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R. Ring is Kelley Deal (The Breeders) and Mike Montgomery (Ampline). Since releasing a 7″ in 2012, the group has slowly been building a catalog of songs that has finally resulted in their forthcoming debut full length titled Ignite The Rest via SofaBurn Records.

The tracks cover a full range of style and volume which will please fans of the members’ previous work. R. Ring will be touring throughout 2017 in support of the release. Ignite The Rest will be available April 28th and R. Ring will be touring (dates below) throughout 2017 in support of the release.

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R.RING 2017 TOUR DATES:
April 19: Newport, KY at Southgate House Revival – w/ Split Single (Jason Narducy) and Bicentennial Bear
April 20: Columbus, OH at Rumba Café – w/ Split Single and Bicentennial Bear
April 21: Detroit, MI at Trinisophes – w/ Split Single
April 22: Chicago, IL at Schubas – w/ Split Single
April 23: Cleveland, OH at Happy Dog – w/ Split Single
April 24: Philadelphia, PA at Everybody Hits – w/ Split Single
April 25: Kingston, NY at BSP Kingston – w/ Split Single
April 26: Brooklyn, NY at Babys All Right – w/ Split Single and Isa Chandra Moskowitz
April 27: Baltimore, MD at Ottobar – w/ Split Single, Post Pink and Quatracetta
April 28: Washington, DC at Comet Ping Pong – w/ Split Single and Flasher
April 29: Chapel Hill, NC at Night Light – w/ Split Single
May 17: Yellow Springs, OH – Live on WYSO
May 18: Louisville, KY – Monnik
May 19: Murray, KY – Terrapin Station
May 20: Lexington, KY – Green Lantern

The Afghan Whigs are back! In Spades, the group’s new album, will be available worldwide on May 5th from Sub Pop. “Demon In Profile,” is the new video and single from the forthcoming record.

Make sure to head over to Sub Pop if you want the vinyl Loser edition of the album! You can find it HERE.

The Afghan Whigs have also announced their first set of dates in support of In Spades in Europe. The band will visit 14 countries this summer including performances at Primavera Sound and Northside Festival. Ed Harcourt will be supporting on all headline shows.

May 26 – Manchester, UK – Cathedral
May 27 – Glasgow, UK – ABC
May 28 – Dublin, IE – Academy
May 30 – London, UK – Koko
Jun. 01 – Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound Festival
Jun. 03 – Bologna, IT – Zona Roveri
Jun. 04 – Zagreb, HR – Tvornica Kulture
Jun. 06 – Warsaw, PL – Palladium
Jun. 07 – Berlin, DE – Kesselhaus
Jun. 09 – Aarhus, DK – Northside Festival
Jun.10 – Oslo, NO – Vulkan
Jun.12 – Hamburg, DE – Gruenspan
Jun.13 – Frankfurt, DE – Batschkapp
Jun.14 – Antwerp, BE – Trix
Jun.15 – Brussels, BE – Ancienne Belgique
Aug. 04 – Vienna, AT – WUK
Aug. 05 – Prague, CZ – Lucerna Music Bar
Aug. 06 – Zurich, CH – Mascotte
Aug. 08 – Munich, DE – Backstage Halle
Aug. 09 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso

Tobin Sprout has a new video! “Future Boy Today/Man Of Tomorrow” is off his new Headphone Approved record, The Universe And Me, which represents his first solo album in seven years. Pick it up – you won’t be upset with yourself!

Real Estate just announced their new record and video for first single “Darling.” In Mind will be out on March 17th via Domino Records.

Cherry Glazerr’s forthcoming album Apocalipstick is due out January 20th via Secretly Canadian. To catch the groove you can watch the band’s new music video for “Nuclear Bomb”.

Apocalipstick is the band’s first album for Secretly Canadian and was recorded at Hollywood’s iconic Sunset Sound studio with acclaimed producers Joe Chicarrelli (The Strokes, My Morning Jacket, The White Stripes) and Carlos De La Garza (Bleached, M83, Paramore). Cherry Glazerr is also out on the raod which you can find your town below!

Tour Dates:
1/15 – Washington, DC @ DC9
1/16 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMoca
1/18 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
1/20 – Boston, MA @ Middle East
1/21 – Montreal, QC @ The Ritz
1/24 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
1/25 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
1/27 – Cleveland, OH @ The Grog Shop
1/28 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
1/30 – Madison, WI @ Rathskeller at U of Wisconsin Madison
1/31 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
2/1 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
2/3 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
2/4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
2/7 – Vancouver, BC @ The Cobalt
2/8 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
2/9 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
2/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
2/12 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst
2/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram
2/22 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix Bar
2/28 – London, UK @ The Camden Assembly
3/20 – Dallas, TX @ Three Links Deep Ellum
3/22 – New Orleans, LA @ Siberia
3/24 – Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
3/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory Stage)
3/26 – Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder (Florida State University)
3/27 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
3/29 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle (Back Room)
3/31 – Columbus, OH @ Rumba Cafe
4/1 – Bloomington, IN @ Blockhouse
4/2 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway Nightclub
4/5 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
4/6 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy and Harriet’s
4/7 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
7/28 – New York, NY @ Panorama Festival

Tiny Engines welcomed Chicago three-piece Yeesh to their roster in 2016 for the release of their sophomore LP, Confirmation Bias. Yeesh have a loaded indie rock cannon and now a video to match with “End Results.”