Quarantine Nutrition, New Songs, & Evil Pols This Week on BTRtoday

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Monday

Photo by Richmond Lam

The Dears Talk New Album, Social Climate, & Pioneering Indie Rock

Tom Cotton Thinks Shakespeare was American

Nutrition to Get You Back on the Training Track

Tuesday

Photo by +/- {Plus/Minus}

Premiering +/- {Plus/Minus}’s Quarantine Song/Video “Isolation 01: Just Let It Pass”

New York Cancelling Dem Primary Should Anger Bernie Supporters

Wednesday

Photo by Ryan Pollie

Premiering Rob Dobson’s Twangy Cosmic New Track “Wasted Life”

Voluntary Quit During COVID-19 is Evil

Thursday

Photo by Matthew James-Wilson/ Art by Jose Berrio

Premiering Tall Juan’s Breezy Cumbia-Inspired Track “Rocio”

Nature is Healing, We Are The Virus … Memes

Friday

Photo by Olivia Cummings

Premiering the Sophomore EP from Cult-Rock Trio Programmique

Quarantine Kitchen with Field Failing of Manhattan’s Fields Good Chicken

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