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Legendary Rockers TESLA Release Double LP 'Real To Reel Vol I' For Record Store Day Photo Legendary Rockers TESLA Release Double LP 'Real To Reel Vol I' For Record Store Day
by Michael Major - February 19, 2024

Originally released on June 5, 2007, Real to Reel Vol I is a cover song studio album that pays homage to classic rock tunes from the late 1960s and early 1970s. TESLA brings their unique touch to these iconic tracks, recorded using analog tape and vintage equipment, with a dedication to preserving t...

Craig Wedren Shares Single 'Pronouns' From New Album 'The Dream Dreaming' Photo Craig Wedren Shares Single 'Pronouns' From New Album 'The Dream Dreaming'
by Michael Major - January 25, 2024

Acclaimed musician and film / tv composer Craig Wedren shares new single “Pronouns” along with the Mary Wigmore-directed video for the song. The main synth riff and beat of “Pronouns” had been marinating on Wedren's computer for a while originally developed as an instrumental part of his score to Am...

Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think, 'Yellowjackets') Shares New Single 'Play Innocent' Photo Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think, 'Yellowjackets') Shares New Single 'Play Innocent'
by Michael Major - November 29, 2023

The Shudder to Think frontman and prolific film & television composer – with credits ranging from School of Rock, Wet Hot American Summer and Laurel Canyon to Showtime's recent hit YELLOWJACKETS – shares the album's the latest track, “Play Innocent,” along with the roller skating-filled video....

Craig Wedren Announces Album 'The Dream Dreaming' & Shares New Single Photo Craig Wedren Announces Album 'The Dream Dreaming' & Shares New Single
by Michael Major - October 18, 2023

CRAIG WEDREN (Shudder to Think, 'Yellowjackets') announces new album 'The Dream Dreaming.' Along with the album announcement, Craig shares the album's lead single, “Fingers on My Face.' Watch the new music video for the single now!...

Sextile Shares Dreamy New Single 'Crash' Photo Sextile Shares Dreamy New Single 'Crash'
by Michael Major - August 16, 2023

The song is fittingly clubby, driven by a shuffling downtempo groove that supports warm synth pads and wiry leads. Where the band’s previous single, “New York,” was energetic and flashy, “Crash” is more reflective and nuanced. It highlights the stylistic range that underlines Sextile’s new album Pus...

Brandi Carlile Wins Three Awards at 65th GRAMMY Awards Photo Brandi Carlile Wins Three Awards at 65th GRAMMY Awards
by Michael Major - February 07, 2023

Brandi Carlile won three more awards at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards, bringing her total number of GRAMMY wins to nine. After winning Best Americana Album (In These Silent Days), Best Rock Song (“Broken Horses”) and Best Rock Performance (“Broken Horses”), Carlile performed “Broken Horses” during t...

Kid Koala Shares New Single 'Once Upon A Time In The Northeast' Photo Kid Koala Shares New Single 'Once Upon A Time In The Northeast'
by Michael Major - January 10, 2023

The world renowned DJ, composer, and lifelong visual storyteller also known as Eric San recently announced his newest foray into the depths of “creating things to joyfully connect people”: an original double album soundtrack with built-in board game entitled Creatures Of The Late Afternoon. Plus, ch...

VIDEO: Brandi Carlile Performs 'The Story' & 'You and Me on the Rock' ft. Lucius on S Photo VIDEO: Brandi Carlile Performs 'The Story' & 'You and Me on the Rock' ft. Lucius on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
by Michael Major - December 12, 2022

The acclaimed six-time Grammy Award-winner, who is nominated for another seven awards this year, performed her beloved breakthrough song, “The Story,” along with this year’s Record of the Year-nominated, “You and Me on the Rock” with special guests Lucius. Watch videos from the episode now!...

Brandi Carlile Sets 'Mothership Weekend' Concert Festival Photo Brandi Carlile Sets 'Mothership Weekend' Concert Festival
by Michael Major - November 22, 2022

“Brandi Carlile’s Mothership Weekend” will take place in Miramar Beach, FL May 12-14. Created as an annual Mother’s Day celebration, the festival will feature performances from Carlile, Hozier, Bonnie Raitt, Mavis Staples, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Danielle Ponder, The Milk Carton Kids,...

Calling Cadence Releases 'Acoustic Session, Vol. 1' EP Photo Calling Cadence Releases 'Acoustic Session, Vol. 1' EP
by Michael Major - October 18, 2022

For this EP, Calling Cadence’s Oscar Bugarin and Rae Cole reimagined their celebrated material from the band’s self-titled debut album in a stripped-down setting, showcasing the strength and flexibility of their arrangements and songwriting while putting their voices and playing at center stage....

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Return To The Ryman Auditorium For AmericanaFest Show Photo Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Return To The Ryman Auditorium For AmericanaFest Show
by Michael Major - August 25, 2022

Set to be taped for a future PBS broadcast, the Dirt Band’s show lands on Saturday night of Nashville’s annual AmericanaFest, a lineup slot saved for the great trailblazers and torchbearers of Americana Music previously filled by the likes of Levon Helm’s Ramble at the Ryman and Nitty Gritty Dirt Ba...

Babe Rainbow Shares New Album 'Changing Colours' Photo Babe Rainbow Shares New Album 'Changing Colours'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 14, 2021

Like-minded souls soon caught their music on the wind: Eric at Flightless Records, the label set up to release King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard’s hefty catalog of records, welcomed the band into the family, releasing Babe Rainbow’s early string of singles....

Babe Rainbow Share New Song & Video 'Ready for Tomorrow' Photo Babe Rainbow Share New Song & Video 'Ready for Tomorrow'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 06, 2021

'Ready for Tomorrow' is a contradiction of singer Angus Dowling's disco flavor up the front and Cool Breeze folk picking guitar style as its anchor. It finds the band celebrating but in a mood. ...

Flyte Releases New Single 'Easy Tiger' Photo Flyte Releases New Single 'Easy Tiger'
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 13, 2020

The UK's Flyte are excited to release a new single “Easy Tiger,”out today via Island Records. It marks the first bit of new music from the band since last fall's White Roses EP....

Jim Lauderdale to Release New Album WHEN CAROLINA COMES HOME AGAIN Photo Jim Lauderdale to Release New Album WHEN CAROLINA COMES HOME AGAIN
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 10, 2020

On the heels of 2019's From Another World, the prolific, two-time GRAMMY Award-winning American music icon Jim Lauderdale will release his 33rd album, When Carolina Comes Homes Again,  March 6 on Yep Roc Records. The first single, “As A Sign,” co-written with Robert Hunter, is now available at all d...

GospelbeacH Shares New Single, New Studio LP 'Let It Burn' Drops Oct. 4 Photo GospelbeacH Shares New Single, New Studio LP 'Let It Burn' Drops Oct. 4
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 22, 2019

GospelbeacH is back with a set of great new songs. Let It Burn is the follow up to their acclaimed 2017 album Another Summer of Love (Shindig! magazine Record of the Year 2017) and the third proper studio album by the notorious Los Angeles rock combo. It features the return of virtuoso guitarist Nea...

Chris Hillman to Perform at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts Photo Chris Hillman to Perform at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 01, 2019

Four-time Grammy nominee and folk/rock innovator Chris Hillman chronicles his storied music career alongside long-time musical partner Herb Pedersen at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theatre in Malibu on Saturday, September 21 at 8 p.m. at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts....

KCRW HQ Summer Nights Announces Lineup Featuring Black Pumas, Y La Bamba, Andrew Bird Photo KCRW HQ Summer Nights Announces Lineup Featuring Black Pumas, Y La Bamba, Andrew Bird, and More
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 25, 2019

KCRW announces today the talent line-up for the triumphant return of KCRW HQ - three, free, outdoors, and all-ages concerts in the plaza of KCRW's new home on Santa Monica College's state-of-the-art CMD Campus. This wildly popular series returns with the highly anticipated Los Angeles headline debut...

MerleFest Announces Chris Austin Songwriting Competition Finalists Photo MerleFest Announces Chris Austin Songwriting Competition Finalists
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 01, 2019

From its first incarnation in 1993, MerleFest's annual Chris Austin Songwriting Competition has seen the likes of Gillian Welch, Tift Merritt, and Martha Scanlan rise to the top of an always competitive field of up-and-coming songwriters. Legendary songwriters have presided over the competition from...

MerleFest Announces Late Night Jam Lineup Photo MerleFest Announces Late Night Jam Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 18, 2019

MerleFest, presented by Window World, is proud to announce the 2019 lineup for their beloved Late Night Jam.  Sponsored by The Bluegrass Situation and hosted by Chatham County Line, this year's Late Night Jam will feature Molly Tuttle, Jim Lauderdale, The Brother Brothers, Donna the Buffalo, Presley...

MerleFest Adds Amos Lee, The Milk Carton Kids, and More Photo MerleFest Adds Amos Lee, The Milk Carton Kids, and More
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 11, 2019

MerleFest, presented by Window World, is proud to announce new artist additions for MerleFest 2019: Amos Lee, The Milk Carton Kids, Steep Canyon Rangers, The Del McCoury Band, The Casey Kristofferson Band, and David Holt. The annual homecoming of musicians and music fans returns to the campus of Wil...

Scooter Brown Wins Male Vocalist Of The Year At Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards Photo Scooter Brown Wins Male Vocalist Of The Year At Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards
by Tori Hartshorn - January 17, 2019

Scooter Brown was awarded Male Vocalist of the Year at the 3rd Annual Rocky Mountain Country Music Awards presented by iHeartRadio on January 13 at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley, Colo. The awards celebrate the best in country music from 2018 in the Rocky Mountain region (including Colorad...

Nick Marechal Engineers A DETOUR Of SoCal Photo Nick Marechal Engineers A DETOUR Of SoCal
by Julie Musbach - January 14, 2019

Guitarist and singer-songwriter, Nick Marechal's unique imprint on music is calculated, you might say. His unique background in mathematics and engineering only enhances his stronghold and understanding of the structures of the classics of blues, Americana and even jazz-influenced original songs. To...

Buckcherry Announces Release Date of New Album, Warpaint Photo Buckcherry Announces Release Date of New Album, Warpaint
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 28, 2018

Buckcherry will release their new studio album, Warpaint, on March 8th, 2019. The 12 song album, featuring 11 new Buckcherry songs along with their cover of the Nine Inch Nails track 'Head like a Hole', was produced by Mike Plotnikoff, whose last collaboration with the band was the platinum certifie...

Joe Perry Releases New Single and Video Called QUAKE Photo Joe Perry Releases New Single and Video Called QUAKE
by Tori Hartshorn - November 09, 2018

JOE PERRY--legendary guitarist, co-founding member, principal songwriter and co-producer of Aerosmith--has just announced a new single, video and tour dates with his Aerosmith bandmate Brad Whitford and Gary Cheroneof Extreme. The music video for 'Quake' is available this morning oniHeartRadio.com/J...












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