It’s time to celebrate because it’s the first World Cup Saturday!! Today we have the perfect playlist for your first Saturday of soccer, and we’re starting off the show with the internationally appropriate La Chiva Gantiva, who have a brand new album out! Plus, new tracks from the comeback band of the year (maybe?) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. All of that, plus don’t forget to check out BTR on Facebook, Twitter, tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, and SoundCloud!
La Chiva Gantiva
6/20 – Fete De la Musique – Charleroi, Belgium
6/21 – Mouvement Music Festival – Waterloo, Belgium
6/27 – Jazz a Vienne – Vienne, France
6/28 – Down the Rabbit Hole – Beuningen, Netherlands
7/4 – Roskilde Festival – Roskilde, Denmark
Dinowalrus
6/15 – Muchmore – Brooklyn, NY
8/9 – The Studio at Webster Hall – New York, NY
The Fresh & Onlys
6/18 – Royal Canadian Legion #1 – Calgary, AB Canada
6/19 – The Golden Age Club – Calgary, AB Canada
7/5 – The Chapel – San Francisco, CA
7/6 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
7/10 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
7/11 – Electric Owl – Vancouver, BC Canada
7/12 – Chop Suey – Seattle, WA
7/15 – Triple Rock Social Club – Minneapolis, MN
7/16 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
7/17 – The Loving Touch – Ferndale, MI
7/18 – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON Canada
7/19 – La Vitrola – Montreal, QC Canada
7/21 – Great Scott – Allston, MA
7/22 – Boat & Saddle – Philadelphia, PA
7/23 – Glasslands – Brooklyn, NY
7/24 – DC9 – Washington DC
7/25 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
7/26 – 529 – Atlanta, GA
7/29 – Czar Bar – Kansas City, MO
7/31 – Hi Dive – Denver, CO
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