Week of 06/28/17
Inching you closer to the holiday weekend (stateside), this week’s Listening Booth features a getaway mix that’s chock full of summer vibes, including surfer inspired tunes from Asbury Park band Black Flamingos, throwbacks from Mudhoney and Satan’s Pilgrims, and the amazing that is Los Straightjackets. Also tune in for info and artists playing the Vida Festival in Barcelona this weekend as well as the upcoming Main Square Festival in France. And don’t miss new folk from Will Stratton, electro alt via Sally Shapiro, and trippy electro with Sufjan Stevens. Fact: hitting up DJRePete’s mix will get you 2 hours closer to your holiday weekend. Check it!
- High Waisted - Acid Tapes Vol. 3
- Lou Canon - Suspicious
- Ten Fé - Hit The Light
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