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Videos of the Day – week of 9/9/19

9/9 – Freya Ridings had a breakout year in the UK last year, and this fall tours with Hozier

9/10 – cool one-shot video for the new Oh Wonder single, heard this week on BTC.  We had Anthony in the Corner Lounge a few years ago before a sold-out show in Cville…

9/11 – Black Pumas are in town tonight at The Southern!  Listen for them in the Corner Lounge on Two For the Road around 5:45pm

and a bonus video they just debuted today…an amazing cover of “Eleanor Rigby!”

news broke this afternoon of the passing of indie legend Daniel Johnston…Here’s his Tiny Desk Concert from 2012.  RIP

9/12 – Corridor is a new Montreal band that sings in French & has signed to the Sub Pop label.  Their album is out next month

9/13 – ICYMI: earlier this week, Weezer announced not only a new album next year called Van Weezer, but a new song/video PLUS a tour next summer called the Hella Mega Tour with Green Day & Fall Out Boy (DC date is at Nationals Park in Aug. 2020)

 

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