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Mar 22, 2019

TAME IMPALA RELEASE NEW SINGLE , Patience, Announce 3/30 SNL Appearance

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.

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THE HEAD and the HEART ANNOUNCE 2019 Spring/Fall NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

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.

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Mar 21, 2019

Calexico and Iron & Wine Announce Tour and "Years to Burn" Album, out June 14th via Sub Pop

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.

Listen to “Father Mountain” below , via Spotify or via Apple Music

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.

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Mar 20, 2019

GIN BLOSSOMS ANNOUNCE SERIES OF SHOWS WITH COLLECTIVE SOUL MAY 25 thru JUNE 16

Music News - After their mostly sold-out series of “New Miserable Experience Live” winter shows, Gin Blossoms have 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 “New Miserable Experience Live” shows, Gin Blossoms performed their multi-platinum album from front-to-back in celebration of the album’s recent 25^th 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 “New Miserable 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
Fri	5/31	Baltimore, MD	Pier 6 Pavilion
*Sat	6/1	Springfield, MA	MGM Springfield
Tue	6/4	Morristown, NJ	Mayo Performing Arts Center
Wed	6/5	Glen Allen, VA	Innsbrook After Hours
Fri	6/7	Bethlehem, PA	Sands Bethlehem Event Center
Sat	6/8	Hampton Beach, NH	Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Sun	6/9	East Providence, RI	Bold Point Park
Tue	6/11	Northfield, OH	MGM Northfield Park – Center Stage
Thu	6/13	Huber Heights, OH	Rose Music Center at The Heights
**Fri	6/14	Mt. Pleasant, MI	Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
Sun	6/16	Rockton, IL	Old Settler’s Park (“Old Settlers Days”)
*Gin Blossoms* *solo tour dates*
Sun	6/23	Ojai, CA	Libbey Bowl
Fri	6/19	Batavia, NY	Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel
Sat	8/3	Johnstown, PA	Ameriserv Flood City Music Festival

* Tickets on sale March 29.

** Tickets on sale March 23.

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JOHN VANDERSLICE Shares New Song "Spectral Dawn" Off of His First Album in 6 Years, "The Cedars"

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."

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I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (iDKHOW) ANNOUNCES "NIGHT HEAT," SPRING NORTH AMERICAN CONCERT TOUR

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.

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BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE ANNOUNCE "LET’S TRY THE AFTER - VOL 2", 2nd EP OUT 4/12

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.

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Mar 19, 2019

Twin-Guitar Pioneers Wishbone Ash To Kick Off 2019 USA Spring Tour

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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Mar 18, 2019

DHANI HARRISON ADDED TO THE BILL on "JEFF LYNNE'S ELO" 2019 SUMMER TOUR

Music News - Dhani Harrison will be joining friend Jeff Lynne for a 20-date North American arena concert tour this summer as the special support act for Jeff Lynne's ELO. Following the release of his critically acclaimed debut solo album, In//Parallel, Harrison most recently scored HBO's four-part documentary series "The Case Against Adnan Syed," which premiered March 10, alongside Paul Hicks.

Harrison's musical association with Lynne is well documented, with the pair co-producing the posthumous Grammy-Award Winning album of Dhani's dad, George Harrison's Brainwashed, but this will be the first time the pair has toured together.

The tour kicks off June 20 in Anaheim, CA and travel across North America to cities like Vancouver, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington DC, Toronto, Philadelphia, Newark, Detroit and Chicago before concluding in Pittsburgh, PA on August 1. Tickets and full details are available now at www.livenation.com .

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Squeeze Announces USA Songbook Summer Tour

Music News - British pop-rockers Squeeze announce their Squeeze - Difford and Tilbrook Songbook USA Summer Tour 2019. All shows go on sale Friday, March 22 at 10:00am local time except Asbury Park, NJ, New York City, NY and Lenox, MA which are already available.

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Jackson Browne Embarks on USA Spring Acoustic Tour

Music News - Singer Songwriter Jackson Browne acoustic concert tour in the South starts up this week, on Friday, March 22 and runs through April 9. Any available tickets are at jacksonbrowne.com.

Accompanying Jackson during the March and April shows are longtime bandmates and vocalists Alethea Mills and Chavonne Stewart, and the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz.

For more information, please visit www.jacksonbrowne.com

2019 Jackson Browne Acoustic Tour Dates
March 22	Durham PAC	Durham, NC
March 23	N. Charleston PAC	N. Charleston, SC
March 25	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN
March 26	Alabama Theatre	Birmingham, AL
March 28	Orpheum Theatre	Memphis, TN
March 29	IP Casino Resort & Spa	Biloxi, MS
March 31	Tivoli Theatre	Chattanooga, TN
April 1	Cobb Energy PAC	Atlanta, GA
April 3	Kravis Center for PA	West Palm Beach, FL
April 4	Ruth Eckerd Hall	Clearwater, FL
April 6	Peabody Auditorium	Daytona Beach, FL
April 8	Artis-Naples	Naples, FL
April 9	Fillmore Miami Beach	Miami Beach, FL

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Mar 15, 2019

JAI WOLF SHARES NEW SONG "THIS SONG REMINDS ME OF YOU", DEBUTS NEW 4/5 RELEASING FULL-LENGTH ALBUM

Music News - NYC based Indie-electronic artist Jai Wolf shares his rousing new instrumental, "This Song Reminds Me Of You," (listen below) based on the personal journey from a past tour. "I started this song at an airport at 5 am. I was about to head out on a bus tour and felt really excited, so I wanted the song to capture that exact feeling. I usually never write at this tempo, so it was fun to try something new. It's definitely the most upbeat song on the album," shares Sajeeb Saha, aka Jai Wolf.

Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez

Earlier this year, Jai Wolf announced his debut album, The Cure To Loneliness, available for pre-order here and available on April 5 via Mom + Pop Music. "In my heart, this album is me," Jai Wolf explains. "From the sounds to the lyrics, it's everything that I've always wanted to do."

The Cure To Loneliness finds Jai Wolf completing his evolution from upstart bedroom remixer to future bass DJ to dream pop artist and builder of lush musical worlds. While still very much a dancefloor-focused endeavor, some tracks on the debut conjure the angular songs of The Strokes and Phoenix, while weaving melodies through the sugary happy-sad of M83 and CHVRCHES, and throw up walls of sound touched by Explosions in the Sky - all while maintaining the melodious polish and evocative groove to which fans around the world have grown so close.

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Mar 14, 2019

STRAND OF OAKS Perform on Colbert w/ Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires & MMJ Members

Music News - On March 22nd, Strand of Oaks (Timothy Showalter) will release his 6th album, Eraserland via label Dead Oceans. To promote the upcoming release , last night he was joined by Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires and My Morning Jacket members Bo Koster and Tom Blankenship to perform the single, "Ruby" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Watch below.

Strand of Oaks will head out on the road next month in support of Eraserland. The tour begins on April 10th in Wilkes-Barre, PA and wrap up in Showalter’s hometown of Philadelphia a month later. Highlights include Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on April 22nd, Lincoln Hall in Chicago on May 3rd and Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on May 9th. See full tour itinerary below, for more information visit www.strandofoaks.net.

On Eraserland, Showalter is backed by My Morning Jacket members Carl Broemel, Bo Koster, Patrick Hallahan and Tom Blankenship, who played a crucial role in the making of the album. The album also features Jason Isbell. It was produced by Kevin Ratterman and recorded at La La Land Studios in Louisville, KY. Eraserland is available for pre-order today and the die cut, double LP will be available on limited cloudy white vinyl.

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Mar 13, 2019

Mini Mansions Release Video for “GummyBear” & Announce USA Tour

Music News - Mini Mansions, the beloved Los Angeles indie pop rockers that are comprised of members of Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys and The Last Shadow Puppets, recently announced their forthcoming Guy Walks Into A Bar... album which will be released July 26, 2019 via Fiction Records. The band shared the single “GummyBear” last month and today they premiered the video for the track. Watch the Liam Lynch-directed “GummyBear” below-

Photo Credit: Brian Tamborello and Lo Nguyen

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Bob Seger Adds Two Additional Detroit Shows to His Farewell Tour

Music News - Following word of four consecutive Detroit sell-outs as part of his farewell tour, Bob Seger has added a final two shows in his hometown of Detroit, MI.

"Thank you, Detroit!," said Seger. "The fourth Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band show at DTE sold out during the fan club presale, so there will not be a Saturday on sale.

"We have booked two more shows for Detroit fans on Wednesday, June 19 and Friday, June 21. While we wish we could go on forever, these two additional shows will be Seger's final 'Pine Knob'" shows of the Roll Me Away Tour."

The presale for Seger's Bullet Club members began Tuesday, March 12 at 10AM local time, with the general public tickets going on sale Saturday, March 16 at 10AM local time. The newly announced shows will be Seger's 33rd and 34th concerts at the venue, formerly known as the Pine Knob Music Theatre because of its proximity to a nearby ski area and golf course of the same name.

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