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In case you haven't heard already, we've abandoned the New Times Music Festival of the past in favor of a summer-long series of shows featuring the nominated bands in each category all playing together at one venue on one night with a national headliner for each. We're calling it Summer...

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summer%20of%20sound.jpg — In case you haven’t heard already, we’ve abandoned the New Times Music Festival of the past in favor of a summer-long series of shows featuring the nominated bands in each category all playing together at one venue on one night with a national headliner for each. We’re calling it

The first gig is the rock category, and features Kongos, The New Romantics, Cash Street Kids, and Antique Scream, as well as headliners Sugarcult, all for the bargain price of three bucks. You can read more about the series by clicking the link above, but here’s the rundown on the other nominated bands:

HIP HOP:
THA FORMULA
ANTEDOTE
INTRINZIK
THE INSECTS

JAZZ/BLUES:
DJ SEDUCE
SONOROUS
CALUMET
PARIS JAMES

AMERICANA:
FLATHEAD
LIAR’S HANDSHAKE
ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD
WORMWOOD BROTHERS

POP:
BACK TED-N-TED
ARMY OF ROBOTS
PEACHCAKE
THE LOVE BLISTERS

PUNK:
CALABRESE
NUNZILLA
THE COMPLAINIACS
BIG VINNY AND THE CATTLE THIEVES

HARD ROCK/METAL:
GREENHAVEN
PSYCHOSTICK
GIANTKILLER
RISING CONVICTION

I’ll keep you updated as the shows come along so that you don’t miss the ‘Nix’s best bands onstage and for cheap. See you there, homeys.

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