Review: ROAMING ROOTS REVUE, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
by Natalie O'Donoghue - January 23, 2023 This is Celtic Connection's annual highlight-packed exploration of classic influences on contemporary music. Tonight’s show revisits themes including tributes to The Women of Song, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles’ Abbey Road and the music of Laurel Canyon. Curated as ever by Glasgow’s own R...
Calling Cadence Releases 'Acoustic Session, Vol. 1' EP
by Michael Major - October 18, 2022 For this EP, Calling Cadence’s Oscar Bugarin and Rae Cole reimagined their celebrated material from the band’s self-titled debut album in a stripped-down setting, showcasing the strength and flexibility of their arrangements and songwriting while putting their voices and playing at center stage....
Brandi Carlile Drops New Deluxe Album 'In The Canyon Haze'
by Michael Major - September 28, 2022 Produced by Carlile and the twins, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, and recorded at their home barn studio, the expanded album features new reimagined Laurel Canyon-inspired versions of each song from the original album plus a special rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” Listen to the new album and che...
Noah Cyrus Releases 'The Hardest Part' Deluxe Edition
by Michael Major - December 02, 2022 Noah Cyrus has released a special deluxe edition of her critically acclaimed full-length. Produced by Mike Crossey, the album features a brand-new track titled ‘Set For Life,’ as well as alternative versions of ‘Noah (Stand Still)’ Ft. Billy Ray Cyrus, ‘Hardest Part,’ ‘Ready To Go,’ ‘Unfinished’ and...
LAUREL CANYON: A TRIBUTE TO CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG to be Presented at Cheney Hall in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 17, 2023 Laurel Canyon is an acoustic tribute to the music of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. They will perform at Cheney Hall on Friday, May 5th. ...
Alice Howe Announces New LP Recorded at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals
by Michael Major - January 13, 2023 Produced and arranged by her creative partner, Freebo, a veteran bass player and former Bonnie Raitt band member, the album was recorded in two sessions at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where Etta James and Wilson Pickett once shook the walls, the record channels their spirit...
Craig Wedren Announces New Album of Improvised Meditative Music
by Michael Major - August 25, 2022 Craig Wedren shares news of his latest release, Sabbath Sessions Summer 2022. Available next month to celebrate the final full moon of Summer 2022 – the Harvest Moon – the album features two extended tracks of live improvised vocal-looping performances, “Affixed To Memory” and “You On The Couch.”...
Grimson Releases New Single 'Set Gently'
by Michael Major - August 04, 2022 Berlin-based songwriter and animator Aiden Burglund has shared the new single 'Set Gently' under his indie pop moniker Grimson. A snippet of the track's audio is currently trending on Tiktok. The video was cut together from several takes of Berglund riding down and playing on the Subway platform esc...
Ashe Releases New Single 'Emotional'
by Michael Major - August 26, 2022 Ashe releases her new single and accompanying video, “Emotional” - available everywhere via Mom+Pop Music. The song is taken from her highly-anticipated forthcoming sophomore album Rae. Directed by Jason Lester, the video gives life to the carefree tune and is reminiscent of The Velvet Underground's...
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Announce New LP & Release 'Fly' Single
by Michael Major - February 08, 2023 The new album was recorded in Asheville, NC at Echo Mountain Studios with producer Cason Cooley (Ben Rector, Ingrid Michaelson, American Authors) and Holcomb’s longtime bandmates Nathan Dugger (guitar), Rich Brinsfield (bass), Will Sayles (drums), and Ian Miller (keys)....
Indie Duo CHAMPS Have Found 'What Heaven Is Looking For'
by Michael Major - February 22, 2023 UK indie duo CHAMPS, comprised of brothers Michael and David Champion, share the next single from their forthcoming fourth studio album Ride The Morning Glass. “What Heaven Is Looking For,” joins previously released singles “Adeleine,” “My Baby Lorraine,” and “All The Wrong Places.”...
Noah Cyrus Releases 'Noah (Stand Still)' Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
by Michael Major - September 23, 2022 Following the release of her critically acclaimed debut album ‘The Hardest Part,’ and ahead of the start of her North American headlining tour on October 4, GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum selling artist Noah Cyrus shares her latest single: ‘Noah (Stand Still),’ a powerful and heart-rending new son...
Brandi Carlile Nominated for Seven GRAMMY Awards
by Michael Major - November 15, 2022 Brandi Carlile is nominated for seven awards at the 65th GRAMMY Awards: Album of the Year (In These Silent Days), Record of the Year (“You And Me On The Rock” feat. Lucius), Best Americana Album (In These Silent Days), Best Americana Performance (“You And Me On The Rock” feat. Lucius), and more....
SPRING AWAKENING Star Katie Boeck Celebrates Album With Upcoming Concerts
by Michael Major - May 01, 2023 Singer/songwriter and actor (Wendla in The Broadway revival of “Spring Awakening”) Katie Boeck has released her sophomore album Calico. Katie Boeck will perform two album release shows to support Calico: Nashville on May 5 at The Bowery Vault and Los Angeles on May 12 at the Hotel Café....
CRAIG WEDREN (Shudder to Think) Announces Latest Project
by Michael Major - February 09, 2023 Craig’s composing resume includes extensively working with director Lisa Cholodenko (Laurel Canyon, High Art) and David Wain (Role Models, Wet Hot American Summer); and create evocative, decidedly contemporary scores for cultural-touchstone films and television series including The School of Rock, L...
Indie Duo CHAMPS Share New Single 'Adeleine'
by Michael Major - October 19, 2022 UK indie duo CHAMPS are back with “Adeleine,” their first release since their 2019 album The Hard Interchange. A unique combination of cool minimalism and evocative Americana. The song’s powerful sense of nostalgia lies as much in its vowel sounds and melody as in its lyrics. Listen to the new singl...
DESERT ROCK Pays Tribute To California Rock At Raue Center For The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - January 03, 2023 Raue Center For The Arts will welcome “DESERT ROCK” to the stage. Don't miss this incredible show that pays tribute to Southern California music of the 60s and 70s, from Joshua Tree to Laurel Canyon at 8p.m. on January 13, 2023!...
EPIX Announces BLUMHOUSE'S COMPENDIUM OF HORROR Docu-Series
by Michael Major - September 14, 2022 The series, narrated by Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), reflects how quintessential horror films have revealed and reflected the real-life scares of the world to the audience, uniting us with shared understanding, catharsis, and entertainment. Series will also feature influential filmmak...
Brandi Carlile Confirms Exclusive IMAX Live Concert Experience
by Michael Major - September 09, 2022 Directed by Sam Wrench (Billie Eilish, Mary J. Blige) and broadcast live from L.A.’s storied Laurel Canyon to over 100 IMAX theatres, “Brandi Carlile: In The Canyon Haze - Live from Laurel Canyon” will feature an intimate concert experience with Carlile and her band performing the reimagined songs f...
MGM+ Greenlights HOLLYWOOD BLACK Series
by Michael Major - April 11, 2023 Based on the book by historian Donald Bogle, this four-part docuseries—directed by Justin Simien (Dear White People), whose upcoming Disney film Haunted Mansion will be released this summer—tells the story of the actors, writers, directors, and producers who fought for their place on the page, behin...
Eddie Cooper, Lilli Cooper & More Join Santino Fontana for YOUR OWN THING Benefit Performance
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 25, 2022 Eddie Cooper, Lilli Cooper and Jennifer Sánchez will join Santino Fontana for Red Bull Theater's all-star benefit performance of Your Own Thing, the 1968 hit Off-Broadway rock musical suggested by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This one-night-only performance will take place Monday December 12th at th...
Centenary Stage Company to Open 37th Season with LAUREL CANYON Tribute at Curtain Up! Gala
by Blair Ingenthron - September 11, 2022 Centenary Stage Company’s 37TH Season will begin on Saturday, September 24 at 8:00 pm with a Curtain Up! Gala concert performance by Laurel Canyon: A Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. This performance will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the campus o...
Alice Howe Releases New Album 'Circumstance'
by Michael Major - April 21, 2023 Los Angeles-based, Boston-bred, singer-songwriter Alice Howe has released her new LP Circumstance. Recorded in two sessions at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where the voices of icons like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, and Otis Redding once shook the walls, Circumstance channel...
Indie Duo CHAMPS Announce 'Ride The Morning Glass'
by Michael Major - January 18, 2023 Recorded at Isle of Wight's legendary Red Squirrel Studios and produced by James Thorpe, Ride The Morning Glass is a unique combination of cool minimalism and evocative Americana, studded with radio-friendly songs that capture the imagination with cinematic vistas and colorful characters open to a d...
Kate Baldwin & Georgia Stitt to Co-Host MISS: BROADWAY'S WOMEN SONGWRITERS at 92NY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 16, 2022 Lyrics and Lyricists will present MISS: Broadway’s Women Songwriters on December 10, 11 and 12, celebrating Broadway’s long history of women songwriters and their indelible work, in a show conceived, co-written and co-hosted by two-time Tony nominee Kate Baldwin and award-winning composer-lyricist G... |