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  • Omara Portuondo’s ‘Gracias’ wins The Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Tropical Album »

    Omara Portuondo’s ‘Gracias’ wins The Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Tropical Album

    Omara Portuondo

    Illustrious Cuban singer Omara Portuondo has made history twice this year. In October, the remarkable vocalist, and only female star of the Buena Vista Social Club, became one of the first Cuban artists in six years to obtain a visa to perform in the U.S., marking a cultural breakthrough in the strained relations between her homeland and the U.S.


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    Jets Overhead November / December 2009 tour dates w/ LIGHTS »

    Jets Overhead Announce National Canadian Tour with LIGHTS

    Jets Overhead

    Victoria B.C. atmospheric rockers Jets Overhead, are about to embark on a cross-Canadian tour as the support act for synthpop sensation LIGHTS.


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    Robert Cray July 2010 UK tour dates »

    Robert Cray announces UK tour dates

    Robert Cray - This Time

    Robert Cray has announced his UK tour dates. For thirty plus years Robert Cray has laid down track after track of good-time, uptown, low-down blues. He’s won five Grammy’s and been nominated for 11 more.


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    Switchfoot – Jimmy Kimmel Live + November / December 2009 tour dates »

    Switchfoot will kick off its fall headlining tour in San Diego on November 8 for 94.9’s Anniversary Bash. The band will then appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” performing on the outside stage on November 12th.

    Switchfoot

    The tour will feature Switchfoot playing Hello Hurricane in its entirety, followed by fan favorites from its previous records. The band will be collecting donations for local food banks along the tour route, so fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable items to the shows.


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    Newton Faulkner “Over and Out” single, video + 2010 UK tour dates »

    Newton Faulkner announces brand new single “Over and Out” November 29th

    Newton Faulkner

    Following his second album ‘Rebuilt By Humans’ going straight in at number 1 on iTunes, and number 3 in the album charts, Newton Faulkner announces his brand new single “Over And Out” set to be released on November 29, 2009.


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    The Wildhearts – Christmas shows; Ginger’s birthday – December 2009 tour dates »

    Great news for the Wildhearts faithful out there!

    The Wildhearts - Ginger's birthday

    The Wildhearts announce special Christmas shows + special birthday show for Ginger!


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    Transfer release Future Selves + FREE MP3, 2009 tour dates »

    Transfer is poised to release their full-length album aptly titled, Future Selves.

    Transfer

    Earlier this year, the band secluded themselves in their studio for a month to write the record. Tucked away in the canyons in North San Diego among the influence of coyote howls and cricket bows, they created a collection of songs with poignant and chilling lyrics and sounds broad enough in range to deem undeniable.


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    Puddle of Mudd – Volume 4: Songs In The Key Of Love & Hate + 2009 tour dates »

    Multi-platinum Flawless / Geffen recording artist, Puddle Of Mudd, release their fourth studio set, Volume 4: Songs In The Key Of Love & Hate, on December 8, 2009.

    Puddle of Mudd

    The album follows the phenomenal success of POM’s third release, 2007’s Famous. Famous proved the band’s consistency to deliver to not only their fans, but on all business platforms.


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    Example to support Lily Allen – 2009 UK tour dates + “Watch The Sun Come Up” video »

    Example confirmed as headline support for Lily Allen

    Example

    Following a series of his own live dates, Example has met his match and is about to join the UK’s mouthiest and biggest female superstar Lily Allen as the headline support on her UK tour.


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    The Temper Trap April / May 2010 UK tour dates, tickets »

    The Temper Trap UK live shows in 2010

    The Temper Trap

    The Temper Trap are thrilled to announce details of their live plans for the New Year across the UK.


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    To Win Just Once: The Best of the Saw Doctors + UK, Ireland tour dates »

    Fans and Media are invited to: The Saw Doctors Acoustic Performance and Signing at Borders, 120 Charing Cross Road, London on Tuesday 27th October, 2009 @ 6.30pm.

    To Win Just Once: The Best of the Saw Doctors

    Ireland’s best loved rock band celebrates the release of their new album To Win Just Once: The Best of the Saw Doctors with an intimate acoustic appearance and signing.


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    You Me At Six – FREE MP3; watch video + 2009 / 2010 tour dates »

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    You Me At Six

    Watch “Finders Keepers” video. You Me At Six Alternative Press Fall Ball tour dates. It takes a special kind of band to be able to write instantaneously catchy, hook-driven pop-rock songs whose appeal cuts across generations, continents and gender. In the recent past, US-based bands like Fall Out Boy and Panic at the Disco made it look easy, and now, a new generation of young bands has emerged to take up the cause.


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    Little Comets “Adultery” single (watch video) + 2009 tour dates w/ Noisettes »

    Little Comets

    After an eventful summer full of festivals, recording and heat avoidance, Newcastle quadrilateral Little Comets are set to release their first single on Columbia Records, “Adultery” on 26 October.


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    Rob Zombie : Hellbilly Deluxe 2 + 2009 tour dates – Halloween »

    Rob Zombie’s Hellbilly Deluxe 2: featuring “What?”

    Rob Zombie

    Hellbillies rejoice, the Master of monster mayhem, Rob Zombie, is returning with exactly what you’ve been waiting for, HELLBILLY DELUXE 2!

    Rob Zombie: Hellbilly Deluxe 2

    The follow up to the 1998 triple platinum smash Hellbilly Deluxe will be the latest masterpiece from Zombie which is set to hit stores November 17, 2009.


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    White Rhino completes debut album to kick off West Coast Tour »

    White Rhino

    White Rhino’s eponymous debut album, which was recorded at Stinson Studios in Austin, Texas, features 38 minutes of gritty vocals ploughing through psyched out guitar riffs and pummeling drums.


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