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TONIGHT IN LOS ANGELES: CHIEF + GROUPLOVE @ THE TROUBADOUR

Tonight @ The Troubadour is a show filled with bands we adore - CHIEF headlines and newcomer, GROUPLOVE, opens up. HAIM is in the middle slot and everyone seems to love them as well. Chief has signed with Domino Recordings and their first two singles, "Night & Day" and "Breaking Walls" sound brilliant. They jumped on The Rumble: Los Angeles last August and delivered an evening of amazing harmonies.

It seemed like over the course of two days, we got hit by GROUPLOVE from three different angles, all from sources we trust, about this LA based act. We then got a copy (thanks Kimi) of their EP, and the lead single, "Colours" is an indie hit if we've ever heard one. Now it will be our mission to get them to play our Rumble party, but this is a band that needs to be on everyone's radar.

Buy tickets HERE

THE RUMBLE AUSTIN THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT - FREE CHICKEN & WAFFLES

A chicken and waffles station where you can whip up your own Batter Blaster waffles on the spot while drinking beer and watching bands, all for free?

THE RUMBLE: AUSTIN takes place on Wednesday night @ Beerland with SHAPES HAVE FANGS, MURDOCKS and ENGLISH TEETH. To preview music by these bands, go HERE.

Empire Shtick of Mind "Jew York"

Ever wonder what happens to your former campers at summer camp? One of mine just popped back into my life and dropped this video on me, taking a run at Jay-Z's Empire State Of Mind. Well done.

RUMBLE WEEK #1 CLOSES OUT IN LAS VEGAS @ THE ARUBA TONIGHT

Week #1 of THE RUMBLE closes out in Sin City as the Las Vegas version features a finely-tuned CHASING KINGS and two great Vegas acts, plus a $2 PBR draft special! Spread the word, and bring all your friends!

CHASING KINGS have been an incredible Rumble band, bringing their 'A' game every single night in towns they've never played before, only to have the locals responding and asking to book them again and again. They've played Las Vegas a number of times with our partners, NEON REVERB, so it should feel almost like home court this time around.

Now for the locals.....

DEVILCAR
Known for their live show, DEVILCAR are a local act indie rock act garner buzz for their pop ladden full length debut "Happy Go Darkness." Combining their love of vintage pop and raw post punk edge, DEVILCAR are a must see.

"Devilcar is tearing down the fast lane of the music scene with their brooding, well' heeled pop."- The Las Vegas Review Journal


CLOSE TO MODERN
Las Vegas City Life's favorite "neu-gloom" band, CLOSE TO MODERN are a throwback to the days of The Smiths and Joy Division with modern elements in the vein of Editors. After steady touring of the West Coast, CLOSE TO MODERN is bringing their dark melodramatic sound back home.

"Close to Modern mixes it up on the Smiths-meets-Interpol jangle of 'Sedentary Lessons,' which fuses a driving dance rhythm against a sinister and decadent European club vibe." - Las Vegas City Life

The FREE monthly music party is brought to you by Future Sounds, Neon Reverb, and Las Vegas CityLife!

BAR PINK HOSTS THE RUMBLE SAN DIEGO TONIGHT

THE RUMBLE: SAN DIEGO roars into North Park tonight for the June edition @ Bar Pink with three amazing acts, a guest DJ, Trumer Pils beer specials all night and free admission - if you can get in.

Headlining the bill is the lovely, MAREN PARUSEL. Formerly of the all-girl punk band, Wild Weekend, Parusel's new keyboard based pop sound has gotten her attention. She received a nomination for Best New Artist at the 2009 San Diego Music Awards and during her recent stint at SXSW, she caught the ear of the infamous, Kim Fowley (producer of The Runaways). Check out her song "Dear Love" available on 7" via Single Screen Records.

Rolling in for night #5 of their 6 night run of Rumbles it's LA's CHASING KINGS. They've been debuting a number of new songs all week long and these new directions are all impressive. They even have a new Gram Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers sounding track and a new whale tattoo that they picked up in Portland. Their LA set was commanding, definitely a band in full tour mode with their chops as tight as possible.

Opening the night are DRUG WARS. Called "the best kind of post-hardcore-punk-rock to listen to" by 7 Inches blog, this four piece are gathering buzz even across the pond with Collective Zine UK taking notice of their 7 inch 9846 (Grizzly Records).

Plus, a DJ set by METH COMBZ (pka Seth Combs of SD City Beat).

The Rumble: San Diego is in partnership with FUTURE SOUNDS, INDIGENOUS, M THEORY MUSIC, SDDIALED IN, TRUMER PILS and THE OWL AND BEAR.

Bar Pink is located on 30th in North Park

READ THE JUNE FUTURE SOUNDS COLUMN IN RECORD OF THE DAY

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Published yesterday in the UK publication, RECORD OF THE DAY