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Conan Gray Releases Teaser for New Song, “Grow”
Youtuber and singer/songwriter Conan Gray released a teaser for his upcoming single, “Grow,” which will be available on September 2nd. You can pre-order the song on iTunes, and listen to more of Conan’s music on his Spotify or Youtube channel.
Mitski Drops Fall US Tour Dates
Catch Mitski on tour this fall! Accompanied by acts like Soccer Mommy, Stef Chura, The Pixies and Palehound, you can find tickets on Mitski’s website and the tour dates below.
Japanese Breakfast Releases New Music Video, “Road Head”
Japanese Breakfast, also known as Michelle Zauner, just dropped a new self-directed music video for her song, “Road Head“ off her upcoming album, Sounds From Another Planet, which is set to release on July 14th. Featuring singles like “Machinist” and “Boyish”, you can pre-order her album on iTunes.
The Slants Win Supreme Court Case Regarding Name
After fighting for a trademark over their band name for over two years now, The Slants case regarding their band name that went all the way to the supreme court has finally come to a conclusion - and ruled that the band can, in fact, trademark their name.
The Decision comes after the band was denied a trademark for their name under section 2(a) of the trademark act, which allows the government to deny the proposed trademark if it is “immoral,” “scandalous,” or “disparaging” - with the denial being on the grounds of it being “disparaging.” The band being all Asian-american, they wanted the rights to reclaim a slur that was used against them, and the ruling, after a very long and hard fought legal battle came back in their favor.
There have been concerns raised that their victory will mean something for the Washington Redskins - but the primary difference in the two cases is that the “disparaging” nature of the words used in both cases are actually used against The Slants, while you have Native American groups out protesting the use of ‘redskins’ in the football team’s name. That there is push back from the people who the “disparaging” nature of the claim is towards makes all the difference.
The band released an extended version of the music video for their song “Level Up” to celebrate their victory - which you can see on their facebook!
No Vacation just released their second single, “Yam Yam” from their upcoming album, which is set to release in June via Topshelf Records. You can find more of No Vacation’s music on their Spotify and Bandcamp.
Japanese Breakfast will be leading a headlining tour on the east coast, midwest and Canada this April and May. Slowdive will also be making an appearance during specific show dates. You can find Japanese Breakfast’s music on her bandcamp. You can find Slowdive’s music on their bandcamp.
4/19 Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar
4/20 Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar Room
4/21 Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar Room
4/22 Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar Room
4/23 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
5/1 Grinnell, IA @ Grinnell College
5/2 St Paul, MN @ Palace Theater
5/3 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theater (sold out!)
5/4 Oberlin, OH @ Dionysus Discotheque at Oberlin College
5/5 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall (sold out!)
5/6 Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia
5/7 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club (sold out!)
5/8 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel (sold out!)
5/9 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
(Poster by Margo Hurst.)
