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LA LUZ Share Lead Single 'Strange World' From New Album
by Michael Major - March 05, 2024 The LP marks their first for Sub Pop. With a credo adapted from science fiction author Octavia E. Butler, an album title from a collection of metaphysical poetry, and an expansion in consciousness brought on by personal crisis, the album finds guitarist and songwriter Cleveland embracing a changing ...
Mannequin Pussy Drop New Album 'I Got Heaven'
by Michael Major - March 01, 2024 Mannequin Pussy is Colins “Bear” Regisford, Kaleen Reading, Maxine Steen and Marisa Dabice. Filled with cathartic tunes about despairing times, I Got Heaven is a document of a band doubling down on their unshakable bond to make something furious, thrilling, and wholly alive. ...
The Tano Jones Revelry Release Debut Album 'Spinning North'
by Michael Major - February 16, 2024 THE TANO JONES REVELRY has released their debut album 'SPINNING NORTH'. Stream, share, and purchase the album now! Along the way, Jones pieced together what would become Spinning North with co-producer Andy Patalan of the band Sponge at Soup Can Studios located in the Motor City....
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...
Post Malone and Swae Lee Make History With First-Ever RIAA Double-Diamond Single
by Michael Major - February 08, 2024 Reaching rarified air yet again, Post Malone has just made history once more as his seminal smash “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)” with GRAMMY Award-nominated artist and songwriter Swae Lee, becomes “the first-ever single to be certified 'Double-Diamond' by the RIAA.” ...
Illiterate Light Announces 'Slow Down Time' EP; U.S. Tour Begins Thursday
by Michael Major - February 06, 2024 Last year, Illiterate Light – the duo of singer-guitarist Jeff Gorman and drummer Jake Cochran – released their acclaimed sophomore album, Sunburned and an extraordinary EP, Aloe, via Thirty Tigers. They will be releasing a new EP, Slow Down Time in March via Red Books Records, with distribution by ...
Marika Hackman Announces First North American Tour In 5 Years
by Michael Major - January 30, 2024 Marika Hackman announces her first North American tour in 5 years. Don't miss the chance to see her live! After a hard-fought journey back from a lengthy creative dry spell, Marika brings us Big Sigh, which she co-produced with Sam Petts-Davies [Thom Yorke, Warpaint] and long-term collaborator Charl...
Emo Orchestra Announces Spring Tour Ft Escape The Fate
by Michael Major - January 23, 2024 Emo Orchestra has announced the Spring leg of their 2024 tour featuring special guests, Escape the Fate. Created by Ben and Kristen Mench-Thurlow, Emo Orchestra offers a one of a kind live experience bringing the emo hits of your youth back to the stage, with a touch of adult elegance....
Lime Cordiale Announce North American Spring Headline Tour; New Single 'Pedestal'
by Michael Major - January 17, 2024 The 2024 trek has the band – made up of brothers Oliver and Louis Leimbach – visiting several major cities across the US and Canada and comes on the heels of Lime Cordiale's latest single “Pedestal.' The song was produced by Dave Hammer (Genesis Owusu, E^ST) and was released with an official music v...
Spire Center For Performing Arts In Plymouth Announces Spring 2024 Lineup of Shows
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2024 The Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA announces new shows including Comedy Night Ft. Dan Toomey, The Dirty Birds and Friends, Adam Ezra Group, Club D'elf, and Harvest & Rust. Tickets on sale January 20....
Marika Hackman Shares Final Single Before Album Release This Friday
by Michael Major - January 10, 2024 Check out the latest song and music video from Marika Hackman's upcoming album. Following the previously shared singles “No Caffeine,” “Slime,” and “Hanging” comes album-closer “The Yellow Mile.” One of the many highlights on Big Sigh, and the final track written for the record, “The Yellow Mile” is...
Dylan LeBlanc To Release 'COYOTE - THE EXPANDED EDITION'
by Michael Major - January 04, 2024 To commemorate the expanded edition, LeBlanc is releasing “Let It Rain,” one of the four new studio tracks from the Coyote session that will be available on the extended release. Other unreleased songs on the new edition include “Day By Day” “Fortune Teller” and “Angel.” The new version was recorded...
The Tano Jones Revelry Announce Debut Album 'Spinning North'
by Michael Major - November 30, 2023 Distilling the ups and downs of everyday life scenarios into an intoxicating and inimitable brew of rock, blues, soul, Americana, and R&B, the group has been generating solid buzz with their new single “What About Me,” which has been reacting in a big way rising at AAA radio and garnering well over ...
RITUAL UNION Festival Announces 2024 Line Up In Bristol With Headliners Dream Wife & Liz Lawrence
by Michael Major - November 20, 2023 Across these stages, fans can expect to see sets from confirmed acts including Katie Malco, Mary In The Junkyard, Holiday Ghosts, Japanese Television, The Itch, Chalk, Masca, Welly, The New Eves, Febueder, Ebbb, pencil, Van Houten, Ellur, Amy May Ellis, Half Happy, Callinsick, Slate, Handcuff, Oslo ...
LOWERTOWN Release New EP 'Skin Of My Teeth'
by Blair Ingenthron - October 28, 2023 LOWERTOWN releases their new EP 'Skin of My Teeth', featuring a collection of new songs. Check out their latest music now!...
Noah Kahan & Hozier Headlining High Water Festival
by Michael Major - October 24, 2023 Artists set to perform at High Water 2024 include headliners Noah Kahan and Hozier alongside Fleet Foxes, The Flaming Lips Performing Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Shovels & Rope, Grace Potter, Courtney Barnett, The Wallflowers, The Walkmen, Briston Maroney, Houndmouth, The Linda Lindas, The Dip,...
LOWERTOWN Share New Single 'Root Canal' & Touring With Wednesday
by Michael Major - October 18, 2023 LOWERTOWN shares their new single 'Root Canal' and announces upcoming tour with Wednesday. Check out the latest release from the band. This weekend, the band will head to Europe where they'll support Wednesday, in addition to select headline dates. Check out all of their tour dates now!...
Dylan LeBlanc Announces 2024 U.S. Tour Dates Supporting New Album 'COYOTE'
by Michael Major - October 17, 2023 Dylan LeBlanc announces 2024 U.S. tour dates in support of his new album COYOTE. Find out more about his upcoming tour and album release. Coyote is a semi-autobiographical concept album centered on the character of Coyote, a man on the run from his past. On “The Crowd Goes Wild” LeBlanc looks outsid...
Paul Reed Smith & His Band to Release New Album, 'Lions Roaring In Quicksand'
by Michael Major - October 17, 2023 World-famous guitar-maker Paul Reed Smith and his band, Eightlock, are set to release their new CD, 'Lions Roaring in Quicksand,' on December 1st. The album showcases their unique blend of blues, soul, rock, funk, and other roots sounds, with a lineup featuring three drummers, a bass player, a femal...
Kassa Overall Shares New Single '2 Sentimental'
by Michael Major - October 16, 2023 Grammy-nominated alternative jazz drummer, producer, and rapper Kassa Overall releases “2 Sentimental”, a melancholic reimagining of Duke Ellington’s ballad “In a Sentimental Mood”, which Overall has transformed into an anthem for musicians struggling to survive the economic upheaval of the post-pan...
MARIKA HACKMAN Announces New Album 'Big Sigh' & Shares New Single
by Michael Major - October 11, 2023 Marika Hackman announces her new album 'Big Sigh' and shares a new single and video. After a hard-fought journey back from a lengthy creative dry spell, Marika brings us Big Sigh, which she co-produced with Sam Petts-Davies [Thom Yorke, Warpaint] and long-term collaborator Charlie Andrew (Alt-J). ...
Troye Sivan Drops New Single 'Got Me Started'
by Michael Major - September 20, 2023 Produced by Ian Kirkpatrick, who co-wrote and produced Dua Lipa’s “New Rules” and “Don’t Start Now” and Selina Gomez’s “Bad Liar,” “Got Me Started” samples “Shooting Stars” from Australian electronic duo Bag Raiders. Troye Sivan wrote the songs for his new album with Oscar Görres (Taylor Swift, Katy...
Allah-Las Share New Single 'Dust' Off Their Forthcoming Album 'Zuma 85'
by Michael Major - September 20, 2023 Allah-las tapped frequent collaborator Bailey Elder to craft her visual interpretation of the song. With her signature animation style, she captures the cosmic and transitory nature of the track with a mesmerizing procession of patterns, shapes and designs that morph and melt into one another in a c...
LOWERTOWN Announce New EP & Share Lead Single 'Bline'
by Michael Major - September 20, 2023 The song opens with a glitchy, haunting refrain from bandmate Avsha Weinberg before breaking into a taut drum & bass groove. Watch the grainy video below, which finds the duo clad in erie masks steeped in Harmony Korine aesthetics. The new EP is the band's first independent release since signing to ...
Seth Glier Releases New Single 'Finally Home'
by Michael Major - September 19, 2023 Seth Glier, the GRAMMY-nominated and five-time Independent Music Award winning singer-songwriter who also serves as a Cultural Diplomat for the US State Department has released “Finally Home” ft. Crys Matthews, a celebration of regenerative farming with driving doo-wop vocal harmony. ... |