In The Den
Today I talk about, read interview excerpts with and play music from recent BTR Tune Up Artist Junk. Plus, an exploration of the Brooklyn-based Gravesend Recordings.
Car EP art
Junk
live:
no shows listed
Night Manager art
Night Manager
live: never say never…
Vacation Vinny art
Grass Is Green
live:
no shows listed
Steve Hears Pile In Malden And Bursts Into Tears art
Krill
live:
Aug 29 at The Space in Hamden, CT
Sep 4 at the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, NC
Electric Balloon art
Ava Luna
live:
Sep 4 at the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, NC
Sep 14 at The Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL
Sep 17 at The Smiling Moose Upstairs in Pittsburgh, PA
Bent Nail EP art
Palehound
live:
no shows listed
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