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The Devonns “Tell Me”

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The Devonns are releasing a new single called "Tell Me" this week. This is the first single from their forthcoming self-titled debut album which is due out April 3rd via Record Kicks.

This is the soulful funk throwback group founded and fronted by Mathew Ajjarapu.

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FACS “Void Moments”

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FACS recently released the latest single, "Casual Indifference", from their forthcoming album, Void Moments, which is set to be released on March 27th via Trouble In Mind Records. This is follows the album’s lead single, "Teenage Hive" which was released back in January.

This is the work of Noah Leger (Drums), Alianna Kalaba (Bass), and Brian Case (Guitar, Vocals).

You can catch FACS at Sleeping Village on April 4th with Melkbelly and CB Radio Gorgeous.

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Mint Mile

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Mint Mile is preparing to release their debut full-length album, Ambertron, via Comedy Minus One on March 24th. The album’s lead single single is called "Likelihood", and was released last month.

This is the project lead by Tim Midyett of Silkworm, Bottomless Pit, SUNN O))), and more. He has enlist the talents of Jeff Panall (drums), Justin Brown (guitar), Matthew Barnhart (bass), Howard Draper, and Greg Norman.

You can catch Mint Mile at The Hideout on April 24th with Advance Base and OUT!

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The Palmer Squares “With or Without It”

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The Palmer Square’s have released the latest single, "Bottom Line", from their forthcoming album, With or Without It, which is due out March 10th. In addition to the talented Chrissy Renick on this single, the album includes features from Jarv, Joey Cool, and Black Buddha Bear.

Back in January they released the album’s second single, "Lucky Quarter", which was accompanied by the Paul Araki Elliot directed video below.

You can catch The Palmer Square’s on March 26 as part of Bourbon on Division.

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Axons “I Object To Everything” Out 3/12

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Axons are preparing to release their latest album I Object To Everything on March 12th. This is the first new music from the trio since 2015, and they are returning with a compelling concept album. The album is "inspired by the true story of how two federal prisoners, Joseph Banks and Ken Conley, escaped from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago by rappelling 17 stories down the side of the building on ropes fashioned from braided bedsheets sewn together with dental floss on an icy December night in 2012".

Last Fall the trio performed two of the new songs on Live at DZ Records. You can watch them perform "Past Present Future" below. Axons is the work of Adele Nicholas, Princess Ojiaku and Sarah Sterling.

You can catch Axons on March 25th at The Whistler with CHNNL as part of CHIRP Night.

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Irreversible Entanglements “Bread Out of Stone”

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Irreversible Entanglements has released the latest single, "Bread Out of Stone", from their forthcoming album, Who Sent You?, which will be released on March 20th via International Anthem/Don Giovanni. Last month they released a single called "No Mas"accompanied by the video below.

This is the free jazz of Camae Ayewa (aka Moor Mother), saxophonist Keir Neuringer, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro, bassist Luke Stewart, and drummer Tcheser Holmes.

You can help them celebrate the release on March 31st at Co-Prosperity Sphere.

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Mute Duo @ Constellation (3/19)

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Mute Duo has released the first three singles from their forthcoming sophomore album, Lapse In Passage. The album is set to be released on March 20th via American Dreams, and features the experimental ambient jazz of Skyler Rowe (drums, percussion, piano, wurlitzer) and Sam Wagster (pedal steel, piano, farfisa).

The latest single called "Overland Line" and accompanied by a Todd Mattei created video.

You can catch Mute Duo on March 19th at Constellation with Akosuen.

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Huntsmen “Mandala of Fear”

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American Metal band Huntsmen is preparing to release their latest album, Mandala of Fear, via Prosthetic Records on March 13th. The album’s opening track and lead single is called "Ride Out" and is accompanied by the beautiful and epic video below by Seth Whitehurst.

This is the work of Chris Kang, Marc Stranger-Najjar, Kirill Orlov, Ray Knipe, and Aimee Bueno.

You can catch Huntsmen at Garfield Park Observatory with Wovenhand and OM on March 13th.