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February 20, 2015

The Plain White T’s Offer “Pause”

GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum alt-rock band The Plain White T’s are excited to release their new single, “Pause.” The track is now streaming exclusively on Alternative Press. The song comes off of the band’s highly anticipated new studio album, American Nights, which is out on March 31st. The collection serves as the band’s first independent release since 2001 and finds the guys bringing fans everything they have come to expect from The Plain White T’s — summery anthems, heart-on-the-sleeve lyrics and acoustic love songs — while still breaking new ground.

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February 20, 2015

Mark Knopfler Premieres Short For Tracker

Legendary musician and songwriter Mark Knopfler is sharing a short film by Henrik Hansen to preview his new record, Tracker, due March 17 on Verve Records. To further celebrate the release, Knopler will embark on a 36-city North American tour, kicking off in Vancouver on September 10 and continuing through the end of October.

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February 20, 2015

The Donkeys’ “Ride The Black Wave” Arrives

California places a distinct sonic stamp upon the music born with in its boundaries. Owens had his Bakersfield, Parsons his Joshua Tree, and Malkmus his Stockton, and in their tunes you can hear dust, desert highways, and skateboards gliding over suburbia. The Donkeys have San Diego, and from that environment have woven a fundamental ease in their music – a rock, a roll, a sway, a slide – you could even call it a breeze. On Ride the Black Wave, The Donkeys continue their easy rolling, classic vibrations, but add a mystery and tension that make this record their most lyrically and instrumentally compelling.

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February 20, 2015

Marmozets’ Unreleased “Broken Reflection” Debuts

Roadrunner Records group Marmozets have debuted “Broken Reflection,” an unreleased b-side from their debut album ‘THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL MARMOZETS’ which staked its claim on numerous “Best of 2014” lists. ‘THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL MARMOZETS’ received the third highest Metacritic score of all 2014 debut albums and landed at #5 on Alternative Press’ “10 essential albums of 2014” list, #8 on Metal Hammer’s “2014 Critics Choice” list with Big Cheese picking the band’s debut LP as their #1 album of 2014. Furthermore, Rolling Stone recently picked Marmozets as on one of their “10 Artists You Need To Know Now: January 2015.”

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February 20, 2015

Bill Kreutzmann Offers Deal

The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For 30 years, beginning in the San Francisco hippie scene in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. From the music to their live concert sound systems and recordings, they were forward-thinking champions of artistic control and outlaw artists who marched to the beat of their own drums.

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February 20, 2015

Adventures In Comedy Drops

Today marks the release date of Comedy Dynamics new feature comedy mockumentary, Adventures In Comedy. Adventures In Comedy details the experiences of Tom McCaffrey as a stand-up comic and gives a glimpse into the harsh realities and struggles that come with following your dreams at any cost. The film features candid interviews with comedy legends including: Janeane Garofalo, Jim Gaffigan, Margaret Cho, Aisha Tyler, Ari Shaffir, Kurt Metzger, Michael Che, and many more.

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