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    Vancouver’s SLIP~ons Releases New Single “Graystone”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    BUGS Announces West Coast Tour Dates In Support Of New Album

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Brook Pridemore & Milk St. Share New Split ‘Oscar Mayer Winners’

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Holy Water Releases New Single “In Perfection” Off Debut Full-Length Album

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Chicago Based Alternative Rockers Atheena Releases New EP

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Backdrop Falls Captures 90s Punk Rock Spirit with New Single “Mr. Make-Believe”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Sadlands Premieres New Single “Bandits”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Bumsy and the Moochers Releases New Single “Please Abduct Me” Off Upcoming Album

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Clown Sounds Premieres Music Video for “Chicken on the Lamb”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Hostile Array Confronts Trauma & Control on ‘Underneath’

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Weegee Announces “Primitive Thrill” LP

     Steve Long
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    My Son The Doctor Sign To Trash Casual, Releases Video for “Barry Bonds”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Kill Lincoln Releases New Album ‘No Normal’

     Steve Long
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    The Jukebox Romantics Releases Video for “Packing Up My Knives”

     Steve Long
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    Whipped Releases Video For “Ride of the Goddess,” Announces New Album

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Girl with a Hawk urge all to ‘#VOTE (Rock The Boat)’

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Shower Beers Releases New Single “Static City, USA”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Jennifer Teft & The Strange Releases Fan-Collab Video for “Going Out”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Early Riser Releases Music Video for “Beetlejuice”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    The Meringues Debuts Dynamic New LP ‘Pavlova’s Dog’

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Streets To Ourselves Releases New Music Video For “Sad Realization”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Checkp01nt Releases New Single “Snake”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Derek Smith and the Cosmic Vultures Set Free a “Songbird”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Chicago’s H.O.O.F. Music Fest Celebrating ‘Women, Femmes, and Thems’ Is Back on Oct. 19th

     Kendra Sheetz

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One Year Ago Today

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    The Headies Streams New Album ‘Meanwhile…’

     Kendra Sheetz
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    MONTE Releases Music Video for “Dysfunctional Mess”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Derek Smith and the Cosmic Vultures Releases New Single “White Spade Symphony”

     Kendra Sheetz
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    Run Motor Run Releases New Single “Decent Person”

     Kendra Sheetz

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