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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Leonard Friend

Ground Control Touring Welcomes Leonard Friend

Posted 02/06/2012

Leonard Friend brings his unique blend of R&B, electronic, and pop to Ground Control Touring. He recently released an EP titled Lynyrd Frynd . You can download it for free on his website. Be looking for tour dates coming soon.

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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Diamond Rugs « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Diamond Rugs

Ground Control Touring Welcomes Diamond Rugs

Posted 01/18/2012

Ground Control Touring is pleased to announce the newest addition to the roster: Diamond Rugs, a collaboration between John McCauley (Deer Tick), Robbie Crowell (Deer Tick), Ian Saint Pé (The Black Lips), Steve Berlin (Los Lobos), Hardy Morris (Dead Confederate) and Bryan Dufresne (Six Finger Satellite).

Their self-titled debut record is due out April 24th. It was recorded in Nashville and produced by Adam Landry and Justin Collins (Middle Brother, Deer Tick).

Listen to the single “Gimme a Beer,” via SPIN Magazine.

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Jeff Mangum West Coast Tour Dates Added « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Jeff Mangum West Coast Tour Dates Added

Jeff Mangum West Coast Tour Dates Added

Posted 01/11/2012

New West Coast tour dates have been added for Jeff Mangum including Coachella Music Festival. The entire list of shows and on sale dates and times can be found here.

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Ground Control Touring Artists to Play Coachella

Ground Control Touring Artists to Play Coachella

Posted 01/10/2012

This year’s Coachella offers a schedule that is twice as nice with the same lineup taking place over the course of two weekends. Ground Control Touring is pleased to announce that Dawes, Cat Power, Jeff Mangum, Real Estate, M. Ward, and Wild Flag will all take the stage at this year’s festival.

For more information on when they are performing and for tickets visit www.coachella.com.

Related Artists: Dawes, Jeff Mangum, Real Estate, M. Ward, Wild Flag

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Ground Control Touring’s Best of 2011 « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring’s Best of 2011

Ground Control Touring’s Best of 2011

Posted 12/22/2011

Congratulations to all Ground Control Touring artists mentioned in the “Best of 2011” lists. Check out the list below to see how our artists ranked up this year.

Bright Eyes “The People’s Key”

#7 MTV 25 Best Songs of the Year “Ladder Song”
#22 American Songwriter Top 50
#59 Pop Matters Top 75
NPR Music’s Top 50 (unranked)

Dawes “Nothing is Wrong”

#5 American Songwriter Top 50
#8 Paste Top 50
#28 Rolling Stone 50 Best Singles “Million Dollar Bill”
#31 Paste 50 Best Songs “A Little Bit of Everything”
#35 Rolling Stone Top 50
#39 Uncut Top 50
#64 Pop Matters Top 75
Huffington Post Best Music of 2011 (unranked)

Deer Tick “Divine Providence”

#15 Paste Top 50
#24 SPIN 50 Best Albums
#27 American Songwriter Top 50
#43 Amazon Top 100

Dum Dum Girls “Only In Dreams”

#4 AOL Spinner Top 40
#9 LA Weekly Blog Top 10 albums
#17 SPIN 50 Best Albums
#40 Under The Radar Top 80
#74 Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks “Wrong Feels Right”
Huffington Post Best Music of 2011 (unranked)

The Feelies “Here Before”

#6 Chicago Tribune Top Albums

Felice Brothers “Celebration, Florida”

#30 American Songwriter Top 50

Fucked Up “David Comes To Life”

#1 SPIN album of the year
#2 The Onion AV Club Top 10
#3 AOL Spinner Top 40
#4 MTV Top 20
#4 Prefix Top 50
#4 Stereogum top 50
#5 Chicago Tribune Top Albums
#6 Billboard Top 10
#33 Pitchfork Top 50 albums
#39 Under The Radar Top 80
#80 Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks ““Queen Of Hearts”
NPR Top 50 (unranked)

Grails “Deep Polotics”

#42 Prefix Top 50

Grouper “Alien Observer / Dream Loss”

Pitchfork Honorable Mention

Gruff Rhys “Hotel Shampoo”

#56 Under The Radar Top 80

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit “Here We Rest”

#12 American Songwriter Top 50

Jonny Corndawg “Down on the Bikini Line”

#43 American Songwriter Top 50

Kurt Vile “Smoke Ring For My Halo”

#3 Filter (Andrea Narvaez staff list)
#4 SPIN Top 50
#5 NME Albums of the Year
#9 Prefix Top 50
#16 Pitchfork Top 50
#17 Amazon Top 100 albums
#24 Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks “Jesus Fever”
#39 Rolling Stone Top 50
#41 American Songwriter Top 50
#41 Paste 50 Best Songs “Jesus Fever”
#44 Paste Top 50
#66 Amazon Top 100 songs
Huffington Post – In Cliff Chenfeld’s Top 20 (unranked)

Maria Taylor “Overlook”

#77 Amazon Top 100

Middle Brother “Middle Brother”

#2 NPR Ken Tucker’s Top 10
#5 Paste Top 50
#21 Paste 50 Best Songs “Blue Eyes”
#38 Rolling Stone 50 Best Singles “Blue Eyes”
#41 Amazon Top 100
#46 Pop Matters Top 75 Songs “Million Dollar Bill”
Huffington Post Best Music of 2011 (unranked)

Peaking Lights “936”

#44 Prefix Top 50
#96 Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks “All the Sun That Shines”

Real Estate “Days”

#5 Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks “It’s Real”
#7 Prefix Top 50
#7 AV Club Top Albums
#9 Pitchfork Top 50
#18 Paste 50 Best Songs “It’s Real”
#24 AOL Spinner Top 40
#29 Under The Radar Top 80
#38 American Songwriter Top 50
#45 Amazon Top 100
#47 Paste Top 50
#47 NME Top 50 Albums
#53 Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks “Green Aisles”

Robert Ellis “Photographs”

#31 American Songwriter Top 50

Thurston Moore “Demolished Thoughts”

#23 Uncut Top 50

Trash Talk “Awake”

#2 Filter Kyle Rogers Staff List
#7 Filter Andrew Courtien Staff List

Wild Flag “Wild Flag”

#1 Chicago Tribune Top Albums
#9 Rolling Stone Top 50
#9 SPIN 50 Best Albums
#15 NME Top 50 Albums
#17 AV Club Top Albums
#23 Under The Radar Top 80
#40 Prefix Top 50
#42 Paste Top 50
#49 Pitchfork Top 50
#93 Pitchfork Top 100 Tracks “Romance”

Related Artists: Bright Eyes, Dawes, Deer Tick, Dum Dum Girls, The Feelies, The Felice Brothers, Fucked Up, Grouper, Gruff Rhys, Jason Isbell, Jonny Corndawg, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Maria Taylor, Middle Brother, Peaking Lights, Real Estate, Robert Ellis, Thurston Moore, Trash Talk, Wild Flag

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Ground Control Touring Takes Over Late Night! « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring Takes Over Late Night!

Ground Control Touring Takes Over Late Night!

Posted 12/16/2011

Late night television was at its best this week (in our opinion!) If you were channel surfing in the hours before midnight, we hope you tuned in and witnessed the GCT takeover. We are excited to have had 3 of our artists perform on late night TV in one week…consecutively!

Tuesday Dec. 13th – Wild Flag kicked things off with “Romance” on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Wednesday Dec. 14th – Deer Tick kept the party going with “Funny Word” on Conan.

Thursday Dec. 15th – Dawes brought things home on Conan with a powerful performance of “Time Spent in Los Angeles.”

If all of the live music above wasn’t enough, earlier this week David Letterman attended a Jason Isbell show in Birmingham and raved, “It was a great two hours of music; Jason Isbell and his band — unbelievable.”

Read more about the Birmingham show here.

Related Artists: Dawes, Deer Tick, Wild Flag, Jason Isbell

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Fucked Up’s “David Comes to Life” is Named Album of the Year by SPIN Magazine « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Fucked Up’s “David Comes to Life” is Named Album of the Year by SPIN Magazine

Fucked Up’s “David Comes to Life” is Named Album of the Year by SPIN Magazine

Posted 12/13/2011

After making an appearance on several best of 2011 lists, Fucked Up’s “David Comes to Life” has received top honors from SPIN Magazine, in which Damian Abraham graces the cover of this month’s issue. See the full list here.

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Ground Control Touring welcomes Beach Fossils « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring welcomes Beach Fossils

Ground Control Touring welcomes Beach Fossils

Posted 12/09/2011

Ground Control Touring is excited to add Brooklyn rockers Beach Fossils to our roster. Watch for new tour dates as well as the release of their sophomore LP next year.

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Welcome Craft Spells and Dive! « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Welcome Craft Spells and Dive!

Welcome Craft Spells and Dive!

Posted 11/11/2011

Ground Control Touring Brooklyn welcomes DIVE and Craft Spells as new additions to the roster.

Check for upcoming shows for them on our site —

http://www.groundcontroltouring.com/artists/craft-spells
http://www.groundcontroltouring.com/artists/dive

Related Artists: Craft Spells, Dive

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Lee Ranaldo to Release Solo Record Next Year « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Lee Ranaldo to Release Solo Record Next Year

Lee Ranaldo to Release Solo Record Next Year

Posted 11/10/2011

Lee Ranaldo is set to release Between the Times and the Tides, his new solo record from Matador, in March 2012. Special guests on the record include Sonic Youth band mates Steve Shelley and Bob Bert, Nels Cline of Wilco, as well as Alan Licht, John Medeski, and Irwin Minken. Lee is currently playing with Sonic Youth in South America but will play Glasslands in Brooklyn December 16th, and The New York Guitar Festival in January.

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Ground Control Touring bands at CMJ! « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring bands at CMJ!

Ground Control Touring bands at CMJ!

Posted 10/18/2011

We have a lot of bands at CMJ this year. Take a gander at our downloadable schedule! Who needs sleep, am I right?

Related Artists: Hospitality, Titus Andronicus, BOBBY, Dom, Jason Isbell, Robert Ellis, Trash Talk, Widowspeak, Dum Dum Girls, Tim Fite

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Justin Townes Earle Wins “Song of the Year” at the Americana Music Awards « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Justin Townes Earle Wins “Song of the Year” at the Americana Music Awards

Justin Townes Earle Wins “Song of the Year” at the Americana Music Awards

Posted 10/14/2011

Last night the historical Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN hosted the The Americana Music Association’s 10th annual honors and awards show. Justin Townes Earle’s nominations include Album of the Year and Song of the Year. He walked away with the award for Song of the Year for “Harlem River Blues,” the title track off his latest album.

Listen to the entire broadcast on NPR’s website. Hear Justin Townes Earle perform “Harlem River Blues” at 35:49, and receive the award for Song of the Year at 1:02:24.

Photo Credit: Erika Goldring

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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Sean Bones « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Sean Bones

Ground Control Touring Welcomes Sean Bones

Posted 10/06/2011

The last time we saw Sean he was ending a successful run supporting RINGS by playing the Music Hall in Williamsburg with the likes of Spoon. Now, as he finishes recording his latest album he’s calling Buzzards Boy, he is once again touring around with his band, and occasionally a single boom box. Sean’s sound is as unique as the man himself, and should not be missed.

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Ground Control Touring Artists Play at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring Artists Play at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Ground Control Touring Artists Play at San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

Posted 10/04/2011

Bright Eyes, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Justin Townes Earle, Kurt Vile & The Violators, M. Ward, Woods, Thurston Moore, and The Felice Brothers took the stage at this year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. The free festival spanned from September 30th through October 2nd on six stages at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park.

SF Weekly spoke highly of Justin Townes Earle’s Saturday afternoon set,especially his solo acoustic performance that included a cover of Lightnin’ Hopkins’ “My Starter Won’t Start.” For the final song, Justin’s father Steve Earle lent a hand on “Harlem River Blues.”

Thurston Moore delivered a set that Joshua Zucker of The San Francisco Chronicle described as a “deliciously electic set of songs,” and that although this was an acoustic band, “Moore has not lost any of the bluster or reduced his expressive range.” Moore was joined by a six-piece band that included violin and a full size harp in which he noted was his first ever bluegrass festival appearance.

Mercury News reported that Conor Oberst curated a stage line-up, a job usually reserved for T.Bone Burnett, which included M. Ward, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Simon Joyner, Woods, Jonathan Wilson, the Felice Brothers as well as his own band, Bright Eyes

Photo By Christopher Victorio for SF Weekly

Related Artists: Thurston Moore, Bright Eyes, M. Ward, The Felice Brothers, Woods, Jason Isbell, Justin Townes Earle, Kurt Vile and the Violators

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She & Him bring Christmas early with the release of ‘A Very She & Him Christmas’ on October 25th « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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She & Him bring Christmas early with the release of ‘A Very She & Him Christmas’ on October 25th

She & Him bring Christmas early with the release of ‘A Very She & Him Christmas’ on October 25th

Posted 09/09/2011

A Very She & Him Christmas is a new collection of holiday tunes from two of music’s most impressive artists—Zooey Deschanel (She) & M. Ward (Him). Inspired by seminal holiday albums from the likes of The Carpenters, Vince Guaraldi, The Beach Boys, Elvis Presley and more, She & Him have set out to create an intimate holiday recording of Christmas classics that helps bring new emotions out of old songs. Deschanel and Ward let the songs speak for themselves, oftentimes recording them with just acoustic guitar and vocals. Deschanel’s soulful vocal delivery and Ward’s impressive guitar work, both sounding as timeless as ever. If you can’t wait until next month check out the duo with Conan O’Brian as they sing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”

Related Artists: She & Him

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The Felice Brothers Announce Fall Tour, Give Away New EP « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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The Felice Brothers Announce Fall Tour, Give Away New EP

The Felice Brothers Announce Fall Tour, Give Away New EP

Posted 08/26/2011

Beginning this week, The Felice Brothers will post a free MP3 of a new song on their website each Wednesday for the next five weeks. When combined, the five tracks will comprise the Poughkeepsie Princess EP. All songs were recently recorded in a renovated chicken coop in Catskills, NY. The first song, “Among The Missing,” is now available as a free download here.

Make sure to catch them in your city this fall. For tour dates, click here.

Related Artists: The Felice Brothers

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Ground Control Touring Adds Kathleen Hanna and The Julie Ruin « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring Adds Kathleen Hanna and The Julie Ruin

Ground Control Touring Adds Kathleen Hanna and The Julie Ruin

Posted 08/22/2011

Ground Control Touring is excited to announce the addition of Kathleen Hanna and The Julie Ruin to the Brooklyn Roster!

Kathleen Hanna is best known for her groundbreaking performances as a member of the seminal 90’s punk band, Bikini Kill and her more recent, highly acclaimed electronic group Le Tigre. She is currently working on a collaborative follow up to her 1998 solo project, Julie Ruin with her new band THE JULIE RUIN.

Related Artists: Kathleen Hanna, The Julie Ruin

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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Lee Ranaldo, Hospitality « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Lee Ranaldo, Hospitality

Ground Control Touring Welcomes Lee Ranaldo, Hospitality

Posted 08/19/2011

Ground Control Touring is excited to welcome Hospitality and Lee Ranaldo (of Sonic Youth) to our roster. Hospitality is a minimalist Brooklyn indie-pop quartet that has been featured on Stereogum as a “band to watch”. They have released one self-titled EP. Lee Ranaldo, ranked the 33rd greatest guitarist in history by Rolling Stone magazine, has released eight solo albums, ranging from compositions of pieces for the guitar to spoken word.

Related Artists: Hospitality, Lee Ranaldo

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Peaking Lights newest addition to Ground Control Touring Brooklyn « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Peaking Lights newest addition to Ground Control Touring Brooklyn

Peaking Lights newest addition to Ground Control Touring Brooklyn

Posted 08/10/2011

Ground Control Touring is pleased to welcome to the roster Wisconsin duo Peaking Lights!

Look for future tours and news here.

Related Artists: Peaking Lights

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Ground Control Artists To Perform At 20th Anniversary Lollapalooza « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Artists To Perform At 20th Anniversary Lollapalooza

Ground Control Artists To Perform At 20th Anniversary Lollapalooza

Posted 08/04/2011

There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding the stellar lineup for the 20th anniversary Lollapalooza Festival.

Lollapalooza, which takes place August 5-7 at Grant Park in Chicago, will feature from Ground Control’s roster Bright Eyes, Dom, and Titus Andronicus.

In Spin Magazine’s preview of the 2011 festival, they named Dom and Titus Andronicus as SPIN favorites.

Rolling Stone praised Bright Eyes in their The Hottest Acts at Lollapalooza 2011 festival preview saying, “Oberst’s songs these days are still storehouses of emotion.”

Rolling Stone also compiled an Essential Lolapalooza Playlist, which includes “A More Perfect Union” by Titus Andronicus from their album The Monitor and “Triple Spiral” by Bright Eyes from their latest album, The People’s Key.

Be sure to catch Bright Eyes on Friday August 5th at 6:30 PM on the Bud Light Stage, Dom on Saturday August 6th at 3:30 PM on the Google+ Stage, and Titus Andronicus at 12:45 PM on the Music Unlimited Stage.

Related Artists: Bright Eyes, Dom, Titus Andronicus

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Ground Control Touring Artists Play The 52nd Newport Folk Festival « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring Artists Play The 52nd Newport Folk Festival

Ground Control Touring Artists Play The 52nd Newport Folk Festival

Posted 08/01/2011

M. Ward, The Felice Brothers, Justin Townes Earle and Middle Brother took to the stage at the Newport Folk Festival held on July 30th and 31st at Fort Adams State Park.

NPR is currently streaming the in-concert sets of The Felice Brothers, who performed on Saturday, and Middle Brother and Justin Townes Earle, who performed on Sunday.

The Providence Journal covered the festival, praising M. Ward’s “understated poetics and easy-going delivery” and briefly revealing that Dawes served as Ward’s backing band for a number of songs. David Klepper of the Associated Press interviewed Ward for an article on the festival, now in its 52nd year.

In addition to these two music-filled days, Deer Tick’s John McCauley, of Providence, teamed up with The Low Anthem’s Ben Knox Miller on Saturday night for the First Annual Newport Folk Backstage Benefit BBQ. Deer Tick also performed for three nights at the Newport Blues Café, featuring guest set appearances by The Felice Brothers, Middle Brother, Jonny Corndawg, Dawes, M. Ward and more. All proceeds went to charity.

Photo: Middle Brother by Shantel Mitchell for NPR

Related Artists: M. Ward, Justin Townes Earle, The Felice Brothers, Middle Brother, Deer Tick, Dawes

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Pitchfork 2011 Festival Wrap-Up

Pitchfork 2011 Festival Wrap-Up

Posted 07/19/2011

Thurston Moore, Guided By Voices, Woods, Wild Nothing, Kurt Vile, and Superchunk all delivered memorable sets in sweltering heat over the course of the 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival, held July 15-17 in Chicago, IL.

On Friday, Guided By Voices’ performance made Billboard’s Top 15 at Pitchfork List. Read more + a video of Guided By Voices performing Echos Myron with Neko Case live at Pitchfork Fest

Stereogum recap and photos from Day 1 of the festival including Thurston Moore and Guided By Voices

On Saturday, Woods “showed how they could effortlessly shave their songs down into succinct folksy wistfulness and then blow them wide open to fill the vast expansive spaces at the Red Stage” while during Wild Nothing’s set the with “merciful shade of the tree-lined Blue Stage and the occasional breeze rippling through the crowd, nature seemed to be conspiring to create the ideal setting for a late afternoon set of dreamy indie pop” -Pitchfork said in their recap of the festival

On Sunday, Kurt Vile “served up psych-tinged folk-gaze for perfect summer listening” according to Time Out Chicago. Read More + Photos Here

also on Sunday, Superchunk gave an “impeccable performance” said Paste Magazine. “The energy from their set was contagious, the driving drums and bass were powerful and precise. It’s was a shock of refreshment in the sweltering heat”. Read more here at Paste Magazine’s Day 3 recap

Related Artists: Thurston Moore, Guided By Voices, Woods, Wild Nothing, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Superchunk

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Sled Island Wrap Up

Sled Island Wrap Up

Posted 06/29/2011

Eleven of Ground Control Touring’s artists, including Dum Dum Girls, Justin Townes Earle, Wild Nothing, Lee Ranaldo, Cursive, Deer Tick, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Sleep, Times New Viking, Wild Flag and Man Man recently performed at Sled Island Music and Arts Festival in Calgary, Alberta, Canada which was held this past weekend, on June 22nd – 25th.

Man Man “smeared red and white paint on their faces and took to the Distillery stage to enrapture fans with their exuberant, carnival-esque rock” said Spinner.

As reported by Calgary based-news and entertainment publication Fast Forward Weekly, “Lee Ranaldo presented an arresting performance of guitar noise, performance art, and a tiny bit of spoken word… Ranaldo was granted an immediate standing ovation at the end of the set.” Read more. Shots from The Edmonton Journal of his magical set at the Central United Church here.

Wild Flag “didn’t disappoint, unleashing a set grunge-era counterpart Kurt Cobain would be proud of” according to Avenue Calgary. Photos of Wild Flag’s set at Royal Canadian Legion #1.

Videos of live performances, including Dum Dum Girls’ can be found here.

Related Artists: Dum Dum Girls, Justin Townes Earle, Wild Nothing, Cursive, Deer Tick, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Sleep, Times New Viking, Wild Flag, Man Man

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Thurston Moore on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Thurston Moore on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Posted 06/23/2011

Thurston Moore appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Wednesday evening, performing two tracks off his recently released solo album, “Demolished Thoughts.” Moore treated viewers to performances of, “Circulation,” and web exclusive, “Blood Never Lies.” Check out the videos here .

Related Artists: Thurston Moore

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Public Strain by Women Makes 2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Public Strain by Women Makes 2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List

Public Strain by Women Makes 2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List

Posted 06/21/2011

Women’s album “Public Strain” has been named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.

Check out the full list of nominees here

The 2011 Polaris Prize short list will be announced on July 6th.

Related Artists: Women

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New Jeff Mangum Tour Dates! « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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New Jeff Mangum Tour Dates!

New Jeff Mangum Tour Dates!

Posted 06/20/2011

We are pleased to announce the five new Jeff Mangum shows in North America, listed immediately below. Each show will go on sale Wednesday, June 22nd at 12pm EDT. In addition to these new dates, we will be releasing a limited number of tickets for the Sept 10 Boston show, AND the Oct 29 New York City show. These tickets will go on sale Tue, Jun 21 at 12pm EDT. For these new shows, $1 per each ticket will benefit the charity, Children of the Blue Sky

Ticket links can be found HERE.

NEW SHOWS with Ticket Links! On Sale Wed. Jun 22 at 12pm EDT

Mon Aug 8, Burlington, VT First Unitarian Church
http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/48469?utm_medium=bks
Wed Aug 10, Montreal, QC Cabaret du Mile-End
http://popmontreal.com/en/purchase?event=9520
Wed Sept 07, Northampton, MA Academy of Music Theatre
http://www.academyofmusictheatre.com/ticket-info/purchase_tickets/
Mon Sept 26, Baltimore, MD 2640 Space at St. John’s Church
http://www.missiontix.com/events/product/12173
Tues Sept 27, Baltimore, MD 2640 Space at St. John’s Church
http://www.missiontix.com/events/product/12174

ADDITIONAL TICKETS BEING RELEASED FOR THE FOLLOWING SOLD OUT SHOW.
On Sale Tues, Jun 21 at 12pm EDT

Sat Sept 10, Boston, MA / Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory
http://www.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=341165
Sat Oct 29, New York, NY / Town Hall
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/03004656D98DA123?artistid=1551481&majorcat+id=10001&minorcatid=1

ALL UPCOMING JEFF MANGUM SHOWS

Mon Aug 8, Burlington, VT / First Unitarian Church
Wed Aug 10, Montreal, QC / Cabaret du Mile-End
Fri Aug 12, Toronto, ON / Trinity St. Paul’s United Church
Sat Aug 13, Toronto, ON / Trinity St. Paul’s United Church
Wed Sept 07, Northampton, MA / Academy of Music Theatre
Fri Sept 09, Cambridge, MA / Sanders Theatre at Harvard University
Sat Sept 10, Boston, MA / Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory
Mon Sept 26, Baltimore, MD / 2640 Space at St. John’s Church
Tue Sept 27, Baltimore, MD / 2640 Space at St. John’s Church- w/ A Hawk and A Hacksaw
Fri Sept 30, Asbury Park, NJ / ATP America – Paramount Theatre
Mon, Oct 3, Asbury Park, NJ / Paramount Theatre w/ A Hawk and A Hacksaw
Sat Oct 29, New York, NY / Town Hall
Sun Nov 6, Jersey City, NJ / Loew’s Jersey Theatre
Wed Nov 30, Dublin, IRE / Whelan’s
Fri Dec 2 – Sun Dec 4, Minehead, UK / All Tomorrow’s Parties Curated
By Jeff Mangum – Butlins Holiday Centre
Thu Dec 8, London, UK / Union Chapel
Fri Dec 9, London, UK / Union Chapel

Related Artists: Jeff Mangum

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WILD FLAG Featured On Pitchfork: Debut Album & Fall Tour Announced « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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WILD FLAG Featured On Pitchfork: Debut Album & Fall Tour Announced

WILD FLAG Featured On Pitchfork: Debut Album & Fall Tour Announced

Posted 06/17/2011

WILD FLAG, featuring members of Sleater-Kinney and more, are set to release their debut self-titled album on September 13th on Merge Records. The band will also embark on a North American tour beginning in October.

On June 18th, Jersey City’s WFMU FM will be premiering “Romance,” the first single off of the new album. Full Pitchfork article, including a list of tour dates, can be found here.

Head over to Merge Records’ store to pre-order the new album now!

Related Artists: Wild Flag

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Ground Control Touring Artists Play Bonnaroo 2011 « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring Artists Play Bonnaroo 2011

Posted 06/13/2011

A handful of Ground Control Touring’s artists played at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, TN this past weekend.

Wavves kicked off the fest with a “hard-charging set,” according to Rolling Stone Magazine. The set was said to be “full of power chord fury and sunny melodies.” Full article here.

Justin Townes Earle and Deer Tick were both listed in SPIN Magazine’s “5 Best Sets of Bonnaroo 2011: Day 2.” Justin Townes Earle received much praise, and was said to be “as artfully and bluntly honest as any singer-songwriter type you’ll ever encounter,” while Deer Tick’s set as Nirvana cover band, Deervana, was a “real treat for young concertgoers.” Read more here.

Deer Tick played their set on Sunday and met up with Rolling Stone for a video interview. The band discusses the previous night’s set and their upcoming album. Read up on Deer Tick here.

Man Man and Cory Chisel are included in Vh1’s “Top 10 Bonnaroo Acts With The Fastest Growing Fan Bases.” More here.

Related Artists: Justin Townes Earle, Deer Tick, Cory Chisel, Man Man

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Thurston Moore on La Blogotheque « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Thurston Moore on La Blogotheque

Thurston Moore on La Blogotheque

Posted 06/13/2011

La Blogotheque just recently featured Thurston Moore in one of their ‘take away’ shows.

You can check out the article with accompanying videos here.

Related Artists: Thurston Moore

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Bright Eyes Releases Video For “Jejune Stars” « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Bright Eyes Releases Video For “Jejune Stars”

Bright Eyes Releases Video For “Jejune Stars”

Posted 06/09/2011

Bright Eyes premiered their video for “Jejune Stars” today on MTVHive.com. Check it out below!

Related Artists: Bright Eyes

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The Feelies’ ‘Should Be Gone’ selected as NPR’s Song of the Day « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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The Feelies’ ‘Should Be Gone’ selected as NPR’s Song of the Day

The Feelies’ ‘Should Be Gone’ selected as NPR’s Song of the Day

Posted 06/09/2011

The Feelies have returned after a 20 year hiatus with the release of ‘Here Before’. Listen to ‘Should Be Gone’ from ‘Here Before’ as featured on NPR’s Song of the Day

Related Artists: The Feelies

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Stream new Fucked Up album “David Comes To Life” on NPR « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Stream new Fucked Up album “David Comes To Life” on NPR

Stream new Fucked Up album “David Comes To Life” on NPR

Posted 05/31/2011

Fucked Up return with third full-length album in the form of a narrative hardcore rock opera.

Stream new Fucked Up album “David Comes To Life” on NPR

Related Artists: Fucked Up

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Hear Thurston Moore’s “Demolished Thoughts” In Its Entirety « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Hear Thurston Moore’s “Demolished Thoughts” In Its Entirety

Hear Thurston Moore’s “Demolished Thoughts” In Its Entirety

Posted 05/16/2011

Thurston Moore has a new album coming out on May 24th, and NPR Music is streaming it in full. Produced by Beck, Moore’s songs are said to be “about as lyrically earnest and evocative as anything he’s written.”

You can listen to “Demolished Thoughts” here.

Related Artists: Thurston Moore

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The Felice Brothers’ “Ponzi” Premieres on A.V. Club « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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The Felice Brothers’ “Ponzi” Premieres on A.V. Club

Posted 05/11/2011

“We’re big fans of Celebration, Florida, the startlingly strange left-turn from New York folkies The Felice Brothers, so we’re happy to unveil the premiere of the video for ‘Ponzi,’ a slippery ode about Wall Street deception and other nefarious dealings. While the video edit excises a snippet of dialogue sampled from Stanley Donen’s great ’60s romantic thriller Charade, this video definitely has some retro, artsy stylishness. Enjoy!” – From the A.V. Club

Related Artists: The Felice Brothers

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Stream “Dancer Equired” on NPR’s First Listen

Stream “Dancer Equired” on NPR’s First Listen

Posted 04/18/2011

Stream Times New Viking’s newest record Dancer Equired in its entirety on NPR’s First Listen. Out April 26th on Merge Records.

Related Artists: Times New Viking

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Record Store Day 2011

Record Store Day 2011

Posted 04/15/2011

Ground Control Touring artists will be participating in this year’s Record Store Day, which takes place on April 16th.

Sonic Youth will be re-issuing 6,000 copies of their Whores Moaning EP, which was originally exclusively released in Australia in 1993 to coincide with tour dates in Australia and New Zealand. The album features an original drawing on the back cover by Kurt Cobain.

Dom will be releasing 1,000 3-sided 10” singles, which will be exclusively available at participating Record Store Day stores. To celebrate this release, the band will be performing a set at Boston’s Newbury Comics at 1pm.

Wavves and Trash Talk are releasing a split 7” (limited to 500 copies).

Supporting their concert on April 17th at The Earl, British Sea Power will be performing an intimate in-store set at Criminal Records in Atlanta, Georgia. They will also be releasing a UK-only 7” entitled “Living Is So Easy.” Criminal Records will be the only U.S. store to have it, so stop by if you can!

Widowspeak will be playing an in-store at Cake Shop in New York City at 9:20pm, with bands such as Eternal Summers and Natural Child.

In addition to these releases and performances, Fucked Up has decided to repurpose 15 long lost extra tracks as a fictitious compilation album from a British town circa 1978-83. The town is the one in which their new album, the rock opera David Comes To Life, is set. All tracks are unreleased, and will not be on the new Fucked Up album (which is out on May 24th!)

For more information on these and other Record Store Day happenings, visit http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home

Related Artists: Widowspeak, British Sea Power, Dom, Fucked Up, Sonic Youth

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Ground Control Touring bands at Coachella 2011

Ground Control Touring bands at Coachella 2011

Posted 04/13/2011

Coachella is this weekend. If you’re attending, come hang out in the sun and check out Bright Eyes, Here We Go Magic, Jenny and Johnny, The Love Language, and Titus Andronicus . Full schedule here

If you’re not there, you can still watch the live webcast on YouTube .

Related Artists: Titus Andronicus, Bright Eyes, Jenny and Johnny, Here We Go Magic, The Love Language, The Felice Brothers

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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Widowspeak To Roster

Ground Control Touring Welcomes Widowspeak To Roster

Posted 04/07/2011

Ground Control Brooklyn is pleased to welcome Widowspeak to the roster!

Their debut single is out now, full length out soon on Captured Tracks.

Check for upcoming tour announcements here!

Related Artists: Widowspeak

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Jonny Corndawg Joins Ground Control Touring Brooklyn « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Jonny Corndawg Joins Ground Control Touring Brooklyn

Jonny Corndawg Joins Ground Control Touring Brooklyn

Posted 04/04/2011

Ground Control Touring would like to welcome the one and only Jonny Corndawg to our Brooklyn roster. With plans to release a full length album later this year he is currently raising money for the release on Kickstarter. Make sure not to miss Jonny’s Brooklyn Bowl  residency, “Jonny Corndawg and Friends,” every Monday night this April. The music starts at 9:00PM and corn dogs are on the menu.

Related Artists: Jonny Corndawg

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Kurt Vile’s “Jesus Fever” video premieres on MTV Hive « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Kurt Vile’s “Jesus Fever” video premieres on MTV Hive

Kurt Vile’s “Jesus Fever” video premieres on MTV Hive

Posted 04/04/2011

“You can take Kurt Vile out of Philadelphia, but as the video for Jesus Fever leads us to believe — you can’t take the Philly out of Kurt. As music fans become more aware of Vile’s subtle, yet masterful guitar work via his acclaimed fourth LP Smoke Ring For My Halo, the song “Jesus Fever” stands out as one of the more poignant moments of the record. His voice is tender yet firm as he narrates the inner monologue of someone who’s wandering, and in this video, Vile’s long hair and nomadic spirit translates to what an apparition of “Jesus Fever” would look like.” —From MTVHive

Related Artists: Kurt Vile and the Violators

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Watch Ground Control Touring SXSW showcase on NPR.org

Watch Ground Control Touring SXSW showcase on NPR.org

Posted 03/18/2011

A big thanks to everyone who played and attended Ground Control Touring’s three showcases during SXSW 2011. To watch video and listen to our showcase at Auditorium Shores, check out http://www.npr.org/series/sxsw. See you next year!

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Ground Control Touring at SXSW 2011

Ground Control Touring at SXSW 2011

Posted 03/15/2011

Ground Control Touring is thrilled to present their official SXSW showcase at Auditorium Shores on Saturday March 19 alongside two other special events during SXSW: a party on Friday March 18th at Urban Outfitters and a showcase immediately following the Auditorium Shores show at the Lustre Pearl in Downtown Austin.

Download a complete schedule for all of our bands.

Related Artists: Wild Flag, Times New Viking, Dom, Papercuts, Grandchildren, La Sera, Bright Eyes, The Felice Brothers, Middle Brother, Man Man, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Deer Tick, Dawes, Holy Sons, Robert Ellis, A Classic Education

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Ground Control Touring teams up with NPR Music for Major SXSW Showcase « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring teams up with NPR Music for Major SXSW Showcase

Ground Control Touring teams up with NPR Music for Major SXSW Showcase

Posted 03/15/2011

Ground Control Touring has teamed up with NPR Music for a live video webcast of their largest SXSW showcase at Austin’s 20,000 capacity Auditorium Shores on Saturday 19th March 2011. WATCH the Ground Control Touring/ NPR Music SXSW Showcase live on Saturday March 19th @ 3.30 CT/ 4.30 EST on groundcontroltouring.com and npr.org/music
Or listen live from your NPR member station – Check local listings!

Related Artists: Bright Eyes, The Felice Brothers, Middle Brother, Man Man, Kurt Vile and the Violators

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Dawes Hired as Robbie Robertson’s Live Backing Band « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Dawes Hired as Robbie Robertson’s Live Backing Band

Dawes Hired as Robbie Robertson’s Live Backing Band

Posted 03/14/2011

Dawes will join Robbie Robertson as his backing band for select upcoming dates. Taylor Goldsmith also sang backup vocals on a song for Robertson’s upcoming LP How to Become Clairvoyant. Read more on RollingStone.com

Related Artists: Dawes

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Kurt Vile on Pitchfork TV

Kurt Vile on Pitchfork TV

Posted 03/11/2011

The Philadelphia rocker performs songs from his latest, Smoke Ring For My Halo, in ultra-chilly weather for this latest installment of our rooftop performance series.

Related Artists: Kurt Vile and the Violators

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Ground Control Touring Artists To Play Bonnaroo 2011 « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Ground Control Touring Artists To Play Bonnaroo 2011

Ground Control Touring Artists To Play Bonnaroo 2011

Posted 02/11/2011

We are pleased to announce Justin Townes Earle, Deer Tick, Wavves, Man Man and Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons will all be playing at Bonnaroo this summer. Purchase tickets and find more information here

Related Artists: Deer Tick, Justin Townes Earle, Man Man, Cory Chisel

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The People’s Key streaming online « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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The People’s Key streaming online

The People’s Key streaming online

Posted 02/10/2011

Bright Eyes is streaming their new album The People’s Key in full on Youtube. Check out the listening party. In addition a couple songs are available for free download: Shell Games and Haile Selassie.

Related Artists: Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes

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Ground Control Touring Bands To Play Coachella

Ground Control Touring Bands To Play Coachella

Posted 01/19/2011

Bright Eyes, The Felice Brothers, Here We Go Magic, Jenny and Johnny, The Love Language, and Titus Andronicus are scheduled to play The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which will take place in Indio, California on April 15-17. The full lineup can be found here .

Related Artists: Bright Eyes, The Felice Brothers, Here We Go Magic, Jenny and Johnny, The Love Language, Titus Andronicus

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2010 Year End Lists

2010 Year End Lists

Posted 12/22/2010

Releases by Ground Control Touring artists were honored on many Year-End lists. Here’s a quick rundown:

Wavves’ King of the Beach, Titus Andronicus’ The Monitor and Superchunk’s Majesty Shredding all had best album mentions in SPIN . Rolling Stone named Superchunk’s amongst its 30 best albums of 2010 as well as Wavves’ “Post Acid” as one of this year’s best songs .

“Scissor Runner” from Jenny and Johnny’s debut record I’m Having Fun Now won best song recognition from Rolling Stone as well.

Paste Magazine awarded Justin Townes Earle’s soulful “Harlem River Blues” and Titus Andronicus’ anthemic “A More Perfect Union” best song mentions .

Also, we’re very proud and honored that Pitchfork named no less than seven of our bands as part of their top 50 albums of 2010! Wavves (#50), Wild Nothing (#49), Women (#47), Abe Vigoda (#40), Zola Jesus (#37), Woods (#31), and Titus Andronicus (#10). Check out the whole article here
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Related Artists: Titus Andronicus, Superchunk, Woods, Abe Vigoda, Women, Wild Nothing, Jenny and Johnny, Justin Townes Earle

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Bright Eyes Cassadega wins a Grammy!!! « News & Announcements | Ground Control Touring
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Bright Eyes Cassadega wins a Grammy!!!

Posted 02/10/2008

Big congratulations to Bright Eyes and Zack Nipper for winning the best record packaging Grammy for ‘Cassadaga’!

Related Artists: Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst

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