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Giveaway: TBD Fest, Oct. 3-5, Sacramento CA w/ Blondie, Justice & Moby

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The 2014 edition of Sacramento’s TBD Fest goes live October 3rd through the 5th. Artists at TBD this year include headliners Blondie, Justice, Moby & Empire of the Sun and B3 favorites like The War on Drugs, Kurt Vile, and Goldroom. The three day festival also includes an excellent selection of cuisine from some of SAC’s best restaurants. To mark the festival’s imminent arrival in Northern California, B3 has a pair of weekend fest passes to giveaway; as well as the premiere of a cool new mixtape featuring festival artists from another B3SCI fave and a TBD Fest performing artist, Teen Daze. To win passes to the festival, hit our email by Friday September 19th @ Noon PDT HERE with the subject line “I WANT TO GO TO TBD FEST” and we’ll select soon after one lucky winner! For more info on TBD Fest in Sacramento including how and where you can purchase tickets, head to the festival’s official site, here.

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09-15-14

Olivver – Not Going Home

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The piano-driven forward-thinking pop of “Not Going Home” is the latest from Olivver. The former Neighbourhood drummer’s penchant for adeptly blending more artful and stylistically adventurous swerves within the context of A+ constructed pop songwriting, as evidenced on ballad-y “Not Going Home”, is particularly special and sets Olivver up for a potentially breakout 2015. Listen.

Olivver california (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.4

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09-12-14

Vök – Við Vökum

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“Við Vökum” is another impressive entry in the oeuvre of Icelandic R&B band Vök. A sound that approximates similarity to The xx (but with more muscle and a larger visceral quality), “Við Vökum” also succeeds on its diverse instrumentation and arrangement (the insertion of horns and use of counter-rhythms are particularly standout). Vök’s “Tension” EP is due this fall from The MuseBox Records.

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Rating 8.3

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09-12-14

Mansionair – Hold Me Down (Maths Time Joy Remix)

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Mansionair’s “Hold Me Down” is one of indie music’s most streamed songs of 2014 and one of the year’s biggest success stories. Now signed to CHVRCHES’ Goodbye Records, Mansionair enlist B3 favorite Maths Time Joy to remix title track “Hold Me Down” to mark the trio’s October 13th EP release. For the remix, MTJ selects for a jazz ripped from the 25th Century-styled sound replete with tinkling piano chords and neatly arranged low-touch percussion. The remix is a must listen.

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Rating 8.5

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09-12-14

Zella Day – East of Eden (Samuel Truth Remix)

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Zella’s “East of Eden” gets a popping fresh new instrumental from New Zealand producer and master collaborator Samuel Truth. Zella Day’s s/t debut EP is out October 21 on our B3SCI Records.

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Rating 8.3

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09-12-14

Premiere: London Grammar – If You Wait (Riva Starr Remix)

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London Grammar are readying their new “If You Wait” single and to mark its forthcoming October 12th release debut today a delectably dark and modern house-leaning remix of the track by UK producer Riva Starr. Enjoy the B3 Premiere of Riva Starr’s remix of “If You Wait” and if you’re in the U.S. look for announcement of new stateside London Grammar tour dates in the very near future.

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Rating 8.3

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09-12-14

Little Dragon – Cat Rider (Poolside Remix)

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Poolside’s remix game is A+. For his latest mix, the L.A.-based duo takes on Little Dragon’s Nabuma Rubberband track “Cat Rider” supplying a soft subtle mix of hushed whirling percussion and far-off and exotic-sounding instrumentation.

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Rating 8.2

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09-11-14

Rubblebucket – Sound of Erasing (Chrome Sparks Remix)

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Young Chrome Sparks puts a dreamy synth-driven spin on Communion Records artist Rubblebucket’s “Sound of Erasing”. Rubblebucket are on tour now in support of their third full-length Survival Sounds and will be performing live at the following dates and locations.

Rubblebucket dates:

† Body Language supports
‡ Royal Canoe co-headlines
** Landlady supports

9/10 – Providence, RI @ Fete*
9/11 – Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall*
9/12 – Syracuse, NY @ Westcott Theatre*
9/13 – Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt*
9/14 – Albany, NY @ The Hallow*
9/16 – Fairfield, CT @ Stage One†
9/18 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer†
9/19 – Washington, DC @ U Street†
9/20 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre†
9/21 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theatre†
9/24 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West†
9/25 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel†
9/26 – Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival†
9/27 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Bling Pig†
9/28 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon†
9/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street†
10/1 – Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Tap Room†
10/3 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird†
10/4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ State Room†
10/6 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux†
10/7 – Bozeman, MT @ The Zebra†
10/8 – Missoula, MT @ Palace Lounge†
10/10 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey‡
10/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club%
10/12 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir‡
10/15 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent‡
10/16 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre‡
10/17 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah‡
10/18 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah‡
10/20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room**
Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad**
10/23 – Austin, TX @ Red 7
10/24 – Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald’s
10/25 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada**
10/27 – Kansas City, MO @ The Record Bar**
10/28 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway**
10/29 – Nashville, TN @ High Watt
10/31 – Chicago, IL @ Metro**
11/1 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre**
11/5 – New York, NY @ Stage 48‡
11/6 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground‡
11/7 – Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground‡
11/9 – Boston, MA @ Paradise‡

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09-10-14