Lindsay Foote Shares New Single 'Ready'December 5, 2019Boston Indie-folk artist Lindsay Foote has premiered her latest single, “Ready,” via American Songwriter. The second track from her upcoming Rollercoaster EP – out January 31st – is a slow-burning folk ballad that builds around Foote's serene vocals with soaring harmonies, bright instrumentation, and gentle percussion. Recorded in Toronto prior to her move to Boston last year, Rollercoaster finds her exploring a hook-friendly pop sound, adding shimmering layers of electric guitar to complement her rich acoustic-folk arrangements.
In The Valley Below Release Digital HD of Their Motion Picture THE PINK CHATEAUDecember 5, 2019Fresh off a performance at this year's Corona Capital Festival in Mexico City, Michigan duo In The Valley Below has released a digital HD version of their motion picture The Pink Chateau via Amazon. The cinematic companion to In The Valley Below's sophomore album, released this spring on Bright Antenna Records, The Pink Chateau' was written and co-directed by Angela Gail. The film was an official selection at this year's Newport Beach Film Festival, with Gail and partner Jeffrey Jacob performing the songs live in front of the film during a two-week tour of Alamo Drafthouses across the U.S.
Ghost Wolves Share Music Video for 'Fist'December 5, 2019Austin, TX-based duo Ghost Wolves are excited to share the video for 'Fist' from their 2019 Third Man Records 7'. The video was animated by the band's own Carley Wolf. The band will be touring extensively in 2020, first across their home state of Texas, then through much of Western Europe. See below for the full list of currently-announced tour dates.
Algiers Share New Song 'Void'December 5, 2019Algiers unveils a second track from their forthcoming album There Is No Year today—listen to “Void,” debuted via Adult Swim's Singles Club.
ROCK & GROOVE RIDDIM Compilation Album is Out NowDecember 5, 20192019, a landmark year that will be remembered as a groundbreaking time for women in Jamaican music, comes to an epic climax today with the release of the Rock & Groove Riddim compilation. Sevana, Naomi Cowan, Jaz Elise, and Lila Iké, four of the island's most in-demand artists, have joined forces over a bouncy new rhythm, accompanied by dub versions, produced by GRAMMY-nominated Protoje and J Vibe. Rock & Groove Riddim is rooted in a half-century tradition of Jamaican riddim compilations that feature a variety of voices bringing their own flavor to the same beat.
Julian Lage Announces Tour DatesDecember 5, 2019Multiple GRAMMY® Award-nominated guitarist Julian Lage has set a busy winter schedule, beginning this week with a limited run of duo performances alongside fellow guitar icon Bill Frisell. The brief tour gets underway Thursday, December 5 at Los Angeles, CA's UCLA: Royce Hall and then makes stops at Colorado Springs, CO's UCCS: Shockley-Zalabak Theater (December 6), Taos, NM's Taos Center for the Arts (December 7), and Scottsdale, AZ's Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts: Virginia G. Piper Theater (December 8). For details and ticket information, please visit julianlage.com/tour.
Peter Voss-Knude Releases First Single Off Of Upcoming AlbumDecember 5, 2019Artist and songwriter Peter Voss-Knude has released the first single, 'The More' off of his upcoming LP, The Anti-Terror Album. 'The More' was released with a visual album trailer for the LP set to be released January 20th along with a solo exhibition presented through the Danish Museum of Contemporary Art.
Hyperion Records to Release Pianist Stephen Hough's BRAHMS: THE FINAL PIANO PIECESDecember 5, 2019Pianist Stephen Hough's album Brahms: The Final Piano Pieces explores the composer's last four sets of piano miniatures—the Fantasias, Op. 116; Intermezzos, Op. 117; and Clavierstücke, Op. 118 & 119. The recording, Mr. Hough's sixth all-Brahms album, is released digitally and on disc by Hyperion Records on Friday, January 3. Digital pre-orders are currently available from Amazon and Apple Music / iTunes.
Hailey Whitters Releases Official Video for 'Heartland'December 5, 2019Today, Hailey Whitters released an official video for her latest single 'Heartland' that appeared on her critically acclaimed six-song release The Days. The video was directed by Harper Smith and filmed on location in Whitters' home state of Iowa.
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TrailBlazer Music Festival Announces 2020 Lineup Featuring Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan And Thomas RhettDecember 5, 2019TrailBlazer Country Music and Camping Festival, formerly known as Taste of Country Music Festival, announced the megastar 2020 lineup for the eighth-annual event returning to Hunter, NY at Hunter Mountain Resort on June 12-14. Headliners Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Thomas Rhett will take the main stage nestled just 100 miles North of New York City. Additional artists including Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Blanco Brown, Clare Dunn, HARDY, Jon Langston, Dylan Scott, Matt Stell, Cole Swindell, The Cadillac Three, with more to be revealed in the coming weeks, will also perform at the picturesque and mountainous festival. The 2020 edition of the festival joins Live Nation's premiere family of country music festivals which includes Watershed in George, WA; Faster Horses in Brooklyn, MI; Seven Peaks in Buena Vista, CO and Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale. FL. Passes for TrailBlazer Festival go on-sale December 13 at 10am ET at TrailBlazerFest.com.
FROZEN 2, HARRIET & ALADDIN Among Nominees for Society of Composers and Lyricists AwardsDecember 5, 2019The Society of Composers & Lyricists has announced the nominations for the inaugural SCL Awards. Among those nominated are Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez for a?oeInto The Unknowna?? from Frozen 2; Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo for a?oeStand Upa?? from Harriet; and Justin Paul, Benj Pasek and Alan Menken for a?oeSpeechlessa?? from Aladdin.
Billy Joel Announces 75th Consecutive Show at Madison Square GardenDecember 5, 2019The Madison Square Garden Company announced today that legendary musician and MSG music franchise Billy Joel will continue his record-breaking monthly residency on Friday, April 10, 2020 with his 75th consecutive show at Madison Square Garden. Nearly 42 years after his debut performance at The Garden, the April 2020 show will mark Joel's 121st lifetime performance, all sell-outs, with more than one million tickets sold.