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    The latest music news from independent artists around the world.

    Gearing Up For U.K.’s Wokingham Festival 2014 August 22-24

    The Wokingham Festival is a key part of Wokingham’s identity, back every year on the bank holiday weekend in August – a highlight to many families summer holidays, and a key date for everyone...

    Transatlantic Linkup Reconnects Reggae With It’s Roots

    Sojournah's single "Everything" is voiced on the "Gamrock Riddim" produced straight out of Africa. The roots rock rhythmic tune permeates the air, electrifies the soul and invites you to dance as Sojournah sings melodious...

    Worldwide Groove Corp Commence The “Year Of The Groove”, One Release A Month For...

    Worldwide Groove Corporation, Nashville’s electronic music power duo, have made the bold commitment of putting out one new downtempo chillout music release a month for a year. After 7 years of working for the “music”...

    Chicago Festival Welcomes Recording Artist Tina Jenkins Crawley

    The Chicago Westside Music Festival is FREE and will be held Saturday, August 16th at Garfield Park (corner of Jackson and Central Park Avenue) from 12:00pm CST to 8:00pm CST. The Festival brings with...

    Apache Café to Host One Year Anniversary of “Drummer’s Night Out”

    C. Chaffer Ent.® and Sam Ash Music Store present the celebration event and jam session marking the one year anniversary of “Drummer’s Night Out.” The kick-off of this spectacular night will begin Monday, August...

    Sydney Australia’s Elstow to Release New EP ‘As The Sun Falls’

    Borrowing the name of the Sydney apartment building they were living in, Elstow was born out of an appreciation for the melodic folk stylings of sixties heroes Simon & Garfunkel and The Mamas &...

    Hailmary Kick Off Round 2 of Their National Navigate the Sunrise Tour

    Australian West Coast hard rock outfit Hailmary kick off Round 2 of their National Navigate the Sunrise Tour with dates in Sydney, Cairns and Melbourne this weekend (Thu 31 July - Sat 2 August) Following...

    Porter Ray: Listen to Fundamentals Mixtape Now

    Porter Ray has earned praise from outlets in Seattle for his three self-released efforts -- BLK GLD LP (May 2013); WHT GLD and RSE GLD EP’s (October 2013) -- and his live performances. The...

    Shabazz Palaces Lese Majesty Available Aow Worldwide

    Shabazz Palaces’ critically acclaimed Lese Majesty is available now on CD/ 2xLP / DL worldwide from Sub Pop. The 7-suite, 18- track album features the highlights “They Come in Gold,” “#CAKE,” “Forerunner Foray,” “Motion...

    Hour 24 Releases Live Music Video for “Take Me Away”

    Female-fronted rock band Hour 24 is pleased to release a live music video for their newest single “Take Me Away.” The band recently released the single "Take Me Away" on iTunes while fans eagerly...

    First Listen: Kosoti – “Bark and Sticks”

    After a near death experience in 2013, lead singer and songwriter Allan Hyslop realised he needed to treasure every moment of his life by doing what he loved most, writing and performing music. Allan explains...

    First Listen: Hollie April – “Together Alone”

    Born and raised in Gibraltar, Hollie April is a twenty-two year-old British singer-songwriter who has been writing and performing music professionally from a very young age. During her years as an undergraduate at Leeds...

    Dum Dum Girls Announce Fall North American Tour in Support “Too True”

    Dum Dum Girls have scheduled a North American fall tour in support of Too True, their critically acclaimed 3rd album on Sub Pop. The tour begins October 19th in Denver, CO at Larimer Lounge...

    Island Of Skylines’ Fight Your Fears Out Now

    Island Of Skylines sees the album released worldwide July 15th on iTunes, AmazonMP3, Google Play, Bandcamp, Spotify, and many more. The release features two new tracks, “Indigo” and “I’ll Be Home,” and a special...

    First Listen: J Mascis’s “Wide Awake” from Tied to a Star

    “Wide Awake” is a new offering from guitar legend J Mascis’ forthcoming solo album, Tied to a Star which features guest vocals from Chan Marshall of Cat Power. The Guardian, who premiered the track,...

    Embracer Enters Studio with Matt Malpass Beginning Friday

    Imminence Records are pleased to announce that they have signed West Virginian indie rock/post-hardcore outfit Embracer. From their conception as a hardcore band and through numerous lineup, members’ role, and stylistic changes; Embracer has...

    Check out Drawcard’s New Single + Tour Info

    Rock/Punk Party-Starters Drawcard announced their tour and unleashed their new single KIDS last month, and now on the verge of heading out on tour down the East Coast of Australia, they have released the...

    Teenage Wildlife – The Last Great Love Affair

    Although John Wright has been making music “forever”, it was through his career in filmmaking and photography, regularly working with world famous musicians, that he received the encouragement he needed to launch his own...

    No Devotion to the Past: A New Beginning

    Lee Gaze has made it official in a statement he made to NME about the music of his former band, Lostprophets. " We'd definitely never play the songs again... I don't think we'd ever revisit anything."...

    Allusondrugs Release Eponymous EP

    After the glowing reviews and international airplay for 'Nervous' it's time to introduce you to the opener of Allusondrugs' eponymous EP. 'I'm Your Man' could be considered to be the most commercial and quick...

    First Listen: The Sons – “I’m Not Happy”

    The Sons, an independent British five piece from Derby, draw inspiration for their alternative guitar pop from the likes of Crowded House, Wilco, Paul Simon and Fleetwood Mac, to create a current sound with...

    Final Confession Releases Lyric Video for “Horizon”

    Independent Michigan outfit Final Confession is excited to unleash their first lyric video for their single “Horizon.” The track, which can be heard below, is off the band’s debut EP entitled Ascension which was...

    Brody Ramone: The Art of Putting Dirty Glitter in Your Ears

    Brody Ramone is someone you should never take lightly, or with a grain of salt. You should take her with glitter. Dirty Glitter to be exact. And Dirty Glitter is the name of her show....

    Al Walser: The Diagnosis is OCD

    Whether you were for or against Al Walser’s Grammy nomination in 2013 in the Best EDM category for his song, “I Can’t Live Without You”, one thing is for certain. Al Walser keeps pushing...

    First Listen: Band of Holy Joy – A Place Called Home

     Photo courtesy of Chrissy Weller. A big city pop song of tradition and place lost in the shiny new urban world of market forces, rising rents and social cleansing. Following their release of Irvine Welsh's "favourite...