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Cannon The Dealers - Outta’ Here (La La La La La)

The scruffy charisma and vibrant riffage of Cannon The Dealers’ latest single should add an overdue boost to the RGV’s rock scene. Originally released in December, this garage-rock-revival party now comes with a video of sidewalk shenanigans in the band’s home of Brownsville.

Nuutella - Pipeliners Wife

Moshable distorted aggro rap with a sense of humor. It’s a transgressive song about cucking a pipeliner when he leaves his wife home to work out of town, but also an unforgettable party banger to raise all kinds of hell with.

Nautilus vs. Pangolin - Littleroot

The combined experience behind this instrumental prog-metal supergroup (and the guest appearances of metal renaissance man Joshua Lopez and Dezorah bassist Daven Martinez) manifests into a fluid, yet laser-focused, album full of epic exploration and cathartic moments.

Henley - Plastic Bag

While the world remains enamored by the 80’s, Jackie Rose’s Royal Angst project enshrined 90’s grunge. This time, she summons a different side of our collective memory of the decade with a humble pop project that features her weepy cadence, treated acoustic strums, and bedroom drum machines for her opening single.

J-Sea - Away From Me

J-Sea’s new single solidifies his signature territory of romantic doom and gloom, stormy trap beats, and ghostly R&B singing. It also reminds us how fertile his music is for collaborations, as Arnold The Painter’s appearance gets a drier production treatment for a harder-hitting performance.

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Carmen Castillo - COMMONSTAGE performance

Castillo is a natural at up-close rap performances full of conviction. Even in a quiet room with a blank backdrop she grips the digital audience’s attention with her socially conscious messages in COMMONSTAGE’s second episode.

Futuro Conjunto - Simonada: "HEATDEATH" [Valley Swerve Dirty Rave Flip]

Valley Swerve’s futuristic rave remix is fitting for the source material: the prospective 22nd century music of Futuro Conjunto. The woozy slow burn of “HEATDEATH” becomes a spiritually euphoric dance.

Verena Serene - A Little Guilt Goes A Long Way

A three-song EP of densely rich post-metal with varying textures to get lost to — from swooning, to psychedelic, and mournful.

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