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Ringo Deathstarr
Ringo Deathstarr formed in 2007 in their native Austin, Texas channeling influences such as The Cure, The Smiths, Fugazi and The Velvet Underground. They initially released a batch of singles on both sides of the Atlantic and in Japan – a self-titled EP in 2007 and in 2009, a brace of 7”s in the States,…
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Experimental punk outfit Pleasure Venom of Austin, TX, explores topics of love, sex, resentment, racial injustice, and the general “absurdity of it all,” blasting audiences with a firehose deluge of fierce femme-punk rock. In July 2018, Afropunk named Pleasure Venom one of the Top 8 New Punk Bands on the Planet, and they showcased at…
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Mirror Move is an experimental shoegaze band from Atlanta. They are the combined powers of a couple Pokémon nerds: Andrew Ross (guitar, vocals, and programming) and Fox Wound’s Allen McCleese on drums. Mirror Move combines lush guitars, driving bass lines, dynamic drums, modulated synths, and soft vocals to create dreamlike immersive songs.
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