Torchbearers News

Roger Ballen will be speaking about his work at the month-long web based Talk series in its Second Season organised by Chitr Sanstha Foundation.

Nashville- based singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor, film composer, and visual artist Grant-Lee Phillips’ tenth solo album, Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff, is out today.

Fit For A King have dropped another massive heavy-hitting single today with 'Annihilation.' The track kicks off with a frenetic energy that propels forward with non-stop intensity from the Dallas-based metalcore giants.

Born from the East London ska-punk scene, The Skints have built up a formidable live reputation in recent years and have been described by Clash magazine as 'the torchbearers for modern British reggae music,' marking them out as one of the most respected bands in UK music whilst still staying strict to their independent DIY roots.

Metalcore heavyweights Fit For A King are thrilled to announce their sixth album The Path will be released via Solid State Records on September 18, 2020. 

Vevo announce the release of Watch This featuring The Killers and their music videos for 'When You Were Young,' 'Bones' and 'The Man.'

Celebrating its 30th year in 2020, High Sierra Music Festival is continuing to add to its milestone-year party, returning to Quincy, CA, on July 2-5, 2020. Today's lineup addition appeals to as broad a range of fans as ever before, all the while keeping true to High Sierra's legacy; an environment that has kept fans and musicians thrilled to return year after year, for three decades. Reggae royalty Ziggy Marley, longtime festival favorites The Disco Biscuits, and American music torchbearers and innovators Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real are only a few of the welcome additions to High Sierra 30's lineup. Railroad Earth Featuring Peter Rowan performing Old & In The Way, ALO, Sunsquabi, The War & Treaty, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Ferrell, Late Night Radio, Dirty Revival, Birches Bend, and Skerik (artist at large) round out the festival's second round of artists with even more to be announced in the coming weeks.

Englewood, New Jersey (January 20, 2020) Benzel-Busch Motor Car kicks off 2020 with a line-up for the Benzel-Busch Concert Series that takes place at Bergen Performing Arts Center (bergenPAC) in Englewood, New Jersey. Celebrate Valentine's Day with GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and producer Brian McKnight performing an exclusive one-night engagement at bergenPAC in February. The celebrated R&B performer will bring his greatest hits to the stage on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m.

The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) has partnered with Philadanco!, The Philadelphia Dance Company to bring the 32nd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance to Philadelphia, PA in January 2020. During this conference, emerging, established, and legendary Black Dance companies from all over America will convene in the City of Brotherly Love for Then Now Next a one of a kind festival where dance lovers can experience over forty diverse companies and styles from January 15-18, 2020. This four-day conference and festival celebrates the brilliance of Black Dance companies while enhancing audiences' understanding of Black Dance history and technique.

Tonight the historic streets at the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town flowed with a flaming river of light as 40,000 people gathered for the magical Torchlight Procession in partnership with VisitScotland, providing a spectacular start to Edinburgh's Hogmanay. 

With the end of 2019 just around the corner, singer/songwriter Cory Wells is already setting his sights on an even bigger 2020. He announces today that he will be joining Lund and Guccihighwaters on tour this Feburary and March. For additional information or to purchase tickets, please visit: www.corywellsofficial.com.

On behalf of City of Edinburgh Council, Underbelly today revealed details of the Torchlight Procession.

Whatever the cause, there's a history of no-frills, tension-baiting underground rock in Chicago, and Luggage are the latest torchbearers of that lineage.  The band members' disciplined restraint and frequency-specific contributions allow the listener to hear every instrument, every nuance, and every tonal deviation. The calculated limitations on Shift (November 22, Corpse Flower Records) not only serve to capture Luggage in their purest state, they capture the entire essence of Chicago. It's as imposing, rigid, and cold as their environment, but also thrives with life within the confines of its monolithic constructions.

Today, OVO Sound's lauded R&B duo DVSN, composed of singer Daniel Daley and Grammy Award-winning producer Nineteen85, release a scorching-hot new track titled “No Cryin” featuring Future. “No Cryin” arrives after two previous songs from the group were shared earlier this year titled “Miss Me” and “In Between.” Both of which DVSN performed at their unforgettable Coachella set back in April. “No Cryin” arrives as a precursor for new music to come from the duo, who have been in the studio diligently working on an anticipated follow-up album to their acclaimed 2017 LP Morning After. DVSN are the torchbearers of classic R&B with a distinctly progressive take on the genre and “No Cryin” delivers on a whole new level for the group.

On behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council, and in partnership with the Scottish Government, Underbelly works with internationally renowned creative team and wide-ranging partners to realise its ambitions for Edinburgh's Hogmanay festival as the 2019 programme is announced.

Cory Wells is setting 2019 ablaze with a new album. The acoustic singer/songwriter has announced that he will be releasing his debut full-length album, The Way We Are, on November 15th via Pure Noise Records. Fans can pre-order the record, and watch Wells' new music video 'Wildfire,' below!

Union County Performing Arts Center presents Daughtry at the Main Stage on Saturday, October 19, 2019.

The State Theatre continues its music series, Stage on Stage, where the bands and fans share the stage. The series returns on Friday, October 4th with Dave Goddess Group along with Cunningham & Associates. The State Theatre main stage will be transformed into a a?oecluba?? atmosphere, with the band and the audience both on stage. Cash bar will also be available on stage.

Daughtry, the band fronted by a?oeAmerican Idola?? Season 5 finalist Chris Daughtry, has released six studio albums, scored four No. 1 hits and garnered four Grammy Award-nominations for hits including a?oeHome,a?? a?oeIt's Not Over,a?? and a?oeNo Surprise.a?? The band has sold more than 8 million albums and 16 million singles, as well as selling out concerts around the globe.

Kelsey Waldon is no stranger to calling it as she sees it. Over the years, her songs have been honest observations of real-life, in the trenches issues; small-town woes, prescription drug addiction, and all manners of heartbreak have been on Waldon's chopping block.  Yesterday, Nylon premiered what may be Waldon's most matter-of-fact, hitting close to home composition to date, “Sunday's Children.” 'Essentially, that tune was inspired by how I felt about people using religion and God in the name of hate,' Waldon told Nylon. 'I grew up in the Southern Baptist church, and I was really discouraged to hear so many people instill fear in the hearts of people, that just because somebody isn't like them, they would be afraid of this person.' “Sunday's Children” comes as the second single fromWhite Noise/White Lines following the previously released “Anyhow,” whichGarden & Gun called a “fitting first taste of an album that should firmly establish Waldon as one of classic country's rising torchbearers.” White Noise/White Lines will be released October 4th on John Prine's Oh Boy Records.