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My Chemical Romance to Embark on Summer 2025 North American Stadium Tour
by Josh Sharpe - November 13, 2024 After performing The Black Parade album in its entirety at the most recent When We Were Young Festival, My Chemical Romance will be celebrating The Black Parade this coming summer. The band will be performing the full album in only 10 cities across North America....
Violent Femmes Releasing 40th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue of Seminal Album, 'Hallowed Ground'
by Josh Sharpe - August 13, 2024 Craft Recordings and Violent Femmes are commemorating 40 years of the band’s sophomore title, Hallowed Ground, with a wide vinyl reissue. Once an overlooked gem, the album has become a cornerstone of Violent Femmes’ catalog and live performances, and a pioneering work in the post-punk and alt-countr...
Lisa Loeb & The Hollow Trees Share New Single 'A Doodlin' Song'
by Josh Sharpe - August 08, 2024 GRAMMY-winning and platinum-selling artist Lisa Loeb has released her new single “A Doodlin’ Song.” The track is the latest to release from her new collaborative album with folk music band The Hollow Trees called That’s What It’s All About, set to release on August 23rd....
Lisa Loeb & The Hollow Trees to Collaborate on New Album
by Josh Sharpe - July 18, 2024 GRAMMY-winning and platinum-selling artist Lisa Loeb will release a new collaborative album with folk music band The Hollow Trees called That's What It's All About. Set to release on August 23rd, That’s What It’s All About is the newest addition to Loeb’s acclaimed children’s album series and her fi...
Video: BETS Shares 'Blister In The Sun' & 'To The Kill' (Violent Femmes Covers) Visuals
by Michael Major - March 04, 2024 Check out the latest music videos from BETS, featuring covers of Violent Femmes' 'Blister In The Sun' and 'To The Kill'. Watch the two new music videos to honor the 40th anniversary of the Violent Femmes now!...
The Record Company To Release New Single 'Talk To Me'
by Michael Major - June 15, 2023 With this new offering, band members Chris Vos (guitar, lead vocals, harmonica), Alex Stiff (bass, backing vocals), and Marc Cazorla (drums, backing vocals) are kicking off their next musical era with a single that features guitar cries through a hypnotically hummable bassline and head-nodding beat....
Dropkick Murphys to Release 'Okemah Rising'
by Michael Major - March 01, 2023 The 10-track album (available on CD, LP and streaming services worldwide) takes off from 2022’s This Machine Still Kills Fascists, on which Dropkick Murphys write original music around previously-unpublished lyrics of the late Guthrie in a unique collaboration, with the band finding a common philoso...
Barenaked Ladies Announce Last Summer On Earth 2023 Tour
by Michael Major - January 30, 2023 Barenaked Ladies launched their Last Summer on Earth tours in 2012, the year the ancient Mayan calendar had predicted Earth would cease to be. Naturally, BNL seized the opportunity to have a little fun with the idea, and they wound up having so much fun that they’ve repeated the tour seven of the la...
Lucero Drops New Single 'Macon If We Make It'
by Michael Major - January 18, 2023 Inspired by an impending hurricane, the song draws parallels between a literal storm and a troubled relationship back home, before the listener is carried out like a raft on guitarist Brian Venable’s ripping guitar solo. The band has also announced two album release shows on February 24 in Memphis a...
Thomas Truax Teams Up With Budgie For New Single 'Everything's Going To Be All Right'
by Michael Major - November 18, 2022 An eerie post-punk track that sees sharp spoken-word vocals, atmospheric guitar wobbles and reverb-drenched tremolo descend towards a catchy chorus that sees Truax bear his upbeat rock’n’roll teeth, “Everything’s Going to Be All Right” is taken from a new album ‘Dream Catching Songs.’...
Night Crickets (Feat. Members of Bauhaus, Violent Femmes) Releases 'A Free Society' on Vinyl
by Michael Major - July 25, 2022 Together with bandmates Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes) and multi-instrumentalist/artist Darwin Meiners, Night Crickets are excited for the format. A member of iconic post-punk bands Bauhaus and Love & Rockets, David J embraces the format, especially when it comes to this release. Order the vinyl ...
Wild Arrows Release New Single 'Here's The Ghost'
by Michael Major - June 09, 2022 'Here's the Ghost'' was a true collaborative effort between the band's Mike Law and the collective of producers Gary Atturio (Psychic TV, Belle Mare), Grady Walker and Nick Krill (The War On Drugs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah), who worked on the album at Law's studio, The Civil Defense. ...
Reissue of Bill Evans' 'You Must Believe in Spring' Album Set for Vinyl Release
by Marissa Tomeo - April 05, 2022 Craft Recordings is proud to reissue You Must Believe in Spring, the celebrated 70th studio album from the pioneering jazz pianist Bill Evans. Recorded in 1977 and released in 1981, just months after Evans’ death, the album marks the artist’s final studio recording with bassist Eddie Gomez and drumm...
Flogging Molly Announce Spring Tour Dates
by Michael Major - December 13, 2021 Flogging Molly, who recently wrapped up a co-headlining tour with the Violent Femmes, return to the road this Spring with a trek that includes the reprisal of the band’s annual St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) performance in Los Angeles. Flogging Molly Is currently working on the Rise Records follow-up ...
Violent Femmes Celebrate 30th Anniversary of 'Why Do Birds Sing?'
by TV News Desk - July 27, 2021 Also available is a vinyl reissue of the original 13-track album, featuring freshly remastered favorites like “American Music” and the band’s inspired cover of Culture Club’s “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.”...
Flogging Molly & Violent Femmes Announce Co-Headline Tour Dates
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 22, 2021 The run kicks off September 3 in Maryland Heights, MO and will bring good times and great music to cities from coast to coast, including a show at Pier 17 in New York City on September 21....
Dispatch Release Eighth Studio Album 'Break Our Fall'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 28, 2021 The songs on Break Our Fall speak not only to Chadwick Stokes’ and Brad Corrigan’s personal evolution, but to human nature itself, charting a course from denial and resistance to growth and acceptance through deep introspection and empathetic character studies....
Violent Femmes Celebrate 40th Anniversary With Reissue for 'Add It Up'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 01, 2021 The 23-track compilation features Violent Femmes’ biggest hits, including “Blister in the Sun,” “American Music,” and “Gone Daddy Gone,” plus live recordings of favorites like “Add It Up,” and “Kiss Off,” alongside a trove of demos, B-sides, interstitial voice recordings, and rarities....
Dispatch To Release 8th Studio Album 'Break Our Fall' May 28
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 25, 2021 The band has been teasing details of the album’s launch in recent months, having released six singles including fan favorite “May We All,” which is currently climbing at AAA Radio....
Dispatch Release New Songs 'Connie Hawkins' & 'Silent Type'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - December 17, 2020 Earlier this fall, celebrated roots rock band Dispatch announced the launch of an extraordinary, multi-part project that will be released in a series of specific phases....
Ben Lang Releases His Debut Solo Release 'MODERN MAN' EP
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 18, 2020 BEN LANG is a singer-songwriter from San Rafael, CA. His debut solo release MODERN MAN EP offers six finely crafted alternative-acoustic tracks written and performed entirely by BEN LANG....
Barenaked Ladies Announce 'A Very Virtual Christmas' Streaming Event
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 18, 2020 Barenaked Ladies announce a very special holiday streaming event BARENAKED LADIES PRESENTS: A Very Virtual Christmas, to take place on Friday December 18, 2020 at 9pm EST / 6pm PST with a UK only encore Saturday December 19, 2020 at 5pm GMT....
Singer/Songwriter Abigail Ory Releases Debut EP DON'T MIND ME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 07, 2020 Singer/songwriter Abigail Ory releases her debut EP 'Don't Mind Me' today, October 7th -- listen to the EP on Spotify HERE. A genre deviant, Ory set out to create her truest interpretation of what was going on inside of her head, and in doing so, made something unlike anything she'd ever heard befor...
Watch Brett Newski Perform A Socially Distanced Show In A Bubble
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 30, 2020 Milwaukee's BRETT NEWSKI is a 90s kid and failed hipster. He describes his music as “Smash Pop”, “diet grunge,” “slack hop, and “dork rock.” ...
Barenaked Ladies Announce Red Rocks PPV Livestream
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 31, 2020 Barenaked Ladies announce a very special pay-per-view live stream event featuring the multi-platinum band’s 2015 Red Rocks performance to take place on Saturday, September 12 at 7pm Eastern time. ... |