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Ryan Cassata Joins KRS + Releases Single & Video

Ryan Cassata Joins KRS + Releases Single & Video

We are thrilled to welcome prolific independent artist and activist Ryan Cassata to the KRS family + to share the official video for Ryan's Kill Rock Stars debut single "if you ever leave long island"- available across...
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Joh Chase Signs To KRS + Releases Single

Joh Chase Signs To KRS + Releases Single

Lucky us! Joh Chase joins the Kill Rock Stars family and shares their KRS debut single "Lucky Penny". Joh Chase is a veteran singer/songwriter, Seattle-born, Los Angeles-based. Their music is indie, folk, rock in a constant haze of singer/songwriter...
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Maita - Loneliness (Acoustic Album) Out Now

Maita - Loneliness (Acoustic Album) Out Now

"There is an urgency to the original that is replaced here by a sense of quiet intimacy and sincerity, ultimately showcasing MAITA’s versatility as a songwriter and performer as she...
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Seán Barna Announces Album + Releases Single & Video

Seán Barna Announces Album + Releases Single & Video

We are beyond thrilled to announce Seán Barna's Kill Rock Stars debut album An Evening at Macri Park - dropping 5/12. Out today is the new single and video for "Benjamin Whishaw Smiled"!Seán Barna is a viscerally outspoken...
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Elliott Fullam - A Hopeful Ending

Elliott Fullam - A Hopeful Ending

The new single “A Hopeful Ending” by Elliott Fullam is a declaration of love with a glimmer of hope which offers warmth while waiting in a perceived, lonely moment. It expresses the...
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Jad Fair & Samuel Locke Ward - Happy Hearts ALBUM OUT

Jad Fair & Samuel Locke Ward - Happy Hearts ALBUM OUT

KRS is thrilled to announce Happy Hearts is available everywhere! Happy Hearts is the first of what will prove to be many collaborations between hyper-prolific artists Jad Fair and Samuel Locke Ward. After connecting with one another during...
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Layng Martine Jr Single + Video out with Bloodshot Records

Layng Martine Jr Single + Video out with Bloodshot Records

Kill Rock Stars in collaboration with Bloodshot Records are thrilled to share Layng Martine Jr.'s official visualizer for his new single "Surabian Lament"! This is the second single off Martine's highly anticipated album Music Man dropping May 19th!"'SURABIAN...
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Five Fingers Of Funk - We Were Big In The Nineties Single + Video - ALBUM ANNOUNCE

Five Fingers Of Funk - We Were Big In The Nineties Single + Video - ALBUM ANNOUNCE

“'We Were Big In The Nineties' was how the Portland Say It Again album project got started. In early 2020 I was Covid-isolated in Upstate New York with no phone or internet....
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COMMANDO - Diet Soda

COMMANDO - Diet Soda

COMMANDO's new single "Diet Soda" is out now on Kill Rock Stars! The lyrics for "Diet Soda" were written following conversations Juba Kalamka had with Lynnee Breedlove around issues of aging as punk and hip-hop musicians in...
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Mya Byrne - Lend You A Hand

Mya Byrne - Lend You A Hand

On the latest single from Rhinestone Tomboy, “Lend You A Hand”, Mya Byrne is here once more to remind us of the strength inherent in the kind of love that imbues the soul...
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Brian Dunne announces album + shares single and video

Brian Dunne announces album + shares single and video

We are excited to announce Brian Dunne's new album Loser On The Ropes - dropping April 14 2023. Pre-orders for the limited-edition coral vinyl are available now, along with the official music video for Dunne's...
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Maita announces acoustic album + shares single

Maita announces acoustic album + shares single

KRS is proud to announce Maita's new acoustic album, Loneliness, along with a newly re-imagined version of the single, "Honey, Have I Lost It All?" (acoustic). Portland artist Maita's latest...
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COMMANDO - New Single "EMET (Izdis Hymn?)" + Announce Noise Pop Festival

COMMANDO - New Single "EMET (Izdis Hymn?)" + Announce Noise Pop Festival

With an arsenal of blistering guitars, driving percussion and a crucial perspective, COMMANDO use their ferocious energy and lyricism to unite crowds in the struggle to smash racism, queerphobia, transphobia,...
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Shaylee - Snow Day - Single + Performance Video

Shaylee - Snow Day - Single + Performance Video

Shaylee's new single + video for "Snow Day" is available everywhere NOW! Bundled up inside with a warm cup of whatever, it's easy to shut reality out. The truth, though,...
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Ron Gallo - AT LEAST I'M DANCING

Ron Gallo - AT LEAST I'M DANCING

Ron Gallo's new apocalyptic dance-punk "AT LEAST I'M DANCING" single and video is out now! This is the latest single from Ron Gallo's forthcoming studio album, FOREGROUND MUSIC, out 3/3/23 on...
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Mya Byrne Announces Album + Releases Single + Video

Mya Byrne Announces Album + Releases Single + Video

Mya Byrne announces her new album Rhinestone Tomboy - out April 28 via Kill Rock Stars Nashville. Produced by Grammy-nominated songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan, this is the first album released on the...
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Jad Fair and Samuel Locke Ward Announce Album: Happy Hearts

Jad Fair and Samuel Locke Ward Announce Album: Happy Hearts

Singer songwriters Jad Fair and Samuel Locke Ward have recorded a collaborative album titled, Happy Hearts, which will be released Feb 10th 2023. The result is a collection of clever, catchy...
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Big Joanie Announces First USA Tour

Big Joanie Announces First USA Tour

Big Joanie is coming to the USA!  3/19: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge3/20: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court3/22: Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival3/25: Seattle, WA @ Sunset...
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