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May 8, 2014 · 2:02 pm

Tour Dates for The Wailers

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Reggae music has never stopped evolving but for millions of people from around the world it’s still defined by the songs of Bob Marley and the Wailers. It’s been their heartbeat rhythms that have inspired so much of what’s followed since, as evidenced by the enduring popularity of the “one-drop” reggae sound.

The world’s most iconic reggae band The Wailers are currently touring the US, performing the prominent album Legend in its entirety. As they infiltrated reggae music to the world outside of Jamaica, its birth place, The Wailers celebrate their 30th anniversary of the album Legend. Named by Time Magazine as the “Best Album of the 20th Century” and #46 on Rolling Stone Magazine‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Legend is also the best selling reggae album of all time, with over 30 million copies sold worldwide. 

The Wailers have consistently toured for the past 40 years, and in doing so, have been keeping the legacy of Bob Marley alive. They are the most successful reggae group in history, having sold over 250 million albums worldwide and played to an estimated 25 million people around the world.  They have left an indelible mark on modern music. After touring in South America, Russia, Middle East, and Europe, The Wailers are eager to bring their good vibrations to festivals and venues across the country this summer.

Formed in the late sixties, The Wailers have created an extraordinary body of work and their music can be heard in every corner of the world today.  Original members included Bob Marley and his vocal partners Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh, alongside the ground-breaking rhythm section of the Barrett brothers, Carlton on drums and Aston “Family Man” on bass. Today, Aston leads the band as it continues its worldwide campaign to promote peace, love and equality through the message of reggae and Rastafari.

The Wailers Tour Dates
     
Thursday, May 8
Havana
New Hope, PA
Friday, May 9
Harvester Performance Center
Rocky Mount, VA
Saturday, May 10
H Lounge @ Hollywood Casino
Toledo, OH
Tuesday, May 13
Brooklyn Bowl
Brooklyn, NY
Wednesday, May 14
Avalon Theatre
Easton, MD
Friday, May 16
Flying Monkey
Plymouth, NH
Saturday, May 17
Earthfest
Boston, MA
Sunday, May 18
The Ridgefield Playhouse
Ridgefield, CT
Thursday, May 21
Innsbrook Pavilion
Glen Allen, VA
Friday, May 22
Stage AE
Pittsburgh, PA
Saturday, May 23
The Paramount Theater
Huntington, NY
Sunday, May 24
The Social
Atlantic City, NJ
Monday, May 25
Dark Star Jubilee
Thornville, OH
Tuesday, May 26
Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Bethlehem, PA
Wednesday, May 28
Blue Fox Billiards
Winchester, VA
Thursday, May 29
9:30 Club
Washington, DC
Friday, May 30
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Hampton Beach, NH
Saturday, May 31
Newport Yachting Center
Newport, Rhode Island
Wednesday, June 11
Neptune’s Park @31st Street
Virginia Beach, VA
Thursday, June 12
Kelly’s Outer Banks Restaurant
Nags Head, NC
Friday, June 13
Ziggy’s By The Sea
Wilmington, NC
Saturday, June 14
Ham’s Downtown
Greensboro, NC
Wednesday, July 2
Milwaukee Summerfest
Milwaukee, WI
Thursday, July 3
Marin County Fair
San Rafael, CA
Saturday, July 5
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Maryland Heights, MO
Sunday, July 6
Freedom Hill Amphitheater
Sterling Heights, MI
Monday, July 7
LC Pavilion
Columbus, OH
Wednesday, July 9
Common Ground Music Festival
Lansing, MI
Thursday, July 10
Majestic Theatre
Madison, WI
Sunday, July 13
Taste of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Thursday, July 17
Saban Theatre
Beverly Hills, CA
Saturday, July 19
Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater
Oceanside, CA
Sunday, July 20
The Coach House
San Juan Cap., CA

Wailers Lineup:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett – Bass
Audley “Chizzy” Chisholm – Guitar
Keith “Coach” Sterling – Keyboards
Basil “Bennow” Creary – Drums
Melvin “Rasmel” Glover – Rhythm Guitar 
Cegee Victory – Back Vocals 
Dwayne “Danglin” Anglin – Lead Vocals
Aston Barrett Jr. – Organ
Kevin “Yvad” Davy – Lead Vocals 

 

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March 25, 2014 · 2:45 pm

2014 SiriusXM Indie Awards

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Here’s some of the nominees:

Check out the full list HERE

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Arcade Fire – Reflektor (Merge Records)

Basia Bulat – Tall Tall Shadow (Secret City Records)

City and Colour – The Hurry and the Harm (Dine Alone Records)

Shad – Flying Colours (Black Box Recordings)

The Weeknd – Kiss Land (XO)

 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

City and Colour – The Lonely Life (Dine Alone Records)

Classified – Inner Ninja ft. David Myles (Black Box Recordings)

Head of the Herd – By This Time Tomorrow (Independent)

July Talk – Guns & Ammunition (July Talk / Sleepless Records)

Mounties – Headphones (Light Organ Records)

 

SIRIUSXM EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR (English)

Fur Trade (Last Gang Records)

The Glorious Sons (Black Box Recordings)

Head of the Herd (Independent)

Michael Bernard Fitzgerald (Trauma2 Records)

The Matinee (Light Organ Records)

The Motorleague (Sonic Records)

Mounties (Light Organ Records)

PUP (Royal Mountain Records)

Royal Canoe (Nevado Records)

Wake Owl (Rezolute Music)

 

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Hosted by SiriusXM Canada’s Jeff Leake (@theleake),the 2014 SiriusXM Indies will be broadcast live for SiriusXM subscribers in Canada and the U.S. on “The Verge” (XM 173) and “Iceberg” (Sirius 161) English and French winners of the Emerging Artist of the Year categories will receive a $5,000 bursary from SiriusXM Canada.

Both public and industry votes decide the winners. Fans can vote online for their favourites as of Monday, March 31st at www.indies.ca.

Tickets for the show are available for purchase now through Ticketweb, Rotate This and Soundscapes; online at www.indies.ca; or 1.855.985.5000 to charge by phone.

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March 6, 2014 · 3:53 pm

Lineup Announced For Lightning In A Bottle

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The music lineup for the 9th annual Lightning in a Bottle Music and Arts Festival has been announced, featuring Moby, Little Dragon, Phantogram, Gramatik, Beats Antique, Amon Tobin, Baauer, Gold Panda, Simian Mobile Disco, Claude VonStroke and more! 
 
This internationally renowned transformative experience also includes the sounds of The Polish Ambassador, Damian Lazarus, Cashmere Cat, Chet Faker and Lee Burridge. Lucent Dossier Experience will also take the familiar stage to mystify their devout fans with their visually enriched live-performance. 
 
Lightning in a Bottle returns with new dates, from May 22-26 2014, and a new location at San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley, CA  (Google Maps). This new location at Lake San Antonio sits perfectly between Los Angeles and San Francisco in beautiful Monterey County.
For the past nine years, The Do LaB has shattered all conceptions of the modern gathering, producing the most innovative and inspiring events on the international circuit. Lightning in a Bottle is a fusion of electronic music and introspective qualities of installation art, live performance, spiritual workshops, and an overarching embodiment of cultural and environmental consciousness. Through this focus on unique creativity, Lightning in a Bottle is its own class of gathering. 

Much of Lightning in a Bottle’s intimate singularity is expressed through The Lucent Temple of Consciousness, an amazing sanctuary for all participants to enrich the soul and inspire the spirit. The 2014 schedule inside the Lucent Temple, built out of recycled and found objects, will include over 300 different experiences in yoga, workshops, speakers and exotic world music.

If you didn’t see the little video I posted on this a few weeks ago, check it out here!

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March 6, 2014 · 11:48 am

Album Stream: The Black Lips – Underneath The Rainbow

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Listen: Black Lips – Underneath the Rainbow

BLACK LIPS @ SXSW 

Tuesday – 3/11

6:30 PM  @ TOMs (DJ Set)

Wednesday – 3/12

2PM @ Mellow Johnny’s | KEXP

5PM @ Scoot Inn | Converse/Thrasher Death Match

Thursday – 3/13

6:30PM @ Hotel Vegas | ATX Psych Fest

1AM  @ The Main | VICE Records Showcase

Friday – 3/14

3PM @ Lustre Pearl | Guitar Center/ Filter

8PM  @ Hotel San Jose | SxSan Jose

10PM @ Paramount Theatre | Lou Reed Tribute

Saturday – 3/15

2:40PM @ The Palm Door | Do512

5PM @ The Gatsby | Pandora

1AM @ Textile | Agency Group Showcase

BLACK LIPS 2014 Tour Dates:

  • 3/7   Atlanta, GA   Variety Playhouse (w/ Deerhunter)
  • 3/20   Pioneertown, CA   Pappy and Harriet’s *
  • 3/21   Los Angeles, CA  El Rey Theatre *
  • 3/22   Santa Ana, CA   Burgerama @ The Observatory
  • 3/23   Felton, CA   Don Quixote’s *
  • 3/24   San Francisco, CA   Great American Music Hall *
  • 3/25   Sacramento, CA   Assembly *
  • 3/27   Vancouver, BC   Rickshaw Theatre *
  • 3/28   Seattle, WA   Neumo’s *
  • 3/29   Portland, OR   Hawthorne Theater *
  • 3/30   Boise, ID   Neurolux *
  • 3/31   Salt Lake City, UT   Urban Lounge *
  • 4/2   Denver, CO   Bluebird Theater *
  • 4/3   Albuquerque, NM   Sister Bar *
  • 4/4   Phoenix, AZ   The Crescent Ballroom *
  • 4/5   Solana Beach, CA   Belly Up Tavern *
  • 4/14   Richmond, VA   The National ^
  • 4/15   Washington, DC   Black Cat ^
  • 4/17   New York, NY   Webster Hall ^
  • 4/18   Philadelphia, PA   Union Transfer ^
  • 4/19   Boston, MA   Paradise Rock Club ^
  • 4/21   Montreal, QC   Corona Theatre ^
  • 4/22   Toronto, ON   Phoenix Concert Theatre ^
  • 4/24   Detroit, MI   Magic Stick ^
  • 4/25   Cleveland, OH   Beachland Ballroom ^
  • 4/26   Chicago, IL   TBA ^
  • 4/27   St, Paul, MN   Turf Club ^
  • 4/28   Omaha, NE   The Waiting Room ^
  • 4/29   St Louis, MO   The Firebird ^
  • 4/30   Kansas City, MO   The Riot Room ^
  • 5/2-5/4   Austin, TX   Austin Psych Fest
  • 5/3   New Orleans, LA   Siberia
  • 5/16-17   Gulf Shores, AL   HangOut Fest

* w/ The Coathangers

^ w/ Natural Child

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March 4, 2014 · 10:01 am

Summerland Tour 2014

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One of Rolling Stone‘s “10 Hottest Summer Package Tours of 2012,” the 3rd annual 90’s alternative music tour is proud to announce Everclear, Soul Asylum, Eve 6, and Spacehog to perform at each of 2014’s “Summerland Tour” dates.

With many smash hit singles and millions of albums sold between them, the four bands comprising this year’s Summerland Tour still have a constant presence on the airwaves across the country and represent a true value for concert fans.  With songs like “Father of Mine,” “Santa Monica,” “I Will Buy You A New Life,” “Somebody To Shove,” “Runaway Train,” “Think Twice,” and “In the Meantime” being performed nightly, Summerland 2014 is set to provide the best soundtrack to a great summer’s evening.

The 90’s nostalgia tour was formed in 2012 by Art Alexakis, lead guitarist and vocalist of Everclear.  The tour has featured classic throwback bands such as Gin Blossoms, Lit, Sugar Ray, Marcy Playground, Live, Filter, and Sponge.

“This tour just seems to get better and better every year.  Both the bands and the fans are starting to connect with the name Summerland.  It seems like it’s becoming synonymous with ’90’s Alternative Rock,” said Alexakis.  He started the tour to bring some of the most well-known alternative 90’s bands back to today’s rock music scene.

SUMMERLAND TOUR 2014 will kick off on June 13th in Pompano Beach, FL and will be stopping in over 30 cities across the US.  Tickets go on sale starting March 7 at 10 am (in select markets).  Visit www.summerlandtour.net for further details.

SUMMERLAND 2014 TOUR DATES (subject to change):
6/13/14 — Pompano Beach, FL — Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
6/14/14 — St Petersburg, FL — Vinoy Park
6/17/14 — New York, NY — Irving Plaza
6/18/14 — Hampton  Beach, NH — Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
6/19/14 — Boston, MA – House of Blues
6/20/14 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
6/21/14 — Atlantic City, NJ — House of Blues at Showboat Atlantic City
6/22/14 — Huntington, NY — The Paramount
6/24/14 — Cleveland, OH — Agora Theatre
6/25/14 — Glen Allen, VA — Innsbrook After Hours
6/27/14 — Biloxi, MS — Golden Nugget Hotel Casino
7/10/14 — Pharr, TX — Pharr Events Center
7/11/14 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
7/15/14 — Tempe, AZ — The Marquee Theatre
7/17/14 — Los Angeles, CA — House of Blues
7/18/14 — Las Vegas, NV — Fremont Street Experience
7/19/14 — Valley Center, CA — The Event Center at Harrah’s Rincon
7/22/14 — Portland, OR — Crystal Ballroom
7/23/14 — Eugene, OR —Lane County Fair
7/26/14 — Medicine Hat, AB — Medicine Hat Stampede **
7/29/14 — Boise, ID — Revolution Center
7/31/14 — Denver, CO — Ogden Theatre
8/01/14 — Bonner Springs, KS — Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
8/03/14 — Sturgis, SD — Easyriders Saloon
8/05/14 — Cedar Rapids, IA — McGrath Amphitheatre
8/07/14 — West Allis, WI — Wisconsin State Fair
8/08/14 — Arlington Heights, IL — House of Music and Entertainment
8/09/14 — Toledo, OH — Hollywood Casino Toledo

** No Spacehog on this date

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February 19, 2014 · 4:25 pm

Lightning In A Bottle Festival

This looks like the absolute coolest festival ever!

Lightning in a Bottle is California’s premier camp out festival celebrating art, electronic music, yoga and much more!

The dates for the festival this year is May 22-26, Memorial Day Weekend.

The history of Lightning in a Bottle spans more than a decade; friends, family, and co-horts of The Do LaB are thrilled and astounded that it’s been more than ten years of celebrating art, music, performance, sustainability and life, making miracles and catching Lightning in a Bottle!

2014’s music lineup will be announced in early March. Past headliners include Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, The Glitch Mob, Purity Ring, Rusko, Nicolas Jaar, Thievery Corporation, Big Gigantic, Booka Shade, Bonobo, Beats Antique, Mimosa, Tycho, EOTO, Shpongle, Tipper, Lucent Dossier Experience, Apparat, Paper Diamond, Panty Raid, Nit Grit, Nosaj Thing, Emancipator, Star Slinger, The Very Best, Daedelus, Lee Burridge, Claude Von Stroke, Justin Martin, J-Flip, Jesse Rose, Nick Warren, Polish Ambassador, Odesza, Kastle, Gladiator, and more!

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CMW Announces Initial Festival Lineup

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January 29, 2014 · 4:39 pm
October 29, 2013 · 11:10 am

Walk Off The Earth 2014 Tour Dates

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Walk Off The Earth have announced a headlining North American tour to start off 2014.  The tour kicks off on Jan 16 in Minneapolis and routes through March 6 in Los Angeles, with Parachute supporting on the run.  A full list of North American tour dates is below.  Tickets will be available for pre-sale today and will go on sale to the general public on Nov 1.  The Canadian band’s lively set incorporates their wildly popular covers with original songs from their Columbia Records debut full length, R.E.V.O., which is available now.  R.E.V.O. features the band’s breakout hit single “Red Hands,” which hit #1 on the Adult Alternative radio charts and entered the Top 15 at the Adult Pop radio format.  Their follow up single “Gang of Rhythm” is impacting at radio now.

Walk Off The Earth were just nominated for a YouTube Music Award in the Response of the Year (best fan remix, parody or response video) category for their cover of Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble”, and have been confirmed to perform at the first ever YouTube Music Awards ceremony next month in NYC alongside Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Eminem, Avicii, MIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.  The YouTube Music Awards celebrate artists who receive the highest levels of engagement with fans from all over the world, through views, likes, shares, comments, subscriptions and more. The inaugural ceremony will be hosted by actor and musician Jason Schwartzman along with comedian Reggie Watts, with Spike Jonze serving as creative director.  Fans can vote at youtube.com/musicawards from now until the live show on November 3 at 6pm ET.

In addition, Walk Off The Earth recently won a CASBY Award at home in Canada, where “Red Hands” has been certified Double Platinum and R.E.V.O. has been certified Gold.  In addition to accepting their award for Favourite New Artist, the group performed a short set for the packed crowd at the event.  Watch the band perform their new single “Gang of Rhythm” at the award show here.

Walk Off The Earth features multi-instrumentalists Gianni Luminati, Marshall, and Sarah Blackwood on vocals, Taylor on keyboards, and Joel Cassady on drums.  WOTE have an incredibly loyal fanbase, with over 1.5 million subscribers to their YouTube channel and over 795k fans on Facebook.  The band gained notoriety for their creative multi-million-viewed YouTube videos ranging from a cover of the Weeds theme “Little Boxes” to Taylor Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble” to their most well known cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know” with all five band members playing one guitar, which has been viewed over 154 million times.  Walk Off The Earth released an album of original songs, R.E.V.O., which stands for the band’s motto Realize Every Victory Outright, on Columbia Records earlier this year.  R.E.V.O. features hit single “Red Hands” as well as their newest single “Gang of Rhythm.”  Walk Off The Earth have brought their energetic live show around the world, including a well received set at Lollapalooza and sold out headlining shows in cities from NYC and LA to Toronto, Tokyo, Singapore, London, and Paris.

Walk Off The Earth Headlining 2014 Tour

w/special guest Parachute

  • 1/16       Minneapolis, MN             Varsity Theater
  • 1/17       Milwaukee, WI                 The Pabst Theater
  • 1/18       Chicago, IL                           House of Blues
  • 1/21       Grand Rapids, MI             The Intersection
  • 1/22       Indianapolis, IN                 Deluxe @ Old National Center
  • 1/23       Cleveland, OH                   House of Blues Cleveland
  • 1/24       London, ON                        London Music Hall
  • 1/28       Portland, ME                      State Theatre
  • 1/29       New York, NY                    Best Buy Theater
  • 1/30       Philadelphia, PA               Electric Factory
  • 1/31       Norfolk, VA                        The NorVa
  • 2/1         Silver Spring, MD              The Fillmore – Silver Spring
  • 2/4         Charlotte, NC                     Amos’ Southend
  • 2/5         Atlanta, GA                         Buckhead Theatre
  • 2/6         Lake Buena Vista, FL       House of Blues
  • 2/7         Ft. Lauderdale, FL            Revolution
  • 2/15       Uncasville, CT                    Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun Resort
  • 2/20       Denver, CO                         Ogden Theatre
  • 2/21       Salt Lake City, UT              In The Venue
  • 2/22       Boise, ID                              Knitting Factory Concert House
  • 2/23       Spokane, WA                     Knitting Factory
  • 2/25       Portland, OR                      Crystal Ballroom
  • 2/26       Seattle, WA                        Showbox SoDo
  • 2/28       San Francisco, CA             The Regency Ballroom
  • 3/4         Anaheim, CA                      House of Blues
  • 3/5         San Diego, CA                    House of Blues
  • 3/6         Los Angeles, CA                House of Blues

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July 17, 2013 · 10:03 am

Video: Classixx ft. Nancy Whang – “All You’re Waiting For”

Classixx and Urban Outfitters have released the video for “All You’re Waiting For,” featuring Nancy Whang of LCD Soundsystem living the yacht life with with her own deckhands, puppies and a cameo appearance by Michael and David. The band is also playing UO’s Afterfest after Pitchfork Music Festival on Friday with Chromatics.

RSVP here for the Afterfest Party.

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June 11, 2013 · 8:57 am

Video: Chase and Status – “Lost & Not Found”

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Chase and Status has just released the video for “Lost & Not Found” (feat. Louis M^ttrs), filmed in California, which is the first single to be taken from their eagerly anticipated upcoming third album. The “Lost & Not Found” single will come with remixes from Dream McClean, Kove and Josh Butler, and will be available June 30th via Casablanca Records, right after Chase and Status headline the Other Stage at the world famous Glastonbury Festival.

Casablanca are also proud to announce that Chase and Status has recently been added to the Rock The Bells tour that will see the guys (and some special guest vocalists from the new album) play San Bernardino, San Francisco, Washington DC and New Jersey in September/October. Widely known for its unrivalled hip-hop line ups, this is a unique and exciting opportunity for a largely electronic act like Chase and Status to play alongside the likes of Tyler The Creator, Common, Talib Kweli and Wu Tang Clan: epitomizing just how varied and genre defying Chase and Status really are…

On “Lost & Not Found,” Chase and Status give a nod to the early 90’s rave era that inspires them, the single shows a change in direction for the duo and gives their fans a glimpse of what’s to come with their new record. Always looking to support unknown and underground talent, as they did with their last album No More Idols (Maverick Sabre, Delilah, Liam Bailey etc), “Lost & Not Found” features the talented new artist Louis M^ttrs.

Chase and Status are undoubtedly one of the most exciting and successful British bands of the past decade. Their double platinum, second album No More Idols has sold over 600,000 copies in the UK alone and spawned over 2 million singles. They were the biggest selling band in the UK in 2011, behind Coldplay and last year were nominated for ‘Best British Band’ at the Brit Awards 2012. They have also been nominated for two prestigious Q Awards, won the Q Award in 2010 for Best Video.

Upcoming Chase and Status Tour Dates
9/01 – New York, NY – Electric Zoo
9/07 – San Bernadino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheatre (Rock The Bells)
9/08 – San Bernadino, CA – San Manuel Amphitheatre (Rock The Bells)
9/14 – San Francisco, CA  – Shoreline Amphitheatre (Rock The Bells)
9/15 – San Francisco, CA  – Shoreline Amphitheatre (Rock The Bells)
9/28 – Washington, DC – RFK Stadium (Rock The Bells)
9/29 – Washington, DC – RFK Stadium (Rock The Bells)
10/04 – Rutherford, NJ – New Meadowlands Racetrack (Rock The Bells)
10/05 – Rutherford, NJ – New Meadowlands Racetrack (Rock The Bells)

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