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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds to Release New Album 'Wild God' in August Photo Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds to Release New Album 'Wild God' in August
by Michael Major - March 06, 2024

Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, and mixed by David Fridmann, Cave began writing the album on New Year's Day 2023. With sessions at Miraval Studios in Provence, France and Soundtree Studios in London, England, the Bad Seeds added their unique alchemy, with additional performances from Colin Greenw...

IPR's Torn Boys Archival Release '1983' Set For April Drop Photo IPR's Torn Boys Archival Release '1983' Set For April Drop
by Michael Major - February 14, 2024

Independent record label Independent Project Records (IPR) announced that 1983, the first-ever release from the Torn Boys, the until-now hermetically-sealed early 80's post-punk quartet out of Stockton, California featuring Jeffrey Clark, Kelly Foley, Duncan Atkinson and a 19 year-old Grant-Lee Phil...

Vincent Neil Emerson Releases Shooter Jennings-Produced LP 'The Golden Crystal Kingdo Photo Vincent Neil Emerson Releases Shooter Jennings-Produced LP 'The Golden Crystal Kingdom'
by Michael Major - November 10, 2023

Vincent Neil Emerson releases his genre-blurring LP, The Golden Crystal Kingdom, produced by Shooter Jennings. The album is out now on La Honda Records/RCA Records. Emerson and his band are currently on the road with stops this weekend in Elkton, Maryland, New York City, and Philadelphia....

Canadian Folk Icon Connie Kaldor Releases New Album 'KEEP GOING' Photo Canadian Folk Icon Connie Kaldor Releases New Album 'KEEP GOING'
by Michael Major - October 20, 2023

Canadian folk icon Connie Kaldor has released her new album 'Keep Going.' The song was recorded at Studio King in Montreal. Connie worked with Paul Campagne, her producer and co-producer of her children—Gabriel Campagne (voice) and Aleksi Campagne (voice and violin)—who also appear on the album....

Previously Unreleased Torn Boys Album '1983' Feat. Future Members Of Grant Lee Buffal Photo Previously Unreleased Torn Boys Album '1983' Feat. Future Members Of Grant Lee Buffalo, Shiva Burlesque & Gary Young's Hospital Set For Early 2024 Release
by Michael Major - October 19, 2023

INDEPENDENT PROJECT RECORDS announces the first-ever release from TORN BOYS, featuring members of Shiva Burlesque, Gary Young’s Hospital, and Grant Lee Buffalo. The comprehensive archival post-punk release will be available on digital, CD, and vinyl formats with a bonus DVD. Debut single and video f...

Paul Reed Smith & His Band to Release New Album, 'Lions Roaring In Quicksand' Photo Paul Reed Smith & His Band to Release New Album, 'Lions Roaring In Quicksand'
by Michael Major - October 17, 2023

World-famous guitar-maker Paul Reed Smith and his band, Eightlock, are set to release their new CD, 'Lions Roaring in Quicksand,' on December 1st. The album showcases their unique blend of blues, soul, rock, funk, and other roots sounds, with a lineup featuring three drummers, a bass player, a femal...

Baaba Maal Releases New Track 'Freak Out (Baba Ali Remix)' Photo Baaba Maal Releases New Track 'Freak Out (Baba Ali Remix)'
by Michael Major - June 07, 2023

The Relived Mix of “Freak Out” follows Baaba Maal’s joyous performance at London’s Barbican last week, enthralling an audience who had their awareness raised and their hearts lifted. Additionally, Maal has announced a performance and signing event at Rough Trade NYC on June 20th at 6pm....

Bryce Vine Unveils 'Serotonin' EP Photo Bryce Vine Unveils 'Serotonin' EP
by Michael Major - March 10, 2023

The five-track body of work was crafted alongside several acclaimed producers, including 7X GRAMMY Award-winning producer Federico Vindver [Jack Harlow, Justin Bieber, Kanye West], Aaron Zuckerman [LANY, Bebe Rexha, Lil Wayne], Alex Delicata [Kygo, One Republic, Meek Mill], Ryan Daly [John Legend, b...

Baaba Maal Releases New Track 'Freak Out Feat. The Very Best' Photo Baaba Maal Releases New Track 'Freak Out Feat. The Very Best'
by Michael Major - March 01, 2023

Extending his productive partnership with producer and multi-instrumentalist Johan Hugo Karlberg (Self Esteem, The Very Best, Santigold), his first album since 2016’s The Traveller, Being was recorded in Brooklyn, London and Senegal and confirms Maal as one of the most uniquely compelling and consta...

DB Edmunds to Release 'Lifes Wild Ride' EP Photo DB Edmunds to Release 'Lifes Wild Ride' EP
by Michael Major - July 26, 2022

DB Edmunds’ gift for guitar-pop alchemy has long been celebrated by fans of his Chapel Hill, NC-based bands Gladhands and The Stars Explode — in 2020, Matthew Sweet dug the latter’s song “Matthew Sweet” so much, he wrote and recorded “Stars Explode” in response. The six-song EP was co-produced with ...

Dopapod Release Their Seventh Full-Length Album: 'Dopapod' Photo Dopapod Release Their Seventh Full-Length Album: 'Dopapod'
by Michael Major - May 27, 2022

Progressive journeyman Dopapod are excited to announce the release of their seventh full album, Dopapod. The eleven tracks on the album are the sonic harvest from a period of deep creative outpouring that saw the picking up the threads of a “concept catalog,” first introduced on 2014’s Never Odd Or ...

Alternative Singer Theo Kandel Reveals Single and Music Video Photo Alternative Singer Theo Kandel Reveals Single and Music Video
by Marissa Tomeo - April 30, 2022

Los Angeles-based alternative singer-songwriter Theo Kandel has released “Existential Crisis,” a mellow bop accompanied with a laidback lyric video. This new track offers another element to the throughline question he’s trying to answer on What if it all works out in the end? — his forthcoming EP ex...

MerleFest, Presented by Window World, Announces Full Lineup Photo MerleFest, Presented by Window World, Announces Full Lineup
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 07, 2021

This lineup of world-class bands and artists will be joining the annual homecoming of musicians and music fans on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains....

Aaron Dessner Nominated For Five Categories For The 62nd GRAMMY AWARDS Photo Aaron Dessner Nominated For Five Categories For The 62nd GRAMMY AWARDS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 24, 2020

New York-based musician, composer and producer Aaron Dessner has been nominated today for Album of the Year (folklore)....

Aaron Dessner On Taylor Swift's FOLKLORE Producer And Co-Writer Of 11 Tracks Photo Aaron Dessner On Taylor Swift's FOLKLORE Producer And Co-Writer Of 11 Tracks
by A.A. Cristi - July 24, 2020

Aaron Dessner is a New York-based musician, composer and producer, best known for his work in  Grammy®-award winning alternative band The National, whose albums he has co-produced and co-written since the group’s inception in 1999. ...

Neil Young Will Crowdsource an Archival Release Photo Neil Young Will Crowdsource an Archival Release
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 02, 2019

Variety reports that Neil Young will crowdsource several of his albums in an effort to provide a complete archival release....

LIVE FROM HERE WITH CHRIS THILE Confirms Guest Lineup For Performances in St. Louis, Photo LIVE FROM HERE WITH CHRIS THILE Confirms Guest Lineup For Performances in St. Louis, Vienna, Louisville and Lenox
by Tori Hartshorn - May 16, 2019

The guest lineups for the upcoming episodes of Live from Here with Chris Thile in St. Louis, MO on May 25, Vienna, VA on June 1, Louisville, KY on June 8 and Lenox, MAon June 15 are set, featuring Ben Folds, Bruce Hornsby, Guster, Anaïs Mitchell, Adia Victoria, Lucius, I'm With Her and Ian Edwards....

Mipso Winter 2019 Tour Comes to Woodstock Photo Mipso Winter 2019 Tour Comes to Woodstock
by Tori Hartshorn - January 15, 2019

North Carolina's acclaimed indie-Americana darlings Mipso head back on the road this winter for an extensive tour. Kicking off on January 31st in Palmer, Alaska, Mipso visit over 25 cities across the country - from Anchorage, AK to Austin, TX - before wrapping up in Birmingham, AL on March 31st. Joi...

Mipso Release New Single GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN Photo Mipso Release New Single GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN
by Tori Hartshorn - November 05, 2018

Last week, North Carolina's acclaimed indie-Americana darlings Mipso released a new single, “Get Out While You Can.” The track is a newly recorded and re-arranged version of “Get Out” from their 2013 debut album Dark Holler Pop. Currently finishing up an expansive North American fall tour, Mipso are...

Mipso Announce Fall 2018 Tour Photo Mipso Announce Fall 2018 Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 19, 2018

North Carolina's acclaimed indie-Americana darlings Mipso head back on the road this fall, hitting select markets in the Rocky Mountains and northeast for the first time since the April release of their new album, Edges Run. The tour kicked off last week in Nashville with an official showcase at the...

The Cranberries' 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?' 25th Anniversary Box Photo The Cranberries' 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?' 25th Anniversary Box Set To Be Released October 19
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 30, 2018

 Last year, the four members of the Cranberries – Dolores O'Riordan, Noel Hogan, Mike Hogan, and Fergal Lawler – came together to plan a 25 th Anniversary box set release for their debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?, one of the definitive indie albums of all time. Following Do...

Singer/Songwriter Robin McKelle to Release New Album MELODIC CANVAS Photo Singer/Songwriter Robin McKelle to Release New Album MELODIC CANVAS
by Macon Prickett - April 02, 2018

Singer/writer Robin McKelle is a musical enigma, and proudly so. On her upcoming April 20th album Melodic Canvas, she's empowered by the alchemy, embracing her genre-blurring style and no longer trying to fit into a box. The result is a deeply textured, rich, authentic collection, a mix of timely so...

Nahko and Medicine For The People Join Dispatch for DISPATCH SUMMER TOUR 2018 Photo Nahko and Medicine For The People Join Dispatch for DISPATCH SUMMER TOUR 2018
by Macon Prickett - February 21, 2018

Nahko and Medicine for the People will join Dispatch this summer for the “Dispatch Summer Tour 2018.” Additional support will be provided by Raye Zaragoza, Scatter Their Own, Stephen Marley, and Rebelution on select dates. The tour aims to raise awareness and funds for First Nations communities, and...

Innervision Records Adds to Roster with Vocalist, Guitarist & Keyboardist Jay Soto Photo Innervision Records Adds to Roster with Vocalist, Guitarist & Keyboardist Jay Soto
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2017

Innervision Records adds to its growing roster with vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Jay Soto....

Female Fronted Metal Group 01Experience Release Debut Concept EP 'The Code'
by Caryn Robbins - September 19, 2017

San Francisco's multi genre 01EXPERIENCE has self released their debut EP The Code ; a concept album based on the inner science of alchemy and is linked to a larger platform that includes multimedia theatre, art and transformational ritual....












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