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Ground Control Touring

B Boys

Listen to "Get A Grip"

New York’s B Boys (Andrew Kerr, Brendon Avalos, Britton Walker) find inspiration in the chaos that surrounds them: the aggressive attitude and sonic lawlessness of the city they live, work, and breathe in every day. Their raw, yet meticulous style is characterized by rhythmic complexity, commanding riffs, and introspective lyrics that are as playful and self-aware as they are cutting.

Across two acclaimed releases on Captured Tracks—2016’s No Worry No Mind EP and 2017’s debut full-length Dada—B Boys explore solitude and self-reflection through sharp, high-energy shouts and melodic mediations. Now, the sprightly sarcasm and acerbic commentary continues on the band’s highly anticipated sophomore LP, Dudu. Recorded by Gabe Wax (Deerhunter, Ought, Crumb) at Outlier Inn and mixed by Andy Chugg (Pill, Pop. 1280, Bambara) to be released on July 12, 2019.

B Boys have toured the U.S. and Europe extensively, supporting acts such as Parquet Courts, Merchandise, Shame, Sunflower…

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Night Shop Mare Records
Loving Last Gang Records Listen to "Nihilist Kite Flyer"
Caspian Triple Crown Records Listen to "Darkfield"
The Julie Ruin Hardly Art Listen to "Ha Ha Ha"
Jaakko Eino Kalevi Weird World Listen to "Double Talk"
Los Campesinos! Wichita Recordings Listen to "I Broke Up In Amarante"
Tacocat Hardly Art
The Make-Up Dischord Records
Superchunk Merge Records Listen to "Me & You & Jackie Mittoo"
Eliot Glazer
WHY? Joyful Noise Recordings Listen to "The Vowels Pt. 2"
Tortoise Thrill Jockey
Escape-ism Merge Records
Mamiffer SIGE Records Listen to "Mara"
MOURN Captured Tracks Listen to "Storyteller"
Wilsen Secret City Records Listen to "Garden"
Shy Boys Polyvinyl
Dent May Carpark
Crack Cloud
NNAMDÏ Sooper Records Listen to "Hop Off"

Artist News & Press

Ground Control Touring is hiring a Marketing Coordinator

Posted 01/08/2020

Ground Control Touring is hiring a part-time (20 hrs / week) Marketing Coordinator, to be based in either our Los Angeles or Brooklyn office. Ground Control Touring is a booking agency with offices in Brooklyn, NY and Los Angeles, CA. We represent a diverse roster of acts that includes Big Thief, Belle & Sebastian, Ani DiFranco, Conor Oberst, Deafheaven, Jenny…

Wet Joins The Ground Control Touring Roster

Posted 01/09/2020

Ground Control Touring is pleased to announce Wet as the latest addition to our artist roster! New York-based indie outfit Wet debuted with an ethereal electronic sound on their debut, 2016’s Don’t You, before changing directions on 2018’s Still Run with energized instrumentation and vocal confidence. Formed in Brooklyn in 2012 by musicians Joe Valle, Martin Sulkow and singer songwriter…

Ground Control Touring is Pleased to Welcome BEAK>!

Posted 12/19/2019

Ground Control is happy to announce the newest addition to the roster: Beak>! Beak> are Billy Fuller, Geoff Barrow & Will Young. Formed in January 2009 the band have now been together for over 10 years with an emphasis on enjoying what they do, whether it be playing live or recording in the studio. Beak> have never really been one…

Ground Control Touring - Best of 2019 List

Posted 12/18/2019

As 2019 comes to a close, we’d like to send a well deserved congratulations to all of our artists for a truly fantastic year! We’re also proud to see many of them landing on various “best-of” lists that continue to roll out. Here are some of the highlights – Alcest Spiritual Instinct #58 – Rough Trade | Top 100 Albums…

SadGirl Joins The Ground Control Touring Roster

Posted 12/13/2019

Ground Control Touring is pleased to announce SadGirl as the latest addition to our artist roster! LA became a place of dreams realized, even though Mother Nature and the hands of fate often destroyed those dreams. LA’s SadGirl are acutely aware of that reality, and their analog rock n’ roll has always somehow managed to approximate the relentless optimism of…

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