Music News Net

Welcome to MusicNewsNet.com (MNN), thanks for your visit. We're sure you'll enjoy your time here and the music news we offer.  We welcome your comments and feedback, and music tips!  MNN is passionate about all types of music and report on new releases, music dvd releases, music industry news, concert & touring news and general rock/pop stuff. We cover all genres - new, indie, alt, classic rock from both indie & major labels.  Subscribe to our feed, so you don't miss anything on MNN, click here and follow us on Twitter @ Twitter.com/MalMNN .

My Morning Jacket Announce New Album and Tour

MUSIC NEWS- Today My Morning Jacket announced that on May 4th, 2015 they will return with their seventh full-length album, The Waterfall via ATO Records/Capitol Records. This release will mark the band’s first on Capitol Records. Recorded in Stinson Beach CA, The Waterfall is the follow-up to the GRAMMY®-nominated Circuital, which was ranked among 2011’s best albums by publications such as Rolling Stone, Paste, MOJO, and Uncut.   Today, the Louisville quintet reveal the new album’s cover art, full track list, and the lead single, “Big Decisions” (listen below from MNN).   My Morning Jacket also announce an extensive USA concert tour in support of the new album, which will see them headline Governors Ball in NYC and Bonnaroo before embarking on a nationwide headlining tour in mid-May, followed by dates in Europe. Fan club pre-sale will be going live on March 9 and the tickets will be available for general sale on March 13. (See full list of tour dates below). 

 

Annie Lennox: Nostalgia Live in Concert Featuring Classics from the Great American Songbook to Air on Great Performances

MUSIC NEWS - Throughout her four-decade career, music superstar Annie Lennox has defied categorization, diving into blues, soul, folk and pop to create songs that captivate and transcend boundaries. 

In her latest album Nostalgia, Lennox has revealed yet another dimension to her formidable talent.  Although jazz is not the genre for which she is best known, she could no longer resist the magnetic pull of some of the most memorable melodies and lyrics from the American Songbook. Nostalgia, the singer's seventh solo album, has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

Mumford & Sons Announce Third Album Details and 2015 Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers

MUSIC NEWS - Mumford & Sons have today announces the details of their forthcoming third album, Wilder Mind. Wilder Mind will be released in North America through Glassnote Records on May 4, 
2015. It is produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, HAIM, Florence & The Machine) and features twelve new tracks, written collaboratively by the band in London, Brooklyn, and Texas.

A number of the new songs were written and demoed at Aaron Dessner’s (The National) garage studios in Brooklyn. The band also returned to Eastcote Studios in London, where they recorded Sigh No More, for further writing and demo sessions. The album was recorded at AIR studios in London.

This new album marks a significant departure for the young British band from their previous records, 2009’s Sigh No More, and 2012’s Babel. The early sessions in New York and London witnessed a change in the band’s approach not just to writing and recording, but to texture and dynamics, too. There is a minimalist yet panoramic feel to the new album, whose sound Marcus Mumford describes as “a development, not a departure.” It came about by both accident, and by conscious decision.

Madonna Announces First Concert Tour Since 2013

Music News- Madonna has announced news of her 2015 35-city tour of North America and Europe to promote her forthcoming album, Rebel Heart.

The run will kick off at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, on August 29 and stop at New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Vancouver, Montreal and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The European leg will begin in Koln, Germany, on November 4, with UK dates including shows at The O2 in London on December 1, Manchester Arena on December 14 and Birmingham's Barclaycard Arena on December 16, culminating at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow on December 20.

Punch Brothers Kick Off North American Tour

MUSIC NEWS- Punch Brothers, whose T Bone Burnett–produced album The Phosphorescent Blues, was released on Nonesuch Records earlier this year, kicked off a 24-city North American tour with three nights at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC this week!   The tour includes stops in Nashville, Chicago, New York City, Boston, and Vancouver; four dates in California; three in Texas; and more, with supporting sets from Gaby Moreno, Michael Daves, and Gabriel Kahane along the way. See the full tour schedule below, including several summer festival dates as well, like Bonnaroo and Telluride.

Tickets to the non-festival shows include a download of the new album. The vinyl edition of The Phosphorescent Blues, which includes four additional tracks not available elsewhere, is due out next Tuesday and is available to pre-order now. The album is available on CD and digitally.

Paul McCartney To Headline Delaware's Firefly Festival

MUSIC NEWS- The rumors can be confirmed-

Sir Paul will headline this year’s Firefly Festival June 18-21 at the Woodlands in Dover, DE. It's Paul’s first ever appearance at Firefly and the latest confirmed date of this year’s Out There tour, following on the recent announcement of April 21-May 2 run through Japan and South Korea.

The Out There tour, as always, features music from the most beloved catalog in popular music, as Paul performs songs spanning his entire career; as a solo artist, member of Wings and of course as a Beatle.

2015 Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival Announced

MUSIC NEWS - In a much-anticipated announcement, the 2015 Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival welcomes a 'Vibes-like-mix' of talented and soulful artists to its 20^th Year Anniversary Bash at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, CT (July 3- thru August 2, 2015). "The VibeTribe has spoken, and we have listened," notes Ken Hays, Festival Owner. "Familiar favorites and future favorites present a potent line-up to celebrate our twentieth year sharing music, life, and each other."

ON-STAGE @ VIBES20: Grammy-winner Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals reunite and bring their eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock; twenty meets twenty, as fan favorite Wilco adds Vibes20 to its 20^th Anniversary Tour; legendary Hall of Famer Gregg Allman returns to Vibes, this time with his own band; internationally acclaimed rockers, Weezer (featuring Connecticut's own lead singer Rivers Cuomo), are first-timers to Vibes; household name in the jamband world, The String Cheese Incident, makes its only northeast appearance of the summer; and, there's the introduction of Billy & the Kids – new project of Bill Kreutzmann, Grateful Dead drummer.

PAUL WELLER TO RELEASE HIS WARNER BROS. RECORDS DEBUT ALBUM "SATURNS PATTERN" ON MAY 11TH

MUSIC NEWS- Paul Weller recently announced the release of Saturns Pattern is Weller's first album release through both Parlophone Records in the UK (May 11^th) and on Warner Bros. Records in the USA (May 12, 2015).

 

The new album was recorded in Weller's own Black Barn Studio and produced by Jan "Stan" Kybert (Oasis, Bjork, Massive Attack, etc.). Weller and Kybert have worked together extensively in the past on albums such as Sonik Kicks (2012), As Is Now (2005), Studio 150 (2004) and Illumination (2002). Saturns Pattern will be available in a variety of formats: Standard CD, Deluxe CD/DVD set, vinyl album, and Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set with CD/DVD/vinyl album. The digital formats will be available in standard and deluxe editions with the deluxe edition featuring previously unreleased bonus tracks. iTunes versions are exclusively mastered.

 

Tedeschi Trucks Band Rolls Out "Wheels of Soul" Tour

MUSIC NEWS- Rolling across America on a sizzling summer run, Tedeschi Trucks Band’s “Wheels of Soul” tour will bring the Grammy-winning, eleven-piece blues-rock dynamo together with soul sensation Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and acclaimed guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, for twenty not-to-be-missed appearances. Performing at some of the finest outdoor venues in the country, and incorporating family-friendly ticket pricing wherever possible, the first of the tour’s two legs kicks off June 5th in Paso Robles, CA, one of four nights in the Golden State. A second leg launches in mid-July with stops at venues east of the Mississippi. (see itinerary below from MNN).

 

KAABOO Del Mar Festival Unveiled

MUSIC NEWS- The inaugural KAABOO Del Mar experience is set to make an impact on the USA festival circuit with an initial line-up led by headliners No Doubt, The Killers and Zac Brown Band.  Set for September 18-20, 2015 at the world-famous Del Mar Racetrack & Fairgrounds in Del Mar (San Diego, CA).  KAABOO Del Mar, presented in partnership with Mercedes Benz, will offer music lovers three days of performances on seven stages and six experiences: Humor Me, Palate, Indulgences, ArtworK, Encore, and Posh Nosh, details of which will be announced in the coming weeks. 

The initial KAABOO Del Mar-curated musical line-up–encompassinga variety of performers appealing to a multi-generational audience; is as follows (as of February 23): 

No Doubt; The Killers; Zac Brown Band; Snoop Dogg; Foster the People; Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals; Slightly Stoopid; Counting Crows; Young the Giant; The Roots; Spoon; Sheryl Crow; Grace Potter & the Nocturnals; Dirty Heads; O.A.R.;  AWOLNATION; Rodrigo y Gabriela; Michael Franti & Spearhead; Brandi Carlile; Girl Talk; Big Gigantic; Griz; Tribal Seeds; Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue; OK Go; Cherub; Donavon Frankenreiter; Dawes; Los Lobos; X; Lucero; Lettuce; Ozomatli; Allen Stone; JJ Grey & Mofro; Old 97’s; J Roddy Walston & the Business; Justin Townes Earle; Delta Rae; Nahko & Medicine for the People; Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers; Minnie Driver; The White Panda; The Floozies; Goldfish; thenewno2; Stick Figure; The Revivalists; MarchFourth!; Dirty Dozen Brass Band; Fortunate Youth; Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers; Natural Vibrations; The Silent Comedy; Knox Hamilton; Orgone; Wheeland Brothers; The Apache Relay; Peter Matthew Bauer.  The comedy bill includes:  Joel McHale; Lewis Black; Chris D’elia; Anthony Jeselnik; Jeff Garlin; Tig Notaro; Tim Meadows; Iliza Schlesinger; Ron Funches; Hasan Minhaj.

 

Bill Kreutzmann Announces Memoir Release, "Deal..."

MUSIC NEWS- Bill Kreutzmann will release his memoir Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams and Drugs with the Grateful Dead on May 5, 2015 via St Martins Press. The founding Grateful Dead drummer teamed up with writer (and frequent Relix contributor) Benjy Eisen for the book, which covers everything from the Acid Tests to Woodstock, Altamont and beyond.

From the memoir’s press release reads:

WISHBONE ASH Back to North America for "Pilgrimage Tour"

MUSIC NEWS-  Wishbone Ash, one of the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock, returns to the USA in April 2015 for the first leg of their Pilgrimage North America Tour. Following spring and fall tours in 2014 that featured the group’s best-selling “Live Dates” album, this year Wishbone Ash will present classics spanning their 46-year career and showcase selections from their latest release, “Blue Horizon".

After logging more than 20,000 miles touring North America last year, the group will begin their 2015 spring tour in Vancouver, British Columbia, winding down the West Coast of the US and then heading across the South; performing in cities that include Portland, Seattle, Oakland, San Juan Capistrano, Pomona, Phoenix, Austin and Dallas.

KANSAS To Release "Miracles Out of Nowhere" Documentary

MUSIC NEWS- Classic rock, and KANSAS fans get a considerable look behind the scenes of the classic rock band’s long journey when ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere,’ a new documentary and retrospective CD, arrives on March 24, 2015 from Sony/Legacy.

Promising “a story that will appeal to new fans and veteran enthusiasts alike,” the ‘Miracles Out of Nowhere’ documentary was directed by Charley Randozzo, whose previous credits include ‘Hanson at the Fillmore’ and ‘Britney Fox: Year of the Fox.’  The feature-length film about a rock band from the heartland of America includes a number of interviews with famous fans, including Queen guitarist Brian May and country superstar Garth Brooks.

FOO FIGHTERS' SONIC HIGHWAYS DVD/BLU RAY AND DIGITAL RELEASE APRIL 7

MUSIC NEWS- Just off winning the fans’ vote to be named Best International Act at the NME Awards while in the thick of a massive Australia/New Zealand stadium tour, Foo Fighters have confirmed the details of the DVD/Blu-Ray and digital release of Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways:

The critically acclaimed and award-winning HBO docuseries directed by Foo Fighters’ own Dave Grohl, will receive a deluxe DVD/Blu-Ray treatment and digital release on April 7. Assembled with the same passion that went into the musical odyssey that produced both the series and the current Foo Fighters album that shares its title, the Sonic Highways DVD/Blu-Ray package features bonus footage filmed during each of the eight episodes – plus extended interviews with President Barack Obama, Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers, Joan Jett, Ian Mackaye of Fugazi and Minor Threat, Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood and Joe Walsh.