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POND Release New Single 'Neon River' & Announce Major Tour Including Rescheduled North American Dates
by Michael Major - January 31, 2024 The single is a delightful seesaw, shifting between gossamer spans of acoustic beauty and slicing, shout-out-loud paroxysms that suggest Led Zeppelin in trim fighting form. It's a new era of Pond, one that sees the band at their peak - matching the unbridled energy of their live show with unbridled ... 
MerleFest Shares Full 2024 Lineup, Adds Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Larkin Poe, Lukas Nelson & POTR And More
by Michael Major - December 04, 2023 MerleFest's full 2024 lineup includes Old Crow Medicine Show, Turnpike Troubadours, The Teskey Brothers, Nickel Creek, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Larkin Poe, Lukas Nelson & POTR, Steep Canyon Rangers, Dan Tyminski Band, Béla Fleck My Bluegrass Heart, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, The Earls of Leicest... 
Spaghetti Eastern Music Returns With Two New Singles 'Sweet Home Anywhere' & 'Jungle Blue'
by Michael Major - November 03, 2023 Spaghetti Eastern Music returns with two new singles, 'Sweet Home Anywhere' and 'Jungle Blue.' The stripped-down acoustic ballad and blues-inflected instrumental showcase the range of this genre-leaping project. Available on Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, and more.... 
Joe Santa Maria Works With Woodwinds & Electronics on 'Echo Deep'
by Michael Major - October 31, 2023 LA-based outsider artist Joe Santa Maria explores the combination of woodwinds and electronics on his latest album 'ECHO DEEP.' Joe Santa Maria, a fiery alto saxophonist with a strong command of post-bop vernacular, took a detour from earlier acoustic jazz releases The Illustrated Man (2012) and Int... 
BJ the Chicago Kid & Coco Jones Duet on New Single 'Spend the Night'
by Michael Major - September 08, 2023 GRAMMY-nominated singer BJ The Chicago Kid and R&B songstress Coco Jones releases a new single, “Spend The Night” via RTW Records/RCA Records. BJTCK & Coco Jones bring the heat with 'Spend The Night,' a much-needed feel-good R&B anthem to bid farewell to summer. The infectious beats, masterfully cra... 
Atmosphere Release 'Sad Clown Bad Dub 2'
by Michael Major - August 04, 2023 Since its inception in 1999, the Sad Clown series has seen over a dozen iterations in numerous formats, including rare 4-track demos, live recordings, a DVD of behind-the-scenes tour footage, a mixtape, 7” vinyl singles and more. To this day, one of the earliest volumes – Sad Clown Bad Dub 2.... 
Video: Atmosphere Share 'Still Life' Video & Announce November Headline Tour
by Michael Major - July 18, 2023 Minneapolis hip-hop pioneers Atmosphere have shared a new video for their song “Still Life,” taken from their new album So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously (out now via Rhymesayers Entertainment) and featuring UK singer Murkage Dave. Watch the video below, directed by ZooDeVille, Slug & Rhy... 
Celestial North Releases Her Debut Album 'Otherworld' on Friday
by Michael Major - July 03, 2023 Deeply influenced by her natural surroundings and wild Scottish upbringing, the album was co-recorded and produced with Woody (Sea Power) in the Lake District, creating a stunning tapestry of work that adds a human heart and touch to elements of dream pop, electro-pop, folktronica, gaze, and techno,... 
Atmosphere Announce 'Sad Clown Bad Dub 2' Release & Share 'Body Pillow'
by Michael Major - June 22, 2023 Since its inception in 1999, the Sad Clown series has seen over a dozen iterations in numerous formats, including rare 4-track demos, live recordings, a DVD of behind-the-scenes tour footage, a mixtape, 7” vinyl singles and more. To this day, one of the earliest volumes – Sad Clown Bad Dub 2 – still... 
Atmosphere Announce New Headline Tour Dates 'The DeTour'
by Michael Major - May 08, 2023 Atmosphere have announced a new run of North American headline dates interspersed throughout their Summertime 2023 tour with Slightly Stoopid, Sublime with Rome & The Movement. Appropriately named The DeTour, the announcement includes performances in Las Vegas, Tucson, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Pi... 
Portrayal of Guilt Release New Album 'Devil Music'
by Michael Major - April 20, 2023 Portrayal of Guilt’s Devil Music is an experimental approach to writing heavy music. It offers five new original songs on Side A; and then a reimagining of those same five songs on Side B, replacing much of the traditional guitars and bass setup with an orchestral string section, acoustic bass, and ... 
Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rogers, Boygenius, Carly Rae Jepsen & More Headline All Things Go Festival
by Michael Major - April 18, 2023 This year the independent festival boasts headliners Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rogers, boygenius and Carly Rae Jepsen, in addition to Mt. Joy, MUNA, Arlo Parks and more on the bill, and returning to the iconic Merriweather Post Pavilion for two days Saturday September, 30th and Sunday October 1st. Check ... 
Glove Announces U.S. and U.K. Headline Tour Dates for May and June
by Michael Major - April 07, 2023 Starting off in Tampa, the band will join the lineup of Tropical Heatwave Festival before making their way up the East Coast, with stops in major markets including New York and D.C. Partway through the run, Glove will make a detour to the UK for more headline shows and a few dates with Nation of Lan... 
PORTRAYAL OF GUILT Announce New Album & Share Orchestral Side B
by Michael Major - March 29, 2023 While the Austin, Texan outfit have released material at a rapid clip since their formation only six years ago, it has been near-impossible to predict what each ensuing release might sound like. The only window into what to expect has been those releases’ titles, wallowing in themes of affliction, i... 
Gemma Ray Announces LP 'Gemma Ray & The Death Bell Gang'
by Michael Major - January 05, 2023 Berlin-based British artist Gemma Ray has been calmly clocking up a cool reputation as an independent maverick on the international underground since her debut in 2008. A self-styled singer/musician/songwriter/producer, she inhabits a panoramic musical planet where pop-noir, sideways blues, gothic f... 
The New Colossus Festival Announces First Wave of Artists
by Michael Major - November 10, 2022 The lineup includes 36? (CA), Boy With Apple (SE), Claudia Bouvette (CA), Data Animal (DE), Fears (UK), French Cassettes (US), Hope (DE), Jane Inc. (CA), Nat Vazer (AU), Plàsi (SE), Plattenbau (DE), Poster Paints (US), Public Body (UK), Silverbacks (IE), Sobs (SG), Teenage Halloween (US), Thus Love ... 
VIDEO: PET NEEDS Release Official Video For 'Lost Again'
by Michael Major - October 03, 2022 Following the release of their showstopping second album, PET NEEDS have released an incendiary new video for the featured single: “Lost Again”. The full-force opening track of ‘Primetime Entertainment’, ‘Lost Again’ sets an electrifying pace from the get-go. Watch the new music video and check out ... 
VIDEO: Sofi Tukker Share 'Summer in New York' Lyric Video
by Michael Major - June 23, 2022 SOFI TUKKER have shared a lyric video for “Summer in New York' that follows them around the streets of NYC living out the idyllic day they imagined in the song. Their guided video tour of the city brings the lyrics to life including stops at Sophie’s beloved Miss Favela in Brooklyn where Brazilian m... 
Celestial North Releases Her New Single 'When the Gods Dance'
by Michael Major - May 05, 2022 Lake District based Scottish solo artist Celestial North marks her return with her intoxicating new single ‘When The Gods Dance’ which invites you into the heart of her fascinating wyrd-dreampop world. It’s a cosmic detour into a land of impossibility and beauty - bathed in folklore, the ancient an... |
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