Sappyfest Expands 2025 Lineup with TEKE::TEKE, Ghostkeeper, Shotgun Jimmie
East Coast institution Sappyfest is celebrating its 20th edition this year, and the Sackville event has detailed its initial lineup
Alex Hudson•May 15, 2025
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Alex Hudson•May 15, 2025Texas Band Cancel Tour Following US Border Patrol "Forcibly Removing" Drummer from Flight
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Allie Gregory•May 14, 2025SoundCloud CEO Issues Open Letter on Claims That AI Is Being Trained on Music Uploaded to the Platform
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Megan LaPierre•May 14, 2025Sonic Youth’s Reverb Shop Gets Restock with Studio-Used Guitars and Pedals
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Megan LaPierre•May 13, 2025Canadian Pop-Punk Bible 'In Too Deep' Gets Rivoli Book Launch Party
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Alex Hudson•May 13, 2025Thom Yorke's Son Noah Speaks Out After Shows Cancelled over Palestine Flag
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Megan LaPierre•May 13, 2025No, Oasis Aren't Releasing a New Album
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Payton Knox•May 13, 2025Nation of Language Expand North American Tour
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Megan LaPierre•May 13, 2025Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Audiovisual Album ‘Alive in the Catacombs’
In July 2024, Queens of the Stone Age did something no other band had done before: they descended below Paris's cobblestone streets to
Payton Knox•May 13, 2025MUTEK Unveils Full 2025 Lineup with Ouri, Phèdre, Shackleton, Speedy J, Thisquietarmy
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Sydney Brasil•May 13, 2025Conan O'Brien Says the US Is Comedically Indebted to Canada
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Alex Hudson•May 13, 2025Nothing More Map Out 2025–2026 World Tour
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Alex Hudson•May 13, 2025Ottawa's CityFolk Announces 2025 Lineup with Morrissey, Melissa Etheridge and Indigo Girls
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Megan LaPierre•May 12, 2025The Murder Capital's Shows Cancelled over Onstage Display of Palestinian Flag
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Payton Knox•May 12, 2025Tory Lanez Stabbed in Prison, Rushed to Hospital
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Megan LaPierre•May 12, 2025Olivia Dean Books North American Tour
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