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Amen Dunes – “Believe” [Video]

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Amen Dunes (aka the project of New York-based Damon McMahon) released his new album, Freedom, this past spring via Sacred Bones. “Believe,” a song about nostalgia, mortality, the passage of time, and the feminine powers that preside over life, is presented today with a video directed by cinematographer Steven Brahms, who also directed the video for lead single “Miki Dora,” and starring NYC poet and painter Laura Leigh. Amen Dunes is currently on tour and you can see all of their dates below.

Amen Dunes Tour Dates:
Sat. June 23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel ^
Thu. Aug. 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Troubadour
Sat. Aug. 11 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
Mon. Aug. 13 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Tue. Aug. 14 – Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
Wed. Aug. 15 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Fri. Aug. 17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Sat. Aug. 18 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
Mon. Aug. 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St. Entry
Tue. Aug. 21 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Thu. Aug. 23 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Fri. Aug. 24 – Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
Sat. Aug. 25 – Pine Plains, NY @ Huichica East Festival
Sun. Aug. 26 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Thu. Aug. 30 – Sun. Sep. 2 – Dorset, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Mon. Sep. 3 – London, UK @ London Underground *
Wed. Sep. 5 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla *
Thu. Sep. 6 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla *
Fri. Sep. 7 – Portmeirion, UK @ Festival No. 6
Sun. Sep. 9 – Gent, BE @ DOK Arena
Mon. Sep. 10 – Nieuw-Amsterdam, NE @ Paradiso Noord
Thu. Sep. 13 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen Klubb
Fri. Sep. 14 – Oslo, NO @ Ingensteds
Sat. Sep. 15 – Göteborg, SE @ Pustervik
Mon. Sep. 17 – Berlin, DE @ Lido
Tue. Sep. 18 – Prague, CZ @ Meet Factory
Wed. Sep. 19 – Vienna, AT @ WUK
Fri. Sep. 21 – Zurich, CH @ Rote Fabrik
Sat. Sep. 22 – Bologna, IT @ Covo
Mon. Sep. 24 – Barcelona, ES @ LA2
Tue. Sep. 25 – Madrid, ES @ Copernico

^ w/ US Girls
* w/ Cut Worms

Beach House – “Black Car” [Video]

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Make sure you check out the latest video, “Black Car,” from Beach House as the mysterious auto takes a late night drive. Director Alistair Legrand takes the dark and atmospheric track, and gives it the perfect black and white visual for the song.

“Black Car” is from their latest record 7 which is out now on Sub Pop Records. Beach House’s massive worldwide tour in support of 7 resumes July 24th in New Haven, CT at College Street Music Hall and continues on through October 20th in Dublin, IE at Vicar Street. All dates are listed below.

Jul. 24 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
Jul. 26 – Philadelphia, PA – Tower Theatre
Jul. 27 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
Jul. 28 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre [Sold Out]
Jul. 30 – Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
Jul. 31 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 02 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
Aug. 03 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Sold Out]
Aug. 04 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery [Sold Out]
Aug. 05 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory at North Park [Sold Out]
Aug. 07 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 08 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 10 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium [Sold Out]
Aug. 11 – Seattle, WA – SPF30: Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Concert on Alki Beach
Aug. 12 – Vancouver, BC – Orpheum Theatre
Aug. 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot [Sold Out]
Aug. 15 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 17 – St. Paul, MN – The Palace Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 18 – Chicago, Il – Chicago Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 19 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Aug. 20 – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre
Aug. 22 – New York, NY – United Palace Theatre
Aug. 23 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre [Sold Out]
Aug. 24 – Boston, MA – House of Blues [Sold Out]
Aug. 25 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
Sep. 25 – Lisbon, Portugal – Coliseu dos Recreios
Sep. 26 – Porto, Portugal – Teatro sa da Bandeira
Sep. 27 – Madrid, ES – La Riviera
Sep. 28 – Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz
Sep. 30 – Lyon, France – Epicerie Moderne
Oct. 01 – Köln, DE – Gloria
Oct. 02 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys
Oct. 04 – Lund, SE – Mejeriet
Oct. 05 – Gothenburg, SE – Trädgar’n
Oct. 07 – Oslo, NO – Rockefeller Music Hall
Oct. 08 – Stockholm, SE- Münchenbryggeriet
Oct. 09 – Copenhagen, DK – Forum Black Box
Oct. 11 – Hamburg, DE – Kampnagel
Oct. 12 – Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg
Oct. 13 – Brussels, BE – AB [Sold Out]
Oct. 15 – Paris, FR – Olympia
Oct. 17 – London, UK – Troxy
Oct. 18 – London, UK – Troxy [Sold Out]
Oct. 19 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall [Sold Out]
Oct. 20 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street [Sold Out]

Tomberlin – “Self-Help” [Video]

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Tomberlin just recently signed to Saddle Creek and her debut, At Weddings, will be out August 10, 2018. Tomberlin has a new video for “Self-Help,” the lead single from At Weddings. At Weddings is available for pre-order now HERE.

ABOUT TOMBERLIN:
On her debut album At Weddings, Sarah Beth Tomberlin writes with the clarity and wisdom of an artist well beyond her years. Immeasurable space circulates within the album’s ten songs, which set Tomberlin’s searching voice against lush backdrops of piano and guitar. Like Julien Baker and Sufjan Stevens, she has a knack for transforming the personal into parable. Like Grouper, she has a feel for the transcendent within the ordinary.

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, and now based in Louisville, Kentucky, Tomberlin wrote most of At Weddings while living with her family in southern Illinois during her late teens and early twenties. At 16, she finished her homeschooling curriculum and went to college at a private Christian school she describes, only half-jokingly, as a “cult.” By 17, she had dropped out of school, returned home, and begun to face a period of difficult transition in her life. The daughter of a Baptist pastor, Tomberlin found herself questioning not only her faith, but her identity, her purpose, and her place in the world.

Tomberlin cites the hymns she grew up singing in church as her greatest musical influence, and while At Weddings in many ways documents the unlearning of her childhood faith, it’s easy to hear the reverential quality of sacred music in her songs. “A lot of hymns talk about really crazy stuff – being saved from the depths and the mire, judgment. When you actually realize what you’re singing, it becomes really overwhelming,” Tomberlin says. “I grew up singing in church. I was still helping to lead worship when I started coming to terms with the realization that I didn’t know if I believed. I felt nauseous and shaky reading these words I was singing and feeling their intensity. If I did believe this, how could I sing these words without being scared out of my mind? That’s what’s influenced how I write.”

At Weddings is laden with reverence for music itself, for the power it has to heal others and help people navigate their lives. It is a record about learning to love oneself and others without reservation, from a place of deep sincerity – a lifelong challenge whose tribulations Tomberlin articulates beautifully. “My number one goal with my music is for honesty and transparency that helps other people find ways to exist,” she says. With At Weddings, this remarkable young songwriter offers up comfort and wonder in equal measure.

Stonefield – “Far From Earth” [Video]

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Far From Earth is the third record from Australia’s Stonefield. The four Findlay sisters have been officially releasing since 2010, but have a catalogue they have been building way before that. For over a decade, the band has continued to grow as this video for the title track will show! You can find the new album via Flightless Records HERE.

Poster Children – “Grand Bargain!” [Video]

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Poster Children returned earlier this year with the politically charged track “Grand Bargain!”, announcing a new album to come in spring. The album, of the same name, is available now via Lotuspool Records. The band has now shared the new music video for “Grand Bargain!”. In the video, the bandmate’s children dressed as Jared Kushner and Donald Trump and play out many of the President’s heavily publicized moments, which include lots of tweeting, eating fast food, and the infamous “Trump Drinks Water” moment during a speech on national security. Got to love the Poster Children!

The band also has announced a short summer tour with the dates below.

TOUR:
June 29 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall (Tickets)
July 18 – Brooklyn, NY – Rough Trade (Tickets)
July 19 – Boston, MA – O’Brien’s Pub (Tickets)
July 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie (Tickets)
July 21 – Washington, DC – DC9 (Tickets)

La Luz – “Mean Dream” [Video]

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La Luz’s new album, Floating Features, just released and here is a new video for “Mean Dream,” from director Ryan D. La Luz are playing a massive 35-date North American tour. See below for a full list of dates.

TOUR DATES:
05.17.18 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile $ *
05.18.18 – Seattle, WA – The Vera Project $ * &
05.19.18 – Portland, OR – The Aladdin Theater *
05.20.18 – Bellingham, WA -The Shakedown *
05.22.18 – Boise, ID – The Olympic *
05.23.18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court *
05.24.18 – Ft. Collin’s, CO – Hodi’s Half Note *
05.25.18 – Denver, CO – Larimer Lounge *
05.28.18 – Omaha, NE – O’Leavers !
05.29.18 – Kansas City, MO – The Record Bar !
05.30.18 – St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room !
05.31.18 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean ^
06.01.18 – Chicago, IL – Do Division Festival
06.02.18 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme ^
06.03.18 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern ^
06.04.18 – Montreal, QC – L’Esco ^
06.05.18 – Portland, ME – SPACE Gallery ^
06.06.18 – Boston, MA – Once Ballroom ^
06.08.18 – New York, NY – Public Arts ^
06.09.18 – Brooklyn, NY – Northside Festival at Baby’s All Right &
06.10.18 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts Black Box %
06.11.18 – Washington, D.C. – Songbyrd %
06.12.18 – Raleigh, NC – The Pinhook %
06.13.18 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl %
06.14.18 – Jacksonville, FL – Root %
06.15.18 – New Orleans, LA – Santos %
06.16.18 – Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas #
06.19.18 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger #
06.20.18 – El Paso, TX – Monarch #
06.21.18 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress # &
06.22.10 – Los Angeles, CA – Teregram Ballroom #
09.01.18 – Gdansk, PL – Soundrive Festival
09.04.18 – Malmö, SE – Plan B
09.05.18 – Oslo, NO – Revolver
09.06.18 – Stockholm, SE – Melodybox
09.07.18 – Göteborg, SE – Pustervil
09.08.18 – Copenhagen, DK – Loppen
09.10.18 – Karlsruhe, DE – Kohi
09.11.18 – Zürich, CH – Rote Fabrik
09.12.18 – Montpellier, FR – Le Rockstore
09.13.18 – Barcelona, ES – Gambeat Festival
09.14.18 – Madrid, ES – GetMAD
09.15.18 – San Sebastian, ES – Donastia Festibala
09.18.18 – Lausanne, CH – Le Romandie
09.19.18 – Bern, CH – ISC Club
09.20.18 – Paris, FR – Point Ephemere
09.22.18 – Brussels, BE – Botanique @ Witloof Bar
09.24.18 – Manchester, UK – Soup Kitchen
09.25.18 – Glasgow, UK – Mono
09.26.18 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
09.27.18 – London, UK – The Dome
09.28.18 – Bristol, UK – The Louisiana
09.29.18 – Brighton, UK – The Hope and Ruin
10.01.18 – Köln, DE – Bumann & Sohn
10.02.18 – Derlin, DE – Music & Frieden
10.03.18 – Dresden, DE – Beatpol
10.04.18 – Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang (Goldener Salon)
10.05.18 – Groningen, NL – Vera
10.06.18 – Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso upstairs

& – All-Ages
$ – w/ Ancient Forest
* – w/ Savila
! – w/ The Whiffs
^ – w/ Gymshorts
% – w/ Timothy Eerie
# – w/ Summer Twins

Mitski – “Geyser” [Video]

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Mitski returns with Be The Cowboy, out August 17th, and presents the album’s lead single “Geyser,” with an accompanying video directed by Zia Anger.

“For this new record, I experimented in narrative and fiction,” comments Mitski. Though she hesitates to go so far as to say she created full-on characters, she reveals she had in mind “a very controlled icy repressed woman who is starting to unravel. Because women have so little power and showing emotion is seen as weakness, this ‘character’ clings to any amount of control she can get. Still, there is something very primordial in her that is trying to find a way to get out.”

In Be The Cowboy, Mitski delves into the loneliness of being a symbol and the loneliness of being someone, how it can feel so much like being no one. Lead single “Geyser” introduces us to a woman who can’t hold it all in any more. She’s about to burst and unleash a torrent of desire and passion that has been building up inside. While recording the album with her long-time producer Patrick Hyland, the pair kept returning to “the image of someone alone on a stage, singing solo with a single spotlight trained on them in an otherwise dark room. For most of the tracks, we didn’t layer the vocals with doubles or harmonies, to achieve that campy ‘person singing alone on stage’ atmosphere.”

Be the Cowboy Tracklist:
1. Geyser
2. Why Didn’t You Stop Me
3. Old Friend
4. A Pearl
5. Lonesome Love
6. Remember My Name
7. Me And My Husband
8. Come Into the Water
9. Nobody
10. Pink in the Night
11. A Horse Named Cold Air
12. Washing Machine Heart
13. Blue Light
14. Two Slow Dancers

Frank Turner – “Blackout” [Video]

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“Blackout” is the first single from Frank Turner’s new album Be More Kind. The album released last Friday via Xtra Mile Recordings/Polydor UK /Interscope Records in the US.

Be More Kind represents a thematic and sonic line in the sand for the 36-year-old. “I wanted to try and get out of my comfort zone and do something different,” says Turner. As always, Frank Turner is consistently on the road. Check out his dates below.

BE MORE KIND TOUR North American Dates:
Thu/May-31 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
Fri/Jun-01 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
Sat/Jun-02 Columbus, OH Express Live^
Sun/Jun-03 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
Tue/Jun-05 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
Wed/Jun-06 New York, NY Playstation Theater^
Fri/Jun-08 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore
Sat/Jun-09 Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
Sun/Jun-10 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Tue/Jun-12 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Wed/Jun-13 Austin, TX Stubb’s
Fri/Jun-15 Phoenix, AZ Van Buren
Sat/Jun-16 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
Sun/Jun-17 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Tue/Jun-19 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
Thu/Jun-21 Kansas City, MO The Truman**
Fri/Jun-22 Minneapolis, MN Myth
Sat/Jun-23 Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom
Sun/Jun-24 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
Tue/Jun-26 Boston, MA Royale
Wed/Jun-27 Boston, MA Royale
Fri/Jun-29 Boston, MA Royale
Sat/Jun-30 Boston, MA Royale
Sun/Jul-1 Boston, MA Royale
Mon/Jul-2 Boston, MA Royale
Mon/Jul-30 Big Indian, NY Campfire Punk Rock
Tue/Jul-31 Big Indian, NY Campfire Punk Rock
Wed/Aug-01 Big Indian, NY Campfire Punk Rock
Thu/Aug-02 Big Indian, NY Campfire Punk Rock
Fri/Aug-03 Denver, CO Red Rocks*
Thu/Sep-06 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Fri/Sep-07 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
Sat/Sep-08 Vancouver, BC The Vogue Theater
Sun/Sep-09 Victoria, BC Alix Goolden Performance Hall
Tue/Sep-11 Edmonton, AB Winspear Centre
Wed/Sep-12 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Fri/Sep-14 Saskatoon, SK O’Brians
Sat/Sep-15 Winnipeg, MB Burton Cummings Theatre
Tue/Sep-18 London, ON London Music Hall
Wed/Sep-19 Toronto, ON The Phoenix Concert Theater
Sat/Sep-22 Montreal, QC Corona Theater
Mon/Sep-24 Ottawa, ON Bronson Centre
Wed/Sep-26 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Sat/Sep-29 Asbury Park, NJ Hear Me Sea Festival
Sun/Sep-30 Ithaca, NY State Theatre
Mon/Oct-01 Charlottesville, VA Jefferson Theater
Wed/Oct-03 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
Thu/Oct-04 Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroom
Fri/Oct-05 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
Sat/Oct-06 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater

Mexican Knives – “Western” [Video]

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This new video is on the second full-length album from Detroit’s Mexican Knives. No-Wave Punk done in a way that’s stylistic, subversive, airy, angular, jangly and conceptual. For fans of: The Breeders, Dum Dum Girls, My Bloody Valentine, Mazzy Star, Pretenders & Tsunami.

You can pick up a copy of the album at Jett Plastic Recordings HERE.

Protomartyr – “Wheel Of Fortune (feat. Kelley Deal)” [Video]

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Protomartyr have a new release called Consolation E.P., which they recorded in part with friend Kelley Deal (The Breeders, R. Ring) and will be released June 15th via Domino Recording Co. Two of the four songs feature Deal on vocals alongside singer Joe Casey, including “Wheel of Fortune,” which is the video today directed by Yoonha Park (who directed the band’s video for “Don’t Go To Anacita”). The EP was recorded by Deal’s R.Ring bandmate Mike Montgomery. The tracklist is below.

The band has a consistent string of tour dates supporting this ep as well as their excellent release from last year Relatives In Descent. You can find the tour dates listed below. The Consolation E.P. is available to pre-order now on limited pressing yellow/white starburst vinyl via Domino HERE, and limited pressing gold vinyl via your local independent record store when released.

“CONSOLATION E.P.” TRACKLISTING
1. Wait
2. Same Face In A Different Mirror
3. Wheel Of Fortune (feat. Kelley Deal)
4. You Win Again (feat. Kelley Deal)

PROTOMARTYR TOUR DATES
Thu. May 3 – Kortrijik, BE @ De Kreun
Fri. May 4 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
Sat. May 5 – Leicester, UK @ Handmade Festival
Sun. May 6 – Glasgow, UK @ Stag & Dagger Festival
Tue. May 8 – Hull, UK @ Fruit
Wed. May 9 – Birmingham, UK @ Mama Roux
Thu. May 10 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East – In Conversation with the Raincoats
Thu. May 10 – London, UK @ Scala
Sun. June 3 – Seattle, WA @ Upstream Music Festival
Sat. June 9 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere (Brooklyn Vegan Northside Party)
Wed. June 13 – Hong Kong, HK @ MOM Livehouse
Fri. June 15 – Beijing, CN @ Yue Space
Sat. June 16 – Shanghai, CN @ YYT
Sun. June 17 – Seoul, KR @ V-Hall
Wed. June 20 – Kuala Lumpur, MY @ Live Fact
Thu. June 21 – Jakarta, ID @ Rossi Musik
Sat. June 23 – Athens, GR @ Ejekt Festival
Fri. July 6 – Modena, IT @ Arti Vive
Sat. July 7 – Chiusi, IT @ Lars Rock Fest
Sat. July 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
Sat. Aug. 11 – Haldern, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival
Sun. Aug. 12 – Luxembourg, LU @ Rotondes
Mon. Aug. 13 – Dusseldorf, DE @ Zakk
Tue. Aug. 14 – Bremen, DE @ Tower Musikclub
Thu. Aug. 16 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
Fri. Aug. 17 – Biddinghuizen, NL @ Lowlands Festival
Sat. Aug 18 – Hasselt, BE @ Pukkelpop Festival
Sun. Aug. 19 – St. Malo, FR @ La Route Du Rock
Tue. Aug. 21 – Dudingen, CH @ Bad Bonn
Wed. Aug. 22 – Zurich, CH @ Mascotte
Fri. Aug. 24 – Schorndorf, DE @ Club Manufaktur
Sat. Aug 25 – Charleville Mezieres, FR @ Cabaret Vert Festival
Sun. Aug. 26 – Ramsgate, UK @ Ramsgate Hall
Tue. Aug. 28 – Sheffield, UK @ Picture House Social
Wed. Aug. 29 – Hebden Bridge, UK @ Trades Club
Thu. Aug. 30 – Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy 2
Fri. Aug. 31 – Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
Thu. Aug. 30 – Sun. Sep. 2 – Vlieland, NL @ Into the Great Wide Open

Kevin Krauter – “Keep Falling In Love” [Video]

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This is the new Kevin Krauter (of Hoops) video for “Keep Falling In Love.” It’s the second song released off his forthcoming debut LP, Toss Up, out 6/15 via Bayonet Records. You can pre-order the record HERE.

Krauter definitely has the influence of ’60s flower pop and 70s easy listening on this track. If you know who Paul Davis is then you will be excited!

Krauter will be touring throughout the spring into summer, including a number of headline dates and a show supporting Waxahatchee. Several show dates are listed below.

5/12 – Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop**
6/19 – Columbus, OH @ Ace Of Cups
6/20 – Washington, DC @ Songbyrd
6/21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
6/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ PhilaMOCA
6/28 – Chicago, IL @ Schubas
7/14 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Tube Factory
* with Malcolm London & DJ Jill Hopkins
** solo show with Waxahatchee and Amy O

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