In an alternate world somewhere, the Ronettes developed three crushes - one for James Chance, one for David Byrne, and one for Aphex Twin - and they all decided to form a band. Yes, sometimes the electro noise-punk would drown out the gospel croons, and sometimes the soaring harmonies would make the post-dance beats sullen, but somehow they made it work.

The boys & girls in Ava Luna probably couldn't have met but in a New York public high school, and by no means should they have ended up all in one band. But so it goes.

Carlos sings and writes the tunes; Felicia, Becca and Anna do vocal harmonies and dance steps; Nathan plays jagged synth-noise lines, Ethan plays bass and Julian plays the drums.

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Darlings is a New York garage-pop quartet.

You can read more about them at http://www.myspace.com/darlingsokay

http://www.darlings.bandcamp.com

http://darlingsnyc.tumblr.com/

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Cindy Lou Gooden is a New York-based songwriter; Malkmus, Cluck, Longstreth, and Drake (the one who played the guitar) worshipper who sounds like Liz Phair (even though she's never listened to a single Liz Phair record from start to finish); fan of protracted sentences; ASCII expert; two-time EP-making champion; and an all-around good and wholesome influence for your children.

http://veryfresh.bandcamp.com
http://veryfreshmusic.tumblr.com

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