Due to recent changes to Soundcloud, TYCI podcasts have temporarily moved to Mixcloud per this quick message. Without further ado, click the play button below to listen to the April 2015 episode of the TYCI podcast from Amanda Stanley and Lauren Mayberry!

As always a good listen to the ladies and the music they share. For those unfamiliar with TYCI click here to learn more about this collective run by women.

 

Earlier today CHVRCHES announced they will be playing the inaugural Landmark Music Festival at Washington D.C.’s West Potomac Park this September.

The festival will take place over two days on September 26-27th featuring over 40 bands on five stages for one cause. This musical celebration will kick off a national campaign to bring awareness and raise funds to restore the National Mall.

Tickets are on sale now via the festival's website but will start to increase in price tomorrow morning at 10AM EST. For those not able to attend you will be able to stream the festival via the Live Nation channel on Yahoo! Screen.

CHVRCHES front woman Lauren Mayberry has faced her share of online misogyny and harassment before as witnessed by her moving 2013 op-ed for The Guardian. In this day and age anyone with an internet connection can post such derogatory comments towards others. Whether these internet trolls are just looking for attention or truly intent on harming others it’s sickening and uncalled for. Anyone and everyone can be subjected to this but unfortunately females and especially women in the public eye and in male dominated industries like music take the brunt of this abuse. Earlier this week Mayberry was the target of yet another internet user with the disgusting comment below.

My band is lucky enough to have some of the most awesome, supportive and respectful fans in the world and we are so excited to be in the studio making an album to share with them. Yet, on a daily basis, we still receive communications like this. These people never learn that violence against women is unacceptable. But they also never learn that women will not be shamed and silenced and made to disappear. I am not going anywhere. So bring it on, motherfuckers. Let's see who blinks first.

A photo posted by Lauren Mayberry (@laurenevemayberry) on Apr 22, 2015 at 4:59pm PDT

Acknowledging the comment, Mayberry defended herself with a forceful response. “My band is lucky enough to have some of the most awesome, supportive and respectful fans in the world and we are so excited to be in the studio making an album to share with them,” she stated. “Yet, on a daily basis, we still receive communications like this. These people never learn that violence against women is unacceptable. But they also never learn that women will not be shamed and silenced and made to disappear. I am not going anywhere. So bring it on, motherfuckers. Let’s see who blinks first.”

Friends and fans worldwide sent messages of support to Mayberry via social media channels in the wake of this recent occurrence. Discussing this disturbing trend in our virtual society today helps bring awareness but we can only hope that more inspirational people like Lauren Mayberry will stand up against this ever growing issue. Let your voices be heard!

CHVRCHES announced another festival appearance today for this coming August. This time the trio from Glasgow will be heading to Belgium for Pukkelpop Festival!

This annual music festival runs from August 20-22nd in Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium with CHVRCHES scheduled to appear on Friday the 21st. Tickets go on sale tomorrow (April 22) at 10AM local time via the festival's website. Until CHVRCHES officially go back on tour don’t miss your opportunity to see them at a festival near you this summer and fall.

The April 2015 TYCI event is almost here and will take place this Saturday night. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances Joanna Gruesome and King of Cats will no longer be playing this event as originally planned. Have no fear; GAPS will now headline this event with support from Chrissy Barnacle and the TYCI DJ’s on the decks!

This event kicks off at 11pm at the Stereo Café Bar in Glasgow. Tickets are now available for £5 via Stereo Café Bar. As with every month, TYCI’s raffle supports a different charity. This month funds raised will go to ActionAid UK.

For those fans of vinyl, CHVRCHES will have a new 7” release this Saturday for Record Store Day 2015 in the UK. Limited to 1000 copies, the release will include their songs “Get Away” which was featured on the re-score of Drive by Zane Lowe and “Dead Air” which was part of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 soundtrack.

Both popular songs fit well together and will hold us over until the highly anticipated sophomore album by CHVRCHES is released. Turn up the volume and give them both a listen below. Click here for more information about Record Store Day including participating locations and good luck with your vinyl hunting this Saturday.

In case you missed it last week check out the latest TYCI radio show on Subcity Radio. As always some great tunes selected by Amanda Stanley and Lauren Mayberry as well as some entertaining bits about the recent Sleater-Kinney show in Glasgow including the TYCI after show, the different meanings of words like “growler” and “pumped” in the UK versus the US, Freddie Prinze Jr. and more!

Click here to listen to the latest show as well as all past shows from the ladies of TYCI. Enjoy the listen while we look forward to another show coming this month on April 30th.

CHVRCHES have done it again with yet another festival announcement for this summer. This time the trio from Glasgow will head to the West side of Canada for the Pemberton Music Festival. It’s great to see them playing such a variety of locations to hold us fans over while they complete work on their sophomore album.

Pemberton Music Festival is scheduled for July 16-19th in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. Advance 4-day tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10AM PDT via the festival's website. Although daily lineups will not be announced until closer to the festival and single day tickets are not currently available we can rule out July 17th for CHVRCHES appearance at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Whichever date they play don’t miss it!