    Newsvideo

    Matthew James & The Rust Belt Union Premieres Video for “Goodbye”

    Midwest Junk Soul for the sou

    Kendra Sheetz
  2. Premiere
    Potato Rocket
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    Newsstream

    Potato Rocket Streams New LP ‘Grown Ass Adults’

    Good album name or best album name?

    Kendra Sheetz
  3. Rebel Spies
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    Newsstream

    Rebel Spies Release Sneak Preview of New Record

    Good music is worth waiting for

    Kendra Sheetz
  4. MALA VISTA
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    Newsstream

    MALA VISTA Releases Single “Locked Away”

    77 Punk with a Rock 'n' Roll f

    Kendra Sheetz
  5. At Both Ends
    Newstour
    Newstour

    At Both Ends Heads Out On First Tour

    Baby's first tour!

    Kendra Sheetz
  6. The Fox Sisters
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    Newsstream

    The Fox Sisters Releases Two New Singles on Dive Records

    DIY at its finest!

    Kendra Sheetz
  7. Blind Adam and the Federal League
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    Blind Adam and the Federal League stream new song & donate to charity

    Good music for a good caus

    Kendra Sheetz
  8. Premiere
    News
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    City Mouse Announces Date of First Full-Length Album

    A long time coming!

    Kendra Sheetz
  9. Premiere
    The Ueckers
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    Newsstream

    The Ueckers Premieres First Track from New Album

    Album's up!

    Kendra Sheetz
  10. Madcap
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Madcap Premieres New Song, Video “In A Fight With The World”

    Madcap's back. Alright!

    Kendra Sheetz
  11. Premiere
    The Chinchees
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    Newsvideo

    The Chinchees Premieres New Video “Your Life is a Waiting Room”

    The Chinchees are here!

    Kendra Sheetz
  12. Wood Chickens
    Newstour
    Newstour

    Wood Chickens Announces Midwest Tour

    On the road again!

    Kendra Sheetz
  13. Premiere
    Ellen and the Degenerates
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    Newsstream

    Ellen and the Degenerates Premieres “Smoochy” Off Upcoming Album

    Everything in a band I wished Tsunami Bomb would have been

    Kendra Sheetz
  14. Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    The Eradicator Premieres Video “I’m A Squash Man”

    Making his way up the D-Squash Ladder

    Kendra Sheetz
  15. Anti-Flag
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Anti-Flag Premieres New Song, Video “Racists”

    The political punk stalwarts are back to guide our sinking ship!

    Krista Gjestland
  16. Premiere
    Mansbridge
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    Newsstream

    Mansbridge Premieres Debut Album ‘Juxtapose’

    It's Punk Premiere Tuesday!

    Kendra Sheetz
  17. Riot Fest
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    Riot Fest Announces Late Night Shows

    No Time for Rest Fest!

    Kendra Sheetz
  18. Spanish Love Songs
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    News

    Wiretap Records Announces Three Year Anniversary Show

    Party Time! Excellent!

    Kendra Sheetz
  19. Premiere
    RADD
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    RADD Premieres Lyric Video for “Don’t Let Me Go”

    A perfect pop-punk love song!

    Kendra Sheetz
  20. Riot Fest
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    News

    Riot Fest Announces Daily Schedules

    Let the "why are *insert band* and *insert band* playing at the same time" complaints commence!

    Kendra Sheetz
  21. Newstour
    Newstour

    Odd Robot & Gentlemen Prefer Blood Announce West Coast Tour

    Double the bands, double the fun!

    Kendra Sheetz
  22. Kira Jari
    Newstour
    Newstour

    Kira Jari Searching For Magic In The Midwest

    Tour Time! Excellent!

    Kendra Sheetz
  23. Dollar Signs
    Newstour
    Newstour

    Dollar Signs Announces Mid-September Tour

    Dollar Signs Forever!

    Kendra Sheetz
  24. The Bombpops
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    The Bombpops Debuts New Video for “Be Sweet”

    Lyrics by the late Brandon Carlisle. Music by The Bombpops.

    Krista Gjestland

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Zola Jesus

Phoenix, AZ

Synth-pop, dark wave, art pop, hypnagogic pop

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I Wanna Wear Your Skin

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enough.

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You Oughta Know

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Gloom Tunes

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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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PBR with Erin

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Decent Panini

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Punx Who Panic

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The Bottom End

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Flavor of the Weak

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Four Tours & Seven Beers Ago

An ongoing anthology of tour diaries.
Awful Sounds and Shitty Jokes

Unabashedly pretentious musings on noise, shitposting, and other cultural forces.

Story Roulette

  1. Newstour
    Newstour

    Nothington Announces East Coast, Midwest Tour with MakeWar & Joe McMahon

    On the road again!

    Krista Gjestland
  2. Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Direct Hit! Debuts Video for “Snickers or Reeses”

    Guess Who's Back. Back Again...

    Krista Gjestland
  3. Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Piss Test Streaming “Abortion Fund” to Raise Money for Abortion Access

    The Portland trio is raising money for abortion access through their newest track.

    Krista Gjestland

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