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Videos of the Day – week of 5/27/19

New West Records has some really cool stuff going on lately…including:

5/27 – Los Coast is a new Austin, TX band that’s toured with Gary Clark Jr.

5/28 – we’re digging this new track and video from Seratones!

5/29 – Justin Townes Earle just released a new album & a week from today, he opens for Rodrigo Y Gabriela at Sprint Pavilion!

5/30 – Sleater-Kinney released a new single (produced by St. Vincent) yesterday, featuring this humorous lyric video…although be advised, there is a naughty word about halfway through.

6/1 – Jade Jackson will have some new songs to play from her 2nd album (due 6/28) at The Southern on Sunday (and she’ll be in the Corner Lounge at 5pm too).  Here’s her latest single (both of her albums have been produced by Mike Ness of Social Distortion)

 

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