Neptune News

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Xian Zhang open the 2019a?'20 season with a program pairing music and visuals in Holst's The Planets, with NASA imagery in HD, and the NJSO premiere of Sarah Kirkland Snider's Hiraeth, with an accompanying film by Mark DeChiazza. Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 opens the program.

The Friends of Janie Martinez Executive Council present: Janie Martinez Life Celebration Memorial to honor her life and work. The evening will feature tribute performances by: Kira, Suzan Perry, Nilsa Reyna, Bryn Packard, and others. The celebration will take place on September 7, 2019, from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm at El Cortez in Bushwick, located at 17 Ingraham Street, Brooklyn, NY 11206. Tickets are free, but an RSVP is highly recommended as space is limited. Please guarantee your seat at: Janie Martinez Life Celebration Memorial, Pioneer of Body Positivity Icon Eventbrite.

Today, Slothrust and Highly Suspect kick off their US tour. Tonight's show in Omaha will be their first show together, and dates are scheduled through November. Billboard says, 'You're never going to fully figure out Slothrust, but rest assured, it's well worth the effort,' and Ones to Watch agrees saying, 'Their versatility gives them an edge – they could be punk, they could be indie, they've even gotten away with covering Britney Spears.' Fans should prepare for some surprises on this tour. Slothrust says, 'It's gonna be a wild one.' Tickets are on-sale now at slothrust.com.

Today, Penny and Sparrow released the official video for 'Don't Wanna Be Without Ya,' the single from their new album Finch out now via Thirty Tigers. The video, directed by Noah Tidmore, recreates 28 iconic scenes from classic and contemporary cinema like Call Me By Your Name, Lost In Translation, Thelma & Louise and more.

Matt Corby's video for his latest single “Talk It Out,” featuring fellow Australian multi-instrumentalist Tash Sultana, debuts today. The video was produced by Melbourne artist Andrew Onorato—who is known for his work on Childish Gambino's animated video for “Feels Like Summer”—and creatively directed by Corby and Sultana's mutual friend Pat Fox.

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors are set to release new album Dragons next week, Aug. 16th via Thirty Tigers. Ahead of its release, he's sharing 'You Want What You Can't Have (feat. Lori McKenna),' McKenna lends her vocals and songwriting talents here and also wrote with Drew on another album track, 'Make It Look So Easy.'

Ra Ra Riot is celebrating the release of their new albumSuperbloom – out today via Rob the Rich Recordings/Caroline – by announcing that they're headed back on the road this fall for The Superbloom Tour, a North American headlining jaunt that kicks off on October 18th in Carrboro, NC and culminates with a hometown show at New York City's Webster Hall on November 16th. Fans who purchase the album via www.rarariot.com now will have special early access to pre-order tickets, with general on-sale beginning Friday, August 16th. Full dates can be found below!

Spring breakers are getting murdered in Neptune, thereby decimating the seaside town's lifeblood tourist industry. After Mars Investigations is hired by the family of one of the victims to find their son's killer, Veronica is drawn into an epic eight-episode mystery that pits the enclave's wealthy elites, who would rather put an end to the month-long bacchanalia, against a working class that relies on the cash influx that comes with being the West Coast's answer to Daytona Beach.

Today, the critically-acclaimed duo Penny and Sparrow released their new album Finch via Thirty Tigers. The album is now available for purchase and streaming at all major retailers. NPR Music included the album on their All Songs Considered New Music Friday podcast, naming it one of their Top 6 Albums For August 2.

Today, Foals confirm the release of Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2 via Warner Records on October 18th. The release completes the artistic statement and striking state-of-the-world-address of Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1, a record which is shortlisted for the prestigious, 2019 Mercury Prize. “Part two is a heavier listen, the guitars are more emphasized and there's some big riffs on it,” explained lead singer and guitarist Yannis Philippakis in an interview with NME. “It's a rock record and it definitely carries on the narrative from part one. Part one ended with a lot of fire and destructive imagery, part two is trying to respond to that: how you can continue in the wreckage and through the scorched earth? We're just excited for people to hear it because it completes the journey of what we've made over the last year-and-a-half.”

Hey Marshmallows…The wait is over! Television's favorite super-sleuth is back, and on a mission to save Neptune! Discover more secrets, snooping, and seduction like you have never seen before as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Veronica Mars (2019): The Complete First Season on DVD October 22, 2019. Veronica Mars (2019): The Complete First Seasoncontains all 8 edge-of-your-seat episodes from the first season along with exhilarating extra content including the Veronica Mars at Comic Con 2019 bonus feature! The DVD is priced to own at $24.98 SRP ($30.99 in Canada). Veronica Mars (2019): The Complete First Season will also be available to own on Digital via purchase from digital retailers (available on August 19th in the U.S.).

Breakout New Orleans-based five-piece Tank and The Bangas will continue to take their lauded live show on the road this fall with stops including New York's Apollo Theater, Los Angeles' The Fonda Theatre, Chicago's Metro and Boston's Royale as well as performances at Afropunk, Newport Jazz Festival and Emerge Fest. Tickets will be available on Friday, July 26 at tankandthebangas.com. See below for complete tour dates.  

Following the release of their universally acclaimed album Where The Action Is, The Waterboys released a new video for the track 'London Mick'.

Broadway Moments With The Sassy Tappers and Music & Conversations With Gene Nordan has been announced for August 9-10. 

You must have been living under a rock or watching too much Love Island if you have missed the 50th anniversary of the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The BBC Proms continues this celebration with a fantastically energetic and nuanced Prom 4: The Planets.

Everyone's favorite true-crime podcast besties Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat are hitting the road on their first ever live national tour, to bring fans the chart-topping podcast Crime Junkie - live.

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Todd Snider has extended his 2019 tour throughout the remainder of the year, bringing with him special guest Ramblin' Jack Elliott on select dates. 

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.

'Grief is a lonesome but loyal friend. I lost a brother when I was seventeen. His name was Jay. He was three years younger than me and was born paralyzed from the chest down. He was an incredible person, full of joy and laughter in the face of a life of physical trials that most humans will never encounter. I started writing songs in college as a way to deal with the loss. In those early years, I only wrote one song explicitly about him, and have struggled to do it again in the following fourteen years. 

Matt Corby has joined forces with fellow Australian multi-instrumentalist Tash Sultanafor a brand new single, “Talk It Out,” which is out now on Communion Records.