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Saturday, August 3, 2013

RED BULL SOUND SELECT CELEBRATING LOCAL MUSIC AND THE PEOPLE THAT PUSH IT FORWARD

Fans In 10 U.S. Cities Enjoyed Free “Red Bull Sound Select Presents” Shows July 26 - 28 By Engaging With RedBullSoundSelect.Com + Interacting With Their Local Music Scene

Red Bull Sound Select Artists Even Gave Fans Free Tickets to Lollapalooza Aug 1 - 4 www.redbullsoundselect.com

  
Red Bull Sound Select expanded into five more of the nation’s most influential music cities in July. To celebrate, a special series of free “Red Bull Sound Select Presents” showcases were hosted July 26-28 in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, Austin, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis and Seattle. The ongoing program supports local music scenes and the people who push them forward, and rewards fans for engaging and interacting with the local music scene.

Those events were curated by some of the most respected music voices in each city and featured a line up of promising local Red Bull Sound Select artists opening for headliners including: Dirty Projectors, The Dandy Warhols, Theophilus London, The Gaslight Anthem, Black Lips, Juicy J, Metric, Yeasayer, Erykah Badu (LIVE), Frightened Rabbit, Azealia Banks and The Airborne Toxic Event. Listen to audio from the live performances here:  http://www.redbullsoundselect.com/posts/rbss-10-cities-live-audio. See select photos from the July shows below and visit the Red Bull Content Pool for additional editorial images.


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Red Bull Sound Select artists Chance the Rapper, Cherub and Rivals of the Peacemaker playing Lollapalooza this weekend!

“Red Bull Sound Select Presents” showcases continue monthly in each city featuring new local acts opening for headliners. August shows include Michael Franti, Kilo Kish, Yacht, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Tobacco, Today The Moon, Tomorrow The Sun and more. For additional information on Red Bull Sound Select artists, shows and music, visit: www.redbullsoundselect.com.


Juicy J
(Atlanta)


Credit: Ian Witlen/Red Bull Content Pool


The Black Lips
(Atlanta)
Credit: Ian Witlen/Red Bull Content Pool



Frightened Rabbit
(Los Angeles)

Credit: Erik Voake / Red Bull Content Pool


Erykah Badu
(Dallas)


Credit: Gary Miller / Red Bull Content Pool



Yeasayer
(Minneapolis)
Credit: Joe Gall/Red Bull Content Pool


The Gaslight Anthem
(New York City)
Credit: Brian Nevins/Red Bull Content Pool










































 














About RED BULL SOUND SELECT
Red Bull Sound Select is a long-term music initiative that invests in local music scenes, and connects artists and fans with one another to be part of the stories that break music. Since its BETA launch in February, Red Bull Sound Select has hosted 35 “Presents” showcases to welcome nearly 100 new artists into the program including Chance the Rapper, Cherub, The Black Cadillacs, Gemini Club, HANDS, Heliotropes, Show You Suck, Beach Party, Wildcat! Wildcat!, Sasha Go Hard, Rivals of the Peacemaker and many more.

Every month, a collective of local music curators invite three new artists from each participating city into the program and host a “Red Bull Sound Select Presents” showcase to introduce them. Red Bull Sound Select curators include: Brooklyn Vegan, Next Big Nashville, East Village Radio, Fake Shore Drive, Transmission Entertainment, Knuckle Rumbler, Full Service Music, MFG Productions, Lightning 100, Do 312, Riot Fest, ScoreMore, Afropunk, Brooklyn Bodega, IAMSOUND and Marathon Music.




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