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Watch IAN SWEET's video for "Slime Time Live," tour starts tomorrow


Just in time for the start of a run of tour dates with Acid Dad, Brooklyn trio IAN SWEET have shared a strange and somewhat queasy new music video for their Shapeshifter single “Slime Time Live.” Featuring IAN SWEET guitarist/vocalist Jilian Medford and – in her acting debut as “Jilian’s Mom” – Jilian’s actual mom, the video from director Ryan B...

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Shop alert ahoy! Place orders by Dec 19

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Gentle readers, it is with no small conviction that we are just as ready to be done with 2016 as you are. In that spirit, we will be closing down our warehouse for inventory starting on December 21. What this means for you is that should you desire to order something from our much-esteemed web shoppe emporium (Steak Crotch Tee, anyone?) and have...

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Gazebos announce new 2017 West Coast / Southwest tour dates

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Seattle art-pop outfit Gazebos will be hitting the road in early 2017 for a run of dates with Summer Cannibals and Boyfriends. This tour will be many fans’ first chance to witness the combined talents of the band’s new line-up. Their revamped rhythm section includes Tyler Swan (Truckasauras) on drums and Kimberly Morrison (The Du...

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The Julie Ruin's European tour kicks off this weekend

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On Saturday, The Julie Ruin’s European tour will get underway with a set at the Week-End Festival in Cologne, Germany. The band’s triumphant new album Hit Reset has already been praised as one of the year’s finest, and their recent US concerts have received similar plaudits, most recently from Pitchfork. For a full list of where ...

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Announcing Dude York's Sincerely, hear first single "Black Jack"

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Hardly Art is proud to announce its first release of 2017: Sincerely, by the Seattle trio Dude York. Earlier today, The FADER premiered the anthemic leadoff single “Black Jack,” which you can stream or download from the link below. Sincerely, which will be out on CD, LP, digital, and cassette on Friday, February 24th, is availabl...

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