With the power of their retro-tinged resistance funk, Los Angeles soul band Chicano Batman have carved a niche for themselves in the Latin indie-verse. On Tuesday morning, the bilingual four-piece announced their upcoming album, Invisible People, due out May 1st on ATO Records. “The goal was to make the best …
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UPDATE (3/10): The Bans Off My Body event has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. “In light of current public health concerns, we are disappointed to have to postpone our benefit concert. We are deeply committed to the values represented by Planned Parenthood’s Bans Off My Body campaign,” Feminist Institute …
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Sharon Van Etten retreats to the desert in the video for her new song “Beaten Down.” Produced by John Congleton, the smoldering track meditates on “love, patience, and empathy,” Van Etten said in a statement. “It’s about making life-changing choices and remaining strong enough to see them through.” The black-and-white …
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UPDATE: The Smashing Pumpkins will open for Guns N’ Roses on select dates of their 2020 summer stadium tour. The Pumpkins are set to perform during the first six shows, which will take place in Philadelphia, Detroit, Toronto, Washington, D.C., East Rutherford, New Jersey and Boston. ** Guns N’ Roses …
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It’s not often that an artist’s debut album goes on to be the most commercially successful album of the year. In fact, the last time it happened was with 50 Cent’s 2003 album Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, which he released after a series of successful mixtapes. Since then, the …
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Whether you like to get in the holiday mood after Oct. 31, or right before Christmas Eve, the winter weather is sure to bring that familiar feeling. These concerts will give you plenty of chances to get cozy with artists who love Christmas a little too much — think Pentatonix’s …
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Green Day marked the 25th anniversary of their seminal album Dookie and looked ahead to their next album, Father of All… with a old-school rock & roll performance at the American Music Awards Sunday. Billie Eilish took the stage to announce the “iconic” band, which she cited as a massive …
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UPDATE: Harry Styles has added five more shows to his 2020 Love On Tour run in support of his forthcoming album, Fine Line. The new dates include a a third show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, second concerts in Chicago and Atlanta, a fresh date in Orlando …
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Listen to audio version of this story below: In October 1969, the writer Raymond Robinson took to the pages of the New York Amsterdam News, the city’s leading black newspaper, to pose a question. That previous summer, Harlem’s Mount Morris Park had hosted a series of free Sunday afternoon concerts, …
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