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Pinksqueeze “Straight Girl Crush” & “Couch to 5k”

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Punksqueeze released a new single and video called "Straight Girl Crush" late last month and now have dropped a new single and lyric video called "Couch to 5k".

Both singles are taken for the group’s forthcoming album, Be Gay Have Fun!, which is due out in May.

You can help Pinksqueeze celebrate the released of their new album on May 20th at Cobra Lounge with Abject Horror and Cloud Houses.

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The Nettes “The Loudest Voice”

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The Nettes have released a new single called "The Loudest Voice". This is the Folk pop trio of Alex Fiolek, Kristina Cottone, and Sonya Major, and the group recently performed another single from their forthcoming album, "Another Bet", on the car, music, and food driven local podcast Car Con Carne.

You can catch The Nettes at Uncommon Ground (3800 North Clark St) on March 31st with Christine Melody, and Sara Jean Stevens.

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Shawn Maxwell “Story at Eleven”

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Composer, recording artist and performer, saxophonist Shawn Maxwell is preparing to release his 11th studio album, Story at Eleven, tomorrow, March 24th.

This is the first new music from Maxwell since his 2021 album, Expectation & Experience. For this project he took a slightly different approach, and has composed a long-form piece broken into four distinct movements.

On this album Maxwell is joined by Collin Clauson (Rhodes, Wurlitzer, B-3), Michael Barton (Electric Bass), and Greg Essig (Drums).

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MIIRRORS “Motion And Picture”

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MIIRRORS are preparing to released their long awaited debut album, Motion And Picture, this Friday, March 24th, via Pravda Records.

This is the Alt Rock of Brian McSweeney, Shawn Rios, Dmitri Rakhuba, Patrick Riley, and Andre Miller.

You can catch MIIRRORS at the Hideout on April 8th with Pink Frost.

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Mute Duo “Trust Lanes”

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Mute Duo have released the second single, "Trust Lanes", from their forthcoming album, Migrant Flocks, which is due out on April 14th via American Dreams.

This is the project of pedal steel guitarist Sam Wagster and drummer Skyler Rowe.

You can catch Mute Duo at Empty Bottle on April 13th with Helen Money and Ibises.

Photo Credit: Ricardo Adame

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Pinnings “Squid Kid”

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Pinnings recently released debut album, Squid Kid. This is the lo-fi, bedroom folk of local musician and actor Kieran McCabe.

The album took McCabe over two years to compile, and last August he released the album’s lead singles "Northern Whales" b/w "Southern Sharks".

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Gregory Uhlmann “Homecoming”

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Gregory Uhlmann has released the second single, "Homecoming", from his forthcoming third studio album, Again and Again, which is due out April 28th via Northern Spy Records.

This follows the album’s title track which was released last month. "Homecoming" is accompanied by the Steven Stallings directed video below.

photo credit: Alexa Viscius

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Gabacho “Parque”

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Gabacho has released his long-awaited debut album, Parque. The most recent single, "When We Go", is accompanied by the El Cursi directed video below.

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Friko “Crimson to Chrome”

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Friko have released a new single, "Crimson to Chrome", via Fire Talk Records.

This is the work of frontman Niko Kapetan, bassist Bailey Minzenberger, and drummer Luke Stamos.

The trio is out on a month long tour that kicked off back on 10th at Empty Bottle and will find them playing SxSW over the next few days.