Today I talk about, read interview excerpts with and play music from Hooray For Earth, Anand Wilder and Maxwell Kardon and Alvvays
Break Line art
Anand Wilder and Maxwell Kardon
Racy art
Hooray For Earth
live:
7/30 at Echo in Los Angeles, CA
8/5 at Black Box in Philadelphia, PA
8/6 at Black Cat in Washington, DC
8/7 at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro, NC
8/8 at Neighborhood Theatre in Charlotte, NC
8/12 at Replay Lounge in Lawrence, KS
8/13 at Schubas in Chicago, IL
8/14 at The Demo in St. Louis, MO
8/15 at Hi Fi in Indianapolis, IN
8/16 at The Lager House in Detroit, MI
8/18 at Mahall’s 20 Lanes in Lakewood, OH
8/19 at The Garrison in Toronto, ON
8/20 at Sugar City in Buffalo, NY
8/21 at The Haunt in Ithaca, NY
8/22 at ICA in Boston, MA
8/23 at Bowery Ballroom in New York, NY
Alvvays art
Alvvays
live:
08/05 – London, UK @ Birthdays Presented by DIY Mag
08/06 – London, UK @ Rough Trade East
08/09 – Kingston, ON @ Wolfe Island Festival
08/16 – Montreal, QC @ La Vitrola
10/20 – Cambridge, UK @ Junction 2
10/21 – Liverpool, UK @ Kazimier
10/22 – Dublin, Ireland @ O2 Academy
10/24 – Birmingham, UK @ The Institute
10/25 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
10/26 – Newcastle, UK @ Riverside
10/28 – Brighton, UK @ Komedia
10/29 – London, UK @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire
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