Alex Metric & Ten Ven Drop Groove-Heavy Single OTIC Out NowMarch 1, 2018Marking their debut release on Anjunadeep, esteemed producer and musician, Alex Metric, teams up with hotly tipped emerging DJ/producer, Ten Ven, on their new groove-heavy club weapon 'Otic'. One of the most sought after IDs of 2018 so far, 'Otic' has been a highlight of Solomun's recent sets, with further support from Joris Voorn, Gorgon City, Cassius, and more.
Keyboardist David Garfield Releases The First Volume of His OUTSIDE THE BOX Series 3/23March 1, 2018Keyboardist David Garfield was nineteen when he got his start playing alongside influential bebop jazz trumpeterFreddie Hubbard. But opportunities came quickly for him in contemporary jazz as well as in R&B and pop, which guided the direction of his now five-decade career away from his roots. Straight-ahead jazz has remained in his core and he's longed to return “home” thus to launch his prolific multi-volume, multi-genre “Outside the Box” collection, Garfield will drop his first straight-ahead jazz album, “Jazz Outside the Box,” on March 23via his Creatchy Records label.
Entertainment Icon Reba McEntire Returns to Host 53rd Annual ACM AwardsMarch 1, 2018The Academy of Country Music announced today the host and nominations for the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, Country Music's Party of the Year®, honoring country music's superstars and hottest emerging talent. Multimedia superstar and sixteen-time ACM Award® winner Reba McEntire will return to host LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. This year's show will mark Reba's fifteenth time hosting the ceremony, last appearing in 2012 with Blake Shelton.
VIDEO: New Suspense Thriller Film THE SAMARITANS Official TrailerMarch 1, 2018The official trailer for the new award winning thriller film, “The Samaritans” is released today. The trailer reveals the harrowing world of The Samaritans. A group of four co-workers are summoned to collaborate on what may be their final project as they struggle to reconcile their past decisions with their present confines.
NFL Network & AFFL Announce Landmark Deal to Broadcast Pro Flag FootballMarch 1, 2018Today the American Flag Football League (AFFL) and NFL Network announced an agreement to broadcast 11 live AFFL games, and distribute highlights from the AFFL's 2018 U.S. Open of Football (USOF) Tournament; a 132 team, single-elimination tournament that will ultimately pit a team of elite former professionals against a team that has conquered a 128 team open national bracket.
Leslie Zemeckis Unleashes Her Latest Documentary MABEL, MABEL, TIGER TRAINER For Women's History MonthMarch 1, 2018International Women's Day – multi-award-winning documentarian Leslie Zemeckis and Cinema Libre Studio present a special screening of “Mabel, Mabel, Tiger Trainer,” the death-defying tale of the world's first female tiger trainer. The award-winning feature length documentary reveals the empowering story of Mabel Stark, an outcast who was rejected by her family, escaped poverty and abuse in rural Kentucky, and ultimately found her true passion in the eyes of a tiger.
20 Years of ULTRA: Growth & Expansion Episode 3 Now AvailableMarch 1, 2018With the kickoff of Ultra 2018 less than a month away, the festival has released the third installment of its 5-part '20 Years Of Ultra' series. This episode hones in on the growth and expansion of both dance music in the United States and Ultra Music Festival itself. Through a series of intimate interviews with dance music's most prolific figures, fans are given a glimpse into how and when Ultra Music Festival grew from a small, niche subculture to a global phenomenon and household name.
LIL' ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS Bring Big Sound to New York!March 1, 2018Alligator recording artists Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, touring in support of their latest Alligator CD, THE BIG SOUND OF LIL' ED & THE BLUES IMPERIALS, will perform at The Iridium in New York on Monday, March 5, 2018. MOJO magazine included the new CD in their influential Top Ten Best Blues Albums Of 2016. Currently celebrating 30 history-making years together, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials ply their musical talents with skills that have been honed to a razor's edge. Mixing smoking slide guitar boogies and raw-boned shuffles with the deepest slow-burners, Lil' Ed Williams and his Blues Imperials -- bassist (and Ed's half-brother) James 'Pookie' Young, guitarist Mike Garrett and drummer Kelly Littleton -- deliver gloriously riotous, rollicking and intensely emotional blues. Ed guested on TBS Television's CONAN, with Conan O'Brien proclaiming Lil' Ed as 'the man who taught me to play the blues'. The band recently won the coveted 2017 Blues Music Award for Band Of The Year, the same honor they received in 2009 and 2007. They received the Living Blues Award for Best Live Performer three times in five years. In 2017 they were named Blues Band Of The Year by Blues Blast Magazine.
AFSHeeN's UNCRAZY Dance Remix by Lulleaux Out NowMarch 1, 2018After receiving an overwhelming positive response to the late 2017 release of 'Uncrazy' and 'Uncrazy (Acoustic)', AFSHeeN & Rebecca Ferguson recruited talented Dutch producer Lulleaux to add a deep house twist to the track.
Portland's SUNAANA Festival Returns For Second Edition This WeekendMarch 1, 2018It is happening again: the second edition of Portland, Maine's newest, most exciting discovery event—food, music, beer, art—is just two days away. Sunaana takes place Friday-Saturday March 2-3 in Portland, ME at Brick South on Thompson's Point. A complete list of out-of-state breweries available on-site is now public; all beer served at Sunaana, whether in- or out-of state brews, will be poured out of the Maine Beer Box. In the VIP section, an exclusive run of brews will be served by a private staff.
Aaron Watson To Perform New Single RUN WILD HORSES On Fox And Friends Weekend 3/3March 1, 2018“Pioneering independent” (Cowboys & Indians) Aaron Watson is set to appear on Fox News Channel's “Fox & Friends Weekend” following his headlining show at New York City's Gramercy Theatre. Fans can tune in on Saturday, March 3 to catch the full band live performance of his new single “Run Wild Horses” in the 9AM ET hour of the show. The song, a self-penned homage to his wife of 15 years “turns the heat way up” as “R&B overtones dominate a sultry, guitar and fiddle-heavy arrangement that practically reaches out to dim the lights itself” (Taste of Country). It is already making waves at country radio, among the most added for the second week in a row pulling support in markets nationwide.
Money Chicha and Dos Santos Take Their CHICHA SUMMIT 2018 Tour Across the Southwest and West CoastFebruary 28, 2018After touring in Texas, the Midwest, and along the East Coast, Money Chicha and Dos Santos will convene the 4th installment of the Chicha Summit, and this time they are heading across the Southwest and out to the West Coast. From El Paso to San Francisco, they're hitting the road in direct support of their “Summit Sessions” 7” vinyl split recently released through (((Sonorama Discos))).
VIDEO: Paramount Network Debuts YELLOWSTONE Trailer Ahead of June 2018 PremiereFebruary 28, 2018Starring world-renowned actor and Oscar®-winner Kevin Costner, who serves in the lead role, “Yellowstone” is written and directed by critically-acclaimed, Oscar®-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Wind River, Hell or High Water and Sicario). Sheridan recently won Best Director Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival for the universally-lauded film, Wind River.
The 26th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Launches 2018 Festival AppFebruary 28, 2018The 26th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank has launched the 2018 Festival app. The intuitive app was introduced last year and quickly became a popular tool for attendees to make the most of the five-day event. Several hundred songwriters are set to perform at 10 of Nashville's most popular venues April 3-7, 2018.
Jackie Daytona's New Album SHE'S SO HOT Releases March 2ndFebruary 28, 2018Jackie Daytona's new album SHE'S SO HOT will release on Friday March 2nd via Tremolo Records. The debut album consists of 7 gritty garage-styled power pop anthems that was self-produced and mixed/mastered by Norman Matthew (Murder FM/As Strange As Angels).
VIDEO: Wayne Brady Discusses His Return to KINKY BOOTS With Trevor NoahFebruary 28, 2018Wayne Brady visits the The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to explain why he's returning to Broadway as Lola in 'Kinky Boots' and shares some choice words for a homophobic Facebook troll. Brady will be taking over for J. Harrison Ghee, who will be temporarily leaving the show for another project. Ghee will return to Kinky Boots on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.
GODSMACK Returns With WHEN LEGENDS RISE, First New Album in Four YearsFebruary 28, 201820 years since the release of their debut album and 20 million album sales later, GODSMACK are an even stronger animal than before. The proof is in the grooves of WHEN LEGENDS RISE, their first album in four years that's due out April 27 via BMG and marking their debut on the label. The album is available for pre-order now (here) with instant grat track, 'Bulletproof.'