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Music News- Bad Suns released their Epitaph Records debut Mystic Truth today and it's a synthesis of driving rock romanticism and new wave texture that the LA Times described as "post-punk with a hint of the Boss." After accumulating over 250 million Spotify streams, opening for the likes of Halsey and The 1975, and playing high profile festivals like Coachella and Bonnaroo, Mystic Truth is a point of graduation for the young LA band, showcasing Christo Bowman’s ever-maturing songwriting chops and the band’s anthemic, open-hearted brand of rock & roll.
Check out their new single “One Magic Moment”:
And watch the video for “Away We Go,” “a triumph of color, rhythm and light” (Alternative Press): https://youtu.be/XKAh76K_tQE
Produced by Dave Sardy (Oasis, The Black Angels), Mystic Truth came to life during fits of inspiration in a variety of locales: a midcentury geodesic dome on a wind farm, a barn in Bridgehampton, the streets of Hong Kong, and the living room of the house all four members shared in the LA suburbs. The result is a collection that gathers disparate influences — from artist Bruce Nauman and magical realist author Mikhail Bulgakov to Eno-era U2 and The Blue Nile — into a potent, expansive whole.
Music News - Brainiac has announced plans to play a rare show in their hometown of Dayton , OH on April 20 at Brightside . Kate Wakefield (Lung) and Steve Schmoll will be joining the original line-up of Juan Monasterio, Tyler Trent and John Schmersal for what will be an incredibly special night. Tickets are available here .
The show will come on the heels of the Dayton premiere of Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero, the feature-length documentary about the seminal band which just had its world-wide premiere at SXSW. The Dayton screenings will take place April 19 at Dayton’s Neon Movies and have all sold out.
The film will also have it's New York City premiere at the Alamo Drafthouse in Brooklyn. Tickets are on sale now here .
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero was directed by Dayton native and Brooklyn based filmmaker Eric Mahoney (Madly, North Dixie Drive) and edited by musician Ian Jacobs (Monograms).
In the mid 90's the Dayton, OH music scene became a hot spot generating worldwide buzz from the influential indie rock being produced there (The Breeders, Guided by Voices). Arguably the most innovative of them all was the band Brainiac, led by musical genius and insanely charismatic frontman Tim Taylor. The band was opening for Beck and slated to sign a major label record deal when Taylor was tragically killed in a bizarre auto accident leaving his family and bandmates to pick up the pieces. Over the past two decades Brainiac’s music has gone on to influence the likes of Nine Inch Nails, The Mars Volta, The National and countless others. This film explores the band's music, legacy, massive influence on pop culture and how people survive and cope with the loss of loved ones.
Music News -Outside Lands announced today that Paul Simon will return to the concert stage for a special live performance this August as the artist to close the festival on Sunday, August 11th. The full festival lineup will be revealed March 26.
While no longer touring, Paul Simon has previously stated his commitment to perform the occasional concert in benefit of philanthropic organizations he supports, particularly those in the area of environmental protection and ecology. Outside Lands’ location in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, combined with the shared environmental initiatives of the Festival producers provided Paul Simon this perfect opportunity. To this end, Simon will be donating the entire net proceeds from his Outside Lands performance to local environmental non-profit organization(s) to be announced shortly.
Outside Lands has proven to be a leader in sustainability in today’s festival landscape and has remained committed to such causes throughout its 12-year history.
Of Outside Lands, Simon said, “I’m looking forward with great anticipation to playing at Golden Gate Park this summer. This will be my first appearance there, and it’s an honor to join the long line of musicians who’ve given the park its sanctified musical heritage. I’m equally pleased to be playing in San Francisco with its well-deserved reputation for being in the forefront of environmental issues. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be of service to this vital cause.”
No stranger to concerts in, and benefitting, iconic parks, in 1981, Simon performed with Art Garfunkel in New York’s Central Park in front of 500,000 people. Proceeds went toward redevelopment and maintenance of the park, which had deteriorated due to lack of municipal funding. Simon returned to Central Park a decade later, in 1991, to play to a record-setting 750,000 people.
Music News - Tame Impala (Kevin Parker) has released a new single , "Patience," the first new music since his GRAMMY nominated, RIAA Gold-Certified 2015 release, Currents. The new track, is out today on Interscope Records. Listen here.
"Patience" is a mid-tempo chugger of 70's disco and 90's house, stoned on the house-made Tame Impala lysergic liquor. A jubilant, confident cut of elegant piano jabs, driving disco drums and Parker's inimitable Photo Credit: Matt Sav
vocal style. The track is a lyrical meditation on life's cycles and phases that ascends to an overwhelmingly blissed out zenith, as our protagonist makes peace with the transience of time. Its a potent hint at the infinite possibilities for future Tame Impala. Parker will headline this year's Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival and next weekend he'll make his Saturday Night Live debut as musical guest on March 30th with Sandra Oh hosting.
In addition to Coachella, Tame Impala will headline Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta, GA (May 5), Corona Capital (May 11), Boston Calling (May 25) and Barcelona's Primavera Festival (May 31), Glastonbury (June 26), Lollapalooza (August 01) and more with festival and headline dates planned throughout 2019. Full tour dates below.
Tame Impala is Kevin Parker. His last album Currents (Interscope) was released in 2015 earning him a second GRAMMY nomination, RIAA Gold-certification and word-wide critical acclaim. The New York Times labeled it a "a tour de force" and Pitchfork said, "nearly every proper song on 'Currents' is a revelatory statement of Parker's range and increasing expertise as a producer, arranger, songwriter, and vocalist while maintaining the essence of Tame Impala." NPR noted, "[Parker] advocates for constant reinvention... That commitment to evolution helps make Tame Impala an unlikely but worthy candidate for major stardom."
Hailing from Perth, Australia, he first toured the U.S. in 2010, playing small clubs for crowds of 200. A handful of trips to the U.S. later and thanks to the ravenous demand of fans for a transcendent live performance, Tame Impala has gone on to headline festivals and theaters around the world and released three full length albums - Innerspeaker, Lonerism and Currents. As a writer and producer Parker has collaborated with Travis Scott, SZA, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Kanye West, Kali Uchis, Theophilus London, Miguel, A$AP Rocky and more.
Music News - The Head and the Heart have announced their North American 2019 tour for this spring and fall in support of their newly announced album Living Mirage album which is to be released on May 17th via Reprise Records / Warner Bros. Records. The 38-city run will kick off June 21st in Buffalo, NY making stops in Austin, Denver, Chicago, Atlanta and more, before wrapping October 20th in Toronto, ON. A full itinerary of tour dates can be found below. Special guest Hippo Campus will join the July dates of the tour.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 29th at 10am local time at LiveNation.com . Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour. So, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 26th at 10am local time until Thursday, March 28th at 10pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com . A special fan presale will also be available beginning Monday, March 25th at 10am local time until Thursday, March 28th at 10pm local time.
Every ticket purchased online for The Head and The Heart includes your choice of a CD or digital copy of the new album, Living Mirage, out on 5/17/19. You’ll receive instructions via email on how to redeem your album after ticket purchase.
Music News - New Poco music out 3/22 courtesy of bandleader Rusty Young, as he announces the release of a new original song, “Listen To Your Heart,” (watch/listen below). It'd to be released digitally on March 22nd with proceeds from the single to raise funds for a new Santana’s Hope for Paws Animal Shelter (Friends of Steelville, MO Pound) where both Rusty and his wife, Mary, volunteer their time and money. And, the single cover art contains a photo of the first dog to be placed in his “forever home” as a result of the charity’s efforts.
“I’d been toying with a chord progression I really like on a twelve-string for a month or so,” Rusty said about the origin of the song, “but I had no idea what the melody or lyric should be. Then one afternoon, my wife Mary came home and was describing her drive through the country to visit the local dog shelter. We both love animals and have always had rescue dogs and cats. She discovered the shelter was in bad shape and decided she was going to do something about it. Mary asked what I thought and I told her, she should ‘Listen to her Heart.’ That’s when I knew what my new song was going to be about. It’s a message we believe in.”
Along with Young, backing vocals on the recording are Blue Elan label mates; Chelsea Williams, Scout Durwood along with Holly Montgomery, Susanna Spring and Aubrey Richman from Mustangs of the West.
This single follows his September 2017 release of Young’s first solo album, Waitin’ For The Sun. It came after his five-decade music career that started up in 1967 when Young was invited to play steel guitar on what would be the final album of Buffalo Springfield. Soon after, Rusty, Richie Furay, George Grantham, Randy Meisner, and Jim Messina formed beloved Americana band Poco. Over the next half century and alongside bandmates that would also include Paul Cotton, drummer Rick Lonow, Timothy B. Schmidt, and Jack Sundrud, he became not only the musical core of the band, but also the writer and/or vocalist behind such Poco hits as, “Call It Love,” “Rose of Cimarron” and the #1 smash “Crazy Love.”
Poco, w/ Rusty Young Spring/Summer 2019 Tour Itinerary-
3/22/2019 – Franklin, TN – Franklin Theatre
3/27/2019 – Manchester, NH – Palace Theatre Trust
3/28/2019- Troy, NY- Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
3/29/2019 – Patchogue, NY – Patchogue Theatre for Performing Arts
Music News - Calexico and Iron & Wine announce Years to Burn, their first full–length album together, available June 14th via Sub Pop. A lead track entitled “ Father Mountain” has been shared, watch/listen below and an extensive North American, European, and UK tour has been announced with more dates to be added in the coming weeks. See tour itinerary below.
Calexico and Iron & Wine first made an artistic connection with their In the Reins, the 2005 EP that brought Sam Beam, Joey Burns and John Convertino together. The acclaimed collaboration introduced both acts to wider audiences and broadened Beam’s artistic horizons, but it was the shared experience of touring together in the tradition of Bob Dylan’s “Rolling Thunder Revue” that cemented the bond. Their metaphorical roads diverged in the years that followed, but they kept in touch and cross-pollinated where they could. Although they often talked about rekindling their collaboration in the studio and on stage, it wasn’t until last year that their schedules aligned.
Music News - After their mostly sold-out series of “NewMiserable Experience Live” winter shows, Gin Blossomshave announced they’ll return to the road as special guests of Collective Soul. A 15-show series of shows starting May 25 in Atlantic City, NJ and wrapping June 16 in Rockton, IL (* tour itinerary below). GIN BLOSSOMS will also be playing solo shows and various festivals this summer with more shows to be announced. Watch the “Now’s The Time Tour” trailer below -
One of the top alt-rock groups of the ’90s, GIN BLOSSOMS—Robin Wilson(lead vocals & guitar), Jesse Valenzuela(vocals & guitar), Scott Johnson(guitar) and Bill Leen(bass)–will perform highlights from their body of work plus songs from their 2018 critically acclaimed album MIXED REALITY (produced and mixed by Don Dixon and recorded by Mitch Easter).The multi-platinum band’s signature blend of introspective lyrics, ringing guitars and finely etched melodies is as strong as ever throughout the album, highlighted by such singles/videos as “Break,” “Face The Dark” and “Wonder.”
Both GIN BLOSSOMS and Collective Soul will offer their own VIP packages, which include band meet and greets, exclusive merchandise, and much more. All VIP packages will be available starting Wednesday, March 20 at 10pm local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 22 at 10am local time. More information can be found at www.ginblossoms.net and www.collectivesoul.com.
“Collective Soul is one of the most consistent bands of our generation, they Rock, and girls dig ’em,” says Robin Wilson. I’ve been hoping to tour with them for years. It’s gonna be a great summer.”
“Very excited to tour with Collective Soul this summer,” continues Jesse Valenzuela. “They are great musicians and wonderful guys and we’re gonna have a good time on the road!”
On the “NewMiserable Experience Live” shows, Gin Blossoms performed their multi-platinum album from front-to-back in celebration of the album’s recent 25th anniversary, digging deep into such songs as “Hey Jealousy,” “Found About You” and “Allison Road.” The band filmed their February 22 House of Blues in Chicago show for a commemorative “NewMiserable Experience Live” DVD/CD 2 disc set (release date TBA).
“The band is playing great, everybody’s getting along,” Robin Wilson told Houston Chronicle in a March 6 story by Andrew Dansby headlined “Gin Blossoms Blooming Again.” At my age, 30 years later, to be able to play this record and have people treat it like a big part of the songbook for our generation, it’s special. It’s nothing I could’ve predicted. It’s been a celebration, and it’s been cathartic.”
GIN BLOSSOMS Spring 2019 Tour Itinerary-
DATE
LOCATION
VENUE
Thu
3/28
Tempe, AZ
Coca-cola Sun Deck at Sun Devil Stadium
Fri
5/3
Nashville, TN
Sevier Park Fest 2019
Sat
5/11
Yaphank, NY
Mayday Music Festival 2019
with Collective Soul for “Now’s The Time Tour”
Sat
5/25
Atlantic City, NJ
Sound Waves @ Hard Rock Atlantic City
Sun
5/26
Oxon Hill, MD
MGM National Harbor
Tue
5/28
Simpsonville, SC
CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
Wed
5/29
Greensboro, NC
White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Music News - John Vanderslice has announced his plans to release The Cedars, his first album in six years, on April 5. The record's blend of synthesizers, drum machines, and Vanderslice's unmistakable vocals has already been receiving praise from NPR, Stereogum, and Consequence of Sound, among others, and today he shares another new song, "Spectral Dawn" (listen below).
Vanderslice describes the track as "a hymn to those who have disappeared into the ether: the lost loves, the obsessions, the dead. They've slipped through a trap door and are not accessible anymore. The remaining Photo Photo Credit: Sarah Cass
fragments of experience and memory are comforting and damaging at the same time."
Music News - I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME, aka iDKHOW - comprised of long-time Panic! At The Disco bassist Dallon Weekes and one of the songwriters/ lyricists behind Panic's Gold release Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, and drummer Ryan Seaman - today announced dates for the band's 2019 Spring North American tour, dubbed "Night Heat." The band will bring its catchy, alternative music along with Weekes' theatrical persona and disarming crowd involvement to 17 stops on the tour, headlining clubs as well as performing at two major outdoor festivals.
The tour kicks off on Sunday, April 28 at ALT 93.3 radio station's "Band Splash" festival in Phoenix, AZ. For all headline dates, the Los Angeles rock band Superet will provide support. The artist presale for the headline dates takes place tomorrow, Thursday, March 21 from 10AM (local) to 10PM (local); tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, March 22 at 10AM (local); for all ticket presale and purchasing details, log on to www.idkhow.com The complete itinerary is below.
iDKHOW's tour is in support of the band's debut EP 1981 Extended Play ( out via Fearless) that was released late last year, and the EP's first single "Choke." The EP, already with nearly 26-million streams, debuted at #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers Chart, and "Choke," a musically upbeat, lyrically acerbic song about some of the more toxic aspects of Los Angeles culture and the entertainment industry, has sailed into the Top 30 at Alternative radio after just three weeks. The track and its companion videos have racked up more than 26-million hits to date and the single has been added to the playlists of some 48 alternative radio stations including Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Chicago, San Diego, Houston, Miami, St. Louis and Phoenix. Recently having graced the covers of Alternative Press and the UK's Rock Sound magazines, iDKHOW was named the "2019 Artist to Watch" by Amazon and "Artist on the Rise" by YouTube.
Music News - Following the release of February’s Let’s Try The After - Vol 1, Broken Social Scene have announced a companion EP, entitled Let’s Try The After - Vol 2, which will be released via the Arts & Crafts label on April 12th, 2019 . The second EP’s first song, “Can’t Find My Heart,” can be heard now; listen HERE .
“The theme is to continue,” says BSS co-founder Kevin Drew . “Sickness, suicide, uprise, love, death, betrayal, hurt, joy, sex, communication, battles and divisions … Let's just get to their after and start building again. How do we do it within the isolation of self prescribe empty popularity? How does the ego revolt? How does the heart win? Can it? Maybe after we will find out.”
Broken Social Scene is less a rock band and more an embodiment of an ideal of music. The collective can be 17 musicians, brought together in search of a common goal – a unique clearing house for many of Canada’s most talented musicians – or Broken Social Scene can be the smallest, most intimate affair. Their two new EPs, Lets Try the After Vols 1 and 2 , celebrate every facet of their creativity. Much like the songs on Vol 1 , the tracks on Vol 2 are nakedly emotional, celebrating life in all its complexities – and which also, by extension, celebrate the very act of carrying on, for Broken Social Scene as a band and for us in a fractured world. All of the songs exhibit the band’s tremendous gift for pop that refuses to sit still, that combines experimentation and melody.
Both EPs will be packaged on vinyl and released exclusively for Record Store Day 2019 on April 13th. Check participating stores for details.
Music News - ABKCO Films in collaboration with Screenvision Media, a leader in cinema advertising, announced today ticket availability for The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Theatre screenings of the iconic 1968 concert show will take place April 1, 3, 4, and 5 in select theaters nationwide, including markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas. You can purchase tickets at www.rockandrollcircusthefilm.com <http://www.rockandrollcircusthefilm.com/>.
The live concert special’s restoration has been sourced from the 35mm internegative and will be presented in both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos sound. The Dolby Vision laser projection system delivers astonishing brightness, incomparable contrast, and captivating color that more closely matches what the human eye can see. Dolby Atmos places and moves sounds anywhere in the Dolby Cinema, including overhead, to make audiences feel they are truly attending The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. Together, Dolby Cinema’s combination of powerful image and sound technologies creates an engaging, multi-sensorial cinema, and concert, experience for viewers.
Through 2019 technology, the audience is whisked back to 1968. The 4K restoration beautifully captures and recreates this historic event, creating a truly unique and immersive experience that fans won’t be able to get anywhere else.
Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was originally conceived as a BBC-TV special and was filmed before a live London audience in 1968. The film centers around the original lineup of The Rolling Stones—Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, and Billy Wyman—who serve as the show’s hosts and featured attraction. It stars the band performing fan favorite classics like “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”, as well as extraordinary live performances by The Who, Jethro Tull, and more.
Music News - Often bands aspire to be timeless, or to have a sound that transcends the whims of musical fashion, The Cranberries are one of the few to have achieved that. Play one of the Irish rock group's early anthems such as "Linger" or "Dreams," and they sound as fresh - and deliver as much of an emotional sucker-punch - as when they captured a generation's hearts in the 1990s.
Now, nearly 30 years after the quartet of singer/songwriter Dolores O'Riordan, co-songwriter and lead guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler first appeared, they are returning with their eighth album In the End. After the sad and unexpected passing of Dolores on January 15th 2018, it will be their last - and is among the most complete works they have ever produced.
As with all the songs on the album, the new single " Wake Me When It's Over" had been recorded as a demo by Dolores before her passing. "This was a song Dolores had been working on for a little while" Noel explains. "It's a fun song to play and it's bright and quite uplifting. It's very much a classic Dolores song with a soft verse and a massive chorus." Working with Stephen Street - who had produced four of their previous albums including Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? and No Need To Argue - the band built the sounds around Dolores' vocals to create a classic Cranberries song. "It's hard to explain what turns a Dolores tune into a Cranberries tune. It's just the magic when we play together and understand each other so well. It's always been the same" adds Fergal.
The genesis of In The End began in May 2017 while the band were on tour. By winter of 2017 Noel and Dolores had written and demoed the eleven songs which would eventually appear on the album. "Dolores was so energized by the prospect of making this record and to getting back out on the road to play the songs live" recalls Noel.
Music News -Twin-Guitar Pioneers Wishbone Ash To Kick Off 2019 US Spring Tour beginning April 10, 2019!
To prep for Wishbone Ash's 50th anniversary, the band is celebrating its 49th year in characteristic fashion: with an extended tour. Dubbed XLIX (49 in Roman numerals), the tour began in October 2018 in the UK, followed by early-2019 dates in Europe and Japan. This spring, XLIX arrives on these shores.
Longtime fans and new converts alike will revel in the group’s signature twin-guitar mastery and powerhouse rhythm section as they present classics spanning their career.
The US leg of the XLIX Tour will revisit some of the band's favorite venues as well as new ones from the Eastern seaboard to the Rocky Mountains.
“We always look forward to meeting old friends and fans alike on our annual Midwest and East Coast tours,” says founding member Andy Powell. “American audiences are so supportive and enthusiastic!”
Formed in 1969 in London, England, Wishbone Ash is one of the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock. True road warriors, each year they log around 30,000 miles, roughly equivalent to circumnavigating the earth.
Mark Abrahams, the group's newest member, has been trading licks with Powell for two years. Right out of the gate, Abrahams earned rave reviews from critics and fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Longtime rhythm section Bob Skeat on bass and Joe Crabtree on drums continue to provide the solid groove that is their hallmark.
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