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Music News- THE VEGABONDS, the Nashville-based band that recently signed L.A.'s with Blue Élan Records to release V, their upcoming, and fifth, full length album, are currently touring the USA ahead of the album’s January 18 street date. In a new Q&A, the band’s lead vocalist and songwriterDaniel Allen talks about V‘s upcoming single, “I Ain’t Having It,” the album’s spirited blend of “classic and modern rock with Southern storytelling,” which they call “New South Rock,” and paying their dues on the road. Read full Q&A below.
Along with the new single, “I Ain’t Having It,” releasing on October 26, THE VEGABONDS will be launching their pre-order campaign for V via Blue Élan Records site, complete with a new line of merchandise to accompany the album. Click here for more information.
V highlights the best of THE VEGABONDS‘ musicianship, vocals, lyrics and collective sound, illustrating their contagious blend of Americana, country, androck influences. The album was produced by Tom Tapley, who did the same honors for the band’s critically acclaimed album What We’re Made Of and their rendition of CDB's “Long Haired Country Boy” single, in addition to producing albums for such diverse artists as Blackberry Smoke, Sugarland, Tyler Farr and Mastodon.
Watch an animated lyric video for V‘s lead single, “Partyin’ With Strangers”(see below), which makes its mark with ringing guitars, a soaring melody and candid lyrics about a busted up romance.
THE VEGABONDS‘ tireless work ethic and unbridled talents have not gone unnoticed; the group has opened for such notable acts as Lynyrd Skynyrd and the late Gregg Allman, among others. Rousing performances at festivals like Peach Festival, Sweetwater 420, and Taste of Randolph, grew their notoriety nationwide. The band got their start in 2009 by playing the college circuit across the Southeastern United States. Fronted by lead vocalist and songwriterDaniel Allen-with Richard Forehand(lead guitar/vocals), Paul Bruens(bass), Beau Cooper(keys/vocals), and Bryan Harris(drums) rounding out the quintet-their popularity quickly burgeoned to the point that they found their fans singing along word-for-word to their first hits like “Georgia Fire” and “Shaky Hands.” Through pure word of mouth, the group’s fan base grew rapidly, and the guys learned they had something distinctive with their eclectic mix of roots music and earnest songwriting.
Music News - Young the Giant announce dates for their 2019 Mirror Master Tour in support of the new full-length album of the same name, released earlier this month via Elektra Records.Mirror Master includes recently released tracks "Simplify" and "Call Me Back", along with the musing single "Superposition". In addition to the newly announced show dates, the band is currently touring this fall across the US with LIGHTS as main support.
Tickets for the Mirror Master Tour will go on sale to the public Friday, October 26 at 10am local time. For more information and tickets to all upcoming shows, visit youngthegiant.com .
Describing the overall thesis for Mirror Master, vocalist Sameer Gadhia explains, "Within one single day, we're all so many different people. Especially with the use of social media, we're not just living in the now-we're living on several different timelines simultaneously. A lot of the album came from thinking about how we have all these separations within ourselves that allow us to go about our day. At a time when everyone wants to put each other in a box-culturally, socially, musically-we wanted to show that there are a multitude of reflections inside everything. We don't have to be a certain thing; we can contradict ourselves and show all these different sides of who we are."
Since the Irvine, CA band's 2010 inception, Young the Giant has made a name for itself in rock as the 'thinking man's band,' winning over fans, radio, and press with their incendiary live shows, strong musicianship, and poignant lyrics. Following 2016's critically-acclaimed Home of the Strange, Mirror Master promises to continue ascending into consciousness, though this time with a heavy focus on personal self-awareness and growth.
Mirror Master finds Young the Giant in a transitional period for America, not only as a culture (for their former album Home of the Strange, NPR's Alisa Chang had an in-depth conversation with Gadhia about the 'modern immigration story', available to read here ), but also technologically. The band members have become increasingly aware of society's attachment to social media, cellphones, and elevated, sometimes fabricated, self-portrayals on the internet.
With the new album, the band forgoes the technological obsession and, in an almost meditative way, examines one's relationship with the "self" to instead express a genuine identity.
"Something we want to get across with the album is the idea of taking authorship of your life," continues Gadhia. "Even though it may all be an illusion, there's solace in that illusion. Because if you have control of anything at all, it's your own reflection, how you treat people and how you walk through this life. So if you're an Indian kid and your parents want you to be a doctor or lawyer or engineer, and you just want to make music with your friends, then do that. Don't let people feed you what they want you to think. Do what makes you happy, and realize and that all is good and all is horrible, and everything else in between."
Music News- Acclaimed singer, songwriter and Grammy-winning producer, Charlotte NC born, Joe Henry has confirmed series of USA tour dates. The run of solo shows will feature songs from Henry’s decades-long career as well as from his highly regarded 2017 album Thrum. It kicks off November 15th in Chicago, the tour then visits many cities Henry hasn’t stopped at in 15 years or more, including Minneapolis, Ann Arbor, Denver, Austin and more. See below for full tour itinerary.
A songwriter, musician, producer, poet, and essayist now based in Los Angeles, Joe Henry has released 14 studio albums of his own over his 25+ year career and has worked with a diverse range of musicians – from Elvis Costello to Ornette Coleman to Joan Baez. Henry draws an author’s eye for the overlooked detail across a broad swath of American musical styles – folk, rock, jazz, country and blues – rendering genre modifiers useless. He has produced 4 Grammy-Winning records: Don’t Give Up On Me (Solomon Burke), Genuine Negro Jig (Carolina Chocolate Drops), A Stranger Here (Ramblin’ Jack Elliott), and Slipstream(Bonnie Raitt).
Music News-Dire Straits founding member, Mark Knopfler, one of the most critically and commercially successful artists of all time, has announced a world tour with his band in 2019. The ‘Down The Road Wherever’ tour commences in Barcelona in April and will continue all over Europe finishing in Verona in July before heading to the USA through August and September.
Knopfler, who will release his ninth solo studio album ‘Down the Road Wherever’ on 16th November, has always viewed touring as an integral part of the process of releasing an album, going from songwriting through recording and ending up on the road performing old and new songs.
Says Mark: ‘My songs are made to be performed live. I love the whole process of writing them alone and then recording them with the band, but ultimately the best part is playing them to an audience live. I enjoy the whole circus, travelling from town to town and interacting with this group of players is a total pleasure. I’m really looking forward to it.’
Knopfler, who recorded ‘Down The Road Wherever’ in his west London studio, British Grove, will be performing on tour with an expanded ten-piece band most of whom have been working with him for more than two decades: Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Richard Bennett (guitar), Jim Cox (piano), Mike McGoldrick (whistle and flute), John McCusker (fiddle and cittern), Glenn Worf (bass), Danny Cummings (percussion) and Ian Thomas (drums). New additions will be Graeme Blevins (saxophone) and Tom Walsh (trumpet)
Music News- ANTI- Records has released the new album 'Soft Power' from Syracuse, NY native Doe Paoro. It was produced by Grammy Award-winner Jimmy Hogarth (Sia, Corinne Bailey Rae). Comprised of songs co-written by Paoro (aka Sonia Kreitzer) with Dan Nigro, Justin Raisen, and Matt Hales, 'Soft Power' is the artist’s most assured and authentic body of work to date.
“I wanted to make an entire album that could be recreated live because for me, that’s where the deeper connection takes place,” explains Paoro, who recorded the album with a crack team of London-based musicians that have played with Adele, Brian Eno, and Sia. “One of my intentions was to drop any questions about what might be inventive, and just focus on writing songs that felt true to my experience. The idea was to push things forward just by creating something well-made and authentic.”
'Soft Power' has earned accolades from EARMILK, Ones to Watch, and LA Record, who praised the album’s eclectic style and powerful vocals. Stereogum wrote that one of Paoro’s latest tracks “recalls the rosy-tinted sound of ‘60s girl groups like the Shirelles [and] the vintage sound of Rihanna’s ‘Love On The Brain’” as well as the work of Amy Winehouse, and highlighted the “smoky vocals and piano-driven balladry.”
Doe Paoro will embark on a headlining tour in support of 'Soft Power' this fall, including a stop at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade and a hometown show at LA’s Lodge Room. Full tour routing below.
Music News- Ozzy Osbourne has announced the series of four rescheduled concert dates after they were cancelled following his recent hand surgery. Osbourne was hospitalized in L.A. to undergo treatment for multiple infections in his right hand.
The three California shows had previously been rescheduled based on the recommendation from doctors. The four cancelled shows were originally scheduled as follows; Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA (October 6), Mattress Firm Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, CA (October 9), the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA (October 11) and MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV (October 13).
Osbourne has now announced that he will perform the cancelled 2018 shows in July of 2019 (see itinerary below) as part of his three-year farewell “No More Tours 2” tour, which celebrates his five decades of music since the 1970 release of Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut album.
Ticketholders for the four shows should hold on to their tickets, as they will be honored for the rescheduled dates. Refunds are also available at point of purchase.
“I’m so bummed about cancelling these shows,” said Ozzy. “The tour had been going great and we were really looking forward to these last few gigs. We’re hoping everyone will be patient and we’ll look forward to seeing them at the shows next year.”
Ozzy Osbourne 2019 North American tour (Rescheduled 2018 concert dates)
Jul 20 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena Jul 23 – Chula Vista, CA @ Mattress Firm Amphitheatre Jul 27 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre Jul 29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
Music News - On December 7, Coldplay will celebrate their record-breaking A Head Full Of Dreams Tour with the release of Live In Buenos Aires (album) / Live In São Paulo (film) / A Head Full Of Dreams (Film, via Amazon Prime), on CD, DVD, vinyl and digital.
The Live In Buenos Aires album was recorded on 15 November 2017 - the final night of the A Head Full Of Dreams Tour. The 24 track audio set marks the first time that a Coldplay concert has been released in its entirety. The accompanying two hour concert film Live In São Paulo was filmed a week earlier on November 8, 2017.
The A Head Full Of Dreams Tour has been confirmed as the third biggest of all time, having played to more than 5.5 million fans across the world.
The combined live album / live concert film release - also known as the Butterfly package - is completed by the new A Head Full Of Dreams documentary film, which charts Coldplay’s colorful 20 year history.
In addition, Viva La Vida from Live In Buenos Aires is available to stream/download worldwide from today below, with the Live In São Paulo video of the song available on YouTube (see below).
Music News- Unchained Melodies: Roy Orbison with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is being released November 16 via Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings in partnership with Roy’s Boys LLC, the Nashville-based company founded by Roy Orbison’s sons to administer their father’s catalog and safeguard his legacy. Available on CD and digital formats on November 16, and double vinyl LP on November 23, this brand-new album infuses Orbison’s best original vocal performances with the emotion and world-class musicianship of the Royal Philharmonic, London’s most notable orchestra.
With the production team of Don Reedman and Nick Patrick again at the helm, Unchained Melodies is a fitting follow up to last year’s sensational A Love So Beautiful: Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Reedman and Patrick have an unparalleled track record in this field, having also produced If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Roy’s sons Wesley (guitar), Roy Jr. (guitar) and Alex (drums), contribute additional instrumentation on select tracks and are occasionally joined by the “Orbison women” on back up vocals – Wesley’s daughter Emily Orbison (whose husband, Cameron Davidson, engineered the session), Wesley’s fiancé Jennifer Hicks, Roy Jr.’s wife Åsa Orbison, and Alex’s wife Erika Wolf Orbison all participate, truly making Unchained Melodies a cross-generational family affair.
Music News- The Lone Bellow head out next week to kick off a major North American Tour and snake their way through the USA til December 15. And for the first time ever, the band will play live as just as a trio with no backing band - riffing on a wildly popular portion of their live show where the three gather around one microphone. The Restless EP is out today and features two new songs, two covers, and three reworked versions of songs from previous records. Produced by members Brian Elmquist and Jason Pipkin. Tickets for the tour are available here.
"It all started with the idea of the TRIIIO one mic tour," said Zach Williams. "Since we released our first album in 2013, we've been setting a few songs aside every night to sing together around one mic, and those times have become some of our most memorable musical moments of touring together. The responses to those acoustic sets have been so powerful, that we decided to put together an entire tour all around that one microphone. In the spirit of our upcoming TRIIIO tour, we were prompted to make a record that would capture that feeling, and to make it ourselves. We had never done that before. We ended up making it in Jason and Kanene's attic along with all the natural sounds of that space: floors creaking, birds chirping, babies crying, lawnmowers running. It was a joy to make."
The Lone Bellow's third studio album, Walk Into A Storm was released last year on Descendant Records/Sony Music Masterworks. The album was produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell) and recorded in Nashville, TN. Walk Into A Storm is available. Entertainment Weekly said it's "full of upbeat, irresistible grooves." And NPR declared that it "leans heavily into the rootsy, big-hearted warmth that's made The Lone Bellow one of the most sure-footed crowd-pleasers in the business."
It's been three years since the band's victorious, Then Came The Morning was released. The album was produced by The National's Aaron Dessner and nominated for an Americana Music Award. The Lone Bellow appeared on Kimmel, Letterman, Conan, CBS This Morning, Later...with Jools Holland and James Corden in support of the album. In the years since the release the band left their beloved adopted home of Brooklyn and moved to Nashville, TN.
The Lone Bellow 2018 Tour Itinerary-
Oct 21 - Levon Helm Studio - Woodstock, NY
Oct 23 - Asbury Hall at Babeville - Buffalo, NY
Oct 25 - The Music Hall - Portsmouth, NH
Oct 26 - Stone Mountain Arts Center - Brownfield, ME
Oct 27 - Shalin Liu Performance Center - Rockport, MA
Oct 28 - Academy of Music - Northampton, MA
Oct 30 - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT
Nov 1 - Tarrytown Music Hall - Tarrytown, NY
Nov 2 - Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center - Westhampton Beach, NY
Nov 3 - Outpost in the Burbs - Montclair, NJ
Nov 4 - Capitol Theatre - York, PA
Nov 6 - The Barns at Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA
Nov 7 - The Barns at Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA
Nov 9 - Highlands Food & Wine Festival - Highlands, NC
Nov 10 - Jefferson Center - Roanoke, VA
Nov 11 - Mountain Stage - Charleston, WV
Nov 27 - Buskirk-Chumley Theater - Bloomington, IL
Nov 28 - Memorial Hall - Cincinnati, OH
Nov 29 - St. Cecilia Music Center - Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 30 - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 3 - WFUV-FM (90.7) Holiday Cheer Concert, Beacon Theatre, NYC, NY
Dec 4 - Door Community Auditorium - Fish Creek, Wi
Dec 5 - The Memorial Opera House - Valparaiso, IN
Dec 7 - Stoughton Opera House - Stoughton, Wi
Dec 8 - Old Town School of Folk - Chicago, IL
Dec 9 - Old Town School of Folk, Chicago, IL (5PM & 8PM)
Music News- Alejandro Escovedo and Don Antonio have announced early 2019 USA tour dates, including their first stops in many American cities since the release of ‘The Crossing’ on Yep Roc Records in September. Deemed as “possibly the finest recorded work” of Escovedo’s five-decade career by NPR, the sprawling and cinematic seventeen-song concept record follows the story of two young immigrants working in a Texas restaurant, searching for their version of the American Dream and finding something starkly different in its place.
Watch Alejandro discuss the record with Anthony Mason on CBS This Morning, below.
‘The Crossing’ features guest appearances from Wayne Kramer, James Williamson, Joe Ely and John Perry of the Only Ones – all of who will appear with Alejandro and Don Antonio at their ACL Live at The Moody Theater tour kick-off show on January 5 in Austin. Special guests will also be announced soon for the three night City Winery runs in both New York and Chicago. Don Antonio will join Alejandro on each of the U.S. dates, after collaborating closely with him on the writing and recording of ‘The Crossing.’ Says NPR, “the band's cinematic approach to music is perfectly suited for Escovedo's vision.”
Alejandro will return to Austin in February 2019 to accept the Townes Van Zandt Songwriting Award at the 37th Austin Music Awards. Last year, Escovedo presented the award to his longtime friend and collaborator Joe Ely.
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO AND DON ANTONIO 2019 TOUR ITINERARY-
January 5 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at the Moody Theater* January 6 – Houston, TX – The Heights Theater January 8 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn January 10 – Nashville, TN – City Winery January 11 – Atlanta, GA – City Winery January 12 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle January 15 – Washington, DC – City Winery January 17 – Philadelphia, PA – World Café Live January 18 – New York, NY – City Winery January 19 – New York, NY – City Winery January 20 – New York, NY – City Winery January 22 – Boston, MA – City Winery January 24 – Fall River, MA – Narrows Center for the Arts January 25 – Portsmouth, NH – The Music Hall Loft January 26 – Fairfield, CT – Stage On January 29 – Detroit, MI – El Club January 31 – Chicago, IL – City Winery February 1 - Chicago, IL – City Winery February 2 - Chicago, IL – City Winery
* with Wayne Kramer, Joe Ely, James Williamson, John Perry
Music News- Ahead of her UK dates next week in support of current album Rebound which will see Eleanor performing with full band Eleanor Friedberger premiered both a new video for " It’s Hard " (view below) and a special remix of "Are We Good " by Cate Le Bon. Rebound is the incredible next step in a lauded, brilliant recording career by one of the most prolific, daring independent artists of our time. From her days spent in The Fiery Furnaces, creating melodically off-kilter, idiosyncratic mini-epics, to her three acclaimed previous solo albums, Eleanor Friedberger continues to create exactly what we need to hear when we need to hear it. Always anchored by her plaintive, velvety alto, and Dylan-esque lyrical treatises, Rebound is Eleanor at her very best, and a welcome addition to her rich, celebrated catalogue.
Video Director Christine Pfister explains the thinking behind the ‘It’s Hard’ video: "For this piece, I thought it would be fun to put real Eleanor in the doll world and doll Eleanor in the real world. “It’s Hard “ is about a Greek nightclub, which is also the namesake of the album, so I wanted to focus on the Eleanors traveling to the nostalgic spot."
Check out the new remix of " Are We Good " by Cate Le Bon
“I've admired Cate's work since a friend in LA put on Mug Museum after dinner. I learned how to play I Think I Knew and later, Love is not Love -- usually botching both in front of audiences-- but always getting a cheer when I mentioned I was a big fan of Cate LeBon. We met the day after my 40th birthday in Cardiff; she and her friends sang Happy Birthday in Welsh and she gave me a scarf with long, black fringe.
Music News- Old 97's have released the title track from their soon-to-be-released holiday album, LOVE THE HOLIDAYS. It is the beloved band's first-ever collection of original Christmas songs and it's out Friday, November 16 via ATO. The album was produced, mixed and engineered by John Pedigo in the band's home state of Texas. The LP presents a sack full of rockin' new Yuletide favorites, as well as Old 97's take on the New Year's Eve standard, "Auld Lang Syne." Among its many highlights are the title track, co-written with Kevin Russell (The Gourds, Shinyribs), "Gotta Love Being A Kid (Merry Christmas)" and "Snow Angels," both co-written with acclaimed writer Ben Greenman, and the continuing saga of everyone's favorite reindeer, "Rudolph Is Blue," co-written by Old 97's and Dan Bern. Listen to the title track below-
Rhett Miller and Old 97's will celebrate the release of LOVE THE HOLIDAYS as well as Miller's upcoming new solo album, THE MESSENGER, with an eagerly anticipated U.S. holiday tour, headlined by Old 97's and opened by a solo acoustic set from Miller. The dates begin November 28 at The Neptune in Seattle, WA and then continue through late December.
"We're going to hit the road right after Thanksgiving," Miller says. "The evening will begin with me doing an acoustic set. I'll play some of my new songs, some from my solo catalogue, and probably a few oddball songs too. Then I'll leave the stage, Michael Casey will come out, he's a punk rock magician from Raleigh, NC, he's super-brilliant, he's going to do a magic show before I come back out with the Old 97's and we do the full Old 97's Holiday Extravaganza."
Music News- Widely celebrated iconic electronic duo, Orbital, announced three US shows for December, their first set of dates on American shores since 2012. Dates include New York at Brooklyn Steel on December 4, San Francisco at The Midway on December 6 and Los Angeles at The Belasco Theatre on December 8.
The shows are to support their critically acclaimed LP, "Monsters Exist", released on 9-14 via Believe/ACP Recordings, that topped the UK charts at #12 and the Dance Chart at #1 the week of its release. In the US Orbital landed on the Billboard chart for the first time since 2004, debuting at #24 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums and Monsters scared up a #5 entrance on Dance/ Electronic Album Sales and opened up on Heatseakers albums at #9. On both sides of the pond that's the highest position for the duo since 2001.
The Hartnoll Brothers are playing iconic venues as the tour promises to satisfy long-term fans and newly found supporters. Orbital kicked off their groundbreaking live show at BBC Music’s Biggest Weekend in Belfast in May. Throughout 2018 they play a string of high-profile festival dates and headline shows across the UK and Europe featuring new material alongside classics like ‘Chime’, ‘Belfast’ and ‘Impact’.
From "Monsters Exist", reunited brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll have shared singles 'Tiny Foldable Cities', 'P.H.U.K.' (via COS Origins), Steve Dub's remix 'P.H.U.K.U' (via Mixmag) and 'The End is Nigh'.
‘Monsters Exist’ is a more classically structured Orbital album than their previous release ‘Wonky’, drawing inspiration from the international political landscape all the way back from Paul and Phil’s pre-rave squat-punk roots right up to the volatile tensions and erratic rhetoric of today.
This surge of creativity shows how the Hartnolls have rebuilt one of electronic music’s best-loved partnerships after Orbital’s surprisingly bitter break-up in 2012. Driven apart by music’s strange and infamous brother-vs-brother dynamic, Paul and Phil didn’t speak for five years after the ‘Wonky’ tour ended.
Now the brothers have a pact. Whatever happens, Orbital does not stop. And in the other corner, fighting the good fight, are the monsters of the imagination… the monsters of rock… and the monsters of rave.
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