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Jake Blount's 'Spider Tales' Maps Centuries of Messages Encoded in Black Music
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 26, 2020 For as long as it's existed, the American music industry has obsessed over Black music, co-opting it into a package to be marketed and resold. Many Black perspectives deemed too threatening were defanged or erased in the process—particularly in genres like country, bluegrass, and folk, which draw on... 
Ministry Announces The Industrial Strength Tour With KMFDM & Front Line Assembly
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 13, 2020 In honor of the 30th anniversary of Ministry's revolutionary album “The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste,” band creator Al Jourgensen decided to go old school with the celebrations, announcing The Industrial Strength Tour to kick off this summer alongside very special guests KMFDM and Front Line As... 
The Rentals Release New Single 'Forgotten Astronaut'
by Abigail Charpentier - November 19, 2019 50 years ago, in the summer of 1969, the only group in pop-culture that could claim to be bigger than John, Paul, George and Ringo were Neil, Buzz and Michael. But 50 years down the line, in 2019, only ONE of those SEVEN names is actually in danger of going extinct in the collective imagination of t... 
Craft Recordings to Release 60th Anniversary Reissue for 'The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker'
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 29, 2019 Craft Recordings is proud to reissue The Country Blues of John Lee Hooker, a showcase of traditional (folk/country) sound and one-chord blues all withJohn Lee Hooker's smooth baritone vocals. Unaccompanied and playing acoustic instead of his usual amplified guitar, Hooker recorded a wonderfully vari... 
Ron Keel Band Releases Title Track Fight 'Like A Band'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2019 EMP Label Group artist Ron Keel Band, has released “Fight Like A Band,” the title track from their new album, as the premiere video and single from that project.... 
Ron Keel Band Releases New LP 'Fight Like A Band'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 01, 2019 EMP Label Group has released the new Ron Keel Band album FIGHT LIKE A BAND, which hit stores 3/1 via their EMP Outlaw imprint. The collection features 11 brand-new songs and fresh recordings of Keel classics.... 
Tommy Alexander Releases New Single TOO MANY MILES
by Tori Hartshorn - March 21, 2019 March 20 marked the official start to spring. It also marked the official release of Tommy Alexander's newest single 'Too Many Miles'.... 
The Country Music Association Announces 'Introducing Nashville' in Berlin and Amsterdam
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 06, 2019 The Country Music Association's new international artist-focused touring series, Introducing Nashville, will join the C2C lineup in Berlin and Amsterdam. Lindsay Ell, Lauren Jenkins and Logan Mize will open the first C2C Berlin at the Verti Arena Berlin with a mainstage performance on Saturday, Marc... 
Xeno & Oaklander Announce New Album
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2019 The partnership between New York electro-minimalists Xeno & Oaklander spans all the way back to 2004, with no shortage of reinvention and experimentation coloring those years. The next act in X&O's storied catalog is the band's first release for Dais Records, an LP titled Hypnos, due out on March 8.... 
Blues Guitarist Dexter Allen Is Focus Of New Exhibit at Mississippi Museum Of History/Civil Rights
by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2018 Dexter Allen -www.dexterallen.com- has been selected to be the face/artist for the new/permanent Juke Joint exhibit/room at the prestigious Mississippi Museum of History/Civil Rights see: http://www.mmh.mdah.ms.gov ... 
Dexter Allen LIVE FROM GROUND ZERO BLUES CLUB Full Album Released 11/30
by Tori Hartshorn - November 08, 2018 Dexter Allen, born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. the son of musical Pastors Lee and Ruthie Allen, is an award-winning American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. In the classic tradition of Mississippi legend B.B. King, Allen exhibits a sophis... 
Lee Greenwood to Star at 60th Anniversary Neewollah Concert with Added Attraction Kyle Dillingham
by Tori Hartshorn - October 09, 2018 The Neewollah Festival will celebrate its 60th Anniversary from October 19-27, in downtown Independence, Kansas. The famous nine day Halloween themed festival will feature live theatrical productions, concerts, three different parades, 5K/10K fun runs, pageants, a carnival, a chili cook off, vendors... 
Blondie Announces 4-Day Event In Cuba
by Tori Hartshorn - September 24, 2018 Blondie has officially unveiled BLONDIE IN HAVANA, an historic cultural exchange set for March 14-18, 2019, in beautiful Havana, Cuba. Hosted by Dreamcatcher Events, BLONDIE IN HAVANA will see the legendary band hosting four days and nights of music and activities, including two headline concerts, p... 
Gaelic Storm Comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - September 18, 2018 Gaelic Storm thunders on stage at Mayo Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, October 24 at 8 pm with its unique blend of Celtic, bluegrass and pop music that have made them concert favorites for over two decades. Tickets are $29-$69.... 
Castlecomer Headlines Baby's All Right on 8/1, Debut LP Out 10/5
by Tori Hartshorn - July 30, 2018 Five-piece band Castlecomer will release their self-titled debut album onOctober 5, 2018 via Concord Records and have shared the official music video for their new single, “All Of The Noise.” Brimming with blissful energy and infectious hooks, Castlecomer follows the band's remarkable rise from the ... 
Lori McKenna's New Album THE TREE Now Streaming at NPR
by Macon Prickett - July 12, 2018 Lori McKenna's highly anticipated new album, The Tree, is now streaming as part of NPR Music's “First Listen” series. Listen here. Of the album, NPR Music proclaims, “Even for listeners who may not have the context of her earlier work, The Tree is proof that when McKenna says, 'Here's what I know,' ... 
Lori McKenna's New Single YOU AND ANGRY AGAIN Premieres Today + New Album THE TREE out July 20
by Macon Prickett - June 08, 2018 Lori McKenna's new song, “Young and Angry Again,” premieres today. Listen here. It's the second track unveiled from the Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winning singer-songwriter's anticipated new album, The Tree, which will be released July 20 onCN Records via Thirty Tigers and is now available for pre-or... 
Red Hare to Release New Album LITTLE ACTS OF DESTRUCTION May 11
by Macon Prickett - March 28, 2018 Red Hare's roots run all the way back to the Washington D.C. music scene of the 80's and 90's, where Shawn Brown, Jason Farrell and Dave Eight immersed themselves in the braids and tangles of that city's unique strain of hardcore.... 
Bandleader Mike Garson Reveals A BOWIE CELEBRATION + Dates To Be Announced In Early April
by Macon Prickett - March 20, 2018 Mike Garson is excited to announce that there will be more tour dates with fellow key alumni musicians of David Bowie's bands from across the decades for a show called 'A BOWIE CELEBRATION' with alumni including Earl Slick, Gerry Leonard, Carmine Rojas and Mark Plati in addition to Garson. Dates for... 
MetalheadDate.com Aims to Match Single Headbangers around the Country in 2018
by Macon Prickett - February 21, 2018 Metal originates all the way back from the late '70s when its audience consisted mostly of white males, yet the situation drastically changed during the following decade when more ladies became attached to this particular music genre due to then-popular glam and hair metal bands. Nowadays, metal kno... 
Martin Guitar to Debut Fifth Collaboration with Grammy Winner John Mayer at Winter NAMM 2018
by Caryn Robbins - January 04, 2018 Winter NAMM, Booth5602 C.F. Martin & Co. (Martin Guitar) will unveil the D-45 John Mayer Custom Signature Edition at Winter NAMM in Anaheim, California on January 25, 2018.... 
A HAWK & A HACKSAW Release 8th Album Spring 2018
by Tori Hartshorn - December 05, 2017 Albuquerque-based A Hawk and A Hacksaw are releasing their eighth album Forest Bathing. Basic tracks were recorded in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the band's Sonido Del Norte Studio. While the bulk of the music heard on this record is played by the core duo of Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost, they do ... 
Palo Duro Releases LP Ryou Cannon on 30th Century Records
by Caryn Robbins - October 03, 2017 valentina@girlie.com Austin based Palo Duro releases their much-anticipated LP Ryou Cannon today via 30th Century Records....
Gift of Gab Team With R.A. The Rugged Man & A-F-R-O For 'Freedom Form Flowing'
by Caryn Robbins - September 06, 2017 One half of rap duo Blackalicious, lyrical acrobat GIFT OF GAB has released a video for 'Freedom Form Flowing', featuring fellow wordsmith MC's R.A. The Rugged Man and A-F-R-O....
Kory Caudill Releases 'Song For Appalachia' from New EP
by Caryn Robbins - July 27, 2017 When Kory Caudill began making plans to record his second album, he knew the focus had to be on one of his strongest passions - his home state of Kentucky and specifically the area surrounding his Prestonsburg roots. The aptly titled Song for Appalachia EP features six songs old and new and was prod... |
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