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TASH SULTANA Returns To North America For Six Summer Shows
by Josh Sharpe - April 23, 2024 Multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer-songwriter, engineer, and entrepreneur TASH SULTANA will return to the U.S. this summer with live shows including two festival appearances. The dates kick off July 5 in Chicago at the Rose on the River festival. Tickets for the shows go on sale Friday, April 2... 
Video: Lawrence Rothman Debuts New Song 'Dreams Die Hard' From Upcoming Album
by Josh Sharpe - April 10, 2024 Acclaimed songwriter, musician and producer Lawrence Rothman’s new song, “Dreams Die Hard,” just debuted in addition to the official music video, directed by renowned director Floria Sigismondi. Dreams Die Hard is the latest track unveiled from Rothman’s anticipated new album, The Plow That Broke th... 
SHEER MAG Release New Album 'Playing Favorites'
by Michael Major - March 01, 2024 The band is emerging with a dense work of gripping emotions, massive hooks and masterfully constructed power-pop anthems all lead by frontwoman Tina Halladay's earth shaking vocals. This is the record the Philadelphian rock and roll four-piece has always been destined to make.... 
Sheer Mag Share 'Eat It And Beat It' Single
by Michael Major - February 15, 2024 Sheer Mag have labored to carve out a discernibly singular position within the canon of contemporary rock - their sound is unmistakably and immediately recognizable as theirs alone. The band will also be headlining a spring tour. Sheer Mag kick off their extensive headlining North American tour in D... 
MEATBODIES Release 'Billow' Single & Add Tour Dates
by Michael Major - February 13, 2024 Meatbodies' “Billow” plays like a long-lost single from the Creation Records heyday with a space-y Stone Roses-type groove that is immediate and unforgettable. It's nothing short of an instant classic built on harmonizing vocals and tons of tambourine—blossoming from darkness into a hopeful groove b... 
Sheer Mag Share 'Moonstruck' Single From New Album 'Playing Favorites'
by Michael Major - January 09, 2024 Sheer Mag break significant musical ground on their forthcoming album Playing Favorites, elevating their signature approach to rock and roll to lushly cinematic new heights. Their latest single “Moonstruck” lives up to its titular reference of Hollywood-sized surprise romance, spooling out a charmin... 
The Blue Note Quintet (Gerald Clayton, Immanuel Wilkins, Joel Ross, Kendrick Scott, Matt Brewer) to Embark on 2024 Tour
by Michael Major - December 14, 2023 The Blue Note Quintet—a collective comprised of Blue Note recording artists pianist and musical director Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, and drummer Kendrick Scott, as well as bassist Matt Brewer—will embark on an extensive North American tour next month in... 
SHEER MAG Announce New Album 'Playing Favorites'
by Michael Major - November 09, 2023 On Playing Favorites, Sheer Mag’s third full-length and first with Third Man Records, the band capitalize on a decade’s worth of devotion to their own collective spirit—a spirit refined in both the sweaty trenches of punk warehouses and the larger-than-life glamour of concert halls—emerging with a d... 
Illenium Unleashes New 45-Track Remix Album 'Illenium (Remixes)'
by Michael Major - September 29, 2023 ILLENIUM recharges and reignites his latest project with new remix album, ILLENIUM (Remixes). The project finds him revisiting tracks from his self-titled fifth full-length offering, ILLENIUM, now joined by a dynamic cohort of talent, including Trivecta, Sickick, Crystal Skies, Culture Code, Friendz... 
mssv to Release New Album 'Human Reaction' in September
by Michael Major - July 05, 2023 The band, composed of guitarist Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges (Tom Waits, David Lynch) on drums and avant-punk icon mike watt on bass, creates music that is a heretofore unimagined hybrid of a punk power-trio and a dreamy experimental rock band, though they prefer the term “post-genre.”... 
KNOCKED LOOSE Release New 'Upon Loss' Singles
by Michael Major - June 14, 2023 Knocked Loose strike again with their visionary new Upon Loss singles – “Deep in the Willow” / “Everything is Quiet Now” - which are streaming now alongside its video directed by Eric Richter and front man/vocalist Bryan Garris. ... 
Minneapolis Indie-Rock Trio YAM HAUS Release New Single 'Rafters'
by Michael Major - March 06, 2023 As one of the newest additions to Big Loud Rock’s roster, Yam Haus’ search for authenticity has found the perfect home with its catchy blend of indie-rock that serves up the unforgettable hooks the band has become known for. Yam Haus have also announced a number of U.S. headline appearances for the ... 
Ann Hampton Callaway to Release Peggy Lee Celebration Album Tomorrow
by Michael Major - February 09, 2023 With her artist legacy series, pop/jazz vocalist and songwriter Ann Hampton Callaway paid homage to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan on two critically-acclaimed CDs while staying true to her artistic aesthetic. Callaway continues that series with Fever: A Peggy Lee Celebration!, which highlights th... 
Bayside Teams Up with Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas On New Single
by Michael Major - February 02, 2023 Bayside will be bringing their new EP on the road later this month for the Just Like Home Tour. The lineup pays homage to the band’s local scene, with fellow New Yorkers I Am The Avalanche and Koyo providing support on the month long run. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!... 
Mike Dillon & Punkadelick Announce 2023 U.S. Tour Dates
by Michael Major - December 30, 2022 Consisting of ten tracks and clocking in at 42 minutes, Inflorescence is an expansive, focused, and fearless collection, representing a world where Duke Ellington and Augustus Pablo rub shoulders with crate-digger exotica, the freak-funk of Parliament and the ‘anything fits’ outsider ethos of acid-f... 
Heather Trost Releases 'The Debutante'
by Michael Major - November 03, 2022 As Heather Trost put together her new album Desert Flowers, she imagined herself sitting out on the mesa amidst the arid climate and sand. Even with such little water to survive, wildflowers bloom. This vision is an embellishment of Trost’s Albuquerque surroundings, an intersection of rural splendor... 
Drowning Pool Release New Album 'Strike A Nerve'
by Michael Major - October 06, 2022 Texas hard rock stalwarts DROWNING POOL’s first record in six years is out now via T-Boy/UMe. Earlier this summer, the band released their first single, the critically-hailed, blistering 'Mind Right,' next the melodic and heavy 'Choke,' and finally the hammering “A Devil More Damned” single and lyri... 
Nikki Lane Releases New Album 'Denim & Diamonds'
by Michael Major - September 23, 2022 Denim & Diamonds, the new album from Nashville vocalist and songwriter Nikki Lane, is out now. Denim & Diamonds features previously shared singles “Born Tough,” “Black Widow” and “First High.” Additionally, Lane will appear on “CBS Mornings” for a Saturday Sessions performance on October 1. Plus, ch... 
Nikki Lane Confirms Headline Tour Dates
by Michael Major - July 26, 2022 Nashville vocalist and songwriter Nikki Lane confirms fall and winter headlining tour dates around her forthcoming album, Denim & Diamonds. Lane has shared two offerings from Denim & Diamonds—“Black Widow” and “First High.” Pre-order the new album now and check out the complete list of tour dates.... 
Danielle Ponder Announces Debut Album 'Some of Us Are Brave'
by Michael Major - July 22, 2022 Rising singer-songwriter Danielle Ponder is set to release her debut album “Some Of Us Are Brave.” The title track is out now, with an accompanying video, a work dedicated to Black women filmed in the artist’s hometown of Rochester, New York. “Some Of Us Are Brave” is the third song unveiled from Po... 
John Calvin Abney Announces 2022 Tour Dates Ahead of New Album 'Tourist'
by Michael Major - July 12, 2022 Acclaimed singer-songwriter John Calvin Abney has is set to embark on a lengthy 2022 tour in support of his highly-anticipated new album Tourist. The trek will kick off on Tuesday, July 12 in Houston, Texas as Abney begins a month-long slot as support for Hanson's Red Green Blue 2022 Tour. Check out... 
The Devil Wears Prada Announce New Album 'Color Decay'
by Michael Major - June 07, 2022 The Devil Wears Prada — Mike Hranica [vocals], Jeremy DePoyster [vocals, guitar], Mason Nagy [bass], Kyle Sipress [guitar], Jonathan Gering [keys, synthesizers], and Giuseppe Capolupo [drums] — have announced their eighth album Color Decay. The band has shared the video for the new single 'Salt.' Pl... 
Capitol Records Signs Acraze in Partnership With Thrive Music
by Michael Major - June 06, 2022 The move follows the release of ACRAZE’s global smash “Do It To It” through Thrive’s deal with Capitol Music Group’s Virgin Music label. “Do It To It” (ft. Cherish) has amassed over 8.4 billion combined global streams since its release last August.... 
VIDEO: Lyle Lovett Performs New Album Tracks on CBS SUNDAY MORNING
by Michael Major - June 06, 2022 Produced by Chuck Ainlay and Lovett, 12th of June features a mix of new originals, including previously released singles “12th of June” and “Pants Is Overrated,” standards by Nat King Cole and Dave Frishberg, and a Horace Silver instrumental, representing Lovett’s dynamic live performances with his ... 
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 ... |
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