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Devin Hoff - Willie O’ Winsbury ft. Jim White - single + video

Devin Hoff - Willie O’ Winsbury ft. Jim White - single + video

Devin Hoff has reinterpreted the songs of Anne Briggs alongside musicians Sharon van Etten, Julia Holter, Howard Wiley, Shannon Lay, Alejandro Farha, Emmett Kelly, and Jim White for his upcoming...
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ONETWOTHREEs - album out now digitally!

ONETWOTHREEs - album out now digitally!

ONETWOTHREEs album out now - LPs / CDs are coming Nov 5! -> Listen where you listen Punk rock exploded out of the US and UK but also touched other places around...
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MAITA announces album, releases single + video

MAITA announces album, releases single + video

MAITA share single + video "Honey, Have I Lost It All?" ahead of their upcoming album - out 2022.  The video is fast-paced and frantic. The track addresses the fear...
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Mirah - In Love ' the Raincoats cover

Mirah - In Love ' the Raincoats cover

Mirah covers the Raincoats - 'In Love' Fuzz guitar pairs with Mirah's sharp voice. The drums come in suddenly and with haste, surrounded by whirring vocals.  It's out everywhere now.  ...
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Logan Lynn - Eat&Drink&Smoke&Shop&Fuck Plack Blague remix

Logan Lynn - Eat&Drink&Smoke&Shop&Fuck Plack Blague remix

Logan Lynn's Kill Rock Stars' debut album, New Money, is slotted to release January 21, 2021. On the record are seven original tracks and two covers. Remixers are joining in on...
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Bitch announces album Bitchcraft + releases lead single and video

Bitch announces album Bitchcraft + releases lead single and video

Legendary queer music icon Bitch has been enthralling fans with her singular brand of performance throughout her career. Today, she has announced her new album Bitchcraft, out February 4, 2022. Armed...
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Anaïs Mitchell covers The Decemberists - "Grace Cathedral Hill"

Anaïs Mitchell covers The Decemberists - "Grace Cathedral Hill"

Anaïs Mitchell has released seven albums, is the recipient of both a Tony Award and a Grammy for a highly successful stage musical, Hadestown, performs and writes as one of...
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Shutups announce EP "Six"

Shutups announce EP "Six"

Oakland-based four-piece Shutups announce EP Six, the second EP released on Kill Rock Stars, following 2020’s 5. This will be available on CD and anywhere you stream music. Pre-saves and...
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Habibi - Somewhere 7"

Habibi - Somewhere 7"

Announcing Habibi's 7" - Somewhere - out Oct 29 and pre-orders are happening N O W.The first 91 copies are on limited edition #KRS30YRS pink vinyl. Habibi release "Somewhere They Can't...
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Darren Hanlon & Shelley Short - Mary Lou Lord cover

Darren Hanlon & Shelley Short - Mary Lou Lord cover

Two singer/songwriters cover folk artist Mary Lou Lord for our 30th anniversary covers series. This is the 37th track released so far, with plenty more closing out 2021. This one is...
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Foxx Bodies - Runaway - single + video

Foxx Bodies - Runaway - single + video

New Foxx Bodies single and video! "Runaway" - a short, quick, and to the point jambam.The music video for “Runaway” was originally a short film called “Late for School” made by...
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Shutups "NSA (Corporate Holidays)" single and video

Shutups "NSA (Corporate Holidays)" single and video

“a mix of youthful humor, mixed with heavy, emotional overtones to deliver hook-driven sounds that fluctuate between bombastic noise and subdued intimacy.”-New Noise Oakland-based noise punk band Shutups released an EP, 5, on...
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Jad & David Fair - first time on vinyl

Jad & David Fair - first time on vinyl

In the mid 70’s, David Fair and Jad Fair unleashed ½ Japanese (later ‘Half Japanese’) as a blistering, art-damaged, pre-punk group, recording several acclaimed indie albums. David left in the 80’s to pursue visual arts while...
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Logan Lynn announces album + shares new single and video

Logan Lynn announces album + shares new single and video

Signaling his euphoric return to the dancefloor, today, iconic Portland songwriter, producer, filmmaker, television personality and activist Logan Lynn announces his new album New Money, set for release in early...
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Habibi 'Nice Try' EP - tribute to Julz Sale of Delta 5

Habibi 'Nice Try' EP - tribute to Julz Sale of Delta 5

Habibi share their cover of “Try,” a tribute to Julz Sale. Julz Sale was the founding member of Delta 5. Rahill Jamalifard, the singer in Habibi, shared the following words:"Deeply saddened to hear about...
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ONETWOTHREE single and video "Give Paw" + Kleenex/LiLiPUT KRS30 Pink Vinyl

ONETWOTHREE single and video "Give Paw" + Kleenex/LiLiPUT KRS30 Pink Vinyl

ONETWOTHREE is what happens when you combine three women bassist singers from 70s/80s Swiss bands. Klaudia Schifferle (Kleenex/Liliput) + Madlaina Peer (Noknows) + Sara Schaer (TNT, Souldawn). Their album comes...
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Habibi sign to KRS + covers Kleenex

Habibi sign to KRS + covers Kleenex

Today, Habibi debut a cover of Swiss punk band Kleenex/LiLiPUT’s song “Nice.” The release inaugurates Habibi’s signing to Kill Rock Stars. Listen anywhere. After being coined by the New Yorker...
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Bitch covers Melissa Etheridge - "Come to My Window"

Bitch covers Melissa Etheridge - "Come to My Window"

Bitch states, "I'm proud to be an out musician and celebrate the people who came before me and paved the way. Melissa Etheridge pours her heart out in this song....
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