Independent Venue Week Releases Full Lineup of Inaugural American EditionJuly 2, 2018Independent Venue Week has revealed the final list of venues and shows participating in its debut US edition, which follows a half-decade of massive success in its native UK. The inaugural American edition of Independent Venue Week runs July 9-15 in venues across the country. The event gives a nod to the people that own, run, and work in them day in, day out to bring the very best new live talent to eager audiences. Independent Venue Week officially welcomes Eventbrite and Songtrust as founding year partners for the US launch. Eventbrite partners with over 2,000 of the top independent promoters, venues and festivals across North America. Songtrust provides a technology platform for music publishing and royalty collection services to help simplify music rights management.
Guitarist Charlie Pickett to Release SEE YOU IN MIAMI August 17thJuly 2, 2018In the early/mid-80s, Charlie Pickett and the Eggs were -- hands down -- the punk gods of South Florida. They anchored the Open Books' Land That Time Forgot compilation. They had college radio, when it was fomenting alternative as a genre, with 'If This Is Love (Can I Get My Money Back),' 'Overtown,' 'Marlboro Country,' massive press in NME, Melody Maker, Trouser Press, NY Rocker, and CMJ. The band caught the notice of REM's Peter Buck, who championed the band, and appears as a special guest on this See You In Miami, out August 17th on Y&T Records.
Urban-Jazz Saxophonist Sam Rucker Releases New Album REDEMPTION Out August 24July 2, 2018One of the first songs that urban-jazz saxophonist Sam Rucker recorded for his third album, “Redemption,” was the soothing “Overcomer,” on which he emotes intimately on soprano sax during an uplifting exchange with a guitar duo comprised of his nephew, Justin Taylor, and John Calisto. Tragically, both guitarists passed away unexpectedly three days apart and the tune Rucker wrote to comfort and inspire others became his own healing grace. It is a focal point of the rousing eleven-track set penned and produced by Rucker that drops August 24 from Favor Productions.
Jessi Williams & Coyote Team with The Bluegrass Situation to Premiere BLOODHOUNDJuly 2, 2018JESSI WILLIAMS & COYOTE (pronounced Kye-Oat)--the Los Angeles-based Americana group led by singer, songwriter and musician Jessi Williams--teamed with The Bluegrass Situation to unveil 'Bloodhound.' It's the uptempo sophomore single from their self-titled five-song EP due August 24.Click here to listen to 'Bloodhound' out this Friday (7/6) on all digital platforms.
Late-Night Series RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS Debuts on HBO August 3July 2, 2018RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS, a new late-night series from artist Terence Nance (“An Oversimplification of Her Beauty”), kicks off its six-episode season FRIDAY, AUG. 3 (midnight-12:30 a.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other episodes subsequent Fridays at the same time. The show explores evergreen cultural idioms such as patriarchy, white supremacy and sensuality from a new, thought-provoking perspective.
Brandon Victor Dixon Joins NBC's MACY'S 4th Of July Fireworks SpectacularJuly 2, 2018American Authors and Brandon Victor Dixon join the incredible slate of performers for NBC's annual "Macy's 4th of JulyFireworks® Spectacular," which airs Wednesday, July 4 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) with an hourlong encore presentation at 10 p.m. Dixon will be joined by the iconic Harlem Gospel Choir for a rendition of the patriotic "America the Beautiful."
Panic! At The Disco Earns Second Consecutive #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums ChartJuly 2, 2018Grammy-nominated band Panic! At The Disco have earned their second consecutive No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart with their critically acclaimed sixth album, Pray For The Wicked. Debuting at No. 1 on iTunes in 22 countries, the album launched with 180,000 equivalent album units earned, 151,000 of which were traditional album sales. Both figures represent the biggest week for an alternative rock album in 2018, according to Billboard. According to Nielsen Music, the album saw the fifth-largest week for a vinyl effort since the company began tracking sales in 1991. Lead single 'Say Amen (Saturday Night) is also currently No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Songs Chart and current single 'High Hopes' is exploding at streaming services. Pray For The Wicked is available digitally HERE and physically HERE via Fueled By Ramen/DCD2 Records.
Duo Neil Frances Release New Single COMING BACK AROUND + Additional Tour DatesJuly 2, 2018Rising LA-based duo Neil Frances have revealed their new single “Coming Back Around” HERE as part of their upcoming Took A While EP (release date tba). The duo will be supporting Poolside on a string of tour dates in August and September, making stops in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Brooklyn and more. Before they head out on tour, they'll play KCRW's Summer Nights at LA's The Hammer on July 12th and supporting Unknown Mortal Orchestra on July 21st in Santa Ana.
Keep Cool's VanJess Announces SILK CANVAS Album Release DateJuly 2, 2018As their latest single “Addicted” heats up, VanJess announce July 20 as the release for their anxiously awaited brand new album, Silk Canvas. The sisters shared the news during their private album release party this past weekend.
NY Singer/Songwriter Mark Newman to Perform in China with The Dave Keyes BandJuly 2, 2018As he gets ready for the release of his latest LP “Empirical Truth” (set to drop in late August or early September via Danal Music) - multi-talented singer/songwriter and guitarist Mark Newman is heading to China for a string of dates performing in the Dave Keyes Band beginning Wednesday, July 4th! (Full List of Tour Dates Below)
Guy Fieri Returns to Top DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES Locations on New Food Network Series TRIPLE D NATIONJuly 2, 2018For the first time Guy Fieri is heading back to some of his all-time favorite Diners, Drive-ins and Dives spots on new series Triple D Nation, beginning on Friday, July 13th at 9pm ET/PT. On this all-new spin on DDD, Guy checks in on some of the most memorable joints he has previously visited to see how they have been doing, and to get a taste of some of the new and classic recipes they are dishing out. Whether they have opened new locations, expanded their old ones, or added to their menus, these restaurants are always pushing the boundaries of their culinary comfort zone.