Christopher Anthony

Frankie Cosmos has a great new music video for “Sinister,” from her latest release, Next Thing. The video was directed by Eliza Doyle and features Frankie and bodybuilder Don Martone in matching outfits and braids. It is what a video should be – fun!

Frankie Cosmos has added more dates to her tour. After her European dates, she will return to North America in October. Check out her schedule below.

Frankie Tour
07-30 Macon, GA – Bragg Jam
08-01 Nashville, TN – The End *
08-02 St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway *
08-03 Bloomington, IN – The Bishop *
08-04 Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups *
08-06 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
08-26-27 Stockholm, Sweden – Sepopaganda Festival
08-28 Oslo, Norway – Nocafe Mono
08-29 Copenhagen, Denmark – Ideal Bar
08-30 Hamburg, Germany – Deaalhaus
08-31 Berlin, Germany – Pop Kultur Festival
09-01 Utrecht, Netherlands – Ekko
09-02-04 Stradbally, Ireland – Stradbally Electric Picnic
09-03 Larmer Tree Gardens, England – End of the Road
09-05 Glasgow, Scotland – Hug & Pint
09-06 Leeds, England – Headrow House
09-08 London, England – The Dome
09-09 Paris, France – Point Ephemere
09-10 Saint-Amans, France – Saint-Amans-Des-Cots Frog Hog Festival
09-11 Dijon, France – Firehouse Show
09-12 Laussane, Switzerland – Le Romandie ^
09-13 Zurich, Switzerland – Bogen F ^
09-14 Dundingen, Switzerland – Bad Bonn
09-15 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Palace St. Gallen
09-17 Zagrab, Croatia – Mocvara
09-18 Budapest, Hungary – Art Gallery @ A38
09-19 Vienna, Austria – B72
09-29 San Diego, CA – Irenic
10-01 Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
10-02 San Francisco, CA – Swedish American Hall
10-03 Oakland, CA – Starline Social Club
10-05 Portland, OR – Bossanova
10-06 Olympia, WA – Obsidian
10-07 Seattle, WA – Vera Project
10-08 Vancouver, British Columbia – Rickshaw Theater

* with Warehouse
^ with Chris Cohen

Awards Banquet is the new band from the once Columbus, Ohio based JP Olsen, who now calls Brooklyn home. With that said, he still can put out a perfect indie pop track about the nation’s 17th state. In support of their new record If Not Now Then Summer, Awards Banquet has a new video for “(What Have You Done To Me) Ohio” that captures that laid back summer concert vibe.

Spencer Krug’s Moonface and Siinai’s new album, My Best Human Face, is out now on Jagjaguwar. The lead single, “Risto’s Riff,” gets a visual treatment here from director Marsha Balaeva with design assistance from Tamsin Rose Creations. Watch as creatures come to life seemingly out of nowhere in the video. It’s as chaotic and perfect as the song itself. Check it out.

If there ever was a band that I thought would break out of Dayton, Ohio it was Shrug. Mainstays on the local circuit back in the mid-90’s the group released several quality records but never quite broke through to the bigger audience they deserved. It has been ten years since the band released a new record although its members have stayed busy in some recent groups TFN has featured here that include The Motel Beds, Human Cannonball, and The Boxcar Suite.

Well, the guys are back with their fifth long player titled Age of Ashes, which is set to release June 11th. “Radio Madonna” is the first track and video from the album and really finds the group getting back to their roots! If you enjoy the song you can also snag a free download of the single from their Bandcamp page until the album’s release.

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