Sprouting from the musical foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville, Virginia's LOVE CANON is excited to announce they have signed on with Moonstruck Management and Organic Records and are set to release their 4th album, Cover Story, in Spring 2018. For Cover Story, LOVE CANON has decided to take many of the suggestions that they get at their high energy live shows and will feature ten new-to-them 80's hits and a plethora of special guests. Cover Story is a follow up to their previous efforts, Greatest Hits Volumes 1-3.
The musicians, led by guitarist Jesse Harper, are seasoned virtuoso string players of which Style Weekly says, "LOVE CANON doesn't cover the music of the '80s as much as kidnap it and take it on a bluegrass-tinged joyride. It's a general rule of American culture that it takes 20-40 years for a decade to shed its stale stench and get its groove back... LOVE CANON refreshes and extends the originals with affectionate humor and effortless virtuosity. The players... add layers of depth to the still-appealing pop hooks."
LOVE CANON has been touring the mid-Atlantic since 2010 bringing their own raucous blend of bluegrass to the masses. The band's diehard fans are music lovers first and foremost, drawn to the beautiful high-lonesome stylings of Harper's guitar and vocals paired with banjo master Adam Larrabee, mandolin pickin' by Andy Thacker with Darrell Muller holding down the low-end on standup bass. The band is augmented with the sweet sounds of resonator guitar king Jay Starling on the Beard MA-6.
"I first became a fan of LOVE CANON back in 2015 when I saw them at a show in Bristol, Tenn. The following year, I was able to work with them as the talent buyer for the Huck Finn
Jubilee in California. The guys have always blown me away with their musicianship, unique approach and execution of their live show! We couldn't be more excited to finally have the opportunity to add LOVE CANON to the Moonstruck Management Roster," says Josh Trivett of Moonstruck Management.
"We are super excited to be working with Josh and his team at Moonstruck. They have proven to be a guiding light and loyal champions of some of our musical heros Lonesome River Band, Ralph Stanley, Russell Moore,
Dan Tyminski & The
Soggy Bottom Boys and more," says Harper. "The band is really looking forward to starting this new chapter in our ongoing adventure with Moonstruck at the helm! And with their help we are happy to have found a home at Organic Records and are looking forward to releasing new material with a company that has consistently put out high quality acoustic music. It is a rare and beautiful thing to find kindred spirits who care about the music as much as we do."
"We are so glad to welcome the refined talent of LOVE CANON to Organic Records. They have done something I've not heard many artists do. They blend musical styles in a way embody the best of all worlds. If you are a music fan that has only dabbled in acoustic music, LOVE CANON is your gateway drug!" says Ty Gilpin of Organic Records.
LOVE CANON and its individual members have shared the stage and studio with many notable acts over the years. Harper and Muller were members of acoustic supergroup Old School Freight Train and they performed shows with
David Grisman (who also produced one of their albums), Ricky Skaggs, and Merle Haggard. As a band, LOVE CANON was the backing band for Keb Mo and
Jason Mraz at SPARC performance LIVE ART event in Richmond and they also performed as the house band at the
Warren Haynes Christmas Jam a couple of years in a row with sits in from
Bruce Hornsby and
Warren Haynes among others. They've toured with Josh Ritter, Keller Williams, and
The Infamous Stringdusters and have played festivals around the country including LOCKN', Jam Cruise, FloydFest, Bourbon and Beyond (as part of Bluegrass Situation Stage), and Gathering of the Vibes as well as having performed live on the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) and RTE radio (Raidió Teilifís Éirean - Irish Public-service Broadcasting). Individual members have made their rounds on the music scene and have performed with KD Lang, Emmylou Harris,Sara Bareilles, John C. Reilly, Madeleine Peyroux, Colbie Caillat, among others.
Moonstruck Management is a successful music artist management company representing some of the top acts in acoustic music such as
Soggy Bottom Boys, Lonesome River Band, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, The Cleverlys, and more. They are also the talent buyer for the Huck Finn
Jubilee in CA, Uncle Dave Macon Days in Murfreesboro, TN, Rockingham County Fair in Harrisonburg, VA,
Washington County Fair in Abingdon, VA, Ole Smoky Distillery in Gatlinburg, TN, and more. For more information on Moonstruck Management, please visit
moonstruckmanagement.com.
Organic Records® is an eclectic home for a variety of artists that are singularly unique and defy categorization. In a time when music is becoming less defined by genre, Organic artists are developing their own musical identity outside the confines of traditional classifications. Organic Records is an independent label based in Arden, NC, near Asheville and they currently represent Front Country, Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters, Aaron Burdett, and Michael Gamble and the Rhythm Serenaders. Organic promotes, distributes, and markets music created by original artists who defy genre categorization. Organic Records is a division of
Crossroads Entertainment and Marketing, Inc. who represent Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Balsam Range, Adam Steffey, Flatt Lonesome, The Boxcars, The Grascals, and more. Their team, with decades of music marketing, licensing, distribution and promotional experience, brings artists to the world marketplace. Find out more about Organic Records at
www.organic-records.com
LOVE CANON ON TOUR:
2/2 Fri - The
Tin Pan - Richmond, VA
2/23 Fri - Garth Newel Music Center - Hot Springs, VA
3/17 Sat - Historic
Masonic Theater - Clifton Forge, VA
3/24 Sat - Fork In The Alley Street Festival - Roanoke, VA
4/7 Sat - The Peace River
Revival - Punta Gorda, FL
5/25 Fri -
Station Inn - Nashville, TN
5/26 Sat - Chantilly Farm Bluegrass and BBQ Festival - Floyd, VA
6/9 Sat - Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery - Gatlinburg, TN
6/30 Sat - ROMP - Owensboro, KY
More information about LOVE CANON can be found at
www.lovecanonmusic.com,
www.facebook.com/lovecanonmusic,
www.twitter.com/lovecanon80s, and
www.instagram.com/thelovecanon.
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