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PLAYING BLOOMINGTONLive Music Highlights from July

Rarely a night goes by in Bloomington without locals filling the basements of show-houses, bobbing their heads to punk, garage, and grunge riffs. Once a month, Rebecca recounts some of the live music highlights from the previous four weeks. Read and listen below for a bevy of Bloomington bands that...

Rebecca Kunin

TRACK PREMIERESad Baxter "Doubt"

When I was first introduced to the music of Sad Baxter, via 2016’s Weirdy, I realized they filled a void I didn’t even know existed: here was a band that was not afraid to go full grunge, and the payoff was great. Dirty guitars, heavy backbeats, and a Cobain-like growl mixed with a delightfully...

Emily Daly

TRACK PREMIEREThe By Gods "Good Lie"

If you've ever logged onto Facebook only to be sickened by that one friend you have that insists on documenting every single thing that happens to them in order to prove how #happy and #blessed they are, "Good Lie" by The By Gods is the song for you.

Emily Daly

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ALBUM PREMIEREThe By Gods "Get On Feelings"

"Playing the best songs, a crowded room when we were young:" The By Gods are releasing their latest album, Get On Feelings, this Friday, and it's going to take you back a couple of years (or decades). The Nashville band specializes in straightforward, sincere rock music. Similar to Beach Slang,...

Emily Daly

#NEWMUSICMONDAYThe By Gods “On The Radio”

It's Monday, and I don't feel good. I'm cranky. My birthday was the weekend and I feel a year older and none the wiser. Riffing on my angsty vibes, yet pulling me out of my I-don't-wanna-work lethargy, is Nashville's The By Gods with their first single "On the Radio." A trio made up of George...

Sophie Saint Thomas