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Javon Jackson / Nikki Giovanni & Guest Nicole Zuraitis' JAVON AND NIKKI GO TO THE MOVIES Out Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - July 18, 2024 Tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson reunites with renowned poet, activist and educator Nikki Giovanni for a second extraordinary collaborationm Javon and Nikki Go to the Movies, due out August 23, 2024....
Kamasi Washington Shares 'Hope Man' in Celebration of Juneteenth and Black Music Month
by Josh Sharpe - June 06, 2024 Kamasi Washington has unveiled a new song, “Hope Man,” available exclusively via Apple Music. The song is part of a collection of Freedom Songs celebrating Black jazz artists for Juneteenth and Black Music Month. Washington's new album Fearless Movement—featuring collaborations with André 3000, Thun...
Video: Sunnsetter Shares 'I Actually Don't Wanna Die' Single
by Josh Sharpe - April 17, 2024 Sunnsetter returns with a fresh reimagining of their song I Actually Don't Wanna Die and its accompanying music video. Sunnsetter is the music project of accomplished and prolific multi-instrumentalist, composer, and mixing engineer, Andrew McLeod, who has been releasing their solo music since 2014....
Coral Moons Sign To Better Company Records; Share 'shrooms' Single
by Michael Major - March 06, 2024 Discover the latest from CORAL MOONS as they sign with Better Company Records and release their new single 'shrooms'. Catch their music video via Atwood and join them on their US tour. This track was recorded in Seattle with Andy D. Park, and features guitar work by Jessica Dobson of Deep Sea Diver....
Glasgow-Based Spyres To Make U.S. Debut This Spring
by Michael Major - February 15, 2024 Over the past few years the band has been making a name for themselves on stage. Supporting credentials include The Jesus And Mary Chain, Nothing But Thieves, The Music, Lauren Hibbard (UK Tour), The Snuts, and SoftCult (UK Tour). In 2021 Spyres made serious ground in the live space in their own rig...
Shoegaze Quartet Crystal Canyon Release New LP 'STARS AND DISTANT LIGHT'
by Blair Ingenthron - November 04, 2023 Shoegaze Quartet Crystal Canyon has released their new LP 'Stars And Distant Light'. Check out the latest release from this talented band....
French Cassettes Release New Single 'Medium Horny'
by Michael Major - September 19, 2023 San Francisco Bay Area quartet French Cassettes return with new single, “Medium Horny,” and a video from director Syra McCarthy Engineered by guitarist Mackenzie Bunch and mixed by Nick Krill (War On Drugs, Generationals), the single leads the way into an upcoming run of U.S. tour dates, kicking off...
Ed Motta Shares 'Deluxe Refuge' From New Album 'Behind The Tea Chronicles'
by Michael Major - September 18, 2023 Motta skillfully combines these influences into a cohesive narrative throughout the album, taking listeners on an immersive sonic journey. The album boasts collaborations with renowned musicians, such as Paulette McWilliams, Philip Ingram, and the Czech FILMharmonic Orchestra, enhancing its musical ...
Snotty Nose Rez Kids Sign To Sony Music Entertainment Canada
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023 Snotty Nose Rez Kids have signed to Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. The good news comes as the Indigenous Canadian hip-hop duo also announce their Hot Planet Tour, a short run of autumn tour dates kicking off November 28 in Omaha, and wrapping December 8 in Toronto....
Paul van Dyk to Kick Off Ibiza Season at SHINE With 'Beautiful Life'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 03, 2023 Paul van Dyk kicks off the Ibiza season at SHINE with the club's official anthem song, 'Beautiful Life'. ...
Experience the Ethereal Magic of Paul Van Dyk's 'Beautiful Life
by Michael Major - July 03, 2023 Whether you're a devoted trance fan or simply love to explore the limits of creativity, 'Beautiful Life' is an ethereal and uplifting track that perfectly showcases the creative genius of its collaborators. Paul van Dyk and Marc van Linden's signature styles are evident in the soaring synths and cap...
Artist Ava Vegas Announces New LP 'Desert Songs'
by Michael Major - March 13, 2023 “Highway” was co-written, produced and mixed by John Velasquez (Zella Day, Ella Vos), drums by Dan Bailey (Father John Misty, KALI, First Aid Kit), and mastered by Rob Kleiner (HBO’s Euphoria OST/The Weeknd). Ava describes it as her “big country moment”… “like a road trip, lonely and suffering, maje...
MANE Releases New Single 'Breathing Again'
by Michael Major - March 03, 2023 Hailing from Adelaide, South Australia MANE (Paige Court) is an artist to be reckoned with. MANE’s music will have you in awe of her energy while simultaneously taking you on an honest and vulnerable journey through her evoking lyrics, ferocious and androgynous vocals paired with lush alt/pop produc...
The New Colossus Festival Announces Second Wave of Artists
by Michael Major - December 15, 2022 The New Colossus Festival returns to New York City’s Lower East Side. The New Colossus Festival announces the second wave of artists for its 2023 edition. New additions include Bilk (UK), Demob Happy (UK), Grand Sun (PT), Kamikaze Nurse (CA), Low Island (UK), Yndling (NO) and many more will be conve...
The New Colossus Festival Announces First Wave of Artists
by Michael Major - November 10, 2022 The lineup includes 36? (CA), Boy With Apple (SE), Claudia Bouvette (CA), Data Animal (DE), Fears (UK), French Cassettes (US), Hope (DE), Jane Inc. (CA), Nat Vazer (AU), Plàsi (SE), Plattenbau (DE), Poster Paints (US), Public Body (UK), Silverbacks (IE), Sobs (SG), Teenage Halloween (US), Thus Love ...
Mother Sun Share 'Orange Colossus' Single
by Michael Major - August 25, 2022 On 'Orange Colossus,' 'Mother Sun skip-hop from garage rock jagged edges to swirling string arrangements and back again like Ty Segall sitting in with ELO, or King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard after downing a gallon of lemonade,' wrote storied music journalist Lior Phillips of the band's newest sin...
The Backfires Release New Single 'Blindsided'
by Nicole Rosky - April 23, 2022 From both sides of the Atlantic by way of London and Washington DC, the Backfires are an independent rock band based in New York City. Combining Britpop relatability, New York indie rock moodiness, and Pop-Punk energy, the Backfires draw influence from acts like Catfish and the Bottlemen, Sam Fender...
VIDEO: Art d'Ecco Shares 'Palm Slave' Music Video
by Michael Major - March 24, 2022 Art-rock singer-songwriter/producer Art d'Ecco shares a music video for his brand new single entitled 'Palm Slave.' As described by Art, the new track is 'a cautionary tale about obsession, and how a misguided search for meaning and purpose, may lead some to very dark places.' Plus, check out upcomi...
VIDEO: Gus Englehorn Releases 'Exercise Your Demons' Music Video
by Michael Major - March 10, 2022 The video, directed by Prada, finds Englehorn manically prosthelytizing on a spotlit stage to an increasingly receptive, and rowdy, crowd. By the end, all hell breaks loose as everyone joins in and follows Englehorn’s gospel to, well, exercise their demons. Watch the new music video now! Plus, check...
Gus Englehorn Announces March U.S. Tour Dates
by Michael Major - February 10, 2022 Fresh off a pair of deliriously off-kilter singles (“The Gate” + “Tarantula”), today Montreal singer-songwriter, and former professional snowboarder, Gus Englehorn announces a new US tour beginning in early March at New York City’s New Colossus Festival and ending with a stop as an official artist a...
VIDEO: LIFE Releases New 'Friends Without Names' Music Video
by Michael Major - November 17, 2021 Recorded in the dead of night with producer Luke Smith in a Chapel below Hull, the track hums with a dark, brooding and passionate atmosphere. Vocalist Mez Green performed the trance-like vocals while Luke conducted the band in the round inside of the Chapel’s walls. Watch the new music video now! P...
LIFE Return With New Track 'Friends Without Names'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 17, 2021 Today Hull, post-punk auteurs LIFE return with new track 'Friends Without Names' and its accompanying video, a shape-shifting first glimpse from their third album due next year that demands your attention....
James Holvay Will Release EP 'Sweet Soul Song' on April 16
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 11, 2021 “Curtis Mayfield was the guy that I always idolized,” says Holvay, who wrote his first song at the age of 12. “I always gravitated toward black music when I was a kid. My roots were always in black music.”...
The Distillers Announce 20th Anniversary ReIssue of Self-Titled Debut
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 25, 2020 Punk legends, The Distillers are thrilled to announce the 20th anniversary reissue of their self-titled debut album....
Luke De-Sciscio Releases New Song 'Human Heart'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2020 English folk artist Luke De-Sciscio will release Eucharist tomorrow, the follow-up to Good Bye Folk Boy and the second installment in a planned trilogy of records. ... |