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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Midwife

Ground Control Touring Welcomes Midwife

Posted 06/18/2025

Madeline Johnston is a self taught multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer, currently based in Southern Colorado by way of Denver, where she spent the last decade developing her sound and focusing on her artistic community. Midwife began while Madeline was a resident of the beloved DIY space Rhinoceropolis in 2014. On stage, Johnston is known for her sparse, emotionally charged experimental…

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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Operelly

Ground Control Touring Welcomes Operelly

Posted 06/17/2025

Just days before graduating college in May of 2025, bay area native Olivia Austen released her debut EP as Operelly. The six songs on Handwriting Practice No. 1 mark the arrival of one of music’s most unique new voices. Merging together airy guitars and delicate samples, Olivia crafts songs that dance along the edges of indie, experimental, and alternative music.…

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GCT is Hiring!

GCT is Hiring!

Posted 05/27/2025

Ground Control Touring is hiring for multiple positions in our New York and Los Angeles offices. We’re looking for experienced, passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of independent music touring. Current openings: Festivals Coordinator (NY/LA): Manages festival bookings, maintains industry relationships. and represents the agency on-site Agency Associate (LA): Assists with all facets of tour…

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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Vortxz

Ground Control Touring Welcomes Vortxz

Posted 05/14/2025

Hailing from the vibrant music scene of Houston, Texas, Vortxz is an Indie/Latino rock band on a mission to transport listeners to a world of hope, freedom, and self-expression. Founded by lead singer and songwriter Isaias “Rambo” Rodarte, the group’s eclectic sound blends new-wave indie, Rock en Español, and alternative rock, captivating audiences with its raw energy and emotive lyricism.…

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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Karen y Los Remedios

Ground Control Touring Welcomes Karen y Los Remedios

Posted 05/14/2025

Behind Karen’s pulsating spectral voice lies vulnerability, contemplation and longing. Chameleon-like foundations explore cumbia in its many forms, crossing the continent with norteño airs, pitched-down rebajados, psychedelia and even traditional Peruvian music, taking in ballads, Afro-Latin percussion, reggaeton and the more electronic sounds of dream-pop, trip hop and downtempo. A mystical, motley mixture, the ideal soundscape to fight the voices…

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