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TORONTO, ON – December 14, 2023 – In the wake of landing nominations in all three major rap categories (album, song and performance) of the GRAMMY Awards for his acclaimed 2023 album, MICHAEL, Killer Mike has collaborated with the iconic Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley to reimagine his anthem of perseverance, RUN. Originally released on July 4, 2022 as the lead single from MICHAEL, RUN is a statement record about Black excellence in the face of systemic adversity and the intrinsic role Black people have had in shaping American culture and economy. The new RUN (Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley version), available on all DSPs now, provides a lens through which to understand the global resonance of the original’s theme. The version arrives alongside a new music video, starring both musicians, which they recently shot in Miami. Stream RUN (Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley version) here and watch the video here.
 
“Hip Hop and Reggae are both People’s Music. People's Music speaks for the salt of the earth, the worker class that toils and constitutes the masses,” states Mike. “I am proud that Bob's son and Denise's son united the music, the vibes, and the diaspora to make this song for THE PEOPLE. Run To Glory Together! Love and Respect.”
 
MICHAEL was executive produced by No ID and released via Loma Vista Recordings, with a roster of features spanning multiple eras of rap, including Andre 3000, Future, Young Thug, Ty Dolla $ign, Curren$y, 6LACK, EL-P, Blxst, Eryn Allen Kane, and more. The album has been heralded as “a complex portrait of Southern Black masculinity” for its holistic portrayal of Michael’s come up in Atlanta, an enriching and relatable working class story of perseverance, responsibility, and community. Even before the GRAMMY nods (and Charlamagne Tha God’s assessment on Brilliant Idiots this past week that it should win Rap Album of the Year) Mike and the album have been a cultural fixture throughout the year, with previous accolades including two BET Awards nominations for SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (in the IMPACT TRACK and SWEET 16 FEATURED VERSE categories) as well as year-end accolades from New York Times, Billboard, Esquire and more, amid appearances on Kelly Clarkson, The Breakfast Club, Sway in the Morning, Idea Generation, and many, many more. Stream / Purchase MICHAEL DELUXE here.

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WINTERSONGS & HOLIDAY CLASSICS TOUR 
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TORONTO, ON – December 11, 2023 – After unveiling two brand new original holiday songs - Belle nuit de Noël and Four Sundays to Christmas - award-winning musician, Laila Biali, welcomes one more song in her seasonal trifecta: Joy To The World. Featuring members of the Toronto Mass Choir, Biali's jubilant rendition of the holiday classic shines with its goosebump-inducing orchestral arrangements and stunning vocal performances. Listen to Biali's Joy To The World here and watch the accompanying performance video here. 

"For me, Joy to the World is the sound of Christmas – hope awakened and hope answered," Biali reflects. "That's why it was so special to incorporate members of the Toronto Mass Choir. They bring the sound of a host of voices joined together in joyful exultation. The more understated ending to this arrangement is meant to signify the complexity we might feel in a broken world where we still dare to hope. But, to quote Leonard Cohen, 'ring the bells that still can ring'." 

Biali has been dazzling audiences across Canada while on her Wintersongs & Holiday Classics tour, which kicked off November 30 and has saw sold out shows in Chester, NS, Hamilton, ON and Lakefield, ON. The tour now heads west, starting with tomorrow's sold out show in Saskatoon, SK and followed by stops in Manitoba and BC, before wrapping on December 20 at Ottawa's National Arts Centre. Biali's Wintersongs suite and familiar holiday fare will all be brought to life by a virtuosic band, as well as children's choirs in Victoria, BC (Victoria Children's Choir) and Ottawa (Nepean High School's music students). See below for full details on all upcoming performances. 

WINTERSONGS & HOLIDAY CLASSICS TOUR:
December 12 – Saskatoon, SK – The Bassment (SOLD OUT)
December 13 – Winnipeg, MB – Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
December 15 – Victoria, BC – McPherson Playhouse
December 16 – Port Moody, BC – Inlet Theatre 
December 20 – Ottawa, ON – National Arts Centre, Azrieli Studio

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ABOUT LAILA BIALI
Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist and CBC Music national radio host, Laila Biali, has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City's Carnegie Hall to Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, and supported international icon Sting. Her latest full album release, Out of Dust, received rave reviews and was nominated for a 2021 JUNO Award. In 2020, Laila was honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting. In 2019, Laila’s eponymous release won her a JUNO Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. The year prior, she was awarded top prize at the Canadian Songwriting Competition in the Jazz category. Laila was also the youngest-ever double winner at Canada’s National Jazz Awards when she was named SOCAN Composer of the Year and Keyboardist of the Year. She received her first JUNO nomination for Tracing Light (2011), and a spot on DownBeat Magazine's Best Albums of the Year for both Live in Concert (2013) and Out of Dust (2020). In September of 2017, Laila was brought on as the host for CBC Music's national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz, a weekly show broadcast to millions of listeners across Canada. While Laila continues to earn high honours in the jazz world, her signature sound transcends genre as she "masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy" (Washington Post). Her latest release – 2023's, Your Requests, Vol. 1 – showcases personal arrangements of jazz classics requested by her followers and features guest vocalists Kurt Elling, Emilie-Claire Barlow, and Caity Gyorgy plus instrumentalists Anat Cohen, Grégoire Maret, tenor saxophonist Kelly Jefferson, bassist George Koller, and drummers Larnell Lewis and Ben Wittman.

"Biali's voice – spanning registers – is pure and warm. She's also fearless on piano and, above else, in her imagination” – DownBeat Magazine
 
“Masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy” – The Washington Post

"There's no boxing Laila Biali in ... Capable of making you laugh and cry
all at once” – All About Jazz
 
“A keyboard virtuoso with a distinctive sultry voice - intimate
and emotional” – Toronto Star

“Accomplished and brave ... a gifted player and natural risk taker” – Exclaim!

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TORONTO, ON – December 8, 2023 – Continuing to make waves worldwide, platinum-certified critically acclaimed rising R&B phenom, Ant Saunders, releases a new track entitled Gravitron, out now via Arista Records. Listen here and watch the visualizer here.
 
The rising R&B star wanted to focus on the storytelling aspect of this single. Growing up in South Jersey, his town always had its annual church carnival fair. One ride that held true to Ant’s emotions was the famous Gravitron ride. Relating to the artist's ups and downs, Ant shares, "Gravitron is a ride. It’s quite literally a ride at many amusement parks and local carnivals, but this song is also very much a ride. It’s a story inspired by my younger days, when I was very naive, and often insecure and selfish. I’ve been writing a lot about growth, reflecting on some of my best and worst moments throughout life. Writing about some of the bad ones felt important to me since it’s always good to acknowledge and accept your own faults, and learn from them."
 
Last year, Ant dropped the fan favourite, Camaro, and lent his instantly recognizable croon to Paige’s Miles Away. The latter piled up 1.9 million Spotify streams in addition to notching critical acclaim. Women In Pop hailed it as “a gorgeously gentle pop ballad that leans heavily into soul and R&B and explores the concept of intimacy without touch.” In 2023, Ant arrived back in action with the track White Noise and now Gravitron. Watch for more exciting things to come from Ant Saunders in 2024.

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DAN AUERBACH-PRODUCED DEBUT ALBUM HELLO, I'M BRITTI ARRIVING FEBRUARY 2 VIA EASY EYE SOUND 

TORONTO, ON – December 7, 2023 – Today, Britti – the new Easy Eye Sound voice channeling her singular and effervescent spirit through the rich musical traditions of her New Orleans community – releases the latest preview of Hello, I’m Britti (out February 2), her forthcoming debut album produced and co-written by Dan Auerbach.
 
Pairing bright trills a la childhood favourite, Dolly Parton, and shimmering lead guitar, today’s track, Keep Running, is a moment of clarity and a recognition that one can’t keep running from their problems forever. The accompanying video is simply magnetic: Britti, surrounded by a collection of dancers, breaks through bodies and limbs, setting herself free and moving endlessly forward. Listen to Keep Running and watch the video here.
 
“Britti's song, Keep Running, resonates so much with me. Her lyrics awoke the feeling of loving what you do so much, that you can't stop running — eventually the pains go away, you learn to keep going, and you become unstoppable,” shares director, Vanessa Pla (French Cassettes, Taylor Swift). “The lines ‘If you take my picture, and you go back later, well there won't be nothing’ gave me early Bob Dylan vibes — a soul dancing miles ahead in endless creation, and the moment we think we've figured them out, they're on to something bigger and greater. 
 
Britti is an evolving muse, which is so cool to watch and experience. That woman has a heart of gold. I'm so thrilled to have collaborated with Britti, Easy Eye Sound and my incredible team.”
 
After years spent working in a music store – selling instruments to people pursuing their dreams, while deferring her own – Keep Running is a nod to the day Britti finally decided to change her stride. In the wake of both a life altering breakup and a pandemic furlough, Britti realized she had been standing in her own way and vowed to change her course. “What if I actually try believing in myself?” she remembers thinking. “I had this whole dialogue with my ancestors, my spirit guide, and the divine like ‘What if I try?’” Soon after, Britti began posting covers online — and was subsequently discovered by Auerbach himself, who was instantly captivated by her unique voice. 
 
All the songs on Hello, I’m Britti. (available for pre-order now) are co-written by Britti and Auerbach, with a truly top-shelf collection of musicians backing her: Nick Movshon (Amy Winehouse, Wu Tang Clan), Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Sharon Van Etten), Tom Bukovac (Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks), and Mike Rojas (Yola, Miranda Lambert), among others.
 
Check out the lead single, Nothing Compares To You, the stunning Sade-meets-second-line groover that KCRW deemed “hypnotic, sultry, spare, and perfectly punctuated by the horn section” in their best songs of the week column, and her recent release, So Tired, a heavy lidded bit of 90's R&B that offers a fresh start in the face of heartbreak. 

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INDUSTRIAL EPIC LANDS ON REVOLVER, VULTURE AND EXCLAIM!’S BEST ALBUMS OF 2023 LISTS
 
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“LA industrial geniuses HEALTH exude menacing melancholy and evident greatness on glowering fifth album.” - Kerrang! (4/5 stars)
 
"HEALTH have become a full-blown, industrial metal powerhouse"
- Metal Hammer (8/10 stars)
 
"...dark thoughts mesh with enticing melodies, and harsh, distorted noise is draped in soft sheets of reverb. The purview is bleak... but the sound design and production are almost playfully ambitious" - New York Magazine/Vulture (Other Best Albums of 2023)

“They've been calling their aggressive, forward-leaning sound 'noise rock' since forming in 2005, but there are vibrant elements of industrial, electronic, post-punk, metal and avant-garde... They may have started as a band toiling in underground obscurity, but the guys have seen their music travel not only far, but deeply into the lives of fans reacting to the songs of pain, frustration and understated rage." - Revolver

TORONTO, ON – December 7, 2023 – HEALTH’s anticipated new album, RAT WARS (Loma Vista Recordings) – plus its final single, DSM-V – is out today worldwide on all streaming services and on limited edition vinyl, cassette, and more. Listen here.
 
Already named one of the Best Albums of 2023 by Revolver, New York Magazine/Vulture, and Exclaim!, the most violent yet vulnerable LP of their career is earning the LA-based trio critical acclaim, including cover stories at Revolver, Kerrang!, and Fuze, and rave reviews and features at GRAMMY.com (5 Songs to Get Into HEALTH), Metal Hammer, Brooklyn Vegan, The Line of Best Fit, FLOOD Magazine, MXDWN, UPROXX, and more.  
 
HEALTH today also shared a new mini documentary – HEALTH CHRONICLES 2.0.2.3 – about the making of RAT WARS. Watch it here.
 
Produced by Stint (Oliver Tree, Demi Lovato) and mixed by Lars Stalfors (SALEM, The Neighbourhood), RAT WARS joins the lineage of ground-breaking heavy acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, which re-drew the borders between metal, electronic and pop music. It might be The Downward Spiral for people with at least two monitors and a vitamin D deficiency. RAT WARS’ six pre-release singles – ASHAMED, CHILDREN OF SORROW, SICKO, UNLOVED, DEMIGODS, and HATEFUL, earned praise and support from Revolver (Best Songs of the Week), Guitar World (Essential Guitar Tracks), Uproxx (Best New Indie), Loudwire, Stereogum, The PRP, Lambgoat, Consequence, Brooklyn Vegan, and more.
 
HEALTH’s headlining RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR begins on March 2 and includes shows in Toronto and Vancouver (Pixel Grip and King Yosef support on all dates). See below for a full itinerary.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
December 7 - Hamburg, Germany - Edel-optics.de Arena ^
December 8 - Berlin, Germany - 8mm Bar (DJ set) ^
December 10 - Leipzig, Germany - Haus Auensee ^
December 11 - Cologne, Germany - Palladium ^
December 14 -  Rough Trade outstore - Downstairs At The Dome -  SOLD OUT
December 16 - London, UK - OVO Arena ^
March 2 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall *
March 4 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theatre *
March 5 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine *
March 7 - Austin, TX - Empire Garage *
March 8 - Dallas, TX - Studio at the Factory *
March 9 - Houston, TX - RISE Rooftop *
March 11 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Heaven Stage *
March 12 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground *
March 13 - Richmond, VA - The National *
March 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *
March 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
March 17 - Boston, MA - Royale *
March 19 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House *
March 20 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic *
March 22 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall *
March 23 - Saint Louis, MO - Red Flag *
March 25 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *
March 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall *
March 28 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
March 29 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore *
March 30 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall *
April 1 - Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post *
April 2 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall *
April 4 - Los Angeles, CA - Belasco Theater *

^ = with Sleep Token 
* with support from Pixel Grip and King Yosef

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“RAT WARS remains as danceable as any of their synth-y goth offerings to date. Pay whatever they're asking for a ticket to HEALTH's upcoming tour — stank face and headbanging come free.” - Exclaim! (Best Albums of 2023)
 
“[RAT WARS] anoints the Los Angeles trio as leaders of the subgenre’s latest wave. With an ear for immersive sonics, mechanistic grit, and heavy-hitting breakdowns, HEALTH know exactly what they’re doing." - UPROXX
 
“‘It’s a stunningly wrought album, exploring some of their most personal themes and some of the best music to bear their name” - Distorted Sound (9/10 stars)
 
"The group’s fifth album continues to solidify their goth-industrial aesthetic while remaining first and foremost a pop album—albeit one wrapped in leather and spikes... some of the strongest standout songs of any HEALTH album to date"
- FLOOD Magazine
 
“...a sonically sound, exhilarating roller-coaster ride that shrewdly assesses the last four years of recorded material and makes a concerted effort to deliver the most punishingly heavy album of their career.”- Sputnik Reviews (4.9/5 stars, Classic)
 
“… bloody hell, is RAT WARS powerful.” - The Soundboard
 
“[‘CHILDREN OF SORROW’ & ‘SICKO’] showcase the multi-faceted sound that’s allowed HEALTH to expand their fanbase and crossover conventional genre barriers." - Heavy Consequence
 
“No other band does it like HEALTH — and that’s a big fucking FACT!... RAT WARS is a perfect balance between Industrial Power and Ethereal Soundscapes.”
- CVLT Nation
 
“RAT WARS is this band’s most creative collection yet” - Soundsphere
 
"The new record is inherently HEALTH, but with something new, something fresh." - Mixdown Magazine
 
“[‘UNLOVED’ is] catchy, creepy and psychedelic in the best way possible." – MXDWN

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HEAR AN APOCALYPSE OF VANITIES ON EMPHATIC,
BRET EASTON ELLIS-ESQUE SINGLE GLOOMTOWN BRATS HERE
 
PRE-ORDER/SAVE SOPHOMORE LP GLOOM DIVISION
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"Spaced-out, swaggering synth-rock" – Billboard

"A throwback to Hot Hot Heat and early Killers — dance beat, bright neon synths, funky guitar, impassioned vocals slinging big hooks" – Stereogum

“Energetic” – NME

“Bright, vintage-pop-indebted tracks” – DORK

“Weekes is crossing old-school glitz and glamour with contemporary futurism to create a “Channels the spirits of David Bowie and Prince” - Alt Press

“Captivating” - Guitar World

“Glam-fused soundscape” - American Songwriter

“Playful, retro, biting” – FLOOD

TORONTO, ON – December 7, 2023 – Today, I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (iDKHOW), the musical project of Salt Lake City-based singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Dallon Weekes, releases GLOOMTOWN BRATS, the second single off his forthcoming sophomore album, GLOOM DIVISION, out February 23 on Concord Records. For Weekes, the Joe DiMaggio quote "rich boys don't make it to the majors” became his guiding light growing up poor while trying to find his footing as a musician. The mantra shines through in the theatrical, bass-heavy new anthemic single that centres an apocalypse of vanities – the nepotistic lifestyles that are rarely earned and always flaunted. Listen to GLOOMTOWN BRATS here.
 
The track is accompanied by the announcement of the 2024 GLOOMTOWN TOUR, with 27 dates across North America kicking off March 15, including stops in Toronto and Vancouver in April. Tickets are available for pre-sale today at 11:00 a.m. ET with code GLOOMTOWN and general on-sale is tomorrow (Friday, December 7) at 10:00 a.m. local time. Additionally, iDKHOW has confirmed a hometown New Year’s celebration that will take place on December 30 at The Depot in Salt Lake City. Tickets are on sale now.
 
Produced by Dave Fridmann (Tame Impala, MGMT, Weezer), GLOOM DIVISION showcases a boundary-pushing fusion of R&B, post-punk and art-pop, exploring themes ranging from love and obsession to satanic panic and neurodivergence. Recorded at Fridmann's Tarbox Road Studios and Weekes' own basement studio, GLOOM DIVISION is a testament to the power of collaboration and fearless artistic expression.
 
iDKHOW has garnered nearly one billion streams worldwide to date, with two million monthly listeners on Spotify. The new album follows iDKHOW's critically acclaimed debut, Razzmatazz, which included the #1 Alternative radio hit Leave Me Alone, and the previous EP, 1981 Extended Play, that included RIAA certified GOLD-certified single, Choke. They have performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ellen and CBS This Morning: Saturday, and shared stages with Post Malone, The Killers and more.
 
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
December 30 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
March 15 - Nashville, TN - Eastside Bowl
March 17 - Atlanta, GA - Hell as Masquerade
March 19 - Orlando, FL - Plaza Live
March 20 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
March 21 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
March 23 - Raleigh, NC - Motorco
March 24 - Richmond, VA - The National
March 25 - Washington, DC - Atlantis
March 26 - Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl Philly
March 28 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
March 29 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
March 30 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
April 1 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Iron Works
April 2 - Toronto, ON - The Axis Club
April 5 - Detroit, MI - Shelter
April 6 - Columbus, OH - Newport
April 8 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
April 9 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave II
April 11 - Minneapolis, MN - Fineline
April 12 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
April 13 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
April 15 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
April 16 - Denver, CO - Ogden
April 19 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile
April 20 - Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
April 21 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
April 24 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall
April 26 - Los Angeles, CA - Regent
April 28 - San Diego, CA - Music Box

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CANADIAN STOPS IN EDMONTON AND CALGARY
 
NEW ALBUM 152 OUT NOW VIA FANTASY RECORDS

“This is an album that successfully reconciles the distance between what was and what is, keeping the past well and truly alive within the present…it might just be the best album of their career.” – Kerrang! 4 out of 5
 
“152 pays homage to their early days while simultaneously honoring the men they are today.” – US Weekly
 
“While there's plenty of the old finger-jabbing drama, emo anthems and stage-ready energy that long-time fans cherish, there’s a more slow-burning, elegant, grown-up classic rock approach to much here that could easily see Taking Back Sunday finding a whole new audience after all this time.” – Classic Rock
 
“The album sees the band continuing to expand musically as they incorporate elements from classic rock and pop into their unique sound. They explore their relationship with the past and what it means to grow with heartfelt lyrics, a healthy dose of optimism, and infectious melodies.” – PunkNews
 
“Taking Back Sunday has returned with not only their first new music in seven years but also their most unique and most outstanding record to date." – The Aquarian 
 
“It’s an extraordinary album, an unexpected turn and shows Taking Back Sunday have plenty of life in them yet.” – Dork ***

TORONTO, ON – December 5, 2023 – Beloved rock band, Taking Back Sunday, has announced dates for their spring/summer 2024 North American headline tour celebrating their latest record, 152. The two-part run, featuring support from Citizen, is set to take place May 19 through August 17 with stops in Dallas, Portland, Edmonton, Calgary, Cleveland, Orlando, Boston, New York, and more. Pre-sale and VIP tickets will be available tomorrow (Wednesday, December 6) at 10:00 a.m. local time, with general on sale to follow this Friday (December 8) at 10:00 a.m. local time. For more information, please visit www.takingbacksunday.com.
 
The band shares: “Man, just taking it all in. We’ve been on a whirlwind on finishing the record, getting everything ready to put it out, making all the plans. Now comes our other favourite part, getting to visit so many cities in North America and playing live. The set will be a good mixture of albums and the reception for 152 has been so positive that we can’t wait to get out there and play some of those songs for the first time in these cities and make magic all summer. Citizen also put out a great new record so we’re going to have a good time together. Can’t wait.”
 
Produced by Tushar Apte (whom the band met through noted DJ Steve Aoki), and mixed by Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots, Bleachers), 152 features 10 intensely vulnerable and absorbing new tracks delivered with fresh ambition and newfound purpose. Inspired by the long layoff and the cloud of uncertainty that blanketed the world these past few years, it stands among the most genuinely reflective and emotionally pure efforts of Taking Back Sunday’s illustrious career.
 
In addition to the headline tour, NY/NJ fans can look forward to the band’s annual holiday spectacular on December 13 and 14 at Mulcahy’s, and December 15 and 16 at Starland Ballroom. On December 16, Taking Back Sunday will also be holding their annual Holiday Pop-Up Shop and fundraiser at Starland Ballroom in support of Tamerlaine Sanctuary & Preserve in honour of the band’s long-time attorney, Dave Stein.
 
UK fans can catch Taking Back Sunday this March in Manchester, London, and Cardiff. For a full list of upcoming shows, see below and visit www.takingbacksunday.com.
 
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
December 5 - Woolloongabba, AUS - The Princess Theatre
December 6 - Marrickville, AUS - Factory Theatre
December 13 & 14 - Wantagh, NY - Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall *SOLD OUT
December 15 & 16 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom *SOLD OUT
December 16 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom (Holiday Pop-Up Shop)
March 26 - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz
March 27 - London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town
March 28 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff University Great Hall 
May 19 - New Orleans, LA - The Fillmore New Orleans
May 21 - Fayetteville, AR - JJ's Live
May 23 - San Antonio, TX - Aztec Theatre
May 24 - Dallas, TX - South Side Ballroom
May 25 - Austin, TX - Stubb's
May 26 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall 
May 27 - Ft. Worth, TX - Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall     
May 29 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
June 4 - Portland, OR - The Crystal Ballroom
June 5 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
June 6 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory    
June 8 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
June 9 - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall
June 11 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union Event Center
June 12 - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom   
June 14 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Stir Cove
June 15 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
June 18 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues Cleveland
June 19 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
June 21 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore Minneapolis 
July 24 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE
July 25 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live!
July 26 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
July 27 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo RiverWorks
July 30 - Newport, KY - MegaCorp Pavilion   
August 1 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues Orlando
August 2 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution Live at the Backyard
August 3 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live
August 4 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle  
August 6 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues Myrtle Beach
August 8 - Charlotte, NC - Fillmore Charlotte
August 9 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
August 11 - Dewey Beach, DE - Bottle & Cork 
August 13 - Wallingford, CT - The Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theatre
August 14 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway
August 16 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia
August 17 - New York, NY - The Rooftop at Pier 17

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ABOUT TAKING BACK SUNDAY:
They’ve been making music together as a band for more than 20 years, have sold millions of albums, and along the way, and amassed a devoted, international fan base. But ask the members of Taking Back Sunday if they still feel a burning desire to make a powerful impact and connect in a big way, and there’s not a moment of hesitation in the response. “I’m gonna try and conquer the world every time,” says lead singer, Adam Lazzara, with a smile. Adds drummer, Mark O’Connell, “When we’re writing songs, the one thing we ask ourselves is, ‘Will it make people feel something?’ You try to make people feel emotion. That’s the one goal we went in with, and I think we did it.”
 
This unrelenting pursuit of greatness lies at the heart of 152, Taking Back Sunday’s long-awaited, thrilling eighth studio album (and Fantasy Records debut) out now. Written and refined over the course of several years, the group’s first full-length offering since 2016’s Tidal Wave is a passionate, melody-infused confessional from a band forever known for its honesty and vulnerability. 
 
When Taking Back Sunday first sat down together in late 2019 to begin working in earnest on what became 152, the band laid out some ground rules from the outset. They weren’t out to simply add more songs to their already-storied catalog, but rather make a piece of art they could be proud of. 
 
To that end, so many of the songs that comprise 152 were workshopped like never before. As the band members explain, over the years they’ve learned to love letting a piece of music develop from its initial idea all the way to its sometimes drastically different finished form. It’s a journey they’ve undoubtedly been on many times before when making previous albums, but as they found out when making 152, it’s one that continues to thrill them and keep things fresh.
 
Lazzara gets animated as he describes how so many songs on 152 morphed over the multi-year writing and recording process. Whether it was S’old transforming from a punky, Green Day-style rocker into a slow-building, emotion-dripping plea for acceptance, or I Am The Only One Who Knows You, which evolved from a galloping rock song into a beatific ballad, so many of the songs that comprise 152 found Taking Back Sunday continually surprising one another with musical ideas in new and exciting ways.
 
Offers bassist, Shaun Cooper, “If you can predict what each other is going to do, then it just becomes a job. It’s not an artistic expression. You’re not trying to grow.”
 
A major part of that growth is heard explicitly in 152’s unguarded lyrics: 20-plus years into Taking Back Sunday, Lazzara and Nolan are peeling back the curtain like never before. From the heartfelt recollections of the album’s epic opener, Amphetamine Smiles, to the expressive yearning in lead single, The One, listeners are invited into the songwriters’ collective heart.
 
Revitalized and unusually optimistic, Taking Back Sunday is ready to embrace what lies ahead. “Normally it’s like, this is working right now, let’s just go with it and see what happens,” admits Lazzara. “But the process of making this record has helped get me to a point where I’m looking ahead. I’m so excited about the possibilities. You’ve got to keep moving forward. We need to continue building onto this wonderful world.”

OFF NEW ALBUM
SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE
OUT FEBRUARY 9 ON LOMA VISTA
 
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR RUNS THROUGH
FEBRUARY AND MARCH WITH STOPS IN MONTREAL, TORONTO AND VANCOUVER

TORONTO, ON – November 29, 2023 – Today, Chelsea Wolfe presents her new single, Tunnel Lights, off her upcoming album, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, arriving February 9 on Loma Vista. Tunnel Lights conjures up a late-night Twin Peaks feel until it cracks open into a swirl of analog and electric waves. As Wolfe explains, “Tunnel Lights is about actually living instead of just ‘getting by.’ It’s about waking up to the fact that you’ve been languishing in the dark and it’s time to start taking steps towards the lights that’ll guide you out of the tunnel-cave.” Listen to Tunnel Lights here and watch the video here.
 
“I’m sanctified in my lover’s eyes,” Wolfe leads with on Tunnel Lights. “No way around it/No way to fight/A pull too strong/Don’t try to forfeit/The way is through/On tunnel lights.” Dense and minimal, raw and opulent, intimate and expansive, the production of the song, and throughout the album, breaks apart then rebuilds – samples of the band are cut and pasted back together, heavy guitars dissolve into trip-hop breaks; the vocal delivery feels sculptural and is both hushed and soaring.
 
Following Whispers in the Echo Chamber, the Tunnel Lights video presents Wolfe collaborating once again with director, George Gallardo Kattah, and was also filmed in Colombia. Wolfe comments: “The Tunnel Lights video is a contemplative wander through possibility, grief, and wonder, represented by the carrying of a mysterious egg through the mystical landscapes of the Colombian páramo, inspired by the energy and flora of the mountains themselves. Starling murmurations act as both guide and coven as emotions become unfrozen.”
 
Gallardo Kattah adds, “Tunnel Lights is a love letter to my country and my team. Being able to pull off something like this in this ecosystem required for many things to line up, both by chance and by hard work. In very simple terms, the video is a portrait of Chelsea looking and reaching out to herself.”
 
She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is a powerfully cathartic statement about cutting ties and an important reminder that healing is cyclical, not a simple linear process. The liminal, the in-between, and the unseen are recurring characters on She Reaches Out. As Wolfe puts it, “like the dark moon, that void space can feel unpredictable and looming, but it also holds so much potential, mystery, and excitement.”

Produced by David Andrew Sitek of TV On The Radio and mixed by Shawn Everett (Slowdive, SZA, The War On Drugs), She Reaches Out was recorded by Derek Coburn at Federal Prism Studios and mastered by Heba Kadry. Supporting Wolfe throughout is the core band of multi-instrumentalist, Ben Chisholm; drummer, Jess Gowrie; and guitarist, Bryan Tulao. There’s an intimate, ASMR-like quality to Wolfe’s vocals on the album – nothing feels straightforward, left to chance, or as expected. As Wolfe says, “This album demanded to be lived.”

Praise for Dusk and Whispers in the Echo Chamber:
 
“The goth crooner Chelsea Wolfe conjures a thick atmosphere on ‘Dusk,’ ...‘Dusk' is centered around a slow, methodical beat, murky guitar chords and Wolfe’s breathy, eerie voice. 'I will go through fire to get to you,' she sings with a haunting determination.”
— The New York Times
 
“[‘Whispers in the Echo Chamber’] thumps and seethes with the industrial rage of latter-day Nine Inch Nails, though Wolfe's vocals are more lighter and ominous like they were written with a crow's feather.” — The FADER
 
“Above a throbbing bassline, [Chelsea Wolfe] intones about phenomena ‘beyond reality’ in between pecks of earth-rattling drum detonations. By the end, a chugging guitar riff is raining hellfire while Wolfe chants ‘more, more, more’ like a shrieking worshipper offering everything to some dark deity.”  — Revolver on Whispers in the Echo Chamber
 
“The genre-defying ‘Dusk’ is one of her more elaborate recordings to date, a culmination of her career thus far.” — Consequence, Heavy Song of the Week 
 
“On ‘Dusk,’ Chelsea Wolfe pushes Portishead’s gothic trip-hop to new doom-laden extremes.” — Stereogum, Best Songs Of The Week
 
“Chelsea Wolfe comes out swinging with the dark psychedelic single ‘Dusk.’ A moody, sensual song about unrelenting love, Wolfe’s chilling tone and searing guitar breakdown create a swirling, gruesome melody.” — Paste, Best New Songs
 
"[‘Whispers in the Echo Chamber’] underscores Chelsea Wolfe's rank among the most provocative in heavy music.” — Knotfest

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
February 27 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
February 28 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
March 1 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
March 2 - Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory
March 3 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
March 5 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East
March 6 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
March 8 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
March 9 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
March 10 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
March 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
March 13 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
March 15 - Boston, MA @ Royale
March 16 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
March 17 - Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
March 19 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
March 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theatre
March 22 - Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre
March 23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
March 25 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theater
March 26 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue Theater
March 27 - Portland, OR @ The Roseland Ballroom
March 29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
March 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
April 18 - Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival
April 21 - London, UK @ Heaven
May 29 – June 2 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
June 27 – June 30 - Clisson, FR @ Hellfest

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ANNOUNCES HEADLINING 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
WITH STOPS IN MONTREAL, OTTAWA, TORONTO
AND VANCOUVER

LISTEN TO NEVER FUCKED UP TWICE FEATURING BULLY HERE

LISTEN TO VERY HIGH (UNDER THE SUN) HERE

TORONTO, ON – November 29, 2023 – To cap off a breakout year that saw the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album and near-nonstop touring around the globe, Los Angeles' Militarie Gun releases two new songs. Both songs are completely new approaches to highlights from their aforementioned debut album, Life Under The Gun. Listen to Never Fucked Up Twice featuring Bully vocalist, Alicia Bognanno, here and listen to Very High (Under The Sun) here.  

In addition to the new songs, Militarie Gun announces their 2024 North American tour, which marks the band's first full headlining tour since the release of the album. The tour will kick off on January 31 and will see the band play 31 dates including Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. Support for the 2024 tour will be Pool Kids and Spiritual Cramp with Death Lens, Spaced, and Roman Candle on select dates. Pre-sale tickets are on sale this Friday, December 1, at 10:00 a.m. local time here. Additionally, Militarie Gun will be performing at Primavera Sound 2024 in Barcelona this upcoming May and June. The band is currently on tour in Europe with GUMM before they begin the UK leg of tour alongside Spiritual Cramp. See details for all upcoming Militarie Gun shows and ticket information at militariegun.com.

Life Under The Gun has proven to be one of the year's most celebrated albums, released to praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NME, Revolver, Stereogum, SPIN, Paste, The FADER, and more. The album has landed on multiple best-albums-of-the-year-so-far lists including Alternative Press, Stereogum and Rolling Stone, who stated Life Under The Gun has "taken everything that’s uniquely cathartic about the hardcore and lacquered it with insanely catchy melodies." This fall, they brought a taste of the new album to North American on a hugely celebrated tour with Scowl.

Listen to Never Fucked Up Twice featuring Bully and Very High (Under The Sun) above now. See below for 2024 tour dates and stay tuned for more from Militarie Gun coming soon.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
2023
11/29 - Cologne, Germany @ Gebäude 9
11/30 - Hamburg, Germany @ Headcrash
12/1 - Lille, France @ L'Aéronef
12/3 - Bristol, United Kingdom @ Thekla
12/4 - Manchester, United Kingdom @ Yes Manchester
12/5 - London, United Kingdom @ The Dome
12/8 - Leeds, United Kingdom @ Brudenell Social Club
12/9 - Glasgow, United Kingdom @ Mono
12/10 - Dublin, Ireland @ The Workman's Club
2024
1/31 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge*
2/2 - Dallas, TX @ Rubber Gloves*
2/3 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk*
2/4 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues Bronze Peacock*
2/6 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East*
2/7 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Purgatory)*
2/8 - Tampa, FL @ The Crowbar*
2/9 - Miami, FL @ Gramps*
2/10 - Tallahassee, FL @ 926 Bar*
2/12 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings^
2/13 - Washington, DC @ The Atlantis^
2/14 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church^
2/15 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom^
2/16 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair^
2/17 - Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques^
2/18 - Ottawa, ON @ The Brass Monkey^
2/20 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground^
2/21 - New Kensington, PA @ Preserving Underground^
2/22 - Detroit, MI @ Edgemen Printing^
2/23 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge^
2/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry^
2/25 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar^
2/26 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre+
2/28 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court+
2/29 - Las Vegas, NV @ Eagle Aerie Hall+
3/2 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Atrium at The Catalyst+
3/3 - San Francisco, CA @ Noise Pop @ Rickshaw Stop+
3/5 - Sacramento, CA @ The Starlet Room+
3/7 - Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall+
3/8 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre+
3/9 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos+
5/29 - 6/2 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound

w/ Pool Kids and Spiritual Cramp
* = w/ Death Lens
^ = w/ Spaced
+ = w/ Roman Candle

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TORONTO, ON – November 28, 2023 – Paquin Artists Agency (PAA), a division of Paquin Entertainment Group and Canada’s largest booking agency, announces a strategic partnership with Preste Founder & President, Louis Carrière, unifying two influential forces within Quebec's entertainment scene.
 
Rooted in a shared mission to cultivate artists’ careers and foster cultural exchange, this union signifies a transformative era of growth and global recognition for artists hailing from the province.
 
“I’m thrilled to partner with Preste, whose passion and commitment to talent development align with our values at Paquin Artists Agency,” says PAA Co-President, Julien Paquin. “This partnership emphasizes Paquin’s dedication to the Quebec market, allowing us to better support talent across the province and showcase Quebecois artists on an international stage.”
 
This marks a significant milestone in PAA's commitment to deepening its footprint in Quebec, while simultaneously providing key resources to Carrière and his team for exporting the province’s talent.
 
PAA Vice President, André Guérette adds: “I’ve known and have collaborated with Louis and his team at Preste for over a decade. His experience and knowledge of the Quebec market is unparalleled. Louis has proven to be an invaluable resource and ally over the years, and I’m excited to have him join our growing team at Paquin.”
 
This expansion will mark the opening of PAA’s first office in Montreal, adding to locations in Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver and Nashville, TN.
 
“I am excited to announce this partnership today after several years of fruitful exchanges between our companies through different projects,” says Preste Founder & President, Louis Carrière. “During these years, I have been able to appreciate the passion and expertise that drives the Paquin Artists Agency team in the field of entertainment. This will constitute an incredible vector of development for our artists not only in Quebec, but also throughout Canada.”
 
This partnership coincides with a period of remarkable growth for Paquin Artists Agency and Paquin Entertainment Group, marked by the acquisition of APA Canada, partnerships with Loft Entertainment, Blue Crane Agency, Action Entertainment Collaborative, and continued expansion in its Exhibition & Theatrical and Brand Partnerships divisions.

ABOUT PAQUIN ARTISTS AGENCY:
Paquin Artists Agency, a division of Paquin Entertainment Group, has emerged as a premier full-service agency in North America. Fueled by an unwavering passion for music, the experienced team at Paquin Artists Agency is deeply committed to fostering the growth and success of each individual artist, from GRAMMY-winning icons to emerging talents, throughout their careers. Established in 1985, Paquin Entertainment Group has evolved into a multi-faceted powerhouse of world-renowned artists, brands, and experiences. Paquin Entertainment Group’s diverse portfolio includes Paquin Artists Agency, Exhibitions & Theatrical and Strategic Partnerships and continues to expand globally, serving as a catalyst for connection, innovation and inspiration through music, arts, and culture.

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ABOUT PRESTE:
Since 1999 and its founding by Louis Carrière, Preste Spectacles & Tournées has developed a unique concept of broadcasting and show production in Quebec and internationally. The company demonstrates an innovative and ambitious state of mind for the benefit of artists, show presenters and the public. Preste Spectacles & Tournées continues to evolve and adapt to fluctuations in the entertainment markets, without forgetting its "raison d’être" and its founding principles. After establishing itself as the most renowned Quebec entertainment agency in terms of alternative rock, over the last 25 years, Preste Spectacles & Tournées has diversified its musical horizons with the same success.

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PAQUIN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
CÉLÈBRE UN NOUVEAU PARTENARIAT AVEC
LOUIS CARRIÈRE ET PRESTE SPECTACLES & TOURNÉES

TORONTO, ON – 28 novembre 2023 – Paquin Artists Agency (PAA), une division de Paquin Entertainment Group et la plus grande agence de spectacle au Canada, annonce un partenariat stratégique avec le président fondateur de Preste Spectacles & Tournées, Louis Carrière, unissant ainsi les forces de ces deux acteurs influents au sein de l’industrie culturelle au Québec.
 
Scellé dans une mission commune visant à développer les carrières d’artistes et à stimuler les échanges culturels, ce partenariat stratégique ouvre une ère de croissance et de reconnaissance à l’international pour les artistes de la province.
 
« Je suis ravi de m’associer à Preste, dont la passion et l’engagement au profit du développement des artistes correspondent en tout point à nos valeurs chez Paquin Artists Agency. » déclare Julien Paquin, co-président de PAA. « Ce partenariat souligne l’engagement de Paquin envers le marché québécois, nous permettant de mieux soutenir les talents à travers la province et de faire rayonner les artistes québécois sur la scène internationale. »
 
Il s’agit d’une étape importante dans l’engagement de PAA à approfondir sa présence au Québec, tout en fournissant simultanément des ressources clés à Louis Carrière et à son équipe pour exporter les talents de la province.
 
André Guérette, vice-président de PAA, ajoute : « Je connais et je collabore avec Louis Carrière et l’équipe de Preste depuis plus d’une décennie. Sa connaissance du marché québécois et son expérience sont sans égal. Louis a été une ressource importante pour moi au fil des années et je suis ravi de le voir se joindre à notre équipe en pleine croissance chez Paquin. »
 
Ce partenariat stratégique marquera l’ouverture du premier bureau de PAA à Montréal, qui s’ajoutera aux bureaux de Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver et Nashville.
 
« Je suis enthousiaste que nous annoncions aujourd’hui ce partenariat après plusieurs années d’échanges fructueux entre nos entreprises à travers différents projets. » dit Louis Carrière, président fondateur de Preste Spectacles & Tournées. « Au cours de ces années, j’ai pu prendre la mesure de la passion et de l’expertise qui animent l’équipe de Paquin Artists Agency dans le domaine du spectacle. Ce partenariat constituera un vecteur incroyable de développement pour nos artistes non seulement au Québec, mais également dans tout le Canada. »
 
Ce partenariat s’inscrit dans une période de croissance remarquable pour Paquin Artists Agency et Paquin Entertainment Group, marquée par l’acquisition d’APA Canada, des partenariats avec Loft Entertainment, Blue Crane Agency, Action Entertainment Collaborative, ainsi qu’une expansion continue de ses divisions Exhibitions & Theatrical et Brand Partnerships.

ABOUT PAQUIN ARTISTS AGENCY:
Paquin Artists Agency, une division de Paquin Entertainment Group, s’est imposée comme l’une des plus grandes agences de spectacle en Amérique du Nord. Nourrie par une passion inébranlable pour la musique, l’équipe expérimentée de Paquin Artists Agency est profondément investie dans le développement et le succès de chacun de ses artistes, des icônes lauréates de Prix GRAMMY aux talents émergents, et ce tout au long de leurs carrières. Fondé en 1985, Paquin Entertainment Group est maintenant devenu une force incontournable dans le développement des carrières d’artistes, de marques et d’exhibitions immersives de renommée mondiale. Paquin Entertainment Group comprend ainsi Paquin Artists Agency, Exhibitions & Theatrical et Strategic Partnerships, poursuivant son expansion internationale en servant de catalyseur de connexions, d’innovations et d’inspirations à travers les arts, la musique et la culture.

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ABOUT PRESTE:
Depuis 1999 et sa fondation par Louis Carrière, Preste Spectacles & Tournées développe une conception unique de la diffusion et de la production de spectacle au Québec, au Canada et sur la scène internationale. L’entreprise fait preuve d’un esprit novateur et ambitieux au bénéfice des artistes, des diffuseurs de spectacle et du public. Preste Spectacles & Tournées ne cesse ainsi d’évoluer et de s’adapter aux fluctuations des marchés du spectacle, sans oublier sa raison d’être et ses principes fondateurs. Après s’être affirmée comme l’agence québécoise la plus réputée au niveau du rock alternatif, elle a su au cours des 25 dernières années diversifier ses horizons musicaux avec le même succès.

TÉLÉCHARGEMENT - Preste logo

LISTEN HERE AND WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO HERE
 
CROSS-CANADA WINTERSONGS & HOLIDAY CLASSICS
TOUR KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK

"Biali's voice – spanning registers – is pure and warm. She's also fearless on piano and, above else, in her imagination” – DownBeat Magazine
 
“Masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy” – The Washington Post

"There's no boxing Laila Biali in ... Capable of making you laugh and cry
all at once” – All About Jazz
 
“A keyboard virtuoso with a distinctive sultry voice - intimate
and emotional” – Toronto Star

“Accomplished and brave ... a gifted player and natural risk taker” – Exclaim!

TORONTO, ON – November 20, 2023 – After the release of last month’s holiday single, Belle nuit de Noël, acclaimed musician, Laila Biali, is thrilled to share another seasonal selection – the aptly titled, Four Sundays to Christmas.
 
Another brand new original tune, the sparkling song bubbles over with holiday spirit. From special guest, Natalie McMaster, to the 20-piece string orchestra arranged and conducted by Rob Mathew, and the children’s choir, this heartwarming anthem brings together an array of musical styles, drawing listeners in as it builds, stirring up feelings of joy, love, anticipation, hope, good will and togetherness. Listen to Four Sundays to Christmas here and watch the accompanying music video here.  
 
“I've always felt the holiday season is all about community – a time of year when the things that divide us are transcended by a spirit of togetherness,” Biali reflects. “Four Sundays to Christmas captures a musical vision of this, combining the varied talents and styles of acclaimed Cape Breton born-and-bred fiddler, Natalie MacMaster, world-class string orchestrator, Rob Mathes, and a youth choir featuring students from my son's local arts school, with my own band – bassist George Koller and drummer/husband/co-producer, Ben Wittman. It's a genre-blending, intergenerational celebration of joy, love, and hope.”
 
Biali will bring her seasonal offerings and more to audiences across Canada with her Wintersongs & Holiday Classics tour, which kicks off next Thursday (November 30). Biali's Wintersongs suite and familiar holiday fare will all be brought to life by a virtuosic band including the award-winning multi-instrumentalist, Jane Bunnett, a string ensemble, and the addition of local youth choirs in select cities. See below for full details on all upcoming performances. 

WINTERSONGS & HOLIDAY CLASSICS TOUR:
November 30 – Annapolis Royal, NS – King’s Theatre
December 1 – Summerside, PE – Harbourfront Theatre
December 2 – Chester, NS – Chester Playhouse
December 8 – Hamilton, ON – LIVELab, McMaster University
December 10 – Lakefield, ON – Performing Arts Lakefield
December 12 – Saskatoon, SK – The Bassment
December 13 – Winnipeg, MB – Crescent Fort Rouge United Church
December 15 – Victoria, BC – McPherson Playhouse
December 16 – Port Moody, BC – Inlet Theatre 
December 20 – Ottawa, ON – National Arts Centre, Azrieli Studio

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ABOUT LAILA BIALI
Multi award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist and CBC Music national radio host, Laila Biali, has headlined festivals and venues spanning five continents from New York City's Carnegie Hall to Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts, and supported international icon Sting. Her latest full album release, Out of Dust, received rave reviews and was nominated for a 2021 JUNO Award. In 2020, Laila was honoured by SOCAN Music with the Hagood Hardy Award for Excellence in Songwriting. In 2019, Laila’s eponymous release won her a JUNO Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. The year prior, she was awarded top prize at the Canadian Songwriting Competition in the Jazz category. Laila was also the youngest-ever double winner at Canada’s National Jazz Awards when she was named SOCAN Composer of the Year and Keyboardist of the Year. She received her first JUNO nomination for Tracing Light (2011), and a spot on DownBeat Magazine's Best Albums of the Year for both Live in Concert (2013) and Out of Dust (2020). In September of 2017, Laila was brought on as the host for CBC Music's national radio show, Saturday Night Jazz, a weekly show broadcast to millions of listeners across Canada. While Laila continues to earn high honours in the jazz world, her signature sound transcends genre as she "masterfully mixes jazz and pop, bringing virtuosity and unpredictability to songs that are concise and catchy" (Washington Post). Her latest release – 2023's, Your Requests, Vol. 1 – showcases personal arrangements of jazz classics requested by her followers and features guest vocalists Kurt Elling, Emilie-Claire Barlow, and Caity Gyorgy plus instrumentalists Anat Cohen, Grégoire Maret, tenor saxophonist Kelly Jefferson, bassist George Koller, and drummers Larnell Lewis and Ben Wittman.

CD AND DIGITAL VERSIONS INCLUDE HITS HANDS, DOWN SO LONG AND JUPITER (SWALLOW THE MOON) PLUS 24 BONUS TRACKS INCLUDING RARE LIVE PERFORMANCES, ALTERNATE TAKES AND EIGHT PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED DEMOS AND OUTTAKES
 
ORIGINAL 13-TRACK ALBUM RETURNS TO VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1998
 
STREAM/BUY THE ANNIVERSARY ALBUM HERE
 
JEWEL APPEARS ON TODAY AND KELLY CLARKSON

TORONTO, ON – November 17, 2023 – Today, singer-songwriter and mental health pioneer, Jewel, releases the 25th anniversary edition of her multi-platinum sophomore album, Spirit, which includes expanded and remastered reissues of the 1998 release, via Craft Recordings.

Today marks the 25th anniversary to the day of Spirit’s original release. The deluxe album is now available on two-CD and digital platforms, and features the GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter’s Top 10 U.S. hit, Hands, fan favourites Down So Long and Jupiter (Swallow the Moon), plus 24 bonus tracks, including eight previously unreleased demos and outtakes, rare live performances from the era, alternate takes, remixes and much more. Additionally, the original 13-track album will be reissued as a two-LP set, marking Spirit’s first availability on vinyl since 1998. In addition to the black pressing, the two-LP set will also be available on blue swirl vinyl exclusively via Jewel’s store.

Jewel appeared on The TODAY Show and The Kelly Clarkson Show this week to discuss the 25th anniversary of Spirit as well as her second annual #NotAloneChallenge, presented by Foundation Reserve and in partnership with iHeartRadio. The mission of the #NotAloneChallenge is to remind people they are not alone during the holiday season and offer free mental health tools. For more information, please visit notalonechallenge.org. 

Fans can stream/buy Spirit here and enjoy a special lyric video of Jewel’s powerful hit, Hands, here, as an important reminder during World Kindness Week that “in the end, only kindness matters”.

SPIRIT (25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) TRACKLIST (2-CD):
Disc 1:
1. Deep Water
2. What’s Simple Is True
3. Hands
4. Kiss The Flame
5. Down So Long
6. Innocence Maintained
7. Jupiter
8. Fat Boy
9. Enter From The East
10. Barcelona
11. Life Uncommon
12. Do You
13. Absence Of Fear
14. This Little Bird
15. Hands (Single Remix)
16. Down So Long (Single Remix)
17. Jupiter (Swallow The Moon) (Single - Alternate Version)
18. What’s Simple Is True (Soundtrack Version)
19. You Were Meant For Me (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands – October16, 1996)
20. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands – October 16, 1996)
Disc 2:
1. Down So Long (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
2. What’s Simple Is True (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
3. Foolish Games (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
4. Do You (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
5. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
6. Innocence Maintained (Live At Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, CO – January 22, 1999)
7. Fat Boy (Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK – November 14, 1997)
8. Deep Water (Live At Fox FM Studios, Melbourne, Australia – February 25, 1999)
9. Enter From The East (Solo Acoustic Outtake)
10. The Sue Lee Song (Demo)*
11. Hands (Studio Outtake)*
12. Songs Of Freedom (Studio Outtake)*
13. Last Dance Rodeo (Home Boombox Demo)*
14. Wandering (Demo)*
15. Gloria (Demo)*
16. Barcelona (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX – July 9, 1999)*
17. Down (Live At Woodstock ’99, Rome, NY, July 25, 1999)
18. Beeswax Operetta (Studio Outtake)*
*previously unreleased
 
SPIRIT (25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) TRACKLIST (DIGITAL):
1. Deep Water
2. What’s Simple Is True
3. Hands
4. Kiss The Flame
5. Down So Long
6. Innocence Maintained
7. Jupiter
8. Fat Boy
9. Enter From The East
10. Barcelona
11. Life Uncommon
12. Do You
13. Absence Of Fear
14. This Little Bird
15. Hands (Single Remix)
16. Down So Long (Single Remix)
17. Jupiter (Swallow The Moon) (Single - Alternate Version)
18. What’s Simple Is True (Soundtrack Version)
19. You Were Meant For Me (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands – October 16, 1996)
20. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live 2 Meter Sessions At VARA Studio, Netherlands – October 16, 1996)
21. Down So Long (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
22. What’s Simple Is True (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
23. Foolish Games (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
24. Do You (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
25. Who Will Save Your Soul (Live At Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, Spain – February 11th 1999)
26. Innocence Maintained (Live At Wheeler Opera House, Aspen, CO – January 22, 1999)
27. Fat Boy (Live At Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK – November 14, 1997)
28. Deep Water (Live At Fox FM Studios, Melbourne, Australia – February 25, 1999)
29. Enter From The East (Solo Acoustic Outtake)
30. The Sue Lee Song (Demo)*
31. Hands (Studio Outtake)*
32. Songs Of Freedom (Studio Outtake)*
33. Last Dance Rodeo (Home Boombox Demo)*
34. Wandering (Demo)*
35. Gloria (Demo)*
36. Barcelona (Live At Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX – July 9, 1999)*
37. Down (Live At Woodstock ’99, Rome, NY, July 25, 1999)
38. Beeswax Operetta (Studio Outtake)*
*previously unreleased
 
SPIRIT (2-LP VINYL) TRACKLIST:
A1: Deep Water
A2: What’s Simple Is True
A3: Hands
B4: Kiss the Flame
B5: Down So Long
B6: Innocence Maintained
B7: Jupiter
C8: Fat Boy
C9: Enter From the East
C10: Barcelona
D11: Life Uncommon
D12: Do You
D13: Absence Of Fear

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MORE ABOUT JEWEL AND SPIRIT:
In the mid-to-late ’90s, singer-songwriter, Jewel, captured the hearts and souls of a generation with her engaging vocals, folk-pop melodies and introspective lyrics. Raised in Homer, AK, the mononymous artist (born Jewel Kilcher) moved to San Diego to pursue her musical dreams. Living out of her van as she struggled to make ends meet, Jewel built a loyal following in local coffee shops and clubs and soon attracted the attention of industry tastemakers, including legendary songsmiths like Bob Dylan (who brought the young artist on tour as a supporting act) and Neil Young, as well as executives at Atlantic Records, who released her debut, Pieces of You, in 1995. Over the next two years, the album – which featured such era-defining hits as Who Will Save Your Soul, Foolish Games and You Were Meant For Me – gained momentum, eventually selling over 12 million copies and becoming one of the highest-selling debuts of all time.

Jewel began recording her eagerly anticipated follow-up in 1998 (a year which found the artist performing the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXII and publishing a New York Times bestselling book of poetry, among other accomplishments). Setting the tone for the album is opener, Deep Water, which offers a hopeful message that love conquers all, even when life gets tough. Similarly, lead single Hands is based upon a desperate moment in Jewel’s youth when she considered shoplifting. Instead, she decided to put her hands to better use and start writing songs. Life Uncommon, meanwhile, reminds listeners to be brave and stand up to the forces that tie them down. Spirit also features several love songs, including the playful Jupiter and the sweet What’s Simple Is True. Other highlights include the single Down So Long, written when Jewel was 18, as well as the haunting Barcelona, which features the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea on bass guitar.

Upon its release in November 1998, Spirit was an instant bestseller, debuting at #3 in the U.S., where it was certified 4x Platinum. The album also peaked at #2 in Canada and #5 in Australia. The hit single Hands, landed at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Canadian pop charts.

Spirit was also acclaimed by critics, including Rolling Stone, which declared it “musical comfort food.” Entertainment Weekly praised, “The way Jewel’s voice dips from a mountain-stream soprano to a vulnerable lower octave in the chorus demonstrates what a stronger, more confident singer she’s become,” while Music Week hailed Hands as “a delicious, softly-sung number, showcasing this talented Alaskan’s songwriting skills.”

25 years later, this special reissue of Spirit offers a deeper look into Jewel’s creative process through a trove of bonus material. Among the eight previously unreleased tracks are demos for Last Dance Rodeo (which later appeared on 2006’s Goodbye Alice in Wonderland), Gloria (off 1999’s Joy) and The Sue Lee Song; outtakes and alternate versions of Hands, Songs of Freedom and Jupiter; plus live recordings like Down, captured at Woodstock ’99. The album’s expanded content also offers highlights from a 1999 concert at Spain’s Colegio Oficial de Medicos de Madrid, plus rare live performances of Pieces of You B-sides, including You Were Meant for Me and Who Will Save Your Soul (both culled from the Dutch program 2 Meter Sessions in 1996).

Speaking to the 25th anniversary of Spirit, Jewel says: “My sophomore album, Spirit, is 25! I still cherish this album and sing many of these songs during my shows, so I’m glad my fans can pick up new copies and hear some unreleased tracks, outtakes, and live recordings. I also get to share this with my son now - it's incredibly special to tell him stories about what was happening in my life and the world during this time. Whether you heard Spirit back then or are just discovering it now, I appreciate you listening.”

In the years since releasing Spirit, Jewel has continued to inspire through her music, words and voice. During her nearly three-decade-long career, she has released 13 studio albums (six of which were in the Billboard 200 Top 10), published five books (including her 2015 New York Times best-selling memoir, Never Broken – Songs Are Only Half the Story), and earned 26 nominations for such awards as the GRAMMYs, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Country Music Awards, winning eight times. Jewel has also dedicated herself to pioneering change in the mental health space, offering mental health tools and resources to those who need it through her Inspiring Children Foundation and Inner.world, a new virtual mental health platform.

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TORONTO, ON – November 17, 2023 – Before embarking on their previously announced hiatus, critically-acclaimed band, WALK THE MOON, release their new album, The Liftaway via RCA Records. Featuring alternate/remixed versions of their catalog tracks along with three new songs, The Liftaway, Mono No Aware, and Smoke Signals, the band worked with some of their friends on these versions including Bear Hands, St. Lucia and Lucky West. Listen here. 
 
TRACKLIST:
1. The Liftaway
2. Mono No Aware
3. Smoke Signals
4. i want! i want! < i want! i want! >
5. Blue Dress < i want! i want! >
6. Me + All My Friends < i want! i want! >
7. Next In Line (Lucky West Remix)
8. Anna Sun (St. Lucia Remix)
9. Iscariot (WALK THE MOON and Bear Hands)

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ABOUT WALK THE MOON:
WALK THE MOON first made a name for themselves by touring relentlessly in support of their self-titled debut, which featured the indie classic Anna Sun. The alt-rock-pop group were then catapulted into the spotlight when Shut Up and Dance became a multi-platinum global smash, crossing sonic barriers to top three different Billboard charts before the end of 2015. It’s featured on their RIAA Certified Platinum album, TALKING IS HARD. WALK THE MOON’s third album, 2017’s What If Nothing, included hits such as Kamikaze and the #1 Alternative Radio hit, One Foot. Their fourth album, HEIGHTS, offers up a vibrant array of self-love anthems, bold gestures, and songs of perseverance. After years of countless sold-out shows around the world, four studio albums, and billions of streams, WALK THE MOON continues to be known for their ecstatic live shows and welcoming, colourful community of fans.

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS VALLEY, NEW WEST AND DIZZY

TICKETS ON SALE NEXT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24
AT 10:00 A.M. ET
 
SOPHOMORE LP BLAME MY EX OUT NOW

SMASH HIT SINGLE BLAME BRETT GOES GOLD

45 DATE 2023/2024 NORTH AMERICAN+ EUROPEAN TOUR ALMOST ENTIRELY SOLD OUT 

TORONTO, ON – November 17, 2023 – To say that 2023 has been the year of The Beaches would be an understatement. After trickling out earworm upon earworm through the summer - including the smash hit single, Blame Brett - the indie-rockers unleashed their sophomore record, Blame My Ex, to widespread critical and fan acclaim. They followed the release with a sold-out, 23-date North American tour, including two hometown Toronto shows at the iconic Massey Hall.

Now, The Beaches are thrilled to announce their biggest show yet - headlining Toronto's Budweiser Stage on August 22, 2024, with special guests Valley, New West and Dizzy. Tickets go on sale next Friday (November 24) at 10:00 a.m. ET. Sign up for pre-sale on August 21 here. 

"We are beyond excited to be headlining Budweiser Stage in the summer," exclaims guitarist, Kylie Miller. "Having grown up in Toronto, we’ve had so many incredible nights at Bud. Chugging guitar wines on the lawn, laughing, crying and dancing with friends - it is a venue that is so incredibly close to our hearts and is an absolute staple for Torontonians to visit. We’re thrilled to be playing alongside our friends, Valley, who we’ve grown up playing with. This feels like a legendary hometown show for us and we really can’t wait to experience it with you all."

Showing no signs of slowing down, the band kicked off the European leg of their Blame My Ex tour last night, with dates in Antwerp, Berlin and London having sold out within a matter of hours. Last week, it was announced that they will be performing at the 2024 JUNO Awards in Halifax, NS, and just days ago, The Beaches made a surprise guest appearance on stage with none-other but the Jonas Brothers, performing Blame Brett during the Bros' Vancouver stop at Rogers Arena. 

With over 25 million streams and counting, Blame Brett is a certified smash hit, with the song quickly taking over the internet and radiowaves this year. The breakup anthem went viral, spending 15 weeks on TikToks Weekly Top Tracks and landing on Spotify's Daily Viral 100, while fellow musicians including Nelly Furtado and blink-182's Mark Hoppus were spotted jamming out to the song. Blame Brett was the longest running #1 single at Alternative radio in Canada for 2023, spending 16 weeks in the top spot, and has now officially been certified Gold in Canada. The Beaches also became full-blown cover stars, with Blame My Ex landing the band on numerous playlist covers, and gracing the front of RANGE, NEXT Magazine and BeatRoute's fall issues. 

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
November 16 - Antwerp, Belgium - Kavka Zappa (SOLD OUT)
November 19 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Ideal Bar (SOLD OUT)
November 20 - Berlin, Germany - Privatclub (SOLD OUT)
November 22 - Paris, France - Point Ephemere (SOLD OUT)
November 23 - London, UK - Outernet (SOLD OUT)
November 25 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Bitterzoet (SOLD OUT)
December 2 & 3 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Riptide Music Festival
December 7 - Milwaukee, WI - Big Snow Show
December 9 - Inglewood, CA - KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas (SOLD OUT)
December 10 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
December 16 - Colorado Springs, CO - X103.9 Holiday Bash
December 17 - Portland, OR - A December to Remember
2024:
February 15 & 16 - Seattle, WA - Neumos (SOLD OUT)
February 17 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall (SOLD OUT)
February 19 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore (SOLD OUT)
February 20 & 21 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour (SOLD OUT)
February 24 - Santa FE, NM - Meow Wolf (SOLD OUT)
February 25 - Denver, CO - The Summit (SOLD OUT)
February 28 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre (SOLD OUT)
March 2 - Detroit, MI - El Club (SOLD OUT)
March 3 - Columbus, OH - The Bluestone 
March 4 - Washington, DC - The Howard (SOLD OUT)
March 6 & 7 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT)
March 8 - Boston, MA - Royale (SOLD OUT)
March 24 - Halifax, NS - Scotiabank Centre, 2024 JUNO Awards
August 22 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage

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ABOUT THE BEACHES:
Captivating the indie-rock scene with rich 80s-tinted melodies and quick-witted lyrics, The Beaches have unleashed their neighbourhood namesake group onto the music world with Eliza Enman-McDaniel (on drums), Leandra Earl (on keys and guitar) and sisters Jordan and Kylie Miller (on lead vocals/bass and guitar, respectively). They’ve been named one of Canada’s greatest acts by Exclaim! Magazine, and the proof is in the plays with seven #1 singles on Canadian Alt Radio, including their latest hit, Blame Brett.

Known for their rousing live performances that summon their audience into a realm of intoxicating energy and an undeniable connection, The Beaches have opened for Avril Lavigne, The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Alanis Morissette, The Aces, Passion Pit, and the Eagles of Death Metal. There is no denying their lure on the stage and in everyone’s playlists, including the great Elton John, who called their debut full-length album, Late Show, the  “best album of last year.”

Following their JUNO award-winning project, Sisters Not Twins (TheProfessional Lovers Album), The Beaches returned with their sophomore studio album, Blame My Ex, cracking their upbeat, brazen shell to reveal a more vulnerable inside.

ON COVER OF REVOLVER’S WINTER ISSUE

ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM RAT WARS OUT DECEMBER 7
VIA LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS

 HEADLINING 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
INCLUDES STOPS IN TORONTO AND VANCOUVER

TORONTO, ON – November 16, 2023 – Revolver’s latest cover stars, HEALTH, today released their new single, UNLOVED. The gloomy dance track – out now alongside a fittingly goth video directed by Mynxii White – is the latest preview of the LA-based industrial rock band’s highly anticipated new album, RAT WARS, due out December 7 via Loma Vista Recordings. 
 
White explains the visual (featuring archival footage research courtesy of Krystie Jackson): “Inspired by the many faces of goth culture across the globe, we celebrate decades of nightlife in the scene with an homage to black leather and heavy eyeliner that defined so many years of the ultimate underground movement. We loved the idea of many generations of goths in one video from multiple countries to bring the visuals together into one epic tribute.”

UNLOVED follows album singles ASHAMED, CHILDREN OF SORROW, SICKO, and HATEFUL, which earned praise and support from Revolver (Best Songs of the Week), Guitar World (Essential Guitar Tracks), Uproxx (Best New Indie), Loudwire, Stereogum, The PRP, Lambgoat, Consequence, Brooklyn Vegan, and more (Bloody Disgusting debuted the gory video for SICKO). HEALTH’s headlining RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR begins on March 2, and includes shows in Toronto at The Opera House on March 19 and in Vancouver at The Commodore on March 29; a full itinerary is listed below.
 
The follow-up to 2019’s VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR, HEALTH’s fifth album is the most violent yet vulnerable of their career. It is somehow fitting that such a brutal collection of songs is at the same time their most comprehensive artistic statement.
 
Meticulously aggressive production detail collides with painfully personal confessions and a strange savage grace is paired with icy gallows humor… surprisingly it’s still fun as hell. Produced by Stint (Oliver Tree, Demi Lovato) and mixed by Lars Stalfors (SALEM, The Neighbourhood), RAT WARS joins the lineage of groundbreaking heavy acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, which re-drew the borders between metal, electronic and pop music. It might be The Downward Spiral for people with at least two monitors and a vitamin D deficiency. RAT WARS is available for pre-order on limited edition vinyl, cassette, and more here.

HEALTH 2024 TOUR DATES:
March 2 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall *
March 4 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theatre *
March 5 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine *
March 7- Austin, TX - Empire Garage *
March 8 - Dallas, TX - Studio at the Factory *
March 9 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Midtown *
March 11 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Heaven Stage *
March 12 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground *
March 13 - Richmond, VA - The National *
March 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *
March 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
March 17 - Boston, MA - Royale *
March 19 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House *
March 20 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic *
March 22 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall *
March 23 - Saint Louis, MO - Red Flag *
March 25 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *
March 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall *
March 28 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
March 29 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore *
March 30 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall *
April 1 - Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post *
April 2 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall *
April 4 - Los Angeles, CA - Belasco Theater *
 
* with support from Pixel Grip and King Yosef

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ACCLAIMED INDIE-POP BAND SIGNS TO FANTASY RECORDS

LISTEN TO STRANGER DANGER HERE   

TORONTO, ON – November 15, 2023 – Today, acclaimed indie-pop band, Lucius, share a brand-new original track, Stranger Danger – the group’s first new music since the release of their most recent album, Second Nature, in April 2022. The sparkling, irresistible Stranger Danger, is quintessential Lucius: probing, futuristic dream-pop centred around the luminescent harmonies of founders, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig. Listen to Stranger Danger here and watch the track’s lyric video here.
 
The band says, “Humans have imagined a backup plan – a ‘saviour’ to forgive us, to save us, to lean on...for ourselves, if and when things go wrong but who/what/where is the backup plan for Mother Earth?”
 
Written by Wolfe, Laessig, and the band’s Dan Molad, Stranger Danger marks the group’s inaugural release for new label partner, Fantasy Records. Molad also produced the song — his first Lucius production since the band’s 2013 debut album, Wildewoman.

The track’s musical line-up includes Wolfe (vocals, keyboards), Laessig (vocals, keyboards), Molad (drums, percussion, programming), Lucius’ Peter Lalish (electric guitar), Solomon Dorsey (bass), Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith (electric guitar and piano), and Josh Mease (bass, guitar).
 
Lucius recently announced a special seven-date tour celebrating the 10^th anniversary of their breakthrough album. Wildewoman: The Anniversary Tour includes stops in Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Burlington, Portland (ME), Boston and New York.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
November 18 – Miami Beach, FL – Miami Beach Bandshell^
2024:
January 18-21 – Riviera Maya, Mexico – Girls Just Wanna Weekend
January 25 – Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue*
January 26 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue (The Current 19^th Anniversary Show) – SOLD OUT
January 27 – Chicago, IL , The Vic Theatre – SOLD OUT*
January 29 – Philadelphia, PA, Brooklyn Bowl*
January 30 – Burlington, VT, Higher Ground – SOLD OUT*
February 1 – Portland, ME, The State Theatre*
February 2 – Boston, MA – House of Blues*
February 3 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel – SOLD OUT*
March 1-8 – Miami, FL – Cayamo Cruise – SOLD OUT
 
^ performing with the Nu-Deco Ensemble
* with special guest Jeff Taylor

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ON THE HEELS OF EARNING THREE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS FOR ACCLAIMED SOLO ALBUM MICHAEL

NOMINATED FOR BEST RAP ALBUM, BEST RAP SONG
AND BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
 
WATCH THE DOWN BY LAW VIDEO HERE
 
LISTEN TO MICHAEL HERE

TORONTO, ON – November 10, 2023 – Killer Mike has just been recognized with three GRAMMY Award nominations for his acclaimed 2023 album, MICHAEL (executive produced by No ID), including Best Rap Album and nods for SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (ft. Future, Andre3000, and Eryn Allen Kane) in both the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance categories.
 
In honour of the milestone, Mike has shared a brand new video for the album’s lead track and mission statement, DOWN BY LAW (feat. CeeLo Green). The Shane Smith directed visual is especially fitting for the occasion – an ebullient tribute to the city of Atlanta that portrays Mike meeting and celebrating among fans while delivering an unyielding barrage of bars about how the city shaped the person he’s grown to become, with a guest appearance from fellow Dungeon Family alum CeeLo Green who delivers the song’s powerful refrain. Watch the DOWN BY LAW video here.
 
MICHAEL was executive produced by No ID and released via Loma Vista Recordings, with a roster of features spanning multiple eras of rap, including Andre 3000, Future, Young Thug, Ty Dolla $ign, Curren$y, 6LACK, EL-P, Blxst, Eryn Allen Kane, and more. The album has been heralded as “a complex portrait of Southern Black masculinity” for its holistic portrayal of Michael’s come up in Atlanta. Since its release and subsequent touring Mike has interfaced with countless fans, from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to New York’s Apollo Theatre to Chicago’s Pitchfork Festival, to the Clive Davis Theater in the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, who have been deeply moved and enriched by his relatable working-class story of perseverance, responsibility, and community. Mike and the album have been a cultural fixture throughout the year, with previous accolades including two BET Awards nominations for SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (in the IMPACT TRACK and SWEET 16 FEATURED VERSE categories) as well as nods from New York Times, Billboard, Esquire, BET, The Breakfast Club, Sway in the Morning, Vulture, SPIN, Idea Generation, and many, many more. Stream / purchase MICHAEL DELUXE here.

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FEATURES EARLY, RAW VERSIONS OF THEIR
ACCLAIMED DEBUT ALBUM PAST LIVES

L.S. DUNES JOINS PIERCE THE VEIL ON THE JAWS OF LIFE TOUR THROUGH DECEMBER 8
 
NEWLY ADDED DECEMBER 11 HEADLINE SHOW  
AT THE PARAMOUNT IN HUNTINGTON, NY

TORONTO, ON - November 10, 2023 - Today, L.S. Dunes – vocalist Anthony Green, guitarist Frank Iero, bassist Tim Payne, guitarist Travis Stever, and drummer Tucker Rule – have released Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes, a radically raw and revealing version of their acclaimed debut album, 2022’s Past Lives. Get Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes here.
 
Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes features early, stripped-down versions of all Past Lives’ 11 tracks. Listening to these songs in their hyper-intense, original form offers fans an entirely fresh perspective into Past Lives, while the uninitiated will appreciate it for what it is, a sterling artistic statement in its own right. Fans can also pre-order the Past Lives Deluxe Edition: a limited, two-LP vinyl special package which includes both the original album and Lost Songs: Lines And Shapes, exclusively via the band’s online store here.
 
Recently, the band teased the new collection with Old Wounds DEMO, a stripped-back version of the fan-favourite released this past summer. While not included in the Lost Songs collection, the track – featuring Anthony Green’s beautifully exposed vocals and the haunting, intricate guitar work of Travis Stever – is another vivid look into the group’s creative process. Listen to Old Wounds DEMO here and watch the official video here.
 
L.S. Dunes is currently in the midst of the Jaws of Life Tour with Piece The Veil, with 18-dates remaining across the U.S. The band also recently added a special headline show December 11 at The Paramount in Huntington, NY. For ticket information, visit here. A full tour itinerary can be found below.

JAWS OF LIFE TOUR WITH PIERCE THE VEIL:
November 10 – San Antonio, TX – The Espee
November 11 – Edinburg, TX – Bert Ogden Arena
November 12 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
November 14 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
November 15 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
November 17 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
November 18 – Corbin, KY – The Corbin Arena
November 19 – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium
November 21 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
November 25 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
November 26 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
November 28 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
November 30 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
December 2 – Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
December 3 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
December 5 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
December 7 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
December 8 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
December 11 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount (headline show)

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LEGENDARY ALT-ROCKERS’ BESTSELLING ALBUM INCLUDES THE U.K. TOP 10 HIT DAYSLEEPER PLUS FAVOURITES LOTUS, SUSPICION AND AT MY MOST BEAUTIFUL

NEWLY REMASTERED AND EXPANDED THE REISSUE FEATURES A NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD 11-SONG SET FROM R.E.M.’S 1999 PARTY OF FIVE TAPING

DELUXE EDITION FEATURES EXPANSIVE LINER NOTES INCLUDING NEW INTERVIEWS WITH THE BAND, HD-RESTORED MUSIC VIDEOS, PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE AND MORE

TORONTO, ON – November 10, 2023 – Craft Recordings is celebrating the 25^th anniversary of R.E.M.’s bestselling 11^th studio album, Up, with a series of expanded and remastered reissues, all of which are available to purchase/stream now.

Created in partnership with the band, the deluxe two-CD/one Blu-Ray edition offers a wealth of material for fans, including the band’s previously unreleased set from their guest appearance on the hit TV series, Party of Five. Captured in 1999, the performance includes an 11-song setlist – including enduring hits like Man on the Moon, Losing My Religion, and It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine) – plus a spoken-word introduction. The accompanying Blu-Ray features HD music videos from the 1998 album (Daysleeper, Lotus and At My Most Beautiful), a six-song performance from the era (titled Uptake) recorded in a London studio, the album’s original EPK film, This Way Up, by filmmakers, Emer Patten and Nick Wickham, plus stunning hi-resolution and 5.1 surround sound audio. Housed in a 32-page hardcover book, the collection also includes new liner notes from journalist and Talkhouse Executive Editor Josh Modell (A.V. Club, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Vulture) featuring new interviews with the band members.

Bassist, Mike Mills, recently discussed the band’s work on the record and reissue with Rolling Stone – read the story here – while UPROXX notes that the reissue casts “a new spotlight on R.E.M.’s most underrated LP” and hails Up as a “truly great LP…perhaps the best and truest rock album ever about processing the trauma of your friend leaving the band you started together.” The Associated Press goes on to call Up “a curious and challenging collection that…reveals more interesting things with each listen,” and American Songwriter raves that Up is a “strange and beautiful album…an exquisite piece of experimentalism from a band reinventing in front of an audience—loyal and loving—and may be the peak of their journey from Athens, Georgia.”

The expanded reissue, which features the album plus the Party of Five performance in its entirety, is also available in two-CD, digital and hi-res configurations, while the 14-track, two-LP album will be reissued on 180-gram vinyl. Commemorative Up merchandise is also available exclusively at R.E.M.’s official store. All reissue formats feature newly remastered audio by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering.

R.E.M.’s appearance on Party of Five (which launched the careers of Matthew Fox and Neve Campbell, among others) remains a fond memory. “The intersection of visual and musical art is always interesting, so it was cool to be a part of TV,” recalls Mills.

The intimate concert, recorded at Los Angeles’ Palace Theatre, was populated by R.E.M. fan club members and served as an opportunity for the band to rehearse their latest material – plus beloved hits – ahead of touring. “There are dozens of great R.E.M. live sets out there, but nothing quite like this up-close oddity,” writes Josh Modell. “Loose and happy, the band runs through a good chunk of Up in front of a small crowd…Stipe is chatty, telling stories about accidentally ripping off Billy Corgan (and telling Corgan about it), playing with the Human League on a funny stage at that very venue, and more.”

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ABOUT R.E.M.:
Having established a powerful legacy as one of the most enduring and essential rock bands in popular music history, R.E.M. pioneered the alt-rock movement of the ’90s, influencing the likes of Radiohead, Nirvana, Pavement, and Pearl Jam. Formed in 1980, the group enjoyed an extraordinary three-decade-long run of creative vitality and multi-platinum sales before amicably disbanding in 2011. Despite great success, the band members never lost track of their core values—remaining outspoken in their views about political, social, and environmental issues, and never wavering when it came to artistic integrity. Throughout the course of their career together, R.E.M. released a total of 15 studio albums, won three GRAMMY® Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

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TITLE TRACK FROM NEW ALBUM FOREVERLAND
OUT JANUARY 19 ON CONCORD JAZZ
 
ANNOUNCES ALBUM RELEASE SHOWS AT
BLUE NOTE NEW YORK JANUARY 22-24
AND THE SUN ROSE LOS ANGELES JANUARY 19-20

TORONTO, ON – November 9, 2023 – Trumpeter/composer, Keyon Harrold, has released Foreverland, a new single and the title track of his forthcoming third studio album, out January 19 on Concord Jazz. The song features British singer, Laura Mvula, and drummer, Chris Dave.
 
Harrold, long celebrated for his ability to transcend genres, crafts lush R&B over a mid-tempo groove, fitting for a song that’s a musical discussion between star-crossed lovers. Over five minutes in length, the track creates plenty of space for Harrold to improvise on muted trumpet. He also sings, and long-time friend, Robert Glasper, plays keyboard and synthesizer.
 
Today, Harrold has also announced a run of Foreverland album release shows, including at the Blue Note in New York City from January 22-24. The Blue Note is a home away from home for Harrold, but has never hosted an extended run of sets to celebrate a new album release there. The shows will celebrate Foreverland with special guests and unfiltered, uncut performances of all of the songs on the new record, many of which Harrold will play live for the first time. Harrold will celebrate the new album in Los Angeles as well, with two nights of concerts and special guests at The Sun Rose on January 19 and 20. Tickets for Blue Note NYC are on sale now here.
 
“A certified legend in the game,” says Okay Player, Harrold has performed on a host of GRAMMY-winning projects and is a go-to performer for a who’s-who of stars, including Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Eminem, Maxwell, Mac Miller, and Snoop Dogg to name a few.
 
Foreverland features 10 timely and timeless original compositions that explore themes of empowerment, positivity, love, loss, and vulnerability. Proudly emotional and dramatic, the album represents a triumphant journey that takes the listener through the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful experiences that lead to wisdom. Says Harrold: “What I can offer as a musician who plays an instrument with no words is an honest conveyance of emotion. Some of these notes, I play them because there’s not a better word.”
 
In addition to the aforementioned Laura Mvula, Chris Dave and Robert Glasper, the album also features Common, PJ Morton, Jean Baylor, Mayala and legendary musician Greg Phillinganes, known for his keyboard work on Thriller and many other classic recordings. The album was recorded with a dream team of Harrold’s long-time friends and collaborators, including Marcus Gilmore on drums, Nil Felder, Randy Runyon and Justus West on guitar, Burniss Travis and Brandon Owens on bass, BIGYUKI, Shedrick Mitchell and Jahari Stampley on piano/keyboards, and Jahi Sundance on turntables.
 
Harrold has shared two additional songs from the album: Don’t Lie featuring Malaya, and “Find Your Peace featuring Robert Glasper and Common. Find Your Peace, which was released along with the announcement of his new album, is Harrold’s musical response to the racially motivated attack on his son in a hotel lobby in 2020, which made national headlines. The song is about striving to be the greatest version of himself and of his pride in being a Black father.
 
Harrold was born and raised in Ferguson, MO to a musical family – the son of pastors and one of 16 children, and moved to New York to study at The New School. While there he landed his first major gig with Common, an experience which he says broadened his musical horizons beyond jazz to include funk, Afrobeat, R&B, and hip hop. He released his solo album, Introducing Keyon Harrold, in 2009, and then won wide acclaim for his trumpet performances in Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead. 2017’s The Mugician featured Pharoahe Monch, Gary Clark, Jr., Big K.R.I.T., Guy Torry, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Robert Glasper. It was praised by NY Times as "a stirring piece that consolidates elegy and exhortation" and AllMusic celebrated the album’s “alchemical swagger.” Hailed as “the future of the trumpet” by Wynton Marsalis, Harrold has toured the globe, playing the world’s top venues and festival stages, and will be touring extensively over the next year.
 
Pre-save/ pre-order Foreverland here.

UPCOMING PERFORMANES:
December 7-December 10: Jazz Showcase – Chicago, IL
January 12-January 14: Getting Funky in Havana Festival – Havana, Cuba
January 19: The Sun Rose – Los Angeles, CA
January 20: The Sun Rose – Los Angeles, CA
January 22: Blue Note New York – New York, NY
January 23: Blue Note New York – New York, NY
January 24: Blue Note New York – New York, NY
January 26: Jazz St. Louis – St. Louis, MO
January 27: Jazz St. Louis – St. Louis, MO
February 16-February 24: Capital Jazz Cruise – Ft Lauderdale, FL
February 25: Portland Jazz Festival – Portland, OR
March 2: Ronnie Scott’s– London, UK
March 5: Blue Note Milano – Milan, Italy
March 6: New Morning – Paris, France
March 9: Transition Festival – Utrecht, Netherlands
March 10: Bird – Rotterdam, Holland
March 11: Jazzclub Q4 – Rheinfelden, Switzerland
March 12: Jassmine – Warsaw, Poland
March 13: Cabaret des Péchés - Brno, Czechia
March 14: Jazz Dock – Prague, Czechia
March 16: Fasching – Stockholm, Sweden
March 29: Blue Llama – Ann Arbor, MI
March 30: Blue Llama – Ann Arbor, MI
July 1-July 3: Montreal Jazz Festival – Montreal, QC

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WITH TORONTO DATE ON APRIL 28
 
POLAROID LOVERS OUT JANUARY 26

TORONTO, ON – November 9, 2023 – Nashville-based Texas native and four-time GRAMMY winning musician, Sarah Jarosz, will release her new Daniel Tashian-produced album, Polaroid Lovers on January 26 via Rounder Records. Jarosz has already previewed the album with Jealous Moon  and Columbus & 89^th, and today she shares When The Lights Go Out.
 
On this track, written with renowned songwriters, Jon Randall (Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Marren Morris) and Gordie Sampson (Willie Nelson, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban),  Jarosz shares the sweetly lilting reverie that gave the album its title (from the first verse: “In a dream we were Polaroid lovers/In the deep where the edges don’t lie”). Listen to When The Lights Go Out and watch the music video now here.
 
“I knew I wanted to write a song about the exciting time before a relationship has started when you’re curious to discover everything there is to know about the other person. Dreaming about them… intrigued by the unknown of it all,” Jarosz explains. “The album title, Polaroid Lovers, is found in this chorus. Each song is a snapshot of different love stories. Polaroid pictures are a forever document of a fleeting moment."
 
Sarah Jarosz recently announced a run of North American shows to celebrate the upcoming release of Polaroid Lovers, and many of the dates are either sold-out or have issued low ticket warnings. The nearly 50-date tour will kick off on February 1 in Washington, DC and run through the beginning of June. See below to find a show near you and get tickets here.
 
Polaroid Lovers, the seventh album from Jarosz, finds the highly decorated songwriter at the apex of change. The geographic shake-up of leaving her long-time home led to a sonic shake-up as well for Polaroid Lovers. For the first time in her career she opened herself up to collaborators, leading to writing sessions with Daniel Tashian, Ruston Kelly, and Natalie Hemby. The creative reorganization of her writing process evolved to include a much richer and more electric sound in the studio, and being in Nashville meant access to a world of hotshot players. She tapped guitarist Rob McNelley (Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood), Tom Bukovac (Tom Petty, Vince Gill) on guitar and organ, her husband- bassist Jeff Picker (Nickel Creek), and drummer Fred Eltringham (Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams) for the album recording. Tashian took the helm as producer and the whole album was laid down at the legendary Sound Emporium.
 
As it goes with all change, Jarosz’s major life events had her feeling contemplative. While sitting on the precipice of adulthood, Polaroid Lovers finds her reflecting on past loves, childhood dreams, the places she lived, and all the versions of herself that she’s been. Although the listener experiences the sonic shift forward, the album’s subject matter is a photo album of the past. Jarosz has never sounded more assured. Polaroid Lovers is filled with the kind of confidence that comes from hard-won life experiences and the conviction of someone who truly knows herself.
 
Jarosz released her debut album at the age of 18 and was immediately nominated for her first GRAMMY. Raised in Texas, she began playing mandolin at age 10 and soon after guitar and banjo. To date, she has released six studio albums and has netted 10 GRAMMY nominations and four wins. In 2018, she joined Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek and Aoife O’Donovan to form the supergroup, I’m With Her. The group released their debut album, See You Around, and won duo/group of the year at the Americana Awards. Their song, Call My Name won the GRAMMY for Best American Roots song.
 
Polaroid Lovers is available for pre-order now digitally and on vinyl with gray, lavender, orange and green splatter variants. Indie retailers will also have a special blue and green splatter vinyl. For more information visit store.sarahjarosz.com.
 
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
February 1 - Sixth & I - Washington, DC* (LOW TICKETS)
February 2 - World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA* (LOW TICKETS)
February 3 - McCarter Theater - Princeton, NJ* (SOLD OUT)
February 5 - Maryland Hall - Annapolis, MD*
February 7 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY* (LOW TICKETS)
February 8 - Appell Center - York, PA*
February 9 - The Kate - Old Saybrook, CT* (LOW TICKETS)
February 11 - Peoples Bank Theatre - Marietta, OH*
February 13 - Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL*
February 14 - Fine Line - Minneapolis, MN* (LOW TICKETS)
February 16 - Gothic Theatre - Englewood, CO*
February 17 - Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO*
February 18 - Strings Music Pavilion - Steamboat Springs, CO*
February 20 - The Depot - Salt Lake City, UT*
February 22 - Knitting Factory - Boise, ID*
February 23 - Knitting Factory - Spokane, WA*
February 24 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA* (LOW TICKETS)
February 25 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR* (LOW TICKETS)
February 27 - The Chapel - San Francisco, CA* (LOW TICKETS)
February 28 - Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA* (LOW TICKETS)
February 29 - Lobero Theatre - Santa Barbara, CA* (LOW TICKETS)
March 8 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN (LOW TICKETS)
March 9 - Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount, VA
April 23 - The Sheldon - St. Louis, MO+
April 24 - Hi-Fi - Indianapolis, IN+
April 26 - Memorial Hall - Cincinnati, OH+ (LOW TICKETS)
April 27 - The Ark - Ann Arbor, MI+ (SOLD OUT)
April 28 - Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON+
April 30 - Center For The Arts - Homer, NY+
May 2 - State Theatre - Portland, ME+
May 3 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA+ (LOW TICKETS)
May 4 - The Shea Theatre - Turners Falls, MA+ (LOW TICKETS)
May 6 - Jefferson Theater - Charlottesville, VA+
May 7 - Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC+
May 8 - Neighborhood Theatre - Charlotte, NC+
May 10 - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC+ (LOW TICKETS)
May 11 - Terminal West - Atlanta, GA+
May 12 - Brooklyn Bowl - Nashville, TN+
May 23 - The Heights Theater - Houston, TX^
May 24 - The Kessler Theater - Dallas, TX^
May 25 - TBD - San Antonio, TX^
May 26 - Scoot Inn - Austin, TX^
May 28 - The Lensic - Santa Fe, NM^
May 30 - Center For The Arts - Jackson, WY^
June 2 - Arts Campus at Willits - Basalt, CO^
June 4 - Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO^

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HEAVY-LIDDED 90’S R&B FOR EVERYONE
WHO IS JUST SO TIRED - WATCH HERE

DAN AUERBACH-PRODUCED DEBUT
ARRIVING FEBRUARY 2 VIA EASY EYE SOUND

TORONTO, ON – November 9, 2023 –  Today, Britti releases So Tired, the latest preview of her debut album, Hello, I’m Britti. (out February 2 on Easy Eye Sound - pre-order now). Produced and co-written by Dan Auerbach — lead singer of The Black Keys, founder of Easy Eye Sound, and the GRAMMY-winning producer behind celebrated releases from Yola, Marcus King, Lana Del Rey, Valerie June, Dr. John and many more — So Tired is an ode to fresh starts in the face of heartbreak.
 
The new video for the track finds Britti hazily moving through her everyday, swaying to the track’s heavy-lidded 90’s R&B, until the bridge when she claims centre stage — and her own narrative. Watch the So Tired video here, directed by Ford Fairchild (Yola, Maggie Rose), and listen to the track here.
 
Pairing shimmering country pop (much like childhood favourite Dolly Parton) and breathy purrs (a la the legendary Sade) with full-on bellows alongside sumptuous horns paying homage to her New Orleans home, Hello, I’m Britti. is the perfect introduction to the incredibly dynamic and previously undiscovered new artist.
 
In addition to Auerbach himself, a remarkable group of first-call players uplift Britti’s formidable voice, including percussionist Nick Movshon (Amy Winehouse, Wu Tang Clan), Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Sharon Van Etten), guitarist Tom Bukovac (Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks), and keyboard wizard Mike Rojas (Yola, Miranda Lambert), among others.
 
Check out lead single, Nothing Compares To You, the stunning Sade-meets-second-line groover that KCRW deemed “hypnotic, sultry, spare, and perfectly punctuated by the horn section” in their best songs of the week column.

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VIDEO DIRECTED BY CARRIE BROWNSTEIN
AND STARRING SUCCESSION’S J. SMITH-CAMERON

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TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED WITH VANCOUVER SHOW ON APRIL 4 AT THE VOGUE THEATRE
 
NEW ALBUM LITTLE ROPE OUT JANUARY 19
VIA LOMA VISTA

TORONTO, ON – November 8, 2023 – Today, Sleater-Kinney share new single, Say It Like You Mean It, with a video directed by Carrie Brownstein and starring Succession’s J. Smith-Cameron. The track is an unforgettable, unadorned riff backing a raw examination of a relationship coming apart. It’s an exposed nerve ending of a song, and Smith-Cameron exudes unbridled truth when Corin Tucker sings, “Say it like you mean it / I need to hear it before you go / Say it like you mean it / This goodbye hurts when you go.” Watch the video here and listen here.
 
“The video tells the story of a woman who's lost all sense of what's appropriate,” Brownstein explains. “Sick with the alienation that stems from existing in a disparate emotional state from the person or people closest to her, she grapples with debilitating loss, desires to be seen, and dares you to leave.”
 
For the video, the band worked with Desert Island Studios, a minority-owned production company, studio facility, and membership collective working to remove barriers in the media industry for historically marginalized communities.
 
Last month, the band announced their 11th studio album, Little Rope, out January 19 via Loma Vista, with the a powerfully intimate, Hell. The track was called “big, bold, ferocious and plainspoken,” by Paste Magazine, with the New York Times saying it “breaks wide open with anguish and inconsolable fury, as tolling, elegiac verses erupt into bitter power-chorded choruses. Corin Tucker unleashes her scream on the word ‘why.’” Watch Hell here.
 
Recorded at Flora Recording and Playback in Portland, Oregon with GRAMMY-winning producer John Congleton, Little Rope is one of the most honest and soul-baring albums by one of modern rock’s most vital bands.
 
Sleater-Kinney is hitting the road in 2024 in support of Little Rope, beginning on February 28 in San Diego and including multiple nights in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as hitting Vancouver. Beforehand, the group will perform at Pitchfork Festival London on November 10 and Corona Capital in Mexico City on November 19. All dates below. Visit sleater-kinney.com for more information.
 
To call Little Rope flawless feels like an insult to its intent – it careens headfirst into flaw and brokenness – a meditation on what living in a world of perpetual crisis has done to us, and what we do to the world in return. On the surface, the album’s 10 songs veer from spare to anthemic, catchy to deliberately hard-turning. But beneath that are perhaps the most complex and subtle arrangements of any Sleater-Kinney record, and a lyrical and emotional compass pointed firmly in the direction of something both liberating and terrifying: the sense that the only way to gain control is to let it go.
 
In the autumn of 2022, Carrie Brownstein received a call from Corin Tucker, who herself had just received a call from the American embassy in Italy. Years earlier, Brownstein listed Tucker as her emergency contact on a passport form, and while she had since changed her phone number, Tucker had not. The embassy staff were desperately trying to reach Brownstein. When they finally did, they told her what happened: While vacationing in Italy, Brownstein’s mother and stepfather had been in a car accident. Both were killed.
 
Although some of the album had already been written, aspects of each song—a guitar solo, the singing style, the sonic approach—were pulled into a changed emotional landscape. As Brownstein and Tucker moved through the early aftermath of the tragedy, elements of what was to become the emotional backbone of Little Rope began to form – how we navigate grief, who we navigate it with, and the ways it transforms us.

TOUR DATES:
2023
November 10 - London, UK @ Pitchfork London Roundhouse *SOLD OUT*
November 19- Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital
2024
February 28 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
February 29 - Las Vegas, NV @ Brooklyn Bowl
March 1 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
March 2 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
March 4 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
March 5 - Dallas, TX @ Studio at the Factory
March 6 - Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
March 8 - New Orleans, LA @ Joy Theater
March 9 - Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
March 11 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
March 12 - Washington, DC @ The Anthem
March 13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
March 14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
March 16 - New York, NY @ Racket *SOLD OUT*
March 17 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *SOLD OUT*
March 18 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts *SOLD OUT*
March 20 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
March 21 - Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
March 22 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
March 23 - St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
March 25 - Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
March 26 - Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
March 28 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
March 29 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco
March 30 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
March 31 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
April 2 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
April 3 - Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
April 4 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue
April 5 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom

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MONTREAL, QC – November 8, 2023 – Secret City Records is thrilled to announce the appointment of Magali Ould as General Manager.
 
Secret City has seen exponential growth over the past few years, expanding their team and expertly evolving alongside the ever-changing music market. With these factors in mind, the newly created General Manager role at Secret City will serve as a catalyst for the continued development of the company, by placing dedicated focus on driving and managing the label’s day-to-day operations. Ould excitedly steps into this position after serving 12+ years with the company in Marketing, Communications and Project Management roles. Within this new position, she will report directly to President & CEO, Justin West.
 
“Magali has been a key member of the Secret City team for more than a decade,” remarks West. “She understands the label's DNA, is passionate about music and art, and, alongside her extraordinary dedication, cares deeply about the company, the team, and the artists we work with. Combine that with her unique expertise, broad skillset, and hard work, I am thrilled to see her take this step to General Manager.”
 
Ould is one of Québec’s key music-industry leaders for over 16 years. Born and raised in Montreal, she has been involved at every level of the local music scene, from handling guest-lists and packing vinyl to tracking radio and discovering new artists. Ould joined Secret City in 2011, becoming the company’s second employee. Hired as a Publicist, she went on to be named their first Director of Marketing, supervising a team and leading international campaigns for the likes of Patrick Watson, Basia Bulat, Alexandra Stréliski, and collaborating to orchestrate the U.S. late-night TV debuts of The Barr Brothers and Leif Vollebekk. Fully bilingual, Ould has played a key role in Secret City’s expansion into Francophone music, helping to sign artists such as Antoine Corriveau, Rosie Valland, Klô Pelgag and the legendary songwriter Daniel Bélanger.
 
“I’m incredibly thrilled and privileged to take on this position for the next Secret City chapter,” says Ould. “I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished thus far and excited about broadening our reach to new heights. I will continue to provide a passionate and respectful work environment for our staff members and will always keep at center stage the fostering of our artist’s relationships.”
 
West adds, “Secret City’s tremendous growth, as well as the accelerated pace of the changing market, both bring new challenges and opportunities, and drive the need for additional management infrastructure to ensure the relevant parts of the organization continue to function at the highest level. The General Manager role addresses that need, and will help to unlock our potential for future growth and expansion.”

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ABOUT SECRET CITY RECORDS:
Secret City Records is a Montreal-based Canadian independent label founded in 2006, initially to provide a home for Patrick Watson’s first album, Close to Paradise. Over the years, Secret City’s artists have won multiple awards across many nominations for the Polaris Music Prize, JUNO Awards, ADISQ Awards, and more. The company has certified five gold albums, one platinum album, one double-platinum album, and numerous gold and platinum singles. Secret City also has a single that recently hit gold or platinum-level thresholds in multiple countries, including in the USA, UK, France, Australia, and more. With a full-time staff of fourteen, Secret City’s mission is to be a bridge between art and commerce, with unqualified respect and support for the artist’s vision. It is also passionate about the intersection of music and technology, constantly pushing itself to go beyond its comfort zone. The company values community, fairness, and transparency, and is viscerally independent. It has a worldwide network of indie distributors and promotion teams, in addition to fully managing and controlling its global digital business on its own. Secret City has been, and continues to be, a proud long-standing member of Merlin.
 
ROSTER:
Alexandra Stréliski - Antoine Corriveau - Basia Bulat - The Barr Brothers - Bibi Club – Braids - Daniel Bélanger - Emilie Kahn - Fernie - Gus Englehorn - Jeremy Dutcher - Jesse Mac Cormack - Klô Pelgag - La Force - Leif Vollebekk - Owen Pallett - Patrick Watson - Plants and Animals - Plastikman & Chilly Gonzales - Richard Reed Parry -  Rosie Valland - Shad - Suuns - Unessential Oils - Wilsen

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SECRET CITY RECORDS
NOMME MAGALI OULD COMME DIRECTRICE GÉNÉRALE

MONTRÉAL, QC – 8 novembre 2023 – Secret City Records a le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de Magali Ould comme directrice générale.
 
Secret City a connu une croissance exponentielle au cours des dernières années, ajoutant des membres à son équipe et évoluant adroitement au rythme des changements constants du marché musical. Avec ces facteurs en tête, le nouveau poste de directrice générale chez Secret City servira de catalyseur pour le développement continu de l’entreprise, en se concentrant sur l’orientation et la gestion des opérations quotidiennes de la maison de disques. Ould est ravie d’accéder à ce poste après plus de 12 ans de service au sein de l’entreprise dans des postes liés au marketing, aux communications et à la gestion de projets. Dans ce nouveau poste, elle rendra compte directement au président et PDG, Justin West.
 
« Magali est une membre clé de l’équipe de Secret City depuis plus d’une décennie », souligne West. « Elle comprend l’ADN de la maison de disques, elle est passionnée par la musique et les arts, et elle est profondément dévouée à l’entreprise, à l’équipe et aux artistes avec qui nous travaillons. Considérant également son expertise unique, son vaste éventail de compétences et son assiduité, je suis enchanté qu’elle accède au poste de directrice générale. »
 
Ould est une leader importante de l’industrie musicale québécoise depuis plus de 16 ans. Née et ayant grandi à Montréal, elle s’est impliquée à tous les niveaux de la scène musicale locale, de la gestion des listes d’invités à l’emballage de vinyles, en passant par le suivi radio et le repérage de nouveaux talents. Ould a rejoint les rangs de Secret City en 2011, devenant la deuxième employée de l’entreprise. D’abord engagée en tant que relationniste, elle a ensuite été la toute première directrice du marketing, supervisant une équipe et menant des campagnes internationales pour des artistes tels que Patrick Watson, Basia Bulat et Alexandra Stréliski, en plus de collaborer à orchestrer les premières apparitions dans des talk-shows de fin de soirée américains de The Barr Brothers et Leif Vollebekk. Parfaitement bilingue, Ould a joué un rôle clé dans l’expansion de Secret City dans le monde de la musique francophone, facilitant la signature d’ententes avec des artistes comme Antoine Corriveau, Rosie Valland, Klô Pelgag et le légendaire auteur-compositeur-interprète Daniel Bélanger.
 
« C’est un incroyable honneur et privilège d’accéder à ce poste et d’entamer un nouveau chapitre chez Secret City », confie Ould. « Je suis fière de ce que nous avons accompli jusqu’à maintenant et je suis enthousiaste à l’idée d’étendre notre portée et d’atteindre de nouveaux sommets. Je continuerai de maintenir un environnement de travail où règnent la passion et le respect pour les membres de notre personnel, et prendre soin des relations avec nos artistes sera toujours au cœur de mes priorités. »
 
West ajoute : « La croissance extraordinaire de Secret City ainsi que la vitesse à laquelle le marché se transforme amènent de nouveaux défis et de nouvelles opportunités, ce qui crée le besoin d’une infrastructure de gestion supplémentaire pour nous assurer que tous les éléments pertinents de l’organisation continuent de fonctionner de façon optimale. Le poste de directrice générale répond à ce besoin et nous aidera à libérer notre potentiel futur de croissance et d’expansion. »

TÉLÉCHARGEMENT PORTRAIT
 
À PROPOS DE SECRET CITY RECORDS :
Secret City Records est une maison de disques basée à Montréal qui a été fondée en 2006 pour lancer l’album « Close to Paradise » de Patrick Watson. Au fil des ans, les artistes de Secret City ont remporté de multiples prix et obtenu de nombreuses nominations pour le Prix de musique Polaris, les prix JUNOS, le Gala de l’ADISQ, et plus encore. La compagnie a lancé cinq albums certifiés or, un album certifié platine, un album certifié double platine, et de nombreuses chansons certifiées or et platine. Secret City a également un extrait qui a récemment été certifié or ou platine dans plusieurs pays, incluant aux États-Unis, au Royaume-Uni, en France, en Australie et ailleurs. Avec 14 employé·e·s à temps plein, Secret City a pour mission de créer un pont entre l’art et le commerce, en soutenant et en respectant la vision de ses artistes sans jamais la compromettre. Ses valeurs incluent la communauté, l’équitabilité et la transparence, ainsi que l’innovation, la créativité et la technologie. Secret City gère un réseau mondial d’équipes de distribution et de promotion, en plus de contrôler sa propre distribution numérique. Secret City est fièrement membre de Merlin.
 
ARTISTES :
Alexandra Stréliski - Antoine Corriveau - Basia Bulat - The Barr Brothers - Bibi Club – Braids - Daniel Bélanger - Emilie Kahn - Fernie - Gus Englehorn - Jeremy Dutcher - Jesse Mac Cormack - Klô Pelgag - La Force - Leif Vollebekk - Owen Pallett - Patrick Watson - Plants and Animals - Plastikman & Chilly Gonzales - Richard Reed Parry -  Rosie Valland - Shad - Suuns - Unessential Oils - Wilsen

CONFIRMS NEW BODY OF WORK IS ON THE WAY

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TORONTO, ON – November 6, 2023 – Fresh off of a 20-city North American tour with Ashnikko, AUDREY NUNA continues to blaze a trail with her latest single, Cellulite. One of the first tracks written for her forthcoming body of work; Cellulite finds AUDREY NUNA turning inwards while tapping into a whole new genre that she coins, “Rage n B,” marrying “the sentiment of RnB” to “the harsh edge of rage type beats.” Listen to Cellulite here.

The song is paired with an official music video, directed by Zac Dov. Shot on location in Canoga Park, CA and in a Burbank studio, the cinematic video takes inspiration from Audrey’s heroes, including Pharcyde, Beastie Boys, Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott. Watch the official video for Cellulite here.  

Speaking about the new song, Audrey reveals: “This is a song about cutting the fat out of your life and rejecting the toxic shit that could weigh you down. It's the soundtrack of me taking a butter knife & performing spiritual liposuction on myself. A painful and liberating process,” she explains. “I wrote this because I felt tired of the saturated butter and energy clogging around my heart and felt the need to release that. There's an over emphasis of cool sculpting and plastic surgery ads in the world - but we ignore the fact that we're all spiritually clogged up as a society - there's so much excess everywhere. I wanted to illustrate a return to innocence - driving around in the red Jetta of my adolescence, surfing the waves instead of drowning in them. I want people to listen and feel lighter, but w the rage / sentiment mosh.”

Cellulite is the follow up to her latest single, Locket, which V Magazine hailed as “mesmerizingly addictive,” and “cementing NUNA's status as one to watch in the music industry.” The track came with an official music video, praised by HypeBeast as an “artistic, concept-driven visual,” and was directed by the late Valentin Petit, who tragically passed in an aircraft accident earlier this year. Locket was the last music video he directed. Watch the official music video for Locket here.

With the release of Cellulite and Locket, comes exciting news that AUDREY NUNA is working on a new body of work from which Locket is part of, thus marking a new and captivating chapter for 24-year-old NUNA, who is undeniably poised for stardom.

Having laid the foundations with her a liquid breakfast release in 2021, she soon attracted attention from the likes of The New York Times, NPR, High Snobiety, VOGUE, BILLBOARD, COMPLEX, PAPER, FADER, and V Mag. AUDREY NUNA continues to push the boundaries and lead with a commitment to creativity, setting precedent as one of the first female Korean-American R&B acts breaking into mainstream culture.
 
More exciting AUDREY NUNA news to be revealed very soon.

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FIRST INSTALLMENT OF NEW PROJECT
THE ROAD TO HALLUCI MANIA

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TORONTO, ON – November 3, 2023 – Bah gawd! In the most electrifying move in sports entertainment, The Halluci Nation have dropped their brand new EP, Path of the Heel - the first installment of their new project, The Road to Halluci Mania. 

The Halluci Nation's Bear Witness and 2oolman have always had a deep interest in Professional Wrestling ever since they were kids – loving the complex story lines that play out week after week, and seeing the underdog overcome adversity and have their chance to shine. Now, they are at a point of their career where they have never been happier with their partnership, and the music they are creating together, and wanted to take the opportunity to tell a story that is inspired by their long-shared interest in Pro Wrestling, paired with some brand new sounds.

Themed around one of the main character archetypes in professional wrestling – "The Heel" (a.k.a. the bad guy) – Path of the Heel follows a faction of this group, called the ALie Nation. The creator of the ALie Nation has gone from being curious about The Halluci Nation – the champion "Baby Face" tag team wrestlers – to becoming obsessed with taking them down at Halluci Mania, aiming to do so by recruiting two wrestlers into the ALie Nation.

The story unfolds through the album openers, Tree of Woe and ALie Nation (Interlude), both of which feature powerful vocals written and performed by Damian Abraham. The theme then expands with Eater of Worlds and Atomic Drop, featuring long-time collaborators, Northern Cree, and fulled by fast paced beats with complex basslines, all brining the Halluci Nation’s classic sound into the present and beyond.

"Damian was an incredible talent to work with in the studio and we are lucky that our friendship has developed into such a strong bond over the years," The Halluci Nation share. "This collaboration plays such an important part in the story of this project and we feel the final result pushes the limits beyond what anyone has ever heard from us."

They continue, "Being able to work with Northern Cree is always a special experience. The tones they are able to create add so much depth to Eater of Worlds and Atomic Drop. The frequencies a drum creates can’t be duplicated by any machine and they take the basslines to a whole different level."

Path of the Heel further explores the idea of cross-genre music collaborations, and sees Bear and 2oolman creating songs that push the bounds of their signature sound, touching on classic Drum & Bass sounds that are on the brink of trending in dance music again. The heartbeat of their inspiration continues to be John Trudell and his work. This new project takes The Halluci Nation on the next part of the path that John laid out for them through his poems and personal messages to the group. Their connection has allowed Bear and 2oolman to push the boundaries of their creative abilities and continue to be their authentic selves, producing sounds that show an evolution of the group into the future. This evolution has become possible because of the trust Bear and 2oolman share with each other on a personal, and professional level.

The Path of the Heel is unlike anything fans have ever heard from The Halluci Nation, and it’s just the small look into what is coming for the future! Listen here today. 

PATH OF THE HEEL TRACKLIST:
1. Tree of Woe ft Damian Abraham
2. ALie Nation (Interlude) ft Damian Abraham
3. Eater of Worlds ft Northern Cree
4. Atomic Drop ft Northern Cree

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SONG MARKS LEX'S EVOLUTIONARY RETURN TO MUSIC
AND LIVE PERFORMANCE AFTER HIATUS EARLIER THIS YEAR

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HOMETOWN TORONTO SHOW ANNOUNCED FOR DECEMBER 9 WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITTING PARKDALE ORGANIZE

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TORONTO, ON – November 3, 2023 – Shortly after dropping the Hello video, co-directed by Q himself, the singer/songwriter is returning with a new EP titled, Hello, Everyday Changes. The three song EP consists of the previously released Hello, along with new additions Everyday and Changes. Listen here. Today's release is accompanied by the official music video for Changes, produced, shot and directed by Q. Watch here.

Earlier this year, Q went on his co-headlining tour with Baby Rose shortly after releasing his critically acclaimed debut album Soul,PRESENT, which he wrote and produced on his own. Listen to the album here.

The critically-acclaimed outlier, singer, songwriter, and producer has notably tallied tens of millions of streams, in addition to gaining support from his peers Omar Apollo, 6LACK, James Blake and more.

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LISTEN TO COMBACK KID (REDUX) HERE 

WATCH THE VISUALIZER HERE

ONTARIO TOUR DATES THIS MONTH

TORONTO, ON – November 2, 2023 – Today, Toronto five-piece indie-rock outfit, Long Range Hustle, team up with Chicago-based alt-pop artist, Tedious & Brief, to release a beautifully melancholic rendition of the band's heavy-duty head-banger, Comeback Kid. Originally appearing on their  2022 album, I am alive, but only if you say I am, the remix - Comeback Kid (Redux) - sees Long Range Hustle take on a more electronic-influenced approach to the song. Listen to Comeback Kid (Redux) here - out now via Sans Shoes (Canada) / AntiFragile Music (International). Watch the accompanying visualizer, directed by the band's AJ Fisico (drums, vocals), here. 

"Comeback Kid was originally written as a slow, contemplative tune reflecting on being caught in absentia during someone's most tragic time of need," shares Paul Brogee (co-lead vocals, guitar, violin). "But when we took it to the studio it turned into a heavy-duty head-banger, so it was a particular pleasure to bring some melancholic yearning back to this song, helped in no small part by Jamie's dark and soulful voice. Typically a very 'live' sounding band, this was our deepest foray yet into more electronic-influenced production, pulling on our love of bands like Sylvan Esso, Purity Ring, and Big Red Machine. We learned a lot working with Tedious & Brief, and I can't wait to see how this project affects our trajectory from here."

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PREMIERE DAYS OF HATE DOCUMENTARY TONIGHT
AT BRAIN DEAD STUDIOS IN LOS ANGELES

TORONTO, ON – October 27, 2023 – NYC trio, Show Me The Body, releases their live album, Live & Loose In The USA, today via Loma Vista Recordings. Arriving one year after the release of Trouble The Water, the 15-track album features live recordings from various stops on their now infamous World War Tour from earlier this year and features guest appearances from tour mates, Aaron Heard (Jesus Piece), Christine Cadette (Zulu), and more. Live & Loose In The USA is available for purchase on 2 x LP vinyl plus a 208-page World War Tour photo zine here. Listen to the album here.

Tonight, Show Me The Body premieres their mini-documentary titled Days of Hate, created by filmmaker, Oliver Shahery, and filmed during the recording of Trouble The Water, at Los Angeles' Brain Dead Studios. The event kicks off at 7:00 p.m. local time, and will feature a screening of the documentary plus drinks and DJs on the Slammers patio. More details below.

On the heels of their West Coast run of shows with The Garden, Show Me The Body will head to Mexico for two shows this November and December. The trio will perform at Foro Indepencia with Flores y Fuego and Niña Perro on November 29 and at Foro Indie Rocks! on December 2 with Flores y Fuego and Dismorfia. 

Live & Loose In The USA lands just after the release of Show Me The Body's remix EP, Trouble The Water - Remixes, which includes reimagined versions of select tracks from their 2022 full-length from Detroit ghettotech trio HiTech, Pink Siifu, Michael "5000" Watts of Swishahouse fame, Slauson Malone 1, and Psymun featuring RXKNephew.

The trio's epic aforementioned World War Tour saw sold out shows across America, including Brooklyn Steel. Additionally, Show Me The Body recently hosted a free show at New York City's Tompkins Square Park in partnership with their label CORPUS, drawing hundreds of enthusiastic fans on a Friday afternoon. Show Me The Body made a stir with their cover of the Beastie Boys' classic, Sabotage, and a captivating performance of their fan-favourite, Trash, from their 2017 Corpus I mixtape. 

Released at the end of last year, Trouble The Water is Show Me The Body's fourth full-length and includes the anthemic tracks WW4, Loose Talk - which came paired with a video directed by front man Julian Cashwan Pratt - and We Came To Play. The 12-track album was recorded entirely at CORPUS studios in Long Island City and produced with Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Turnstile, Municipal Waste). Trouble The Water is the culmination of nearly a decade's time barreling against New York City’s structural ambivalence and indifference. The tracks of Trouble The Water both reference and pay homage to the physical city, and the New York Sound: not one particular genre, but the people and subcultures that encapsulate its true foundation. 

Check out Live & Loose In The USA above and see full tour routing and more album details below.

November 29 - Guadalajara, MX @ Foro Independencia*
December 2 - Mexico City, MX @ Foro Indie Rocks!^

* = w/ Flores y Fuego, Niña Perro
^ = w/ Flores y Fuego, Dismorfia

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BELOVED ROCK BAND SHARES KEEP GOING
FINAL PREVIEW TRACK FROM THEIR HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED
NEW ALBUM 152 DUE THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 VIA FANTASY
 
LISTEN TO KEEP GOING HERE
 
BAND TO HOST EARLY ALBUM LISTENING PARTY TODAY
AT 4:00 P.M. PT / 7:00 P.M. ET / 12:00 A.M. UK FOLLOWED BY LIVE VIDEO CHAT

TORONTO, ON – October 25, 2023 - Today, Taking Back Sunday – John Nolan (lead guitar, piano, vocals), Adam Lazzara (lead vocals), Shaun Cooper (bass) and Mark O’Connell (drums) – share Keep Going, the fourth and final preview track from their upcoming new album, 152, due this Friday (October 27) via Fantasy. Reflecting the darkness in betrayal and the light of forgiveness, the percussive, quick-hitting rocker arrives just days ahead of the band’s long-awaited LP, 152, Taking Back Sunday’s first full-length album in seven years. Listen to Keep Going, here, watch the visualizer here, and pre-order 152, here.
 
O’Connell on Keep Going: “Keep Going is a song about struggling through relationships with the people you love. When it rains it pours, but you’ve got to get up and keep going. It’s a heavy song with an important message that fits the inclusive positivity of 152.”
 
Tonight at 4:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. UK, fans around the world can get a sneak peek of 152 as Taking Back Sunday hosts an album listening party followed by a live video chat with the band immediately following the playback. Find it here.
 
In addition, Taking Back Sunday will celebrate the release of 152, with series of intimate album release shows, promotional events, and in-store appearances, all of which sold-out in a matter of minutes, including: Fingerprints in-Store (Long Beach, CA) November 4, Lodge Room album release show (Los Angeles) November 6, Grimey’s in-Store (Nashville) November 8, Eastside Bowl album release show (Nashville) November 9, Looney Tunes in-store (New York) November 12, and Bowery Ballroom album release show (NYC) November 13.
 
The band also recently announced the 9^th Annual Taking Back Sunday Holiday Spectacular at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh, NY, December 13 and 14, and Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ on December 15 and 16. Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit www.takingbacksunday.com. Look for exciting 2024 tour news to be announced soon.
 
Produced by Tushar Apte (whom the band met through a mutual collaboration with noted DJ Steve Aoki) and mixed by Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots, Bleachers), 152 features 10 intensely vulnerable and absorbing new tracks all delivered with fresh ambition and newfound purpose. Inspired by the long layoff and the cloud of uncertainty that blanketed the world (and music industry) these past few years, 152 stands among the most genuinely reflective and emotionally pure efforts of Taking Back Sunday’s illustrious career. 
 
Anticipation among fans for the new album continues to build. Previously released tracks, (along with Keep Going) include The One, S'old, and Amphetamine Smiles. All through 152, the consistent thread is one of generosity, gratitude and ultimately, hope.

152 TRACK LISTING:
1. Amphetamine Smiles
2. S'old
3. The One
4. Keep Going
5. I Am the Only One Who Knows You
6. Quit Trying
7. Lightbringer
8. New Music Friday
9. Juice 2 Me
10. The Stranger

TAKING BACK SUNDAY LIVE:
November 6 — Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room (Album Release Show)
November 9 — Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl (Album Release Show)
November 13 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom (Album Release Show)
November 29 – Melbourne, Australia – 170 Russell
December 1 — Melbourne, Australia — Good Things Festival 2023
December 2 — Sydney, Australia — Good Things Festival 2023
December 3 — Brisbane, Australia — Good Things Festival 2023
December 5 –   Woolloongabba, Australia – The Princess Theatre
December 6 –   Marrickville, Australia – Factory Theatre
December 13 & 14 – Wantagh, NY – Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert Hall (Holiday Spectacular)
December 15 & 16 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom (Holiday Spectacular)

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JURY MEMBER APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
 
RECIPIENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT RECEPTION DINNER
AND SHOWCASE ON MARCH 5, 2024

TORONTO, ON – October 25, 2023 – Following a celebratory inaugural year for the Women In Music Canada Honours, which took place this past March, WIM Canada is thrilled to open nominee submissions for the 2024 Honours.  
 
“Canada is brimming with incredible women and gender diverse music innovators,” says WIM Canada Executive Director, Robyn Stewart. “The 2024 WIM Canada Honours program will elevate incredible leaders, their projects and their successes, all wrapped up in an incredible night of networking, comradery and great music.” 
 
Nominees can be submitted through WIM Canada’s application form by the deadline (Monday, December 11, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET). Submissions may be made by the prospective honouree or another Canadian colleague. Only one submission is required to be considered. If multiple submissions are received for the same person, they will be combined to one submission for the jury review. Visit here for further eligibility guidelines.
 
Submissions will be curated into a long list of nominees, selected by an appointed jury of music industry creators and professionals. The final honourees will be determined from the long list by a finalist jury. Individuals are invited to share their expertise as a juror for this year’s Honours program – applications can be found here.
 
The WIM Canada Honours program was designed to celebrate and support women and gender diverse Canadian innovators and creators who have outstanding success in their field in the eligibility year (December 2022 through December 2023 for annual based categories). Categories include: Artist of the Year, Change Maker of the Year (formerly Distinguished Leader), Entrepreneur of the Year, Excellence in Live Music, International Leader of the Year, Organization of the Year, the Career Achievement Honour (formerly the Trailblazer Award), and the Women in Music Canada Rising Leader (formerly the Honour Roll), which will honour up to five women and gender diverse industry members or artists who are on the rise. Two new categories will also be added for 2024 – Change Maker of the Year and Artist of the Year – which will be selected by the shared results of open voting for WIM Canada Premium Members and the jury.
 
Reflecting on her 2023 Distinguished Leader Award (presented by Tunecore), ADVANCE Music Canada Executive Director, Keziah Myers says, “Admittedly, I was totally surprised to receive the award, as there are just so many women in leadership, across the music industry, that I look up to daily. It is an immense honour to stand among those remarkable leaders and I am humbled by this recognition. Canada has incredible women in leadership, and I hope to continue in the path that they have forged before me. Let us continue to support and celebrate women in the music business, so that their brilliance and leadership may continue to inspire generations to come. This honour reminds me that collective force, and collaboration yield immeasurable impact. Thank you to Tunecore and WIM Canada for seeing the potential that exists when barriers are broken, and opportunities are given to all.”
 
Envison Management + Production Founder and President, Ryhna Thompson adds, “While recognition has never been the motivation for my work, receiving the Trailblazer Award (in 2023) has certainly made me feel seen. Being seen has encouraged me to continue believing in and building new ways forward. It has added fuel to my desire to lend my voice in support of a next generation of innovators, creators and change makers.”
 
Read about all of 2023’s honourees here.

The recipients of the 2024 Honours will be revealed on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 during a reception dinner and showcase held in Toronto, ON. Stay tuned for more details and ticket information.
 
The WIM Canada Honours program is generously supported by Ontario Creates.

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WHISPERS IN THE ECHO CHAMBER
 
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CANADIAN DATES IN MONTREAL, TORONTO
AND VANCOUVER

“The goth crooner Chelsea Wolfe conjures a thick atmosphere on ‘Dusk,’ ...‘Dusk' is centered around a slow, methodical beat, murky guitar chords and Wolfe’s breathy, eerie voice. 'I will go through fire to get to you,' she sings with a haunting determination.” — The New York Times
 
“The genre-defying ‘Dusk’ is one of her more elaborate recordings to date, a culmination of her career thus far.”— Consequence, Heavy Song of the Week
 
“On ‘Dusk,’ Chelsea Wolfe pushes Portishead’s gothic trip-hop to new doom-laden extremes.” — Stereogum, Best Songs Of The Week
 
“Chelsea Wolfe comes out swinging with the dark psychedelic single ‘Dusk.’ A moody, sensual song about unrelenting love, Wolfe’s chilling tone and searing guitar breakdown create a swirling, gruesome melody.” — Paste, Best New Songs

TORONTO, ON – October 24, 2023 – Chelsea Wolfe is “back, and masterful as ever” (Revolver). Today, Wolfe announces her new album, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, out February 9 on Loma Vista, and presents its new single/video, Whispers in the Echo Chamber. Pre-order the album here.
 
Wolfe’s seventh studio album is a rebirth in process. It’s a powerfully cathartic statement about cutting ties and an important reminder that healing is cyclical, not a simple linear process. As Wolfe explains, “It’s a record about the past self-reaching out to the present self-reaching out to the future self to summon change, growth, and guidance. It’s a story of freeing yourself from situations and patterns that are holding you back in order to become self-empowered. It’s an invitation to step into your authenticity.”
 
Hailed by Guitar World as “the queen of gothic industrial guitar,” Wolfe has never been afraid to traverse genre or invent her own hybrids. She wrote and workshopped She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She with her longtime collaborators – multi-instrumentalist, Ben Chisholm, drummer, Jess Gowrie, and guitarist, Bryan Tulao – before bringing them to producer, Dave Andrew Sitek, in early 2022. Together, they deconstructed the compositions, pushing the songs into uncharted waters where they were then transformed and reborn. The pieces found their final focus with Shawn Everett (The War On Drugs, SZA, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) who mixed the album, extracting the fine details from the vocals and blending them into the lush sonic production world where heavy guitars dissolve into trip-hop breaks and hushed vocals soar before final mastering by renowned engineer, Heba Kadry.
 
Following lead single, Dusk, Whispers in the Echo Chamber ties together a number of elements Wolfe has explored in the past, rolling in dynamic waves between minimal synth and heavy, full-band moments. The swirling vocal textures of the song — run through Sitek’s modular wall — are meant to reflect those persistent intuitive voices that start rising up within you when it’s time to step out of the old and into the new. As Wolfe sings in the blistering track, she’s “twisting the old self into poetry” and “bathing in the blood of who [she] used to be.”
 
The Whispers in the Echo Chamber accompanying video was directed by Geoge Gallardo Kattah and filmed in Colombia. Wolfe explains, “This video feels like a love story between myself and my sleep paralysis entity, who, for the sake of this video, represents a calm inner voice cutting through mental chatter and anxiety to help guide me towards a more authentic path. From the inward to the outward, this entity shows me the expansiveness of new possibilities, if only I’ll take the first difficult steps.” Watch the video here.
 
At its core, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is realizing the way forward is through, contemplating what must be left behind, while also figuring out what lies ahead and what there is to discover once you get there. Wolfe guides us on that quest, asking us these questions as she asks herself the same. As the album title hints, She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She is a reminder to look within, to remember that all the power you need resides there. Reach out to the selves, reach out to one another. Reach to the ancient and to the end of all things, to remember that the only time we truly have is now.
 
Next year, Wolfe will embark on a lengthy 2024 North American tour, bringing her acclaimed live performance to a slew of cities including New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and beyond. Divide and Dissolve will support the entire tour. A full list of dates are below and tickets are on sale now here.

SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE REACHES OUT TO SHE TRACKLIST:
1. Whispers in the Echo Chamber
2. House of Self-Undoing
3. Everything Turns Blue
4. Tunnel Lights
5. The Liminal
6. Eyes Like Nightshade
7. Salt
8. Unseen World
9. Place in the Sun
10. Dusk
 
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
February 27 - San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
February 28 - Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
March 1 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
March 2 - Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Factory
March 3 - Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
March 5 - Nashville, TN @ Basement East
March 6 - Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
March 8 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
March 9 - Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
March 10 - Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
March 12 - Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
March 13 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
March 15 - Boston, MA @ Royale
March 16 - Montreal, QC @ Club Soda
March 17 - Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
March 19 - Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre
March 20 - Minneapolis, MN @ The Varsity Theatre
March 22 - Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre
March 23 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
March 25 - Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theater
March 26 - Vancouver, BC @ The Vogue Theater
March 27 - Portland, OR @ The Roseland Ballroom
March 29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
March 30 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
April 18 - Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival
April 21 - London, UK @ Heaven

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INTERVIEW AND TRACK DEBUT ON APPLE RADIO’S
THE ZANE LOWE SHOW
 
APPEAR ON APPLE MUSIC’S NEW MUSIC DAILY COVER 
 
NEW ALBUM RAT WARS OUT DECEMBER 7
VIA LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS
 

HEADLINING 2024 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
INCLUDES STOPS IN TORONTO AND VANCOUVER

TORONTO, ON – October 23, 2023 – Following an interview on Apple Radio’s The Zane Lowe Show, and a cover feature on Apple Music’s New Music Daily playlist, HEALTH today released their latest single, ASHAMED. The corrupted R&B pop banger – a raw and emotional gut punch – is the latest preview of the LA-based industrial-rock band’s highly anticipated new album, RAT WARS, due out December 7 via Loma Vista Recordings. The track is out now alongside a video directed by HEALTH’s bassist/producer, John Famiglietti, and James Kid, and capturing Famiglietti’s recent visits to the Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA and DragonCon in Atlanta, GA. Watch it here and listen to ASHAMED here.
 
ASHAMED follows the album’s two lead singles, CHILDREN OF SORROW and SICKO, which earned praise and support from Revolver (Best Songs of the Week), Guitar World (Essential Guitar Tracks), Uproxx (Best New Indie), Loudwire, Stereogum, The PRP, Lambgoat, Consequence, Brooklyn Vegan, and more (Bloody Disgusting debuted the gory video for SICKO). HEALTH’s headlining RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR begins on March 2, and includes shows in Toronto at The Opera House on March 19 and in Vancouver at The Commodore on March 29; a full itinerary is listed below.
 
The follow-up to 2019’s VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR, HEALTH’s fifth album is the most violent yet vulnerable of their career. It is somehow fitting that such a brutal collection of songs is at the same time their most comprehensive artistic statement.
 
Meticulously aggressive production detail collides with painfully personal confessions and a strange savage grace is paired with icy gallows humour… surprisingly it’s still fun as hell. Produced by Stint (Oliver Tree, Demi Lovato) and mixed by Lars Stalfors (SALEM, The Neighbourhood), the 12-track LP joins the lineage of groundbreaking heavy acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, which re-drew the borders between metal, electronic and pop music. It might be The Downward Spiral for people with at least two monitors and a vitamin D deficiency. RAT WARS is available for pre-order on limited edition vinyl, cassette, and more here.

HEALTH 2024 TOUR DATES:
March 2 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall *
March 4 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theatre *
March 5 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine *
March 7- Austin, TX - Empire Garage *
March 8 - Dallas, TX - Studio at the Factory *
March 9 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Midtown *
March 11 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Heaven Stage *
March 12 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground *
March 13 - Richmond, VA - The National *
March 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *
March 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
March 17 - Boston, MA - Royale *
March 19 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House *
March 20 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic *
March 22 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall *
March 23 - Saint Louis, MO - Red Flag *
March 25 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *
March 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall *
March 28 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
March 29 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore *
March 30 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall *
April 1 - Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post *
April 2 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall *
April 4 - Los Angeles, CA - Belasco Theater *
 
* with support from Pixel Grip and King Yosef

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TORONTO, ON – October 20, 2023 – After releasing his debut album, Soul,PRESENT, late last Spring, Q is back with his newest single, Hello. Shot in NYC and co-directed by Q himself, the music video also features an appearance from SideTalkNYC. Watch here. In an Instagram post, Q teased the upcoming music and newest single simply putting, "1 of 3 out tonight. first is Hello." Listen to Hello here.

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A RE-IMAGINED DAVID FOSTER CLASSIC CAROL OF THE BELLS TRANSPORTS FANS TO A WINTER WONDERLAND WITH INSPIRED NEW ANIMATED HOLIDAY VIDEO - WATCH HERE

TORONTO, ON – October 20, 2023 – Today, the Christmas album that David Foster and Katharine McPhee embarked on over a year ago is joyfully complete and being released in time to warm hearts and homes this holiday season.  Christmas Songs pairs seven new timeless Christmas wonders with the seven beautiful classics they shared last holiday season, to create the Fosters’ 14-song, definitive Christmas album.  A welcomed addition to any family's holiday traditions. Listen here. 
 
Foster says of the new songs, “We had a lot of fun recording seven songs last year. This year we wanted to really dig in deep and add seven more songs to make a larger album and to explore all the musical tools that were available to us from rock guitar on We Three Kings to the Tabernacle Choir on Amazing Grace to the simplicity of Kat’s spectacular vocal and piano only song It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas. We also had a lot of fun redoing an old song that I did called Carol Of The Bells and adding vocals to it. We put out heart and soul into it and we hope it shows. Christmas is the absolute favourite time of year for so many. We want to celebrate that joy with all of you.”
 
One of the highlights is Foster’s holiday masterpiece, Carol of the Bells, reimagined with McPhee's vocals, to create a version of this timeless classic that will surely soundtrack our holiday seasons for years to come.  Inspired by this fresh rendition of this holiday hit, Foster and McPhee created a beautiful, animated video that will transport any listener to a winter wonderland of our dreams. Watch here.
 
Says Foster about the new sound on Carol of the Bells, “I had some pretty good success with this song over the years and on a suggestion from Tom Whalley at the label, we re-worked it and, among other things, added some vocals giving it a fresh new sound. People over the years have always been so kind about how much they enjoy this version, so this hopefully is the 2.0 version that will attract a new generation.”
 
One of the more stunning moments on Christmas Songs is when Foster and McPhee are joined by the renowned Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square for a powerful rendition of the religious hymn, Amazing Grace, laying bare what is divine in our storied Christmas traditions. 
 
Says Foster of Amazing Grace and working with the Tabernacle Choir, “I have had the opportunity to work with the tabernacle choir on a few occasions. To say they are spectacular is an understatement. We brought together all the fire power that we could muster between us and this magnificent chorus. Amazing grace is one of those songs that evokes so much emotion. From the first note of the bagpipes to the last note, this song seems to mean something different to every person from sad to happy and everything in between. We hope we did this song the honour that it deserves.”
 
Five other new songs on the album are: Santa Baby, Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, We Three Kings, Snow and Away in the Manger.    
 
The 16 time legendary GRAMMY winning producer has produced some of the greatest Christmas music of all time with artists such as Michael Buble, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Rod Stewart and Mary J Blige. It’s only fitting he now produces one with his wife, one of the greatest vocalists of today.
 
Look for the Fosters to do plenty of promotion again this year for the album, beginning with a segment on Entertainment Tonight where they break out in an impromptu performance.
 
The Fosters also plan a small nine city east coast tour and will incorporate the new songs into the show. The tour starts November 1 in Warren, MI and ends in Westbury, NY on December 10.  Look for the duo to be on HSN end of October to begin promoting. Foster is also gearing up to take on Broadway, writing the music for the new musical about the iconic animated character Betty Boop. McPhee is continuing with her jewelry line, KMF Jewelry.

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TORONTO, ON – October 20, 2023 – Continuing to make waves worldwide, platinum-certified critically acclaimed rising R&B phenom, Ant Saunders, returns with a brand-new single entitled, White Noise, out now via Arista Records. It notably marks his first release of 2023. Listen here and watch the visualizer here.  
 
Produced by Medasin, the track’s sparse piano allows space for his stirring and showstopping vocals to shine. Regarding White Noise, Saunders commented: “It was the day before my session with Medasin. I was so pumped to get to work with one of my favorite producers whose work I had been listening to for years, even though I had absolutely no idea what to write about. Out of the blue, I got a text from my girlfriend. She had broken up with me…and over text .... at least I finally knew what to write about!”
 
Saunders goes on, “White Noise to me was very necessary. There couldn’t have been a better way to start my healing journey than making this song where I’m letting it all out, and being as raw and vulnerable as I can. I hope for this song to be like a shoulder to cry on and serve as a reminder that there’s no shame in letting your emotions out and feeling so upset about something, as many of us feel the urge to bottle our feelings up.”
 
Last year, Saunders dropped the fan favourite, Camaro, and lent his instantly recognizable croon to Paige’s, Miles Away. The latter piled up 1.9 million Spotify streams in addition to notching critical acclaim. Women In Pop hailed it as “a gorgeously gentle pop ballad that leans heavily into soul and R&B and explores the concept of intimacy without touch.”

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SINGLE ARRIVES ON THE HEELS OF RECENT COLLABORATIONS WITH ZACH BRYAN, DIPLO, MARGO PRICE AND MANY MORE PREVIEWING SO MUCH MUSIC TO COME IN 2024
 
UPCOMING SHOWS INCLUDE STADIUM RUN SUPPORTING ZACH BRYAN FOLLOWING HER COMPLETELY SOLD-OUT HEADLINE TOUR THIS YEAR

TORONTO, ON – October 19, 2023 – Today, as 2023 approaches its end, Sierra Ferrell reminds listeners that she is still just getting started. Following a streak of collaborations with Zach Bryan, Diplo, Margo Price and more in recent months, as well as singular covers of songs by Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, the inimitable and untamable star of Nashville has shared her first new, original song of the year. Out now on Rounder Records, Fox Hunt offers an early glimpse into Ferrell’s forthcoming, unannounced follow-up to her debut album, 2021’s Long Time Coming.
 
Through her enchanted and enthralling vocal performance, scorching string arrangement, spectral chants and hard-stomping rhythm, the single blazes a deeper trail into the wild and fantastical world of her creation. As the music conjures mystical visions of lush forests, flowing rivers and fertile land, the accompanying Fox Hunt video – animated by Rob Fidel – combines illustrations reminiscent of familiar children’s books with a far-out, free-spirited style that can only be described as Sierra Ferrell. “Ferrell’s singing has clear antecedents—Loretta Lynn’s holler-raised twang, Dolly Parton’s effortless melodiousness, Bessie Smith’s confident rasp,” praises Pitchfork. “But her nods to those legends always feel heartfelt, never academic. Already, she’s learned to sound only like herself.”
 
Since the release of Long Time Coming, Ferrell won Emerging Artist of The Year at the 2022 Americana Honors & Awards, and was nominated for Artist of The Year last month. She sold out every one of her headline shows in 2023, in addition to playing festivals such as Bonnaroo, Newport Folk and Stagecoach, and has earned 50 million album streams on Spotify alone. While she has recently collaborated with Zach Bryan, Diplo and Margo Price, contributed to new records from The Black Keys, Ray LaMontagne and Shakey Graves, shared stages with Lana Del Rey, The Avett Brothers and Nathaniel Rateliff, and been covered by Kelly Clarkson, the themes of survival and train car imagery in the Fox Hunt video and lyrics harken back to her formative, nomadic roots.
 
“Ferrell built her act not from the comfort of a bedroom but in freight-train boxcars, and by playing on the streets as a romantic musical vagabond,” says The New Yorker. From growing up in small-town West Virginia to singing Shania Twain covers at seven years old in a dead-end bar, to joining a traveling pack of homeless musicians and busking on the streets of New Orleans and Seattle, Ferrell brings her signature sense of eclecticism to every stage, truckstop or alleyway she plays, driven by the constant desire to expand her audience’s capacity for wonder.
 
Ferrell’s upcoming performances include a run of arenas, baseball stadiums and football fields with Zach Bryan, with more to be announced soon. Find dates, tickets and additional information at sierraferrellmusic.com/tour.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
November 10 - Nashville, TN - Grand Ole Opry
December 30 - San Diego, CA - Petco Park*
March 3 - Steamboat Springs, CO - WinterWonderGrass Colorado
April 6 - Olympic Valley, CA - WinterWonderGrass Tahoe
April 9-13 - Puerto Aventuras, QR - The Avett Brothers’ At The Beach
June 4 - Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena*
June 7 - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena*
June 8 - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena*
June 14 - Denver, CO - Empower Field at Mile High*
June 15 - Denver, CO - Empower Field at Mile High*
 
*w/ Zach Bryan

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DESIGNED TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF WOMEN IN ARTISTIC AND MUSIC INDUSTRY CAREERS IN CANADA
 
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TORONTO, ON – October 17, 2023 – Since its inception in 2014, Women in Music Canada has seen exponential growth in its membership and offerings, helping to foster gender equality in the music industry through the support and advancement of professionals and creatives at every stage of their career. Today, the organization is thrilled to announce their new expanded membership program, designed to provide greater engagement and a robust benefit package, created to better meet the needs of women in artistic and industry careers in Canada. Registration is now available here.
 
The new membership level offers exclusive access to discounts for WIMC and industry partner programs, as well as a mentorship platform, invitation to exclusive networking events, access to a group health care plan, and more. Thanks to support from WIMC’s generous membership partners, including Paquin Entertainment Group and Sony Music Canada, fees are offered at a subsidized rate, as well as company packages and student pricing, aiming to provide increased accessibility to all registrants.
 
“Women in Music Canada has seen incredible growth in recent years,” says Executive Director, Robyn Stewart. “Membership in the past has been simply signing up for WIM Canada communications. In March 2022 we launched the WIM Canada Directory, as a new way to engage and connect our community, and to date, the Directory has 1200+ members. We are excited to now release this new membership platform, which will allow us to provide more value for members and have a better understanding of what our community wants. I am also so excited to welcome our first two membership partners, Paquin Entertainment and Sony Music Canada, who make it possible for us to keep membership fees as low as possible as they commit to supporting equity in the Canadian music industry.”
 
“I think it is essential to have a strong female presence in all aspects of the music industry; on stage, behind the scenes, on boards and at executive levels. We are thrilled to partner with Women in Music Canada to continue to change the dichotomy of the music industry by adding dynamic thinkers and leaders who have incredible stories to share,” says Julien Paquin, Co-President, Paquin Artists Agency
 
Visit here for full details on membership offers and pricing. If you are have any questions about individual or corporate membership, please reach out to Tasha Schumann at tasha@womeninmusic.ca or to discuss partnership with WIM Canada please contact Robyn Stewart at robyn@womeninmusic.ca. 
 
The current complimentary membership level will continue to provide access to the WIMC directory and newsletter mailing list, to keep members and allies connected and informed on WIMC’s offerings and programs.

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OVER 550 REGISTRANTS & 1,200+ FESTIVAL ATTENDEES
WELCOMED FOR THIS PAST WEEK’S EVENTS
 
74 CANADIAN SPEAKERS, PRESENTERS & MENTORS,
45 INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES, 26 CONFERENCE SESSIONS & OVER 1,100 ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS
 
59 WESTERN CANADIAN + INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS
GAVE OVER 110 PERFORMANCES DURING THE
THREE-NIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL
 
WINNERS OF THE 2023 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC
INDUSTRY AWARDS REVEALED
 
SASKATOON, SK ANNOUNCED AS HOST CITY
OF BREAKOUT WEST 2024

KELOWNA, BC – October 16, 2023 – BreakOut West has officially wrapped its 21^st year! Now celebrating more than two decades of immersive music industry and artist career development, plus highlight performances by some of the best acts coming out of western Canada and beyond, BreakOut West is thrilled to see another standout year come to a close.
 
“Thanks to everyone who helped make Breakout West a tremendous success,” says BreakOut West Executive Director, Michael Dawson. “We’re proud to have had a record number of submissions from artists and to have been able to present a sold out event in Kelowna. Every artist that graced a stage was exemplary and it’s our distinctive honour to present them as part of Breakout West.” 
 
For five days, over 550 conference registrants and 1,200+ festivalgoers descended upon Kelowna, BC, which celebrated its third time hosting the event (previously held in 2010 and 2018). The 2023 event season wrapped yesterday after an exciting week filled with countless opportunities to connect and engage with professionals from across the music industry, while experiencing captivating live performances from the incredible talent coming out of the western provinces. Delegates joined from 12 different countries, with 119 speakers engaged across 26 conference sessions and over 1,100 one-on-one meetings, while attendees were able to take part in numerous meet up events and establish countless business opportunities. Music discovery was celebrated with 59 showcasing artists giving over 110 performances across Kelowna’s downtown core and cultural district. 
 
Important topics of discussion were highlighted including the Breaking Down Racial Barriers panel, which brought together influential stakeholders and key decision makers from the Black music community and the broader music industry, service providing organizations, funders and government bodies that play pivotal roles in our industry. The speakers discussed the consolidated findings of the Western Canadian BDRB roundtables on anti-Black racism held by Alberta Music, SaskMusic, Manitoba Music and Music BC, with a resolute focus on solutions, as well as addressing the pressing racial barriers facing Black music artists and professionals in the region, toward a music scene that is truly inclusive and equitable for all.
 
BOW 2023 saw exciting new international additions, including its first-ever musical performer from Ireland – katie phelan – and a deep dive into the Hong Kong market. In partnership with Ear Up Music Global, BOW welcomed four industry delegates and two musical acts – Charming Way and The Hertz – from Hong Kong, to share their stellar performances and insight into the market’s growing and vibrant musical community.
 
Along with the conference and festival programming, the winners of the 2023 Western Canadian Music Artistic Awards were revealed during the Wednesday night Opening Reception, while the Industry Awards Brunch celebrated the recipients of those categories on Saturday, October 14. The Industry Awards Brunch also formally honoured the recipients of this year’s Specialty Awards – Razcalz (Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees), Mint Records (Kevin Walters Industry Builder Award) and Willie Thrasher (Heritage Award). See below for the 2023 Industry Award winners, and find a full list of all the 2023 Western Canadian Music Award recipients and nominees here.
 
BreakOut West 2023 saw incredible support from Creative BC, the province of British Columbia, the City of Kelowna, Tourism Kelowna, and Creative Okanagan, as well as generous partnership from local and national sponsors, all of which generously invested in the week’s events, enthusiastically bringing BOW back to Kelowna. 
 
Looking ahead to the next year, BOW is thrilled to be heading to Saskatoon for the very first time.
 
“As the CEO of Discover Saskatoon, our announcement to host BreakOut West 2024 fills me with immense pride and anticipation,” says Discover Saskatoon CEO, Steph Clovechok. “Our city is a nexus of bridges and harmonious connections, and our commitment to music is strengthened through our invaluable partnerships with the Indigenous Music Association of Saskatchewan and the City of Saskatoon. Together, we strive to present a confluence of traditions and innovations, celebrating both our rich musical lineage and the contemporary beats that pulse through our streets. The world is warmly invited to experience the symphony of cultures, sounds, and flavors that Saskatoon has to offer. In 2024, let’s come together and make resonant memories that will last a lifetime.”

2023 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS INDUSTRY WINNERS:
 
Audio Engineering Award – Sheldon Zaharko (BC)
 
Community Excellence Award – National Music Centre (AB)
 
Excellence in Visual Design – Lyle Bell (AB)
 
Impact in Artist Development – Chris Wynters (AB)
 
Impact in Live Music (Sponsored by Canadian Live Music Association) – West End
Cultural Centre (MB)
 
Impact in Music Marketing – Birthday Cake Media (MB)
 
Producer of the Year – Boogey The Beat (MB)
 
2023 Western Canadian Music Hall of Fam inductee – Rascalz
 
2023 Kevin Walters Industry Builder Award – Mint Records
 
2023 Heritage Award – Willie Thrasher
 
All winners and nominees can be found here

About the Western Canadian Music Alliance / BreakOut West:
The Western Canadian Music Alliance is a pan western organization created by the Alliance Member Music Industry Associations (MIA’s) of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, The Northwest Territories, the Yukon Territory, and in partnership with Nunavut, to promote and celebrate western Canadian music. WCMA, with the financial support of each provincial and territorial government partner, FACTOR, the Government of Canada and of Canada's private radio broadcasters, WCMA annually hosts their core artist and industry development event, BreakOut West. The event is held in a different western Canadian city on a rotational basis and is the prime music industry event in western Canada. BreakOut West 2023 will be held October 11 – 15 in Kelowna, BC, and includes a five-day music conference, three-night multi-genre music festival and special events. The 2023 Western Canadian Music Artistic Awards and Industry Awards will be announced in October 2023.
            
WCMA’s head office is in Winnipeg. We recognize the ancestral lands, from Treaty One Territory, the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.

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DEBUT ALBUM OUT TODAY

FINAL INSTALMENT OF ROAD TRIP-INSPIRED, INTERCONNECTED MUSIC VIDEOS DROPS WITH LOST CAUSE 
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"Lost Cause is fit to burst, a tightly-wound slice of Energizer Bunny-tempo pop with distorted guitars adding a newfound grittiness to Laur Elle's sound." - Exclaim!

TORONTO, ON – October 13, 2023 – If she’s not on your playlists already, be prepared to be obsessed with Laur Elle! Today, the rising indie-pop singer-songwriter unveils her highly-anticipated debut album, Delayed Reaction, along with the music video for album highlight, Lost Cause, which serves as the final instalment of the album's interconnected series of videos.

Delayed Reaction is Laur Elle's musical embodiment of a road trip, with each song representing a different step, and stop, along the way. “This album was born out of a state of chaos,” she reflects. “It’s a combination of heartaches, reflections, and making mistakes.”

From the title track lead single, through the nine songs that follow, there’s a consistent current of honesty and relatability through the wide-ranging indie pop project. Backseat Driving and Coach’s Daughter feature grounded folk-pop elements (with the latter also nodding to Laur Elle's athletic background), while the upbeat, Burning Out explodes in a hyperpop bridge hand-crafted for a contagiously cathartic live show environment. “Even when experimenting with other genres, the record still feels cohesive – it still feels like me,” Laur Elle confirms.

Recorded in Laur Elle's hometown of Edmonton with longtime producer, Father Bobby Townsend, there’s an intimate and friendly feel to Delayed Reaction that was born of the atmosphere where it was recorded: a living room strewn with instruments. “The album started at the beginning of the end,” she explains, aiming to create art that she herself wishes to see in the world. “It helped me get out of my own way.” Listeners will have the chance to hear Laur Elle dive more into Delayed Reaction through upcoming interviews on CBC's Q with Tom Power and Provincial Playlist (CBC Radio One Edmonton AM) - stay tuned!

In the months leading up to the album's release, Laur Elle took her listeners, and viewers, on a ride through the unveiling of singles,  Burning Out, The Man, Easy Way Out and The Morning Song, all of which were accompanied by cinematic, interconnected music videos. The final stop on the visual road trip now arrives today with Lost Cause - a bright and energetic pop hit in the making, with an equally fun and sprightly video. Watch here.

This is just the beginning for Laur Elle, always aiming to offer solace to listeners with her not-so-secret weapon — her pen. With more musical surprises on the horizon, and her first headlining tour slated for early 2024, Laur Elle ready to keep taking on the world!

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MORE ABOUT LAUR ELLE: 
As a singer-songwriter who has always been enamoured by the power of words, Laur Elle is a true, multi-talented self-starter through and through. After time spent as an internationally competitive gymnast representing her country abroad, and now splitting time between her hometown in Edmonton and Los Angeles, Laur Elle immersed herself in the creative community and has quickly proven that while poetry was her artistic starting point, music is truly her calling. Laur Elle’s music starts with her pen and her guitar. Her airy vocals, grounded lyrics, and lush sound create the perfect vehicle for escapism — a sound she calls perfect for running (or, more appropriately, driving) away from problems.

OUT NOW VIA LISBON LUX RECORDS
 
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WATCH THE VISUALIZER FOR ALBUM STANDOUT TRACK NOSHAME HERE
 
MONTREAL ALBUM RELEASE SHOW NOVEMBER 16
AT NEWSPEAK

TORONTO, ON – October 13, 2023 – Today, Canadian synthwave reference-artist, Das Mörtal, unveils his highly anticipated new album, BURY THE SORROW, via Lisbon Lux Records. BURY THE SORROW marks a new direction in Das Mörtal’s music making process that focused more on the artist’s manner of dealing with themes of mental struggles, pressure, and other troubles brought up by the pandemic, and ultimately about how hard the album itself was to make. From techno to trap music with hints of dark trip hop, you can hear the unstable mindset in which the album was created while still retaining the occult electro & techno brand that Das Mörtal is known for. Listen to BURY THE SORROW on all platforms here.
 
Visualizers for the album (watch here) were created by artist, Guillaume Vallée, and the album artwork comes courtesy of artist, Marie Bergeron. The wavy lines in the background of the cover channel Joy Division’s UNKNOWN PLEASURES, in both visual aesthetic and the sorrowful output of music. The central orb resembles the moment Neo-Tokyo exploded in Katsuhiro Otomo’s masterpiece, AKIRA, and just like its main antagonist, Tetsuo, who struggles with mental instability, Das Mörtal’s mind was about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.
 
“It goes in so many stylistic places because that’s how my brain was working,” Das Mörtal explains on making the album. “Being stressed, lazy, anxious and etc... while working on just one track, can make them feel a bit erratic. It makes them sound less over produced and more genuine to the creative struggle I was in.
 
In the past, my music was based on imaginary narratives, almost being soundtracks to non-existent films,” Das Mörtal adds. “This new album is more personal and about the struggle of actually making it.”
 
The standout single, NOSHAME, accompanies the release today. The song starts with a feeling of shame about not being able to make meaningful music during the confinement of the pandemic. Eventually though, Das Mörtal realized that this mental block was normal and nothing to be ashamed of. With the memory of his childhood and being an outcast, NOSHAME's message acts as a warm, comforting shelter. Drawing inspiration from the bands he loved when he was young, such as Depeche Mode, he tried to fuse his brand of electro, techno and dark wave with the new wave tones he grew up with. Listen to NOSHAME and watch the visualizer, here.
 
"That it just exists... I’ve never been the kind of person that constantly produces and ends up with 50 demos per year,” Das Mörtal says. “I’ve always worked at home because it’s the only environment I really enjoy. I’ve recorded more vocals than ever on this album though. Nothing too deep, because I like when vocals are more of a layer or an instrument rather than a narrative for the listener to pay attention to.”
 
To celebrate the release of the new record, Das Mörtal will play his album release show in Montreal on November 16 at Newspeak, as a part of M pour Montréal. More details here.  
 
Stay tuned as Das Mörtal’s story unfolds with BURY THE SORROW grows in the months ahead.
 
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
November 16 – Montreal – Newspeak (M pour Montréal)

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FEATURES EARLY, RAW VERSIONS OF THEIR ACCLAIMED
DEBUT ALBUM PAST LIVES DUE NOVEMBER 10 VIA FANTASY
 
LISTEN TO PERMANENT REBELLION (DEMO) HERE  

L.S. DUNES SET TO JOIN PIERCE THE VEIL ON THE 18-DATE
JAWS OF LIFE TOUR NOVEMBER 4 TO DECEMBER 8

TORONTO, ON – October 13, 2023 – Last year, L.S. Dunes (vocalist Anthony Green, guitarist Frank Iero, bassist Tim Payne, guitarist Travis Stever, and drummer Tucker Rule) released their debut album, Past Lives – a boundary pushing synthesis of post-hardcore and punk that became one of 2022’s most acclaimed hard rock albums.
 
To celebrate Past Lives’ first anniversary, L.S. Dunes will release Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes, on November 10 via Fantasy Records. Raw and radically revealing, Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes features early, stripped-down versions of all Past Lives’ 11 tracks. Listening to these songs in their hyper-intense, original form provides a new, completely fresh view into Past Lives, while the uninitiated will appreciate it for what it is, a sterling artistic statement in its own right. Pre-order Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes here. Fans can also pre-order the Past Lives Deluxe Edition, a limited, 2-LP vinyl special package which includes both the original album and Lost Songs: Lines And Shapes, exclusively via the band’s online store here.
 
Today, L.S. Dunes also shared the new album’s first single, Permanent Rebellion (Demo). Anthony Green’s beautifully understated vocal reshapes track almost entirely, transforming it into something darker, but equally thrilling. Listen to and watch the visualizer for Permanent Rebellion (Demo) here.
 
Frank Iero on Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes: "Lines and Shapes, the newest L.S. Dunes release is the best way we know how to celebrate the one-year anniversary of our band’s debut full-length, Past Lives. This is the blueprint to how the album came to be. The spark of each song as we started this journey to each triumphant end. Lines and Shapes will take the listener down the same path we traveled as a band. Listen in on how we created together from afar. Sending digital breadcrumbs back and forth, building foundations for what was to come in the cloud, and then finally to those structures built in their definitive form. Lines and Shapes not only celebrates the anniversary of Past Lives, but also the craft of songwriting and the many dynamics of what it means to be in a band. It is something I wish I was able to experience for every record I ever loved and wondered how it came to be."
 
Lost Songs: Lines and Shapes was produced by L.S. Dunes and recorded separately across various bedrooms and garages during the pandemic. The arrangements, musical flourishes, and vocals have a looser feel and often contrast wildly from its successor, giving many of these tracks a different outlook and meaning altogether.  Three of the tracks are pure instrumentals including the psyche-rock workout, Blender, the grandiose and explosive, Bombsquad, and the dramatic, prog-rocker, Grifter. Similarly, the initial construction of Grey Veins, 2022, Past Lives, and Antibodies, highlight the band’s ultra-musicianship as the unvarnished sonics jump out and grab the listener by the throat.
 
Fresh from their recent return to Chicago’s RIOT FEST in mid-September and a summer headline tour that featured sold-out shows in New York and Los Angeles, L.S. Dunes will join Pierce The Veil on the 18-date Jaws of Life Tour, November 4 through December 8. Full itinerary below. 

LOST SONGS: LINES AND SHAPES TRACK LIST:
1. 2022 (Demo)
2. Antibodies (Demo)
3. Grey Veins (Demo)
4. Like Forever (Demo)
5. Blender (Demo)
6. Past Lives (Demo)
7. It Takes Time (Demo)
8. Bombsquad (Demo)
9. Grifter (Demo)
10. Permanent Rebellion (Demo)
11. Sleep Cult (Demo)

JAWS OF LIFE TOUR WITH PIERCE THE VEIL:
November 4 – Sacramento, CA – Hard Rock Live
November 5 – Fresno, CA – Fresno Convention Center
November 7 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
November 8 – El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center
November 10 – San Antonio, TX – The Espee
November 11 – Edinburg, TX – Bert Ogden Arena
November 12 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
November 14 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
November 15 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
November 17 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
November 18 – Corbin, KY – The Corbin Arena
November 19 – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium
November 21 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
November 25 – Reading, PA – Santander Arena
November 26 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
November 28 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
November 30 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
December 2 – Des Moines, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
December 3 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
December 5 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
December 7 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
December 8 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena

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ALBUM PRODUCED BY DAN AUERBACH
ARRIVES FEBRUARY 2 VIA EASY EYE SOUND

LISTEN TO THE SADE-MEETS-DOLLY LEAD SINGLE
NOTHING COMPARES TO YOU + VIDEO HERE

The album (available for pre-order now here) shows the many sides of a singular voice: pairing shimmering country-pop with bright trills (much like childhood favourite Dolly Parton) on Back Where We Belong; breathy purrs atop the hazy reverie of 90’s R&B on Silly Boy; and full-on bellows alongside sumptuous horns paying homage to her New Orleans home on Save Me. Ever the savvy producer, Auerbach enlisted a remarkable group of first-call players to uplift Britti’s formidable instrument, including percussionist, Nick Movshon (Amy Winehouse, Wu Tang Clan), Jay Bellerose (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Sharon Van Etten), guitarist Tom Bukovac (Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks), and keyboard wizard, Mike Rojas (Yola, Miranda Lambert), among others.

Listen to the album’s lead single, the stunning Sade-meets-second-line groover, Nothing Compares To You, which blends slinky guitar and synth interplay with Britti’s featherlight vocals, here. And watch the video for the track, which highlights Britti’s beloved hometown of New Orleans alongside her mesmerizing movement, here.

Britti “grew up in the most musical environment in the world,” Auerbach observes. “It’s in her DNA.” Raised by her mother and grandmother — whom she dubs Brown Sugar and Cayenne Pepper, respectively — Britti was surrounded by music in the family home: classic soul and R&B, blues, zydeco, and more. Her uncle, the eminent jazz bassist Roland Guerin, invited her to attend his gigs with Allen Toussaint, Dr. John and others. Britti soaked it all in while nurturing her own talent at every turn: school chorus, church choir, harmonizing with the radio on long car rides. “Singing is my passion,” she says, “but it’s also my purpose.”

After earning a degree in music performance from Loyola University, Britti fantasized about being “discovered” and pursuing a life in music. Yet for the better part of a decade that life revolved around working in a music store, selling instruments to people pursuing their dreams, while deferring her own. The devastating end of a long-term relationship combined with a pandemic furlough prompted a moment of clarity. “I remember saying this out loud in prayer,” she recalls. “‘What if I actually try believing in myself?’ I had this whole dialogue with my ancestors, my spirit guide, and the divine like ‘What if I try?’”

She began posting videos covering songs by some of her favourite artists, including Auerbach’s own, Whispered Words (Pretty Lies), from his debut solo LP, Keep It Hid. Auerbach found the video online and within days the two were meeting in Nashville, discussing a collaboration. “I’m sure he’s great with everybody,” says Britti, “but we definitely vibe.”

Their shared interests and influences are on display throughout the album as each track tells its own compact story. The tunes span a range of sounds and emotions, with Britt’s unique vocal style the thread that runs through all of them. It’s a voice you won’t soon forget, and Hello, I’m Britti. is the perfect introduction.

HELLO, I'M BRITTI. TRACKLIST:
1. So Tired
2. Still Gone
3. Nothing Compares To You Back Where We Belong Keep Running
4. Silly Boy
5. Lullaby
6. There Ain’t Nothing Reach Out
7. Save Me
8. Once Upon A Time

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TRIO DEBUTED THE STRIPPED-DOWN PIANO AND VOCAL VERSION IN AN EMOTIONALLY-GRIPPING AND TEARFUL FALLON PERFORMANCE LAST FRIDAY – WATCH HERE
 
KILLER MIKE’S NEW ALBUM MICHAEL HIT #1 ON RAP CHARTS
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MICHAEL NOMINATED IN TWO CATEGORIES AT TONIGHT’S
BET AWARDS

"It's a Classic” - Charlamagne Tha God
 
"This is your time" - Elliott Wilson
 
"A representation of greatness in many ways" - Ebro
 
“Such a personal collection of work” - Zane Lowe
 
"One of the best emcees on the planet" - Joe Budden
 
"The voice of power...he transcends generations" - Sway
 
"Everybody's favorite rapper's, favorite rapper" - DJ Envy

TORONTO, ON – October 10, 2023 – Killer Mike has teamed with acclaimed GRAMMY-winning musician, Robert Glasper, for a bold, soul-baring piano and vocal version of MOTHERLESS, the emotional core of Mike’s most recent solo album, MICHAEL, as a living tribute to their departed mothers, Druzella Denise Clonts (aka OG Mama Niecy) and Kim Yvette Glasper.

MOTHERLESS, Mike’s most vulnerable work to date, was written as an homage to the foundational impact Mama Niecy and Mike’s grandmother had on his character and perspective and as a somber reflection on how deeply their loss impacted his life. Glasper, who lost his mother 20 years ago, was so moved by the album version that he teamed with Mike in Los Angeles over the summer to help craft a new version that strips away No I.D.’s production, baring its emotional resonance in an intimate arrangement of just Mike’s voice, Glasper’s piano, and Eryn Allen Kane’s stirring vocals. The song is now available on all streaming services, as well as in the video, which documents the trio’s cathartic performance in the studio. The new version of the song made its debut this past Friday, when the trio delivered an unyieldingly raw and tearful performance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon in the show’s first week on air since the end of its five month hiatus – watch it here. Watch the video for the album version of MOTHERLESS (ft. Eryn Allen Kane) here.
 
“Two years ago I was asked to get on Black Superhero by Robert Glasper,” states Mike. “The song was incredible, and he'd go on to win a GRAMMY for the album. My only regret was that we weren't in the same room together when we made it. So when talks of him remixing MOTHERLESS came up it was a no brainer only this time we wanted to be in the studio together along with Eryn Allen Kane. Someone was smart enough to have cameras there capturing us making this tribute to my mother, Druzella Denise Clonts aka OG Mama Niecy and Rob's mother, Kim Yvette Glasper. Performing this song is never easy – I wept every night on tour. The outpouring of emotions has been part of healing. To all those who belong to the Motherless club I pray this helps and to all those who are lucky enough to have their mothers – call them!”
 
MOTHERLESS (Robert Glasper Rendition Ft. Eryn Allen Kane) arrives in the wake of MICHAEL’s first physical release and the digital release of MICHAEL DELUXE. On physical release week the album went to #1 on the rap sales charts, propelled in part by videos for the new songs YES and Maynard Vignette, the latter of which is a huge multi-generational Atlanta anthem with features from T.I., JID, and Jacquees. Meanwhile Mike has been traversing the US on Run The Jewels’ 10 year anniversary tour, hosting Record Store Revival album singing events at independently-owned record shops along the route, including an event at Chicago’s Shuga Records whose line wrapped around the block and an event at Rough Trade NYC that featured an in-conversation event moderated by Carrie Colliton (Co-President of Record Store Day). He also has Record Store Revivals planned at Fingerprints Music in Long Beach on October 16 and a huge blowout at DBS Sounds in Atlanta on October 20.
 
Mike is up for two BET Awards tonight for the MICHAEL track, SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (in the IMPACT TRACK and SWEET 16 FEATURED VERSE categories), joining a long list of accolades that includes nods and features from New York Times, Billboard, Esquire, BET, The Breakfast Club, Sway in the Morning, Vulture, SPIN, Idea Generation, and many, many more.

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ANNOUNCES TROUBLE THE WATER DOCUMENTARY 

CAMP ORCHESTRA / METALLIC TASTE
(LIVE IN SANTA ANA) OUT NOW

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TORONTO, ON – October 10, 2023 – To celebrate the one year anniversary of Trouble The Water, NYC trio, Show Me The Body, will drop the live album Live & Loose In The USA on October 27 via Loma Vista Recordings. The 15-track album will feature live recordings from various stops on their now infamous World War Tour from earlier this year and features guest appearances from tour mates Aaron Heard (Jesus Piece), Christine Cadette (Zulu), and more. Today, Show Me The Body provide a taste of the live album with, Camp Orchestra / Metallic Taste (Live in Santa Ana). Live & Loose In The USA is available to pre-save and pre-order now on 2 x LP vinyl plus a 208-page World War Tour photo zine. Listen to Camp Orchestra / Metallic Taste (Live in Santa Ana) here and watch the video here. Pre-order the album here.

Additionally, Show Me The Body announces their Trouble The Water mini-documentary, which was created by filmmaker, Oliver Shahery, and will premiere with a screening at Brain Dead Studios in Los Angeles on October 27.

Kicking off this Saturday, Show Me The Body is set to perform a string of West Coast dates with The Garden beginning in Oakland on October 14 with stops in Portland, Seattle, Boise, Reno and Phoenix, before wrapping up in San Diego on October 26. Tickets available here.

Live & Loose In The USA will arrive on the heels of Show Me The Body's recently released remix EP Trouble The Water - Remixes, which includes reimagined versions of select tracks from their 2022 full-length from Detroit ghettotech trio HiTech, Pink Siifu, Michael "5000" Watts of Swishahouse fame, Slauson Malone 1, and Psymun featuring RXKNephew.

The trio recently wrapped up their epic aforementioned World War Tour, which saw sold out shows across America, including Brooklyn Steel, and hosted a free show at New York City's Tompkins Square Park in partnership with their label CORPUS, drawing hundreds of enthusiastic fans on a Friday afternoon. Show Me The Body made a stir with their cover of the Beastie Boys' classic Sabotage, and a captivating performance of their fan-favourite, Trash, from their 2017 Corpus I mixtape.

Released at the end of last year, Trouble The Water is Show Me The Body's fourth full-length and includes the anthemic tracks WW4, Loose Talk, which came paired with a video directed by front man Julian Cashwan Pratt, and We Came To Play. The 12-track album was recorded entirely at CORPUS studios in Long Island City and produced with Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Turnstile, Municipal Waste). Trouble The Water is the culmination of nearly a decade's time barreling against New York City’s structural ambivalence and indifference. The tracks of Trouble The Water both reference and pay homage to the physical city, and the New York Sound: not one particular genre, but the people and subcultures that encapsulate its true foundation.

Pre-order / save Live & Loose In The USA and check out Camp Orchestra / Metallic Taste (Live in Santa Ana) above and see full tour routing and more album details below.

LIVE & LOOSE IN THE USA TRACKLISTING:
1. Out Of Place (Live in Detroit)
2. Boils Up (Live in Detroit)
3. Food From Plate (Live in Santa Cruz)
4. We Came to Play (feat. Wifigawd & Alex Cejas) (Live in Baltimore)
5. Radiator (Live in El Paso)
6. Loose Talk (Live in Santa Cruz)
7. War Not Beef (feat. Noble Spell) (Live in Baton Rouge)
8. K9 (Live in Baton Rouge)
9. Arcanum (Live in Santa Cruz)
10. Camp Orchestra / Metallic Taste (Live in Santa Ana)
11. Not For Love (feat. Aaron Heard) (Live in New York City)
12. Badge Grabber (feat. Christine Cadette) (Live in Baltimore)
13. Trouble The Water (Live in Santa Cruz)
14. WW4 (Live in New York City)
15. USA Lullaby / Body War (Live In Santa Ana)

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
October 14 - Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater^
October 16 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom^
October 17 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom^
October 18 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market^
October 19 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market^
October 21 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory Concert House^
October 22 - Reno, NV @ Cargo Concert Hall^
October 25 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren^
October 26 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA Side Stage^
November 29 - Guadalajara, MX @ Foro Independencia
December 2 - Mexico City, MX @ Foro Indie Rocks!

^ = with The Garden

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FORESTER TEAMS UP
WITH ESTONIAN PRODUCER SYN COLE
ON NEW CHILLED DANCE TRACK HOLDING BACK

OUT NOW VIA KYGO’S PALM TREE RECORDS

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TORONTO, ON – October 6, 2023 - Today, indie-electronic duo, Forester, teams up with Estonian producer, Syn Cole, on new single Holding Back. Lead singer Xander’s soft vocals blend seamlessly with the upbeat production, making a perfect chilled dance hit. Forester continues to tease their new music live at festivals across the US this Summer and Fall, their next performance at Palm Tree Festival India.
 
ABOUT FORESTER:
The systems of nature are at once deeply complex and gracefully simple. Given that Forester’s music functions similarly, it makes sense that they named themselves after the woods. The Los Angeles-based indie electronic duo, David Parris and Xander Carlson, make lush soundscapes both inspired by and evocative of views from a mountain, deep pink sunsets and stars on a clear night. The nourishing effect these things have on a human soul? That’s how they want their music to make you feel. The cool thing is that it does. Based in Los Angeles, the longtime friends launched the Forester project in 2019, working nine-to-five gigs and making music at night. They achieved immediate success with their debut single Spark – a deep exhale of a track that was picked up by YouTube tastemaker Trap Nation, signed to its label Lowly Palace and which has since collected more than 5.7 million streams on Spotify. The song also caught the ear of an A&R at Kygo’s Palm Tree Records, where Forester signed in 2020.  The Forester catalog now encompasses three albums: 2019’s Kerosene, 2020’s A Range Of Light and 2022’s Watercolor. Recording at locations including a cabin high in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, the guys have honed a sound that fuses the indie folk of Bon Iver with the melody-focused electronic output of giants like Avicii. Forester has played this music for tens of thousands of fans at festivals like Outsidelands and as the opener for Kygo at massive stadium shows in Oslo and Mexico City.

A pillar of the project is the preservation of the nature that’s inspired Forester, with the guys donating a portion of the revenue from their debut album to The Nature Conservancy. “The Forester project is ultimately a conservation project,” says Carlson. “We want to spread the word that our planet is pretty awesome.”
 
ABOUT PALM TREE RECORDS:
Palm Tree Records, co-founded by global superstar Kygo and music manager Myles Shear, is a worldwide joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment aimed at identifying and cultivating emerging artistry. The formation of the imprint is part of a broader strategy by Kygo and Shear to develop a full-service system forbreaking new artists, which also includes an artist management company that the two have created in partnership together. To date, Palm Tree Records has accrued over half a billion streams across 100+ track releases headlined by Sam Feldt, Forester, Frank Walker, and more. 

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NEW VERSION OF THE LONGTIME FAN FAVOURITE ARRIVES
JUST AHEAD OF LAKE STREET DIVE’S GATHER ROUND SOUNDS 2023 FALL TOUR

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TORONTO, ON – October 6, 2023 – Today, just ahead of their Gather Round Sounds fall tour,  acclaimed pop/soul group, Lake Street Dive, shared a brand-new version of longtime fan favourite, Neighbor Song, featuring their friend and frequent touring mate, Madison Cunningham. On this special treatment of Neighbor Song, one of the band’s most beloved tunes and an undeniable live show highlight, Lake Street Dive’s lead vocalist Rachael Price and GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Cunningham trade verses and share gorgeous harmonies in sublime musical conversation. Listen here. The intimate, one-take studio performance was captured in the track’s official video, watch here.
 
Lake Street Dive on Neighbor Song and collaborating with Madison Cunningham: “Madison Cunningham is an extremely special musician, the kind who can make a single note sound like music and who breathes life into every song that she comes into contact with. We feel so honored to have had her join us on one of our songs. We first recorded Neighbor Song in 2010, shortly after a few of us had moved to Brooklyn. The song narrates an experience, all too familiar to many New York City apartment dwellers, of overhearing your neighbors making love. Involuntarily bearing witness to such intimacy inspires a potent mix of emotions from annoyance to despair to compassion. It's a fun song to play live because we get to walk the audience through this emotional journey. Some audiences laugh a lot when we play it. Some cry a lot. In preparing to do this song on tour with Madison we came up with a new musical treatment for the song to bring out some different sides of those emotions. We recorded it with Madison in Brooklyn, live in one room in a single take. We hope it makes you laugh and/or cry!”
 
Set to hit cities across the South and Midwest, Lake Street Dive’s semi-acoustic, 2023 Gather Round Sounds Tour (with special guest Monica Martin), begins October 24 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The 18-date run will feature fan favourites, deep cuts, and new material all presented in a relaxed, easy going, living room style setting. The full tour routing is below. Find ticket information here. (Earlier this summer, Lake Street Dive collaborated with Martin on a lovely cover of the Elvis Presley classic, Can’t Help Falling In Love.  Listen to it here.
 
Last year, Lake Street Dive, vocalist Rachael Price; bassist/background vocalist, Bridget Kearney; drummer/background vocalist, Mike Calabrese and keyboardist/vocalist, Akie Bermiss released their second collection of much-admired covers, Fun Machine: The Sequel. The six-track EP ranged from R&B and pop favourites such as Dionne Warwick’s (Burt Bacharach/Hal David penned) classic Anyone Who Had A Heart, and The Pointer Sisters’ funky Automatic, to works by introspective singer-songwriters like The Cranberries’ gorgeous Linger, Carole King’s timeless, So Far Away, Bonnie Raitt’s era-defining Nick Of Time, and Shania Twain’s resurgent pop-country anthem, You’re Still The One. The nine-track vinyl edition builds on the digital EP’s original tracks, adding three Beatles covers including the Lennon/McCartney classics, Dig A Pony, Two Of Us, and Don’t Let Me Down. Purchase Fun Machine: The Sequel vinyl edition here.

Lake Street Dive – Gather Round Sounds Tour (with special guest Monica Martin):
October 24 - F.M. Kirby Center – Wilkes-Barre, PA
October 25 - Sandler Center For The Performing Arts - Virginia Beach, VA
October 27 - Peace Center - Greenville, SC
October 28 - Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC
October 29 - Gaillard Center - Charleston, SC
October 31 – Dr. Phillips Center - Orlando, FL
November 1 - Ruth Eckerd Hall - Clearwater, FL
November 3 - MSU Riley Center - Meridian, MS
November 4 - Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium - Chattanooga, TN
November 5 - Alabama Theatre - Birmingham, AL
November 7 - Tennessee Theatre - Knoxville, TN
November 8 - The Louisville Palace Theatre - Louisville, KY
November 10 - Masonic Temple Cathedral Theatre - Detroit, MI – SOLD OUT
November 11 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
November 12 - Hoyt Sherman Place - Des Moines, IA – SOLD OUT
November 14 - Orpheum Theater - Omaha, NE
November 15 - The Midland Theatre - Kansas City, MO
November 17 - Winspear Opera House - Dallas, TX
2024
March 1, 2024 – Mar 8, 2024 – Cayamo – Miami/Dominican Republic/Aruba
April 18, 2024 – Moon Crush “Pink Moon” – Miramar Beach, FL
 

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TORONTO, ON – October 6, 2023 – One of Australia’s most beloved duos, Cosmo’s Midnight, return today with their latest offering, Gimme Some More, featuring Shungudzo. Listen here and watch the music video here. 

Gimme Some More reflects Cosmo’s Midnight at their finest, combining funk fuelled basslines, shimmery synths and a beloved 80s disco sample discovered by the pair 10 years ago in their car on the way to school. Linking up with Shungudzo on vocals, Gimme Some More is effortlessly immersive, subconsciously drawing you into the track’s sun-drenched palette. Combining their distinct production and skilfully drawing upon decades of dance music, Gimme Some More showcases the Pat and Cosmo’s process of wholeheartedly leaning into the artists they fell in love with as young music fans.

Cosmo’s Midnight on the single: “Put simply, Gimme Some More is about seeking a deeper connection with a lover or friend. About offering someone the best and the realest love you've got - so long as they can offer the same to you.

We actually met [Shungudzo] in Sydney when we wrote Have It All. We instantly hit it off, sharing very aligned taste and inspiration in music and artistry. Having a personal connection to artists is so important when it comes to collaboration. She flows so effortlessly and naturally, has a beautifully unique voice and is also an incredible lyricist and poet.”

Shungudzo on the single: “I wrote Gimme Some More about offering someone the best and the realest love you've got - so long as they can offer the same to you. No pain, no games, no waiting three days to call back to just maintain some sorta sicko power dynamic. We all have so much real and beautiful stuff to offer to each other, and we should do just that in opposition to a world that teaches us to water ourselves up and down - to play hide and seek with ourselves and others - for likes and love.”

Gimme Some More arrives as the first taste of new music since their 2022 singles, Bang My Line featuring Tkay Maidza, and Can’t Do Without My Baby. Prior to this, the pair released their ARIA-nominated sophomore album Yesteryear, following on from their critically acclaimed debut album, What Comes Next. Additionally, the duo have collaborated with artists such as KUČKA, BAYNK, Yung Bae and many more, culminating in a whopping half a billion streams across their entire catalogue. Beyond their own music, the pair have worked with an incredible line-up of talent, having produced for global superstars BTS on Fly To My Room as well as remixes for the likes of Flume, HONNE, Goldlink and more.

The transformative feeling that has permeated Cosmo’s Midnight’s music over the years has been reflected in the growth of the duo as a performance unit; dominating sold out stages in Australia and overseas, as well as staking their claim as Australian festival favourites with numerous appearances at the likes of Splendour In The Grass, Laneway Festival and more.

As the first taste of much more to come, tune into Gimme Some More today.

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HIROMI’S NEW BAND SONICWONDER FEATURES
HADRIEN FERAUD (BASS), GENE COYE (DRUMS),
AND ADAM O’FARRILL (TRUMPET)
 
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NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OCTOBER 7 – 20
WITH VANCOUVER AND TORONTO STOPS

TORONTO, ON – October 6, 2023 – Today, Hiromi releases her 12th studio album, Sonicwonderland (Telarc), a new musical adventure for the GRAMMY-winning pianist and composer. Recorded with a new quartet, called Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, the album features nine new tracks that burst with synthesizer and deep-in-the-pocket grooves. The record stands as Hiromi’s heaviest, funkiest work yet, marking a significant evolution in her musical journey into genre-defying territory. Listen to Sonicwonderland here.
 
Hiromi offers: “Whenever I play shows or make an album, I feel like it's a journey to find the people who can feel a deep connection to what I'm doing right now. Hopefully, with Sonicwonderland, I can connect to fans that listened to my music before and to new listeners, too.” 
 
Hiromi shared two pieces from the record in advance of today’s release: the title track Sonicwonderland (watch the video here) and the second single, Reminiscence, featuring UK singer/songwriter/keyboardist, Oli Rockberger (watch the video here) along with an album trailer here. She's also released a one-minute Collab Dance Video, featuring hip-hop dancer Salah the Entertainer, for the Sonicwonderland single here.
 
Hiromi’s North American tour begins tomorrow night in Vancouver and includes two performances at Sony Hall in NYC on October 13 and 14. She also just made her NPR Tiny Desk debut, performing two pieces featured on the new album. NPR said “She plays with great command but yet she is also at ease, as her notes ripple from her fingertips like streams of water.” The Tiny Desk has 784,000 views and even rapper Action Bronson weighed in, calling it “the best Tiny Desk ever.” Watch it here.  
 
Hiromi’s Sonicwonder is a quartet featuring blossoming young talents Hadrien Feraud (bass), Gene Coye (drums), and Adam O'Farrill (trumpet) and began performing live together earlier this spring. Sonicwonderland was recorded May 25-28 at Skywalker Sound Stage in Nicasio, California, where Hiromi also recorded her 2019 solo piano album, Spectrum. In addition to new works written for this project, the album includes songs that were released on her One Minute Portrait YouTube initiative during the pandemic and rearranged for this band.
 
Sonicwonderland, the album’s title track, kicks off with a thumping sequenced synthesizer groove that’s more dance club than jazz club. It’s fast-paced, fun, and unfurls into an eight-minute adventure of open space and improvisation. While other songs feature quick tempos, funk grooves and synth work (Trial and Error, Go Go), Hiromi works gracefully on acoustic piano extensively throughout, her elegant playing and composition work shines on pieces such as Polaris and Utopia. The closing track, Bonus Stage, is a lively, modern take on traditional jazz.
 
Hiromi is a prolific artist who has explored a number of musical spheres over the course of her career. Earlier this year she recorded the soundtrack to Blue Giant, a motion picture film based on the manga series of the same name. 2021's Silver Lining Suite features her with a string quartet and 2019's Spectrum a solo piano recording. Her work has been celebrated by the New York Times, NPR and NPR Music, the Washington Post and beyond, and she was a featured performer at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony in 2021. She has worked with Stanley Clark, Chick Corea, Ahmad Jamal (who produced her first album and was her mentor), and many other jazz luminaries throughout her career, is a perennial favourite on DownBeat’s Annual Critics Poll, and has performed at the world’s finest jazz festivals. 
 
The Sonicwonderland cover was created by Lou Beach, famous for his Weather Report album covers, not to mention Blink 182's Dude Ranch and albums by Flying Burrito Brothers, Madonna and Weird Al.
 
Sonicwonderland is available on CD, as a 2-LP set (180 grams at 45 RPM) and digitally here. Signed CDs, vinyl and exclusive merchandise available here. Vinyl is set for release on November 10.

DUO PERFORM WITH TABERNACLE CHOIR
ON SPECTACULAR VERSION OF AMAZING GRACE
 
CHRISTMAS SONGS OUT OCTOBER 20 ON LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS
 
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TORONTO, ON - October 6, 2023 – Today, David Foster and Katharine McPhee want to share, once again, Christmas joy with the world. The duo have recorded seven new Christmas classics that will be added to last years’ successful, Christmas Songs, holiday release, including a performance with the famed Tabernacle Choir. Christmas Songs was David and Kat’s first ever Christmas release. It was also the first time in 17 years that the two recorded songs together. They had such a great time recording and promoting the album that they decided to get back in the studio and record more songs for the Holiday season. Pre-order Christmas Songs here.
 
The seven classics are: Santa Baby, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, We Three Kings, Snow, Amazing Grace featuring Tabernacle choir, Carol of the Bells and Away in the Manger.   
 
The first single off the holiday album is a stunning version of Amazing Grace, featuring the famed Tabernacle choir, that was recorded and filmed at Temple square. Says David of Amazing Grace and working with the tabernacle choir, “I have had the opportunity to work with the tabernacle choir on a few occasions. To say they are spectacular is an understatement. We brought together all the fire power that we could muster between us and this magnificent chorus. Amazing grace is one of those songs that evokes so much emotion. From the first note of the bagpipes to the last note, this song seems to mean something different to every person from sad to happy and everything in between. We hope we did this song the honor that it deserves.”

Listen to Amazing Grace here. 
 
The 16-time legendary GRAMMY-winning producer has produced some of the greatest Christmas music of all time with artists such as Michael Buble, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Andrea Bocelli, Rod Stewart and Mary J Blige. It’s only fitting he now produces one with his wife, one of the greatest vocalists of today.
 
David says of the new songs, “We had a lot of fun recording 7 songs last year. This year we wanted to really dig in deep and add 7 more songs to make a larger album and to explore all the musical tools that were available to us from rock guitar on WE THREE KINGS to the tabernacle choir on AMAZING GRACE to the simplicity of Kats spectacular vocal and piano only song ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS. We also had a lot of fun redoing an old song that I did called CAROL OF THE BELLS and adding vocals to it. We put out heart and soul into it and we hope it shows. Christmas is the absolute favorite time of year for so many. We want to celebrate that joy with all of you.”
 
Look for the Fosters to do plenty of promotion again this year for the album, beginning with a segment on Entertainment Tonight where they break out in an impromptu performance.
 
The Fosters also plan a small nine city east coast tour and will incorporate the new songs into the show. The tour starts November 1 in Warren, MI and ends in Westbury, NY on December 10.  Look for the duo to be on HSN end of October to begin promoting. David is also gearing up to take on Broadway, writing the music for the new musical about the iconic animated character Betty Boop. Kat is continuing with her jewelry line, KMF Jewelry.
 
CHRISTMAS SONGS TRACKLIST:
1. Santa Baby 
2. I'll Be Home For Christmas (featuring Chris Botti)
3. Jingle Bell Rock
4. It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 
5. We Three Kings 
6. Snow 
7. My Grown-Up Christmas List
8. Blue Christmas
9. Amazing Grace Featuring The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square 
10.Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
11. Carol Of The Bells
12. Away in a Manger 
13. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
14. The Christmas Song

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"A spirit of generous communion runs through 'Solar Music'"
The New York Times
 
"... a leather-smooth guided tour through a rip in spacetime"
The FADER

TORONTO, ON – October 6, 2023 – Today, Butcher Brown, Richmond, Virginia’s forward-thinking collective of jazz and hip-hop aficionados, release their highly anticipated new album, Solar Music, via Concord Jazz. Today they also share, MOVE(RIDE), the standout single from the album. The lively new track features East London artist and producer Jay Prince, who breathes London's lifestyle and spirit of jazz into the party-driven song. MOVE (RIDE) widens the aperture for what fans can expect from Butcher Brown's latest effort, combining elements of funk, house and hip-hop into a feel-good earworm. Watch the music video for MOVE (RIDE) here and listen here. Listen to Solar Music here.
 
“MOVE (RIDE) was inspired by the house music community in cities such as Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit and London. Our goal was to capture the essence of a nightclub with everyone dancing,” says drummer Corey Fonville.
 
Over the years, Butcher Brown’s musicality-driven sound has garnered praise from fans and critics alike, from Pitchfork to NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home). The New York Times included Solar Music in its Fall Music Preview, highlighting the cohesion of the accomplished musicians that Butcher Brown have brought into the fold on this album. Each collaborator embodies the bending of genres all in their own ways, including Pink Siifu and Keyon Harrold who feature on the band's previous single, Eye Never Knew, which was highlighted as a Song You Need by The FADER and was spotlighted on Spotify's BUTTER playlist.
 
Described by Butcher Brown bandmates as “having something for just about everybody under the sun,” Solar Music collectively demonstrates the band's dynamic approach to the jazz format, and incorporates their own rich lineage of musical influences from their diverse musical upbringings – fusing elements of jazz, funk, rock, gogo and hip-hop, into a universal sound. Prior to MOVE (RIDE), Butcher Brown teased Solar Music with additional single releases, including DYKWYD featuring Braxton Cook, This Side Of Sunshine and I Can Say To You featuring Vanisha Gould, which saw support across BBC Radio from the likes of Benji B, Gilles Peterson and Huey Morgan.
 
Releasing digitally (including Atmos), on CD and double LP at 45 RPM, the new album incorporates longtime friends and new unexpected guests into their approach, with additional appearances including Charlie Hunter, Nappy Nina and Michael Millions throughout the album’s 17 tracks. Exclusive Solar Music limited edition 'Solar Red' vinyl, signed CDs/vinyl and merchandise are all available here.   
 
Butcher Brown will perform an extensive 2023 Solar Music Global Tour, with fall dates across the U.S. and Europe October-December in support of the new album. The tour brings Butcher Brown’s explosive live show to 13 states from California to Washington, D.C. Standout performances include New York City October 18 at Le Poisson Rouge (LPR), Philadelphia October 21 at World Cafe Live and a hometown show in Richmond, Virginia November 24 at the Broadberry. In between their North American runs, Butcher Brown heads over the pond to six European countries with anticipated performances in London, England November 6 at the Forge; in Berlin, Germany alongside B. Cool-Aid November 8 at Zenner; and in Paris, France November 15 at Le Trabendo.
 
Listen to MOVE (RIDE) featuring Jay Prince today, and listen to Solar Music in its entirety now. For more information, visit butcherbrown.com, and to learn more about Butcher Brown, read their full bio here.
 
BUTCHER BROWN 2023 SOLAR MUSIC GLOBAL TOUR DATES:
10/12 - Reno, NV - University of Nevada, Reno - Nightingale Concert Hall
10/17 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
10/18 - New York, NY - (Le) Poisson Rouge
10/20 - Charlottesville, VA - The Southern Café and Music Hall
10/21 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live (upstairs)
10/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
10/24 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota
10/25 - Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village
10/26 - Detroit, MI - El Club
10/27 - Indianapolis, IN - Jazz Kitchen
11/4 - Eindhoven, NL - So What’s Next?
11/6 - London, UK - The Forge
11/7 - Antwerp, BE - De Roma
11/8 - Berlin, DE - J.A.W. (Zenner)
11/9 - Mannheim, DE - Alte Feuerwache
11/10 - Técou, FR - Coco Jazz
11/11 - Groningen, NL - Rockit
11/12 - Rotterdam, NL - Rooterdam / Bird
11/13 - Amsterdam, NL - Bimhuis
11/14 - Charloeroi, BE - Palais des Beaux Arts
11/15 - Paris, FR - Le Trabendo
11/18 - Eilat, IL - Red Sea Jazz Festival
11/24 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
11/25 - Washington, DC - Atlantis
12/5 - Seattle, WA - Madame Lou’s
12/6 - Portland, OR - The Get Down
12/7 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
12/8 - Santa Cruz, CA - Kuumbwa Jazz
12/9 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
12/10 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues, Voodoo Room

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WRAPS WITH A LIGHTNING 100 “NASHVILLE SUNDAY NIGHT” SHOW NOVEMBER 19

OPENS ALL 11 DATES ON EUROPE/UK LEG OF TYLER CHILDER’S
MULE PULL 2024 TOUR 

MILLER’S SIRIUSXM OUTLAW COUNTRY “INSIDE OUTLAW”
MINI-CONCERT AIRS
ON CHANNEL 62 THROUGHOUT THIS WEEKEND

FRIDAY AT 7:00 P.M. CT/8:00 P.M. ET
SATURDAY AT 8:00 A.M. CT/9:00 A.M. ET AND 4:00 P.M. CT/5:00 P.M. ET
SUNDAY AT 11:00 A.M. CT/NOON ET AND 8:00 P.M. CT/9:00 P.M. ET

“Vibrant and vulnerable”
-Holler
 
“Some songwriters write short stories. Some write anthems. Some write life itself…a record that reveals its facets with time”
-No Depression

TORONTO, ON – October 6, 2023 – Laid up in the hospital in a full body cast. That’s where viewers greet John R. Miller at the start of the music video for, Press On, a standout from his new album, Heat Comes Down, out today via Rounder Records. As the video rolls along, the incapacitated Miller grows increasingly frustrated by his predicament, his inability to move and communicate clearly fraying his nerves. A seemingly incompetent nurse doesn’t help matters. Eventually Miller breaks free, heading the songs advice to press on, and ends the video standing on his hospital bed, stripped to his boxers, sending pillow feathers and pieces of his casts flying around the room. A jaunty, piano led ode to soldiering on, Press On still manages to allow Miller’s sardonic wit to shine through (“Find your thing/ Let it take you away/ Don’t let it kill you/ press on”). Watch here and listen to the new album here.
 
Miller belongs to the rare breed of songwriters whose expansive introspection uncovers many truths about the state of the human condition. On Heat Comes Down, the West Virginia-raised, Nashville-based artist intimately narrates his sleepless nights and nostalgic daydreams, existential dread, and nuanced observations of the troubled world around him. But while a number of its songs convey a certain unease, Miller endlessly imparts the kind of lovely reassurance that can only come from shared catharsis.
 
The follow-up to his 2021 Rounder Records debut, Depreciated, Heat Comes Down finds Miller teaming up with producers Andrija Tokic and John James Tourville (both known for their work with artists like Sunny War and The Deslondes). Over a three-day session at The Bomb Shelter (Tokic’s Nashville studio), Miller joined forces with several members of his longtime live band (drummer John Clay Burchett, guitarist J. Tom Hnatow, fiddle player Chloe Edmonstone) as well as bassist Craig Burletic, and Jeff Taylor (a multi-instrumentalist whose credits include Willie Nelson and Elvis Costello).
 
Miller is currently in the midst of a two-month headlining fall tour, which wraps up in Nashville, TN for a Lightning 100 “Nashville Sunday Night” show at 3^rd & Lindsley on November 19. Next year, Miller will spend a month on the road opening the Europe and UK portion of Tyler Childers’s Mule Pull ’24 tour.
 
JOHN R. MILLER 2023 TOUR DATES
October 6 – Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge
October 7 – Walla Walla, WA – Billsville West
October 8 – Bellingham, WA – The Shakedown
October 10 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
October 12 – Portland, OR – Show Bar
October 13 – Talent, OR – The Talent Club
October 14 – Albany, CA – Ivy Room
October 15 – Mariposa, CA – The Grove House
October 16 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
October 18 – Costa Mesa, CA – The Wayfarer
October 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Gold-Diggers
October 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit Live
October 24 – San Antonio, TX – The Lonesome Rose
October 25 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
October 26 – Austin, TX – The White Horse
October 27 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
October 29 – Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern
October 30 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s
November 2 – Chattanooga, TN – Songbird South
November 3 – Macon, GA – Grant’s Lounge
November 4 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl
November 5 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre
November 7 – Charleston, SC – The Charleston Pour House
November 8 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
November 9 – Richmond, VA – The Camel
November 10 – Thomas, WV – Purple Fiddle
November 11 – Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant Street
November 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café
November 14 – Washington, DC – Pearl Street Warehouse
November 15 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Café
November 16 – Newport, KY – The Southgate House Revival
November 18 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
November 19 – Nashville, TN – 3^rd & Lindsley

JOHN R. MILLER 2024 EUROPE/UK TOUR DATES WITH TYLER CHILDERS:
February 15 - Dublin, IE - 3Olympia Theatre
February 17 - Glasgow, UK - Barrowland Ballroom
February 19 - Manchester, UK – 02 Apollo Manchester
February 21 - London, UK - Eventim Apollo
February 22 - London, UK - Eventim Apollo
February 26 - Hamburg, DE - Docks
February 27 - Copenhagen, DK - VEGA
March 2 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
March 3 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso
March 5 - Stockholm, SE - Münchenbryggeriet
March 6 - Oslo,  NO - Sentrum Scene

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21^st ANNUAL FESTIVAL, CONFERENCE AND
WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS TAKING PLACE OCTOBER 11 – 15 IN KELOWNA, BC

KELOWNA, BC – October 5, 2023 – BreakOut West 2023 kicks off next Wednesday (October 11) in Kelowna, BC! Now in its 21^st year, the annual event will once again celebrate and showcase the exciting talent coming out of the western Canadian music industry, through its outstanding lineup of festival performers, top-tier international industry speakers, and the reveal of this year’s Western Canadian Music Award winners.
 
Events officially get underway on October 11^th, with the BOW Opening Reception taking place at Metro Hub in the heart of the Cultural District in Downtown Kelowna. The Reception will also play host to the reveal of the Western Canadian Music Artistic Award winners. The winners of the 2023 WCMA Industry Awards will be revealed at the Industry Awards Brunch on Saturday, October 14 at the BOW host hotel – Delta Grand Okanagan – at 10:00 a.m. PT. A full list of 2023 WCMA nominees, in both the artistic and industry categories, can be found here.
 
BreakOut West’s five-day career development conference will run from October 11-15. The conference is a landmark event for both artists and industry alike, looking to gain insight into the everchanging musical landscape and make invaluable connections, offering immersive content, workshops, international market deep dives, networking opportunities, one-on-one mentor meetings, and more. This year, BOW is thrilled to welcome international delegates from across Europe, the U.S.A., Mexico, and Hong Kong, who will be speaking on panels including global strategies for press, live music, syncs and more, as well as market deep dives for Hong Kong, Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. Find a full conference schedule here.
 
The three-night music festival kicks off on Thursday, October 12^th and will see artists take to stages in venues throughout Kelowna’s downtown core. Over 60 acts are set to perform, including artists from across western Canada, as well as two eastern Canadian friends and nine guests from overseas. International performers are Black Belt Eagle Scout (U.S.A.), Aasma (Sweden), katie phelan (Ireland), COSMIC DOG FOG, Gillie and Skunkadelic from Wales, and Charming Way, Clage and The Hertz from Hong Kong. BOW’s annual mini festival – Kinderfest – will also place on Saturday, October 14 Blackbox, giving the youngest of concertgoers (and their parents!) a taste of the outstanding children’s music coming out of western Canada.
 
The full lineup of BOW festival performers can be found here and the three-night schedule can be viewed here. Festival wristbands are available for $20 each and can be purchased here while supplies last.  
 
“It’s hard to believe Breakout West is already next week,” remarks BreakOut West Executive Director, Michael Dawson. “We cannot wait for the event to return to Kelowna. Our festival and our conference schedules are both live on the app with an incredible roster of artists and industry delegates so be sure to plan ahead. You’re not going to want to miss a thing.”

The health and safety of all BreakOut West’s audiences, artists, members, delegates, speakers, volunteers, fans, staff, and their families is of top priority. BOW is committed to following public health recommendations, for the safety of all who will be attending in 2023, the continuity of the event’s planning, and the long-term sustainability of the music industry. 
 
Kelowna is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) of the syilx/Okanagan people who have resided here since time immemorial.

BREAKOUT WEST 2023 AT A GLANCE:
Dates: Wednesday, October 11 – Sunday, October 15
Host City: Kelowna, British Columbia
Host Hotel: Delta Grand Okanagan
Access: Conference REGISTRATION | Festival WRISTBANDS
Conference: Wednesday, October 11 – Sunday, October 15 | SPEAKERS |SCHEDULE
Festival: Thursday, September 29 – Saturday, October 1 | LINEUP | SCHEDULE
Kinderfest: Saturday, October 14 | REGISTRATION
For more information: breakoutwest.ca
 
2023 Western Canadian Music Awards
Artistic Awards: revealing Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. PT
*Follow BreakOut West’s socials for the announcement
 
Industry Awards: revealing Saturday, October 14 at the Industry Awards Brunch
Location: Delta Grand Okanagan
Doors: 10:00 a.m.
Awards Presentation: 10:30 a.m.
*Ticketed event for registered attendees only

About the Western Canadian Music Alliance / BreakOut West:
The Western Canadian Music Alliance is a pan western organization created by the Alliance Member Music Industry Associations (MIA’s) of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, The Northwest Territories, the Yukon Territory, and in partnership with Nunavut, to promote and celebrate western Canadian music. WCMA, with the financial support of each provincial and territorial government partner, FACTOR, the Government of Canada and of Canada's private radio broadcasters, WCMA annually hosts their core artist and industry development event, BreakOut West. The event is held in a different western Canadian city on a rotational basis and is the prime music industry event in western Canada. BreakOut West 2023 will be held October 11 – 15 in Kelowna, BC, and includes a five-day music conference, three-night multi-genre music festival and special events. The 2023 Western Canadian Music Artistic Awards and Industry Awards will be announced in October 2023.
            
WCMA’s head office is in Winnipeg. We recognize the ancestral lands, from Treaty One Territory, the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.

LISTEN TO iDKHOW’s ENCHANTING NEW SINGLE WHAT LOVE?
AN HOMAGE TO THE SUGGESTIVE AND SEXUALLY CHARGED R&B HITS OF THE 90s HERE
 
WATCH DECADENT NEW VIDEO FOR WHAT LOVE? HERE
 
HOMETOWN NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION CONFIRMED
FOR DECEMBER 30 AT THE DEPOT IN SALT LAKE CITY

PRE-ORDER GLOOM DIVISION HERE

"Spaced-out, swaggering synth-rock" – Billboard

"A throwback to Hot Hot Heat and early Killers — dance beat, bright neon synths, funky guitar, impassioned vocals slinging big hooks" – Stereogum

“Energetic” – NME

“Bright, vintage-pop-indebted tracks” – DORK

“Weekes is crossing old-school glitz and glamour with contemporary futurism to create a “Channels the spirits of David Bowie and Prince” - Alt Press

“Captivating” - Guitar World

“Glam-fused soundscape” - American Songwriter

TORONTO, ON – October 5, 2023 – I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (iDKHOW), the musical project of Salt Lake City-based singer/ songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist, Dallon Weekes, unveils highly anticipated sophomore album, GLOOM DIVISION. Along with the announcement comes new single WHAT LOVE?, an homage to the sexually suggestive R&B hits that ruled the 90s airwaves, amplifying the track’s seductive ambiance with slinky guitar riffs, potent basslines and lyrics channeling an aching desperation. Pre-order GLOOM DIVISON here.
 
The single comes with a visually captivating video directed by iDKHOW’s longtime collaborator, Raúl Gonzo. Dallon takes viewers on a bewitching journey through a vivid set, reminiscent of a scene straight out of a John Waters film, seamlessly transitioning between various eccentric characters. Watch the video for WHAT LOVE? here.
 
Produced by Dave Fridmann (Tame Impala, MGMT, Weezer), the album showcases a boundary-pushing fusion of R&B, post-punk and art-pop, exploring themes ranging from love and obsession to satanic panic and neurodivergence. Recorded at Fridmann's Tarbox Road Studios and Weekes' own basement studio, GLOOM DIVISION is a testament to the power of collaboration and fearless artistic expression.
 
“Writing has always been an outlet to exorcize your demons or difficult emotions, but with GLOOM DIVISION I made a conscious effort to stop censoring myself when it comes to the subject material, or what I wanted to say," reflects Weekes on GLOOM DIVISION.
 
iDKHOW has confirmed a hometown New Year’s celebration that will take place on December 30 at The Depot in Salt Lake City. Presale tickets can be accessed today with the passcode WHATLOVE starting at 10:00 a.m. MDT with general onsale starting Friday October, 6 at 10:00 a.m. MDT. Ticket link here. More tour dates will be announced soon.
 
iDKHOW has garnered nearly 1 billion million streams worldwide to date, with 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The new album follows iDKHOW's critically acclaimed debut, Razzmatazz, which included the #1 Alternative radio hit, Leave Me Alone, and the previous EP 1981 Extended Play that included RIAA certified GOLD-certified single, Choke. They have performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Ellen and CBS This Morning: Saturday, and shared stages with Post Malone, The Killers and more.

GLOOM DIVISION TRACKLIST:
1. DOWNSIDE
2. GLOOMTOWN BRATS
3. INFATUATION
4. KISS & TELL
5. A LETTER
6. SATANIC PANIC
7. SUNNYSIDE
8. iDIOTS OF Oz

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RELEASE TWO NEW SINGLES
CHILDREN OF SORROW AND SICKO
 
LISTEN HERE
 
ANNOUNCE HEADLINING 2024 U.S. TOUR
INCLUDES NYC’S BROOKLYN STEEL
AND LA’S BELASCO THEATER
 
SHOWS IN TORONTO AND VANCOUVER
 
HOSTING FULL ALBUM LISTENING PARTY
AT LA’S DAS BUNKER FIRDAY OCTOBER 6

TORONTO, ON – October 5, 2023 – HEALTH – the LA-based industrial-rock band of Jake Duzsik (vocals/guitar), John Famiglietti (bass/producer), and BJ Miller (drums) – today announced their new album, RAT WARS will be released December 7 via Loma Vista Recordings. The album’s first two singles are also out now at all DSPs and via a seamless YouTube trailer: the menacing CHILDREN OF SORROW, featuring Lamb of God’s Willie Adler on guitar, arrives with a video directed by James Markidis, while the half-time hellscape, SICKO, samples Godflesh’s, Like Rats, and arrives with video directed by Mynxii White. RAT WARS is now available for pre-order on limited edition vinyl, cassette, and more here.  

HEALTH today also announced a 2024 headlining U.S. tour beginning March 2 in Ventura, CA and including shows at NYC’s Brooklyn Steel on March 15 and LA’s Belasco Theater on April 4, with stops in Toronto and Vancouver in March 2024. Pixel Grip and King Yosef support on all dates; a full itinerary is listed below, and tickets go on-sale Friday, October 6, at 10 a.m. local time. The trio will host a full album listening party of RAT WARS at LA’s Das Bunker tomorrow (Friday, October 6), where they’ll party with fans afterwards (21+, free with RSVP).
 
The follow-up to 2019’s VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR, HEALTH’s fifth album is the most violent yet vulnerable of their career. It is somehow fitting that such a brutal collection of songs is at the same time their most comprehensive artistic statement.
 
Meticulously aggressive production detail collides with painfully personal confessions and a strange savage grace is paired with icy gallows humour… surprisingly it’s still fun as hell.
 
Produced by Stint (Oliver Tree, Demi Lovato) and mixed by Lars Stalfors (SALEM, The Neighbourhood), the 12-track LP joins the lineage of groundbreaking heavy acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry, which re-drew the borders between metal, electronic and pop music. It also speaks directly to the band’s young, fervent online subculture.
 
It’s The Downward Spiral for people with at least two monitors and a vitamin D deficiency.
 
Written during the most emotionally trying period of the band’s life, the album builds on their chaotic yet re-invigorating pandemic years. RAT WARS captures all the fury and ambition their LP’s have until now aspired to. It’s their boldest statement on the insanity and the insipidness of contemporary life.
 
VOL.4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR won over heavy music fans with its thrash riffs dissolving into ambient melancholy and hip hop beats, while the lockdown era, two-part DISCO4 fully explored collaborative songwriting with peers from across metal, rap, electronic, and indie rock. 
 
This long and willfully unconventional career arc has coalesced in RAT WARS. They are, at last, a band that is comfortable with their own uncomfortableness.

RAT WARS LP TRACKLIST:
1. DEMIGODS
2. FUTURE OF HELL
3. HATEFUL
4. (OF ALL ELSE)
5. CRACK METAL
6. UNLOVED
7. CHILDREN OF SORROW
8. SICKO
9. ASHAMED
10. (OF BEING BORN)
11. DSM-V
12. DON’T TRY
 
HEALTH TOUR DATES:
2023
October 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Das Bunker (Full Album Listening Party)
2024
March 2 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall *
March 4 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theatre *
March 5 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine *
March 7- Austin, TX - Empire Garage *
March 8 - Dallas, TX - Studio at the Factory *
March 9 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Midtown *
March 11 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - Heaven Stage *
March 12 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground *
March 13 - Richmond, VA - The National *
March 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *
March 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
March 17 - Boston, MA - Royale *
March 19 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House *
March 20 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic *
March 22 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall *
March 23 - Saint Louis, MO - Red Flag *
March 25 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre *
March 26 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall *
March 28 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox *
March 29 - Vancouver, BC - The Commodore *
March 30 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall *
April 1 - Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post *
April 2 - San Francisco, CA - August Hall *
April 4 - Los Angeles, CA - Belasco Theater *
 
* with support from Pixel Grip and King Yosef

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PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ADVANCE AND
THE INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS MUSIC SUMMIT

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS NOVEMBER 30, 2023

TORONTO, ON – October 4, 2023 – Women In Music Canada is thrilled to announce the launch of their Leadership Accelerator Program presented in partnership with ADVANCE Canada’s Black Music Business Collective and the International Indigenous Music Summit. Applications for the program are now open here – deadline to apply is November 30, 2023.
 
Designed for mid-level industry professionals, in existing music companies, this national program aims to prepare women and gender diverse music professionals for advancement to senior management and director-level opportunities. A recent study by Women in the Workforce Canada cited that women represent only 31.5% of senior management occupations, and that in 2019, women held only 27.6% of board seats. Further to this, only 0.3% of leadership board positions are held by Black women in Canada. The WIMC Leadership Accelerator Program will serve as a catalyst toward fixing the issues identified in this study, catering especially to intersectional women and gender-diverse people, who have the least representation in organizational leadership roles, and as leaders in the music industry nationally.
 
Participants in the program will learn key leadership skills and fundamentals, using a hands-on, case study-based approach, including strategic negotiations, board governance, employee development and engagement, career mapping, and much more. Components of the program will include leadership education facilitated by top educators, one-on-one coaching, peer support and community building, and performance reviews.
 
“This vital program is centred-around connecting women and building a pipeline of success,” says ADVANCE Executive Director, Keziah Myers. “By partnering with Women In Music Canada, we are addressing one key pillar of ours that supports job readiness and exposure for Black music industry professionals.  Together we will empower and elevate Black women, and prepare them for decision making roles by offering tools and training which assist them as they excel in their careers. ADVANCE looks forward to supporting this program by participating in the jury and by advising around planning and execution. ADVANCE is excited to see this leadership offering reflect cultural diversity and propel women leaders forward.” 
 
“We are excited to be part of the building and inaugural launch of this program alongside ADVANCE and Women in Music Canada focusing on the advancement of equity-deserving and sovereignty-affirming groups across the music sector,” remarks Nicole Auger, Manager of Programming and Community Engagement for the Indigenous Music Alliance/International Indigenous Music Summit. “Providing more skills-building and mentorship opportunities for future women leaders within the Indigenous music community will strengthen capacity within the Indigenous music industry and support moving toward a more equitable industry for all.”
 
The program will be offered online, allowing folks from across Canada to participate from their spaces, while giving options for access times where needed. Sessions will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from January 25 to February 29, 2024, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. CT (7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET). As an integral part of the program, the cohort will gather together for an in-person portion, hosted at ArtHaus, partner in supporting this initiative. Two thirds of the spots available in the program will be offered to companies, at a subsidized rate, for their aspiring leaders to take part, while the remaining one third will be offered, fully subsidized, to applicants not currently working in companies with the capacity to support tuition.  
 
“This Leadership Accelerator Program is integral to making changes in company leadership, and mentors to create sustainable change toward increased equity in the music industry,” adds WIMC Executive Director, Robyn Stewart. “It is with the support of partners wanting to lead the way in changing the face of leadership in the Canadian music industry, that we will be able to create and carry out this executive training programming, aimed at long-term industry-wide success.”

Women in Music Canada is continuing to seek corporate champions to help support this important program. For any organizations interested, please contact Robyn Stewart at robyn@womeninmusic.ca. 

About Women in Music Canada

SHARE FIRST SINGLE HELL
WITH VIDEO DIRECTED BY ASHLEY CONNOR
AND STARRING MIRANDA JULY
 
ANNOUNCE 2024 TOUR DATES
TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6
AT 10:00 A.M. LOCAL TIME

TO PLAY VANCOUVER’S VOGUE THEATRE IN APRIL

LISTEN HERE

TOUR DATES IN ONTARIO
KICK OFF THIS THURSDAY IN TORONTO

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO
FOR ALBUM TRACK ONTARIO HERE

TORONTO, ON – October 2, 2023 – “I think I'm gonna make a Dad album,” Canadian-American songwriter, Rachael Kilgour, heard herself blurt out one afternoon in an Asheville recording studio. She was in the final days of tracking her EP, Game Changer (2019), and in the final months, as it would turn out, of her father's life. She had just written a new song, Dad Worked Hard.

“I hadn't written any other songs about him at that point - I certainly hadn't considered making an entire album in his honour," Kilgour reflects. "I had no way of knowing how little time he had left or how much his death would transform me. But when the producer suggested recording Dad Worked Hard for the new EP, I just knew I needed to hold onto it. So I said it: no, I think I’m gonna make a dad album.”

And she did. Kilgour's exquisite fourth full-length collection, My Father Loved Me, is a tribute to her late father, produced by JUNO Award-winning songwriter, Rose Cousins, and recorded in the senior Kilgour's native Canada. Released on September 22, on the eve of the autumn equinox - a time of year that also happens to mark the anniversary of Kilgour's father's passing - the heartfelt collection of songs beautifully paints a portrait of a man as seen through his daughter's eyes.

In the spare, often gutting language for which she is known, Kilgour poses questions about identity, inheritance, and grief, and affirms the value of one ordinary working man's life to an often indifferent world. Created during the period of time spanning her father's dementia diagnosis, his death, and its immediate aftermath, the songs that would become My Father Loved Me were a way for Kilgour to keep pace with her shapeshifting grief. 

Kilgour decided to record the album in he father's home country, Canada, and found producer Rose Cousins acted as both a valuable guide to the Canadian music scene and a worthy co-creator in this labour of love. Recorded with an icy Toronto February as their backdrop, the two gathered at Union Sound Company in 2022 to begin tracking with engineer Chris Stringer, along with Canadian musicians Dean Drouillard (electric guitar), Joshua Van Tassel (percussion/synth), and Devon Henderson (bass).
  
Like her father, Kilgour is a hard worker. She comes by her considerable skills honestly, honing her craft over the past decade in listening rooms, festivals, concert halls, and recording studios, and picking up accolades along the way. Kilgour first attained notoriety outside her native Duluth, MN as the grand prize winner of the 2015 international NewSong Music Performance & Songwriting Competition and winner of the 2017 Kerrville New Folk Contest. She has been featured at NYC’s Lincoln Center, at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and at the Sundance Film Festival. Her oft-noted “unapologetic lyrics” (Rolling Stone) and “master crafted indie folk” sensibilities (Billboard) are on full display in this latest collection of songs. Read more about the heartfelt details of My Father Loved Me here. 

To mark the release of My Father Loved Me, Kilgour will be playing a string of shows across her father's home province of Ontario, kicking off this Thursday (October 5) in Toronto. See below for full details, and watch the new video for the aptly-titled album highlight, Ontario, here. 

UPCOMING CANADIAN TOUR DATES:
October 5 - Toronto, ON - Burdock Music Hall
October 19 - London, ON - Aeolian Hall
October 20 - Russell, ON - Few Acres Farms
October 21 - Trenton, ON - Old Church Theatre

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FEATURING COVERS OF SONGS BY TAYLOR SWIFT, R.E.M., PAVEMENT, SLOWDIVE AND SHERYL CROW

PLUS KARAOKE VERSIONS OF CATALOGUE-SPANNING SINGLES, VISUALIZERS AND MORE

TORONTO, ON – September 22, 2023 – Soccer Mommy – Nashville-based artist Sophie Allison – releases her Karaoke Night EP today, a collection of genre-spanning covers of songs from some of her favourite artists. Out now via Loma Vista, Karaoke Night features covers of songs by Sheryl Crow, Taylor Swift, R.E.M., Pavement, and Slowdive. 
 
Allison has cited both Crow and Swift as early influences, is a long-time fan of R.E.M., and has toured with both Pavement and Slowdive. Soccer Mommy opened for Stephen Malkmus on tour in 2018, and appeared at the Pavement Museum in 2022, where she performed alongside Snail Mail, Bully and Speedy Ortiz. Following her opening slot for Slowdive in 2017, Soccer Mommy’s acoustic cover of Dagger has been a staple of the band’s live performance.
 
“All the covers on Karaoke Night are from artists that have inspired me throughout my life,” says Allison. “I find that each of these songs has a different reason for appealing to me - and that’s what made it so fun getting to record them. I wanted to make these songs my own while also staying true to what originally drew me to them.”
 
Download, stream or purchase the EP here, watch visualizers out for all five of the covers here and listen to Dagger here.
 
To accompany the EP, Soccer Mommy is also releasing karaoke versions of some of her greatest hits. The Soccer Mommy Super Hits Party Pack features singles from all three of her full-length records, including Your Dog and Scorpio Rising from Clean, Circle The Drain and Yellow Is The Color Of Her Eyes from color theory, Shotgun and Feel It All The Time from Sometimes, Forever, and more. Grab your friends – and your pink limited edition Soccer Mommy karaoke mic – and get ready to sing “I’M JUST A VICTIM OF CHANGING PLANETS / MY SCORPIO RISING AND MY PARENTS” at the top of your lungs.
 
Soccer Mommy’s touring continues this fall and winter – see below to find a show near you, and get your tickets here. For a taste of what to expect, watch the band’s career-spanning NPR Tiny Desk performance from earlier this year here, or watch Soccer Mommy perform Shotgun and Feel It All The Time on Jimmy Kimmel Live! here.
 
KARAOKE NIGHT TRACKLIST:
1. Here (Pavement Cover)
2. Soak Up The Sun (Sheryl Crow Cover)
3. Dagger (Slowdive Cover)
4. I'm Only Me When I'm With You (Taylor Swift Cover)
5. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. Cover)
 
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
9/23 Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena #
9/24 Glasgow, UK @ Ovo Hydro Arena #
9/26 London, UK @ Alexandra Palace #
9/27 London, UK @ Alexandra Palace #
10/28 Nashville, TN @ Halloween Bash at Eastside Bowl^
11/4 Pensacola, FL @ Night Moves Fest
11/17 Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital
12/3 São Paulo, BR @ Primavera Sound
12/7 Asunción, PY @ Primavera Sound
12/9 Bogotá, CO @ Primavera Sound

# = with The National
^ with support from Avey Tare and Total Wife

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ABOUT SOCCER MOMMY AND SOMETIMES, FOREVER:
Sometimes, Forever was named one of the best albums of 2023 but the likes of The New York Times, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NPR, Vulture, Associated Press, Billboard, Stereogum, The A.V. Club, FLOOD, Paste, Uproxx, and more, with, Shotgun named one of the top songs of 2023 by The Los Angeles Times, Buzzfeed, NPR, Gorilla vs. Bear, Pitchfork, Consequence, Vulture, NYLON, Billboard and more. Sometimes, Forever debuted on the Billboard charts, taking the #1 slot for Heatseakers, Top New Artist and Alternative New Artist, debuting in the Top 200, and many more. She performed on both The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! In 2022, completed a largely sold-out international headline tour, and performed an intimate show at the GRAMMY Museum alongside a Q&A hosted by The Los Angeles Times’ Mikael Wood. Following the album release, Soccer Mommy has since hosted Roblox’s most successful Listening Party to date with 10.8 million unique visitors, and she has also shared incredible alt-versions of Shotgun by Magdalena Bay, a slowed and reverbed edit, as well as a Simlish version, available now within The Sims 4 High School Years expansion pack. Soccer Mommy also collaborated with Brain Dead on a limited edition t-shirt, which can be purchased here.
 
Sometimes, Forever is Soccer Mommy’s boldest and most aesthetically adventurous work yet, and it cements Sophie Allison’s status as one of the most gifted songwriters making rock music right now. The album sees Allison once again tapping into the turn-of-the-millennium sensibilities she’s known for, as she advances her self-made sonic world beyond the present and into the future with experimental-minded production, an expanded moodboard of vintage touchstones, and some of her most sophisticated songwriting to date. Inspired by the concept that neither sorrow nor happiness is permanent, Sometimes, Forever is a fresh peek into the mind of an artist who synthesizes everything — retro sounds, personal tumult, the relatable disorder of modern life — into original music that feels built to last a long time. Maybe even forever.

Praise for Soccer Mommy & Sometimes, Forever: 
 
"Sophie Allison finds new sonic frontiers...Throughout the album, Soccer Mommy staves off despair with musical craftsmanship" - The New York Times (Critic's Pick)
 
"Throughout Sometimes, Forever, [Allison] and Lopatin expand on the ’90s palette that has characterized previous Soccer Mommy releases. Bolstering the lingering imprints of Liz Phair, Sheryl Crow, and Sleater-Kinney is a healthy dose of Loveless worship: glide guitars and tendrils of haze." - Pitchfork (8/10)
 
“[Sometimes, Forever] is Soccer Mommy’s gnarliest and most resplendent, fashioning poppy melodies, disarming lyrics, and twisted sounds into dismayed songs of young adulthood.” - The New Yorker
 
"The singer/songwriter's vulnerability resulted in two critically acclaimed releases — 2018's Clean and 2020's Color Theory — though Allison's latest may be her most exciting yet." - GRAMMY.com
 
“You get some Pixies, you get some Nirvana, you get a little bit of Nine Inch Nails, and Portishead here and there. It’s just interesting how much music is reflected on this record while still sounding very current…she is just really good at mining those influences and making it sound extremely of the moment.” - NPR Music
 
“Sophie Allison’s emotive rock acquires new dynamism” - Wall Street Journal
 
"Soccer Mommy deepens her indie-rock brilliance on ‘Sometimes, Forever’...[and] proves herself to be one of the sharpest songwriters around" - Rolling Stone
 
"Allison has made a bold move that paid off better than we’d ever have expected."
- Variety
 
"Sometimes, Forever’s marriage of Allison’s lyrical prowess and OPN’s stark, synth-driven sonics makes it by far the darkest and most compelling offering from Soccer Mommy yet." - Billboard
 
""by far the band’s most sophisticated and adventurous body of work to date. Allison’s inner turmoil has never sounded so spectacular — or so well-rounded."
- Stereogum (Album of the Week)
 
"sharp indie rock" - Vulture

"one of Gen Z’s brightest voices" - Associated Press

LONG INSPIRED BY YOUNG, WHITE RELEASES
HER REIMAGINED VERSION OF THE SINGLE TODAY
LISTEN HERE
 
WHITE CONTINUES HER RUN OF DIRECT SUPPORT SLOTS
OPENING FOR BAND OF HORSES, JOHN CRAIGIE, AND ASHLEY MCBRYDE IN SUPPORT OF HER
RECENTLY RELEASED ALBUM AMONG OTHER THINGS
 
CANADIAN DATES IN VANCOUVER AND TORONTO

TORONTO, ON – September 21, 2023 – Today, breakout singer/songwriter, Bella White, releases a reimagined version of Neil Young’s Unknown Legend from his classic 1992 album, Harvest Moon, available via all DSPs. Listen to the track here.

Long inspired by the legendary artist, White and producer, Jonathan Wilson, collaborated closely on the arrangement, combining White’s unique vocals with fiddle, piano, organ, and guitars to transform the song into her own. In addition to producing the track, Wilson contributed drums, percussion, resophonic guitar, electric guitar, and B-Bender. White was also joined for the session by Drew Erickson (piano, Hammond organ, and string arrangements), Buck Meek (electric guitar, nylon guitar), Patrick M’Gonigle (fiddle, violin, tenor guitar), Gabe Noel (acoustic bass, Ampeg baby bass, and baritone guitar), and Omar Velasco (nylon acoustic guitar).

White shared the process of creating the record, which she notes was initially recorded “on a whim,” and added, “Throughout the process of making Among Other Things, we listened to so much Neil Young and Emmylou Harris. It was one of the last days in the studio, and we were sitting around hanging out, and I was strumming that classic guitar line. Jonathan Wilson had the idea to cut the song, and I was overjoyed. Unknown Legend has always been an all-time favourite of mine. The imagery and mood that it creates is so melancholy and wistful. Plus, I’ve had the pleasure of knowing a few unknown legends myself.”

White’s sophomore album, Among Other Things, was warmly received by critics upon its release in April of this year. Writing in AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted, “As she opens her heart and chases her thoughts, White writes and performs with a guileless empathy, a quality that gives Among Other Things a raw intimacy even in its quietest moments.” Holler’s Jof Owen observed that White is “capable of wringing meaning from the tiniest of details and magnifying them until you can see yourself reflected within,” while Jezebel’s Sarah Rense marveled, “Her lyrics are wise beyond her years—she’s 22, good lord—as is the warble in her voice.”

In October, White will embark on the next leg of tour, which includes support slots for Band of Horses, John Craigie, and Ashley McBryde. A full list of confirmed shows is below, including Canadian dates in Vancouver and Toronto.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
9/23 Boats & Bluegrass, Winona, MN
10/1 Avondale Brewing Company, Birmingham, AL*
10/3 The Ritz Ybor, Tampa, FL*
10/4 Revolution Live, Fort Lauderdale, FL*
10/6 House of Blues, Orlando, FL*
10/9 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD*
10/10 Roxian Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA*
10/11 Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI*
10/13 The Salt Shed. Chicago, IL*
10/15 The Ritz, Raleigh, NC*
10/17 The Fillmore Charlotte, Charlotte, NC*
10/19 The Mill & Mine, Knoxville, TN*
10/20 Rabbit Rabbit, Asheville, NC*
11/4 Moab Folk Festival, Moab, UT#
11/6 Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA#
11/8 Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA#
11/9 El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA#
11/10 Harold J. Miossi Cultural and Performing Arts Center at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA#
11/13 Ashland Armory, Ashland, OR#
11/15 Hollywood Theatre, Vancouver, BC#
11/16 Neptune Theatre, Seattle, WA#
11/17 Revolution Hall, Portland, OR#
12/1 Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario**
12/2 The Andrew J Brady Music Center, Cincinnati, OH**
12/8 Webster Hall, New York, NY**
12/9 Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA**
12/10 Bella Whitem Keswick Theater, Glenside, PA**

* supporting Band of Horses
# supporting John Craigie
**supporting Ashley McBryde

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DOWNLOAD – hi-res photo | DOWNLOAD – album artwork

LISTEN HERE

FROM UPCOMING ALBUM HIGHWAY RESTAURANT
SET FOR RELEASE ON OCTOBER 27
VIA LISBON LUX RECORDS

TORONTO, ON – September 20, 2023 – Today, Montreal indie-pop singer, songwriter and producer, Ormiston, reveals Cherry Picker, the new single from his forthcoming new album, Highway Restaurant, which is set for release on October 27 via Lisbon Lux Records. A deeply moody track for fans of Men I Trust and Munya, Cherry Picker perfectly embodies the feeling of cruising around a strange city at night, while knowing there are going to be some eventful twists and turns. Listen here and pre-save Highway Restaurant here. 

Cherry Picker serves as the third offering from Ormiston's new album, following the previously released singles Lose Yourself - a sunny and relaxed track highlighted by 80s synth and guitar - and the pristine, emotional indie song, Distortion of Reality. Inspired by an old acquaintance that always left Ormiston “starry-eyed”, Cherry Picker sees the artist flowing through traffic on a moody night in a strange city. Being guided through the unknown, during an eventful night, with only his engaging beats and the city lights. 

With +400k streams, Ormiston - the solo project of Nicola Ormiston - creates sunny and relaxed music, full of light and engaging indie pop rhythms. Falling somewhere indie pop, chillwave and yacht rock, listeners will hear influences of Toro Y Moi, MGMT as well as an electro-disco touch.

In 2020, Ormiston signed with Canadian label, Lisbon Lux Records, and released his debut album, Hammer Down (2021). Cinematic and full of groove, the album explores love stories and failed relationships on optimistic indie-pop. The opus was well received by the public and the song, Time Fades, was also featured in Pete Davidson's latest film, Meet Cute.

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MORE ABOUT ORMISTON:
Born into a bilingual Montreal family, Ormiston was raised around female musicians and grew up with a strong sense of melody. After  mixing and producing some tracks for Milk & Bone, Heartstreets, Misage and Freida Mari, he released in 2013 the song Typically Her (under the name Beverlay) that ended up being remixed by Kaytranada, helping it reach more than three million streams worldwide. In 2020, he signed with Canadian label Lisbon Lux Records. On stage, his piercing voice is supported by his three outstanding musicians. He offers a lively and touching show that irresistibly invites you to dance.   

CO-HEADLINING TOUR WITH KEN YATES
KICKS OFF OCTOBER 15 IN WINNIPEG

NEW ALBUM ROSES OUT NOW

“With folk tunes that will squeeze your heart, Kelly is bound to become an artist that will have you falling in love with her songs.” – eTalk

TORONTO, ON – September 20, 2023 – After a month-long residency at Toronto's Cameron House in July, acclaimed singer-songwriter, Jadea Kelly, is thrilled to be coming back home to Canada this fall for a run of tour dates across the western provinces next month! Kicking off on October 15 in Winnipeg, the co-headline tour with award-winning musician, Ken Yates, will see the pair hit stages in Saskatoon, Regina, Calgary, Medicine Hat, and Edmonton, before wrapping in Calgary on October 22. See below for full details and find tickets here. 

"I'm looking forward to finally re visiting Western Canada alongside Ken Yates, after a long pandemic pause," says Jadea. "Some of my favourite touring memories occurred in AB, SK and MB. Some of my favourite songwriters live here as well. It's time to reunite and rock!"

Described by CBC as “one of the shining jewels in the crown of Canadian songwriters” (Tom Power, CBC) Jadea Kelly spends her time writing and living between rural Ontario Canada and Los Angeles CA. She has co-written and toured (as opener and backing vocalist) with the likes of Justin Rutledge, Whitehorse, Judy Collins, Catherine MacLellan, Royal Wood, Kelly Prescott, Sweet Alibi, Peter Katz, The Digging Roots, Leela Gilday and Joey Landreth. She has also performed and showcased her music across Canada, The United States and Europe, performing at the likes of Americana Fest (Nashville TN), Winnipeg Folk Festival, Calgary Folk Festival, Edmonton’s Interstellar Rodeo, Metal Toronto and Peterborough Folk Festival. Despite her Americana influence, she is also the featured vocalist with JUNO award winning metal group Protest the Hero (Kezia, Scurrilous and Volition).

Jadea's fourth studio album, Roses, was released in March 2022 and has been warmly embraced by fans, with over two million streams across all platforms. The record made its way on to the cover of Spotify’s Renegade Folk playlist, and the heartwarming single, Any Old Boat, has seen over one million streams to-date.

UPCOMING CANADIAN TOUR DATES:
October 15 - Winnipeg, MB - West End Cultural Centre
October 17 - Saskatoon, SK - The Bassment
October 18 - Regina, SK - The Artesian
October 19 - Calgary, AB - Private House Concert
October 20 - Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat Folk Club
October 21 - Edmonton, AB - The Aviary (w/ The Good Lovelies, matinee + evening)
October 22 - Calgary, AB - The Ironwood (matinee)

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MORE ABOUT JADEA KELLY
In 2016 Jadea was awarded Contemporary Singer of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards for her 2016 release Love & Lust. Its featured single Beauty was placed on the Lifetime Network feature No One Would Tell and the 2017 CBC Rio Paralympics, a viral opening montage portraying the life and struggle of Terry Fox. Her most recent EP (MWI / 2019) received Best Score & Music accolades from the Hollywood Independent Documentary Awards. MWI is the official soundtrack for Met While Incarcerated the Film, which aired on the Documentary Channel and CBC in March 2019.
 
She spearheaded the 2018 collective, Canada Covers Tom Petty, featuring an impressive collection of tributes from Matt Mays, Terra Lightfoot, Dwayne Gretsky, Molly Brown and the Redhill Valleys. She also hosts a semi-annual Canadian songwriter showcase in Los Angeles through the celebrated Hotel Café, Monday Monday, concert series.
 
Following a pandemic pause, Jadea returned triumphantly in 2022 with her long-awaited fourth studio album – Roses (released March 4 on Darth Jadea Music / Tonetree). The album was produced by a collection of artists, including Aaron Goldstein (Matt Mays / Daniel Romano), Joel Schwartz (Dionne Taylor), Rich Jacques (Lisa Loeb), Joe Moralez (Skyler Day) and Tim Abraham (Royal Wood).
 
“I ended up tracking a majority of the album in Toronto with my Canadian friends and bandmates, in person and virtually. It felt full circle to record in Canada after 4 exploratory years in the US. I love California with all my heart. It is my new found home and has provided a playground to rediscover my confidence, my freedom, my voice and a collection of songs that truly reflects my journey to health.
 
I composed these songs between Ontario Canada, Nashville TN and Los Angeles CA over the past four years. A massive musical delay and musical pause but a necessary one. Life, happiness and health came first. Including the pandemic. Feeding money and time into artistic pursuits can often feel like feeding coins into a broken parking metre. I hold so many incredible musical memories in my heart but it also took its toll. I therefore took my time with these songs, the production and processing of the emotions. Roses was a complete joy to compose and truly reflects my journey to a conscious and balanced state. To me, Los Angeles is a gift I gave myself. It was a blank slate to finally confront my emotional, physical and financial health. The result is Roses. The result is abundance and joy. I’m holding the light up now, and roses are falling all around.”

ABOUT KEN YATES
Ken Yates is originally from London, Ontario and studied at the Berklee College of Music. He released The Backseat EP in 2011, and followed up with his full-length debut, twenty-three, in 2013. He won the Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award in 2014 for his song The One That Got Away. Since then he has released two more award-winning albums, including his most recent, Cerulean (2023), which features guest appearances from Kathleen Edwards and Katie Pruitt. He won two Canadian Folk Music Awards in 2017, and supported Passenger on both the European and North American legs of his 2019 tour.

LISTEN HERE AND WATCH HERE

ACCLAIMED JAZZ AND HIP-HOP COLLECTIVE SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM SOLAR MUSIC OCTOBER 6 VIA CONCORD JAZZ

PRE-ORDER HERE

"A spirit of generous communion runs through 'Solar Music'" 
- The New York Times

TORONTO, ON – September 19, 2023 – Today, critically acclaimed jazz and hip-hop fusionists, Butcher Brown, share Eye Never Knew, featuring genre-agnostic artist, Pink Siifu, and world-class trumpeter, Keyon Harrold, the latest single from the group’s forthcoming album, Solar Music, out October 6 via Concord Jazz. The album includes previously released singles, DYKWYD featuring Braxton Cook, This Side Of Sunshine, and I Can Say To You, which has seen support across BBC Radio from the likes of Benji B, Gilles Peterson and Huey Morgan. Listen here and watch here. Pre-order Solar Music here.
 
Eye Never Knew, collides two of the musical pedigrees that have been central to the band's core since its inception. The song brings the forward-thinking and inventive delivery of hip-hop/soul/punk polymath, Pink Siifu, and pairs it with Butcher Brown's masterclass of jazz instrumentation. With accents from accomplished trumpeter Keyon Harrold, the result is a sonic collage that creates one of Butcher Brown's most memorable and experimental collaborations to date.
 
The song enlists Keyon Harrold, who contributed all trumpet playing in the Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead, and has worked with the likes of Diana Ross, Nas, D'Angelo, and many more. Additionally with Pink Siifu, whose 2021 Gumbo! album was praised by Pitchfork, they collectively curate an other-worldly ambiance while maintaining their own signature sounds. Separate from Eye Never Knew, Butcher Brown and Pink Siifu also share a number of critically acclaimed collaborations, one of which being Siifu's B.Cool-Aid Album with Ahwlee, Leather Blvd., which was released earlier this year.
 
Described by Butcher Brown bandmates as “having something for just about everybody under the sun,” Solar Music collectively demonstrates the band's dynamic approach to the jazz format and incorporates their own rich lineage of musical influences from their upbringing in Richmond – fusing elements of soul, funk, rock, and hip-hop, into a universal sound. Releasing digitally, on CD and double LP at 45 RPM, the new album incorporates longtime friends and new unexpected guests into their approach, with additional appearances by Charlie Hunter, Jay Prince, Nappy Nina, Braxton Cook and Michael Millions throughout its 17 tracks. Exclusive Solar Music limited edition Solar Red vinyl, signed CDs/vinyl and merchandise are all available here.  
 
Butcher Brown will perform an extensive 2023 Solar Music Global Tour, with dates across the U.S. and Europe throughout the Fall in support of the new album. The tour heads to 13 states and seven countries and will feature domestic appearances from California to Washington, D.C., including performances at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City October 18, NPR’s World Cafe Live October 21, and a hometown show November 24 at the Broadberry in Richmond, Virginia. In between their North American runs, Butcher Brown will bring their infectious live performances to six countries across Europe including shows at The Forge in London November 6, Zenner in Berlin alongside B. Cool-Aid November 8, and Le Trabendo in Paris November 15.
 
To learn more about Butcher Brown, read the full bio here, or watch their 2021 NPR Tiny Desk (Home) performance. Listen to Eye Never Knew featuring Pink Siifu and Keyon Harrold and pre-order/ pre-save Solar Music above, and stay tuned for more new music from Butcher Brown coming soon.

BUTCHER BROWN 2023 SOLAR MUSIC GLOBAL TOUR DATES:
September 22 - Harrisonburg, VA @ James Madison University
October 12 - Reno, NV @ University of Nevada
October 17 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
October 18 - New York, NY @ (Le) Poisson Rouge
October 20 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern Café and Music Hall
October 21 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live (upstairs)
October 22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
October 24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
October 25 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
October 26 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
October 27 - Indianapolis, IN @ Jazz Kitchen
November 4 - Eindhoven, NL @ So What’s Next?
November 6 - London, UK @ The Forge
November 7 - Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
November 8 - Berlin, DE @ J.A.W. (Zenner)
November 9 - Mannheim, DE @ Alte Feuerwache
November 10 - Técou, FR @ Coco Jazz
November 11 - Groningen, NL @ Rockit
November 12 - Rotterdam, NL @ Rooterdam / Bird
November 13 - Amsterdam, NL @ Bimhuis
November 14 - Charloeroi, BE @ Palais des Beaux Arts
November 15 - Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo
November 18 - Eilat, IL @ Red Sea Jazz Festival
November 24 - Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
November 25 - Washington, DC @ Atlantis
December 5 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
December 6 - Portland, OR @ The Get Down
December 7 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
December 8 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Kuumbwa
December 9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
December 10 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues - Voodoo Room

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THE LEGENDARY ALT-ROCKERS’ BESTSELLING ALBUM INCLUDES
THE UK TOP 10 HIT DAYSLEEPER PLUS FAVOURITES LOTUS, SUSPICION AND AT MY MOST BEAUTIFUL
 
NEWLY REMASTERED AND EXPANDED, THE REISSUE FEATURES
A NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD 11-SONG SET FROM R.E.M.’S 1999 
PARTY OF FIVE TAPING
 
A DELUXE 2-CD/1 BLU-RAY OFFERS EXPANSIVE LINER NOTES
INCLUDING NEW INTERVIEWS WITH THE BAND,
HD-RESTORED MUSIC VIDEOS, PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE
FROM THE ERA, AND MORE
 
ALSO AVAILABLE ON 2-CD, 2-LP AND DIGITAL FORMATS
 
LISTEN TO THE PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED
DAYSLEEPER (PARTY OF FIVE RECORDING) HERE

TORONTO, ON – September 19, 2023 – Craft Recordings celebrates the 25^th anniversary of R.E.M.’s bestselling 11^th studio album, Up, with a series of expanded and remastered reissues, all of which are available for pre-order today and set for release on November 10.
 
Created in partnership with the band, the Deluxe two-CD/one Blu-Ray edition offers a wealth of material for fans, including the band’s previously unreleased set from their guest appearance on the hit TV series, Party of Five. Captured in 1999, the performance includes an 11-song setlist (including enduring hits like Man on the Moon, Losing My Religion, and It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)), plus a spoken-word introduction. The accompanying Blu-ray features HD music videos from the 1998 album (Daysleeper, Lotus, At My Most Beautiful), a six-song performance from the era (titled Uptake), recorded in a London studio, the album’s original EPK, plus stunning hi-resolution and 5.1 surround sound audio. Housed in a 32-page hardcover book, the collection also includes new liner notes from journalist and Talkhouse Executive Editor, Josh Modell (A.V. Club, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Vulture), featuring new interviews with the band members. 
 
The expanded reissue, which features the album, plus the Party of Five performance in its entirety, can also be found on two-CD, digital, and hi-res configurations, while the 14-track, two-LP album will be reissued on 180-gram vinyl. A limited-edition pressing on Green Marble vinyl is also available exclusively at R.E.M.’s official store along with special Up merchandise. All reissue formats feature newly remastered audio by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering.
 
Available to stream today is the remastered version of Daysleeper, as well as the band’s never-before-released performance of the song from the Party of Five taping. Listen here. R.E.M.’s appearance on the teen drama (which launched the careers of Matthew Fox and Neve Campbell, among others) remains a fond memory. “The intersection of visual and musical art is always interesting, so it was cool to be a part of TV,” recalls bassist, Mike Mills. 
 
The intimate concert, recorded at Los Angeles’ Palace Theatre, was populated by R.E.M. fan club members and served as an opportunity for the band to rehearse their latest material – plus beloved hits – ahead of touring. “There are dozens of great R.E.M. live sets out there, but nothing quite like this up-close oddity,” writes Josh Modell. “Loose and happy, the band runs through a good chunk of Up in front of a small crowd… Stipe is chatty, telling stories about accidentally ripping off Billy Corgan (and telling Corgan about it), playing with the Human League on a funny stage at that very venue, and more.” 
 
Read the full Up bio here.
 
UP 25^TH ANNIVERSARY TRACKLISTS:
 
Deluxe Edition (2-CD/1-Blu-Ray):
Disc 1 – Up (remastered audio)
Airportman
Lotus
Suspicion
Hope
At My Most Beautiful
The Apologist
Sad Professor
You’re In The Air
Walk Unafraid
Why Not Smile
Daysleeper
Diminished
Parakeet
Falls To Climb
Disc 2 – Party of Five Recording 
Introduction
What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
Lotus
Daysleeper
Country Feedback
Walk Unafraid
Losing My Religion
Parakeet
The Apologist
Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
I’m Not Over You
Man On The Moon
Disc 3 - Blu-ray   
Up – 5.1 Surround Sound
Up – Hi-Resolution Audio
This Way Up (press kit)
Uptake (six-song performance)
Daysleeper (music video)
Lotus (music video)
At My Most Beautiful (music video)
  
Expanded Edition (2-CD/Digital):
Disc 1 – Up (remastered audio)
Airportman
Lotus
Suspicion
Hope
At My Most Beautiful
The Apologist
Sad Professor
You’re In The Air
Walk Unafraid
Why Not Smile
Daysleeper
Diminished
Parakeet
Falls To Climb
Disc 2 – Party of Five Recording 
Introduction
What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?
Lotus
Daysleeper
Country Feedback
Walk Unafraid
Losing My Religion
Parakeet
The Apologist
Its The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
I’m Not Over You
Man On The Moon
 
Up (2-LP Remastered Vinyl)
Side A
Airportman
Lotus
Suspicion
Side B
Hope
At My Most Beautiful
The Apologist
Sad Professor
Side C
You’re In The Air
Walk Unafraid
Why Not Smile
Daysleeper
Side D
Diminished
Parakeet
Falls To Climb

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ABOUT R.E.M.:
Having established a powerful legacy as one of the most enduring and essential rock bands in popular music history, R.E.M. pioneered the alt-rock movement of the ’90s, influencing the likes of Radiohead, Nirvana, Pavement, and Pearl Jam. Formed in 1980, the group enjoyed an extraordinary three-decade-long run of creative vitality and multi-platinum sales before amicably disbanding in 2011. Despite great success, the band members never lost track of their core values—remaining outspoken in their views about political, social, and environmental issues, and never wavering when it came to artistic integrity. Throughout the course of their career together, R.E.M. released a total of 15 studio albums, won three GRAMMY® Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

DATES IN MONTREAL AND TORONTO NEXT WEEK

WATCH THE DREAMS VIDEO HERE
 
NEW EP THE HALF WE STILL HAVE OUT NOW
ON FANTASY RECORDS

"Striking... Poignant" - NPR
 
“Rachel Bobbitt is back with another stomach-jilting piece of
bedroom alt-pop perfection.” - Paste
 
"Rachel Bobbitt’s tender, shimmering voice has the capacity to carry a massive weight of emotion — a weapon she wields very carefully." - Consequence
 
"'The Ceiling Demos' offers fans of Bobbitt and newcomers to her music alike an intimate view into her process" - The FADER
 
"She wrote one of my favourite songs of 2022 with 'More from her last EP, The Ceiling Could Collapse, and her latest four-track collection is somehow an even more cohesive, pristine distillation of her sun-bleached syntax."
- Exclaim

TORONTO, ON - September 15, 2023 - Emerging Toronto-based artist, Rachel Bobbitt, released her remarkable new EP, The Half We Still Have, via Fantasy Records last month. Tonight, she kicks off her tour with Jesse Jo Stark in support of the release, and to mark the occasion she shares a gorgeous cover of The Cranberries’ classic, Dreams.
 
Of the cover, Bobbitt says: “I’ve wanted to cover Dreams for quite some time now. When I first made the demo, it was 2020 and I was staying at my parent’s place in Nova Scotia. The feeling of that slow summer surrounded by the rural landscapes of the valley worked its way into the track- I wanted it to feel like laying out in the sun with friends or a book. Stacks of vocal harmonies and a Twin Peaks inspired lead guitar remained for the final version, and I’m so excited to have been able to interpret such a beautiful song.” Listen to Dreams here and watch the video here.
 
The Half We Still Have is a series of sharp and incisive character studies, told with unflinching honesty, piercing intuition, and fearless self-reflection. “I wanted these songs to reflect the intense dynamics that take shape in relationships,” Bobbitt explains. “I’ve found in some relationships, you give and give, only to eventually lose yourself in the process. In those moments where we feel abandoned and hollow, a small sliver remains intact, preserved, and personal.” 
 
The EP’s singles Two Bit, which Paste called “another stomach-jilting piece of bedroom alt-pop perfection,” and Clay Feet, which saw support from Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan and more, perfectly encapsulates Rachel’s remarkable gift for expressing universal truths in the tiniest of details. Listen and/or purchase The Half We Still Have here. 
 
Produced and mixed by Jorge Elbrecht (Sky Ferreira, Japanese Breakfast) at 80A Studios in Toronto, The Half We Still Have is a searing, empathetic work of musical non-fiction, and just the beginning of an immensely bright future to come.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
September 15 - Somerville, MA @ Crystal Ballroom *
September 16 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
September 23 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz *
September 24 - Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *
September 25 - Detroit, MI @ Loving Touch *
September 26 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop *
September 28 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle *
September 29 - St Paul, MN @ Turf Club *
September 30 - Milwaukee, MN @ Back Room at Colectivo *
October 1 - St Louis, MI @ Blueberry Hill *
October 3 - Kansas City, MO @ recordBar *
October 5 - Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf *
October 6 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge *
* supporting Jesse Jo Stark

MORE ABOUT RACHEL BOBBITT AND THE HALF WE STILL HAVE:
Rachel Bobbitt (vocals/guitar) is joined on The Half We Still Have by close musical partner, Justice Der (guitar/e-bow), Stephen Bennett (drums/percussion), Isaac Teague (bass), Sam Laramee (synth) along with Alex George (strings). The band’s tight-knit cohesion, combined with Elbrecht’s visionary production, helps give Rachel’s expansive bedroom, art-pop compositions their shimmering toughness. 
 
Previous EP, The Ceiling Could Collapse, and now The Half We Still Have showcase strong songwriting prowess, a skill that Bobbitt has been honing for a long time. She made a name for herself on Vine as a teenager, uploading covers of pop hits and all-time classics to the now-defunct social media site. As her profile rose, Bobbitt found herself overwhelmed rather than inspired. “It was exciting to be doing what I loved, but it was difficult to be observed by that many people at that age where I simultaneously wanted to just shut myself in,” she says. “I’m grateful it ended when it did, because it gave me time to step back and think about what I wanted to create for myself.” She soon found herself at a jazz program, before leaving it during the pandemic to focus on her own music. 
 
“Most of the moments I have had in my life that felt right, like they made sense, have been a result of human connection,” Rachel concludes. “It can be so beautiful, and it can also be desperate and damaging. I have had connections in my life that made me question the fundamentals of my character, and unfortunately, I don’t think that is uncommon. But throughout every complicated, demoralizing, or harmful relationship, there has always been that slice of myself that remained mine, even when I didn’t feel it. The Half We Still Have centres around that small piece, and the connections that threaten it.”

SHARES VIDEO FOR NEW SONG YES – WATCH HERE
 
DEFINITIVE EDITION OF THE ACCLAIMED ALBUM INCLUDES FOUR ADDITIONAL SONGS ON DIGITAL
+ THREE ADDITIONAL SONGS ON CD AND VINYL
 
STREAM / PURCHASE MICHAEL DELUXE HERE

“A complex portrait of Southern Black masculinity” - NEW YORK TIMES
 
"If Killer Mike is an undefeated superhero, Michael Render
is an unshakable man." – EXCLAIM!
 
“Killer Mike’s position as one of the great and yet underrated rappers and lyricists of his time is affirmed.”  - SPIN
 
“MICHAEL is worth the wait: a soul-baring collection of deeply personal songwriting that nevertheless contains the kind of bars-on-bars rapping that RTJ fans have come to love.” - CONSEQUENCE
 
“One of the most heartfelt and serious albums in his discography” - FLOOD

 “One of the year’s best albums” - BET
 
“The influence of the South’s church-steeped culture undergirds Mike’s tearful reflections and assertive remonstrations as he recounts his evolution from nihilistic drug dealer to community leader and unofficial poet laureate of Atlanta.” - UPROXX 
 
“Michael reminds us that, Jewels or no Jewels, Killer Mike is a bona fide star, a man who spent years tirelessly making music on his own terms until the world was finally ready to come to him.” - SLATE
 
“Michael is a standout release in Killer Mike’s already impressive oeuvre.”
- HOT NEW HIP HOP
 
“Michael is an admirable body of work that serves as a reminder that Killer Mike is a preternatural mic controller that’s fully in tune with where he’s come from and the man he’s become after being molded by the fires of life.” - VIBE

TORONTO, ON – September 15, 2023 – Killer Mike has just released the definitive version of his acclaimed 2023 album, MICHAEL DELUXE, on 2xLP vinyl, CD, and digital. The album – now expanded to 17 tracks on the physical editions and 18 tracks digitally – arrives alongside a video for the new song, YES. The album details were announced last week with the release of Maynard Vignette, a huge multi-generational Atlanta anthem with features from T.I., JID, and Jacquees, with Mike explaining that “MICHAEL was originally longer and now we’re starting to release the rest of it. These songs are some of my favourites from the album sessions, but we needed more time to get them the way we imagined them. We finished three of them in time to make the vinyl and one more for the digital.”
 
Killer Mike hosted a global album celebration party for his fans on his YouTube channel last night on the eve of the release, where he premiered WHAT MADE MICHAEL (A Conversation with Elliott Wilson), a mini-doc where he breaks down his album and gives fans a guided tour of his upbringing in Atlanta, followed by the premiere of the music video for his new single, YES. Mike also joined Anthony Valadez and KCRW for a special evening at Apogee Studio in Los Angeles that aired as a Morning Becomes Eclectic session yesterday to celebrate the release. This Sunday, Mike will host a Record Store Revival at Rough Trade NYC at 4:00 p.m. ET, an in-conversation event moderated by Carrie Colliton (Co-President of Record Store Day), followed by an album signing event for fans in attendance. The conversation from the event will also livestream via his and Rough Trade's YouTube + META platforms, so that his fans around the world can join – tune in here.
 
MICHAEL was executive produced by No ID and released via Loma Vista Recordings, with a roster of features spanning multiple eras of rap, including Andre 3000, Future, Young Thug, Ty Dolla $ign, Curren$y, 6LACK, EL-P, Blxst, Eryn Allen Kane, and more (full tracklist below). The album has been heralded as “a complex portrait of Southern Black masculinity” for its holistic portrayal of Michael’s come up in Atlanta – from his inauspicious start being raised by his Grandmother, to his plainspoken and empathetic detailing of his teenage girlfriend’s unwanted pregnancy, to his years selling drugs to folks with whom he felt a deep human connection, to aspiring to and achieving rap stardom in the face of his own self-doubts. Since its release and subsequent touring Mike has interfaced with countless fans, from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium to New York’s Apollo Theatre to Chicago’s Pitchfork Festival, to the Clive Davis Theater in the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, who have been deeply moved and enriched by his relatable working-class story of perseverance, responsibility, and community.
 
Mike and the album have been a media fixture throughout the year, from a brand-new in-depth feature in Complex this week, to New York Times, Billboard, Esquire, BET, The Breakfast Club, Sway in the Morning, Vulture, SPIN, Idea Generation, and many, many more.

MICHAEL DELUXE TRACK LIST:
1. Down By Law (ft. CeeLo Green)
2. Shed Tears (ft. Mozzy & Lena Byrd Miles)
3. RUN (ft. Young Thug)
4. N Rich (ft. 6LACK & Eryn Allen Kane)
5. Talk’n That Shit!
6. Slummer (ft. Jagged Edge)
7. Scientists & Engineers (ft. Andre 3000, Future, & Eryn Allen Kane)
8. Two Days (ft. Ty Dolla $ign)
9. Spaceship Views (Curren$y, 2 Chainz, Kaash Paige)
10. Exit 9 (ft. Blxst)
11. Something For Junkies (ft. Fabo)
12. Motherless (ft. Eryn Allen Kane)
13. Don’t Let The Devil (ft. EL-P & thankugoodsir)
14. High And Holy (ft. Ty Dolla $ign)
New Tracks:
15. Yes
16. Maynard Vignette (ft. T.I., JID, & Jacquees)
17. Get Some Money
18 Act Up (ft. Young Nudy) *digital only

DOWNLOAD – MICHAEL album artwork | DOWNLOAD – hi-res photo

WATCH AND LISTEN HERE
 
WATCH HIROMI’S JUST-RELEASED NPR TINY DESK HERE
 
ELECTRIFYING NEW BAND HIROMI’S SONICWONDER FEATURES HADRIEN FERAUD (BASS), GENE COY (DRUMS)
AND ADAM O’FARRILL (TRUMPET)
 
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR OCTOBER 7 TO 20
WITH VANCOUVER AND TORONTO STOPS

TORONTO, ON – September 15, 2023 – Internationally celebrated and GRAMMY-winning pianist and composer, Hiromi, has shared a new song. Reminiscence, featuring UK singer/songwriter/keyboardist, Oli Rockberger, is from her forthcoming album Sonicwonderland, out October 6 (via Telarc). Sonicwonderland represents a new musical adventure for the constantly evolving pianist and composer, who is a star in her native Japan, and burst onto the music scene 20 years ago with her debut album. Recorded with a new quartet, called Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, the album features nine new works bursting with synthesizer and deep-in-the pocket grooves. Watch the video for Reminiscence here and pre-order Sonicwonderland here. 
 
Featured vocalist, Oli Rockberger, was a classmate from Hiromi’s days at Berklee College of Music. Hiromi says, “We’ve been great friends for many years. So even though he didn’t know at the time, he was there from the song’s inception. I called Oli and said, ‘I’ve written this song and I'm hearing your voice in my head. Would you like to co-write the lyrics?’” The finished composition was initially set aside but came to fruition once Hiromi realized how well Adam O’Farrill’s trumpet could complement Rockberger’s singing.
 
Hiromi also just made her NPR Tiny Desk debut, which has over 400,000 views in just seven days. Together with the Sonicwonder band that made the new album, they performed two songs from it (the title track and Wanted). Says NPR Music, “[Hiromi’s] whole body generates an observable power that's also playful and virtuosic. She plays with great command but yet she is also at ease, as her notes ripple from her fingertips like streams of water.”  Watch here.
 
Hiromi has also announced a select run of shows performing this new album in North America in October, with stops in Vancouver on October 7 and Toronto on October 18. See below for the full itinerary.
 
Hiromi’s Sonicwonder is a quartet featuring blossoming young talents Hadrien Feraud (bass), Gene Coye (drums), and Adam O'Farrill (trumpet) and began performing live together earlier this spring. Sonicwonderland was recorded May 25-28 at Skywalker Sound Stage in Nicasio, California, where Hiromi also recorded her 2019 solo piano album, Spectrum. In addition to new works written for this project, the album includes songs that were released on her One Minute Portrait YouTube initiative during the pandemic and rearranged for this band. "The word 'wonder' has a lot of meaning. It fits the musical view that I have for this project…it is definitely a new adventure for me," says Hiromi.   
 
Hiromi previously released the title track, Sonicwonderland, with a music video, inspired by classic videos games (watch here). And watch the album trailer here. 
 
Sonicwonderland is Hiromi’s 12th studio album, a prolific artist who has explored a number of musical spheres over the course of her career. Earlier this year she recorded the soundtrack to, Blue Giant, a motion picture film based on the manga series of the same name. 2021's Silver Lining Suite features her with a string quartet and 2019's Spectrum a solo piano recording. Her work has been celebrated by the New York Times, NPR and NPR Music, the Washington Post and beyond, and she was a featured performer at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony in 2021. She has worked with Stanley Clark, Chick Corea, Ahmad Jamal (who produced her first album and was her mentor), and many other jazz luminaries throughout her career, is a perennial favorite on DownBeat’s Annual Critics Poll, and has performed at the world’s finest jazz festivals. 
 
The Sonicwonderland cover was created by Lou Beach, famous for his Weather Report album covers, not to mention Blink 182's Dude Ranch and albums by Flying Burrito Brothers, Madonna and Weird Al.

WATCH HERE

PLAYING LOS ANGELES, SAN DIEGO, PHOENIX
AND OKLAHOMA CITY NEXT WEEK

FRONT DOOR CONFRONTATIONS
EP OUT NOW ON FANTASY RECORDS

TORONTO, ON – September 14, 2023 – Rising Nashville-based indie rock band, The Criticals (Parker Forbes and Cole Shugart), who released their new EP, Front Door Confrontations via Fantasy Records earlier this summer, will begin a swing of shows in California, Arizona and Oklahoma beginning next week. Front Door Confrontations features the singles, Clever Girl and Belmont, along with the epic opener, All The Way. Listen here.
 
Known for their electric shows, the band has also released a new, live performance video of fan favourite, High Life Clinic, from their record release show at the Basement East in their hometown of Nashville last month. Watch High Life Clinic (Live at Basement East) here.
 
The Criticals' run of western U.S. tour dates kicks off on Monday, September 18 at The Echo in Los Angeles, followed by House of Blues (Voodoo Room) in San Diego on September 20, the Valley Bar in Phoenix on September 21 and Oklahoma City’s Uptown After Dark on September 23.
 
"There is nothing better in the world than getting to play our music in a sweaty little packed club for our people,” says Forbes and Shugart. “Especially when we have so much new music to play. We have dreamed of playing all of these clubs since we were teenagers, especially The Echo. It's going to be a dream come true.”
 
Friends for more than a decade, Forbes and Shugart forged a unique musical bond logging time together in Nashville’s wild DIY rock scene. Building on the foundation laid by their heroes Bowie, The Stones, and The Kinks, the pair’s taut, revved up tunes also evoke post-modern touchstones such as The Strokes, The 1975, and Fontaines DC. That close friendship and shared vision has spawned a symbiotic musical partnership that fuses tuneful classicism and indie-rock thrash into a seductive, unforgettable mix. Following a pair of highly-regarded EPs — 2019’s Mimosa Hygiene and the following year’s Sour Grapes — not to mention a steady diet of raucous live shows, the band released their most accomplished work yet with Front Door Confrontations.
 
Since officially forming in 2018, The Criticals have proven themselves with their sharp songwriting and a whiplash live show that has drawn sell-out crowds in major US markets including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. The Criticals will begin recording their debut full-length album for Fantasy later this year. 

TOUR DATES:
September 18 - The Echo - Los Angeles, CA
September 20 - House of Blues Voodoo Room - San Diego, CA
September 21 - Valley Bar - Phoenix, AZ
September 23 - Uptown After Dark - Oklahoma City, OK

DOWNLOAD – press photo | DOWNLOAD – EP cover artwork

LISTEN HERE
 
DOUBLE ALBUM EXPANDS HER 2023 OPUS WITH
NINE PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED TRACKS OUT OCTOBER 13
ON LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS
 
WATCH THE FINAL INSTALLMENT OF ACCOMPANYING
SHORT FILM LIGHT ME UP EXPLORING HER LATEST COLLABORATION WITH MIKE CAMPBELL: UNORIGINAL SIN
 
FALL TOUR ROLLS ON WITH AMERICANA AWARDS, FARM AID,
HEADLINE DATES & MORE, PLUS THE PREMIERE OF NEW
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS EPISODE

TORONTO, ON – September 14, 2023 – Today, with the release of Act II: Mind Travel, Margo Price shares three more songs that widen the time-bending world of Strays II. Out in full on October 13, the nine-track expansion to 2023’s acclaimed Strays LP is a triptych of musical exploration, each part telling its own unique story of love, grief and acceptance. With contributions from Strays and Strays II producer, Jonathan Wilson, as well as Buck Meek and Ny Oh, Act I: Topanga Canyon reflected on the pain and sacrifice it takes to find freedom. Act II: Mind Travel enters the parts of a psychedelic journey where one learns to both ponder the past, and embraces the present with open arms. Inspired by beat poetry, out-of-body experiences and the loss of Price’s family farm, Strays II’s second of three acts includes the previously unheard Black Wolf Blues, Mind Travel and Unoriginal Sin (feat. Mike Campbell), all available now via Loma Vista Recordings. Listen to Act II: Mind Travel here and pre-order Strays II here.
 
Since announcing Strays II last month, Margo Price has further expounded upon the double album with Light Me Up, a three-part short film directed by Chris Phelps. Each vignette brings viewers into the Topanga studio and life-changing sessions where the music was recorded: Part I: Light Me Up sees Price discussing the role that mushrooms and sex played in her writing process, and Part II: County Road reminisces on the passing of a beloved friend, whose life is honoured in one of the Strays’ stirring centrepieces. The final installment, Part III: Unoriginal Sin, debuts today and illustrates the surreal feeling of co-writing with Mike Campbell. Watch it here, and read more from Margo Price on the collaboration and the rest of Act II: Mind Travel: 
 
“The psychedelic journey continues down the blurry rabbit hole of time and space. We were lucky to have Mike Campbell co-write a dark rocker called Unoriginal Sin. Working with him on some of these songs was like having a master class in songwriting. Sometimes there are dark corners you haven’t explored for some time, but it does some good to clean them out.
 
Mind Travel is one of the more lyrically strange songs I’ve written. Jeremy and I wrote it in South Carolina. It’s pretty much beat poetry on drugs with a back beat – it was influenced by having an out of body experience on psilocybin. We both had some pretty incredible breakthroughs about accepting death and just reckoning with how fast it’s all going. It’s okay to be reflective and remember the past as long as you don’t get stuck back there. This part of the trip is where you learn to be satisfied with the present.
 
I love how these songs came together. Black Wolf Blues in particular, Jeremy started writing the words from my exact point of view – he found myself reflecting on my ancestors, my grandparents (Paul & Mary Price) and their love and how it grew despite the drought and the loss of their farm. I wrote the chords and the melody and helped finish the verses and chorus. Even though it has a sweetness and a nostalgic way about it, there is a looming darkness – the wolf who’s been watching and weaving his way like a stray throughout the entire album. Look for him. It’s like an invisible plague hanging in the air, it’s the man in the suit and tie who’s lying to you through his straight, white teeth. He hides in shadows.”
 
Following the digital, double album release of Strays II on October 13, all nine of the new Strays II songs will be available on vinyl on November 10. Before then, Margo Price will return to the Americana Honors & Awards next week, where she is up for Artist of The Year, Album of The Year and Song of The Year. Tied for the most nominations of any single artist in 2023, the accolades have cemented Strays as “her strongest solo work yet” (The New Yorker).
 
In recent weeks, Margo Price performed at the Grand Ole Opry with Tyler Childers, detailed the new Jessi Colter album that she produced, hosted a star-studded tribute to John Prine for Newport Folk Festival and more. Her latest episode of Austin City Limits premieres on October 28 as part of Season 49 of the PBS program, and her tireless year of touring rolls on with a fall leg of Til The Wheels Fall Off, including numerous headline shows, dates with Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell, Orville Peck’s Rodeo, and festivals such as XPoNential, Pilgrimage and Farm Aid, where Price is the first female artist to sit on the board of directors. Find the full list below and tickets at margoprice.net/tour.

STRAYS TRACKLIST:
1. Been To The Mountain
2. Light Me Up (feat. Mike Campbell)
3. Radio (feat. Sharon Van Etten)
4. Change of Heart
5. County Road
6. Time Machine
7. Hell In The Heartland
8. Anytime You Call (feat. Lucius)
9. Lydia
10. Landfill
 
STRAYS II TRACKLIST:
Act I:
1. Topanga Canyon
2. Strays 
3. Closer I Get (feat. Ny Oh) 
4. Malibu (feat. Jonathan Wilson, Buck Meek) 
 
Act II:
1. Mind Travel 
2. Black Wolf Blues 
3. Mind Travel 
4. Unoriginal Sin (feat. Mike Campbell) 
 
Act III:
1. Burn Whatever’s Left
2. Homesick (feat. Jonathan Wilson) 
3. Where Did We Go Wrong 
4. Burn Whatever's Left 

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
September 14 - Bloomington, IN - The Castle Theatre #
September 15 - Madison, WI - Live On King Street #
September 16 - Bayfield, WI - Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua #
September 17 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's #
September 22 - Camden, NJ - XPoNential Music Festival
September 23 - Noblesville, IN - Farm Aid
September 24 - Franklin, TN - Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival
September 28 - Harrisburg, PA - Harrisburg University (XL Live)^
September 29 - Northampton, MA - Academy of Music^
September 30 - North Truro, MA - Payomet Performing Arts Center^
October 1 - Bridgeport, CT - Sound on Sound
October 3 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom^
October 5 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena*
October 6 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center*
October 7 - Belmont Park, NY - UBS Arena*
October 27 - Huntsville, AL - Orion Amphitheater !
November 3 - Scottsdale, AZ - Dreamy Draw
November 12 - Pioneertown, CA - Orville Peck’s Rodeo
December 12-15 - Cancun, MX - Dead Ahead Fest 2024

* supporting Chris Stapleton
# w/ S.G. Goodman
^ w/ Brit Taylor
! supporting Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

DOWNLOAD – Strays II cover artwork
DOWNLOAD – Act II: Mind Travel cover artwork
DOWNLOAD – hi-res photo

LISTEN HERE AND WATCH HERE

TORONTO, ON – September 14, 2023 - Today, Denzel Curry releases new single, SKED, featuring rising Atlanta artist, Kenny Mason. The new single arrives on the heels of Curry performing four sold out shows at the iconic Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City (at which Kenny Mason made a surprise appearance at one of the shows to perform SKED) and his July single, BLOOD ON MY NIKEZ, with Juicy J and its companion, ICE COLD ZEL FREESTYLE with ICECOLDBISHOP.

These songs mark the beginning of a new chapter in Denzel Curry's musical journey, one in which he is embracing spontaneity by sharing his music as it is being created, rather than holding onto songs until they are released later as part of a larger conceptual body of work, as he has done throughout the bulk of his career to date.

Listen to SKED above now and stay tuned for more from Denzel soon.

DOWNLOAD - Press Photo | DOWNLOAD - Single Art

A DAZZLING MEDITATION ON THE HUMAN CONDITION FILTERED THROUGH THE LENS OF THE CALIFORNIA MYTH
 
PRODUCED BY THREE-TIME GRAMMY WINNER
SHOOTER JENNINGS
 
LISTEN TO NEW SINGLE SOME MISTY MORNING
FEATURING ERIN RAE
 
UPCOMING APPEARANCES INCLUDE GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT, AMERICANAFEST, AND OCTOBER RUN
WITH VINCENT NEIL EMERSON

“Like its predecessor, Golden State distills a variety of roots influences with some echoes of pop — fitting for an artist who also loves the 1960s Los Angeles sounds of Phil Spector, The Wrecking Crew, The Beach Boys — to create a style and sensibility that are familiar yet fresh. Golden State, however, is more suffused with an elegant melancholy that reflects the bruised romanticism and existential angst at the heart of Ledger’s exquisitely crafted compositions.” - Nick Cristiano, No Depression
 
“These effortlessly melodic tunes and Ledger’s rich performance sound familiar. It’s the mark of quality songwriting, near-perfect production, and an artist comfortable in his own unique talents.” - Hal Horowitz, American Songwriter
  
“For many, Logan Ledger is on the short list of the greatest modern singers in the country and roots space. Though that might sound like hyperbole to some, it’s not to those who’ve heard him sing.” - Kyle “Trigger” Corneos, Saving Country Music

TORONTO, ON –  September 8, 2023 - Today, Logan Ledger, releases his sophomore album, Golden State, a ruminative and graceful 10-song collection steeped in many of the ineffable qualities embodied by California: wild-eyed idealism, uneasy predictability, and the infinite promise of rebirth and renewal. Listen here. 
 
Produced by three-time GRAMMY winner, Shooter Jennings (Brandi Carlile, Turnpike Troubadours, Tanya Tucker), Golden State marks a stylistic departure from the timeless country noir of Ledger’s critically lauded, self-titled 2020 debut. The album features performances by Cage the Elephant guitarist Nick Bockrath, pedal-steel player Russ Pahl (Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson), Jennings’ longtime bassist, Ted Russell Kamp, and drummer Jamie Douglass, and Jennings himself (on piano, Wurlitzer, organ, and celeste), dreaming up a lush and spirited sound partly inspired by the California country-rock scene of the late 60s and early 70s. Mainly recorded live at the famed Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, the result is a sublime setting for Ledger’s meditation on loss and despair and the search for transcendence.
 
One of Golden State’s most mesmerizing moments, Some Misty Morning, a luminous duet between Ledger and singer/songwriter Erin Rae, is available today as a single. Ledger reflects, “I tend to write songs that can be interpreted either spiritually or secularly, so that song could be either about looking forward to the afterlife or about waiting for a reunion with someone you love.” Listen to it here.
 
“Making this record really reinforced that I don’t ever want to do the same thing twice,” Ledger said. “In the future, I might make a crazy Western swing record or an ‘80s country-pop record, but no matter what I do, I always want to combine different eras and styles and come up with these strange hybrids. I’m not much of a purist and I don’t have any interest in just repeating the past,” he laughs. “I guess we’ll see what the future has in store.”

Later this month, Ledger will make his debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage, closely followed by appearances at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville and the BeachLife Ranch Festival in Redondo Beach, CA. In October, he will join Vincent Neil Emerson for a series of dates in the western United States. Further tour plans will be announced next week.

TOUR DATES:
September 10 - The Groove (In Store), Nashville, TN
September 16 - The Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, TN
September 22 - 3^rd & Lindsley/AmericanaFest 2023, Nashville, TN
September 24 - Beachlife Ranch Festival, Redondo Beach, CA
October 4 - Cypress, Reno, NV*
October 5 - Temblor Brewing Company, Bakersfield, CA*
October 11 - Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR*
October 12 - Volcanic Theatre Pub, Bend, OR*
October 13 - Trout Lake Hall, Trout Lake, WA*
October 14 - Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA*
October 16 - District Bar, Spokane, WA*
October 18 - Top Hat Lounge, Missoula, MT*
October 19 - The Coop, Columbia Falls, MT*
October 20 - The Rialto, Bozeman, MT*
10/21 Mangy Moose, Teton Village, WY*
 
*support for Vincent Neil Emerson

DOWNLOAD - Album Art | DOWNLOAD - Press Photo

LISTEN HERE

TORONTO, ON – September 8, 2023 – Up-and-coming 22-year-old, Tommy Richman, releases his latest EP, THE RUSH, today via PULSE Records x ISO Supremacy. The five-track EP traces the emotional turmoil of a relationship in distress, encompassing emotions ranging from frustration, desire, to rage and lust. This release follows the announcement earlier this month that Richman has become the first signee to launch the joint venture between PULSE Records and ISO Supremacy, the newly founded label and creative agency by artist Brent Faiyaz. Listen to THE RUSH here. 
 
“Putting out THE RUSH feels like an emotional release to me. It’s a lot of pent up energy that I’ve been ready to show the world. – I made a lot of these songs at the lowest point in my life, no money, no stability, no support, I stayed on my friend Jonah’s couch for six months working on this project. I still listen back excited every time I hear these songs,” says Richman.
 
THE RUSH begins with MESSY, a brooding yet boppy number that channels classic R&B vocal harmonies and melodies intricately layered over contemporary beats, creating a slick, smooth musical landscape. As the EP progresses, GLOCK 25 ft. Zachary Moon brings in a slower tempo, contrasting sharply against the velvety vocal production that viscerally illustrates the tension between love and frustration. The EP concludes on an upbeat note with DEMONS and PRAY 2 U, with the latter combining all the elements of a potential viral TikTok sensation. Driven by a solid disco groove, the danceable beat leads into a sweeping chorus that fills the sonic space, creating a catchy, glimmering, slick atmosphere.
 
Hailing from Woodbridge, Virginia, Richman demonstrates a genius ability to blend and bend various genres into a signature sound, creating expansive and moody tracks that encompass influences from disco and indie pop to R&B and hip-hop. His sound, while deeply rooted in alt hip-hop foundations, seamlessly incorporates elements of alt rap and house/bounce influences. Richman channels the emotive depths of R&B into his songs, crafting tracks that invite listeners to dance while simultaneously tapping into an underlying world of emotions.

Faiyaz first debuted Richman to his world via the release of the visually stunning Jackie Brown music video earlier this month, where Richman is seen clinking glasses at a table with Faiyaz and his crew as they dine with beautiful women. This initial feature marked Richman's introduction as the inaugural artist for Faiyaz’s newly created label ISO Supremacy (an acronym for 'In Search Of Supremacy') as they join forces with legendary PULSE Music Group to establish a new paradigm in the music industry.

“In launching my new label ISO Supremacy and partnering with PULSE Records, we’ve created this platform to give artists like Tommy Richman a creative home with the ability to scale global impact and a team that is accessible who keeps creativity at the forefront. We’re going to continue to make history,” comments Faiyaz.

Richman is currently opening for Faiyaz on the sold out F*ck The World, It’s A Wasteland! Tour, which continues through November 2023 and was reviewed by Miami New Times as having a “genuine and lighthearted approach to live performances.” The synergy of this tour, combined with the release of the EP and Richman's landmark inauguration of ISO Supremacy, underscore a powerful launch into a new phase of Richman’s creative journey. Undoubtedly, these converging events set the stage for Richman to solidify his dominance in the music world. Follow Tommy Richman via Instagram for more news.
 
THE RUSH TRACK LIST:
1. MESSY
2. LAST NITE
3. GLOCK 25 ft Zachary Moon
4. FEVER
5. PRAY 2 U

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ABOUT TOMMY RICHMAN:
Musician, Tommy Richman, blends music genres based on feeling and impulse; his vocals come from the heart, not pen and paper. As a DIY artist, several of Richman’s songs have streamed into the millions, including the warm and lush melody of ELECTRIFY TONIGHT, the punchy Games, and the frantic glitchiness of Chrono Trigger. His diverse catalog reflects a broad scope of abilities and moods. “I feel like I switch up my style every four months,” Richman notes. The artist does not overthink his direction or classification. Instead, he creates from the heart with intention and care. That authenticity attracted multi-platinum artist, Brent Faiyaz, whose new imprint, ISO Supremacy, now backs Richman along with PULSE Records. 
 
Named after the famed Mötley Crüe drummer, Richman seemed destined for music. He grew up just 30 minutes outside Washington, D.C., in Woodbridge, Virginia. Deeply rooted in his local music community, Richman took a risk. In early 2022, he relocated to Los Angeles. The move changed his life. There, he recorded Games and mynameisntjmack collaboration, BUNKER/PREROLL, songs garnering millions of listens. Faiyaz’s team heard and presented this music, leading to Tommy's signing. THE RUSH shows range, depth, and emotion. “I mix genres of music, but I make it make sense with a great curated experience.”

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The dynamic collaboration showcases a twist on Purple Disco Machine’s signature style, leaning into electronic indie pop with shimmering synth textures, a bubbling electro bassline, and Nothing But Thieves’ unmistakable sound. The unique blend of genres is further enhanced by Dom Craik and chart-topping producer, Duke Dumont, whose friendship with Purple Disco Machine was born out of playing shows together over the years.

The track is accompanied with a super slick visual directed by Denisha Anderson at Caviar. Featuring cameo appearances as hijacked hostages from Nothing But Thieves and Purple Disco Machine, the video takes viewers from high-speed joyrides to robbing restaurants as fiery, romantic sparks take centre stage. 

Purple Disco Machine has been at the forefront of a disco revival, earning accolades and chart success with his infectious grooves. His recent collaboration with Kungs on Substitution, so far achieved over 110 millions streams worldwide, becoming another massive European airplay hit (#2 in Europe), and Gold status in Italy, The Netherlands, France, Belgium and Hungary. With an impressive track record that includes GRAMMY wins and remixes for a multitude of acclaimed artists, Purple Disco Machine has solidified his position as a trailblazer in electronic music. Having recently received a GRAMMY for Best Remix Performance on Lizzo's About Damn Time, Purple Disco Machine continues to ride a wave of incredible success. The electronic virtuoso has established himself as a chart-topping artist through his collaborations with Sophie and the Giants on tracks including Hypnotized, In The Dark and Paradise as well as achieving numerous multi-platinum singles with the likes of Eyelar and Moss Kena. Alongside these achievements, Purple Disco Machine has consistently delivered a series of dancefloor favourites including Body Funk, Dished (Male Stripper), Rise, Playbox and recent single Bad Company.

Nothing But Thieves are known for their distinctive sound and powerful lyricism. The band bring their alt-rock sensibilities to the table, adding a dynamic edge to the collaboration. The Southend five-piece recently released their UK #1 album Dead Club City and have an adept ability to progress their sound and experiment between the diverse genres that shape them, which make Something On My Mind a particularly powerful collaboration.

While Duke Dumont’s focus is purely on artistry and building a world-beating live show, he’s still in the habit of making outrageously successful music commercially in the process. His worldwide streaming numbers literally stretch into the billions, over 4 billion to be precise, making him one of the most successful producers of electronic music on the planet. Monster tracks such as The Chant, Ocean Drive, The Power, Red Light Green Light, I Got U and Need U (100%) have been detonating clubs and parties, and continue to do so, for the last decade. Upon release, I Got U and Need U (100%) went to #1 in the UK single charts.

The concept for a collaboration blossomed from a mutual respect shared between Purple Disco Machine, Duke Dumont and Nothing But Thieves. Purple Disco Machine has long been an admirer of the indietronica sound, which is evidenced by his remixes for artists like Foals, Two Door Cinema Club, Balthazar, New Order and Royal Blood. When Nothing But Thieves approached Purple Disco Machine with a request to remix a track from their latest album, Purple Disco Machine had a different proposition in mind – instead, proposing the idea of creating something entirely original together. With this, the band eagerly joined forces, resulting in the birth of Something On My Mind.

After already playing a run of multiple headline DJ sets across the globe earlier this year Purple Disco Machine will play his first ever headline show in his home city of Dresden on September 15. The sold out 5 thousand capacity show will feature guest appearances by many of the collaborating artists from his hit records. With more than 80 shows to play in 2023 he will then travel to the USA, Canada, Europe and Mexico to spread some more disco love across the planet.

Something On My Mind is out now and is set to be one of the biggest anthems of 2023.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
September 15 - Purple Disco Machine & Guests @ Junge Garde, Dresden, DE
September 22 - Echostage, Washington DC
September 23 - Life Is Beautiful Festival, Las Vegas, NV
September 24 - Brooklyn Mirage (Day + Night Show), Brooklyn, NY
September 29 - Midway Pre-Party, San Francisco, CA
September 30 - Portola at Pier 80, San Francisco, CA
October 1 - Shrine Outdoors w/ Chromeo, Los Angeles, CA
October 13 - Tomorrowland, Sao Paolo, BR
October 14 - Madero Broadwalk, Buenos Aires, AR
October 21 - AMF @ ADE, Amsterdam, NL
October 28 - Elrow @ Fabrik, Madrid, ES
November 2 - Travel With Pride @ Belmond VSEO Train
November 3 - Duplex Club, Prague, CZ
November 10 - Gasometer, Vienna, AT
November 11 - Dogana, Innsbruck, AT
November 19 - Dreamfields, Guadalajara, MX

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ABOUT PURPLE DISCO MACHINE:
So ingrained in his identity, Tino Piontek’s artist name, Purple Disco Machine, is a deliberate homage to his funk hero, Prince, and the dance flair of Gloria Estefan’s, Miami Sound Machine. While the sonic identity of Purple Disco Machine grew up in the clubs of East Germany, where his passion for disco and house flourished, he has since evolved to become an all-encompassing radio and streaming king. A suitable title for an artist with over 1 billion streams and multiple European Airplay Chart toppers across his catalogue with hits such as Hypnotized, Fireworks, Dopamine, In The Dark and Substitution. Beyond the radio, he has proven to be a club favourite among DJs across the world as the #2 best-selling Beatport Artist of all time with dance floor heaters such as Body Funk, Dished (Male Stripper), Playbox, and Devil In Me feat Duane Harden & Joe Killing-ton. A GRAMMY Award winner with a remix of Lizzo’s About Damn Time, Purple Disco Machine has had huge success with multiple high- profile remixes for the likes of Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson, Foals, Calvin Harris, Sir Elton John & Britney Spears, Fatboy Slim, Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande, Diplo & SIDEPIECE and many more. Proving his passion for the intimacy of the dancefloor the acclaimed producer played more than 160 shows in 2022/23 across Europe, the United States, and South America, with festival appearances at Coachella, Tomorrowland, Lollapalooza, Ushuaia Ibiza and Dreamland Pride in Central Park New York. A dedicated performer and a hit-maker extraordinaire, his influence on the global dance scene will be felt for generations to come.

CONCORD JAZZ DEBUT OUT JANUARY 19, 2024

LISTEN TO FIND YOUR PEACE FEATURING COMMON, ROBERT GLASPER AND JEAN BAYLOR

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FOREVERLAND ALSO FEATURES PJ MORTON, LAURA MVULA, MALAYA

TORONTO, ON – September 7, 2023 – Keyon Harrold has announced his new album, Foreverland, out January 19, 2024 on Concord Jazz. A “world class trumpeter” (Essence) and composer, Harrold has performed on a host of GRAMMY-winning projects, and has been widely celebrated for his ability to transcend jazz, R&B, hip-hop and pop with his singular sound, positioning him as go-to performer for a who’s-who of stars: Jay-Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Eminem, Maxwell, Mac Miller, and Snoop Dogg to name a few.

Foreverland features 10 timely and timeless original compositions that explore themes of empowerment, positivity, love, loss, and vulnerability. The album’s guests include Laura Mvula and Malaya, along with GRAMMY-winning artists, Common, Robert Glasper, PJ Morton, Jean Baylor, Chris Dave, and legendary musician, Greg Phillinganes. The vinyl version of Foreverland will be released March 1, 2024. Pre-order Foreverland here. 

Today, Harrold has released Find Your Peace (Single Edit), featuring longtime collaborators, Common, Robert Glasper and vocalist Jean Baylor. Harrold sings on the track as well. Watch the animated video here and listen here.

“Find Your Peace is my ode to finding everlasting happiness in the most aggressive, intentional, thoughtful ways,” says Harrold. “For some it’s found in religion. Others seek peace in rituals, rest, reflection, meditations; love and loved ones; getting lost in books; or lost and found in nature. It’s all part of the lifelong search to find that internal stillness, that eternal peace. Finding that stillness in the troubled waters of life is both the challenge and the goal.”

Foreverland is proudly emotional and dramatic, a triumphant journey that takes the listener through the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful experiences that lead to wisdom. Says Harrold: “What I can offer as a musician who plays an instrument with no words is an honest conveyance of emotion. Some of these notes, I play them because there’s not a better word.”   

Before he set out to make the album, Harrold found himself stuck in the doldrums of the pandemic lockdown, and a birthday that found him adrift. Personal challenges left him exhausted, including the passing of his mother, and the racially charged assault of his 14-year-old son that became part of the national news cycle.

He broke through the creative block in a most surprising way: a trip to Vegas. But Harrold passed up the slots for the studio, and was invigorated from playing with his musical family after months of isolation. The sessions enabled him to tap into a deeper space of creativity, turning his pain into power that brought his music to a new level. A profound awakening with each note he played, he emerged with a renewed creative spirit not felt in years. Harrold then brought the raw emotion of the Vegas sessions into focus by creating a vivid tapestry of melody, harmony, and instrumental improvisations. Harrold’s most provocative work to date is laced with sultry tempos, sensual vocals, and rich tones that maximize the album’s expressive intentions. He cites a wide-ranging list of inspirations, from Radiohead and Fela Kuti to Coltrane and Fleet Foxes, and the album’s collaborators helped Foreverland coalesce into some of the most exciting work of his career.

Find Your Peace – a mashup of jazz, hip-hop and R&B – sets the tone for the album, with the opening lyrics, “Gotta find that peace of mind / can’t control things outside,” serving as a mantra. Beautiful Day, featuring PJ Morton, radiates joy over a quick-paced samba with a touch of distortion fuzz. Instrumentals include The Intellectual, Harrold dazzling on trumpet over a slow burning groove, and the hard-charging Gotta Go (Outer Space). In August, Harrold released the R&B-heavy Don’t Lie featuring the lush vocals of Malaya.

Foreverland is a family affair — nearly every musician is a longtime friend, and Harrold accounts the record’s warmness to this dynamic. “It’s like the ingredients of a great meal: you don’t need just any pepper, you need a certain kind. Every musician on this record is a rare and essential element.”  The lineup includes Chris Dave and Marcus Gilmore on drums, Nir Felder, Randy Runyon and Justus West on guitar, Burniss “Boom” Travis and Brandon Owens on bass, Greg Phillinganes, BIGYUKI, Shedrick Mitchell and Jahari Stampley on piano/keyboards, and Jahi Sundance on turntables. In addition to singing on Find Your Peace, Harrold also sings or speaks on four other tracks.

Harrold was born and raised in Ferguson, MO to a musical family – the son of pastors and one of 16 children – and moved to New York to study at The Mannes Conservatory of Music at The New School. While there he landed his first major gig with Common, an experience which he says broadened his musical horizons beyond jazz to include funk, Afrobeat, R&B, and hip hop. He released his solo album, Introducing Keyon Harrold (2009), and then won wide acclaim for his trumpet performances in Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic, Miles Ahead, which featured him on the GRAMMY-winning soundtrack for the film. 2017’s The Mugician featured Pharoahe Monch, Gary Clark, Jr., Big K.R.I.T., Guy Torry, Georgia Anne Muldrow and Robert Glasper. It was praised by the NY Times as "a stirring piece that consolidates elegy and exhortation" and AllMusic celebrated the album’s “alchemical swagger.”  Hailed as “the future of the trumpet” by Wynton Marsalis, Harrold has toured the globe, playing the world’s top venues and festival stages, and will be touring extensively over the next year.

TRACKLIST:
1. Find Your Peace featuring Common, Robert Glasper, Jean Baylor
2. Beautiful Day featuring PJ Morton
3. The Intellectual
4. Foreverland featuring Laura Mvula
5. Well Walk Now (Perseverance)
6. Don’t Lie featuring Malaya
7. Paranoid
8. Gotta Go (Outer Space)
9. Pictures
10. Peace Beyond

NEW SINGLE JEALOUS MOON OUT NOW
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TORONTO, ON – September 7, 2023 - Four-time GRAMMY winner, Sarah Jarosz, has announced her new album, Polaroid Lovers. The record is set for release on January 26 via Rounder Records. To mark the occasion, she has shared the album opener, Jealous Moon, and its companion video. Watch here. The song finds Jarosz backed by a decidedly more electric band, with her Texas lilt as clear and evocative as ever. Polaroid Lovers is available for pre-order today digitally and on vinyl with gray, lavender, orange and green splatter variants. Indie retailers will also have a special blue and green splatter vinyl. More information here.
 
Sarah Jarosz on Jealous Moon: “I wrote this song with Daniel Tashian in Monteagle, TN on a screened in porch with birds chirping all around. It was a warm summer afternoon. It started as a quiet melody on ukulele and nylon string guitar, but when we got to the studio it became something much more powerful. It’s a song about the times when the parts of ourselves that we try to keep hidden rise to the surface and we have no choice but to ride the wave. Sometimes that means doing your own thing to figure it out so you can emerge stronger on the other side. It’s not about the end of a relationship, but rather a moment of self reflection and a promise to keep showing up even when things get tough. Once Daniel played the opening riff on piano I knew it had to open the album. I’m always seeking to push myself into new sonic territory, and this song gave me permission to not hold back.”
 
The seventh album from Sarah Jarosz finds the highly decorated songwriter at the apex of change. A Texas native, she’s spent most of her adult life living in New York City, but shortly before writing the album Jarosz left her adopted home to join her soon-to-be husband in Nashville, TN. The geographic shake-up led to a sonic one as well for Polaroid Lovers. For the first time in her career, she opened herself up to collaborators, leading to writing sessions with Daniel Tashian, Ruston Kelly, and Natalie Hemby. The creative reorganization of her writing process evolved to include a much richer and more electric sound in the studio and being in Nashville meant access to a world of hot shot players. She tapped guitarist Rob McNelley (Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood), Tom Bukovac (Tom Petty, Vince Gill) on guitar and organ, her husband-bassist, Jeff Picker (Nickel Creek), and drummer Fred Eltringham (Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams) for the album recording. Tashian took the helm as producer and the whole album was laid down at the legendary Sound Emporium.
 
As it goes with all change, Jarosz’s major life events had her feeling contemplative. While sitting on the precipice of adulthood, Polaroid Lovers finds her reflecting on past loves, childhood dreams, the places she lived in and all the versions of herself that she’s been. Although the listener experiences the sonic shift forward, the album’s subject matter is a photo album of the past. Jarosz has never sounded more assured. Polaroid Lovers is filled with the kind of confidence that comes from hard won life experiences and the conviction of someone who truly knows herself.
 
Sarah Jarosz released her debut album at the age of 18 and was immediately nominated for her first GRAMMY. Raised in Texas, she began playing mandolin at age 10 and soon after guitar and banjo. To date, she has released six studio albums, has netted 10 GRAMMY Nominations and four wins. In 2018, she joined Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek and Aoife O’Donovan to form the supergroup, I’m With Her. The group released their debut album, See You Around, and won duo/group of the year at the Americana Awards. Their song, Call My Name, won the GRAMMY for Best American Roots song.

Read more about Sarah Jarosz and Polaroid Lovers here. 

TOUR DATES:
September 23 - Americanafest Showcase @ The Basement East - Nashville, TN

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ROBERT FINLEY RELEASES YOU GOT IT (AND I NEED IT)
LATEST SINGLE FROM NEW ALBUM BLACK BAYOU
OUT OCTOBER 27 VIA EASY EYE SOUND

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69-YEARS-YOUNG SINGER-SONGWRITER STAR RETURNS WITH DAN AUERBACH PRODUCED ALBUM: A SWAGGERING TOUR DE FORCE OF BLUES, SOUL, AND FUNK, SHARING STORIES
FROM THE SWAMPS OF LOUISIANA
 
FINLEY TO PERFORM AT THE NEWLY REVAMPED
KNITTING FACTORY NYC
ON OCTOBER 26 AHEAD OF EUROPEAN FALL TOUR

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
October 26 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
November 3 - Kaiserslautern, Germany - Kammgarn with Kai Strauss
November 4 - Groningen, NL - Take Root Festival
November 5 - Brussels, BE - Rotonde @ Botanique
November 8 - London, UK - Jazz Café
November 9 - Manchester, UK - Blues Kitchen
November 10 - Pandrup, DK - Blues Heaven Festival
November 14 - Toulouse, FR - Salle Nougaro
November 15 - Saint-Nazaire, FR - VIP
November 16 - Amiens, FR - La Lune des Pirates
November 18 - Šumperk, CZ - Blues Alive Festival
November 20 - Tourcoing, FR - Le Grand Mix
November 21 - Paris, FR - Maroquinerie
November 23 - La Roche-Sur-Yon, FR - Quai M
November 24 - La Rochelle, FR - La Sirène
November 25 - Castres, FR - Lo Boegason
November 26 - Saint-Etienne, FR - Le Fil

ABOUT ROBERT FINLEY:
Robert is an army veteran and was a skilled carpenter before losing his sight in his 60s, which led him to finally pursue his musical dream. Finley has overcome divorce, house fires, an automobile accident and is now legally blind following losing his sight due to the medical condition, glaucoma, which forced him to retire from carpentry and finally pursue his long delayed music career. Finley believes his sight was improved by the power of prayer, and Finley’s faith has also helped him focus on launching his music career in his 60’s. According to Finley, “losing my sight gave me the perspective to see my true destiny.”

His ascent has been swift. His previous Auerbach-produced album, Goin’ Platinum, received widespread critical acclaim including Associated Press who praised Finley’s ability to lend “instant credibility to any song.” Finley also toured more than 10 countries, and his live show drew praise from publications including The New York Times. Finley was profiled on PBS NewsHour, which led to him becoming a contestant on the 2019 season of the TV competition, America’s Got Talent, reaching the semi-finals.

He was born in Winnsboro in 1953, but has spent most of his life in Bernice, a small town of about 1,600 souls just 30 miles from the Arkansas border. After serving in the Army, he played blues in juke joints and sang gospel in churches around the region, often mixing those two styles with southern soul, heavy rock, swamp pop, jazz, and anything else that crossed his mind. His second album, Sharecropper’s Son, was inspired by Finley's childhood: his family were sharecroppers, and he was unable to regularly attend school and often worked with his family in the field picking cotton. This was a landmark release, landing him the cover of SPIN Magazine, NPR Morning amongst other critical acclaim.

He’s since headlined shows with The Black Keys, Greta Van Fleet, Nathaniel Rateliff and many more.

CONFIRMS NEW BODY OF WORK IS ON THE WAY

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TORONTO, ON – August 25, 2023 – Rising artist and rapper, AUDREY NUNA, continues to blaze a trail, this time with her latest single, locket, out everywhere today. The mesmerizing track comes with an ingenious official music video directed by the late Valentin Petit, who tragically passed in an aircraft accident earlier this year: locket was the last music video he directed. Watch here and listen here.
 
On discovering Petit’s work, AUDREY NUNA shares: "The first work I saw of Valentin Petit's was the video he did for A$AP Ferg (Floor Seats). This was a few years before ever meeting him or knowing who he was. I noticed a few things: first, the attention to detail... every moment, micro and macro, came with intention and specific energy. Clearly this person was a genuine lover of the craft. Second: the casting of characters and storytelling - he was a lover of people, fascinated by fellow humans. The third thing, though, was what really pushed me to reach out when the opportunity came. It was this defiance - a fuck-you to the rules of gravity that I saw in his visuals. There was an air of freedom and playfulness and pure instinct that so few can translate to cinema gracefully.”
 
On meeting and collaborating on locket with Petit, and his legacy: “When it came time to build out the visual universe for my new project, I came across Valentin's name through my friend and reached out online. After two months of preparing over the phone, we shot locket in Paris in April of 2023... it was a surreal week. Every person on set was lively and focused for every shot under his leadership. There were cranes and flying actors. There was dessert with every catered meal on set. There was a lot of laughing and a lot of magic. It's funny how much you can learn about a person through their work and how they choose to work. Even though I only knew Valentin for a sum of three months, I found in this short time that everything that drew me to his videos clearly stemmed from the blueprint of his soul and who he was at his core. I'm honored to have worked with him and been inspired by him as a fellow artist. I'm just as honored to have gotten to know him as a person; his honesty, the undying and selfless passion he had for the craft, his free spirit and anti-gravity, his love and respect of people and adventure. He was gifted in all the ways his work vividly illustrated, and with such a sense of refreshing humility towards his collaborators and crew that can often times feel rare to find in this industry. This is his final music video of this lifetime - I'm sure he's already getting started, some place, somewhere, gathering ideas and crafting wildest and freest visions to life.”
 
With the release of locket comes exciting news that AUDREY NUNA is working on a new body of work from which the track is part of, thus marking a new and captivating chapter for 24-year-old NUNA, who is undeniably poised for stardom.
 
Having laid the foundations with her a liquid breakfast release in 2021, she soon attracted attention from the likes of The New York Times, NPR, High Snobiety, VOGUE, BILLBOARD, COMPLEX, PAPER, FADER and V Mag. AUDREY NUNA continues to push the boundaries and lead with a commitment to creativity, setting precedent as one of the first female Korean-American R&B acts breaking into mainstream culture.
 
More exciting AUDREY NUNA news to be revealed very soon.

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FEATURING COVERS OF SONGS BY TAYLOR SWIFT, R.E.M., PAVEMENT, SLOWDIVE AND SHERYL CROW

I’M ONLY ME WHEN I’M WITH YOU (TAYLOR SWIFT COVER)
OUT NOW

TORONTO, ON – August 23, 2023 – Soccer Mommy – Nashville-based artist Sophie Allison – recently shared her version of Sheryl Crow’s Soak Up The Sun to critical acclaim, and today she reveals that the cover is part of an EP entitled Karaoke Night. Karaoke Night, out September 22 via Loma Vista, will feature covers of songs by Crow, Taylor Swift, R.E.M., Pavement, and Slowdive. Out today is Allison’s take on Taylor Swift’s I’m Only Me When I’m With You. “I really wanted to cover this song because it’s one of my favorites from Taylor’s first album,” she says. “I listened to that record so much when I was a kid and I think it had a lot of influence on me then.” Listen to the track now here.
 
Karaoke Night is available to pre-save and pre-order on a limited-edition cassette with a Soccer Mommy karaoke microphone here.
 
Soccer Mommy’s touring continues this fall and winter – see below for full details and get tickets here. For a taste of what to expect, watch the band’s career-spanning NPR Tiny Desk performance from earlier this year here, or watch Soccer Mommy perform Shotgun and Feel It All The Time on Jimmy Kimmel Live! here. 
 
KARAOKE NIGHT TRACKLIST:
1. Here (Pavement Cover)
2. Soak Up The Sun (Sheryl Crow Cover)
3. Dagger (Slowdive Cover)
4. I'm Only Me When I'm With You (Taylor Swift Cover)
5. Losing My Religion (R.E.M. Cover)
 
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
9/9 Raleigh, NC @ Hopscotch Music Festival
9/21 Dublin, Ireland @ 3 Arena #
9/23 Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena #
9/24 Glasgow, UK @ Ovo Hydro Arena #
9/26 London, UK @ Alexandra Palace #
9/27 London, UK @ Alexandra Palace #
11/17 Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital
12/3 São Paulo, BR @ Primavera Sound
12/7 Asunción, PY @ Primavera Sound
12/9 Bogotá, CO @ Primavera Sound
 
# = with The National

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Sometimes, Forever was named one of the best albums of 2023 but the likes of The New York Times, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NPR, Vulture, Associated Press, Billboard, Stereogum, The A.V. Club, FLOOD, Paste, Uproxx, and more, with, Shotgun named one of the top songs of 2023 by The Los Angeles Times, Buzzfeed, NPR, Gorilla vs. Bear, Pitchfork, Consequence, Vulture, NYLON, Billboard and more. Sometimes, Forever debuted on the Billboard charts, taking the #1 slot for Heatseakers, Top New Artist and Alternative New Artist, debuting in the Top 200, and many more. She performed on both The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! In 2022, completed a largely sold-out international headline tour, and performed an intimate show at the GRAMMY Museum alongside a Q&A hosted by The Los Angeles Times’ Mikael Wood. Following the album release, Soccer Mommy has since hosted Roblox’s most successful Listening Party to date with 10.8 million unique visitors, and she has also shared incredible alt-versions of Shotgun by Magdalena Bay, a slowed and reverbed edit, as well as a Simlish version, available now within The Sims 4 High School Years expansion pack. Soccer Mommy also collaborated with Brain Dead on a limited edition t-shirt, which can be purchased here.
 
Sometimes, Forever is Soccer Mommy’s boldest and most aesthetically adventurous work yet, and it cements Sophie Allison’s status as one of the most gifted songwriters making rock music right now. The album sees Allison once again tapping into the turn-of-the-millennium sensibilities she’s known for, as she advances her self-made sonic world beyond the present and into the future with experimental-minded production, an expanded moodboard of vintage touchstones, and some of her most sophisticated songwriting to date. Inspired by the concept that neither sorrow nor happiness is permanent, Sometimes, Forever is a fresh peek into the mind of an artist who synthesizes everything — retro sounds, personal tumult, the relatable disorder of modern life — into original music that feels built to last a long time. Maybe even forever.

Praise for Soccer Mommy & Sometimes, Forever: 
 
"Sophie Allison finds new sonic frontiers...Throughout the album, Soccer Mommy staves off despair with musical craftsmanship" - The New York Times (Critic's Pick)
 
"Throughout Sometimes, Forever, [Allison] and Lopatin expand on the ’90s palette that has characterized previous Soccer Mommy releases. Bolstering the lingering imprints of Liz Phair, Sheryl Crow, and Sleater-Kinney is a healthy dose of Loveless worship: glide guitars and tendrils of haze." - Pitchfork (8/10)
 
“[Sometimes, Forever] is Soccer Mommy’s gnarliest and most resplendent, fashioning poppy melodies, disarming lyrics, and twisted sounds into dismayed songs of young adulthood.” - The New Yorker
 
"The singer/songwriter's vulnerability resulted in two critically acclaimed releases — 2018's Clean and 2020's Color Theory — though Allison's latest may be her most exciting yet." - GRAMMY.com
 
“You get some Pixies, you get some Nirvana, you get a little bit of Nine Inch Nails, and Portishead here and there. It’s just interesting how much music is reflected on this record while still sounding very current…she is just really good at mining those influences and making it sound extremely of the moment.” - NPR Music
 
“Sophie Allison’s emotive rock acquires new dynamism” - Wall Street Journal
 
"Soccer Mommy deepens her indie-rock brilliance on ‘Sometimes, Forever’...[and] proves herself to be one of the sharpest songwriters around" - Rolling Stone
 
"Allison has made a bold move that paid off better than we’d ever have expected."
- Variety
 
"Sometimes, Forever’s marriage of Allison’s lyrical prowess and OPN’s stark, synth-driven sonics makes it by far the darkest and most compelling offering from Soccer Mommy yet." - Billboard
 
""by far the band’s most sophisticated and adventurous body of work to date. Allison’s inner turmoil has never sounded so spectacular — or so well-rounded."
- Stereogum (Album of the Week)
 
"sharp indie rock" - Vulture

"one of Gen Z’s brightest voices" - Associated Press

DOUBLE ALBUM DELIVERS NINE NEW SONGS
PRESENTED AS THREE DISTINCT ACTS

LISTEN TO ACT I: TOPANGA CANYON HERE
FEATURING BUCK MEEK, JONATHAN WILSON AND NY OH

FALL TOUR INCLUDES HEADLINE DATES, FARM AID AND MORE

TORONTO, ON – August 22, 2023 – Today, Margo Price brings listeners deeper down the psychedelic rabbit hole of an album that The New Yorker and more have hailed as her strongest work yet: Strays. Out in full on October 13, Strays II expands the original 2023 opus with nine new songs that will arrive in the form of three distinct acts, each telling its own unique story of love, grief and acceptance. On Act I: Topanga Canyon, available now via Loma Vista Recordings, Price is joined by Strays producer, Jonathan Wilson, as well as new collaborators including Buck Meek of Big Thief, plus singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Ny Oh. Together they dive deeper into the sacrifices it takes to find freedom, the grit it takes to make it, and the consequences that come with all of it.

Recorded at Wilson’s Topanga studio during the same life-changing sessions as the rest of Strays – and partially written amidst the formative, six-day psilocybin trip that Margo Price and Jeremy Ivey took the summer prior – all three acts of Strays II further complement and intensify the resilient, resounding and hard-rocking proclamation that Price delivered across the initial LP earlier this year. 

Listen to Act I: Topanga Canyon, including Strays, Closer I Get (feat. Ny Oh) and Malibu (feat. Jonathan Wilson, Buck Meek) here. 

Accompanied by a three-part short film directed by Chris Phelps and recently previewed at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, Strays II will continue to unfold throughout the coming weeks with the release of Act II: Mind Travel and Act III: Burn Whatever’s Left. All 19 tracks will then combine into the double album’s digital release on October 13, followed by a vinyl LP release of the nine new Strays II songs on November 10 – pre-order it here. Of the three new additions out today, Price says: 

“The title track is the story of how my husband Jeremy and I met and fell in love in Nashville two decades ago. I wrote most of the words and Jeremy wrote the chords and melody. It also reflects how we have always tried to stay true to who we are as people: ‘Love and pain it comes in waves but it was quite enough in those early days, we were wild as wolves my darlin’, we were strays.’

Closer I Get (co-written with Jeremy Ivey) was originally meant to open this double album with the line, ‘Being alive costs a lot of money but so does dying.’ I’ve always thought it was unfair that the moment we are born, we immediately start racking up debt just for existing. This song was conjured from the ashes of our initial psychedelic trip – sometimes your perception and depth of field changes depending on where you’re at in life.

Malibu was written with Mike Campbell in his Malibu home after Jeremy and I had driven through the canyon fleeing a forest fire to get my guitar from our Airbnb. I had the start of the song and brought it to him looking to finish it out. I wanted to write something with a country funk/Bobbie Gentry feel, a good long rambling story about the minutiae of the day, like Ode to Billy Joe. Mike added the long ‘California yodel’ and the bridge and was exactly what the song needed. My favourite line is ‘love and grief are a package deal, the more you have, the more you feel’.”

Like Strays and its many “stoic pearls of wisdom” (Pitchfork), Strays II reveals more of what makes Price so “unstoppable, unsinkable, uninhibited” (The New York Times). Surmounting loss, trauma, substance abuse, demons of self-worth and more, the songs of Strays have cemented her place as a singular storyteller, with so much to say but nothing to prove. Since the album’s release, Price has earned nominations for Artist of The Year, Album of The Year and Song of The Year (Change of Heart) at the upcoming Americana Honors & Awards, tying for the most nominations of any single artist in 2023. 

Recently, Price revealed details of the new Jessi Colter album that she produced (Edge of Forever), hosted a star-studded tribute to John Prine for Newport Folk Festival, performed with My Morning Jacket and Angel Olsen, celebrated Willie Nelson at his 90^th birthday, played shows with Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers, published a powerful, personal essay about gun control at Rolling Stone, met with Tennessean lawmakers and sang alongside Dr. Jill Biden at Nashville’s vigil for the Covenant shooting victims. She has brought Strays songs and stories to CBS Mornings and The Late Late Show with Radio collaborator, Sharon Van Etten, discussed her memoir, Maybe We’ll Make It, during the closing keynote of SXSW, taped an episode of Austin City Limits, reigned for 14 weeks at #1 on the Americana radio charts with Change of Heart, and released a new version of that song with Sierra Ferrell. 

Following a long-awaited return to the UK this week, Price and her band will hit the road for a fall leg of her ‘Til The Wheels Fall Off Tour. In addition to headline dates across the country, Price will play festivals including Hopscotch, XPoNential, Pilgrimage and Farm Aid, where she is the first female artist to sit on the board of directors. Find the full list below and tickets at margoprice.net/tour.  

STRAYS TRACKLIST:
1. Been To The Mountain
2. Light Me Up (feat. Mike Campbell)
3. Radio (feat. Sharon Van Etten)
4. Change of Heart
5. County Road
6. Time Machine
7. Hell In The Heartland
8. Anytime You Call (feat. Lucius)
9. Lydia
10. Landfill
 
STRAYS II TRACKLIST:
Act I:
1. Topanga Canyon
2. Strays 
3. Closer I Get (feat. Ny Oh) 
4. Malibu (feat. Jonathan Wilson, Buck Meek) 
 
Act II:
1. Mind Travel 
2. Black Wolf Blues 
3. Mind Travel 
4. Unoriginal Sin (feat. Mike Campbell) 
 
Act III:
1. Burn Whatever’s Left
2. Homesick (feat. Jonathan Wilson) 
3. Where Did We Go Wrong 
4. Burn Whatever's Left 

UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
August 24 - London, UK - Rough Trade East
August 25 - London, UK - Lafayette
August 26 - Leicestershire, UK - The Long Road
September 8 - Raleigh, NC - Hopscotch Music Festival
September 9 - Bristol, TN - Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
September 10 - Lexington, KY - The Burl County Fair
September 11 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall #
September 12 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom #
September 14 - Bloomington, IN - The Castle Theatre #
September 15 - Madison, WI - Live On King Street #
September 16 - Bayfield, WI - Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua #
September 17 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's #
September 22 - Camden, NJ - XPoNential Music Festival
September 23 - Noblesville, IN - Farm Aid
September 24 - Franklin, TN - Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival
September 28 - Harrisburg, PA - Harrisburg University (XL Live)^
September 29 - Northampton, MA - Academy of Music^
September 30 - North Truro, MA - Payomet Performing Arts Center^
October 1 - Bridgeport, CT - Sound on Sound
October 3 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom^
October 5 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena*
October 6 - University Park, PA - Bryce Jordan Center*
October 7 - Belmont Park, NY - UBS Arena*
October 27 - Huntsville, AL - Orion Amphitheater !
November 3 - Scottsdale, AZ - Dreamy Draw
 
* supporting Chris Stapleton
# w/ S.G. Goodman
^ w/ Brit Taylor
! supporting Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

DOWNLOAD – Strays II cover artwork
DOWNLOAD – Act I: Topanga Canyon cover artwork
DOWNLOAD – hi-res photo

PRAISE FOR STRAYS:
 
"Her strongest solo work yet" - The New Yorker
 
"Strays struts through big-hearted indie country, honky-tonk stomp and ’70s guitar-explosion psychedelia" - New York Times
 
"Another impressive showcase for Price’s skills as author and troubadour, featuring volcanic vocal performances and sharp character studies" - Vulture
 
"With scorching riffs, heartfelt folk, and appearances by the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell, it's her strongest, most cohesive record yet" - Rolling Stone
 
"Strays bursts with easy confidence and kind, stoic pearls of wisdom" - Pitchfork
 
"A potent, genre-spanning opus that's rooted in Americana, but stretches into glittery pop, squelching rock and psychedelia" - NPR Music 
 
"Strays brilliantly rattles through country, psych and Patti Smith-style poetic rock’n’roll...powerful lyrical gut-punches" - The Guardian, ★★★★
 
"A winding, deeply felt, at times rollicking trip” - ELLE 
 
"A Career-Best" - Variety

MOTHER ROAD TOUR KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 7
INCLUDES STOPS IN NYC, ATLANTA, CHICAGO,
VERMONT, AND MORE
 
POTTER TO APPEAR ON CBS SATURDAY MORNING ON AUGUST 26

FIND MOTHER ROAD HERE

TORONTO, ON - August 18, 2023 - Today, 3X GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and “one of the greatest living voices in rock today” (SPIN), Grace Potter, releases Mother Road via Fantasy Records. Across 10 dynamic tracks, Potter deconstructs her deepest fears and darkest regrets, charting the fallout with brutal honesty and emotional daring. Find Mother Road here.
 
“While writing Mother Road, I spent two years driving back and forth across America, exploring the backroads & byways of Route 66, favoring alternate routes whenever possible. I spent the time reflecting on my roles as a woman, a mother, and a dreamer,” Potter shares. “As Mother Road unfolds, my central narrative begins to fragment into multiple paths. Each path becomes a character, and each character weaves in and out of my present-day consciousness at important milestones along the way. The album is my take on what it means to be alive and how to live life to the fullest.”
 
Produced by Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Nickel Creek) and recorded at RCA’s famed Studio A in Nashville and Topangadise in Topanga, CA, Mother Road - the “dynamite” (Guitar Player) follow up to Potter’s 2019 acclaimed, 2X GRAMMY-nominated album, Daylight - commands an expansive soundscape of soulful rock, roots, funk, country, and R&B. 
 
Potter is set to appear on CBS Saturday Morning next Saturday, August 26. The appearance will include three electric performances of tracks off the new album. Earlier this week, she was featured on Billboard’s Behind the Setlist Podcast and today, she can be heard on SiriusXM’s Howard 101 for a Songs I Want to Hear segment.
 
Tickets are currently on sale for Potter’s Mother Road Tour, which kicks off at Collin Center for the Arts in Orono, ME on Saturday, September 7. The 26-date fall tour includes newly announced shows in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Columbus, Chattanooga, and more. The tour will also feature two sold-out performances at Shelburne Museum in her native Vermont, as well as shows at New York City’s Pier 17, Milwaukee’s Pabst Theatre, Chicago’s Riviera Theater and Atlanta’s Tabernacle, among other great venues, before concluding at The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC on November 18. See below for the full itinerary. For tickets and information please visit gracepotter.com. 

GRACE POTTER TOUR DATES:
September 1 - Snowmass Village, CO - JAS Aspen Snowmass
September 7- Orono, ME - Collins Center for the Arts 
September 8 - Providence, RI - Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
September 9 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark 
September 10 - Hammondsport, NY - Pavilion at Point of the Bluff Vineyard 
September 14 - Concord, NH - Capitol Center for the Arts 
September 15 & 16 - Shelburne, VT - Shelburne Museum, Ben & Jerry's Concerts on The Green - BOTH DATES SOLD OUT 
September 17 - Albany, NY - The Egg 
September 22 - Branford, CT - Stony Creek Brewery 
September 23 - New York, NY - Pier 17 
September 24 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak 
September 27 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 
September 29 - Richmond, VA - Maymont 
September 30 - Harrisburg, PA - Southside Stage  
October 1 - Ocean City, MD - Oceans Calling Festival
October 4 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theatre 
October 5 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater 
October 6 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place 
October 7- Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater 
October 8 - Columbia, MO - Rose Park 
November 1 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE 
November 4 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre 
November 8 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! 
November 9 - Fort Wayne, IN - The Clyde Theatre 
November 10 - Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady  Music Center
November 11 - Highlands, NC - Highlands Food & Wine Festival
November 15 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel 
November 16 - Chattanooga, TN - Walker Theatre
November 17 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
November 18 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
March 18-22, 2024 - Miami, FL to Cozumel, MX - Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea

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ELECTRIFYING NEW BAND SONICWONDER
FEATURES HADRIEN FERAUD (BASS), GENE COYE (DRUMS) AND ADAM O’FARRILL (TRUMPET)
 
LISTEN TO TITLE TRACK SONICWONDERLAND HERE
AND WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO HERE
 
VIEW ALBUM TRAILER HERE
 
CONFIRMS OCTOBER NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

TORONTO, ON – August 18, 2023 – Hiromi has announced Sonicwonderland, the internationally celebrated and GRAMMY-winning pianist and composer’s new album to be released on October 6 (Telarc).  Sonicwonderland represents a new musical adventure for the constantly evolving pianist and composer, who is a star in her native Japan, and burst onto the music scene 20 years ago with her debut album. Recorded with a new quartet, called Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, the album features nine new works bursting with synthesizer and deep-in-the pocket grooves. Hiromi dazzles at the keyboard, striking a balance of playing that is powerful, aggressive and delicate. She has also announced a select run of shows performing this new album in North America in October.

Hiromi’s Sonicwonder is a quartet featuring blossoming young talents, Hadrien Feraud (bass), Gene Coye (drums), and Adam O'Farrill (trumpet), and began performing live together earlier this spring. Sonicwonderland was recorded May 25-28 at Skywalker Sound Stage in Nicasio, California, where Hiromi also recorded her 2019 solo piano album, Spectrum. In addition to new works written for this project, the album includes songs that were released on herOne Minute Portrait YouTube initiative during the pandemic and rearranged for this band. UK singer/songwriter/keyboardist, Oli Rockberger, also contributes vocals to Reminiscence (lyrics co-written by Hiromi and Rockberger).

Today Hiromi has shared the album’s title track, listen to Sonicwonderland here. Watch the music video, inspired by old school video games, here, and learn more about the project in this album trailer here. Pre-order the album here.
 
Sonicwonderland is a preview of the album’s many delights: it kicks off with a thumping sequenced synthesizer groove that’s more dance club than jazz club. It’s fast-paced, fun, and unfurls into an eight-minute adventure of open space and improvisation. While other songs feature quick tempos, funk grooves and synth work (Trial and Error, Go Go), Hiromi works gracefully on acoustic piano extensively throughout, her elegant playing and composition work shines on pieces such as Polaris and Utopia. The closing track, Bonus Stage, is a lively, modern take on traditional jazz, with a short intro that could be mistaken for a video game soundtrack.
 
"The word 'wonder' has a lot of meaning. It fits the musical view that I have for this project…it is definitely a new adventure for me," says Hiromi.   
 
Sonicwonderland is Hiromi’s 12th studio album, a prolific artist who has explored a number of musical spheres over the course of her career. Earlier this year she recorded the soundtrack to Blue Giant, a motion picture film based on the manga series of the same name. 2021's Silver Lining Suite features her with a string quartet and 2019's Spectrum a solo piano recording. Her work has been celebrated by the New York Times, NPR and NPR Music, the Washington Post and beyond, and she was a featured performer at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony in 2021. She has worked with Stanley Clark, Chick Corea, Ahmad Jamal (who produced her first album and was her mentor), and many other jazz luminaries throughout her career, is a perennial favourite on DownBeat’s Annual Critics Poll, and has performed at the world’s finest jazz festivals. 
 
The Sonicwonderland cover was created by Lou Beach, famous for his Weather Report album covers, not to mention Blink 182's Dude Ranch and albums by Flying Burrito Brothers, Madonna and Weird Al.

LISTEN AND WATCH THE LYRIC VIDEO FOR
THE SLIGHTLY UNHINGED CONSPIRACIES, CULTS & UFOS HERE
  
NEW ALBUM HEAT COMES DOWN OUT OCTOBER 6
VIA ROUNDER RECORDS
 
MILLER PLAYS CATBIRD FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND, HEALING APPALACHIA BENEFIT WITH TYLER CHILDERS, JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, MARCUS KING AND MORE IN SEPTEMBER

TORONTO, ON – August 18, 2023 – John R. Miller, who will release his latest album, Heat Comes Down, via Rounder Records on October 6, picks up the pace on his frenetic new single, Conspiracies, Cults & UFOs, out today. As Miller frantically sings about sleep-deprived all-night drives, the music attempts to keep up the raucous pace. You can almost picture Miller behind the wheel of a van, late at night, mimicking the song’s chorus – just ranting “conspiracies, cults and UFOs” over and over and over again. Listen and watch here, and pre-order Heat Comes Down here.
 
Miller belongs to the rare breed of songwriters whose expansive introspection uncovers many truths about the state of the human condition. On Heat Comes Down, the West Virginia-raised, Nashville-based artist intimately narrates his sleepless nights and nostalgic daydreams, existential dread, and nuanced observations of the troubled world around him. But while a number of its songs convey a certain unease, Miller endlessly imparts the kind of lovely reassurance that can only come from shared catharsis.
 
The follow-up to his 2021 Rounder Records debut Depreciated—an album No Depressions says “casually saunters towards a full existential breakdown that’ll leave you gasping for air”— Heat Comes Down finds Miller teaming up with producers, Andrija Tokic and John James Tourville (both known for their work with artists like Sunny War and The Deslondes). Over a three-day session at The Bomb Shelter (Tokic’s Nashville studio), Miller joined forces with several members of his longtime live band, (drummer John Clay Burchett, guitarist J. Tom Hnatow, fiddle player Chloe Edmonstone), as well as bassist, Craig Burletic and Jeff Taylor (a multi-instrumentalist whose credits include Willie Nelson and Elvis Costello).
 
Miller will head out on a two-month fall tour, wrapping up in Nashville, TN for a Lightning 100 Nashville Sunday Night show at 3^rd & Lindsley. This weekend, Miller plays at Catbird Festival in Bethel, NY, and next month the West Virginia-raised Miller takes part in the Healing Appalachia benefit show in Lewisburg, WV alongside other acts including Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Marcus King and more. The show raises funds for Hope in the Hills, which helps support recovery efforts around central Appalachia.
 
JOHN R. MILLER 2023 TOUR DATES
August 19 - 20 - Bethel, NY - Catbird Music Festival
September 21 – 23 – Lewisburg, WV – Healing Appalachia
September 22 - 23 - Whispering Beard Folk Festival - North Bend, OH
September 27 – St Louis, MO – Off Broadway
September 29 – Denver, CO – Cervantes’ Other Side
September 30 – Boulder, CO – eTown Hall
October 4 – Bozeman, MT – Rialto Bozeman
October 5 – Columbia Falls, MT – The Coop
October 6 – Spokane, WA – Lucky You Lounge
October 7 – Walla Walla, WA – Billsville West
October 8 – Bellingham, WA – The Shakedown
October 10 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
October 12 – Portland, OR – Show Bar
October 13 – Talent, OR – The Talent Club
October 14 – Albany, CA – Ivy Room
October 15 – Mariposa, CA – The Grove House
October 16 – Pioneertown, CA – Pappy + Harriet’s
October 18 – Costa Mesa, CA – The Wayfarer
October 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Gold-Diggers
October 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit Live
October 24 – San Antonio, TX – The Lonesome Rose
October 25 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
October 26 – Austin, TX – The White Horse
October 27 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
October 29 – Little Rock, AR – White Water Tavern
October 30 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s
November 2 – Chattanooga, TN – Songbird South
November 3 – Macon, GA – Grant’s Lounge
November 4 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl
November 5 – Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre
November 7 – Charleston, SC – The Charleston Pour House
November 8 – Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
November 9 – Richmond, VA – The Camel
November 10 – Thomas, WV – Purple Fiddle
November 11 – Morgantown, WV – 123 Pleasant Street
November 12 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Café
November 14 – Washington, DC – Pearl Street Warehouse
November 15 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Café
November 16 – Newport, KY – The Southgate House Revival
November 18 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
November 19 – Nashville, TN – 3^rd & Lindsley

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LISTEN HERE & WATCH HERE

FINAL SINGLE BEFORE RELEASE OF NEW ALBUM
COMME DANS UN PENTHOUSE
ARRIVES ON SEPTEMBER 22

PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM DIGITALLY
AND ON VINYL HERE

TORONTO, ON – August 18, 2023 – After unveiling pieces of their new album, Comme dans un penthouse, which will see its release on September 22 (via Lisbon Lux Records), acclaimed Montreal trio, Le Couleur today share the final single, À la rencontre de Barbara. Featuring Standard Emmanuel - lead singer of Montreal band, Choses Sauvages - the track is a shimmery, disco-pop earworm, sure to heat up these last weeks of summer! 

With over 20M streams, 150 concerts, and syncs with HBO, Netflix and Apple TV, Le Couleur is back with Comme dans un penthouse - their sixth album. Featuring an electronic, nu-disco sound à la Todd Terje and reminiscent of Fujiya & Miyagi’s early 2000’s Krautrock, this new album is irresistibly suspenseful. Using Barbara, a character from 2016’s P.O.P., as a symbol of our collective thirst for excitement, this eight track speed train of an album will transport you to a realm of icy desire.

À la rencontre de Barbara, is a danceable, enigmatic track reminiscent of 80s TV theme songs.The race against time begins - it's Barbara's turn (La rencontre de Barbara); will she be unmasked? Like a guru, she attracts glances - lost under the play of lights, what image do the mirrors of her penthouse reflect back to her? Barbara lets herself be tracked. Addicted to the chase, she runs to her doom. 

The accompanying video continues to depict Barbara's tale. In the heart of a glittering metropolis, a pair of shoes triggers an enigmatic quest for an elusive figure. Guided by urban lights, a traveler explores a nocturnal stroll, awakening lost memories and forgotten dreams. As secrets converge, Barbara's mysterious story unfolds, captivating the viewer between reality and illusion.

Listen to À la rencontre de Barbara (ft. Standard Emmanuel) here and watch the cinematic video here. 

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
September 1 – Saint Adolphe d’Howard, QC – Festival Focus
October 19 - Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD (album release show)
October 20 - Quebec City, QC - Le Pantoum (album release show)

DOWNLOAD – À la rencontre de Barbara single artwork
DOWNLOAD – album artwork | DOWNLOAD – hi-res press photo

MORE ABOUT LE COULEUR:
Created by Laurence Giroux-Do, Patrick Gosselin and Steeven Chouinard, Le Couleur first rose to prominence with an electro-pop sound as bright as the lights of the now-defunct Studio 54, with the EPs Voyage Love (2013) and Dolce Désir (2015), followed by their acclaimed full-length albums, P.O.P. (2016) and Concorde (2020).  
 
With rich and irresistibly danceable performances, Le Couleur delivers decadent and dynamic shows - full of exhilarating energy. In addition to their four European tours (UK, FR, IT), the trio, which has over 100 dates under its belt, has made notable appearances at SXSW (US), Sound City (UK), Fimpro (MX), and more.

LISTEN HERE

NEW MIXTAPE FEATURING:
 TINCHY STRYDER, MASTER PEACE, FROZEMODE + MORE OUT SEPTEMBER 8
 
MIXTAPE LAUNCH PARTY AT SIGNATURE BREWERY
BREW HALL TICKETS ON SALE HERE

TORONTO, ON – August 17, 2023 – Alternative trio, NOISY, today release new single, DANCEFLOOR, featuring, Charlotte Plank, taken from their upcoming mixtape, FAST FWD: to friday [Vol 1], out September 8 via Concord Records. Pre-save the EP here.
 
DANCEFLOOR is a euphoric track that details the hedonistic heights of the dance floor, the feeling of losing yourself in the music. Featuring the hotly tipped musician, Charlotte Plank, the track perfectly encapsulates the band’s dynamic sound as well as their ethos of creative freedom.
 
To celebrate the mixtape release, NOISY are set to host a launch party at the almighty Signature Brewery Brew Hall on September 8. Partygoers will be treated to an all-dayer of energy in the form of a live NOISY show that’ll feature a few special guests. Tickets on sale now here.
 
The band says about the single: “DANCEFLOOR is about being in a knot at a party when you feel like you can’t move from the sofa and trying to pull it together to continue the sesh. Sometimes all you need is for the perfect song to come on and you’re right back in it. Charlotte absolutely smashed it on this. We had made some music together previously for her project which was really exciting and then we played her this and knew she’d sound amazing on the chorus”.
 
Charlotte Plank says about the single: “I’m so gassed to be linking up with Noisy on this track, I’m a big fan of theirs as we share a lot of the same musical influences/DNA so it only made sense for us to work together! This came about earlier this year when the boys asked me to hop on the hook of this track they already had in the works. I loved the energy and excitement of the track and the way Cody’s verses about being disoriented/taking a bad turn on a night out contrast with the euphoric togetherness/feeling of the hook. That is almost like a warm hug bringing you back from the dodgy turn- giving you the power to soldier on and live the rest of the night to the full! We’re dropping it just in time to be able to perform it together at Reading and Leeds fest, so we’re gassed to have it out in the world and for everyone to get it round their ears before then!!”
 
NOISY have always fostered a sense of community and strived to bring people together. This led them to curate their Brighton club night, Fast FWD to Friday. A fusion of DJ sets and live performance, the FAST FWD mission statement is to spotlight and celebrate emerging artists within the alternative scene. FAST FWD: to friday [Vol 1] mixtape is an extension of this - a body of authentic collaborations, many of which stemmed from simple DM exchanges and showing appreciation for one another's work.
 
Alongside a jam-packed summer of festivals, NOISY will be returning to the BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage at this year’s Reading & Leeds Festival (Friday Reading, Saturday Leeds) for what is set to be an unforgettable set. The band have already played knock-out shows this summer at Prague’s Metronome, The Great Escape and 2000 Trees and NASS Festival.
 
This self-sufficient, DIY mindset is one of the driving forces of NOISY (comprised of singer Cody, guitarist Connor and producer Spencer), who pride themselves on owning creative control, writing, recording and producing all of their music, designing their own merch and often shooting their own music videos.
 
It’s been all gas no breaks for as long as the band can remember. The past few years alone, they’ve had D&B legend High Contrast remix their single 24/7, opened for Mike Skinner, enjoyed a UK headline tour which came to London for a sold-out XOYO show and previous collaborations with the likes of The Prototypes, 1991 and Zero.
 
If NOISY’s ambitions are no-holds-barred, then they perfectly match up to the euphoric maximalist blend of dance, drum’n’bass, jungle and electro sounds they’ve celebrated for creating.

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JOHN VINCENT III SPINS A DAYDREAM
ON THE SWEETLY PHILOSOPHICAL
THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS, BABE OUT TODAY

SOPHOMORE ALBUM SONGS FOR THE CANYON
SET TO ARRIVE NOVEMBER 17

PRE-ORDER HERE

TORONTO, ON – August 17, 2023 – When singer-songwriter, John Vincent III, set out on a journey from his southern California home with his partner and a guitar in tow in early 2021, he had no real plan, and no idea that the eight-month long odyssey –which saw the couple make their way to more than a dozen states across the US – would eventually lead to the creation of his sophomore album, Songs For the Canyon, due out on November 17.
 
Today, Vincent releases That’s Just the Way It Is, Babe, the album’s second single. Listen to it here. Songs For the Canyon is available for pre-order here.
 
The young artist – whose self-released 2019 debut amassed nearly two million monthly listeners on Spotify – wasn’t even sure that he wanted to continue to pursue a career in music. Nonetheless, he was determined to keep up with his daily practice of writing songs, which helped to keep him grounded and kept his mind sharp during the many long months of the pandemic.
 
As he recalls, “During my time away, I was still writing very simply structured and easy to play songs, just as I did when I first started making music – not allowing myself to stress over the details of the song, but writing about what I was thinking or feeling in the moment. Ultimately, it was never about me being done playing and writing: it was about me figuring out who I am outside of music, finding joy in other areas of life, working on my relationships and myself. I wasn’t sure it was for me anymore, and the only thing I knew to do was leave LA and start driving.”
 
He eventually made his way back to his home in California, and after a lengthy period of self-reflection, was persuaded to give music another go. The bulk of the recording on Songs For the Canyon was done with co-producer, Tom Elmhirst (Adele, David Bowie), with additional production by Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, boygenius, Blake Mills), Jonathan Gilbert (Mt. Joy, The Kills), and Ryan Hadlock (Brandi Carlile, Vance Joy, Lumineers).
 
“That’s Just the Way It Is, Babe is one of two songs that made its way onto the album at the last minute,” says Vincent.  “After sitting with the version of the album prior to this song being made, I felt like there was still something more that could be done to bring it all back to the canyon. I wanted something that had lots of acoustics moving around – that you can play alone, or make a jam session with your friends: something about leaving the bullshit behind and stepping into the light.”

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ACCLAIMED JAZZ AND HIP-HOP COLLECTIVE SET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM SOLAR MUSIC OCTOBER 6 VIA CONCORD JAZZ

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TORONTO, ON – August 15, 2023 – Critically acclaimed jazz and hip-hop fusionists, Butcher Brown, today celebrate the release of, DYKWYD, the third single from the group’s forthcoming album, Solar Music, out October 6 via Concord Jazz. Listen here and watch the lyric video here. Pre-order Solar Music here.
 
The song – an acronym for Do You Know What You’re Doing – features EMMY Award-winning saxophonist, Braxton Cook, a rising voice in the urban jazz scene whose talents have been called upon by Rihanna, Mac Miller and Jon Batiste. DYWYD puts technical and creative musicality on display as it glides between classic R&B sounds and funk-laden bass and guitar, demonstrating the many sonic influences that have formed Butcher Brown's identity. MC Marcus Tennishu's raps carry the song's smooth momentum into Cook’s standout sax solo halfway through the song. The end result is four minutes of sonic clarity that beautifully holds the space between jazz, hip-hop and neo-soul.
 
Described by Butcher Brown bandmates as “having something for just about everybody under the sun,” the Solar Music collectively demonstrates the band's dynamic approach to the jazz format, and incorporating their own rich lineage of musical influences from their upbringing in Richmond – fusing elements of soul, funk, rock, and hip-hop, into a universal sound. Releasing digitally, on CD and double LP, the new album incorporates longtime friends and new unexpected guests into their approach, with additional appearances by Pink Siifu, Charlie Hunter, Jay Prince, Nappy Nina, Keyon Harrold and Michael Millions throughout its 17 tracks.
 
Following a lauded performance at Newport Jazz Festival earlier this month, Butcher Brown will embark on an extensive global tour with dates across the U.S. and Europe this fall in support of the new album. The global tour – which heads to 13 states and 7 countries – will feature domestic appearances from California to Washington DC, including a performance at NPR’s World Cafe Live October 21 and a hometown show November 24 at the Broadberry in Richmond, Virginia.
 
To learn more about Butcher Brown, read the full bio below or watch their 2021 NPR Tiny Desk  (Home) performance. Listen to DYKWYD and pre-order Solar Music above, and stay tuned for more new music from Butcher Brown coming soon.

TOUR DATES:
8/24 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
8/25 - Charleston, SC @ Charleston Pour House
8/26 - Asheville, NC @ Salvage Station
9/2 - Stuart, VA @ Front Porch Fest
9/22 - Harrisonburg, VA @ James Madison University
10/12 - Reno, NV @ University of Nevada
10/17 - Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
10/18 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
10/20 - Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern
10/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live (upstairs)
10/22 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
10/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Dakota
10/25 - Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
10/26 - Detroit, MI @ El Club
10/27 - Indianapolis, IN @ Jazz Kitchen\
11/4 - Eindhoven, NL @ So What’s Next?
11/6 - London, UK @ The Forge
11/7 - Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
11/8 - Berlin, DE @ J.A.W. (Zenner)
11/9 - Mannheim, DE @ Alte Feuerwache
11/10 - Técou, FR @ Coco Jazz
11/11 - Groningen, NL @ Rockit
11/12 - Rotterdam, NL @ Rooterdam / Bird
11/13 - Amsterdam, NL @ Bimhuis
11/14 - Charloeroi, BE @ Palais des Beaux Arts
11/16 - Geneva, CH @ TBA
11/24 - Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry
11/25 - Washington, DC @ Atlantis
12/5 - Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
12/6 - Portland, OR @ The Get Down
12/7 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
12/8 - Santa Cruz, CA @ Kuumbwa
12/9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Lodge Room
12/10 - San Diego, CA @ Voodoo Room

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MORE ABOUT BUTCHER BROWN:
"So, what kind of music do you make?” This question is the bane of every musician’s existence because it requires that they shrink down the wide expanse of their creativity to an easily (mis)understood genre description.

No matter how vivid or elaborate the description, “show” will always be more powerful than “tell.” The words we use to describe music don’t encapsulate what the listener’s experiences as much as give context clues. 

That’s why Butcher Brown – the multifaceted band from Richmond, Virginia – call their sound and their follow up to 2020’s #KingButch and their second release on Concord Jazz, Solar Music. 

Solar music is not simply a description; it’s an invitation to listen and an invitation to feel. 

Friends and bandmates Corey Fonville (drums), Andrew Randazzo, (bass), Morgan Burrs (guitar), Marcus “Tennishu” Tenney, (trumpet, saxophone, vocals) and Devonne “DJ Harrison” Harris (multi-instrumentalist) make music that is as diverse as their own varied tastes and backgrounds. It’s a seamlessly blended amalgam of sounds including jazz, hip-hop, rock, funk, R&B, alternative, soul, country, house, bossa nova, pop, and more. “We are the melting pot. We are the mix,” says Devonne. “I feel like that's what we represent and that's what this album represents.”

But Butcher Brown’s eclecticism isn’t for the sake of musical masturbation or to impress chin-stroking critics. Theirs is music of, and for, the people. “It’s music for everybody," says Tennishu reflecting on how well-received they’ve been on stages across the globe. “You can see it on all kinds of different faces, young, old, big, small, short, tall, they all start dancing eventually. It’s literally music for the whole solar system.”

So how did this band of brothers make the sun come out on this new album? They challenged themselves to break from routine and old formulas. “[In the past] we'd make a record, like [2014’s] All Purpose Music and put constraints on what we do in the studio with the thought of the live show, thinking ‘let's make this something that we can recreate at the show,’” explains Andrew. “We did that for a few records but then #KingButch was the one where we kind of departed from that idea and took more of a Sgt. Pepper … approach of, let's just explore what we can present in the studio, even if it's not something that we can pull off live.”

Realizing that listening to their albums and their live show are two distinct experiences unlocked a new level of creativity for the band. Now Butcher Brown could allow themselves to explore new sounds and approaches to songwriting and production. This new unbridled creativity informed their approach to making Solar Music over the course of many sessions in 2021 and 2022 at go-to studios Montrose Recording, Minimum Wage Studios, and their homebase Jellowstone.

Of course, the sun is at the centre of the solar system, giving us warmth, lighting our days and keeping the planet revolving around it. Similarly, when it came time to create Solar Music, the band saw themselves at the centre of their sound drawing in other like-minded musicians with gravitational pull. 

What could have been an insular musical conversation between the five became a collaboration with some of their friends and faves including Oakland-bred wordsmith Nappy Nina (Half of It), hip-hop iconoclast Pink Siifu (Eye Never Know, Run It Up), East London rapper Jay Prince (Move), real-life guitar hero Charlie Hunter (Espionage) and more.  

On the new album, Butcher Brown flexes their musicianship not only as players but also songwriters, producers, and composers collaborating with guests. “We can do everything on our own, sure, and we have done that for forever, but it's also cool to have other people come in and get their perspectives,” explains Morgan. “Butcher Brown is evolving, maturing, and we’re growing as people,” adds Corey, reflecting on the making of Solar Music.  

The results of these collabs are extraordinary. Take the album’s first single, I Can’t Say To You, for instance. “You’ll find your way/ tomorrow or today/ there’s nothing else I can say to you …,” sings guest Vanisha Gould, in a voice that sounds both angelic and ancestral. “She has a voice that almost sounds like a sample, almost like Billie Holiday or something," says Corey who sought her out to feature on the song. “It’s got that warmth, like somebody’s mama singing to you.” 

Warmth, light, and connection through a sound that like the sun itself is for everyone. Welcome to Solar Music.

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MOTHER ROAD TOUR KICKS OFF SEPTEMBER 7
INCLUDES STOPS IN NYC, ATLANTA, CHICAGO, VERMONT
AND MORE

TORONTO, ON - August 14, 2023 - Today, 3X GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter, Grace Potter, shares Masterpiece, the finale track from Mother Road, her “dynamite new album” (Guitar Player) out this Friday, August 18, via Fantasy Records. A coming-of-age autobiography in cabaret-pop form, Masterpiece envisions Potter’s libertine young adulthood𑁋and the lust for life that propelled her out into the world in whimsical detail. Watch the Masterpiece visualizer here. Pre-order Mother Road here. 

“Masterpiece came from going back home, driving by my high school every day, and feeling childhood memories rushing back, one of the silver linings of going back home,” Potter shares. “The kids I’d grown up with were there with a million stories about me, every story got weirder and wilder than the last. But I love that that’s how they remembered me and that I’m living those stories out through Mother Road.”

Produced by Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Nickel Creek) and recorded at RCA’s famed Studio A in Nashville and Topangadise in Topanga, CA, Mother Road - the follow-up to Potter’s 2019 acclaimed, 2X GRAMMY-nominated album, Daylight - finds the rock and soul artist deconstructing her deepest fears and darkest regrets and charting the fallout with brutal honesty and emotional daring. 

Throughout the album’s 10 original tracks, Potter, along with contributions from top-flight musicians, commands an expansive soundscape of soulful rock, roots, funk, country, and R&B. Watch the Mother Road album trailer here.

Tickets are currently on sale for Potter’s Mother Road Tour, which kicks off at Collin Centers for the Arts in Orono, ME on Saturday, September 7. The 18-date fall tour also includes two performances at Shelburne Museum in her native Vermont, as well as shows at New York City’s Pier 17, Milwaukee’s Pabst Theatre, Chicago’s Riviera Theater and Atlanta’s Tabernacle, among other great venues, before concluding at The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC on November 18. See below for the full itinerary. For tickets information please visit gracepotter.com. 

GRACE POTTER TOUR DATES:
September 1 - Snowmass Village, CO - JAS Aspen Snowmass
September 7- Orono, ME - Collins Center for the Arts *
September 8 - Providence, RI - Veterans Memorial Auditorium *
September 9 - Lewiston, NY - Artpark *
September 10 - Hammondsport, NY - Pavilion at Point of the Bluff Vineyard *
September 14 - Concord, NH - Capitol Center for the Arts *
September 15 & 16 - Shelburne, VT - Shelburne Museum, Ben & Jerry's Concerts on The Green - BOTH DATES SOLD OUT 
September 17 - Albany, NY - The Egg *
September 22 - Branford, CT - Stony Creek Brewery *
September 23 - New York, NY - Pier 17 *
September 24 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak *
September 27 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater *
September 29 - Richmond, VA - Maymont *
September 30 - Harrisburg, PA - Southside Stage  *
October 1 - Ocean City, MD - Oceans Calling Festival
October 4 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theatre *
October 5 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater *
October 6 - Des Moines, IA - Hoyt Sherman Place *
October 7- Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater *
November 11- Highlands, NC - Highlands Food & Wine Festival
November 17- Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
November 18 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore *
March 18-22, 2024 - Miami, FL to Cozumel, MX - Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea

*official Mother Road Tour dates

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TORONTO, ON – August 14, 2023 – Rising artist, August Royals, has released his latest single, Every Time I Go, via RCA Records.
 
The pop-punk influenced single follows a run of recent releases from August Royals, including, Love You Til I Die and Angel Arms, each serving as the next chapter of his continued sonic evolution. Awash in upbeat percussion and melodic vocals, the song serves as an ode to August’s partner, proclaiming that no matter where he is, he keeps her with him.  
 
Garnering praise from V Magazine, Rollacoaster, Lyrical Lemonade, and more, August Royals has quickly started making a name for himself in just a few short months, establishing himself as an artist to watch. Selected as part of Pigeons & Planes’ highly coveted Best New Artists, he was heralded as “the rare kind of talent who’s positioned to strike the difficult balance between artistry and accessibility.” The Georgia-born and Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter first caught listeners’ attention in 2019 when he posted a clip of his song, Restless, and went viral on Instagram with hundreds of thousands of views.
 
After a chance meeting with Kevin Abstract at a show in Los Angeles, the two became fast friends and collaborators. Championed by Abstract, August signed with RCA Records and released his debut single, Blue Football, to praise and critical acclaim. Clash called the release “exhilarating,” praising it as a “carefully finessed song, one that balances the micro with the macro in its search for meaning.” Following suit with, Crash, less than a month later, the single was featured as one of Billboard’s 10 Cool New Pop Songs. In 2022, he released his debut project, Inhaler, a nine-track EP that served as a multi-genre reflection of his own experiences and struggles.

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A STUNNING GENRE SNAPSHOT ACROSS GENERATIONS PRODUCED AND COMPILED BY DAN AUERBACH

12-SONG SET UNITES LEGENDARY BLUES MASTERS
(ROBERT FINLEY, RL BOYCE, JIMMY "DUCK” HOLMES,
LEO BUD WELCH, GLENN SCHWARTZ) AND BREAKTHROUGH NEWCOMERS (NAT MYERS, GABE CARTER, MOONRISERS) PLUS NEVER-BEFORE-HEARD SONGS FROM AUERBACH AND THE BLACK KEYS

THE BLACK KEYS HEADLINED ALL-STAR JUKE JOINT JAM
ALBUM RELEASE PARTY AT NASHVILLE'S BROOKLYN BOWL THIS WEEK + LISTEN TO PREVIOUSLY-UNRELEASED NO LOVIN' FROM THE GROUP HERE

"With the way the production is built around the artists, no one should be surprised that in Music City, Easy Eye Sound is recording and releasing blues material every bit as splendid, gritty — and yes, authentic — as anything coming out of Chicago or Mississippi." — Nashville Scene

"This is a powerful, insistent collection of artists laying down a murky groove that few contemporary artists get right. Credit producer/auteur Auerbach, who understands, appreciates, and is inspired by the music these non-commercial artists make and uses his capacity as a high-profile star to share it with the world.” — American Songwriter

"Tell Everybody! anthologizes some of the most important and undersung blues work of the last century...ranging near and far across the works of bluesmen who have greatly informed the landscape." — Paste Magazine