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Greg Laswell Sets Summer Tour

Singer/songwriter/RAGGED cutie, Greg Laswell will be spending the next few summer weeks on the road.  Don't miss out on this amazing talent!

Tour Dates:
June
18 San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord
19 Portland, OR - Berbati’s
20 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
21 Seattle, WA - The Tractor
25 Santa Barbara, CA - SoHo
27 San Diego, CA - San Diego County Fair
28 Hermosa Beach, CA - Saint Rocke

July
7 Austin, TX - Stubb’s
8 Dallas, TX - The Prophet Bar
10 Atlanta, GA - Eddie’s Attic
11 Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse
14 Boston, MA - The Red Room @ Cafe 939
16 Washington, DC - The Rock and Roll Hotel    
17 Philadelphia, PA - M Room    
18 New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom    
21 Columbus, OH - Rumba Cafe    
22 Cleveland, OH - The Winchester Tavern and Music Hall    
23 Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig    
24 Chicago, IL - Martyrs    
25 St. Louis, MI - Blueberry Hill
28 Denver, CO - Walnut Room
29 Salt Lake City, UT - Sho

August
6 Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour

Q-Tip To Rock Wireless 2009

The lineup for the U.K.’s Wireless 2009 music fest has been announced and hip-hop legend and RAGGED alum, Q-Tip, is confirmed to hit the stage!

Scheduled to go down on July 4-5 at London Hyde Park, 'Tip will share the stage with Kanye West, Young Jeezy, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force, The Streets, Dizzee Rascal and electro group Basement Jaxx, among others.

For a Good Time Text...

....The KNUX!  RAGGED's favorite Los Angeles by-way-of-New-Orleans hip hop duo, want you to text them!  Text "Theknuxreminder" to 66937 and get ready for some personal responses from Al & Krispy.

Text on!

Anya Marina Treks On!

RAGGED's favorite chauntese, Anya Marina, has a handful of additional tour dates this month.

Check it out!

June
1 Orlando, FL - Park Avenue CDs
1 Orlando, FL - The Social
2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room     
8 Santa Barbara, CA - SOHO Music Club     
9 Hermosa Beach, CA - Saint Rocke   
10 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour    
16 San Diego, CA - Anthology

RAGGED Artists Featured on Rockville, CA

Some of RAGGED's favorite alums are being featured on the new WB online show, Rockville, CA.

Check out live performances from The Duke Spirit, The Republic Tigers, Anya Marina and the now defunct, Phantom Planet.

Into The Great Northern..

Check out this exclusive feature on Los Angeles darlings, Great Northern, at FILTER.

"Great Northern embraces a multitude of contradictions. Though it is a band, it’s really a duo both in love and music. The couple, comprised of Rachel Stolte and Solon Bixler, possesses a moniker that suggests a land high- up and icy, but it dwells in the warm western climes of Los Angeles. Though it’s part of the L.A. indie rock world of much sound and fury, Great Northern’s music is hauntingly melodic and weaves intricate layers of vocals and sonics with poetic passion."

Click HERE to read the rest.

Grand Ole Party Hit The Road With YYYs

San Diego trio and RAGGED alum's, Grand Ole Party, are set to hit the road with Yeah Yeah Yeahs for a handful of dates at the end of the month.

Don't miss out!

Grand Ole Party Tour Dates:
May
26 Chicago, IL - ARAGON BALLROOM
27 Pontiac, MI - CLUTCH CARGOS
28 Columbus, OH - LC PAVILLION
30 Minneapolis, MN - FIRST AVENUE
31 Milwaukee, WI - EAGLES CLUB
June
2 St. Louis, MO - PAGEANT
3 Kansas City, MO - BEAUMONT
8 Tempe, AZ - MARQUEE

Uh Huh Her Webisodes

RAGGED ladies, Uh Huh Her, have created their own special webisodes.

They cool vids stream on IMEEM.  Awesome!

Monte Negro's New Video!

RAGGED's favorite latin rockers, Monte Negro, have released their latest video for "Lejos".  Filled with beautiful colors and crazy animation, its a must see!

Silversun Pickups Score Another Cover

Current RAGGED darlings, Silversun Pickups, are gracing the cover of FILTER's latest Good Music Guide.

Download the issue for free online HERE! and while you're downloading, don't forget that RAGGED is always available for download too!

Congratulations Danny Freeman!

Over 1.7 MILLION VOTES were counted in the last five weeks, and although it was a hard-fought battle, Danny Freeman has emerged victorious with 53% of your votes!  Look for a feature article on this talented, up-and-coming singer-songwriter in the next issue of RAGGED, and in the meantime, head over to his website to get to know Danny better for yourself: www.dannyfreemanmusic.com

We'd also like to thank our other extraordinary competitors for participating and wish them the best of luck in all of their endeavors.  Even though they didn't win the vote this time, we're sure we'll be hearing more from all of them in the future...

The Acre: www.myspace.com/chatterboxrock
Menya: www.myspace.com/menyamusic
The Classics: www.myspace.com/theclassics
Fever Fever: www.myspace.com/feverfeverband
Full Blown Stone: www.myspace.com/fullblownstone
Jacob Jefferies Band: www.myspace.com/jacobjeffriesband
Shakedown: www.myspace.com/elshakedown
The Swamp Things: www.myspace.com/swampthinguf
WILX: www.wilxband.com
The Blend: www.myspace.com/theblendminneapolis
Geoff Ziemer: www.myspace.com/cityofrosesz
ANNASAY: www.myspace.com/annasay
Impel: www.myspace.com/impel
Courrier: www.myspace.com/courriermusic
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head: www.myspace.com/natalieportmansshavedhead

Delta Spirit Hit The Road

California quintet, Delta Spirit, are hitting the road this spring with The Shins.  It all kicked off a few days ago in Washington.

Don't forget you can always download Delta Spirit's RAGGED spread at anytime!

Delta Spirit Tour Dates:
May
6 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
7 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
9 Oakland, CA - Fox Theater
10 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
11 San Diego, CA - SOMA
13 Richmond, VA - The National
14 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
15 Baltimore, MD - Ram’s Head Live
16 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
17 Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theater
18 New York, NY - Terminal Fiv

Thrice Announce Summer Tour

RAGGED's favorite hard rockers, Thrice, will once again hit the road with Vans Warped Tour this summer.

It all begins this June in Pomona, CA.

Warped Tour:
June
26 Pomona, CA - Pomona Fairplex    
27 San Francisco, CA - Pier 30/32    
28 Ventura, CA - Seaside Park    
30 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavillion    

July
1 Las Cruces, NM - N.M.S.U. Practice Field    
2 San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center    
3 Houston, TX - The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park    
5 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center    

August
19 Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center    
20 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater    
21 Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheater    
22 San Diego, CA - Cricket Amphitheater    
24 Los Angeles, CA - Home Depot Center    

J*DaVeY Take it SLOOOW

Former RAGGED darlings, J*DaVeY, have dropped their latest video - which has garnered a lot of attention from mtvU.

Check out SLOOOW below!

The Knux To Rock The Bells

RAGGED's favorite hip hop duo, The Knux, just got added to the illustrious Rock The Bells tour!  Joining such hip hop legends as GZA, Krs-One, and Common among others, the traveling tour kicks off on June 27th.

Don't miss out!

Rock The Bells Tour Dates:
June
27 Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
28 Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre

July
5 Toronto, ONT - Molson Amphitheatre
12 Washington, DC - Merriweather Post Pavilion
18 Boston, MA - Comcast Center
19 New York, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheatre

August
1 Vancouver -  Deer Lake Park
6 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8 Los Angeles, CA - San Manuel Amphitheatre
9 San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre

Q-Tip Shows Us How His "Needle Drops"

For all you hip hop heads, check out RAGGED's favorite emcee, Q-Tip, as he shows Kanye West a thing or two about "needle drops".

Follow Anya Marina on Twitter!

The lovely Miss Anya Marina has joined the Twitter world!  Check out her stream of thoughts, pictures and favorite links by following her at www.twitter.com/anyamarina - that'd be @anyamarina for all you Twitter pros.  If you're not already on Twitter, it's easy and free to sign up, so get on it!

Don't forget to download the new issue of RAGGED to check out our exclusive interview and photoshoot with Anya!

Tegan & Sara Make Their Name in The Shoe Business!

Former RAGGED stars, Tegan & Sara, have recently teamed up with Macbeth Footwear to create the latest Macbeth Studio Project shoe collaboration! The collab features two pairs of custom high-top Nolans, which were designed by both sisters.  Check out Sara discussing the shoe with her friend and shoe's designer, Emy.

New Eisley Song!

Check out former RAGGED cover stars, Eisley, as they perform their new song, "Smarter".

Don't forget you can download back issues of RAGGED and catch up on old favorites!

17 Days with Great Northern.

Great Northern's sophomore disc, Remind Me Where The Light Is, drops on April 28th and in preparation, they have been releasing various "countdown videos" to get fans hyped!

Check out their latest below.