John Calvin Abney is set to return with his self-produced LP Safe Passage on Tulsa's Black Mesa Records next Friday, September 27. Originally announced via Wide Open Country with a premiere of lead single 'Turn Again,' Safe Passage follows 2018's Coyote, which Rolling Stone Country called “dreamy folk with a good balance of sadness and sunshine.” For the new record, Abney tapped an impressive set of musicians for his studio band: fellow Tulsa Americana artist John Moreland, Shonna Tucker (John Paul White, Drive-by Truckers), Will Johnson (Centro-matic, Monsters of Folk), violinist/vocalist Megan Palmer, David Leach (John Fullbright, Jason Eady), and drummer Bryan McGrath. Together they bring to life songs that tend to look for light in the face of tragedy, worry, or self-imposed struggle. Songs such as album opener, 'I Just Want To Feel Good,' which premiered at The Bluegrass Situation this week. Abney offered, 'This song was written in a short 20-minute nova of inspiration. I had a nagging cold while up at altitude, staying in a cabin by myself in Colorado, and dodging my troubles through travel and wine. I grew tired of being a people pleaser in order to dodge conflict (the real superficial kind) and was chasing the shadow of happiness in the wake of the real thing.'
Trailblazing Bluegrassers, Sideline, are set to headline select dates at a variety of venues throughout the Fall. The group will wrap up a milestone year with a #1 single ('Crash Course In The Blues') and 125 shows (that included tours of Canada and Ireland) under their belts. Additionally, Sideline is nominated for their first IBMA awards - for Song of the Year ('Thunder Dan') and Instrumental Recording of the Year ('Cotton Eyed Joe').
Grammy Award winner John Paul White is set to continue his North American tour in support of his new solo album The Hurting Kind (out now on Single Lock Records) with a run of west coast performances with Shovels & Rope. Tickets go on sale on July 19 at 10 a.m. local time, see below for a list of dates.
Singer-songwriter Joe Pug has released his new song “The Flood In Color,” the title track from his new album, today via The Boot. His first record in nearly four years, The Flood In Color is out July 19 via Nation of Heat Records
Molly Tuttle has shared the official music video for 'Light Came In (Power Went Out)' from her debut album WHEN YOU'RE READY (Compass Records). Filmed in Nashville, TN, the 'Light Came In (Power Went Out)' video was directed by Jason Lee Denton. Graced with a clear, true voice and a keen melodic sense, Tuttle has become a word-of-mouth sensation for her incredible flatpicking guitar technique and exhilarating live performances. Tuttle was named 'Instrumentalist of the Year'' at the 2018 Americana Music Awards solely on the strength of her debut EP, RISE, and is also a two-time winner of the IBMA's 'Guitar Player of the Year' award.
Singer-songwriter Joe Pug has released his new song “Exit” today via CMT. The track appears on his first new album in nearly 4 years, The Flood In Color, Out July 19 via Nation of Heat Records. “Exit” was co-written by Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids, who also produced the album.
Oklahoma husband / wife duo, The Imaginaries, Shane Henry (guitar, vocals) and Maggie McClure (keys, piano, vocals), recently finished recording their debut album, their first together as The Imaginaries, in famed Muscle Shoals, AL. It serves as both an introduction to their music together and the beginning of their journey as a band after both singer songwriters have had their own successes as solo artists. Maggie, with her subtly sweet vocals and piano style blends seamlessly with Shane's blues-rock grit to form their own unique blend of Americana music.
Today, the Nashville-based rock band The Prescriptions released the music video for their single 'She Is Waiting' from their debut album Hollywood Gold out now through Single Lock Records. This week the band embark on a tour opening for John Paul White beginning with a show at Andy's Bar & Grill in Denton, TX this Thursday, June 6.
Joe Pug's new record “The Flood In Color” is nearly four years in the making. But that betrays the fact that the making of the album was one of the most natural and rewarding processes of his career. Produced by Kenneth Pattengale of the Milk Carton Kids and engineered by Matt Ross-Spang, the album started with the goal of focusing on the simplicity of musicians playing together, live, in the same room. Recently relocating back to his childhood home in Prince Georges County, Maryland after many years spent in Chicago and Austin, Pug wanted to take a new approach. The partnership with Pattengale proved to be an irresistible opportunity to do just that.
Dylan LeBlanc's new song, “Honor Among Thieves,” is premiering today at FLOOD Magazine. Listen HERE. Of the song, LeBlanc tells FLOOD, “'Honor Among Thieves' is a song about remembering where we came from as a country and as a people, especially when we put people behind bars and take their children for trying to seek a better life for themselves.”
Today, the Nashville-based rock band The Prescriptions have released their debut album Hollywood Gold through Single Lock Records. To celebrate, the band will be doing an in-store performance at Grimey's record shop in Nashville tonight at 6pm.
Renegade, the new album from acclaimed musician Dylan LeBlanc, will be released June 7 onATO Records and is now available for pre-order. Produced by Grammy Award winning Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton), the album features ten new songs including the first single and title track, which is out today. Listen/share HERE.
Grammy Award winner John Paul White is set to kick off the east coast leg of his U.S. tour on May 3 in Asheville, NC, making stops at New York's famed Bowery Ballroom, Washington, DC's Union Stage, Boston's Once and others in celebration of his forthcoming solo album The Hurting Kind (out April 12 via Single Lock Records). While recently testing out the new material on the road for the first time, White's live performance received extensive critical acclaim with Glide Magazine noting that “the 90-minute set left the audience shouting for more” and Americana Highways raving that “this is going to be one of those reviews that I won't be able to capture and convey just how good it was…it truly was a special evening, one that bordered on magical.” See below for a list of dates; additional North American performances to come. Purchase tickets here, The Hurting Kind is available for pre-order here.
Grammy Award winner John Paul White is premiering the video for “The Long Way Home,” the first single from his upcoming solo album The Hurting Kind, via Paste. Watch the video here and share it via YouTube here.
On his debut album FOREVER TO FADE, Louisiana singer/songwriter Caleb Elliott tells his story, from preacher's son in a cult-like religion to finding musical freedom in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. His new single, 'Don't Go Losing Your Head' is out today, and FOREVER TO FADE comes out March 8th on Single Lock Records.
BMI® (Broadcast Music, Inc.®) unveils additional lineup for its programming at this year's Sundance Film Festival featuring the 21st edition of the Composer and Director Roundtable “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 at theKimball Arts Center, followed by the 17th annual BMI Snowball on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 at The Shop.
BMI® (Broadcast Music, Inc.®) is proud to announce it's programming at this year's Sundance Film Festival featuring the 21st edition of the Composer and Director Roundtable “Music & Film: The Creative Process,” on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 at the Kimball Arts Center, followed by the 17th annual BMI Snowball on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 at The Shop. Both the Composer and Director Roundtable and Snowball showcase exemplify BMI's focus on nurturing and sustaining relationships with emerging and established artist.
Nashville-based, Atlanta-born, multi-instrumentalist Ben Cramer, aka Old Sea Brigade, released his debut full-length album, Ode To A Friend, today via Nettwerk Records. Having toured throughout the U.S. this fall, Old Sea Brigade will spend the winter touring around the UK, Scandinavia and Switzerland (dates below).
As the 2nd annual “Heal The Music Day” wraps for 2018, more than 170 members of the music community – songwriters, musicians, performers, artist managers, publishers, business managers, record labels, trade organizations and more – pledged a percentage of their single-day revenues to support their fellow musicians and peers in the industry in times of medical crisis. With $300,000 raised in support of Music Health Alliance, every dollar donated equals $30 in life-saving healthcare resources. Music Health Alliance's free services range from access to doctors and hospitals, medicine, health insurance and finding financial assistance during times of illness.
