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Magnapop is an alternative rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 1989, the band has consistently included songwriting duo Linda Hopper as vocalist and Ruthie Morris on guitar. Magnapop first achieved recognition in the Beneluxcountries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg through the festival circuit and have remained popular in Europe throughout their career. After modest success in the United States in the mid-1990s with the singles “Slowly, Slowly” and “Open the Door” and a series of albums produced by Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, and Geza X, the band went on an extended hiatus due to the dissolution of their record label. They returned with a new rhythm section in 2005 on the Daemon Records release Mouthfeel. The band has continued to perform and record since this reunion and have self-released two more albums. Magnapop’s musical style is noted for blending the pop vocals and melodies of Hopper with the aggressive, punk-influenced guitar-playing of Morris and her back-up vocal harmonies.

Shantih Shantih is a four-piece band founded in Atlanta, GA in 2013. Their sound combines rock ‘n roll with dreaming harmonies over twanging guitars. The group consists of Italian native Anna Barattin on vocals and rhythm guitar, Julia Furgiuele on vocals and drums, Anna Kramer on lead guitar, and Nikki Speake on bass. Their first 7″ was released via Italian label ‘shit music for shit people’, their second single was released in October 2015 for Adult Swim’s annual compilation. They have toured the Eastern United States multiple times and Europe twice, played the Atlanta Mess Around Festival in Atlanta, GA, Winterland Festival in Jacksonville, FL, Intensified Festival in Athens, GA, Humanist SK Festival in Paris, FR and headlined the Indie Grits Festival in Columbia, SC. Their first full length, Winter in September, was released on Dusty Medical Records (USA) and Wild Honey Records (Europe). Shantih Shantih will release their upcoming album, “Someone, Anyone?!”, on September 27th on Wild Honey Records. After the release show at 529 in Atlanta, GA, the band will tour the United States and Europe.