It has been a while since we last heard from Dopapod, but speculation of the band's future can end today. "We’re all incredibly excited to bring the band back together to usher in the next chapter of Dopapod," keyboardist Eli Winderman shares. "We’ve been blown away by the amount of speculation on our return and just the overall love and support surrounding the band."

To usher in this latest chapter, Dopapod will reunite on April 27th, 2019 for their debut performance at Port Chester, NY's historic Capitol Theatre. "There is so much history at The Cap and it’s truly an honor to be a part of that," continues Winderman. "We’re looking forward to doing our thing there and it just felt like the perfect venue to bring the band back." So far, this is the band's only performance planned.

Now, what has the four-piece – comprised of Winderman plus bandmates Rob Compa (guitar/vocals), Chuck Jones (bass) and Neal "Fro Evans (drums) – been up to over the last year? They affectionately shout out what their Lighting and Sound Designer, Luke Stratton, has been up to – joining Smashing Pumpkins on a tour throughout the U.S. and Europe. As for the other members?

"This last year was much needed for all of us," continues Winderman. "We all were able to explore other musical avenues in our lives and it really helped inspire everyone." To name a few accomplishments, Rob wrote and recorded his first solo album and has been playing alongside different bands including Barika (which features Craig Myers from Mike Gordon Band). Eli has been working on Octave Cat’s latest album and started a weekly funk show – Funk n' Bowl – in Philadelphia. And Chuck and Neal recorded a new album and toured behind their other project, Mom and Dad.

General on sale for the upcoming reunion show at the Capitol Theatre is this Friday, January 25th at 12 pm ET. Starting today, January 23rd at 12 pm ET, a very limited number of tickets are available via the artist presale which can be unlocked using the code "Dopafam".

Additionally, "#1 Best Dopapod" VIP Packages, which are paired with a private show and catered brunch at Garcia's on Sunday, April 28th, are available to 150 lucky fans. These packages include: early entry to the show on April 27th, (1) one ticket to the April 27th show, (1) one audio download of the show, (1) one ticket to a special Storyteller Set and Q&A + catered brunch on Sunday, April 28th and Garcia's, (1) one limited edition signed poster, and a photo opportunity with the band. The VIP show will run from 12 - 2 pm on the 28th, with doors opening at 11 am. 

All tickets can be purchased here: ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1818054

To kick off 2019, Aqueous has just surprise released Element Pt. III, the third part of their live Element series. The most recent live compilation chronicles the highlights from last fall's Color Wheel tour and can now be streamed or purchased through your preferred digital platform here: https://fanlink.to/AqueousEIII.

"This live compilation includes some of the best songs and moments from our time on the road last fall," shares Dave Loss. "Many of these tracks are 'fan-favorites'; one's that fans have repeatedly talked about or shared with one another, others are just simply ones we enjoyed! Together, all of the selections on this release represent the great energy and excitement we experienced while on tour."

Element Pt. III pulls tracks from ​Philadelphia, PA, Milwaukee, WI, Frisco, CO, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, and Omaha, NE tour stops from November and December 2018.

Element Pt. III Tracklist:
1. Origami (11.3.18 Philadelphia, PA)
2. Underlyer (11.30.18 Milwaukee, WI)
3. Josie (12.6.18 Frisco, CO)
4. Realize Your Light (11.2.18 Washington, DC)
5. Numbers and Facts (11.2.18 Washington, DC)
6. Mandela Effect (11.30.18 Milwaukee, WI)
7. Kitty Chaser (11.29.18 Chicago, IL)
8. Split the Difference (12.11.18 Omaha, NE)
9. Skyway (11.30.18 Milwaukee, WI)
10. 20/20 (12.6.18 Frisco, CO)

"The Color Wheel Tour was a benchmark tour us, and we all felt really inspired and locked in with the new material from the record fueling the performances," continues Mike Gantzer. "This compilation represents the next chapter in our ‘Element’ live series and captures some excellent and wild musical moments from a really memorable tour for us and our fans. We’re stoked for people to hear it!”

Aqueous continues their co-headlining tour with BIG Something this month, which includes the band's first stint on the West Coast. Starting in April, you can catch Aqueous on the road with Turkuaz with their summer festival schedule already starting to take shape. Find a full list of upcoming dates below. 

AQUEOUS
Upcoming Tour Dates:

2/7 - Bloomington, IN - The Bluebird **
2/8 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall **
2/9 - Kansas City, MO - Knucklehead's **
2/13 - Durango, CO - Animas City Theatre **
2/14 - Avon, CO - Agave **
2/15 - Winter Park, CO - Ullrs Tavern **
2/16 - Estes Park, CO - The Stanley Hotel **
2/17 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom **
2/20 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall **
2/21 - Portland, OR - Star Theater **
2/22 -  Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge **
2/23 - Bend, OR - Volcanic Theatre Pub **
2/26 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's **
2/27 -  Berkeley, CA - Cornerstone **
2/28 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater **
3/1 - San Diego, CA - Winston's Beach Club **
3/6 - Austin, TX - The Parish **
3/7 - Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Co. **
3/8 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe **
3/9 - New Orleans, LA - Parish At House Of Blues **
3/15 - Rochester, NY - Anthology *
3/16 - Erie, PA - King's Rook Club &
4/4 - State College, PA - The State Theatre ^
4/5 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Music Hall ^
4/6 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel ^
4/12 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club ^
5/16 - 5/18 - Masontown, WV - Domefest
5/24 - 5/26 - Chillicothe, IL - Summer Camp Music Festival
5/31 - 6/2 - Ozark, AK - Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain
7/20 - Jay, VT - Jeezum Crow Festival
7/25 - 7/28 - Scranton, PA - The Peach Music Festival

** w/ BIG Something
* 3 sets, 1 all improv
& "an evening with"
^ w/ Turkuaz

For a very special, one-time-only performance, Ghost-Note will take the stage at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans, LA on May 4th to play their critically-acclaimed record Swagism in its entirety.

Upon its release, Okayplayer called the record, "a sprawling kaleidoscope of sound, passion, funk, and might," and charted on the iTunes Jazz charts. Additionally, the Wall Street Journal praised Swagism, "A spectacular 94 minutes of ultra-tight, percussion-forward funk-hop, EDM, rhythm-and-blues and general shredding." Currently, Swagism's title track is currently in heavy rotation on SiriusXM's Jam On station.

Swagism (Live) also promises to welcome numerous special guests from the album – such as Nigel Hall and Eric "Benny" Bloom of Lettuce, Alvin Ford Jr., Brandon "Taz" Niederauer, and more – with a few more surprise special guests from Swagism expected to join.

Special Guests from Swagism Performing Swagism (Live):
Nigel Hall (Lettuce)
Bobby Sparks II - Grammy Award Winning Musician and Producer
Weedie Braimah
Alvin Ford Jr. (Pretty Lights, Dumpstaphunk, Trombone Shorty) 
Brandon “Taz” Niederauer 
So So Topic
Prudence TheAuset Sneed
Elise Testone (American Idol) 
Eric “Benny” Bloom (Lettuce) 

Ghost-Note Lineup: 
Robert Sput Searight - Drums (Snarky Puppy, Herbie Hancock, Kendrick Lamar) 
Nate Werth - Percussion (Snarky Puppy)
MonoNeon - Bass (Prince)
Dominique Xavier Taplin - Keyboards
Vaughn “V.Keys” Henry - Keyboards 
Peter Knudsen - Guitar 
Sylvester Onyejiaka - Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax, Flute (Prince, Quantic)
Jonathan Mones - Alto Sax, Flute (Funky Knuckles, RC & The Gritz)
Mike Jelani Brooks - Tenor Sax, Flute (Kirk Franklin, RC & The Gritz)

Additionally, the band will record the live performance of Swagism to commemorate this unique gathering of musicians. "We're looking forward to revisiting Swagism in its entirety with all the band members but even more excited about recording it live with most of our friends and family featured on the record," shared Sput.

Tickets are on sale now for the very special live performance of Swagism at One Eyed Jacks: http://bit.ly/GhostNotePlaysSwagism

GHOST-NOTE
Tour Dates

2/14 - Dunedin, FL - Dunedin Brewery *
2/15 - Gainesville, FL - Heartwood Soundstage *
2/16 - Jacksonville. FL - 1904 Music Hall *
2/17 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Pourhouse *
2/19 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5 *
2/20 - Roanoke, VA - 5 Points Music Sanctuary *
3/1 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater ^
3/2 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern ^
3/7 - Bend, OR - Midtown Ballroom ^
3/8 - Eugene. OR - McDonald Theater ^
3/9 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo ^
3/14 - Cambridge, MA - Regatta Bar Jazz Club
3/15 - West Hartford, CT - New Park Brewing
3/16 - New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge #
3/17 - Ardmore, PA - The Ardmore Music Hall #
3/18 - Baltimore, MD - Creative Alliance
3/19 - Washington, DC - Eaton Hotel
3/20 - Vienna, VA - Jammin Java
3/21 - Black Mountain, NC - Pisgah Brewing Company
3/22 - Charlotte, NC - Heist
3/23 - Raleigh, NC - The Pour House Music Hall
3/24 - Lexington, NC - High Rock Outfitters
4/5 & 4/6 - Live Oak, FL - Suwannee Rising Music Festival
4/20 & 4/21 - Portland, OR - Star Theater
5/4 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks !
6/26 - Toronto, CAN - Horseshoe Tavern
6/28 - Rothbury, MI - Electric Forest Festival
7/12 - Stuttgart, Germany - BIX Jazzclub & Lounge

* w/ Electric Kif
^ w/ Umphrey's McGee
# w/ Brandon "Taz" Niederauer
! Swagism Live performance feat. special guests

In anticipation of their long-awaited reunion show a The Capitol Theatre on April 27th, Dopapod will start to systematically release their catalog of live recordings on Nugs.net. As of today, the first 5 shows have been released and are currently available to stream: http://bit.ly/DopapodNugsNet.

Fans can expect to see an additional 5 shows added monthly to Nugs.net leading into the April 27th reunion show. Following the reunion, the band's entire archive will make its migration over to Nugs.net. 

"We are very excited to team up with Nugs.net and to have our 333+ live soundboard recordings on a streaming service with so many other great bands,” shared Dopapod. "We'll be starting the transition with 5 stand out shows from 2017, hand selected by the band." The shows currently available to stream are:

4/8/17 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
8/10/17 - Scranton, PA - Peach Music Fest
10/31/17 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Putnam Den
12/8/17 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern
12/15/17 - Stroudsburg, PA - Sherman Theater

Up until now, Dopapod's live catalog of over 333 soundboard recordings was only available on Podify. While the catalog is changing homes completely (meaning Podify will no longer offer these recordings), the band is partnering with Nugs.net to offer all current Podify subscribers three free months on the new service. More information is available at: http://bit.ly/DopapodNugsNet.

There are still some tickets available to Dopapod's upcoming reunion show at the Capitol Theatre on April 27th and those tickets can be purchased here: http://bit.ly/DopapodCapitol.

The band continues their spring tour tonight at Aspen Snowmass and have dates scheduled through August:

3/5 - Aspen, CO - Aspen Snowmass

3/7 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada

3/8 - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall

3/9 - Milwaukee, WI - The Miramar Theatre

3/10 - Detroit, MI - El Club

3/14 - Louisville, KY - Gravely Brewing Co

3/15 & 3/16 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern

4/4 - State College, PA - State Theatre

4/5 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Hall Hartford

4/6 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel

4/11 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt

4/12 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club

4/13 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground

4/18 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground

4/19 - Kingston, NY - BSP Kingston {Back Room Theater}

4/20 - Boston, MA - The Paradise

4/21 - Atlanta, GA - Sweetwater 420 Festival

4/25 - Charleston, SC - The Charleston Pour House

4/26 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar

4/27 - Miami Beach, FL - North Beach Bandshell

5/3 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitinas

5/23 - Martinsville, VA - Rooster Walk 11 Music & Arts Festival

5/26 - Napa, CA - BottleRock

6/1 - Newport, ME - Branch Fest

6/22 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre

6/28 - Bozeman, MT - Rialto Theatre

7/13 - Snowshoe, WV - 4848 Festival

8/10 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Jazz Festival

8/24 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Festival

In anticipation of the coming Red Rocks Amphitheatre co-bill with Twiddle and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, where Kitchen Dwellers offers support, the bands have shared a special "TwidGeonDwellers" playlist, now streaming on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/pigeonsplaying/sets/twiddle-pppp-rr.

Let this serve as confirmation a fully collaborative "TwidGeonDwellers" set is planned for the Thursday, May 2nd show, where all 3 bands are expected to simultaneously share the stage. Tickets are moving fast but can still be purchased here: redrocksonline.com/events/detail/twiddle-pigeons-playing-ping-pong.

The nine-song playlist complies live cuts from previous collaborations ("Ghostbusters" feat. Twiddle and PPPP, 8-2-2017 Boulder, CO), sit-ins (Twiddle's "Apples" feat. Jeremy Schon, 10-26-2018 Washington DC) and covers of one another's tunes (Kitchen Dwellers plays "Burning Up My Time," 11-3-2018 Atlanta, GA) taking place on the road over the years.

Additionally, leading into the highly-anticipated May 2nd show, Twiddle and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will partake in a five-date co-headlining series titled "Road To Red Rocks."

The five-date tour will begin on April 24th in Columbia, MO at The Blue Note, heading next to Urbana, IL for a show at The Canopy Club, followed by plays at Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI, Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN, with a final performance at Slowdown in Omaha, NE on April 28th before the big day at Red Rocks in Morrison, CO on May 2nd.

The "Road To Red Rocks" run promises to be something truly amazing for two bands who truly grew through the scene simultaneously, speaking to their intertwined–and very friendly–history. For this limited run of shows, Twiddle and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will alternate who closes each night. Additionally, fans will be treated to a full set of music from both bands at each stop and each show lends itself to spontaneous sit-ins and unique collaborations between groups.

Road To Red Rocks Tour Dates

4/24 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note
4/25 - Urbana, IL - Canopy
4/26 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
4/27 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
4/28 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
5/2 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater

Yesterday, powerhouse nonet Turkuaz debuted their brand new video for "Superstatic" exclusively on Facebook. The song comes from last year's studio record, Life In The City, and was shot in the band's hometown of Brooklyn, NY at the borough's famed venue, Brooklyn Bowl. The official video for "Superstatic" is now available to watch and share via YouTube: https://youtu.be/9w6lwrhnTMg.

"From the inception stage of us writing and recording this song, it was always about capturing the vibrant energy of what we aim to do as a band," shared Turkuaz guitarist/vocalist Dave Brandwein, who produced the video. "It’s a throwback to some of our favorite music of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, but with our own Turkuaz spin. The hope in creating the video was to take that energy and run with it. Though we’ve done videos in the past, we hadn’t successfully captured the various personalities of each member, or visual elements of our live show. I think we achieved this via an explosion of colorful fun and imagination, thanks to the amazing team that put it all together."

Directed by Dani Brandwein and Jocelyn Pierce, "Superstatic" was shot in front of green screens and involved a number of personnel who banned together with their talents to create something wholly unique and true to the nature of Turkuaz. As Dani Brandwein shares, "Making 'Superstatic' in many ways represents the Turkuaz ethos as a whole: throwing everyone’s resources and talents together to create something that hopefully brings people joy – with an extra sprinkling of strangeness. I still can’t believe we turned Brooklyn Bowl into a green screen studio. I wonder if the band that was sound checking that Monday afternoon will ever see this!?"

The video's full credits can be found below –

Directed by:
Dani Brandwein
Jocelyn Pierce

Produced by:
Dave Brandwein

Director of Photography:
Josh Weinhaus

Visual FX and Animation:
Javier Cruz

Edited by:
Justin Sirizzotti

Costume Design:
Jocelyn Pierce

1st Assistant Camera:
Sophia Adams

Gaffer: 
Zachai Kalet-Schwartz 

Hair and Makeup:
Cassandra Paras

Turkuaz hits the road again next week on Thursday, April 4th, with dates scheduled throughout the summer. Find a full list of dates below and head over to the band's website for tickets and more info on specific performances: turkuazband.com.

TURKUAZ
Upcoming Tour Dates

4/4 - State College, PA - State Theatre *
4/5 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Hall Hartford *
4/6 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel *
4/11 - Ithaca, NY - The Haunt ^
4/12 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
4/13 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
4/18 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
4/19 - Kingston, NY - BSP Kingston {Back Room Theater} #
4/20 - Boston, MA - The Paradise
4/21 - Atlanta, GA - Sweetwater 420 Festival
4/25 - Charleston, SC - The Charleston Pour House
4/26 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
4/27 - Miami Beach, FL - North Beach Bandshell
5/3 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitinas
5/5 - Pittsboro, NC - Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival
5/23 - Martinsville, VA - Rooster Walk 11 Music & Arts Festival
5/26 - Napa, CA - BottleRock
6/1 - Newport, ME - Branch Fest
6/22 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre !
6/26 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
6/28 - Bozeman, MT - Rialto Theatre
6/29 - Missoula, MT - Top Hat Lounge
7/4 - Sandpoint, ID - The Hive
7/5 & 7/6 - Whitefish, MT - The Remington Bar
7/13 - Snowshoe, WV - 4848 Festival
8/10 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Jazz Festival
7/27 - Burlington, VT - Tumble Down
8/1 - Thornville, OH - The Werk Out
8/10 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Jazz Festival
8/17 - Cockeysville, MD - Hot August Music Festival
8/24 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Festival
9/1 - Aspen, CO - Jazz Aspen @ Snowmass

* w/ Aqueous
^ w/ Butter
# w/ Brass Against
! w/ Umphrey's McGee

Ever since Dopapod announced their return from hiatus marked by a Capitol Theatre play on April 27th, 2019, fans have been wondering if new music was on the horizon. Earlier this week that suspicion was confirmed with the band's release of "Numbers Need Humans," the first single from their upcoming record, Emit Time, due out May 24th, 2019. As of today, "Numbers Need Humans" is available everywhere digitally, including iTunes and Spotify. 

Additionally, the band has debuted a studio video from the recording of "Number Need Humans," which can be watched here: https://youtu.be/AwmaZBt6lcI.
 "We had a blast making Emit Time," keyboardist Eli Winderman fondly shares. "Our first priority after getting the band back together was to spend time developing some new music that we each worked on individually throughout the year."

After recording sessions in Denver and Philadelphia, Dopapod had new songs in hand, ready to mix. "It felt so great to come back to the band with a renewed perspective around the whole thing," continues Winderman. "Musically, it feels like we got back in touch with some of our original influences while still directing our sights forward to where the sound of the band is evolving." 

"The attitude [in Colorado] was great, and vibes were high during the multiple recording sessions for the record, adds bassist Chuck Jones. "I believe I can speak for all of us when I say, we are very proud of and confident that this new album represents where Dopapod is now. Music is tight and hopefully, this release of some new and some old Dopapod music will be entertaining and enjoyable to listen to."

The writing process for Emit Time differed from Dopapod's past efforts because each member brought songs into the sessions they had individually worked on during the hiatus, creating a more collaborative writing environment. In addition, lyrics were a group effort for the first time.

"The album feels like a truly honest representation of us as a band at this point in time," Winderman elaborates. "The song selections are a combination of music freshly developed after our hiatus and selections from our repertoire that we hadn’t released yet."

In true Dopapod fashion, the album's title, Emit Time continues their theme of palindromic titles, but also represents the band giving, creating and emitting themselves time away to gain a greater perspective. 

"Interestingly, we had been developing a semi-concept album about time and time travel before the hiatus," says Winderman. "It all came full circle when we combined the music we wrote after the break with the material already written."

Drummer, Neal "Fro" Evans, enthusiastically adds, "Can't wait to share this new record with the world. My hair curls right up just thinking about it! Compositionally, I think it represents a wonderful shift in the band and our outlook on things, keeping with our roots and moving forward and being efficient and (hopefully) smarter. Enjoy!”

Earlier this week, guitarist Rob Compa shared a detailed description of his guitar techniques employed on "Numbers Need Humans" with Guitar World Magazine, and that piece can be read here.

Tickets are moving fast but there are still a few available for their return to the stage on April 27th at The Capitol Theatre: ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1818054. So far, this is their only scheduled live apperance for 2019.

Colorado's electronic music duo, Break Science, releases first music of 2019 with "Coded Theory," out now. Take a listen here: brksci.us/coded-theory.

"Coded Theory" sees the duo – comprised of keyboardist, producer and jazz pianist, Borahm Lee (Pretty Lights Live Band) and funk, hip-hop drummer extraordinaire, Adam Deitch (Lettuce) – delve into the vast abyss of world music soundscapes, while still holding true to the old-school, East Coast hip-hop meets futuristic soundwaves style they've become known for. 

"We are very excited to present 'Coded Theory,'" shares Deitch. "The song represents how we have evolved as producers and musicians while staying to true to our core sound. We evolve as we decode life's mysteries."

With over a decade of creation under their belts, and arguably among the artistic pioneers of the mid-2000s electronic music explosion, the duo adds a layer of intrigue and depth to their music with the incorporation of Deitch's live drumming and Lee's real-time performance behind the synthesizer and keyboard.

Outside of Break Science, the duo are quite accomplished and respected musicians in their own right. Lee has worked with cultural icons like Kanye West and The Fugees. Deitch has worked with hip-hop legends like Redman, Pharoahe Monch and members of the Wu-Tang Clan, and he’s manned the drum seat for jazz luminaries like John Scofield (Uberjam); he is also a founding member and principal songwriter for the modern funk band, Lettuce. Their unique performance experiences inform the blend of music created under the Break Science moniker. 

On May 4th, Break Science made a Jazz Fest late-night appearance in New Orleans, LA at One Eyed Jacks, with a handful of dates to follow, including appearances in Denver, CO at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom and at Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL. Find a full list of announced dates below and purchase tickets via the band's website: breaksciencemusic.com.

Keep your ears perked for future releases from Break Science in the coming months.

BREAK SCIENCE
Tour Dates

5/9 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
5/10 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
5/23 - 5/26 - Chillicothe, IL - Summer Camp Music Festival
8/1 - 8/4 - Darrington, WA - Summer Meltdown
8/23 - 8/24 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Festival

This year marks 20 years for The New Mastersounds, and they've already dazzled crowds at Suwanee Rising and New Orleans Jazz Fest with their live set (currently featuring vocalist Lamar Williams Jr.), and they've released a 7" vinyl only single. But they're only just getting started.

Fans can expect the latest NMS studio effort, Shake It, on Friday, September 13th via Color Red. Pre-order is happening now: bit.ly/CRED-ShakeItPreorder.

In advance of the record, NMS have shared the record's first single, "Let's Go Back (feat. Lamar Williams Jr.)" and you can take a listen here: bit.ly/CRED-lets-go-back. It's currently available on all DSPs including Spotify, AppleMusic and YouTube.

As the first single release from the forthcoming studio LP, “Let’s Go Back (feat. Lamar Williams Jr.)” sets the stage for a collaboration between The New Mastersounds and the vocalist, which continues throughout the record. Written by NMS keyboardist Joe Tatton during a late night creative session in Atlanta alongside Williams, the song draws influences from the swampy grooves of Lee Dorsey and The Meters, with lyrics testifying that it’s never too late to go back and “make things good again.”

Tatton shared, “Writing with Lamar felt so natural and immediate – we just clicked right away. This was the first song from the album that we completed and we’re really happy with how it has turned out!”

In addition to the news surrounding Shake It, NMS has added late summer and fall tour dates to their schedule. All newly announced dates – which include two-nights in Mill Valley, CA as well as in Denver, CO, and appearances in the northeast, southeast and west coast – are on sale this coming Friday, May 17th at 10:00 am local time. Tickets and more info available via the band's website: newmastersounds.com/tour.

THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS 
Tour Dates

5/15 - Portland, ME - Aura
5/16 - Fairfield, CT - Stage One
5/17 & 5/18 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl
6/7 - Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
6/8 - Central City, CO - Central Jazz
7/4 & 7/5 - Quincy, CA - High Sierra Music Festival
7/6 & 7/7 - Mill Valley, CA - Sweetwater Music Hall *
7/9 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry *
7/10 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre *
7/11 - Washington, DC - Union Stage *
7/12 - New York, NY - Rock Off Concert Cruise *
7/13 - Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall *
9/13 - London, UK - Jazz Cafe
9/20 - Leeds, UK - The Wardrobe
9/26 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
9/27 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Pour House *
9/29 - Asheville, NC - Isis Music Hall *
10/2 - Bend, OR - Domino Room *
10/3 & 10/4 - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge *
10/5 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *
10/10 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre *
10/11 & 10/12 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom *
10/17 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge *
10/19 - St. Louis, MO - Atomic Cowboy Pavilion *

* notes newly added dates

In September, Turkuaz welcomed their fifth studio effort, Life In The City, a nine-track LP inclusive of singles "Superstatic," "If I Ever Fall Asleep" and the sensational title track, "Life In The City." Given that the recording process spanned from 2016 to 2018, it comes as no surprise there are additional tracks to share from the same time period. Today, Turkuaz has announced the Afterlife EP pair, with Vol. 1 available now: http://smarturl.it/yec5d9. A second volume can be expected later this summer.

On each of the EPs, fans can expect mostly brand new material, as well as studio recordings of live show favorites, and even some demo versions of familiar songs. Afterlife Vol. 1 includes a stripped-down original demo of the standalone single (which was written and recorded during the same timespan), "On The Run."

"The process of making the record truly started back when making demos at my apartment," shares Turkuaz frontman, Dave Brandwein. "I was between studios and took it as an opportunity to start writing. I put together the demo for 'On the Run' one night while sitting in my room, layering parts on synths and guitars. Determined not to use the drum machine sequence I made, we went to a studio to record Mikey [Carubba]'s drums and some percussion from Nate Werth (Snarky Puppy, Ghost Note)."

Several months later, the track was revisited with producer Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads), and many layers were added as the song evolved into what became the final version of "On The Run."

"Take it Slow" and "Gogo Mr. Dodo" are two fan-favorites from the band's live rotation to make it onto Afterlife Vol 1. Brandwein offered some insight on their evolution: "Both songs started as demos by Craig Brodhead (guitar/keys), which I wrote the lyrics and melody over. In both cases, I knew that I was not the one who should sing these songs. Josh [Schwartz, saxophone] and Shira [Elias, vocals] respectively embody the vibe of these tunes so well and make them completely their own, so their voices are featured on the tracks." 

The entire experience of writing and recording this record (and now, the pair of EPs) was, as Brandwein puts it, "a process of experimenting and trying different things to see which fit best."

Of the songs on Afterlife Vol. 1, two have never been heard before – "Roll Away," based on a groove that  bassist Taylor Shell created, and "Mojo Filter," a "jam" created during a sporadic basement set in the wake of a canceled festival set, brought back to life and fleshed out for the record at Brodhead's request.

Turkuaz has many upcoming performances scheduled throughout the country this summer including an appearance at BottleRock and a performance at Red Rocks Ampitheatre alongside Umphrey's McGee. Recently added dates include the band's first journey to Japan for a two-night stint at Blue Note in Tokyo, and a debut appearance in Australia at Caloundra Music Festival this October. Come 2020, Turkuaz returns to everyone's favorite festival-at-sea, Jam Cruise.

Find a full list of upcoming dates below and head over to the band's website for tickets and more info on specific dates: turkuazband.com.

TURKUAZ
Upcoming Tour Dates

5/23 - Martinsville, VA - Rooster Walk 11 Music & Arts Festival
5/26 - Napa, CA - BottleRock
6/1 - Newport, ME - Branch Fest
6/22 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre !
6/26 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
6/28 - Bozeman, MT - Rialto Theatre
6/29 - Missoula, MT - Top Hat Lounge
7/4 - Sandpoint, ID - The Hive
7/5 & 7/6 - Whitefish, MT - The Remington Bar
7/13 - Snowshoe, WV - 4848 Festival
7/26 & 7/27 - Burlington, VT - Tumble Down
8/1 - 8/4 - Thornville, OH - The Werk Out
8/9 - 8/11 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Jazz Festival
8/17 - Cockeysville, MD - Hot August Music Festival
8/23 & 8/24 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Festival
9/1 - Aspen, CO - Jazz Aspen @ Snowmass
9/20 - 9/22 - Felton, CA - Mountain Sol Fest
9/29 & 9/30 - Tokyo, Japan -  Blue Note Tokyo
10/4 - 10/6 - Caloundra Music Festival - Kings Beach, Australia
1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise

! w/ Umphrey's McGee

It's been a waiting game, but Dopapod's latest studio release, Emit Time, is now out everywhere. Check it out on iTunes and Spotify. In addition, the band has released a limited edition vinyl LP and the pre-order is happening now: http://bit.ly/EmitTimeVinyl.

"We had a blast making Emit Time," keyboardist Eli Winderman fondly shares about the writing and recording for the album. "Our first priority after getting the band back together was to spend time developing some new music that we each worked on individually throughout the year."

After recording sessions in Denver and Philadelphia, Dopapod had new songs in hand, ready to mix. "It felt so great to come back to the band with a renewed perspective around the whole thing," continues Winderman. "Musically, it feels like we got back in touch with some of our original influences while still directing our sights forward to where the sound of the band is evolving." 

Emit Time Tracklisting:
1. Numbers Need Humans
2. Test of Time
3. 23 Forever
4. Live in the Dream
5. Superbowl
6. Weedie
7. Landmines
8. Whale (I Am)

The writing process for Emit Time differed from Dopapod's past efforts because each member – including guitarist Rob Compa, drummer Neal "Fro" Evans, and bassist Chuck Jones, in addition to Winderman – contributed songs they had individually worked on during the hiatus, creating a more collaborative writing environment. In addition, lyrics were a group effort for the first time.

"The album feels like a truly honest representation of us as a band at this point in time," Winderman elaborates. "The song selections are a combination of music freshly developed after our hiatus and selections from our repertoire that we hadn’t released yet."

In true Dopapod fashion, the album's title, Emit Time continues their theme of palindromic titles, but also represents the band giving, creating and emitting themselves time away to gain a greater perspective. 

"Interestingly, we had been developing a semi-concept album about time and time travel before the hiatus," says Winderman. "It all came full circle when we combined the music we wrote after the break with the material already written."

Dopapod has a handful of upcoming festival plays scheduled throughout the summer. Find a full list of announced dates below and purchase tickets over at dopapod.com/tour.

DOPAPOD
Upcoming Tour Dates

6/7 - 6/9 - Stephentown, NY - Disc Jam
7/25 - 7/28 - Scranton, PA - Peach Music Festival
8/1 - 8/4 - Thornville, OH - The Werk Out

Experimental 7-piece rock ensemble, Thank You Scientist, has just welcomed their third and latest studio effort into the world – Terraformer is out today on Evil Ink Records. Take a listen here or wherever you get your music.

It has been nearly three year's since the band's last release, and critics and fans can agree it was well worth the wait. Terraformer is a two-disc exploration of sonically boundless music, where jazz meets experimental rock, and the septet operates much like a small orchestral ensemble. 

Founded by guitarist and bandleader Monda, Thank You Scientist self-released the Perils of Time Travel EP in 2011, before signing with Claudio Sanchez's (of Coheed and Cambria) label Evil Ink Records. Their 2012 full-length debut, Maps of Non-Existent Places made it onto the Billboard Hard Rock and Heatseekers charts, and was eventually named “Album of the Week” by Revolver Magazine in 2014. They followed up in 2016 with Stranger Heads Prevail, which cracked the Billboard Top 200.

In addition to Monda and vocalist Salvatore Marrano, the bandʼs lineup includes violinist Ben Karas, bassist Cody McCorry, drummer Joe Fadem, trumpeter Joe Gullace and saxophonist Sam Greenfield. How they perform as a septet mimics what could be expected of a highly-technical jazz ensemble, but with the utilization of modern rock instrumentation, something socially enticing and wholly unique is achieved.

For Terraformer, the band even enlisted a string quartet with two additional violins, a cello, and a viola to further fill out their vision. The instrumentation is even globally influenced, utilizing Chinese Classical instruments like the shamisen, guzheng harp and erhu, and a Greek string instrument known as the bouzouki. Electronic elements are achieved using synthesizers, electronic drum pads, a theremin and an EWI (electronic wind instrument).

The album's 13 tracks take the listener on a journey from start to finish. Many songs exceed the 8-minute mark, and each is a rock opera in its own right, though-composed and intricately orchestrated. Lyrics explore the existential crises of being human but also discuss otherworldly themes such as alien invasions. 

Thank You Scientist has spent the past several years touring internationally, both as headliners and as direct support for acts such as Coheed and Cambria, Periphery, Haken, Protest the Hero, the Devin Townsend Project, and Tim Allen. However, their genre bounds far exceed what is traditionally considered to be that of a Prog Rock band.

Thank You Scientist is currently touring in support of Terraformer and a full list of their upcoming appearances, including this fall's tour of the UK, can be found below. Tickets and more information on the release are available via the band's website: thankyouscientist.com.

Turkuaz just released a pro-shot live cut from their performance of a rare David Byrne song, "Big Business," into their song "Murder Face" from 2015's record, Digitonium. It just premiered on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H0j1hJYh_WU

Of the cover choice, Turkuaz frontman Dave Brandwein shares, “Taylor and I discovered this obscure song in the outtakes of our favorite film, Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads) year’s ago. We never understood why it got cut from the movie, but all the more reason to play it. We decided to mash it up with our song "Murder Face," and we think it’s a match made in heaven! (or hell??).”

This is the first video to be released as part of a coming series with other videos from the same Higher Ground performance to be share on Thursday 6/20, Tuesday 6/25 and Thursday 6/27.

Turkuaz heads back out on to the road this weekend with performances at The Railyard in Santa Fe, NM and a return to the historic Colorado venue, Red Rocks Ampitheatre, this weekend. A list of upcoming dates can be found below:

TURKUAZ Upcoming Tour Dates

6/21 - Santa Fe, NM - The Railyard

6/22 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre !

6/26 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room

6/27 - Victor, ID - Music on Main

6/28 - Bozeman, MT - Rialto Theatre

6/29 - Missoula, MT - Top Hat Lounge

7/4 - Sandpoint, ID - The Hive

7/5 & 7/6 - Whitefish, MT - The Remington Bar

7/10 - Petaluma, CA - Mystic Theatre

7/11 - Grass Valley, CA - California Worldfest

7/13 - Snowshoe, WV - 4848 Festival

7/14 - Maplewood, NJ - Mapple Woodstock Music & Arts Festival

7/26 & 7/27 - Burlington, VT - Tumble Down

8/1 - 8/4 - Thornville, OH - The Werk Out

8/9 - 8/11 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Jazz Festival

8/17 - Cockeysville, MD - Hot August Music Festival

8/18 - Dewey Beach, DE - Bottle & Cork

8/23 & 8/24 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Festival

9/1 - Aspen, CO - Jazz Aspen @ Snowmass

9/20 & 9/21 - Perris, CA - Same Same But Different Festival

9/20 - 9/22 - Felton, CA - Mountain Sol Fest

9/29 & 9/30 - Tokyo, Japan -  Minato City

10/4 - 10/6 - Caloundra Music Festival - Kings Beach, Australia

12/7 - Salem, VA - Salem Civic Center *

1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise

! w/ Umphrey's McGee

* w/ The Isley Brothers

Last year's release of Life In The City characterized a new era for the Brooklyn-based nonet, Turkuaz. Since the record's release last September, the band has been touring nationally non-stop, building a grassroots, but rabid following, and bringing their infectious blend of funk, alternative rock, R&B and psychedelia to listeners far and wide. 

In May, the band announced Afterlife Vol. 1, a collection of demos and previously unreleased recordings from the Life In The City era, with a second installment promised for release later in the summer. Today, Turkuaz shares the second part of the Afterlife journey with Afterlife Vol. 2, which can be found on all digital platforms now: http://smarturl.it/y8asya

Listen to the already released Afterlife Vol. 1 here: http://smarturl.it/yec5d9

“With the second and final installment of Afterlife, all the tiny seedlings of songs we planted over the last two years have now been watered and grown into a rich tapestry of flora...or something like that," expresses Turkuaz bandleader and frontman, Dave Brandwein. "Across these two EPs, you will find different sides of Turkuaz, some of which you may have never seen!"

Featuring additional unreleased tracks "Mister Man," "Better Get Ready," and "Between the Lines", alongside longtime live favorite, "Change," and a demo version of fan-favorite "If I Ever Fall Asleep," Afterlife Vol. 2 adds another layer of intrigue to the band's already colorful collection. 

On "Better Get Ready," Brandwein elaborates, "this track takes a far deeper dive into the rock sound than we ever dove before, and we do hope fans are indeed 'ready' like the song suggests they be."

The Afterlife collection was captured in various studio locations, including More Sound in Syracuse, The Bunker in Brooklyn, and Brandwein's newly founded laboratory in Brooklyn, Galaxy Smith Studios, which he has put to good use since it's inception.

With the Life In The City era now behind them, Turkuaz looks forward optimistically. Their journey continues with festival dates throughout the U.S. for the rest of the year, and overseas for a premiere performance in Tokyo, Japan with a two-night stint at the Blue Note Tokyo, and a debut appearance in Australia at Caloundra Music Festival this October. 

Find a full list of upcoming dates below and head over to the band's website for tickets and more info on specific dates: turkuazband.com.

TURKUAZ
Upcoming Tour Dates

7/26 & 7/27 - Burlington, VT - Tumble Down
8/1 - 8/4 - Thornville, OH - The Werk Out
8/9 - 8/11 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Jazz Festival
8/17 - Cockeysville, MD - Hot August Music Festival
8/18 - Dewey Beach, DE - Bottle & Cork
8/23 & 8/24 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Festival
9/1 - Aspen, CO - Jazz Aspen @ Snowmass
9/20 & 9/21 - Perris, CA - Same Same But Different Festival
9/20 - 9/22 - Felton, CA - Mountain Sol Fest
9/29 & 9/30 - Tokyo, Japan -  Blue Note Tokyo
10/4 - 10/6 - Caloundra Music Festival - Kings Beach, Australia
12/7 - Salem, VA - Salem Civic Center *
1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise

* w/ The Isley Brothers

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong have added five new tour dates to their upcoming fall tour, including their three-night Halloween run.

In early October, the band will play two nights in Philadelphia, PA, with an intimate performance scheduled for Friday, October 4th at The Foundry, followed up a headlining performance at The Fillmore on Saturday, October 5th which sees support from Aqueous.

Starting on Thursday, October 31st, the band will kick off their three-night Halloween run in Boston, MA at the House Of Blues and are joined by Andy Frasco and The U.N. The following night, on Friday, November 1st, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong takes the party to New York, NY for a debut performance at Playstation Theatre and on Saturday, November 2nd, the three-night Halloween run concludes at College Street Music Hall in New Haven, CT with support from Goose.

If last year's "Red Hot Sergeant Peppers" Halloween theme is any indication, the band is planning something special to make 2019 as unforgettable as past years. Stay tuned for more information and additional announcements regarding the run.

Additionally, earlier this week, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong announced their debut appearance at Suwannee Hulaween this October 24th to 27th.

Tickets for newly announced dates are on sale this coming Friday, August 2nd at 10:00 am ET. The band will be holding a special artist pre-sale from Wednesday, July 31st at 10:00 am ET through Thursday, August 1st at 10:00 pm ET which can be accessed using the code "PIGEONS." All ticketing information and purchasing links are available via the band's website: pigeonsplayingpingpong.com/tour-dates.

A list of all upcoming performances from Pigeons Playing Ping Pong can be found below, with dates scheduled throughout the rest of the year and an appearance on the upcoming Jam Cruise 2020.

PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG
Tour Dates

8/1 - 8/4 - Darrington, WA - Summer Meltdown
8/3 - Bonner, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater ~
8/4 - Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden Amphitheater ~
8/17 - Cockeysville, MD - Hot August Music Festival
8/22 - 8/25 - Arrington, VA - Lockn'
8/31 - 9/2 - Lake George, NY - Adirondack Independence Music Festival
9/19 - 9/22 - Slippery Rock, PA - Resonance Music and Arts Festival
9/21 - 9/22 - Asbury Park, NJ - Sea Hear Now
10/4 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry @ The Filmore
10/5 - Philadelphia, PA - The Filmore *
10/24 - 10/27 - Live Oak, FL - Suwannee Hulaween
10/31 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues >
11/1 - New York, NY - Playstation Theater
11/2 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall <
11/6 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's ?
11/7 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue ?
11/8 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall ?
11/9 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
11/10 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
11/13 - Kansas City, MO - Recordbar #
11/14 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre #
11/15 - Denver, CO - The Ogden #
11/16 - Denver, CO - The Ogden %
11/17 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall $
11/20 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge ^
11/21 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
11/22 - Austin, TX - Emo's
11/23 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe ^
1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise

~ w/ Umphrey's McGee
* w/ Aqueous
> w/ Andy Frasco and The U.N.
< w/ Goose
? w/ Dizgo
# w/ Lespecial
% w/ Yakattack
^ w/ Thumpasaurus
$ notes special VIPPPP Package ONLY Performance

With this year's electrifying festival season coming to a close for Buffalo-based progressive groove-rock outfit, Aqueous, it seems only fitting that today they share their plans for 2019's fall tour. To share the news, the band uploaded an Office Space parody video to their Facebook page.

"We couldn't be more excited to hit the road this fall! We've had an amazing summer so far and had the pleasure of performing on the main stages at many truly great festivals, but now it's time to get down to business," shares Aqueous' Dave Loss.

"We've been cooking up a ton of new music over the summer," he continues. "It's like nothing we've ever done before, so we can't wait to bring it to you. Stay tuned and see you out there!"

This October, Aqueous will play a date with Pigeons Playing Ping Pong in Philadelphia, PA before heading off on a 24-date headlining tour, which starts on October 24th in Syracuse, NY. Lespecial will offer support on most dates.

Northeastern stops include Burlington, VT; Saratoga Springs, NY; Harrisburg, PA and a special Halloween performance in Pittsburgh, PA. 

The tour then routes southeast and includes stops in Baltimore, MD; Richmond and Virginia Beach, VA; Raleigh and Asheville, NC; Atlanta, GA; Nashville, TN; and Louisville, KY.

Aqueous will then head to the midwest, with performances scheduled in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids, MI; Indianapolis, IN; Chicago, IL; Madison, WI; and St. Paul, MN.

The band will then make a limited run through the western United States, with plays happening in Omaha, NE and two nights in Colorado, with performances in both Denver and an intimate play in Steamboat Springs. Appearances in Covington, KY and Columbus, OH will conclude the tour.

Two dates on the upcoming fall tour–namely Chicago's play at Lincoln Hall and Denver's stop at the historic Gothic Theatre–offer fans an option to purchase an upgraded "King For A Day" VIP Experience ticket.

With their purchase of a "King For A Day" VIP Experience in either market, ticket holders will receive: one general admission ticket to their chosen show; early entry to the show complete with an intimate, VIP-only performance from Aqueous pre-show; a photo with the band; a download of the show from Nugs.net; and two pieces of limited edition merch–a screenprint poster and a pin.

Tickets for all newly announced dates are on sale now and can be acquired via the band's website: aqueousband.com/tour. Find a full list of upcoming dates below.

AQUEOUS
Upcoming Tour Dates

8/22 - 8/24 - Sherman, NY - Night Lights Music Festival
8/24 - Fayetteville, WV - Bridge Jam
10/5 - Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore %
10/24 - Syracuse, NY - Westcott *
10/25 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground - Showcase *
10/26 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Putnam Place *
10/30 - Harrisburg, PA - XL Live *
10/31 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater *
11/1 - Baltimore, MD - The 8x10 *
11/2 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall *
11/3 - Virginia Beach, VA - The Bunker *
11/6 - Raleigh, NC - Pour House *
11/7 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5 *
11/8 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Music Hall *
11/9 - Nashville, TN - Exit / In *
11/10 - Louisville, KY - Gravely Brewing Co. *
11/13 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig *
11/14 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi
11/15 - Grand Rapids, MI - Stache @ Intersection
11/16 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall $
11/17 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
11/19 - Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club
11/20 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
11/22 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre $
11/23 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Old Town Pub
12/6 - Covington, KY - Madison Live
12/7 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands

% w/ Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
* w/ Lespecial
$ notes dates w/ "King For A Day" VIP Experience Option

Kitchen Dwellers, the Montana-based progressive bluegrass act captivating audiences far and wide, are pleased to announce an extensive U.S. tour this fall, as well as plans for a new studio record entitled Muir Maid, as shared via a Kickstarter campaign launched earlier today.

"We've recruited Chris Pandolfi of the Infamous Stringdusters to produce the album and he has brought in some of the finest folks around to help in making our vision a reality," shares the band on their Kickstarter campaign webpage. "We are very proud and excited with the way this record is sounding and we cannot wait to share it with you!"

Fans can seek more information, make a pledge and follow along on their journey via their Kickstarter: bit.ly/MuirMaidKickstarter.

In addition to the already-announced festival plays happening this August and October–and their support dates with the Infamous Stringdusters in Asheville, Charlotte and Carrboro, NC–the quartet will also headline an extensive tour spanning across the nation starting on September 12th.

Promptly following their two-night run just outside of their Bozeman, MT hometown in Livingston, MT, Kitchen Dwellers will head east for performances in Portland, ME; Burlington, VT; Albany, NY; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Wilkes-Barre, PA; Washington, DC; and Pittsburgh, PA.

The tour then routes to the southeast for headlining plays in Richmond, VA and Greensboro, NC, before heading west for two nights at Cervantes' Otherside in Denver, CO, followed by a performance at Hodi's Half Note in Fort Collins, CO.

After an appearance at The Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival in Eureka Springs, AR, the Dwellers return to Montana for plays in Whitefish and Missoula, before joining the Infamous Stringdusters for a run around North Carolina this November.

The tour concludes in December with midwestern appearances scheduled in Appleton, WI; Madison, WI; Chicago, IL; Ferndale, MI; Columbia, MO; and Kansas City, MO.

Tickets for all newly announced dates are on sale now and can be purchased via the band's website: kitchendwellers.com/kitchen-dwellers-tour. A full list of upcoming appearances can be found below.

KITCHEN DWELLERS
Tour Dates

8/8 - 8/11 - Bond, CO - Yarmony Music Festival
8/22 - 8/24 - Sherman, NY - Night Lights Music Festival
8/24 - 8/25 - Des Moines, IA - Exile Music Fest
9/6 & 9/7 - Livingston, MT - Pine Creek Lodge
9/12 - Portland, ME - Portland House Of Music & Events
9/14 - Burlington, VT - Club Metronome
9/18 - Albany, NY - Empire State Plaza
9/20 - Boston, MA - City Winery
9/21 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
9/25 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - River Street Jazz Cafe
9/26 - Washington, DC - Pearl Street Warehouse
9/28 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Music Hall
10/1 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
10/2 - Greensboro, NC - The Blind Tiger
10/4 - 10/6 - Charleston, SC - Into The Woods Music Festival
10/10 & 10/11 - Denver, CO - Cervantes' Other Side
10/12 - Fort Collins, CO - Hodi's Half Note
10/13 - Eureka Springs, AR - The Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival
10/18 - Whitefish, MT - Great Northern Bar
10/19 - Missoula, MT - Top Hat Lounge
10/31 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of The Living Arts *
11/7 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel *
11/8 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre *
11/9 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
12/4 - Appleton, WI - Gibson Music Hall
12/6 - Madison, WI - TBA
12/7 - Chicago IL - Martyrs'
12/8 - Ferndale MI - The Parliament Room at Otus Supply
12/13 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall
12/14 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room

* w/ The Infamous Stringdusters

A great movie can act as a time capsule, documenting a specific era in time to relive, revisit and enjoy in the days to come, and that's essentially what Turkuaz did in late 2018 while filming a live performance, which was promised to be released as a film at a later date.

"None's A Ton is our first time truly capturing the Turkuaz show experience in a live concert film," shares Turkuaz frontman, Dave Brandwein, who also co-directed and is credited as an Executive Producer on the film. "It's something we've dreamed of doing for a long time and finally, it has arrived. This film is sort of a 'best of' of our favorite moments that have developed on stage over the last five years of non-stop, coast-to-coast touring."

On Tuesday, September 10th and for one night only, Turkuaz will screen their feature film debut, None's A Ton, in their hometown of Brooklyn, NY at Prospect Park's Nitehawk Cinema.

"We feel it's the next best thing to being at a Turkuaz show (and maybe, it's even better if you have your feet up with a bowl of popcorn!)," adds Brandwein. "We want you to feel the raw energy, the sweat and the excitement, but from the comfort of your own home, smartphone, or however, you choose to enjoy it."

For this very special film debut, fans are invited to join members of Turkuaz and the film’s co-director and Executive Producer, Dani Brandwein, for the screening premiere of None's A Ton over dinner at the lovely Nitehawk Cinema located in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Directly after the film premiere, fans have the opportunity to participate in a Q & A session with band members and the film’s directors.

For an elevated experience and a chance to score some exclusive merch, fans can upgrade to VIP for a meet & greet opportunity, photo with the band and a signed movie poster, in addition to the above offerings. VIP ticket holders must also purchase a GA ticket.

GA tickets and VIP upgrades for the None's A Ton premiere are on sale now: http://bit.ly/TZBKFilm. Please note, there are only 50 tickets available for this special, one night only event.

Additionally, the band is excited to share additional U.S. fall tour dates happening this October, November and December, directly following their international debuts in Japan and Australia. All newly announced dates are on sale this coming Friday, August 16th at 10:00 am ET. Fans can take advantage of a special and limited pre-sale that offers lower ticketing fees and is available now, while supplies last, at the band's website: turkuazband.com/tour.

October sees additional performances in Atlanta, GA; Mills River, NC; Pittsburgh, PA; Washington, DC; and Toronto, ON. November welcomes performances in Buffalo and Saratoga Springs, NY. For December, Turkuaz will perform in Fairfield, CT; Philadelphia, PA; Salem, VA; Kalamazoo, MI; Indianapolis, IN; and Nashville, TN.

Find a full list of upcoming dates below and head over to the band's website for tickets and more info on specific dates: turkuazband.com.

TURKUAZ
Upcoming Tour Dates

8/17 - Cockeysville, MD - Hot August Music Festival
8/18 - Dewey Beach, DE - Bottle & Cork
8/23 & 8/24 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Festival
9/1 - Aspen, CO - Jazz Aspen @ Snowmass
9/10 - Brooklyn, NY - Nitehawk Cinema Park Slope !
9/20 & 9/21 - Perris, CA - Same Same But Different Festival
9/20 - 9/22 - Felton, CA - Mountain Sol Fest
9/29 & 9/30 - Tokyo, Japan -  Blue Note Tokyo
10/4 - 10/6 - Kings Beach, Australia - Caloundra Music Festival
10/11 - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West *
10/12 - Mills River, NC - Sierra Nevada Concert Series
10/18 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater ^
10/19 - Washington, DC - Night At the Point
10/20 - Corolla, NC - Mustang Rock & Roast
10/31 - Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground *
11/1 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom *
11/2 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Putnam Place
12/5 - Fairfield, CT - Warehouse ~
12/6 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of The Living Arts ~
12/7 - Salem, VA - Salem Civic Center %
12/12 - Kalamazoo, MI - Bells Brewery #
12/13 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue Theater #
12/14 - Nashville, TN - Exit / In #
1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise

* w/ Wild Adriatic
^ w/ Andy Frasco
~ w/ Great Time
! notes None's A Ton Film Premiere
% w/ The Isley Brothers
# w/ Paris Monster

After a standout set at LOCKN' Festival in Arrington, VA this past weekend–which welcomed Vulfpeck guitarist-extraordinaire Cory Wong and the horns from The Revivalists–Baltimore-based quartet, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, are excited to share their latest news, including one of their largest plays to date.

Over December 6th and 7th, they will host a two-night hometown throwdown at the 9:30 Club*, which sees support from lespecial, followed by their debut headlining performance at The Anthem, joined by special guest Here Come The Mummies.

“To say we’re excited to make our debut at The Anthem would be a huge understatement," shares Pigeons Playing Ping Pong frontman, Greg Ormont. "We’ve been working our way up the ladder in DC for years, starting in the smallest of venues and loving every step of the process. We’ll be thinking about all of those DC memories when we headline our biggest show to date at The Anthem this December.”

They say hard work pays off, and the fast ascent of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong is a perfect example of that fact. Over the last decade, the band has been grinding away, touring coast-to-coast on nearly 200 dates a year. That kind of road time is bound to cultivate an organic and grassroots fanbase. In their home market alone, they've sold out the 9:30 Club numerous times over, and so while they're excited to return to the old stomping grounds this December, they're eager to make their debut at The Anthem, their largest-announced venue to date.

Tickets are on sale this coming Thursday, August 29th* at 10 am ET via the band's website: pigeonsplayingpingpong.com/tour-dates. A special artist pre-sale will take place this Wednesday, August 28th* from 10 am - 10 pm ET and can be accessed using the code "PIGEONS."

*Please note, tickets to December 6th's 9:30 Club show are only available via a 2-night pass and will not be sold separately. Limited quantities exist.

Tour Dates:

8/31 - 9/2 - Lake George, NY - Adirondack Independence Music Festival
9/19 - 9/22 - Slippery Rock, PA - Resonance Music and Arts Festival
9/21 - 9/22 - Asbury Park, NJ - Sea Hear Now
10/4 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry @ The Filmore $ (SOLD OUT)
10/5 - Philadelphia, PA - The Filmore *
10/24 - 10/27 - Live Oak, FL - Suwannee Hulaween
10/31 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues >
11/1 - New York, NY - Playstation Theater >
11/2 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall <
11/6 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's ?
11/7 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue ?
11/8 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall ?
11/9 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
11/10 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
11/13 - Kansas City, MO - Recordbar #
11/14 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre #
11/15 - Denver, CO - The Ogden #
11/16 - Denver, CO - The Ogden %
11/17 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall $
11/20 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge ^
11/21 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
11/22 - Austin, TX - Emo's
11/23 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe ^
12/6 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
12/7 - Washington, DC - The Anthem ~
1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise

* w/ Aqueous
> w/ Andy Frasco and The U.N.
< w/ Goose
? w/ Dizgo
# w/ lespecial
% w/ Yak Attack
^ w/ Thumpasaurus
$ notes special VIPPPP Package ONLY Performance
~ w/ Here Come The Mummies

In addition to yesterday's big news, where Pigeons Playing Ping Pong announced their return to DC and a debut performance at The Anthem, today the band unveils their New Year's Eve plans. If past years have been any indication, it's an event not to be missed.

Starting December 30th, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong kick off a two-night run in Asheville, NC with an intimate “An Evening With” performance at The Orange Peel*, followed by their first-ever arena show on December 31st at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena with support offered by Tauk.

"It’s become a band tradition to go big for our New Year’s Eve runs, and this year’s themed celebration promises to be our craziest one yet with The Electric Kool-Aid Asheville Test," Greg Ormont, the Pigeons Playing Ping Pong frontman, enthusiastically shares. "We’re busting out all the stops for our first-ever arena show. All I can say is, expect the unexpected. Can you pass the Asheville test?"

With the formal theme dubbed "The Electric Kool-Aid Asheville Test," fans can expect a psychedelic celebration filled with high-energy music, a dazzling light show and so much more. Past themes include last year's New Year's stEve, 2017's DisNYE, and their very first NYE theme debuted in 2011, Speakeasy NYE. As devoted Flockers know, the New Year's Eve theme always inspires creative setlists with new songs and debut covers along with an epic musical New Year’s countdown.

Tickets for this date and the recently-announced DC dates are on sale this coming Thursday, August 29th at 10 am ET via the band's website: pigeonsplayingpingpong.com/tour-dates. A special artist pre-sale will take place tomorrow, August 28th from 10 am - 10 pm ET and can be accessed using the code "PIGEONS."

*Please note, tickets to December 30th's show at The Orange Peel are only available via a 2-night pass and will not be sold separately. Limited quantities exist.

PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG
Tour Dates

8/31 - 9/2 - Lake George, NY - Adirondack Independence Music Festival
9/19 - 9/22 - Slippery Rock, PA - Resonance Music and Arts Festival
9/21 - 9/22 - Asbury Park, NJ - Sea Hear Now
10/4 - Philadelphia, PA - The Foundry @ The Filmore $ (SOLD OUT)
10/5 - Philadelphia, PA - The Filmore *
10/24 - 10/27 - Live Oak, FL - Suwannee Hulaween
10/31 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues >
11/1 - New York, NY - Playstation Theater >
11/2 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall <
11/6 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's ?
11/7 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue ?
11/8 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall ?
11/9 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
11/10 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
11/13 - Kansas City, MO - Recordbar #
11/14 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre #
11/15 - Denver, CO - The Ogden #
11/16 - Denver, CO - The Ogden %
11/17 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall $
11/20 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge ^
11/21 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
11/22 - Austin, TX - Emo's
11/23 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe ^
12/6 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
12/7 - Washington, DC - The Anthem ~
12/30 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel “
12/31 - Asheville, NC - ExploreAsheville.com Arena &
1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise

* w/ Aqueous
> w/ Andy Frasco and The U.N.
< w/ Goose
? w/ Dizgo
# w/ lespecial
% w/ Yak Attack
^ w/ Thumpasaurus
$ notes special VIPPPP Package ONLY Performance
~ w/ Here Come The Mummies
” notes “An Evening With”
& w/ Tauk

Earlier this summer, experimental 7-piece rock ensemble, Thank You Scientist, released their critically-acclaimed third studio effort, Terraformer–which debuted at Number 8 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and Number 15 on the Billboard Alternative chart–and toured across the Northeast in support of the record. Fans across the country of the New Jersey-based band should rejoice, for today, Thank You Scientist shares the first full-fledged national headlining tour in support of Terraformer, making stops coast-to-coast this November and December. 

"We are unreasonably excited to announce our first full-fledged US tour for our latest release–the inconveniently-long, yet suspiciously-charming, TERRAFORMER," shares TYS bandleader and guitarist, Tom Monda. "An unexpected byproduct of our years of sloggin’ it out is the incredible network of friends we’ve made across the country, friends whose support make it possible for us to keep creating, even under occasionally dire circumstances, and can't wait to visit all of you across the country this winter."

Tickets for the newly-announced, 30-date tour are on sale this Friday, September 6th at 10:00 AM local time via the band's website: thankyouscientist.com/tour.

"We promise these shows will be an incredible celebration for us and the fellow weirdos we’ve met on this strange journey," continues Monda. "To make this event even more 'extra special-er,' we’re bringing along some of our dearest friends in the biz:  Bent Knee and The Tea Club." 

Bent Knee joined Thank You Scientist for their northeast run earlier this year. As Monda explains, "The Tea Club is a band I have loved and admired for years, so much so that I coerced them to join us on our first-ever US tour many years ago! Their line up has since expanded to include my brother on drums, making this tour figuratively and literally a family event. Don’t sleep on this or you’re grounded.” 

Since the release of Terraformer, Thank You Scientist has spent the summer touring throughout the United Kingdom and recently welcomed a live EP, Live At Backroom Studios, featuring three additional string players and complete video footage of live performances for "Son of a Serpent" and "Anchor."

A full list of upcoming tour dates is available below and information on specific dates is available now at thankyouscientist.com.

THANK YOU SCIENTIST
Upcoming Tour Dates

11/7 - Rochester, NY - Montage Music Hall
11/8 - Akron, OH - Musica
11/9 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
11/10 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
11/12 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
11/14 - St. Louis, MO - Firebird
11/15 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
11/16 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall
11/17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
11/19 - Seattle, WA - Columbia City Theater
11/20 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
11/21 - Portland, OR - Dante’s
11/22 - Sacramento, CA - Holy Diver
11/23 - San Jose, CA - The Ritz, San Jose
11/24 - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater
11/25 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
11/27 - Scottsdale, AZ - Pub Rock Live
11/29 - Austin, TX - Empire Control Room & Garage
11/30 - Dallas, TX - Three Links
12/1 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall
12/3 - Atlanta, GA - Purgatory at The Masquerade
12/4 - Tampa, FL - Crowbar
12/6 - Charlotte, NC - Amos’ Southend
12/7 - Richmond, VA - Canal Club
12/8 - Washington, DC - Union Stage
12/10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Thunderbird Music Hall
12/11 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
12/12 - Fairfield, CT - StageOne
12/13 - Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes
12/14 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge

Today, Aqueous shares their plans to ring in 2020 with their hometown. The band will make their return to Town Ballroom in Buffalo, NY, this time headlining 2 nights over December 30th and 31st. Last year, the band sold out their one-night New Year's Eve performance at the venue, and are excited to return with an additional night added to the celebration. 

For this special two-night performance, discounted 2-night passes will be offered, as well as VIP "King For A Day" packages. The "King For A Day" package includes a GA ticket to each show (12/30 and 12/31), early entry to the venue on 12/30, an intimate AQoustic performance, a Nugs.net download of each performance, a custom signed postcard, limited-edition pin and an invitation to "Rob Houk’s Best of Buffalo" selection of chicken wings to be enjoyed with the band.

VIP packages and a limited quantity of Early Bird two-night passes are available during pre-sale starting tomorrow, September 10th and 10 am ET. General on sale, including single day passes and the remaining quantity of discounted 2-night passes, are available this coming Friday, September 13th at 10 am ET. Please head to aqueousband.com/tour for more information or check out the band's official Facebook page.

In addition, the band heads out on an extensive headlining fall tour next month. Find a full list of upcoming dates below and all ticket information is available at: aqueousband.com/tour.

AQUEOUS
Upcoming Tour Dates

10/5 - Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore %
10/24 - Syracuse, NY - Westcott *
10/25 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground - Showcase *
10/26 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Putnam Place *
10/30 - Harrisburg, PA - XL Live *
10/31 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater *
11/1 - Baltimore, MD - The 8x10 *
11/2 - Richmond, VA - Richmond Music Hall *
11/3 - Virginia Beach, VA - The Bunker *
11/6 - Raleigh, NC - Pour House *
11/7 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5 *
11/8 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Music Hall *
11/9 - Nashville, TN - Exit / In *
11/10 - Louisville, KY - Gravely Brewing Co. *
11/13 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig ^
11/14 - Indianapolis, IN - Hi-Fi ^
11/15 - Grand Rapids, MI - Stache @ Intersection ^
11/16 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall ^ $
11/17 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon ^
11/19 - Saint Paul, MN - Turf Club &
11/20 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown &
11/22 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre & $
11/23 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Old Town Pub
12/6 - Covington, KY - Madison Live
12/7 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands
12/30 & 12/31 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom $

% w/ Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
* w/ lespecial
^ w/ Great Time
& w/ The Litz
$ notes dates w/ "King For A Day" VIP Experience Option

Ahead of its 2020 season, the WinterWonderGrass Music & Brew Festival has announced details surrounding its annual “Caravan to WonderGrass” campaign taking place this October. The series will kick off at this year's Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO on October 3rd, stopping in Tahoe City and Truckee, CA over three days before the culminating event happens on October 26th in Manchester, VT.
 
Caravan to WonderGrass aims to curate intimate, pop-up events in the festival’s host states–namely Colorado, California and Vermont–to produce gatherings that celebrate both the release of the annual festival lineups, while also offering an opportunity to connect more deeply with the local community. A “caravan,” after all, is defined as, “a group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together,” and with three national locations to its name, WinterWonderGrass, and the events leading up to it, embody just that.
 
“The journey is often the greatest part of the adventure–the anticipation, the allure of reconnection, the enthusiasm and camaraderie,” WinterWonderGrass founder, Scotty Stoughton, shares about the Caravan concept. He elaborates, “We absolutely love the communities where WinterWonderGrass has found a home over the years, and we enjoy spending more time connecting with the culture of each of these unique villages. Part of our mission during the Caravan events is to highlight the incredible local food, talent, farms, train depots and lakeside porches inherent in each community, and use them to welcome the next iteration of WinterWonderGrass each year.”
 
WinterWonderGrass kicks off its annual Caravan to WonderGrass series during this year's Great American Beer Festival in Denver, CO over October 3rd - 5th in front of 60,000 people. Great American Beer Festival attendees can experience four days of music across each session with performances by Vince Herman and Andy Thorn (Leftover Salmon) featuring Silas Herman on October 3rd; a special WinterWonderWomen showcase on October 4th featuring Bridget Law (Elephant Revival), Shelby Means, Courtney Hartman and Bonnie Sims; and to close the Colorado edition, WinterWonderGrass will host two sessions on October 5th, with Meadow Mountain performing the early session and Telluride Bluegrass winners, Wood Belly playing the evening session. All showcases will take place at the WinterWonderGrass Presents the Ikon Pass® Stage.
 
Additionally, Caravan to WonderGrass will host dual shows at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom and Cervantes Otherside in Denver, CO on October 3rd ,with a lineup including The Bluegrass Generals featuring Andy Hall and Chris Pandolfi (Infamous Stringdusters), Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon), Andrew Altman (Railroad Earth) and Adam Aijla (Yonder Mountain String Band) plus another WinterWonderWomen showcase, this time featuring Bridget Law (Elephant Revival), Megan Letts, Shelby Means, Courtney Hartman and Bonnie Sims, with additional performances from Pickin on the Dead, Meadow Mountain and Banshee Tree.
 
By October 11th, the Caravan makes its way up to Steamboat, CO, with showcases happening at The Depot Art Center in downtown Steamboat from 5:00 - 9:00 pm, presented by WonderGrass & Steamboat Creates. Music will be provided by a collective of local and regional acts, billed as The WinterWonderGrass All-Stars. This event is free and open to all ages, with food truck offerings from Skull Creek Greek onsite, and chances to win exclusive festival merchandise and tickets to the 2020 Steamboat, CO event.
 
The California Caravan encompasses three events, taking place over October 17th, 18th and 19th. On October 17th, WonderGrass & The Tahoe Food Hub present The Supper Club at the Tahoe Food Hub in Truckee, CA, with food prepared by Chef Wyatt Dufresne, formerly of PlumpJack Squaw. Attendees can expect a seasonal 4-course menu sourced locally and prepared collaboratively between the chef,  and the farmers and ranchers who cultivated the ingredients. Tickets are $110 and admission includes food, conversation, music and a chance to bond with fellow members of the WinterWonderGrass community. 
 
Over October 18th and 19th, WonderGrass Presents two pop-up performances from Midnight North, taking place at Moe’s BBQ in Tahoe City, CA on the 18th, and Alibi Brewing in Truckee, CA on the 19th. Both shows will last from 9:00 pm - 12:00 am and are free and open to all ages. During both performances, there are chances to win tickets to the festival and exclusive festival merchandise. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early because From 6:00 - 9:00 pm both nights, tickets to WinterWonderGrass 2020 Festival events are available for sale with no processing fees.
 
The Caravan to WonderGrass culminates on October 26th at Earth Sky Time in Manchester, VT from 5:00 - 10:00 pm. For this Halloween-themed Caravan event, music performances will be provided by Andy Falco (the Infamous Stringdusters), Saints and Liars and Terrible Mountain String Band. Food offerings will be provided by Earth Sky Times Farm. Tickets are $10 and the event is open to all ages. Attendees are eligible to compete in a costume contest, where prizes include tickets to the 2020 Stratton, VT event and exclusive festival merchandise. 

A limited quantity of fee-free tickets to WinterWonderGrass festival stops will be available for purchase during all Caravan to WonderGrass events. For tickets and more information on specific Caravan events, please visit http://bit.ly/2lXGmcy.

WinterWonderGrass will go on sale Thursday, October 3, 2019, at 10:00 am MST with all 2020 events including Steamboat Springs, CO (February 21-23), Squaw Valley, CA (March 27-29) and Stratton, VT (April 10 & 11). The lineup announcement will take place the same day.

After a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, where Kitchen Dwellers crowdsourced more than their goal to support a coming studio effort, the band is pleased to announce the release of Muir Maid, expected out November 8th, 2019. The first single off the Chris Pandolfi-produced record, "Covered Bridges," is out now: https://cdbaby.lnk.to/CoveredBridges.

"Muir Maid is the product of spending the last few years on the road honing in our sound," shares the band of the new release. "There are tales of adventure, personal growth, and commentary on what it's like to live life on the road."

The jaunty “Broken Cage” spins a cowboy tail of life on the trail, while “The Comet” tackles the challenges of maintaining human connection when you’re always on the move, and the introspective “Phaedrus” takes its title from former Montana State University professor Robert Pirsig’s philosophical road-trip classic ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.’ Perhaps, though, it’s “The Living Dread,” a song with no lyrics at all, that best encapsulates what Kitchen Dwellers are all about.

For this release, Kitchen Dwellers–comprised of guitarist Max Davies, bassist Joe Funk,  banjo player Torrin Daniels and mandolinist Shawn Swain–enlisted the help of The Infamous Stringdusters' Chris Pandolfi to produce the record. They are quick to credit his influence to their heightened musicality on Muir Maid.

"Chris Pandolfi was our ideal producer and we were lucky enough to have him interested in the project," the band elaborates. "He brought a level of excitement and helped us lay down something that we feel represents the energy and power of our live shows. Just by hanging out with a musician like Chris, you absorb what he says and how he approaches songs, and all of a sudden you’re a better musician for it.”

While the record is not due out until early November, pre-order happening now with exclusive merch bundles available at: https://kitchendwellers.hilinemerchandising.com.

Tickets for all newly announced dates are on sale now and can be purchased via the band's website: kitchendwellers.com/kitchen-dwellers-tour. A full list of upcoming appearances can be found below.

KITCHEN DWELLERS
Tour Dates

10/1 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
10/2 - Greensboro, NC - The Blind Tiger
10/3 - Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
10/4 - 10/6 - Charleston, SC - Into The Woods Music Festival
10/10 & 10/11 - Denver, CO - Cervantes' Other Side
10/12 - Fort Collins, CO - Hodi's Half Note
10/13 - Eureka Springs, AR - The Hillberry Harvest Moon Festival
10/18 - Whitefish, MT - Great Northern Bar
10/19 - Missoula, MT - Top Hat Lounge
10/31 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre Of The Living Arts *
11/1 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater *
11/2 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage *
11/7 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel *
11/8 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre *
11/9 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
12/4 - Appleton, WI - Gibson Music Hall
12/5 - Minneapolis, MN - The Hook & Ladder Theater
12/6 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
12/7 - Chicago IL - Martyrs'
12/8 - Ferndale MI - The Parliament Room at Otus Supply
12/11 - Cincinnati, OH - Top Cats
12/12 - St. Louis, MO - The Bootleg @ Atomic Cowboy
12/13 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall
12/14 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
12/15 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
1/31 - 2/2 - Tuscon, AZ - Gem and Jam Festival

* w/ The Infamous Stringdusters

Today, the WinterWonderGrass Music & Brew Festival shares the 2020 lineup across all three of their flagship events. Taking place in Colorado from February 21st - 23rd, California from March 27th - 29th and Vermont from April 10th - 11th, the traveling music festival will welcome performances from some of the hottest names currently thriving in today’s Bluegrass and Americana music scenes. 

“It’s with a mountain of intention, huge hearts, humility and a commitment to delivering the hottest and sweetest artists that we present to you the 2020 WinterWonderGrass landscape,” expresses festival founder, Scotty Stoughton. “Each year, the hardest thing to do is not heed our desire to return to each and every band–and by virtue of that, friends to WWG–year in and year out. It is our sincere desire you’ll find new lifetime favorites on this lineup, have the chance to be reunited with old loves and step out of your comfort zone with open arms to new experiences.”

“WinterWonderGrass has become a home for artists, fans, staff, locals, businesses, skiers, riders, their families and all of the like,” adds festival Director of Marketing & Ticketing, Ariel Rosemberg. “We pride ourselves on creating a sustainable, safe and receptive environment, bound by the marriage of the best in bluegrass, folk and Americana, and the undefeated nature of American ski culture.”

>> Check Out The Full 2020 Lineup: Colorado | California | Vermont <<

Returning to Colorado for its eighth consecutive year, and its fourth year located in the pristine ski town of Steamboat Springs, CO, WinterWonderGrass presents headlining performances from Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings and Margo Price over its three days this coming February. Additional artists on the bill include Keller & the Keels, Della Mae, Travelin’ McCourys, Nikki Lane, Molly Tuttle, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Bluegrass Generals (Chris Pandolfi & Andy Hall of The Infamous Stringdusters), ALO, Lindsay Lou, a collaborative set from the WinterWonderWomen, Pickin’ on the Dead, Che Apalache, Cris Jacobs, Twisted Pine, Jon Stickley Trio, Meadow Mountain, Jay Roemer Band, Buffalo Commons and Bowregard, as well as special guests Andy Thorn, Jennifer Hartswick, Bridget Law, Pappy Biondo and Will Mosheim. 

Over March 27th - 29th, WinterWonderGrass makes its way to the Tahoe region of California for its sixth consecutive year presenting three days of music at the base of Squaw Valley's legendary Tram Face. Headliners for this festival stop include The Devil Makes Three, The Infamous Stringdusters and Billy Strings (two sets). Peter Rowan, Fruition, Keller and the Keels, The War and Treaty, The Lil Smokies, Brothers Comatose, Della Mae, Larry Keel Experience, Kitchen Dwellers, Andy Falco & Travis Book (of The Infamous Stringdusters) Perform Jerry Garcia, Cris Jacobs, Trout Steak Revival, Midnight North, Town Mountain, Pickin’ on the Dead, Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, Old Salt Union, TK & the Holy Know-Nothings, Rapidgrass and Twisted Pine also join the bill, alongside special guests Lindsay Lou, Bridget Law, Will Mosheim and a collaborative WinterWonderWomen set.

A Mountaintop Dinner with Keller Williams will kick off the festivities in both locations on Thursday, February 20th and Thursday, March 26th, respectively. These events will include a ride up the gondola in Steamboat and the Tram at Squaw, a multi-course meal complete with locally-sourced ingredients from each respective region, wine and beer samplings, plus two sets by Keller Williams during each dinner event. 

The Vermont stop of the festival takes place over April 10th and 11th at Stratton Mountain Resort in Stratton, VT. Previously held in December, this year’s festival stop in Vermont was scheduled to coincide with the ski resort’s closing weekend. Headliners for this iteration of the festival, billed as WonderGrass Presents: Sugar & Strings, include The Infamous Stringdusters, Cabinet, Della Mae, and Molly Tuttle. Additional artists on the two-day lineup include Kitchen Dwellers, Andy Falco & Travis Book (of The Infamous Stringdusters) Perform Jerry Garcia, Twisted Pine, Che Apalache, a special WinterWonderWomen collaboration, Saints and Liars, Dead Winter Carpenters and Damn Tall Buildings, as well as special guests Jennifer Hartswick, Bridget Law, Pappy Biondo, Will Mosheim and more.

Additionally, the Grass After Dark Series will return for post-festival programming with more details coming soon. Please note, resort lift tickets, Mountaintop Dinner tickets (Colorado and California only) and Grass After Dark tickets are not included in regular festival admission and must be purchased separately.

Tickets for all three festivals are on sale now: Colorado | California | Vermont. Stay tuned for more information on Grass After Dark programming, beer partners and bundle packages with lodging and lift tickets.

CARAVAN TO WONDERGRASS KICKS OFF TODAY AT
GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL

Caravan to WonderGrass is in full swing! Today, during the Great American Beer Festival, WinterWonderGrass kicks off their annual, pop-up event series with the WinterWonderGrass Presents the Ikon Pass® Stage happening all weekend long. A Denver, CO event takes place tonight at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom and Cervantes Otherside, with an October 11th Steamboat Springs presentation of The WinterWonderGrass All-Stars happening at The Depot Art Center.

The California Caravan takes place in the coming weeks with a Tahoe Food Hub Event on October 17th, and performances by Midnight North at Moe’s BBQ in Tahoe City, CA on the 18th, and Alibi Brewing in Truckee, CA on the 19th.

Vermont’s pop-up Caravan stop happens at the end of the month on October 26th at Earth Sky Time in Manchester, VT for a special Halloween-themed event, featuring music performances by Andy Falco (The Infamous Stringdusters), Saints and Liars and Terrible Mountain String Band.

A limited quantity of fee-free tickets to WinterWonderGrass festival stops will be available for purchase during all Caravan to WonderGrass events. For tickets and more information on specific Caravan events, please visit: winterwondergrass.com/caravan-to-wondergrass. 

After nearly two years since their last official studio release, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong has shared an official single, "King Kong," available now on all digital service providers. To coincide with the release, the band premiered the official music video, directed by famed photographer Jay Blakesberg, on Rolling Stone Country.

Filmed at this past Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL, "King Kong" features horn performances by Here Come The Mummies—who offer support for Pigeons' debut at The Anthem in DC on December 7th—cameos from Al Schnier and Vinnie Amico of moe. and D.J. Williams of Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. The video is now live on the Pigeons Playing Ping Pong YouTube channel: bit.ly/KingKongVid.

“I remember sharing a laugh over our collective stank face when we first laid down this punchy groove at band practice,” Pigeons’ singer-guitarist Greg Ormont reminisced with Rolling Stone Country. “We quickly fleshed out some parts and gave it a metaphorical exclamation point when we screamed ‘King Kong’ to match our intense energy.”

Next week, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will make their debut at Suwannee Hulaween in Live Oak, FL, followed by a three-night Halloween run in the Northeast under the theme "Stop Making Cake," promising fans "1 PPPPart Talking Heads, 1 PPPPart Cake and 1 PPPPart Pigeon Funk" as reported on the band's socials earlier this month. The Halloween run starts on October 31st at Boston's House of Blues, followed by New York City's PlayStation Theater on November 1st and culminates on November 2nd at New Haven's College Street Music Hall. 

An extensive fall tour across the Midwest, Rocky Mountains, South and East Coast is to follow. For a full list of tour dates and tickets, visit Pigeons Playing Ping Pong's website at pigeonsplayingpingpong.com/tour-dates.

Earlier this week, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong shared news that a new studio album would be due out sometime in 2020. While fans speculate when exactly the fifth studio installment from the beloved Baltimore quartet will arrive, the second single, "Dawn A New Day," is out now: bit.ly/DawnANewDay.

To coincide with the release of "Dawn A New Day," Pigeons Playing Ping Pong debuted a psychedelia-inspired lyric video on Billboard and announced a partnership with Backline to help others struggling with mental health "dawn a new day." Contributions to Backline's "Dawn A New Day" fundraiser can be made via: bit.ly/PPPPBackline.

"Our new single 'Dawn A New Day' is all about looking on the sunny side of life," Pigeons Playing Ping Pong singer and guitarist Greg Ormont shared in a statement. "We've been fortunate to be able to spread that message of positivity to The Flock for years now, and we're always looking for even more ways to give back. While we always encourage people to 'dawn a new day' when they're experiencing a difficult chapter in their lives, we also recognize that it's easier said than done. It made perfect sense to partner with Backline around this single to help raise awareness about mental health and offer a direct line to mental health resources for those who need it. We're honored to give back to the music community in this way and we're determined to find even more ways to help people 'dawn a new day' moving forward."

This partnership marks the first of many upcoming activism initiatives to come from Pigeons Playing Ping Pong.

Launched October 2019, Backline is the music industry's mental health and wellness resource hub. Starting as a referral-based system, where professionals will assess visitors’ needs and lead them to appropriate resources, Backline’s ultimate goal is to provide a network of on-demand mental health services available at no (or low) cost for industry professionals, with a focus on addressing the unique challenges and stresses of this unique space. More information is available at Backline.care.

"Dawn A New Day" follows the official release of "King Kong," the debut single and music video from the upcoming fifth studio record, featuring the Here Come The Mummies horns. The two bands share a bill on December 7th when Pigeons Playing Ping Pong makes their debut at The Anthem in D.C.

After a successful Halloween run dubbed "Stop Making Cake," Pigeons Playing Ping Pong forges ahead with their extensive fall tour throughout the Midwest, Rocky Mountains, South and East Coasts. Find a full list of upcoming tour dates below. Tickets and more information available at pigeonsplayingpingpong.com/tour-dates.

PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG
Tour Dates

11/8 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew's Hall ?
11/9 - Madison, WI - The Sylvee
11/10 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
11/13 - Kansas City, MO - recordBar #
11/14 - Lincoln, NE - Bourbon Theatre #
11/15 - Denver, CO - The Ogden #
11/16 - Denver, CO - The Ogden %
11/17 - Denver, CO - Globe Hall $
11/20 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge ^
11/21 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
11/22 - Austin, TX - Emo's
11/23 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe ^
12/6 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
12/7 - Washington, DC - The Anthem ~
12/13 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom #
12/14 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom *
12/30 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel “
12/31 - Asheville, NC - ExploreAsheville.com Arena &
1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise

? w/ Dizgo
# w/ lespecial
% w/ Yak Attack
^ w/ Thumpasaurus
$ notes special VIPPPP Package ONLY Performance
~ w/ Here Come The Mummies
” no support
& w/ Tauk

Kitchen Dwellers are pleased to share the latest edition to their catalog, Muir Maid, which was completely fan-funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign. Produced by Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters, Muir Maid is the first record where all four members contributed to the songwriting collaboratively, citing diverse musical influences from Metallica, classical and jazz music to Bela Fleck and beyond.

The album is available now: fanlink.to/KD-MuirMaid.

Muir Maid Track Listing:
1. Shadows
2. Broken Cage
3. Woods Lake
4. Muir Maid
5. The Living Dread
6. Hell To Sunday
7. Phaedrus
8. The Quail
9. Comet
10. Covered Bridged
11. Foundation
12. Driftwood

"Muir Maid is the product of spending the last few years on the road honing in our sound," shares the band of the new release. "There are tales of adventure, personal growth, and commentary on what it's like to live life on the road."

With Pandolfi's direction, Kitchen Dwellers—comprised of guitarist Max Davies, bassist Joe Funk, banjoist Torrin Daniels and mandolinist Shawn Swain—were able to channel their eclectic stylistic influences into a recorded encapsulation of their live performances. "Chris isn’t the kind of guy who steers the ship,” says Davies of the collaboration with Pandolfi for this release. “He’s the kind of guy who helps guide you to a place you didn’t even know you wanted to go. He has this way of getting you to bear down and dig deeper than you ever realized you could.”

Kitchen Dwellers are currently touring on select dates with The Infamous Strigdusters and have headlining dates scheduled throughout the rest of the year. 2020 dates have already started trickling in with notable performances scheduled on Jam Cruise and Gem and Jam Festival this coming January, and two appearances during WinterWonderGrass during the California and Vermont stops. Tickets for all announced dates are on sale now and can be purchased via the band's website: kitchendwellers.com/kitchen-dwellers-tour. A full list of upcoming appearances can be found below.

KITCHEN DWELLERS Tour Dates

11/7 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel *
11/8 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre *
11/9 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
12/4 - Appleton, WI - Gibson Music Hall
12/5 - Minneapolis, MN - The Hook & Ladder Theater
12/6 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
12/7 - Chicago IL - Martyrs'
12/8 - Ferndale MI - The Parliament Room at Otus Supply
12/11 - Covington, KY - Madison Live
12/12 - St. Louis, MO - The Bootleg @ Atomic Cowboy
12/13 - Columbia, MO - Rose Music Hall
12/14 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
12/15 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews
12/31 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Commonwealth Room
1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise
1/24 - 1/25 - Frisco, CO - Snowstalk
1/25 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Old Town Pub
1/31 - 2/2 - Tuscon, AZ - Gem and Jam Festival
3/27 - 3/29 - Squaw Valley, CA - WinterWonderGrass
4/10 - 4/11 - Stratton, VT - WonderGrass Presents Sugar & Strings

* w/ The Infamous Stringdusters

Last year, Domefest, the annual Pigeons Playing Ping Pong-hosted festival, celebrated 10 years by moving to a new home and welcoming their largest crowd to date. Domefest will return for its 11th consecutive year on May 14-16, 2020 at Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, WV.

"We love our new home at Marvin's Mountaintop and we're excited to return for Domefest 2020," said Jeremy Schon, Domefest founder and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong guitarist. "The vibe there is perfect and we can't wait to build on that feeling for our eleventh year. We've got an incredible lineup in the works and have every intention to crank it to eleven across the board."

What started over a decade ago as Schon's pet project while attending the University of Maryland is now the most anticipated annual gathering of the ever-growing Flock. Cultivating a community of like-minded music fans continues to sit at the forefront of the festival, which Pigeons Playing Ping Pong works tirelessly to present year-after-year.

Domefest has consistently booked some of the best under-the-radar talent in the live music space, with festival alumni including Papadosio, Twiddle, Turkuaz, Aqueous and Tauk, to name a few. The intimate atmosphere allows artists to intermingle with their fans and as a festival curated by touring musicians, Domefest aims to make it a meaningful experience for every artist invited to play.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 22 at 1 PM ET at domefestival.com. Stay tuned to Domefest's official website, Facebook page and event page for future announcements including ticketing information, lineup announcements and a schedule of complimentary workshops. 

On Friday, January 24th, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will welcome their fifth studio record, Presto. Pre-order for CDs, Vinyl LPs and merchandise is going on now: bit.ly/ppppresto.

The band—comprised of Ormont, fellow guitarist Jeremy Schon, bassist Ben Carrey and drummer Alex "Gator" Petropulos—are quick to cite their annual holiday shows as playing an important role in shaping the sound of Presto. As devout fans know, every Halloween and New Year’s Eve, the band hosts intricately themed blowouts, usually with a clever pun for a title, that find them adopting the styles of various other artists.

“Those shows have been crash courses in learning new ways to play and arrange music,” says Ormont. “We picked up different techniques from all these different genres that we were able to draw on when writing Presto.”

Writing is a never-ending process for the band, who also tour roughly 200 dates a year. What starts as an extended improvisation in the group’s rehearsal space will often lead to an unexpected melody or chord progression, which will go on to form the foundation of a track. Once the foursome fleshes out the song's structure and Ormont adds lyrics, the band will take the song on the road and perform it live for their most trusted confidants: The Flock.

“The crowd is like an equal member of the band at this point,” says Ormont. “We really feed off their response and truly value their input, and we can tell right away what works and what doesn't from their reaction.”

To date, tracks "King Kong," featuring Here Come The Mummies horns, and "Dawn A New Day" have been released from Presto. The official music video for "King Kong" was directed by Jay Blakesberg and featured cameos by Al Schnier and Vinnie Amico from moe., and D.J. Williams from Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. The lyric video for "Dawn A New Day" was released in conjunction with a fundraiser in support of Backline, the music industry's source for mental health and wellness resources.

In support of Presto, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong have added a slew of headlining tour dates for 2020.

Kicking off in Tempe, AZ in early February, the band will play a string of dates across California—including double night runs in Los Angeles, CA and San Francisco, CA—before a date in Crystal Bay, NV, and three stops in Oregon. Seattle, WA in late February rounds out the West Coast stops, followed by two plays in Montana, a stop in Salt Lake City, UT concluding with two nights in Frisco, CO at 10 Mile Music Hall.

Additionally, via their recently announced foundation, Dawn A New Day, the band will donate $1 from every ticket sale to Backline during their initial 2020 run. Future partnerships are expected to be announced in 2020.

All newly announced dates, including early bird passes for the band's the 11th annual music and camping festival Domefest, are on sale this coming Friday, November 22nd at 10 am local time. Tickets and more information available at pigeonsplayingpingpong.com/tour-dates.

PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG
Tour Dates

11/20 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge ^
11/21 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
11/22 - Austin, TX - Emo's
11/23 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe ^
12/6 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
12/7 - Washington, DC - The Anthem ~
12/13 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom #
12/14 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom *
12/30 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
12/31 - Asheville, NC - ExploreAsheville.com Arena &
1/7 - 1/12 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise
2/5 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee >
2/6 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern >
2/7 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour >
2/8 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour >
2/12 - San Luis Obispo, CA - The Fremont Theater >
2/13 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst >
2/14 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall >
2/15 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom >
2/16 - Crystal Bay, NV - Crystal Bay Casino Crown Room >
2/19 - Eugene, OR - Sessions Music Hall >
2/20 - Bend, OR - Midtown Ballroom >
2/21 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom >
2/22 - Seattle, WA - Neptune >
2/25 - Missoula, MT - Top Hat Lounge
2/26 - Bozeman, MT - The Rialto
2/28 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Commonwealth Room
2/29 - Frisco, CO - 10 Mile Music Hall
3/1 - Frisco, CO - 10 Mile Music Hall

^ w/ Thumpasaurus
# w/ lespecial
~ w/ Here Come The Mummies
* w/ Fletcher’s Grove
& w/ Tauk
> w/ Goose

Turkuaz formally welcomes their latest release, Kuadrochrome, and the 4-song EP is now available on all major DSPs: smarturl.it/TZKuad. Recorded at Galaxy Smith Studios and produced by guitarist/vocalist, Dave Brandwein, Kuadrochrome signifies the beginning of a refreshed and cohesive era for the band.

In advanced of the release, Turkuaz shared the studio rendition of "Heat Drop" via a visualizer video which can be viewed here.

"We're stripping back to our basics a bit with this release,” explains Brandwein. “We're revisiting some of the old school elements of funk and soul that we've veered away from in recent years. It's fun to change it up every once in a while and we feel it's important for us, as well as our fans to keep things fresh. Although we're playing some different material and sporting a new look — it's still the same Turkuaz energy, with plenty of material from our whole catalogue. This is just the beginning. Kuadrochrome is the first of many steps into a new and exciting future in the world of Turkuaz."

Kuadrochrome Track Listing:
1. Heat Drop
2. Snap Your Fingers
3. Typa
4. The Ballad of Castor Troy

Kuadrochrome will also be available as a limited-edition vinyl LP which includes instrumental versions of all four tracks. Turkuaz will share more information on the band's official Facebook page as it becomes available.

Turkuaz hits the road again in early December. Kicking off December 5th in Fairfield, CT, Turkuaz will bring their new show to Philadelphia, PA; Kalamazoo, MI; Indianapolis, IN and Nashville, TN before heading West for a four-night run in Colorado in celebration of the New Year.

After their highly-anticipated return to Jam Cruise in January, Turkuaz will tour through Birmingham, AL; Savannah, GA; Raleigh, NC; Athens, GA; Chattanooga, TN; Covington, KY; Charlottesville, VA; Madison, WI; Chicago, IL and Minneapolis, MN. 

As many fans are already aware, the "colors" era is forever encapsulated in the band's feature concert film, None's a Ton, slated for wide release sometime this winter. 

Find a full list of upcoming dates below and head over to the band's website for tickets and more info on specific dates: turkuazband.com.

As February’s kick-off of WinterWonderGrass 2020 grows closer, the festival is excited to share the official daily schedule for their Colorado edition, taking place February 21st - 23rd in Steamboat Springs, CO. One of the biggest delights includes the announcement of a second headlining performance by Billy Strings, who will now play the main stage on both Friday and Sunday nights. Additionally, a Battle Of The Bands is taking place in Denver on January 11th at Globe Hall, and the winner will play a set at the festival on Sunday afternoon.

In conjunction with the daily schedule announcement, WinterWonderGrass plans to release a limited quantity of single-day tickets starting Tuesday, December 3rd. Weekend GA passes will move to tier 2 pricing starting Tuesday, December 10th. Tickets and more info available at: http://bit.ly/2ng8Ijb. 

“We are super pumped to announce that Billy will not only perform his first headlining WinterWonderGrass set on Friday night, but that he and his band really wanted to stick around and enjoy that Steamboat hospitality, so we added him as a co-headliner on Sunday before Margo Price,” festival founder Scotty Stoughton enthusiastically shares. “It's a testament to Billy's appreciation and gratitude for his fans, the community, and the WinterWonderGrass family."

Gates open at 1:45 PM each date and music kicks off at 2:00 PM during the 3-day music festival, with Friday and Saturday night’s programming lasting until 10:30  PM and a slightly earlier 9:30 PM curfew scheduled for Sunday. As included in the price of admission, all attendees 21+ are invited to take part in the complementary beer sampling which happens from 2:00-5:00 PM each day during WinterWonderGrass.

Performances across the Soapbox, Pickin’ Perch and Jamboree stages will see many artists perform two consecutive sets, and each night, performances on the Close Pick stage will close the festival.

Twisted Pine kicks off the music on the Soapbox stage from 2:00-2:30 PM and 3:40 - 4:20 PM, followed by Molly Tuttle at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. Steamboat locals Buffalo Commons open the Pickin’ Perch stage with performances at 2:00-2:40 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM, followed by the Jon Stickley Trio at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. The Jamboree stage opens on Friday at 2:00 PM with performances from Meadow Mountain at 2:00-2:40 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM, with two sets from Jeremy Garrett (the Infamous Stringdusters) + Friends at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. 

The Bluegrass Generals (ft. Andy Hall & Chris Pandolfi of the Infamous Stringdusters) will open the Main stage on Friday from 2:30-3:40 PM, followed by Della Mae’s headlining performance from 4:20-5:35 PM. From 6:15-7:45 PM, Keller and the Keels will take over the main stage and Billy Strings’ headlining debut at the festival will take place from 8:25-10:00 PM.

Saturday welcomes local Steamboat pickers Jay Roemer Band from 2:00-2:30 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM on the Soapbox stage, followed by two additional performances from Della Mae at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. Twisted Pine returns, as well, for performances from 2:00-2:40 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM on the Pickn’ Perch stage, and the collaborative WinterWonderWomen follow with performances at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. Telluride Bluegrass winners Bowregard takes the Jamboree stage from 2:00-2:40 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM, with Cris Jacobs Band to follow at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. 

Saturday’s Main stage opens with Horseshoes and Handgrenades from 2:30-3:40 PM, followed by a headlining performance from Molly Tuttle at 4:20-5:35 PM. Nikki Lane follows, with a set from 6:15-7:45 PM and Greensky Bluegrass takes the stage for their headlining performance from 8:25-10:00 PM.

The Battle Of The Bands winner from the January 11th competition will open Sunday’s Soapbox stage from 3:15-3:55 PM. Two sets from Che Appalache follow, with sets at 5:10-5:50 PM and 7:20-8:00 PM. Cris Jacobs Band returns on Sunday for three sets on the Pickn’ Perch stage at 3:15-3:55 PM, 5:10-5:50 PM, and 7:20-8:00 PM. The Jamboree stage closes out with three sets from Pickin’ On The Dead at 3:15-3:55 PM, 5:10-5:50 PM and 7:20-8:00 PM.

ALO opens the Main stage on Sunday, with a performance from 2:00-3:15 PM and Travelin’ McCourys follows from 3:55-5:10 PM. At 5:50 PM, Billy Strings returns for his second headlining performance, and Margo Price closes out the festival’s Main stage from 8:00-9:30 PM.

Each night, WinterWonderGrass throws pop-up concerts on a side stage to say goodbye to fans. You never know who is going to show up and pick!

Tickets for all three stops are now on sale and moving fast: Colorado | California | Vermont. VIP tickets to Steamboat’s stop are already sold out, but fans are encouraged to check out the official fan-to-fan ticketing exchange powered by Lyte if they’re in search of tickets as more of the dates and tiers sell out: http://bit.ly/WWGxLyte.

Stay tuned for more information on Grass After Dark programming and beer partners for the 2020 season.

Hailing from London, UK comes Crowd Company, a dynamic octet evoking a modern take on vintage soul-funk. Fittingly, Crowd Company releases their latest record, Lowdown, on January 31st, 2020 via the Alan Evans (Soulive, Ae3) founded label, Vintage League Music. In advance of the release, Crowd Company has shared instrumental single, "Express 76," and female vocal-led title track, "Lowdown." 

"This is an amazing album! I was immediately blown away by the tunes," remarks Evans. "For me, it’s all about having great songs and this band has them. They came out to my studio Iron Wax and we went for a really natural recording process. All playing together in one room, keeping a live, analog kind of vibe. Very few takes for most tracks. After mixing we used Brian Lucey at Magic Garden to master the album and that was the icing on the cake. The album sparkles and the dynamism and strength of the tunes shines through.”

Produced by Evans, the entirety of the album was recorded at Iron Wax Studios and Lettuce's Ryan Zoidis and Eric "Benny" Bloom are featured horn players across the records' 12 tracks. In Evans' words, "Those guys absolutely killed it on the horns!"

Crowd Company evokes the spirit of the 1960s and 1970s with a dynamic and colorful palette of sonic exploration. With three vocalists among the eight-membered band, lead vocal parts shift seamlessly and three-part vocal harmonies are often incorporated into the mix. What sets them apart, however, is their deep, in-the-pocket grooves with overriding catchy hooks making anyone in earshot quick to sing along. 

Comprised of core members Rob Fleming (vocals, guitar), Emil Engstrom (bass), Claudio Corona (keys), Esther Dee (vocals), Jo Marshall (vocals) and Robin Lowrey (drums)—supplemented by a horn section including such top players as Piers Green and Ed Benstea—Crowd Company is just as much a powerhouse on stage as they are in the studio. To date, the band has shared stages with and opened for acts such as George Porter Jr. of The Meters, Soulive, The New Mastersounds, Daptone Records’ Saun & Starr, James Taylor Quartet and Monophonics.

Lowdown, the third studio installment from Crowd Company, releases January 31st on Vintage League Music. Stay tuned to the band's official Facebook page and website for more information regarding pre-order. 

On Friday, February 28th, Terrapin Care Station presents the return of Dance Party Time Machine, at Denver's Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom. Tickets are on sale now: bit.ly/2020DPTM.

Some of the hottest players in live music have been known to participate over the years. 2020's initial lineup is no exception.

The February 28th performance welcomes back Dance Party Time Machine captains Marc Brownstein, Aron Magner, and Allen Aucoin of The Disco Biscuits and Mike Greenfield of Lotus, who will guide fans and fellow musicians through a live performance of the greatest dance party hits of all time. DPTM also welcomes veterans Jeff Franca from Thievery Corporation and musical directors Eric Low and Jonah Wisneski back for the latest edition.

Nationally recognized musicians, Robert Randolph (Robert Randolph and The Family Band), and Trey Anastasio Band's Jennifer Hartswick and Natalie Cressman will make their DPTM debuts. Additionally, the lineup includes some of Colorado's most beloved local artists, welcoming members of The Magic Beans, Analog Son, YAMN, Rapidgrass, Tiger Party, Such, Other Worlds, Fox Street, Coal Town Reunion Rally Round, The Family and more.

Past iterations of Dance Party Time Machine have seen performances of "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey featuring Antwan Staley and Cory Wong of Vulfpeck, Allen Aucoin of The Disco Biscuits, members of The Magic Beans, Analog Son, and Fox Street; a disco-rendition of Beethoven—"A Fifth Of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy featuring Marc Brownstein, Aron Magner, and Allen Aucoin of The Disco Biscuits, members of The Motet and YAMN; "Freedom! '90" by George Michael, featuring Marc Brownstein, Aron Magner, and Allen Aucoin of The Disco Biscuits, Tom Hamilton of Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Mike Greenfield of Lotus, members of Dynohunter, The Magic Beans, and Fox Street. Needless to say, one never knows what could happen when entering the Dance Party Time Machine.

Tickets are on sale now and available at bit.ly/2020DPTM. For real-time updates and more information, head over to the Facebook Event Page.

In celebration of Talking Heads' iconic 1980 record, Remain in Light, which peaked at 19 on the Billboard Top 200 upon release, Turkuaz is hitting the road with Talking Heads co-founder, Jerry Harrison, and longtime collaborator and touring guitarist, Adrian Belew, for a handful of dates this summer. Named fondly after the record to commemorate its 40th anniversary, the upcoming "Remain in Light" performances will feature songs from Remain in Light, as well as other tunes from the Talking Heads songbook over a 90-minute set of music.

"Remain in Light and Talking Heads have been part of the soundtrack of our lives, and a huge inspiration to us as a band since day one," Turkuaz frontman Dave Brandwein shares fondly. "It’s certainly not every day you get a chance to collaborate with the very people who inspired you. These shows, and this chance to work with Jerry and Adrian is a dream come true. More than anything, all parties involved are excited to bring this music back to life, and back to the stage in a way that hasn’t been done for many years."

The celebratory performances kick off on May 2nd at the Joy Theater in New Orleans as part of the Jazz Fest late-night series. On May 22nd, Red Rocks in Morrison, CO is in for a treat, as Remain in Light heads that way and shares a bill alongside The Motet and Rubblebucket.

From there, Turkuaz, Harrison and Belew will perform together at a slew of festival dates, including appearances at BottleRock Festival over Memorial Day Weekend, Bonnaroo Music & Art Festival and Electric Forest in June, and July's Peach Music Festival and FloydFest.

Upon seeing Turkuaz perform their own show live this past December, Belew shared, "Turkuaz came in town to play the Exit/In. Jerry Harrison flew in and he and I went to see the show. It was super funky and joyous! After two songs we looked at each other and said 'this is gonna work beautifully!'"

Harrison adds, ”What a joy it is to be playing music with Adrian Belew again. Having recently produced music for Turkuaz, it was like I was introducing close friends who had never met. We all left the rehearsal very excited.“

Tickets and more information on specific dates are available at turkuazband.com.

Less than two months remain before the 2020 edition of WinterWonderGrass kicks off in Steamboat Springs, CO over February 21st - 23rd and today, the festival shares details on their official late-night series, Grass After Dark.

Before things heat up on February 21st, the WinterWonderGrass team is pleased to announce that Horseshoes & Hand Grenades will officially kick things off with a free set Thursday, February 20th at 2:00 PM on the stage beside the brand new gondola. Festival attendees in town early are welcome to visit the satellite box office to claim their weekend wristbands and check out the limited merchandise.

Taking place across Thunderhead Lodge, The Steamboat Grand Ballroom and Schmiggity's Live Music & Dance Bar, Grass After Dark ensures there is something for anyone looking to keep the music going after the grounds close.

Friday, February 21st’s schedule of events sees Pickin’ On The Dead with Andy Thorn from Leftover Salmon and The Jon Stickley Trio play on top of Steamboat Mountain at Thunderhead Lodge, while Jeremy Garret’s Funk Band (led by The Infamous Stringdusters' fiddle player) and Twisted Pine take over The Steamboat Grand. Della Mae and Meadow Mountain will also play an intimate set in downtown Steamboat at Schmiggitty’s Live Music & Dance Bar.

Jeremy Garret, on the topic of his Funk Band ensemble, says “I cannot wait to share this mostly funk but also grassidelic ensemble with the crowd at WinterWonderGrass. I know this crowd of all crowds will get it. With soul man Josh Shilling on some vocals and keys, Ryan Cavanaugh on electric banjo, the heavy beats of Neal Evans on drums, the low funky bass of Joel Searls along with the ripping guitar of Jeff Ervine, this will be one fun late-night show.”

Continuing on Saturday night, an evening with ALO takes place up the gondola at the Thunderhead Lodge in advance of their Sunday headlining performance on the main stage. WinterWonderWomen take over at The Grand Ballroom with a very special guest fueled WWG All-Stars set, anchored by  Billy Failing, Royal Masat and Jarrod Walker. Additionally, Horseshoes & Handgrenades with special guests Bowgegard will take over Schmiggity’s for two back-to-back sets of music.

The traditional festival-closing gathering at The Grand Ballroom, littered with special guest performances, is hosted by The Travelin' McCourys with special opening act, Che Apalache. 

Grass After Dark tickets are on sale starting today, Tuesday, January 14th, and can be purchased at: http://bit.ly/35Ht856.

Tickets for all three stops are now on sale and moving fast: Colorado | California | Vermont. VIP tickets to Steamboat’s stop are already sold out, but fans are encouraged to check out the official fan-to-fan ticketing exchange powered by Lyte if they’re in search of tickets as more of the dates and tiers sell out: http://bit.ly/WWGxLyte.

For more information, head over to WinterWonderGrass.com.

WinterWonderGrass 2020 is on the horizon and the festival is excited to share the official daily schedule for their California edition, taking place March 27th - 29th in Squaw Valley, CA. With the recent announcement that Billy Strings is named International Bluegrass Association’s Guitar Player of the Year, WinterWonderGrass California is excited to present not one, but two headlining sets from the rising star.

In conjunction with the daily schedule announcement, WinterWonderGrass plans to release a limited quantity of single-day tickets starting Thursday, January 23rd, and weekend GA passes will move to tier 2 pricing the same day. Tickets and more info available at: http://bit.ly/2mL0saj.

“WinterWonderGrass continues to honor the pillars of bluegrass while creating space for the evolution of the genre to flourish. I feel this lineup speaks to that ethos,” remarks festival founder, Scotty Stoughton. “I’m super excited to see first time bands like The War and Treaty, Cris Jacobs Band and Twisted Pine as their jaws drop from the stunning Squaw Valley views surrounding their stage. It’s also an honor to watch Billy Strings continue to grow, and welcome back legends like Peter Rowan.”

Sentimentally, Peter Rowan adds, “When the music hits the crystal air at WinterWonderGrass and echoes off the mountains, we are home.”

Gates open at 1:45 PM each day during the 3-day music festival with Friday and Saturday nights’ programming will last until 10:00 PM, and Sunday ends slightly earlier around 9:30 PM. Performances across the Soapbox, Pickin’ Perch and Jamboree stages will see many artists perform two consecutive sets, and each night, performances on the Close Pick stage will close the festival. As with past iterations of WinterWonderGrass, complimentary beer tasting will be held for all attendees aged 21+ from 2:00-5:00 PM each day throughout the three-day event. Brewery partner details will be announced in the coming weeks.

Rapidgrass kicks off the music on the Soapbox stage from 2:00-2:30 PM and 3:40 - 4:20 PM, followed by Midnight North at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. Twisted Pine open the Pickin’ Perch stage with performances at 2:00-2:30 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM, followed by Pixie & the Partygrass Boys at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. The Jamboree stage opens on Friday at 2:00 PM with performances from Old Salt Union at 2:00-2:30 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM, with two sets from Brothers Comatose at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM.

Della Mae will open the Main stage on Friday from 2:30-3:40 PM, followed by Keller & The Keels headlining performance from 4:20-5:35 PM. From 6:15-7:45 PM, The War and Treaty will take over the main stage and The Infamous Stringdusters close out Friday night from 8:25-10:00 PM.

Saturday welcomes The Infamous Stringdusters’ Andy Falco & Travis Book for an acoustic performance of the music of Jerry Garcia from 2:00-2:30 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM on the Soapbox stage, followed by two performances from the Larry Keel Experience at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. WinterWonderWomen is scheduled to perform from 2:00-2:30 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM on the Pickn’ Perch stage, and Della Mae returns for two additional performance from 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM. Trout Steak Revival takes the Jamboree stage from 2:00-2:30 PM and 3:40-4:20 PM, with Town Mountain to follow at 5:35-6:15 PM and 7:45-8:25 PM.

Saturday’s Main stage opens with Montana’s Kitchen Dwellers from 2:30-3:40 PM, followed by a headlining performance from Fruition at 4:20-5:35 PM. Billy Strings follows for his WinterWonderGrass California headlining debut, with a performance from 6:15-7:45 PM and The Devil Makes Three takes the stage for their headlining set from 8:25-10:00 PM.

Sunday’s Soapbox stage will see a performance from a TBA Lake Tahoe-local act from 3:15-3:55 PM. Two sets from Cris Jacobs Band follows, with sets at 5:10-5:50 PM and 7:20-8:00 PM. TK & The Holy Knownothings take over the Pickn’ Perch stage for three sets at 3:15-3:55 PM, 5:10-5:50 PM, and 7:20-8:00 PM. The Jamboree stage closes out with three sets from Pickin’ On The Dead at 3:15-3:55 PM, 5:10-5:50 PM and 7:20-8:00 PM.

Peter Rowan opens the Main stage on Sunday, with a performance from 2:00-3:15 PM and WinterWonderWomen returns for a headlining set from 3:55-5:10 PM. At 5:50 PM, Lil’ Smokies follows, and Billy Strings closes out the festival’s Main stage with a second performance  from 8:00-9:30 PM.

Tickets for all three stops are now on sale and moving fast: Colorado | California | Vermont. VIP tickets to Steamboat’s stop are already sold out, but fans are encouraged to check out the official fan-to-fan ticketing exchange powered by Lyte if they’re in search of tickets as more of the dates and tiers sell out: http://bit.ly/WWGxLyte.

Stay tuned for more information on Grass After Dark programming and beer partners for the 2020 season.

Turkuaz has shared additional headlining tour dates extending their Kuadrachrome tour into April, including an additional Jazz Fest play. The newly announced April tour dates are on sale this coming Friday at 10 AM local time via turkuazband.com/tour.

Starting April 15th, Turkuaz will bring the Kuadrachrome tour to six additional cities including Fayatteville, AR at George's Majestic Lounge, Dallas, TX at Deep Ellum Art Company, Houston, TX at Last Concert Cafe, Austin, TX at Mohawk, Little Rock, AR at Revolution Music Room and a headlining date during Jazz Fest weekend one at Tiptina's in New Orleans, LA.

During Jazz Fest weekend two, Turkuaz will kick off their special Remain in Light run, featuring Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew, in celebration of the Talking Heads record's 40th anniversary. Harrison recently sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss the limited run of dates, which sees the collaboration play Red Rocks Amphitheater alongside The Motet and Rubblebucket, and a handful of festival stops including BottleRock Festival, Bonnaroo Music & Art Festival, Electric Forest, Peach Music Festival and FloydFest.

All newly announced tour dates are currently available via an Artist Presale with regular on sale happening this Friday, January 24th at 10 AM local time. Tickets and more information available at turkuazband.com.

TURKUAZ
Upcoming Tour Dates

1/23 - Chattanooga, TN - Songbirds ~
1/24 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater ~
1/25 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theatre ~
1/30 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon ~
1/31 - Chicago, IL - Park West
2/1 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe ~
4/15 - Fayetteville, AR - George's Majestic Lounge
4/16 - Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Company
4/17 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe
4/18 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
4/22 - Little Rock, AR - Revolution Music Room
4/24 - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's
5/2 - New Orleans, LA - Joy Theater !
5/22 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks * 
5/24 - Napa, CA - BottleRock Festival !
6/12 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Art Festival !
6/26 - Rothbury, MI - Electric Forest !
7/3 - Scranton, PA - Peach Music Festival !
7/24 - Floyd, VA - FloydFest !

! Remain in Light performance feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew
* Remain in Light performance w/ The Motet & Rubblebucket
~ w/ Neal Francis

Today, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong releases their fifth studio record, Presto, out now: https://fanlink.to/PPPPPresto.

“We went from a lengthy tour straight into the studio to record Presto,” says PPPP guitarist and vocalist, Greg Ormont, “and I think that had a big impact on the sound. We had just finished playing a lot of these songs on the road, and that experience made our performances on the album so much more confident, lively and electric.”

While on tour behind Presto this year, the band is committed to donating $1 from every ticket sale to Backline during their initial 2020 run via their recently announced Dawn A New Day Foundation. Future partnerships are expected to be shared later in the year.

"As a band we try to focus on the sunny side of things and try to find the joy in life in an otherwise troubling time these days," Ormont shared with Billboard around the debut of "Dawn A New Day" and their foundation of the same name. "Dawn a New Day," he explains, "is a reminder to look at the glass half full and use the support of your friends and yourself to get through tougher times and dawn a new day."

Recorded in the band’s native Baltimore, Presto draws on everything from funk to rock to electronic music, building off the group’s unparalleled live energy and stretching their sonic boundaries further than ever before. Ormont breaks fresh ground with his lyrics here, too, reflecting new heights of emotional and technical maturity as he carves out a space for fans to cut loose, forget their struggles, and celebrate the present together.

“We want to offer people an escape, a place where they can leave all their troubles and worries behind and embrace the joy of human connection," says Ormont. "Our mission with our music is to create the most blissful, carefree experience possible.”

Writing is a never-ending process for the band—comprised of Ormont, fellow guitarist Jeremy Schon, bassist Ben Carrey and drummer Alex "Gator" Petropulos—who also tour roughly 130 dates a year. What starts as an extended improvisation in the group’s rehearsal space will often lead to an unexpected melody or chord progression, which will go on to form the foundation of a track. Once the foursome fleshes out the song's structure and Ormont adds lyrics, the band will take the song on the road and perform it live for their most trusted confidants: The Flock.

In advance of Presto, the band shared tracks "King Kong,"—featuring Here Come The Mummies horns— the uplifting "Dawn A New Day" and "High As Five."

The official music video for "King Kong" was directed by legendary rock photographer, Jay Blakesberg, and featured cameos by Al Schnier and Vinnie Amico from moe., and D.J. Williams from Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, and made its debut on Rolling Stone Country. 

The lyric video for "Dawn A New Day" was released in conjunction with a fundraiser in support of Backline, the music industry's source for mental health and wellness resources.

In the past two years alone, the psych-funk trailblazers have co-billed at Red Rocks, played halftime at Madison Square Garden, performed on Adult Swim’s FishCenter Live, celebrated the tenth anniversary of their beloved music festival, Domefest, and even earned their first headlining arena show at ExploreAsheville.com Arena to close out 2019. 

All newly announced dates, including tickets to the band's 11th annual music and camping festival Domefest, are on sale now. Tickets and more information available at pigeonsplayingpingpong.com.

The final lineup for the 11th annual Domefest—taking place May 14-16, 2020 at Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, WV—is here! Tickets and more information can be found at bit.ly/Domefest2020. 

Alongside five sets by hosting band Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and the already shared initial lineup, come new additions including a once-in-a-lifetime collaborative set by "TAUKing Pigeons," featuring members of TAUK and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. Additionally, TAUK has been added as a headliner on the bill, plus sets by Funk You, West End Blend, DIZGO, Eggy and Chalk Dinosaur to round out the complete 2020 iteration of the increasingly beloved music festival and campout.

TAUKing Pigeons lands on the heels of their recent collaboration during this past New Year's Eve celebration in Asheville, NC. The evening was dubbed "The Electric Kool-Aid Asheville Test," and starred members of both bands performing the music of Kool & The Gang and Jimi Hendrix, among other tunes fitting of the night's theme. If that brief collaboration was any indication, attendees are in store for a very special treat at Domefest.

"We both had so much fun jamming together on New Year's," said Pigeons Playing Ping Pong frontman, Greg Ormont. "After the show, we all were like 'we have to do more of that.' No better place to do so than at Domefest, where a lot of our fans first discovered TAUK back in 2013."

Other lineup highlights include performances by first-timers Spafford and SunSquabi, plus sets by Aqueous, Magic Beans (x2), lespecial, LITZ, The Fritz, recently reunited fan-favorites Broccoli Samurai, and the second appearance of The Domefest All-Stars, a collaborative set featuring a never-before-seen cast of past and present Domefest alumni. It may also be the only opportunity of the summer to catch Pigeons Playing Ping Pong's side projects Scrambled Greg, Schwa and Puremotion.

As in past Domefest tradition, festival attendance is capped to maintain the intimacy fans have grown to cherish over the past decade. Domefest takes pride in its close-knit community and aims to curate a warm and welcoming annual celebration, where new friendships are formed, long-lasting bonds are made and fans have the unique opportunity to engage with some of their favorite artists on the festival grounds throughout the weekend. Limited tickets are still available but moving quickly and fans are encouraged to secure their passes now before prices increase: bit.ly/Domefest2020.

Stay tuned to Domefest's official website, Facebook page and event page for future announcements, including daily themes, complimentary workshop schedule and more.

Domefest 2020 Final Lineup:

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong (x5)
Spafford
SunSquabi
TAUK
TAUKing Pigeons feat. members of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and TAUK
Aqueous
Magic Beans (x2)
lespecial
LITZ
CBDB
Funk You
The Fritz
Broccoli Samurai
The Domefest All-Stars
West End Blend
DIZGO
YAM YAM
Eggy
Scrambled Greg
Chalk Dinosaur
Schwa
Puremotion

WinterWonderGrass 2020 is on the horizon and the festival is excited to share the official daily schedule for their Vermont edition, taking place April 10 & 11 at Stratton Resort in Manchester, VT. The placement of this year’s festival coincides with the end of the ski and snowboard season at the resort, and WinterWonderGrass plans to bring one heck of party to the mountain’s base to close out the year. Cabinet is also set to make their first performance post-hiatus over the weekend.

Additionally, starting on Tuesday, February 11th, WinterWonderGrass plans to release a limited quantity of single-day tickets and weekend GA passes will move to tier 2 pricing the same day. Tickets and more info available at: http://bit.ly/2n9OWWd.

“WinterWonderGrass continues to honor the pillars of bluegrass while creating space for the evolution of the genre to flourish. I feel this lineup speaks to that ethos,” remarks festival founder, Scotty Stoughton. “I’m super excited to see first time bands like Twisted Pine take our stage and welcome back local favorites, Saints & Liars. I’m humbled Cabinet is coming out of hiatus to perform at WinterWonderGrass and it’s always a pleasure to watch The Infamous Stringdusters and Della Mae take the stage.”

Gates open at 1:45 PM each day during the two-day music festival, with music beginning at 2:00 PM. Pickin’ Perch and the Main Stage will see alternating sets for two days of nonstop music. As with past iterations of WinterWonderGrass, complimentary beer tastings will be held for all attendees aged 21+ from 2:00-5:00 PM each day throughout the event. Two of WinterWonderGrass’s local brewery and cider partners for 2020 include Fiddlehead Brewing Company out of Shelburne, VT and Burlington’s Citizen Cider. 

Dead Winter Carpenters kicks off music on the Main Stage at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 10th. Massachusetts-locals, Twisted Pine, directly follows for a set on the Pickin’ Perch stage in between Main Stage performances, with Damn Tall Buildings taking the Main Stage at 3:40 PM. Twisted Pine returns to the Pickin’ Perch stage before Che Apalache takes the Main Stage at 5:20 PM. Directly following,  Della Mae—the GRAMMY-nominated, all-female string band—performs their first of two sets on the Pickin’ Perch stage, followed by a Main Stage performance from Montana-based string band, Kitchen Dwellers, at 7:10 PM. Della Mae returns for another set between Main Stage shows before Cabinet closes out Friday’s Main Stage from 9:10-10:30 PM for their first performance since returning from hiatus.

On Saturday, Vermont-locals, Saints and Liars, open up the Main Stage at 2:00 PM and Damn Tall Buildings returns for the first of two performances on the Pickin’ Perch stage. Saturday also sees Twisted Pine take the Main Stage for an hour-long set at 3:40 PM, followed by a special performance entitled Andy Falco & Travis Book Play The Music of Jerry Garcia. Saturday also sees the return of Della Mae, this time performing on the Main Stage from 5:20-6:20 PM. Dead Winter Carpenters return for one final WinterWonderGrass performance on the Pickin’ Perch stage, followed by WinterWonderGrass newcomer Molly Tuttle, who headlines the Main Stage from 7:10-8:20 PM. The collaborative WinterWonderWomen close out the Pickin’ Perch stage directly following Tuttle, with The Infamous Stringdusters closing out both the Main Stage and the festival from 9:10-10:30 PM.

Tickets for California and Vermont are on sale now but moving fast. Very limited single-day tickets remain for Friday and Sunday during the Colorado stop, which is otherwise completely sold out. VIP tickets to the California stops are also sold out, but fans are encouraged to check out the official fan-to-fan ticketing exchange powered by Lyte if they’re in search of tickets as more of the dates and tiers sell out: http://bit.ly/WWGxLyte.

Stay tuned for more information on Grass After Dark programming and additional beer partners for the 2020 season.

With WinterWonderGrass Colorado set to kick off this weekend in Steamboat Springs, CO for another sold-out year, and the California-edition of the festival set to take place next month, today the festival shares details on their official late-night series, Grass After Dark, for their March event.

Before things heat up on March 27th, the WinterWonderGrass team is pleased to announce that Pixie & The Partygrass Boys will kick off the festivities with a free show on Thursday, March 26th. Additionally, for the fifth year in a row, an intimate mountain top dinner will take place on Thursday night with Keller Williams. The Tram to Table dinner starts with a jam on the tram and includes performances by Williams, plus a local family-style farm-to-table dinner with wine, beer and cider tastings. Tickets and more info for the Tram to Table dinner is available here.

Taking place across Olympic Village Lodge and the Plaza Bar at the base of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Resort, as well as Alibi Ale Works in Truckee, CA and Moe’s BBQ in Tahoe City, CA, there is something for anyone looking to keep the music going into the night after the festival grounds close during Grass After Dark.

Friday, March 27th’s schedule of events sees Fruition and Brothers Comatose play at the resort base at the Olympic Village Lodge, while an evening with Pickin’ On The Dead takes over the Plaza Bar. Trout Steak Revival will play an after-hours show at Alibi Ale Works, while Twisted Pine and Buffalo Commons play back-to-back sets of music at Moe’s BBQ.

On Saturday night, The Infamous Stringdusters, with support from Della Mae, continues the party at the Olympic Village Lodge, and an evening with The Lil’ Smokies will entertain late-night crowds at Plaza Bar. Alibi Ale Works will see back-to-back performances from Larry Keel Experience and Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, while Moe’s BBQ hosts The Grant Farm and Midnight North for two sets of music. 

Sunday night closes with a final show at the Olympic Village Lodge with performances by Kitchen Dwellers followed by the WinterWonderGrass All-Star Jam.

California Grass After Dark tickets are on sale starting today, Tuesday, February 18th, and can be purchased at: http://bit.ly/2mL0saj.

Tickets for the California and Vermont stops are still available while supplies last. The Colorado-edition and VIP tickets to California’s stop are already sold out, but fans are encouraged to check out the official fan-to-fan ticketing exchange powered by Lyte if they’re in search of tickets as more of the dates and tiers sell out. The Colorado exchange is available here while the California exchange is operating here.

For more information, head over to WinterWonderGrass.com.

With deep regrets, WinterWonderGrass California—set to take place over March 27-29—has announced a postponement of the 2020 event. Last night, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, issued a statement mandating any social gatherings over 250 persons must be canceled or postponed through the end of March as per an updated policy on gatherings from the state’s health officials. More info on that statement is available here.

On the bright side, the new dates, now set for April 9-11, 2021, will welcome the same lineup including Billy Strings, The Devil Makes Three, The Infamous Stringdusters, Keller and the Keels, Peter Rowan, Lindsay Lou, Fruition and more. 

Festival founder, Scott Stoughton, has issued the following statement

Friends,

Important details:

At this point, all 2020 Tahoe festival tickets including 3-day GA, VIP and single-day tickets will roll over to April 9-11, 2021.

Grass After Dark tickets will be refunded.

Tram to Table dinner tickets will be refunded.

Ski Passes – Great news, if you purchased lift tickets as part of the event package, Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows will let you keep your 2020 tickets good for 3 days of skiing over the original weekend, March 27-29, 2020, and give you a 2021 3-day pass valid for the rescheduled April 2021 festival dates. Essentially six days for the price of one window price lift ticket.

WinterWonderBus passes will be refunded.

If you would like your 2020 EcoVessel WinterWonderGrass Tahoe Stainless Steel mug, please email us with your address – [email protected].

For more information to ask questions directly, please send us an email – [email protected].

We kindly ask to keep all messages positive and to have patience while we work through this unprecedented situation.

With Gratitude,
Scotty and the WWG Family

"While we are disappointed that this year's WinterWonderGrass Festival was cancelled amid growing concerns of COVID-19, it is critically important for event producers and destinations alike to follow guidance from public health and government officials," explained Jeffrey Hentz, chief executive officer for the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association. "We are a destination comprised of many outdoor options so visitors and locals alike can abide by social distancing recommendations in this time of uncertainty. We look forward to continuing our longtime partnership with WinterWonderGrass and welcoming this best-in-class music festival back in 2021." 

As previously shared, WinterWonderGrass California will be postponed until April 9, 10 and 11, 2021. In accordance with the event’s standard no refund policy, all tickets to WinterWonderGrass California 2020 will be automatically rolled over to a California 2021 ticket or ticket holders will have the option to opt for a California 2022 ticket credit, dates TBD.

All WinterWonderGrass California 2020 Grass After Dark tickets will be automatically refunded, as well all Tram to Table dinner tickets for the Thursday pre-party event. All lift tickets to Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows purchased as part of the WinterWonderGrass event package will be honored by the resort over the original weekend, March 27-29, and will also be valid over the 2021 weekend, April 9-11. All WinterWonderBus tickets will be refunded.

For ticket specific inquiries, please reach out to: [email protected].

At this time, there is no definitive news to report at this time on the status of the WinterWonderGrass Vermont event, set to take place April 10-11, 2020. A separate statement will be issued at a later time.

In lieu of WinterWonderGrass Tahoe—which was set to take place this weekend and has since been postponed to April 2021 with the original lineup in tact—the producers of WinterWonderGrass are excited to announce WWG TV, set to launch this coming Friday, March 27th at 6:00 pm MT (5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET). Viewers can tune into the livestream via the festival's official Facebook page.

"We believe the strength of our community will shine through during this uncharted journey," remarks festival founder, Scotty Stoughton. "Through the launch of WWG TV, we want to promote social interaction amongst physical distancing within our community and beyond. Grab the people you're quarantined with, pour yourself a beverage and enjoy this WWG community we've built from the comfort of your couch."

WWG TV will livestream three, hour-long episodes over three consecutive Fridays: March 27th, April 3rd and April 10th. The first episode, which will release on the original kick-off date of WWG Tahoe 2020, is a tribute to the WWG Tahoe community dubbed, "Tahoe - Come Together," comprised of recent and archival footage by artists on original Tahoe 2020. The first episode will feature live performance footage from Billy Strings and Della Mae shot during their recent WWG Steamboat 2020 sets, plus archival footage from past WWG Tahoe stops with performances by The Infamous Stringdusters featuring special guest Sam Bush, the original Tram Jam from 2015, and a gorgeous, cinematic performance by Fruition at the summit of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows. 

A special "after-party" Q&A with Lindsay Lou will take place directly after the livestream via the festival's official Facebook page.

Stay tuned for more information on the coming episodes of WWG TV and don't forget to tune in this Friday, March 27th for the kickoff via facebook.com/winterwondergrassfestival.

This coming Friday, April 3rd, will mark the second installment of WWG TV from the producers of WinterWonderGrass. Viewers can tune into the livestream on Friday at 6:00 pm MT (5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET) via the festival's official Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The second installment, dubbed "Colorado - Back To The Roots," promises never-before-seen footage from The Jeff Austin Band—fronted by the late mandolinist—performing at WinterWonderGrass Steamboat, plus new, unreleased footage of Greensky Bluegrass and additional Billy Strings footage from Steamboat 2020. Episode 2 will also feature footage captured over the last eight years of the Colorado installment of the festival, with performances from Leftover Salmon, The Lil Smokies and more slated to air.

WWG TV will livestream three, hour-long episodes over three consecutive Fridays: March 27th, April 3rd and April 10th. The first episode, "Tahoe - Come Together," is now archived on the festival's official YouTube channel.

Stay tuned for more information on the coming episodes of WWG TV and don't forget to tune in this Friday, April 3rd for the latest installment via facebook.com/winterwondergrassfestival.

With heavy hearts, the organizers behind Campout For The Cause announce the cancellation of 2020's festival, previously set to take place in Buena Vista, CO over May 29-31. With social distancing orders changing rapidly by the day, there's too much speculation surrounding large gatherings and their ability to return at this time.

The good news—Campout For The Cause will return over June 4-6 2021 with more information TBA.

All 2020 ticket holders will be automatically refunded to their original payment account.

For more information, please visit the festival's official Facebook page and campoutforthecause.org.

The third and final installment of WWG TV's debut season will air this coming Friday, April 10th and promises to highlight the inherent collaborative nature of the WinterWonderGrass community formally entitled, "Connection & Collaboration." 

As with past episodes, viewers can tune into the livestream at 6:00 pm MT (5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET) via the festival's official Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Melding archival footage from year's past, as well as never-before-seen footage shot at February 2020's WinterWonderGrass Colorado, episode three will highlight some of the best collaborations that have taken the festival stage. ALO featuring special guest Jennifer Hartswick is just one of the collaborations slated to air this week. Additionally, the season finale will showcase WinterWonderWomen, the communal effort spearheaded by Bridget Law and Lindsay Lou, the Chris Pandolfi and Andy Hall-founded Bluegrass Generals—which features a rotating cast of musicians and special guest sit-ins each performance—and footage from Pickin' On The Dead, the Jake Wolf and Grant Farm-led twist on the Grateful Dead songbook, captured this past February. Archival footage of a previous Elephant Revival set will also be air.

WWG TV has previously released two episodes, "Tahoe - Come Together," and "Colorado - Back To The Roots," which are now archived on the festival's official YouTube channel.

Stay tuned for more information on the coming seasons of WWG TV and don't forget to tune in this Friday, April 10th for the final installment of season one via facebook.com/winterwondergrassfestival.

WinterWonderGrass has also shared their return to Colorado over February 19-21, 2021. More information is available at winterwondergrass.com.

Funky, upbeat and bold anthem "NAH" has arrived from Shira Elias' debut EP, GOODS. Best known as part of Brooklyn-based 9-piece funk band, Turkuaz, Elias is now venturing into a creative space all her own—one filled with honesty, self-discovery and growth. "NAH" is the first single to be released from Elias' debut EP, which drops May 29th, 2020.

Check out "NAH" now: bit.ly/ShiraElias-NAH.

For Elias, this new chapter is rooted in vulnerability and freedom. She shares with PopMatters, "The idea behind 'NAH' comes from a personal mantra that I started telling myself every time I got caught up in other people's problems: 'It ain't about you.' When you know that to be true, then what other people say, do, or think, has no affect on you and you're free to be the badass person you are." 

It is this confidence that has brought Shira Elias to the place she is today, and her debut EP, GOODS,  brilliantly captures her decade-long journey as an artist working and living in New York City. Elias reveals, "It's the first time that I'm really expressing my music and my heart on my own, and it's a pretty incredible and terrifying feeling."  While GOODS documents the artist's experiences on the East Coast, it only tells half the story. Her follow-up collection, SERVICES, promised for later this year, is the striking West Coast counterpart inspired by her recent move to Los Angeles.

Previously, Elias shared "Burning" as a standalone single, which will not be featured on the GOODS EP.

Don't miss "NAH" off of Elias' debut EP, GOODS, due out May 29th and stay tuned to her official Facebook fan page for more information on future releases.

Earlier this year, London, UK-based octet Crowd Company, released their Alan Evans-produced record, Lowdown, which The Big Takeover lauded as an album "that bursts at the sonic seams with rich, vibrant, and varied compositions." While acid jazz-tinged track "Orbital" was not included as part of the record's release, the single was recorded during the same sessions at Evans' Iron Wax Studios while Lettuce's Ryan Zoidis and Eric "Benny" Bloom were in attendance.

The eccentric, intergalactic track takes jazz into a spacey territory, bridging a gap between the genre and contemporary electronic music. With the help of Zoidis' signature electronic treatments throughout the 5:29 odyssey, the track's ambient, psychedelic jazz breaks down genre-defining barriers and brings the band into uncharted, cosmic territory.

Stay tuned to the band's official Facebook page and website for more information on future releases and check out "Orbital" now on Bandcamp or wherever you get your music.

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Crowd Company evokes the spirit of the 1960s and 1970s with a dynamic and colorful palette of sonic exploration. With three vocalists among the eight-membered band, lead vocal parts shift seamlessly and three-part vocal harmonies are often incorporated into the mix. What sets them apart, however, is their deep, in-the-pocket grooves with overriding catchy hooks making anyone in earshot quick to sing along. Comprised of core members Rob Fleming (vocals, guitar), Emil Engstrom (bass), Claudio Corona (keys), Esther Dee (vocals), Jo Marshall (vocals) and Robin Lowrey (drums)—supplemented by a horn section including such top players as Piers Green and Ed Benstea—Crowd Company is just as much a powerhouse on stage as they are in the studio. To date, the band has shared stages with and opened for acts such as George Porter Jr. of The Meters, Soulive, The New Mastersounds, Daptone Records’ Saun & Starr, James Taylor Quartet and Monophonics.

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers take fans under the sea in their bubbly, sea creature-filled visual for "Underwater" in celebration of the one-year anniversary of Paper Castle, their fourth LP. The catchy, upbeat tune, which is featured on the LP, swims through the overwhelming and euphoric sensation of love that like the chorus, never quite leaves your head.

The director of the video, Dave Suchanek, happens to be largely responsible for the formation of the band itself. "Nearly a decade ago," frontman Joe Hertler explains, "he called me up to work on a musical project; a project that would introduce me to the guys who would become my bandmates only a few months later."

As for the lyrical content, "The song compares being in love to a twisting forest: organic, breathing, ever-changing, and ultimately, like everything else, impermanent," explains Hertler. "It's something that drags you underwater into the darkness, but you find that you can see and breathe."

Love has a powerful ability to disarm, to render one useless, both of which the track and the video capture effortlessly. Take a deep dive with Joe & The Rainbow Seekers here:

Alan Evans' label, Vintage League Music, shares the latest single from BT ALC Big Band, marking the group's first release on the imprint, with a full album promised later this year. With 18 musicians credited to the track, "Bring Forth Change" was amazingly captured completely remotely in the midst of the current global pandemic.

Check out "Bring Forth Change," featuring vocals by Nigel Hall now: smarturl.it/bringforthchange-vlm.

In addition to Hall, "Bring Forth Change" also features Hall's Lettuce bandmate, Eric "Benny" Bloom on trumpet, and Evans held it down on drums for the track.

"The idea to record 'Bring Forth Change' was put in motion after Brian Thomas, Alex Lee-Clark and I were chatting about the possibilities of remotely tracking for an 18-piece band under the current social distancing protocol we are all following," Evans shared with Relix Magazine regarding the process. "They agreed that enough band members had the technological capabilities to get the job done. It’s always amazing being able to work with these amazing musicians and the addition of Nigel Hall & Eric Bloom from Lettuce was the icing on the cake!"

Keep up-to-date with BT ALC Big Band via their official Facebook fan page and website. For more information on future releases from Vintage League Music visit vintageleaguemusic.com.

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Since the group's formation in 2011, BT ALC Big Band, fronted by trumpeter Alex “ALC” Lee-Clark and trombonist Brian “BT” Thomas, has gained a reputation for hard grooving original compositions featuring the most talented jazz and funk musicians in Boston, MA. BT ALC Big Band draws from the big band traditions of Duke Ellington and Count Basie than infuses music from funk legends like James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, and The Meters, creating an undeniably unique sound dubbed Big Band Funk.

"It sure feels strange promoting an EP release while the fight against systemic racism is at the forefront of everyone's minds these days," shares bandleader Jeremy Beck from Jeremy Beck & The Heavy Duty Horns. "In a musical context, Black music has created what we know as American music. Without the great Black musicians, artists and writers, plain and simple, American music would not exist."

The New York City-based eight-piece vintage soul ensemble is gearing up to release their debut EP, Take Me By The Hand, later this month. In advance of the release, the band has shared second single "Oh Baby!" with Relix Magazine.

Check out "Oh Baby!" on Spotify or via your preferred streaming platform: linktr.ee/JBHDH.

"So much of the music I’ve played and produced throughout my career has been directly inspired by Black musicians and I will be forever grateful," Beck expands on the topic. "Growing up in Alabama and during my time in New Orleans, Black music and culture molded me into the musician and person I am today. Our single 'Oh Baby!' is obviously inspired by the great love songs of the 50s from artists like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and countless others. I hope 'Oh Baby!' brings listeners joy and I hope that someday, we can all look at each other and see people, and celebrate the many colors we all come in. Let’s all stand strong together and keep fighting the battle against this horrible, systemic disease. In the words of Edward Howard and the great Donny Hathaway, let us all sustain the hope in our hearts that 'Someday, We’ll All Be Free.'"

The band's previous single, "Take Me By The Hand," was praised by SoulTracks, who wrote, "Led by Beck’s joyful tenor, this NYC-based eight-piece band oozes out jazzy soul on this swinging six-minute track that channels Tower of Power and Blood, Sweat & Tears."

Largely inspired by Beck's humble beginnings in rural Alabama and the soulful gospel of New Orleans, Take Me By The Hand marks the first compilation of songs credited to a band composed of sidemen who have cut their teeth playing with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and Missy Elliot, to name a few. 

Take Me By The Hand is due out June 26th with pre-order happening now: jbhdh.bandcamp.com.

Head to the band's website and official Facebook page for more information and stay tuned for Take Me By The Hand, due out June 26th.

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Blurring the lines between vintage soul, gospel, and rock, Jeremy Beck & The Heavy Duty Horns are an intoxicating musical powerhouse with a bold sound and a broad range, the kind of shape shifting collective that boasts versatility and virtuosity in equal measure. Fueled by a phalanx of funky horns and anchored by Beck’s mesmerizing keyboards and vocals, the 8-piece NYC band draws on decades of influence in their music, filtering everything from Prince and Lou Rawls to Tower of Power and Blood, Sweat & Tears through a modern lens. The result is Take Me By The Hand, the group’s exhilarating four-song debut, due out June 26th, and Beck’s first foray into the spotlight as a frontman.

An upbeat fusion of soul and funk, featuring live instrumentation, is on full display in Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers' new single, "Good Thang." Founded by multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, sound engineer and producer, Alan Evans—who is also the co-founder of acclaimed jazz fusion trio, Soulive—Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers the self-proclaimed guitar player "alter ego" for Evans.

Check out "Good Thang," featuring vocalist Kim Dawson, now: smarturl.it/goodthang

Filled with a star-studded group of funk and jazz musicians, the track features vocalist Kim Dawson (Matador Soul Sounds, Pimps of Joytime) along with Evans’ musical cohorts Darby Wolf (DJ Williams Shots Fired, Rubblebucket) on organ, Pete Aleksi (Curtis Mayflower) playing 2nd guitar, Brian “BT” Thomas (Akashic Record, BT ALC Big Band) on trombone, Alex Lee-Clark (ALC Funktet, BT ALC Big Band) on trumpet, Tucker Antell (BT ALC Big Band) on alto and tenor saxophones and Jared Sims (BT ALC Big Band) on baritone saxophone.

“Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers is all about spontaneous creation for me and the very creative friends I get to call on to be a part of it. 'Good Thang' is a perfect example," remarks Evans. "Initially I went into the studio, picked up the guitar and let whatever I was feeling come out without worrying about what kind of song it was." He continues, "Before I knew it, I had a really great feeling bed of bass, drums and guitar laid down. From there, I asked my great friends Darby, Pete, Brian, Alex, Tucker, Jarad and Kim to take what I started and record exactly what inspired them to play. That is the best part of making music for me, creating something that will inspire people."

The single will be pressed to a limited-edition 7” vinyl single distributed worldwide by Fat Beats later this summer, with a full-length Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers album on the way. Check the VLM website for updates on pre-orders, shipping dates and more releases: vintageleaguemusic.com.

Keep up with Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers via their official Facebook page.

Amidst COVID-19 and the fight for racial justice and equality, the implications of releasing a soulful, gospel, four-track jazz compilation are not lost on NYC-based 8-piece band, Jeremy Beck & The Heavy Duty Horns. With rural Alabama and New Orleans at the root of his identity, bandleader Jeremy Beck understands the influences that have informed his role as a musician––especially upon the release of the band's debut EP, Take Me By The Hand, during a pivotal moment for civil rights in America.

"It sure feels strange promoting an EP release while the fight against systemic racism is at the forefront of everyone's minds these days," shares Beck. "In a musical context, Black music has created what we know as American music. Without the great Black musicians, artists and writers, plain and simple, American music would not exist." Expanding on the topic, Beck explains, "So much of the music I’ve played and produced throughout my career has been directly inspired by Black musicians and I will be forever grateful. Growing up in Alabama and during my time in New Orleans, Black music and culture molded me into the musician and person I am today."

Read the review on The Big Takeover and check out Take Me By The Hand on Spotify now: bit.ly/JBHDH-TakeMeByTheHand.

Ahead of the release, first single and titular track "Take Me By The Hand" was praised by SoulTracks, who wrote, "Led by Beck’s joyful tenor, this NYC-based eight-piece band oozes out jazzy soul on this swinging six-minute track that channels Tower of Power and Blood, Sweat & Tears." Follow-up single "Oh Baby!" made its debut on Relix Magazine, and Beck cited artists like Sam Cooke, Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett, writers of the great love songs from the 50s, as major inspiration. 

The EP opens with the title track, a bass-heavy, 70s-inspired tune where Beck explores the question, “How many times have you been in a relationship and you just can’t figure out how to make your partner happy? That’s where the phrase ‘Take Me By The Hand’ comes from—it’s similar to taking a child by the hand and showing them how to do something.” Southern gospel takes shape in ballad “Oh Baby!," a love song at its core as Beck croons, “Oh Baby! Oh I need you, I need you right next to my heart” over pronounced organ tones, where Beck's church roots shine through. Third track, “Somebody Call Frank,” speeds up the tempo as Beck sings of a woman who’s a liar, a cheat, a woman “weighing down my heart with pain”—the horns, which carry the anthem, emphasize the painful intensity of this toxic love throughout the song. The EP ends on a positive note with closing track “Sing Hallelujah,” where Beck sings of a perfectly imperfect love, a woman that makes him sing Hallelujah despite all of her perfectly human imperfections, like singing off-key.

Largely inspired by Beck's humble beginnings in rural Alabama and the soulful gospel of New Orleans, Take Me By The Hand marks the first compilation of songs credited to a band composed of sidemen who have cut their teeth playing with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and Missy Elliot, to name a few.

Head to the band's website and official Facebook page for more on Jeremy Beck & The Heavy Duty Horns and check out Take Me By The Hand, out everywhere now: linktr.ee/JBHDH.

Turkuaz recently launched their latest creative endeavor this past Tuesday, June 30th, with Hey You, Stay Tuned, their hour-long recurring variety show available exclusively through the band's Facebook and YouTube channels.

Check out episode one on YouTube now: youtu.be/UnAXFemFO7Q.

The pilot episode sees the eccentric nine-piece ensemble partake in a Hollywood Squares parody, aptly entitled "Turkuaz Squares." Comedian Brett Siddell—who also recently launched his own comedy special via Vimeo—acts as announcer, while Sirius XM's Ari Fink hosts the show. Additionally, special guests Andy Frasco and Eric "Benny" Bloom appear as contestants on the game show. 

Gameshow antics are accompanied by a pop up video replay of Turkuaz's official music video for 2017 single "On The Run," which stars Chris Roberti from HBO's High Maintenance and Comedy Central's Broad City. Fans are also treated to never-before-released content from the band's recent None's A Ton concert film, with "Nightswimming" and "Coast to Coast" footage from the film spliced in.

Check out the first episode of Hey You, Stay Tuned now and purchase None's A Ton in full via smarturl.it/TZNATFilm.

Written while in quarantine in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Falling Water returns with their gripping, hard-hitting single, "When Will We Be Saved." Their first release since their 2014 LP, The Dark Ages, the classic rock band explores feelings of anxiety and isolation that many experience today through the unique, melancholic four-minute, twenty-three-second track.

Listen to "When Will We Be Saved": lnk.to/sPjkRFsy

"'When Will We Be Saved' is a true quarantine song," admits frontman, principle songwriter and pianist, Mark Rechler. He continues, "My whole life is trying to keep up with my to-do list, get stuff done, complete tasks. I have often said out loud, 'If we could only get a time out for a month to catch up on all these projects, everything would be fine.' Well, like a bad Twilight Zone, that gift was granted. During the first two months of quarantine, I found myself riddled with anxiety, exhaustion, and much fear. And while I can't say that I've won the war (I'm still drowning in projects and to-dos), I have definitely won a few battles. I committed to completing a bunch of songs I had been wanting to finish, I buckled down to learn new music software, I even cleaned my closet and my garage! But it all came to a crashing halt when I got a puppy—that's a whole other story! So in conclusion, 'When Will We Be Saved' is more about isolation and finding your best self in that quiet, lonely world."

Falling Water has pledged to donate a portion of proceeds raised in the single's first month to the PLUS1 COVID-19 Relief Fund to support communities most at risk from the pandemic, benefitting organizations like Sweet Relief, MusiCares, Center for Disaster Philanthropy, World Central Kitchen, Partners In Health, Trans Lifeline and Backline. Additionally, Falling Water's Mark Rechler is running a fundraising campaign for the relief fund directly on his Facebook page and contributions can be made via: bit.ly/FallingWaterPLUS.

Engineered and produced by Chris Fasulo while in quarantine, while recording "When Will We Be Saved," the band discovered new methods of collaboration while isolated, using Zoom, which ultimately allowed the band to produce art in ways never thought possible.

Under Falling Water, Rechler is joined by friends and collaborators alike who aim to create and inspire through raw, emotional rock & roll to forge an oasis for people seeking music that digs deep into dark spaces, but still manages to elevate the spirit. As a musician, Rechler has cut his musical teeth with some of the music world’s true greats, jamming with members of the Neville Brothers, The Meters, Soulive, Rebirth Brass Band, Eric Lindell, Big Sam, and most recently, prodigy guitarist, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer. Rechler has also written music for Discovery Networks, Comedy Hall of Fame and Animal Planet. 

Falling Water looks towards 2021 with plans to release their latest full-length record. Head to the band's official Facebook page to keep up with future releases.

On Sunday, June 28th, Turkuaz participated in Justice Comes Alive, the day-long music marathon benefitting the PLUS1 For Black Lives Fund which raised over $55k for organizations like Equal Justice Initiative, Impact Justice, and The Bail Project, as well as Black and Indigenous-led grassroots organizations combating racism.

"When asked to be a part of Justice Comes Alive, we were, of course, eager and enthusiastic to participate and help this cause in any way possible," Turkuaz frontman Dave Brandwein shares. "But just doing one of our old songs and sending it in didn't feel right, so I decided to write something new, and to try and put some thoughts and feelings into a song based on the dire social issues we face in this country."

The result is "The Sideline," the latest track from the nine-piece funk ensemble. Today, Turkuaz releases the live, debut performance of "The Sideline" from the Justice Comes Alive archives, which features percussionist Yahuba Garcia-Torres (who was previously set to join Turkuaz this summer for the Remain in Light dates).

Check out "The Sideline" now: bit.ly/TurkuazJCATheSideline.

"If you play American popular music in any form, it's derived from a rich tradition of black artists and innovators who shaped the cultural bedrock of our country," Brandwein elaborates. "With our style of music, we're especially aware of this—and though we've typically been apolitical as far as the public eye is concerned, this latest push for civil rights isn't politics. It's common sense and pure moral decency."

In the wake of the protests around the globe calling for more dire attention on racial inequity, Turkuaz has proudly taken a more defined stance on the topic, recognizing all BIPOC, including Native and Indigenous people, have been marginalized and held at an insurmountable disadvantage for hundreds of years. Brandwein continues, "We stand with Native Americans who were the natural inhabitants of this country. We stand with Black Lives Matter firmly, and in this song we explore why you can no longer be on 'The Sideline.' You are either actively anti-racist, or you are complicit."

Being a Turkuaz song, "The Sideline" does have the upbeat, danceable essence the band has become known for but uses the underlying lyrical content to explore the topic in a deeper way. "At the end of the day, it's still a Turkuaz song," expresses Brandwein. "It's upbeat and does not sound or feel as dark as the lyrical content is. You can dance to it. But we aren't afraid of that. We play the music we like with the words we want to say. We are honored to carry on the tradition of this music in our own way, but we feel an obligation to start being active allies in the fight for a future where justice truly comes alive. No longer will we sit on the sideline."

Watch Turkuaz perform "The Sideline" now over on Facebook and don't forget to check out Episode 1 of Turkuaz's hour-long recurring variety show, Hey You, Stay Tuned, now available exclusively through the band's official Facebook and YouTube channels.

Last week, Alan Evans' latest musical project, Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers released a powerful new single via Vintage League Music, "As Far As We Know," featuring the vocal stylings of D.C.-based musician, Brother GoodLove, as well as a cast of VLM-affiliated artists including, pianist Darby Wolf, Alex Lee-Clark and Brian Thomas of BT ALC Big Band, baritone guitarist Ryan Hommel, and string player Cynthia Tolson.

Today, to follow up the timely and poignant single—one that boasts a message of unification and peace among mankind—the band shares the official music video for "As Far As We Know," directed by Samuel Hall. The 5-minute video sees Brother GoodLove travel around Washington, D.C. while pondering the profound message of his lyrics, including footage captured during the current Black Lives Matters protests in the area.

Check out the video for "As Far As We Know" now: youtu.be/kxzM0sZwAp0.

"I originally wrote the music for 'As Far As We Know' back in May 2019 with another VLM project in mind," shares Evans on the collaborative project. "I knew that I wanted to have Stephane (Brother GoodLove) singing on this song from the beginning. I didn’t realize that Stephane would turn that working title into such beautiful and powerful lyrics—I was really blown away when he sent me the first demo of the vocal and couldn’t wait to get it into full production but for whatever reason, it wasn’t the right time. But once I had the idea for the new Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers album, 'As Far As You Know' being included was a no brainer. So during quarantine, Stephane cut the vocals and I called on my Vintage League Music family of musicians to fill out the song and the rest is history. Without a doubt, it's one of my favorite songs I've ever written."

At a time where the world might seem bleak and divided, Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers deliver a track calling for unification and peace among mankind: "As far as we know / We ain't too different / You and I could spend all our time / Make this world a better ride / Imagine the difference if we try."

Stephane Detchou, who performs under the moniker Brother GoodLove, was born in Montreal to Cameroonian parents and has been surrounded by music his entire life. Genres like folk, jazz, soul, rock and reggae were central in his upbringing and would come to influence the music he would later produce. It is within soul where he explores his identity and sense of self, reflects on the world and contributes to a future he believes in—and "As Far As We Know" is no exception, a song for which he penned the lyrics for.

Stay connected to more from Vintage League Music and Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers via their official Facebook page. For more information on future releases visit vintageleaguemusic.com.

The antics continue on Turkuaz's second episode of Hey You, Stay Tuned, out now. The recurring variety show curated by the band includes an array of segments and a slew of special guests, available through the Turkuaz's Facebook and YouTube channels.

Episode 2 is out now: youtu.be/xOxJwyD-ydw.

The latest installment opens with a "pop-up-video" treatment of the band's official 2015 music video for "Doktor Jazz." The second episode of the show also features another round of the Hollywood Squares parody—aptly entitled "Turkuaz Squares"—this time welcoming special guest contestants, musicians Ivan Neville and Robert Randolph. Additionally, Turkuaz welcomes Eddie Roberts and Alan Evans for "The Breakdown" segment to revisit performances from their 2016 - 2017 co-headlining tour with The New Mastersounds (which saw Evans sub for NMS drummer Simon Allen in later dates). A commemorative 45" vinyl record, with NMS performing Turkuaz classic "The Rules" and Turkuaz performing NMS tune "On The Border," is still available in the Turkuaz store while supplies last. 

Episode 2 also features a comically unconventional makeup tutorial by Sammi Garrett (with "help" from Greg Sanderson), a never-before-seen playful comedy sequence from the vault, and Taylor Shell returns with another installment of quarantine mini-series, "Hello, The Internet." 

Comedian Brett Siddell returns as announcer, while Sirius XM's Ari Fink returns as host.

Never miss another episode of Hey You, Stay Tuned. Follow Turkuaz on Facebook and YouTube now.

After what have been an unpredictable few months due to COVID-19, Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers will return to the stage for four separate performances at The Deck in Muskegon, Michigan on Wednesday, August 26th, Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th, with an additional date, Friday, September 11th, added due to popular demand. More seats have been made available for all shows, including the originally sold out September 12th date. 

The Deck, which sits on the Pere Marquette beach, is an incredibly unique and relaxing restaurant, bar and music venue where summer seemingly never ends.

Tickets are available now via joehertler.com.

The shows will be outdoors and socially-distanced, with tables being 8 feet apart, and at a reduced capacity where masks are required as the band hopes to bring people together in the safest way possible.

Frontman Joe Hertler admits it's a strange time for live music. "Of course we want to play, but it brings to mind the social responsibility we all share to keep each other healthy." The band understands the role they play in creating a safe environment, but ultimately looks forward to getting back to doing what they love most in their home state—playing live music. Hertler continues, "I hope we're able to find the existential fulfillment most of us musicians have been missing for nearly a year now. I hope the same for those who attend."

More from their Live From Out There set is here. Nine-piece ensemble Turkuaz followed up their previous Beatles cover of "Rain" with the warmth and comfort of the sun with an uplifting cover of the 1969 classic, "Here Comes The Sun."

Watch Turkuaz's performance of "Here Comes The Sun" on YouTube now: youtu.be/TgSJXXSFtaw.

With The Beatles being a consistent influence in the lives of Turkuaz founders Dave Brandwein and Taylor Shell, covering the band's timeless records feels right. To Shell, The Beatles feel like home and happiness, noting the band's ability to remain true and dynamic. "It’s music we have heard all our lives, that somehow seems to always be growing and changing at the same time, really the mark of any good art." When referring to "Here Comes The Sun" in particular, Shell understands the need for uplifting music right now and aims to bring listeners some renewed hope and joy for the months ahead with this release. 

Frontman Brandwein echoes this optimistic sentiment and acknowledges the various struggles that currently exist in the United States, and thus the significance of covering the uplifting tune. "The important thing to realize is that out of 'a long cold lonely winter,' the ice does slowly melt as the sun sets in. This is true with each new day, each new year and each new struggle." Brandwein continues, "This virus, the civil unrest due to the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and countless others, and the existential threat to our democracy seems so incredibly daunting and hard to think about." The ultimate desire here, however, is that the sun will shine and that better days are coming.

Originally penned by Beatles lead guitarist, George Harrison, Turkuaz jumped at the opportunity to highlight this impactful contribution to The Beatles catalogue, additionally adding their own horn-filled spin to such an ageless tune.  

Turkuaz believes that on the other side of today, there is a brighter future ahead. 

Stay up-to-date with Turkuaz's latest Beatles covers via their Facebook and YouTube channels, and don't miss the band's recurring variety show, Hey You, Stay Tuned, with Episodes 1 and 2 presently available on YouTube.

After releasing three Beatles covers—"Rain" "Here Comes The Sun" and "You Never Give Me Your Money"—nine-piece funk band Turkuaz has treated fans to the full 12-song performance from their Live From Out There set, which spans a diverse array of the prolific English band's catalogue. 

Watch Turkuaz's full Beatles cover set on YouTube now: youtu.be/1Rmk6qGtuLo

For Turkuaz, playing each of these songs means more than just covering their favorite band—it is an ode to their own artistry and an homage to the band that has played a vital role in their lives and musical careers—and proved to be equal parts challenging and rewarding. 

"I have known all of these tunes for years so it was such a blast really getting to dive in deep with each one," shares vocalist Sammi Garrett, further explaining that exploring specific percussions and harmonies, and paying close attention to each detail allowed the vocalist to acquaint herself with the catalog in new and exciting ways.

Where COVID-19 has brought uncertainty and chaos for musicians, this performance, for bassist Taylor Shell, brings peace and alleviation. He explains, "Learning this music and trying to recreate as much of the nuance as possible is both an education in mastery of writing/recording and a sweet relief in any incredibly hard time."

While Turkuaz may not sound like The Beatles, founder and frontman Dave Brandwein points to the band as his starting place, the origin of his craft. "To share this experience with bandmates in a band so different from The Beatles is a really satisfying, full-circle kind of feeling. I always hope that people hear a little Beatles influence in what we do."

Stay up-to-date with the latest from Turkuaz via their Facebook and YouTube channels, and don't miss the band's recurring variety show, Hey You, Stay Tuned, with Episodes 1, 2 and 3 available on YouTube now.

After co-founding the award-winning Colorado group, Whiskey Tango, and releasing his EP Sky Cloud Machine in April 2020, Nate Todd is here with his first single, "Realize", a powerful rallying cry against the rampant injustices taking place in the United States. Todd will be donating proceeds to the ACLU in an effort to strengthen the rights and freedoms of all American people—an organization that aligns strongly with the message behind "Realize" as well as Todd's personal beliefs.

The Denver-based multi-instrumentalist is gearing up to release his debut LP, Revolutionary Loser on October 30th.

Check out "Realize" now: natetodd.hearnow.com/realize.

Born to activist parents who went to college during the Vietnam War era, Todd believes activist thinking has always been ingrained in him. It is this attitude that built the foundation of "Realize,"––a track that demands a true reckoning with the heinous inequities and evils in the United States. While his upcoming album has been written over a 20-year span, the track was penned in March 2020, when COVID-19 drastically changed the world and the murder of George Floyd became a catalyst to fight for change. Todd sees the track as a reminder that while it can be easy to spiral into despair in times like this, understanding who and what must be overcome is half the battle and hopefully the fact we’re witnessing the largest civil rights movement in history is a sign that we’re moving in the right direction.

Revolutionary Loser, mixed and mastered by Todd himself, is due out October 30th.

Head to Nate Todd's official Facebook for more information and stay tuned for Revolutionary Loser.

Nine-piece funk outfit Turkuaz explores the space between beauty and poison with their new single, "Ophidiophobia" (pronounced oh•fid•e•oh•fo•bia), featuring Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew of the Talking Heads.

Take a listen now: orcd.co/ophidiophobia.

This weekend, Turkuaz, Harrison and Belew will perform a special, never-before-seen set exclusively for Bonnaroo's virtual webcast, Virtual ROO-ALITY as Remain in Light, the ensemble that was slated to tour the festival circuit throughout the 2020 summer. "Ophidiophobia" will receive live treatment during the performance for the very first time and fans are encouraged to tune into the stream September 24th - 26th via on.bonnaroo.com/trk/UxjG. 

"We had always planned on doing a little bit of Turkuaz material in the upcoming 'Remain in Light' tour with Adrian Belew and Jerry Harrison," shares Turkuaz frontman, Dave Brandwein. While the song had been penned for some time, it had yet to be performed live and so, Brandwein was eager to add it to the "Remain in Light" repertoire for the 2020 summer. He continues, "Once the pandemic hit and the tour was postponed, I started to think this would be a really nice track to have those guys on." So in the age of social distancing, Harrison and Belew added in their parts remotely and the "Remain in Light" ensemble put something special together for this weekend's Virtual ROO-ALITY to honor the collaboration.

What began as an instrumental groove originally titled "Dr. Jones" with a sinister, dark tinge turned into an Indiana Jones-inspired track, as recalled by Turkuaz bari-saxophonist and vocalist, Josh Schwartz. Another working title that Dave added was "Akar Saga," but upon looking up the phrase and discovering it was a beautiful, tropical vine, Schwartz knew he was onto something special. "A poisonous but beautiful tropical vine with red and black features reminded me of snakes, of which Indiana Jones is famously afraid, so I realized I could combine imagery and words from both placeholder titles to write a song involving snakes," Schwartz illuminates. "When I found out that the fear of snakes is a word as beautiful and strange as ophidiophobia, I knew this song had to be written."

"This was yet another great collaboration experience with Josh building on a groove/bassline that Taylor [Shell] brought in to some writing sessions we had here at my studio," adds Brandwein. Of the writing process, he adds, "I think most of us took a small amount of these mushroom capsules I had. Turns out they weren't so 'micro' and some of us had a bit more of an experience than we'd planned for. But we carried on and tried to let the grooves take over! Once Taylor started on this bassline I think we may have just jammed on it for about 40 minutes straight." The rest is history.

Keep up with Turkuaz via their Facebook and YouTube for more releases, and tune into Virtual ROO-ALITY this weekend to catch "Ophidophobia" performed live.

Nine-piece funk band Turkuaz is celebrating five years of their 2015 LP Digitonium by pulling back the curtain and letting fans into the studio for the record's recording. This time the band shares never-before-seen in-studio footage of the synth-filled, fan-favorite, "Nightswimming."

In addition to releasing footage from the record's recording, to celebrate the anniversary Turkuaz has pressed Digitonium to 180g vinyl, available in both black and limited-edition electric blue. Pre-order Digitonium on vinyl here: turkuazband.themerchcollective.com

Recorded at More Sound Recording Studios in Syracuse, NY,  the track was produced by Dave Brandwein, mixed by Jason "Jocko" Randall, and mastered by Chris Athens. Members of Turkuaz are joined by Shane Grace Allen, also known as Danke, on vocals and Nate Werth added percussion.

"'Nightswimming' was born out of two demos that Taylor and I each made individually," shares Brandwein. "They were in the same key with the same tempo and feel. We started to wonder if we could combine them and as it turns out, we could! So what you hear is my original riff (the synth line that begins the song), with Taylor's bass riff coming in over it. They weave and bob around each other in a very cool way that I think gives the song it's unique feel."

Brandwein had penned the lyrics and melody some years before Turkuaz got around to recording it, so when the time came to put Digitonium together, "Nightswimming" became the very first vocal track to be put together on the record. "After the first take, I'll never forget when Jocko chimed in through my headphones saying, 'Alright, there's definitely a vibe going on in there,'" Brandwein reminisces. "That was inspiring to hear right at the top of the process, and from then on, the rest of the album just clicked together. It's no surprise that this is one of the fan favorites from Digitonium. It's one of our favorites too!"

Upon release, the 2015 record was well received, with Relix Magazine lauding, "Just listening to standout track 'Nightswimming,' with its saturated synth line and bubbling bass, makes the listener half expect George Clinton to come on the mic," and JamBase remarked, "[Digitonium is] a major progression for the group."

Celebrate five years of Digitonium with the newly-pressed vinyl available for pre-order here and new footage available on YouTube, including the in-studio recording of the title track. Stay up-to-date with the band via their Facebook and YouTube channels, with more in content in store. 

Twenty years in the making, Nate Todd's debut album, Revolutionary Loser, filled with perseverance, honesty and rebellion, has arrived. After co-founding award-winning Colorado group Whiskey Tango, and releasing a dreamy April 2020 EP entitled Sky Cloud Machine, Todd's full-length record finds the multi-instrumentalist confronting both his own faults as well as the pervasive issues that plague American society today, all while aiming to carve his own path to a better, more just world. 

Listen to Revolutionary Loser now: natetodd.hearnow.com/revolutionary-loser

What started as a small collection of protest songs turned into a nine-track autobiographical memoir that negotiates how one man's personal, micro experiences can be seen, heard, and felt on a larger scale. Looking both within and beyond himself, Todd explains, "Some songs are in protest of the rampant injustice going on around us. Some of the songs are in protest of myself. Others protest the bounds of reality." 

It was an anti-nuclear protest in 1980s Nebraska that would come to lay the foundation upon which this album, and Todd's activist spirit, would be built. A photograph depicting Todd's parents holding baby Nate Todd at the protest appeared in a local newspaper, as told in the album's defiant titular track, and always stuck with the singer-songwriter, "serving as a visual beginning to my own life of activism.”

The  events of 2020, including the widespread police brutality caught on camera across the country, only deepened Todd's understanding of just how important it is to exercise our first amendment rights and put his message into stark focus.  "Some of this album I recorded after coming home from marching," Todd notes. "These recent events seemed to be leading me down the path to putting this record out."

Todd invites all to join him on his quest to a safer, more just world for all––one revolutionary loser at a time.

Revolutionary Loser, mixed and mastered by Todd himself, is out now. Join Nate Todd in the fight for change via his official Facebook page or through his Bandcamp page where you can listen to the record & donate to Vote.org. On Friday, November 6th, 100% of the proceeds from the album will be donated to Vote.org.

In a rare departure from their usual sound, nine-piece funk band Turkuaz deconstructed six songs from their catalog for a live acoustic EP, recorded at Sugarshack Sessions in Miami, Florida. The EP boasts six Turkuaz tracks cast in a whole new light, including fan-favorites like "European Festivity Nightmare" and "Life In The City," plus the classic "Tiptoe Through the Crypto" and deep cut "Desert Island." 

Listen to the Turkuaz Live At Sugarshack Sessions now: ffm.to/turkuazshack.

As a band generally performing within a genre defined by rhythm, explosive instrumentation, and hard-hitting grooves, the thought of recording songs from the Turkuaz catalog acoustically was initially unthinkable for frontman Dave Brandwein. "Though I loved Sugarshack's work and had so much respect for what they do, I never could conceptualize a scenario in which Turkuaz would do it," Brandwein reminisces. After encouragement from his wife and Turkuaz's then-creative director–Dani Brandwein who correctly asserted it would be a mistake to turn down the opportunity–as well as some creative re-imagination and arrangement, the stripped-down versions came to fruition.

Set against subdued, stripped-back instrumentation, the lyrical content takes centerstage and familiar Turkuaz songs cultivate a wholly new, intimate experience of the nine-piece ensemble. Though the band forwent their signature, commanding instrumentation to hone the acoustic sound of the EP, Turkuaz made sure to keep the groove.

"Performing these songs acoustically definitely felt more vulnerable," admits Brandwein. "There's something about having a blaring, hard-hitting force of a band performing alongside you while singing that takes some of the pressure off. But then again, with the vulnerability of the acoustic atmosphere comes a greater awareness and a more emotional connection to the music."

What started in 2014 as a digital music series filled with intimate acoustic backyard sessions in Bonita Springs, Florida has grown into a full-fledged digital media production company, creative studio, and independent record label known as Sugarshack. With over 100 million views across their YouTube channel boasting 222,000 subscribers, Sugarshack Sessions are a fundamental piece of the southeastern music scene where artists can deconstruct and rearrange their music, and listeners can discover emerging talent or hear a new spin on their favorite tune.

To celebrate the fifth-anniversary of Digitonium, the special-edition vinyl pressing of the LP is still available while supplies last (here) and the band has since released never-before-seen in-studio footage of the record's recording, which can be viewed on the band's YouTube channel (here). Stay up-to-date with the band via their Facebook and YouTube channels, with more music and announcements surely to come.

For the first time since its original airing in September 2020, Turkuaz is treating fans to the complete Remain in Light set filmed remotely for Bonnaroo's virtual livestream ROO-ALITY, featuring legendary Talking Heads musicians Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew, with percussion from Yahuba Garcia-Torres.

Watch the four-song set here: youtu.be/OhxUiCTG0wA

The initial Turkuaz, Harrison & Belew tour came about as a 40th-anniversary celebration of Talking Heads' 1980 record, Remain in Light, which peaked at 19 on the Billboard Top 200 upon release. The ensemble was set to play a handful of dates over the summer of 2020, until COVID-19 swiftly derailed all live music for the foreseeable future. "We had always planned on doing a little bit of Turkuaz material in the upcoming Remain in Light tour with Adrian Belew and Jerry Harrison," shares Turkuaz frontman, Dave Brandwein. 

While Turkuaz's "Ophidiophobia" had been penned for some time, it had yet to be performed live and so, Brandwein was eager to add it to the Remain in Light repertoire for summer 2020. He continues, "Once the pandemic hit and the tour was postponed, I started to think this would be a really nice track to have those guys on." So in the age of social distancing, Harrison and Belew added in their parts remotely and the "Remain in Light" ensemble put something special together for Bonnaroo's Virtual ROO-ALITY to honor the collaboration.

"Remain in Light and Talking Heads have been part of the soundtrack of our lives, and a huge inspiration to us as a band since day one," Brandwein shares fondly. In Relix's April/May 2020 feature, he recalls the night bassist Taylor Shell showed him Talking Heads' 1984 film Stop Making Sense, and how it struck him instantly, influencing the band's trajectory and mentality. "It was definitely unlike anything I had ever seen and is still unlike anything I have ever seen." Brandwein notes. "It was right about the time we were starting this band. We wanted to cover their material as much as we could so we could get inside the arrangements and figure out what was going on—what made it feel that way and sound that way." Fast forward to 2020, they would be joining the renowned musicians on tour, if it weren't for a pandemic, of course.

Upon seeing Turkuaz perform their own show live this past December, Belew shared, "Turkuaz came [to] town to play the Exit/In. Jerry Harrison flew in and he and I went to see the show. It was super funky and joyous! After two songs we looked at each other and said 'this is gonna work beautifully!'"

Harrison adds, "What a joy it is to be playing music with Adrian Belew again. Having recently produced music for Turkuaz, it was like I was introducing close friends who had never met. We all left the rehearsal very excited."

The chemistry between the musicians was instantly apparent. "When we started working together, I immediately realized what really great players they were,” adds Harrison. “You can tell that from the records. But when you’re actually in a rehearsal situation, you understand how quickly people pick things up. And if you want to change something, that’s not a problem.”

Witness the virtual magic for yourself on Turkuaz’s official YouTube channel: youtube.com/user/turkuazband

With light, online dating anthem "SWIPE," and retro-horror flick video for "Mega Hot Super Babe" under their belts in 2021, Charleston-based quintet Little Bird is here with ALPHA, a nine-track EP featuring lyrical songs and instrumental interludes. Of the project, Alt Citizen wrote, "[ALPHA] still has that fresh feeling to it – a little bit like that optimistic, not-a-care-in-the-world feeling of a kid who still gets excited about Christmas...it's a little bit jam band, a little bit jazz, a little bit indie rock, some R&B – and add some spacey synths in there for fun."

Listen to ALPHA now: ONErpm.lnk.to/proximaalpha

Upon release of the first single, "SWIPE," IMPOSE Magazine wrote, "Reminiscent of artists like Tom Misch or Crumb, 'SWIPE' immediately draws listeners in with its smooth and syrupy basslines, glittering keyboard tones, and relatable lyrics...placing Little Bird among the ranks of modern psychedelia’s finest."

Backseat Mafia called second single, "Mega Hot Super Babe," "A little ray of funk infused sunshine, which just hints towards 80s yacht rock (think Robert Palmer / Hall and Oates) as these frankly gorgeous melodies are adorned by popping bass lines, sly guitar figure that hop in and out and these glowing synths which cascade over it all."

ALPHA is the first of the three-part EP series–aptly entitled ALPHA, BETA and GAMMA–where the band begins a chronicling of their journey through the universal human experience of life’s turbulent moments. The resulting 23-track odyssey, Proxima LP, is a collection of songs that survey the various celestial aspects of the human condition, examined humbly through the eyes of naiveté. 

ALPHA is the most experimental of the three-part series, yet still the most familiar-sounding to listeners–it marks the beginning transition from the old Little Bird to the new. 

"We've been working on the music of Proxima for quite some time. The span of ALPHA and GAMMA is about two years, from the idea hitting us to actually pressing the record," says Hurtts. "It's wild to hear the growth from the first EP of the series through the final EP—you can listen to us settle in by the second EP, BETA, where we start to take our time and really get comfortable, which is cool."

Hurtts continues, "In the past, we've recorded in some studio paying lots of money per day to record, but for this compilation we recorded in our own space and it was the first time we recorded something that feels like ourselves. We produced it all ourselves at Mega Hot Records in Charleston, SC, we sent it to our dear friend & mixing engineer, the great Jeff Lucci, and after he got a hold of it, it started to really come alive."

ALPHA is out everywhere today.

Check out Little Bird's website and official Facebook for more information and stay tuned for more from Little Bird on Spotify and Bandcamp.

Outdoors and socially distant, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers are safely hitting the road with Proxima Parada throughout April 2021, beginning on April 16th at The Rustic in Dallas, TX, followed by an April 17th show at The Rustic in Houston, TX. On April 18th, the band concludes their Texas shows at Empire Garage in Austin, TX.

Their southern run continues at Yeehaw Brewing Company in Nashville, TN on April 21st, before Park Tavern at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA hosts the band on April 22nd. Then, on April 23rd, the Rainbow Seekers hit Lenny Boy Brewing in Charlotte, NC, followed by Pour House in Charleston, SC on April 24th. Greenville, SC sees the band next at Quest Brewing on April 28th. The band will head back to North Carolina, with a stop in Asheville at Salvage Station on April 29th, and the tour will come to a close in Colombus, OH at Woodland's Tavern on April 30th.

As COVID-19 drastically altered life as we knew it, frontman Joe Hertler recalls the night in February 2020 when the band had to cancel their tour, and immediately rented a van to head home, embracing uncertainty and change like never before. "Change, I believe, is an expression of nature's joy - and over the next year, we bunkered down, did what we were instructed to do, and learned to live our lives without live music. Humanity adapted, as it always does. I dare to say a sense of normalcy even emerged from the chaos, as we learned the value of patience."

With a renewed sense of optimism, Hertler continues, "The lengthening light of spring will soon crack through winter's shell - and it seems, perhaps, that we're on track to return to life as it was. Outdoor, socially-distant show opportunities have been approved in many communities - and we, Rainbow Seekers, will be emerging from our dens."

The band invites you to join them as they aim to bring a rainbow after the storm unleashed by a deadly pandemic. Joe echos, "I have a feeling that 2021 is going to be one of the most refreshingly memorable years that any of us have yet to live."

See below for a list of dates & locations, and get tickets & more information here: joehertler.com

JOE HERTLER & THE RAINBOW SEEKERS WITH PROXIMA PARADA APRIL 2021 TOUR DATES

APRIL 16th, 2021 - DALLAS, TX - THE RUSTIC 
APRIL 17th, 2021 - HOUSTON, TX - THE RUSTIC 
APRIL 18th, 2021 - AUSTIN, TX - EMPIRE GARAGE
APRIL 21st, 2021 - NASHVILLE, TN - YEEHAW BREWING COMPANY
APRIL 22nd, 2021 - ATLANTA, GA - PARK TAVERN AT PIEDMONT PARK 
APRIL 23rd, 2021- CHARLOTTE, NC - LENNY BOY BREWING
APRIL 24th, 2021 - CHARLESTON, SC - POUR HOUSE
APRIL 28th, 2021 - GREENVILLE, SC - QUEST BREWING
APRIL 29th, 2021 - ASHEVILLE, NC - SALVAGE STATION
APRIL 30th, 2021 - COLOMBUS, OH - WOODLAND'S TAVERN

Folk-tinged and jazz-inspired ensemble, The Witherbees release the first single, "linger," from their intimate 10-track LP, Love Letter. The lead track, composed by co-leader and singer Jacqui Armbruster, is a gentle composition pondering the question of how long an old love might stick around.

Listen to the first single "linger": bit.ly/TheWitherbees-linger

Love Letter, due out June 4th, is now available for pre-order here: thewitherbees.bandcamp.com. Pre-order packages include CDs and digital downloads of Love Letter, a limited-edition 7” Flexi disc of “linger” and “big bee” enamel pins designed by Jacqui, all able to be purchased in various combinations.

"'linger' is one of the first songs that we workshopped for the new record back in December 2019, as we were preparing music for the session that would bring us the music on Love Letter," explains guitarist and co-leader Mike Lorenz. "The underlying groove that gives the song its momentum was a pretty spontaneous and collaborative meeting of the rhythmic minds during our songwriting sessions, providing so much to the mood and vibe of the performance." The track also features Philly jazz legend John Swana on EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument), an idea Lorenz had leading up to the session, resulting in a beautiful composition post-production.

Keep up with The Witherbees on Facebook and Instagram, and don't miss Love Letter out June 4th, 2021.

More About The Witherbees

Guitarist, composer and arranger Mike Lorenz co-founded The Witherbees in 2018 with Jacqui Armbruster (pictured), singer, writer and violist around a sympatico vision to synthesize modern and traditional styles they’ve heard in their heads and played together. With their rhythm section, bassist Justin Sekelewski and drummer Kyle Andrews, co-leaders Lorenz and Armbruster are exploring and crafting their own homemade recipes that blend jazz, blues, folk and roots music.

Their new, sophomore album Love Letter, due for release June 4th, inspires keen introspection, emotional response and the occasional touch of cerebral humor.

After COVID-19 derailed live music in 2020, Spafford promises to bring it back this fall like never before. Today, the Arizona-bred quartet announces a 22-show tour for fall 2021, beginning on October 1st at Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. Moving throughout the midwest, southeast and along the east coast, the tour then features three shows around North Carolina, a two-night run in Milwaukee, WI, culminating in Chicago, IL on November 6th at Park West. A full list of dates is below.

General on sale for all dates starts Friday, May 21st @ 10:00 am local time. Artist presale tickets via Seated will be available beginning on Wednesday, May 19 @ 10:00 am local time through Thursday, May 20 @ 10:00 pm local time, using code "ALLIN." To purchase tickets or for more information on specific dates, head to spafford.net/Tour

After a deadly pandemic revived our collective gratitude for music and togetherness, Spafford is incredibly grateful for the patience and constant support of their dedicated listeners. With a renewed appreciation for life and live music, the band has a tour like no other in store. Frontman Brian Moss couldn't be more ready to bring new energy to each and every performance. He shares, “We’ve been very busy this last year and have taken the time to redefine ourselves, our music, and our message. We are excited to share the future of Spafford with you and can’t wait to see your beautiful faces at a show."

SPAFFORD FALL 2021 TOUR DATES

Oct. 1 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom 
Oct. 2 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern 
Oct. 7 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
Oct. 8 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
Oct. 9 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre  
Oct. 13 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
Oct. 14 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
Oct. 15 - Detroit, MI - The Magic Stick
Oct. 16 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
Oct. 20 - Charleston, SC - The Pour House
Oct. 21 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
Oct. 22 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
Oct. 23 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Oct. 26 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
Oct. 27 - Harrisburg, PA - Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
Oct. 28 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Iron Works
Oct. 29 - Columbus, OH - The King of Clubs
Oct. 30 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Stache at The Intersection
Nov. 3 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
Nov. 4 & 5 - Milwaukee, WI - Miramar Theatre
Nov. 6 - Chicago, IL - Park West

Spafford has added new dates to their 2021 nationwide tour dates, including three Phish After Party plays and a newly-added show in Atlantic City, NJ. General on sale for the newly-announced dates starts this coming Friday, June 4th @ 10:00 am local time. Access artist presale tickets via Seated using code "ALLIN" beginning on Thursday, June 3rd @ 10:00 am local time through Thursday, June 3rd @ 10:00 pm local time. To purchase tickets or for more information on specific dates, head to spafford.net/Tour

The first two Phish after party shows are back-to-back at the Basement East in Nashville, TN on August 3rd & August 4th. The band will then headline a free show in Atlantic City, NJ on August 14th at Wild Wild West at Caesars Casino, and the final Phish After Show appearance is set for September 1st in Stateline, NV at Montbleau Casino.

See below for a full list of presently announced dates, including upcoming festival appearances.

Previously, the band shared a 22-show tour throughout fall 2021 set to begin on October 1st at Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. Spafford will make appearances in cities across the midwest, southeast and along the east coast this fall.

After a deadly pandemic revived our collective gratitude for music and togetherness, Spafford is incredibly grateful for the patience and constant support of their dedicated listeners. With a renewed appreciation for life and live music, the band has a tour like no other in store. Frontman Brian Moss couldn't be more ready to bring new energy to each and every performance. He shares, “We’ve been very busy this last year and have taken the time to redefine ourselves, our music, and our message. We are excited to share the future of Spafford with you and can’t wait to see your beautiful faces at a show."

SPAFFORD 2021 TOUR DATES

July 3 - Scranton, PA - Peach Music Festival
Aug. 3 & Aug. 4 - Nashville, TN - Basement East *
Aug. 13 - Gleason, WI - Moon Dance Music Festival
Aug. 14 - Atlantic City, NJ - Wild Wild West Casino
Aug. 21 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverfront Live
Aug. 22 - Chillicothe, IL - Summer Camp Music Festival
Aug. 28 - Ozark, AR - Backwoods at Mulberry Mountain
Sept. 1 - Stateline, NV - Montbleau Casino *
Sept. 2 - Denver, CO - Sculpture Park
Sept. 4 - Napa, CA - BottleRock Napa Valley
Oct. 1 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom 
Oct. 2 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern 
Oct. 7 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
Oct. 8 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line
Oct. 9 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre  
Oct. 13 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop
Oct. 14 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
Oct. 15 - Detroit, MI - The Magic Stick
Oct. 16 - Louisville, KY - Headliners Music Hall
Oct. 20 - Charleston, SC - The Pour House
Oct. 21 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
Oct. 22 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
Oct. 23 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Oct. 26 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
Oct. 27 - Harrisburg, PA - Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center
Oct. 28 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Iron Works
Oct. 29 - Columbus, OH - The King of Clubs
Oct. 30 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Stache at The Intersection
Nov. 3 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly's
Nov. 4 & 5 - Milwaukee, WI - Miramar Theatre
Nov. 6 - Chicago, IL - Park West

Tickets & more information available at spafford.net/Tour.

After a triumphant return to the stage last weekend at Peach Music Festival, TAUK is eager to hit the road and headline their own shows on the Chaos Companion Tour as the world opens again. Starting in September 2021, fans can hear the band's extensive catalog live, including their newest single "Moon Dub," out now on all platforms: smarturl.it/TAUKMoonDub

Tickets for their extensive fall 2021 tour are on sale now via: taukband.com/shows

With new music and new energy, the band can't wait to return to live shows like never before. "We’ve been missing live music just like everybody else and are itching to get back on the road," shares guitarist Matt Jalbert. "This whole experience gave us some time to step back and really gain a whole new perspective on just how lucky we are to do what we do and share it all with unreal fans."

This first leg of a nationwide tour kicks off with Resonance Music & Arts Festival in Masontown, WV over September 16th & 17th, followed by a performance at Borderland Music & Arts Festival in East Aurora, NY on September 18th. TAUK will then hop along the east coast, hitting Pawtucket, RI, New Haven, CT, and Brooklyn, NY, before heading down south for plays in Asheville, NC, Atlanta, GA, Indianapolis, IN, Covington, KY and more, including three dates across Alabama, two in Tennessee and three in Virginia. The band will then make their State Theatre debut on Halloween in Falls Church, VA to close the tour.

Don't miss TAUK on tour. A full list of dates can be found below. Keep up with the band on their official Facebook & Instagram, and listen now on Spotify & Apple Music.

CHAOS COMPANION TOUR DATES

Sept. 16 & Sept. 17 - Masontown, WV - Resonance Music & Arts Festival
Sept. 18 - East Aurora, NY - Borderland Music & Arts Festival
Sept. 30 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met
Oct. 1 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
Oct. 2 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl*
Oct. 8 - Martinsville, VA - Rooster Walk Reunion Music Festival
Oct. 9 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Oct. 12 - Oxford, MS - The Lyric Oxford
Oct. 13 - Little Rock, AR - Rev Room
Oct. 19 - Jackson, MS - Duling Hall
Oct. 20 - Huntsville, AL - Sidetracks Music Hall
Oct. 21 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Oct. 22 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Hall
Oct. 23 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Oct. 26 - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI
Oct. 27 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater
Oct. 28 - Memphis, TN - Railgarten
Oct. 29 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East
Oct. 30 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
Oct. 31 - Falls Church, VA - The State Theatre

* Notes dates with support by paris_monster

Earlier this month, TAUK shared "Moon Dub," their first studio release since March 2020. Today, the New York-bred ensemble shares the track's extraterrestrial-inspired video, directed by Dani Barbieri. Accompanying the fully instrumental track, listeners can join TAUK on a journey from Earth to outer space, with infectious beats and expansive sonic exploration. The vintage-tinged video chronicles the four-piece as they suit up, prepare for a space expedition and fly to the moon for a gravity-defying performance. "We started throwing ideas around and Charlie came up with the concept of having the band play on the moon," shares guitarist Matt Jalbert.

Watch the space-inspired video via YouTube now: youtu.be/3ydR4kvSbeo.

Of the video's concept, Jalbert elaborates, "The floating, spacey nature of the song coupled with Dani's excellent creative input and execution brought us to Volvox Labs where we were able to make it feel like we are playing on the moon and do the shoot on their high-tech screens and come away with an amazing looking video. It was then that we actually landed on the song title. It was damn hot in those space suits, but worth it in the end."

Barbieri offered her creative input. "As a director, it's rare to visualize a music video so vividly upon being pitched an idea," she shares. But with "Moon Dub," it was different. "I could see the whole video in my head almost instantaneously." Of the production, she reflects, "this was the most ambitious production I've ever taken on—between integrating cutting edge LED screen technology, Super 8mm film and stop motion animation, there were A LOT of moving parts." Barbieri is credited with production, costume design and set design, alongside directing the video. Additionally, Barbieri got her hands dirty, literally, sharing, "I built a practical moon surface and moon rocks with my bare hands! Needless to say, this video was a labor of love and I'm so grateful and proud of my team for the artistry they poured into every detail."

The video was captured over a single, hot summer day in New York City, in a studio without air conditioning. Despite this minor set back, Barbieri reflects, "the men in TAUK brought 100% energy to every single take. They are true heroes and it was a gift and a dream to take them to the moon!"

The four-piece also recently announced their return to the road and just added PHISH after party play in Atlantic City, NJ on August 13th, featuring a rare Beatles vs. Hendrix set and special guest Robert Randolph. Boombox will kick off the night. A full list of dates can be found on the band's website and below.

Join TAUK on the moon with "Moon Dub" and keep up with all news announcements via the band's Facebook & Instagram.

TAUK ON TOUR

Aug. 13 - Atlantic City, NJ - Sound Waves @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino *
Sept. 16 & Sept. 17 - Masontown, WV - Resonance Music & Arts Festival
Sept. 18 - East Aurora, NY - Borderland Music & Arts Festival
Sept. 30 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met
Oct. 1 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
Oct. 2 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl ^
Oct. 8 - Martinsville, VA - Rooster Walk Reunion Music Festival
Oct. 9 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Oct. 12 - Oxford, MS - The Lyric Oxford
Oct. 13 - Little Rock, AR - Rev Room
Oct. 19 - Jackson, MS - Duling Hall
Oct. 20 - Huntsville, AL - Sidetracks Music Hall
Oct. 21 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Oct. 22 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Hall
Oct. 23 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
Oct. 26 - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI
Oct. 27 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater
Oct. 28 - Memphis, TN - Railgarten
Oct. 29 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East
Oct. 30 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater
Oct. 31 - Falls Church, VA - The State Theatre

* Feat. special guest Robert Randolph for a Beatles vs Hendrix set + BoomBox
^  support by paris_monster

To ring in 2022, Turkuaz is pleased to announce the return of their annual Ball Drop bash, this time for back-to-back nights at Infinity Hall in Hartford, CT on December 30th & December 31st, 2021. Artist pre-sale & VIP tickets for this year's Ball Drop double header are on sale now, and the general on-sale begins Friday, July 23rd at 10am EST via the band's website: turkuazband.com/tour.

A limited number of Nightswimmers Special VIP upgrades are also now available. VIP tickets include a one-of-a-kind experience, full of exclusives such as a meet & greet with the full band, access to private, pre-show soundcheck, preferred VIP viewing areas, a signed, limited edition poster, a premium champagne toast, hors d'oeuvres and more.

"Since 2014, we’ve been ringing in the New Year with our annual event, 'The Ball Drop.'  It’s always a high-spirited party with family, friends and fans from all over the country celebrating under one roof," says Turkuaz frontman Dave Brandwein. "But this time around it’s even more special. After over a year not being able to tour and share our music with everyone, we’ve never been more thankful for what we get to spend our lives doing."

The halt of live music in 2020 gave Brandwein and the band a renewed sense of gratitude and a burst of new energy. "With no New Year’s Even celebration last year, we felt we needed to double up to make up for lost time. That’s why we’re bringing the Ball Drop back to the Northeast for two nights in Hartford, CT. We cannot wait to count down to 2022 with so many who have been along for this ride from the beginning."

The band rang in 2020 at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO and 2019 at The Palladium in Worcester, MA, while 2018 was welcomed at Rams Head Live in Baltimore, MD.

The NYE Ball Drop run joins Turkuaz already-announced tour dates, which include summer & fall dates alongside original Talking Heads members, Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew, in support of the iconic record, Remain in Light, in addition to a slew of other dates. Find a full list of upcoming dates below and head over to the band's website for tickets and more information, turkuazband.com, and keep up with the band via their official Facebook page.

TURKUAZ
Summer/Fall 2021 Tour Dates

Jul. 22nd - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater*
Jul. 23rd - Floyd, VA - FloydFest*
Jul. 24th - Floyd, VA - FloydFest
Aug. 11th - Livingston, MT - Pine Creek Lodge
Aug. 12th - Victor, ID -  Music On Main
Aug. 14th - Park City, UT - Canyons
Aug. 16th - Aspen, CO - Belly Up Aspen
Aug. 17th - Vail, CO - Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater
Aug. 20th - Cheyenne, WY - The Lincoln Cheyenne
Aug. 24th - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Plaza^
Aug. 26th - Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Company^
Aug. 27th - Austin, TX - Mohawk^
Aug. 28th - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe^
Sept. 3rd - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo*
Sept. 5th - Napa, CA - BottleRock Festival*
Sept. 16th - Masontown, WV - Resonance Music & Arts Festival
Sept. 18th - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest*
Oct. 8th - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's
Oct. 15th - New Orleans, LA - The Joy Theater*
Oct. 31st - Live Oak, FL - Suwannee Hulaween*
Dec. 30th & 31st - Hartford, CT - Infinity Hall
Jan. 22nd - Jan 26th - Cancún, MX - Panic En La Playa
Jan. 28th & Jan. 29th - Miami Beach, FL - North Beach Bandshell (Rescheduled)

* Remain in Light with Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew
^ with support from Thumpasaurus

After COVID-19 derailed live music for over a year, Turkuaz is thrilled to announce their safe, triumphant return to the road with a 2021 fall tour across the U.S. Special guests Thumpasaurus will offer support on many of the dates.

Artist presale tickets are on sale now, and the general on-sale begins Friday, July 30th at 10:00 AM local time via the band's website: turkuazband.com/tour.

Coming off their first festival set in many months after Floydfest, the band is eager to share that they will be touring throughout the rest of the year. "We’re ready to be back on the bus, trekking around the country, and bringing that energy that only live (and loud) music brings to us and our fans alike," says Turkuaz frontman Dave Brandwein.  

Kicking off at Jazz Fest in New Orleans, LA on October 8th during one of the band's absolute favorite weeks of the year, shows will continue throughout the South for much of October. The band then comes home to for two Halloween shows at New York's recently renovated and reopened Webster Hall, before they make their way down the East Coast through November and early December. The band will then hit the Midwest, and even sneak out West with plays in Omaha, NE and Denver, CO on December 10th and December 11th, before the tour wraps in Chicago at Park West on December 18th. These newly-announced dates join Turkuaz's already-shared August 2021 run through the West and Southwestern U.S.

But wait–there's more! To top off the year, Turkuaz will ring in 2022 for their annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop event in Hartford, CT for two nights at Infinity Hall. Find a full list of upcoming dates below and head over to the band's website for tickets and more information.

TURKUAZ
2021 Turkuaz Tour Dates
With Special Guests Thumpasaurus

Aug. 11 - Livingston, MT - Pine Creek Lodge *
Aug. 12 - Victor, ID - Music On Main Series *
Aug. 14 - Park City, UT - Canyons *
Aug.15 - Huntsville, UT - Blues, Brew, & BBQ *
Aug. 16 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up *
Aug. 17 - Vail, CO - Hot Summer Nights Series *
Aug. 18 - Cheyenne, WY - The Lincoln Cheyenne *
Aug. 24 - Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Plaza
Aug. 26 - Dallas, TX - Deep Ellum Art Company
Aug. 27 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
Aug. 28 - Houston, TX - Last Concert Cafe
Oct. 8th - New Orleans, LA - Tipitinas *
Oct. 19th - Charleston, SC - Pour House
Oct. 20th - Savannah, GA - District Live
Oct. 21st - Atlanta, GA - Terminal West
Oct. 22nd - Asheville, NC -  Orange Peel
Oct. 23rd - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl
Oct. 24th - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
Oct. 27th - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
Oct. 28th - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Oct. 29th - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Oct. 30th - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Nov. 4th - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Nov. 5th - Boston, MA - Big Night Live
Nov. 6th - Portland, ME - State Theater
Nov. 16th - Albany, NY - Empire Live
Nov. 17th - Harrisburg, PA - HMAC
Nov. 18th - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Nov. 19th - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Nov. 20th - Detroit, MI - El Club
Dec. 2nd - Richmond, VA - The National
Dec. 3rd - Philadelphia, PA - TBA
Dec. 4th - Columbus, OH - Bluestone
Dec. 5th - Grand Rapids, MI - Elevation
Dec. 9th - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line *
Dec. 10th - Omaha, NE - Waiting Room *
Dec. 11th - Denver, CO - TBA
Dec. 14th - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre *
Dec. 15th - Louisville, KY - Gravely Brewing *
Dec. 16th - St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall *
Dec. 17th - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue *
Dec. 18th - Chicago, IL - Park West *
Dec. 30th & 31st - Hartford, CT - Infinity Hall *

* notes dates w/o Thumpasaurus

After COVID-19 halted live music for over a year, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers are pleased to announce their return to the road this fall, with dates scheduled across the U.S. Tickets are on sale now via joehertler.com.

The fall tour kicks off in Green Bay, WI on August 6th at Badger State Brewing Co. The band will then make their way through the Midwest and East Coast, as they hit a variety of festivals, including Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA on August 11th, Summer Camp Music Fest in Chillicothe, IL, Blake's Cider Dayze in their home state of Armada, Michigan on August 29th, followed by a headlining performance at Ballpark Jam at Sullivan Field in Grand Rapids, MI on September 3rd.

The Ballpark Jam is especially near and dear to the band's heart. Not only is it a local community festival in the band's local market, it is also a benefit festival to raise funds for renovations and programs at Sullivan Field. As such, The Rainbow Seekers are committed to donating a portion of their ticket sales to the park.

"The last year was, for me, an exercise in letting go. Life changed in an instant and I found it more important than ever to recognize what is (and what is not) within my own control. I had to learn to live a life, temporarily, without live music," explains frontman Joe Hertler.

It is here in the space of uncertainty and absence where Hertler found deep appreciation. "I'm really looking forward to not just playing music again, but most of all, getting to share with you all the experience of playing music after so long without it."

After spending the year writing continuously, Hertler is wildly grateful to have the opportunity to share what he and the band create, and cannot wait to hit the road.

Catch Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers live this fall around the U.S. See below for a list of dates & locations, and get tickets & more information here via joehertler.com.

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers
Fall 2021 Tour Dates

 Aug. 6 - Green Bay, WI - Badger State Brewing Co.
 Aug. 7 - Appleton, WI - Mile of Music
 Aug. 11 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest
 Aug. 12 - Lewis, DE - Grain on the Rocks
 Aug. 13 - Washington, D.C.  - Pearl Street Warehouse
 Aug. 14 - Hawley, PA  - Harmony In The Woods
 Aug. 20 - Chillicothe, IL - Summer Camp Music Fest
Aug. 22 - Marion, IN - Rock The River
Aug 29 - Armanda, MI - Blake's Cider Dayze
Sept. 3 - Grand Rapids, MI - Ballpark Jam @ Sullivan Field
Sept. 5- Bexley, OH - Bexley BrewFest
Sept. 10 - Bristol, VA - Bristol Rhythm & Roots
Sept. 17 - Green Castle, IN - Livestock Festival
Sept. 24 - Kalamazoo, MI - Bell's Eccentric Cafe Beer Garden
 Sept. 30 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
Oct. 1 - Hot Springs, NC - French Broad River Fest
 Oct. 2 - Charlotte, NC - Tuck Fest
Oct. 3 - Columbia, SC - Venue at Main Course
 Oct. 6 - Charleston, SC - The Pour House
Oct. 7 - Atlanta, GA - Vinyl
 Oct. 8 - Livingston, KY - Moonshiner's Ball
Oct. 22 - Chicago, IL - Cubby Bear
 Nov. 19 & 20 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Blind Pig

This coming December, GMP Live will present the inaugural North Beach Music Festival (NBMF) at Miami Beach, FL's historic open-air art deco amphitheater, the North Beach Bandshell. Over December 10th and 11th, some of the modern music scene's greatest improvisational rock bands, jam bands and funk bands will descend upon the Bandshell, and the adjacent Bandshell Park, for performances over two stages.

Set in Miami Beach’s historic North Beach neighborhood, NBMF will provide fans with an intimate and boutique festival experience that features a combination of renowned nationally touring artists, unique collaborations and delicious local food at Miami Beach’s picturesque and historic North Beach Bandshell & Bandshell Park, located just steps from the Atlantic Ocean.

Bringing a music festival to South Florida has been a dream for GMP Live Founder/President Gideon Plotnicki ever since his relocation to Miami in 2019. "It has been a true pleasure to connect with the South Florida live music community over these past few years," he shares. "The fans here are passionate and vibrant, and they have a real love for funk and improvisational music, that's why I am so excited to continue Miami Beach's musical evolution with the North Beach Music Festival!"

Noah Plotnicki, Partner in North Beach Music Festival and Gideon’s twin brother, adds, “We have long dreamed of producing a festival together, so it is thrilling to have finally found the right combination to make it happen: a beautiful venue, supportive local partners, and a passionate live music scene.”

NBMF will share the lineup next week on Wednesday, August 11th at 10:00 am ET and tickets will go on sale on Friday, August 13th at 12:00 pm ET. Fans are encouraged to follow NBMF on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to stay-in-the-loop with all announcement details, including the festival's inaugural lineup and how to sign up for a limited run of presale tickets in advance of general on-sale.

More About North Beach Bandshell
The North Beach Bandshell is an open-air amphitheater in the heart of Miami Beach’s North Beach neighborhood. It has been managed by the Rhythm Foundation – a Miami Beach-based nonprofit cultural organization – for the City of Miami Beach since 2015. Built in 1961 by Norman Giller and Associates, the North Beach Bandshell is an anchor of the North Shore Historic District. The historic district received its 2009 designation on the National Register of Historic Places based on the characteristic style of MiMo (Miami Modernism or MidCentury Modernism), a post-war modern style of architecture.

Since its construction, the Bandshell has served as a community center and gathering place for North Beach residents. Big bands would play on Saturday nights, creating an impromptu ballroom under the stars. In the 1960s, famed variety TV show The Mike Douglas Show filmed on location here during the winter months. In the 1970s, benches were removed and the venue was used as a roller skating rink. For sixty years the North Beach Bandshell has brought people together in the spirit of community, culture and entertainment.

More About GMP Live
GMP Live is a concert promoter, festival producer, and talent curator based in Miami, FL. Founded in 2019, GMP Live creates vibrant and memorable live music experiences featuring top-notch talent in Miami Beach, New York City, New Orleans, and beyond. Along with the North Beach Music Festival, GMP Live produces the festival Brooklyn Comes Alive, an extensive late-night series in New Orleans during its famed Jazz & Heritage Festival, and an ongoing concert series at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach.

The wait is finally over for fans of electro-prog four-piece, TAUK, as they announce a full-length instrumental LP, Chaos Companion, due out September 24th. Over nine tracks, Chaos Companion is a cinematic collection that hints at everything from 70’s film scores and 80’s video games to 90’s R&B and modern dance music. The immersive record blurs the lines between analog and electronic as it balances old school grit and futuristic sheen in equal measure.

Pre-orders for the album and brand new merchandise are available now via hellomerch.com/collections/tauk.

Speaking about the album title, bassist Charlie Dolan reflects, “Everyone’s got a chaos companion, something that keeps you grounded in the midst of all the madness. Maybe it’s your spouse, maybe it’s your kids, maybe it’s your dog. For us, it was the music.”

Recorded at the band’s newly completed studio on their native Long Island, Chaos Companion is a work of profound comfort and catharsis, but also a testament to the kind of growth and evolution that can emerge in the face of struggle and uncertainty.
 
"This past year presented us with more time to be creative and delve into our artistic expression," shares keyboardist Alric Carter. "Recording Chaos Companion opened up new avenues for us to explore and stands as a story of our time spent together. It has been super exciting to collaborate and pick from a wide variety of new songs to make this album." On the expressive video releases accompanying the singles from Chaos Companion, Carter elaborates, "We've been able to share that story visually too with the music videos we're rolling out. Music tells a story. Its makes us laugh, smile, feel and we've been having a blast showing that side of us."

Accompanying today's album announcement, TAUK invites viewers on a surreal New York City date with the official video for "The Let Out," the second single TAUK has shared from the upcoming LP. Join Sammi Garett (Turkuaz) as she initiates a dream date that ends up leaving a lot to be desired.

Watch the surrealist video, directed by Dani Barbieri, via YouTube now:

"Recording Chaos Companion opened up new avenues for us to explore and stands as a story of our time spent together," Carter shares. "It has been super exciting to collaborate and pick from a wide variety of new songs and concepts to make this album. With 'The Let Out,' the song came first and the video concept followed. We wanted to mix the sexy swag of 90s RnB and mash it with the raw energy of Rage Against the Machine and see what happened." Commenting on the video, he adds, "Imagine the perfect post-pandemic date or pick-up: it's been hard enough going eighteen months with such limited human connection, but you've managed to make all the right moves. Everything is going right except sometimes your head is just too big for your own good."

Guitarist Matt Jalbert further reflects, "Why is his head so big? How did it get like that? Why is the girl so into it? We don't know the answers, we just knew it would be hilarious."

“Not dissimilar to 'Moon Dub,' when Isaac first pitched me the concept for 'The Let Out,' I could see the entire video in my head," remarks Barbieri, who is credited as the director and producer for the video. "I reached out to my best friend [Sammi Garett] immediately, and lucky me, she loved the idea and was on board! I was excited about creating a narrative driven video that explores a woman’s desire and sexuality, while keeping a strong sense of humor tonally."

Garett adds, “This was so much fun to be part of! I love acting and so I was super excited when Dani and TAUK asked me to be in their music video. They are family, so it was really easy and a total blast working with everyone in this capacity on and off set. All my improv comedy classes I took at Upright Citizens Brigade definitely paid off!"

In support of Chaos Companion, TAUK is hitting the road this fall and has announced support for many of their upcoming October 2021 tour dates. The tour welcomes support from bands like Eggy, paris_monster, Subcontra, Captain Midnight, Waker, The Orange Constant, Cycles, and LITZ. Additionally, TAUK has added a play at Ardmore Music Hall on August 21st and a club date during the second week of Jazz Fest on October 14th, which is slated to be a Parliament Funkadelic vs. Sly & the Family Stone set. A full list of dates and corresponding support can be found on the band's website and below.

Keep an eye out for more from Chaos Companion, out September 24th, and keep up with all things TAUK via the band's Facebook & Instagram. Pre-order the album and shop new merch now at hellomerch.com/collections/tauk.

TAUK ON TOUR

8/13 - Atlantic City, NJ - Sound Waves *
8/21 - Ardmore, PA - Ardmore Music Hall
9/16-17 - Masontown, WV - Resonance Music & Arts Festival **
9/18 - East Aurora, NY - Borderland Music and Arts Festival
9/30 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met ^
10/01 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place ~
10/02 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl ~
10/8 - Martinsville, VA - Rooster Walk Reunion Music Festival
10/9 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
10/12 - Oxford, MS - The Lyric Oxford +
10/13 - Little Rock, AR - Rev Room
10/14 - New Orleans, LA - Republic NOLA  ***
10/19 - Jackson, MS - Duling Hall +
10/20 - Huntsville, AL - Sidetracks Music Hall &
10/21 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn %
10/22 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Hall $
10/23 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $
10/26 - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI @
10/27 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater @
10/28 - Memphis, TN - Railgarten &
10/29 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East
10/30 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater #
10/31 - Falls Church, VA - The State Theatre #

* Beatles vs Hendrix set w/ Robert Randolph + BoomBox
** TAUK original set + TAUKing Wonder set
^ w/ Eggy
~ w/ paris_monster
+ w/ Subcontra
***  featuring Ghost-Neon (Ghost-Note & MonoNeon performing the music of MonoNeon) + TAUK (Parliament Funkadelic vs. Sly & the Family Stone Set)
& w/ Captain Midnight
% w/ Waker
$ w/ The Orange Constant
@ w/ Cycles
# w/ LITZ

Last week, GMP Live announced a brand-new festival that will take over the North Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach, FL this December 10th and 11th, and today, they have revealed the all-star lineup.

The North Beach Music Festival (NBMF) is set to include some of the biggest names in improvisational rock, jam and funk, including Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, The Motet, Marco Benevento, TAUK, and many more. Additionally, Spafford will perform two sets – one entirely improvised and another titled "Spafford & Friends." See the full list of artists below.
 
Tickets for the festival go on sale this Friday, August 13th at 12:00pm ET, but fans who want to guarantee a spot at the festival can sign up early to receive access to a limited allotment of presale tickets, which go on sale this Friday at 10:00 am ET. More information on ticketing, presale sign up and travel packages can be found at northbeachmusicfestival.com.

In addition to these nationally touring acts, the festival will include a variety of delicious local food vendors situated at the beautiful open-air venue located just steps from the Atlantic Ocean. More details to come!

GMP Live Founder/President Gideon Plotnicki has dreamed of bringing a festival of this nature to Miami Beach. "We are so excited with the wonderful lineup of artists that we've put together for the North Beach Music Festival. Whether you enjoy exploratory improvisation, deep funk grooves, other-worldly musicianship, or powerful vocals, we have a little something for everyone at NBMF 2021. We cannot wait to enjoy this incredible lineup with our friends in Miami Beach this December!"

North Beach Music Festival 2021 Lineup
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Spafford x2
The Motet
Marco Benevento
TAUK
Aqueous
Ghost-Note
Eric Krasno & The Assembly
Brendan Bayliss & Jennifer Hartswick
Karina Rykman
Brandon “Taz” Niederauer
Holly Bowling
Electric Kif
JUke
Tand
…And more TBA!

Blending the lines of roots, Americana, outlaw country and soul, Montana-based singer-songwriter Madeline Hawthorne is ready to re-introduce herself as a solo artist with the release of her electrifying single, "Boots."

Check out first single "Boots," available everywhere now: distrokid.com/madelinehawthorne/boots

In addition to releasing the first single from her coming debut, the award-winning performer has also  shared an official video for "Boots." Shot in the midst of quarantine, the music video chronicles a COVID-style dance party at Hawthorne's Montana home. After boredom strikes, Hawthorne comes across her "Boots," inspiring her to make the best of a snowy evening quarantined with her husband. Inspired by her trusty toots and a little liquid courage, the roots-rock anthem is an upbeat and unapologetic declaration of the belief in oneself.

"'Boots' is my introduction to the world as a solo artist," Hawthorne shares. "The way the intro is stripped down to a guitar and my vocals, as well as the message of the song discussing women in the world and in the music industry, felt like a good representation of where I am as an artist today." On the video, Hawthorne continues, "it's a playful and lighthearted reminder to never take yourself too seriously, even if you take your career and your music seriously, and ultimately aims to bring a smile to your face."

Coinciding with today's release of "Boots," Hawthorne has announced the release date of her debut solo album, also entitled Boots, co-produced by Brad Parsons and Fruition’s Tyler Thompson. Between balancing societal expectations, her longtime band (The Hawthorne Roots) going separate ways and COVID-19 leaving her uncertain, Hawthorne ultimately found her way to penning her first solo collection through the deep belief and trust in herself. Her leap of faith culminated in penning her most authentic, bold, honest and ambitious collection yet.

"Boots," is out now in advance of Hawthorne's forthcoming debut album, due out October 1st. Stay tuned for more from Madeline Hawthorne on Instagram and Facebook.

In anticipation of their full-length album Chaos Companion, out September 24th, electro-prog band TAUK brings fans into their whimsical world with a cinematic video that captures their spirit for new track, "Make Your Move."

Watch "Make Your Move" here: youtu.be/RR_Vdn9ev10

Directed by Sophia Conger and shot at the Brooklyn Bowl, the video opens with the band quietly sitting at a bar, before suddenly shifting into a vibrant and playful competition sequence. The video mirrors TAUK's signature instrumental sound, which begins delicately and expands into complex textures and beats, brilliantly blending the old school with the futuristic. The visuals in "Make Your Move" perfectly match this: a calm and unassuming beginning, which then bursts into a layered, intricate melody, shown with Nerf gun fights, Mario Kart-style tricycle races and more.

To accurately depict the essence of TAUK, director Conger explains, "We needed a stellar location–making Brooklyn Bowl a perfect fit–anamorphic lenses to give our video the maximum cinematic look, and tons of props, actions and bright costumes for our band." After two full days of shooting and playing around, the video closes in true TAUK fashion, with a live set full of palpable energy.

"An insider band secret is that we're each super competitive, whether it's basketball, Mario Kart, ping pong, none of us like to lose and hopefully you'll see a new side of us," the band reveals. "This video takes you on a magical journey where 1980's Miami Vice meets a perfectly assembled action-packed bro-cation. We were lucky enough to film this at one of our favorite NYC venues, which only helped us to take it to the next level."

The track, born years ago from a keyboard loop by Alric Carter, resurfaced in the throws of quarantine. Shuffling through unfinished ideas, voice memos, and old recordings, the band resuscitated the melody which provided a fresh canvas of exploration. "There’s a nice spacey intro that leads into a driving groove and it all becomes pretty anthemic," says guitarist Matt Jalbert. "We found a sweet spot of balance between natural instruments mixed with loops and electronic elements. Greg Ellis added the perfect percussion layers that really drove everything home and Max ZT was able to bring new life into the original loop by adding some amazing hammered dulcimer."

TAUK continues to captivate audiences around the U.S. Catch the band live like never before on the Chaos Companion Tour this fall. A full list of dates and corresponding support can be found on the band's website and below.

Don't miss the latest album from TAUK, Chaos Companion, out September 24th, and keep up with the band on Facebook & Instagram. Pre-order the album and shop new merch now at hellomerch.com/collections/tauk.

TAUK ON TOUR
9/16-17 - Masontown, WV - Resonance Music & Arts Festival **
9/18 - East Aurora, NY - Borderland Music and Arts Festival
9/30 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met ^
10/01 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place ~
10/02 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl ~
10/8 - Martinsville, VA - Rooster Walk Reunion Music Festival
10/9 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
10/12 - Oxford, MS - The Lyric Oxford +
10/13 - Little Rock, AR - Rev Room
10/19 - Jackson, MS - Duling Hall +
10/20 - Huntsville, AL - Sidetracks Music Hall &
10/21 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn %
10/22 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Hall $
10/23 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $
10/26 - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI @
10/27 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater @
10/28 - Memphis, TN - Railgarten &
10/29 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East
10/30 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater #
10/31 - Falls Church, VA - The State Theatre #
12/10 - Miami Beach, FL - North Beach Music Festival

** TAUK original set + TAUKing Wonder set
^ w/ Eggy
~ w/ paris_monster
+ w/ Subcontra
& w/ Captain Midnight Band
% w/ Waker
$ w/ The Orange Constant
@ w/ Cycles
# w/ LITZ

North Beach Music Festival, set to happen at Miami Beach's historic North Beach Bandshell this December, has shared daily lineups. Coinciding with its daily lineup announcement, the festival is also releasing a limited allotment of single-day tickets, on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, September 15 at 12:00 pm ET. Additionally, North Beach Music Festival is excited to announce that long-time Florida jam scene anchors, The Heavy Pets, have joined the lineup.

Friday, December 10th's lineup sees a headlining performance from Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, as well as performances from The Motet, TAUK, Karina Rykman, The Heavy Pets, Electric Kif and Tand.

Saturday, December 11th promises two headlining sets from Spafford—one entirely improvised and another titled "Spafford & Friends"—in addition to performances from Marco Benevento, Aqueous, Ghost-Note, Eric Krasno & The Assembly, Brandon "Taz" Niederaure, the special Brendan Bayliss & Jennifer Hartswick collaboration, as well as Holly Bowling and JUke.

Single day GA tickets are $80 for Friday and $90 for Saturday. VIP tickets are $130 for Friday and $140 for Saturday. More information on ticketing and travel packages can be found at northbeachmusicfestival.com.

In addition to two jam-packed days of music, the festival will include a variety of delicious local food vendors situated at the beautiful open-air venue located just steps from the Atlantic Ocean. More details to come!

North Beach Music Festival 2021 Lineup
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Spafford x2
The Motet
Marco Benevento
TAUK
Aqueous
Ghost-Note
Eric Krasno & The Assembly
Brendan Bayliss & Jennifer Hartswick
Karina Rykman
Brandon “Taz” Niederauer
The Heavy Pets
Holly Bowling
Electric Kif
JUke
Tand
…And more TBA!
 
Stay up-to-date with festival details via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, or visit northbeachmusicfestival.com.

The long-awaited seventh, full-length cinematic studio album, Chaos Companion, from electro-prog quartet TAUK is finally here. The collection, complete with nine instrumental tracks, takes listeners on a celestial journey reminiscent of 70’s film scores, 80’s video games, 90’s R&B and modern dance music. The newest offering from the band elevates their sound to new heights as they seamlessly blend futuristic electronic elements with old school rock, funk and soul. Through the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing remained constant: the music, and amidst this uncertainty and struggle, TAUK's Chaos Companion was born.

Listen to Chaos Companion in full, out everywhere now: smarturl.it/ChaosCompanion

Yesterday, HeavyBlogIsHeavy shared "New Age Trip," a track that drummer Isaac Teel says is inspired by Sci-Fi movies and video games with a locomotive feel and tangible momentum.

"Dormammu," another notable track from the album, merges TAUK's organic sound with digitally composed EDM. Bassist Charles Dolan describes the unique fusion as, "a trap drum machine-meets-Led Zeppelin sound & beat, with builds and drops along the way. A danceable and anthemic journey accompanied by syncopated and soaring sounds of Eric Bloom (Trumpet) and Ryan Zoidis (Saxophone) of The Shady Horns (Lettuce, Soulive)."
 
As the world slowed down due to the pandemic, the band suddenly had more down time to explore new creative avenues and ultimately evolve. "Songs like 'Moon Dub' and 'The Let Out' demonstrate a blend of hip-hop and electronic sounds that bring TAUK's sound into new territory," explains keyboardist Alric Carter.

Carter continues, "These songs are presented with a different approach where we used a lot more tracks and layers to create a more cinematic sound. A lot of our material has been live performance-based, but with this album, we used Ableton Live and digital audio workstations to expand our musical palette."

Beyond sonically experimenting, the band broadened their approach visually with directors, Dani Barbieri and Sophia Conger to launch a new era of TAUK. With cinematic videos to match their fresh cinematic sound, the band found a new groove they are bringing to stages throughout the U.S.

Experience the brand new songs and favorites from the band's back catalog this fall when TAUK tours around the Southern and Eastern U.S. The band recently announced a three-show October run through Missouri as well as a pair of New Years Eve shows in Charleston, SC. A full list of dates and corresponding support can be found on the band's website and below.

Keep up with TAUK via the band's Facebook & Instagram. Shop new merch, including Chaos Companion apparel and vinyl, at hellomerch.com/collections/tauk. And don't miss Chaos Companion, now streaming on your favorite platform.

TAUK ON TOUR
9/30 - Pawtucket, RI - The Met ^
10/01 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place ~
10/02 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl ~
10/8 - Martinsville, VA - Rooster Walk Reunion Music Festival
10/9 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
10/12 - Oxford, MS - The Lyric Oxford +
10/13 - Little Rock, AR - The Rev Room
10/14 - Columbia, MO - Rose Park
10/15 - St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House *
10/16 - Springfield, MO - Outland Ballroom !
10/19 - Jackson, MS - Duling Hall +
10/20 - Huntsville, AL - Sidetracks Music Hall &
10/21 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn %
10/22 - Tuscaloosa, AL - Druid City Music Hall $
10/23 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse $
10/26 - Indianapolis, IN - HI-FI @
10/27 - Covington, KY - Madison Theater @
10/28 - Memphis, TN - Railgarten &
10/29 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East =
10/30 - Charlottesville, VA - Jefferson Theater #
10/31 - Falls Church, VA - The State Theatre #
12/10 - Miami Beach, FL - North Beach Music Festival
12/29 - Harrisburg, PA - XL Live
12/30 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
12/31 & 1/1 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Pour House
2/4 - 2/6 - Tuscon, AZ - Gem and Jam Festival
3/4 - Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

^ w/ Eggy
~ w/ paris_monster
+ w/ Subcontra
* w/ FiLiBuSta
! w/ Level Up
& w/ Captain Midnight Band
% w/ Waker
$ w/ The Orange Constant
@ w/ Cycles
= w/ Three Star Revival
# w/ LITZ

After leading her band, The Hawthorne Roots, for six years, singer-songwriter Madeline Hawthorne is ready to reintroduce herself—on her own terms and in her own words. Today, she officially makes her mark as a solo artist with Boots, an honest, introspective, 10-track collection that seamlessly blends roots, country and soul.

Listen to Boots, in full, available everywhere now: distrokid.com/madelinehawthorne/boots

Co-produced by Brad Parsons and Fruition’s Tyler Thompson, the raw collection is a defiant declaration of independence where Hawthorne dives deeply into self-reflection, embraces vulnerability and ultimately sees the singer transform doubt into hope as she learns to trust herself.

The album's upbeat titular track calls for an at home dance party, as seen in the previously-shared playful visual. Follow-up single, "Strange Familiar," explores the hardships that come with a lack of routine and sense of normalcy as an artist on the road. This week, The Bluegrass Situation shared "Riverbank" featuring Fruition's Mimi Naja on the mandolin, where the singer discovers beauty in simplicity.

As the COVID-19 pandemic swiftly shut down the music industry, Hawthorne found herself at a crossroads in her career, but knew she wasn't done with music. Unsure of what to do next, she walked to her backyard shed and began to write what would become her first solo album. Hawthorne recalls every step of the process, "from sitting in the little shed in my backyard with a pen and paper, to flying across the country to deep dive into the most intense and influential recording experience of my life; the apprehension of taking such a big step for my career and breaking away from everything I knew."

The album, above all, aims to bring listeners joy in such uncertain, turbulent times. "These songs are a reflection of my life as a songwriter, performer, woman, wife, sister, daughter and as a genuinely flawed human being. I'm excited and relieved to finally set them free and see where they land. I'm hopeful that listeners can find themselves in my words and experiences and take away something meaningful. Or hell, just enjoy the music."

Stream Boots in its entirety, out everywhere now: distrokid.com/madelinehawthorne/boots.

Hear the new tracks and more as Hawthorne hits the stage live in Denver, CO with Kendall Street Company on October 15th, as well as in Portland, OR on October 22nd. Tickets and more information are available now at madelinehawthorne.com.

This is just the start of Madeline Hawthorne. Keep up with the singer on Instagram and Facebook.

Today, Bonfire Entertainment is excited to announce the return of WinterWonderGrass Colorado, taking place February 25–27, 2022 at Steamboat Resort in the historic and pristinely beautiful ski town of Steamboat Springs, CO. Weekend passes to the festival, as well as Mountaintop Dinner tickets, are on sale now.

Ticket prices will increase on November 10th and 24th with the 3rd and 4th headliner announcements, respectively. However, the highly-anticipated return of the Colorado-edition of WinterWonderGrass is already 50% sold and is likely to sell out for the ninth consecutive year. Fans are encouraged to secure their tickets early and trust the announcements-to-come will not disappoint.

Perseverance. The team at Bonfire Entertainment knows the embodiment of this word well. After the global pandemic put a hold on music—including two of WinterWonderGrass's 2020 stops—Bonfire Entertainment re-imagined what COVID-era music gatherings looked like. Whether it was the very special river voyages of RiverWonderGrass over the summers of 2020 and 2021, or two days of Billy Strings in Buena Vista, CO for the first annual Renewal this past September, Bonfire Entertainment has reiterated music gatherings can take place, safely, outdoors year-round, and that they do it best.

"To simply say we missed our community, the WinterWonderGrass vibrations, and the snow-covered festival is perhaps the understatement of my lifetime,” says festival founder and producer, Scotty Stoughton. “What gets me up in the morning is knowing this is exactly what the universe intended for me to do. While we didn't sit idle, we certainly felt the hole in our hearts. But now we get to redeem ourselves, take the pent-up energy of two years and fill the fireworks. Can't wait to light the fuse, host our village and get back to creating memories of a lifetime."

2022 marks a decade and the ninth installment of WinterWonderGrass Colorado—the very first presentation of the festival took place in the winter of 2013 in a parking lot in Edwards , CO. Over the last decade, the festival grew, added new stops—including Tahoe, CA—and withstood the test of a global pandemic, which encouraged festival's presenters to re-imagine how to connect fans and musicians outside in the wide open spaces of Colorado. WinterWonderGrass Colorado 2022 is no different.

The 2022 iteration of WinterWonderGrass Colorado has already shared that Trampled by Turtles, a highly-anticipated return of Yonder Mountain String Band, The Travelin' McCourys, Sierra Hull, Lindsay Lou, and Tejon Street Corner Thieves will grace the bill.

Additionally, the festival is excited to announces performance by Kitchen Dwellers, The War and Treaty, Molly Tuttle, Ghost of Paul Revere, Dustbowl Revival, Cris Jacobs Band, Pickin' on the Dead, Buffalo Commons, Sticks and Thorns, The Sweet Lillies, Drunken Hearts, Morsel and Joy Roemer Band. In true WinterWonderGrass fashion, unique collaborative sets will also take place, with the return of WinterWonderWomen and the debut of the RiverWonderGrass All-Stars. Two additional headliners are TBA, so stay turned to the festival's official website and Facebook page for more information.

>> Check Out The Colorado Lineup <<

The Colorado-edition of WinterWonderGrass is known to sell out in advance so interested attendees are urged to grab their GA tickets soon. VIP tickets are already sold out, but fans can sign up to snag tickets via the festival's official fan-to-fan ticket exchange, powered by Lyte. Tickets and more information are available here.

As with past WinterWonderGrass Colorado events, a separately-ticketed Mountaintop Dinner* featuring the Travelin' McCourys will kick off the festivities, from 5–9 PM at the top of Steamboat's Mt. Werner.

Stay tuned for more information on WWG CO Grass After Dark* programming, beer partners, and single-day ticket offerings, as well as news on WinterWonderGrass California 2022. Tickets and more information on travel packages available at winterwondergrass.com.

*Please note, Steamboat Resort lift tickets, Mountaintop Dinner tickets and Grass After Dark tickets are not included in regular festival admission and must be purchased separately.

COVID Protocol:
WinterWonderGrass is aware of the ever-evolving tide that comes with presenting music festivals during a pandemic and will comply with all county and state recommendations. More information will be shared as the event grows closer via winterwondergrass.com.

Today, Bonfire Entertainment solidifies the triumphant return of WinterWonderGrass California, taking place April 1–3, 2022 at Palisades Tahoe, located in the North Lake Tahoe region of California. Palisades Tahoe (formerly Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows) has already seen over three feet of snow this week, paving an ideal start to the WinterWonderGrass season. Music, brews and mountains have always collided at WinterWonderGrass, and WWG CA 2022 promises to be no different.

Weekend passes to the festival, as well as Tram to Table Dinner tickets, are on sale now.

Perseverance. The team at Bonfire Entertainment knows the embodiment of this word well. After the global pandemic put a hold on music—including two of WinterWonderGrass's 2020 stops—Bonfire Entertainment re-imagined what COVID-era music gatherings looked like. Whether it was the very special river voyages of RiverWonderGrass over the summers of 2020 and 2021, or two days of Billy Strings in Buena Vista, CO for the first annual Renewal this past September, Bonfire Entertainment has reiterated music gatherings can take place, safely, outdoors year-round, and that they do it best.

“Some things may have changed, but thankfully, some things have not. It’s incredibly humbling and inspiring that the entire 2020 lineup, except one, are all returning for 2022,” remarks festival founder and producer, Scotty Stoughton. “For the artists to make that kind of commitment is unheard of and a huge testament to the love and enthusiasm that these bands have for WWG and Tahoe. Billy Strings will be doing two sets, The Infamous Stringdusters are coming back, and The Devil Makes Three will be replaced by The California Honeydrops. The entire WWG team is feeling blessed, and grateful, to be able to return to a place that feels like home!”

The highly-anticipated lineup from the postponed 2020 festival has rolled over to 2022, and is already nearing sell out. Today, in addition to those rolled over bands, WWG CA is excited to welcome The California Honeydrops as the third and final headliner. Fans in attendance will also be dazzled by two sets of Billy Strings, along with performances by The Infamous Stringdusters, Peter Rowan, Keller & The Keels, Fruition, The War & Treaty, Brothers Comatose, Kitchen Dwellers, Della Mae, Lindsay Lou, Larry Keel Experience, Town Mountain, Trout Steak Revival, Midnight North, Cris Jacobs, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, Old Salt Union, Rapidgrass, TK & The Holy Know Nothings and Twisted Pine. Special performances are also scheduled from the collaborative, rotating powerhouse, WinterWonderWomen featuring Bridget Law and Lindsay Lou. Additionally, Pickin’ on the Dead will make their WinterWonderGrass return.

>> Check Out The California Lineup <<

The California stop of WinterWonderGrass is known to sell out in advance so interested attendees are urged to grab their tickets soon. Fans can also sign up to snag sold out VIP tickets via the festival's official fan-to-fan ticket exchange, powered by Lyte. Tickets and more information are available here.

As with past WinterWonderGrass California events, a free show in the Village will kick off the festivities on Thursday, March 31st from 2–5 PM. A separately-ticketed Tram to Table Dinner* featuring music by Keller Williams will take place from 5–9 PM. The dinner includes a 10-minute ride in a panoramic tram car up to High Camp, where breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe are abundant.

Stay tuned to the festival's official website and Facebook page for updates, including Grass After Dark* announcements, single-day ticket offerings, beer partners and more. Tickets and more information on travel packages available now via winterwondergrass.com.

*Please note, Palisades Tahoe lift tickets, Tram to Table Dinner tickets and Grass After Dark tickets are not included in regular festival admission and must be purchased separately.

COVID Protocol:

WinterWonderGrass is aware of the ever-evolving tide that comes with presenting music festivals during a pandemic and will comply with all county and state recommendations. More information will be shared as the event grows closer via winterwondergrass.com.

About WinterWonderGrass:

Music, winter sports, craft beer, fresh eats, and family is what makes up the three days of the WinterWonderGrass Festival. With deep roots in Colorado and California, the event has established itself as a leader in the winter lifestyle culture where the quality of experience outweighs the notion of quantity. WinterWonderGrass is an intimate gathering where inspiration and connection sit at its core. Our community is focused on sustainability, local non-profit support, nurturing the next generation and truly backing the arts.

Since its inception, the festival continues to cultivate the relationship between nature, roots music and community. It has established itself as a vehicle for inspiration, a place where open hearts and minds–along with a dissolved illusion of separation–creates a true, authentic platform for artists, vendors, attendees and the planet to connect as one.

The outdoor event takes place at the base of its hosting ski areas, with an open-air outdoor mainstage and three side-stages, which are heated and covered. Every year, WinterWonderGrass hosts an on-site coffee bar and complimentary beer tasting. The event is also kid-friendly, complete with a kid’s zone and free admission for kids 12 and under.

Turkuaz's two-night "Halloween Festivity Nightmare" hometown run at New York City's Webster Hall, the funk nonet has released its first single of 2021, the funky, fright-filled track, "Shakin' In My Sheets." The back-to-back nights at the newly renovated venue promise spooky surprises, including the live debut of the new track and plenty of unreleased material.

Listen to "Shakin' In My Sheets" everywhere now: orcd.co/shakininmysheets.

Tickets for the October 29th & October 30th shows at Webster Hall are still on sale but going quickly. Snag yours now via: turkuazband.com/tour.

"We have a ton of material in the works! Eventually, we'll have a new full-length, but it felt appropriate to release this song right now with its the lyrical relevance to Halloween. Plus, it's been in the works since before the pandemic! We started working on it soon after our 2018 album Life in the City." explains frontman Dave Brandwein.

He continues, "It's odd that it was written before all the recent events of the world, because in retrospect, it just seems so relevant. The song picks up where we left off with some of the themes from our last album, describing feelings of alienation, discomfort and depression setting in as each day passes."

Brandwein wrote the song while he was struggling with his addiction and sobriety, which he says is equally as isolating as COVID has been. He reflects, "Searching for answers, I turned to songwriting, and though my struggles continue, I'm emerging from the pandemic sober and look back at this time as a learning experience and I'm glad that Turkuaz was able to make beautiful music out of it!"

After a slew of festival appearances throughout the summer and fall with Talking Heads' Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew celebrating the 40th anniversary of Remain in Light, the ensemble is eager to head back on the road and perform the music they've been working on. To close out the year, Turkuaz will ring in 2022 for their annual New Year's Eve Ball Drop event in Hartford, CT for two nights at Infinity Hall.

Find a full list of upcoming dates below and head over to the band's website for tickets and more information. Stay tuned, as the band has much more to come in 2022!

TURKUAZ
2021 - 2022 Turkuaz Tour Dates
Oct. 28th - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Oct. 29th - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Oct. 30th - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Oct. 31st - Live Oak, FL - Suwannee Hulaween &
Nov. 4th - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Nov. 5th - Boston, MA - Big Night Live
Nov. 6th - Portland, ME - State Theater
Dec. 11th - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom !
Dec. 29th - Philadelphia, PA - Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
Dec. 30th & 31st - Hartford, CT - Infinity Hall *
Jan 28th & 29th - Miami Beach, FL - North Beach Bandshell *
Apr. 29th - New Orleans, LA - The Joy Theater &
May 1st - Atlanta, GA - Sweetwater 420 Fest &
May 5th - New Orleans, LA - Tipitina's *

* notes dates w/o Thumpasaurus
! notes dates w/ Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
& notes dates w/ Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew

Virginia’s jam and alt-rock outfit Kendall Street Company have teamed up with toe-tappin’ bluegrass quartet The Dirty Grass Players to announce a slew of co-headlining winter tour dates this December. The two bands will each perform a set of original songs before collaborating under the name “The Dirty Street Grass Company” for a super jam at the end of each show. Tickets for all Dirty Street Grass Company tour dates are on sale now, and can be purchased via https://tourlink.to/kscdgp. 

Our relationship with the Dirty Grass Players goes back to the ancient days of 2016” says Ben Laderberg of Kendall Street Company. “We were introduced to them by a talent buyer who described DGP as “the real deal bluegrass outfit” and said they’d be a good pairing with our eclectic brand of jam rock. Fast forward to now, we have performed with them many times and consider them close musical companions. It’s about time we did a full-on tour together.” To get hype for this collaboration, we (Kendall Street Company) have even been working on some bluegrass-y arrangements of our own tunes to mix into our set.

The run of shows will kick off on December 4th in The Dirty Grass Players’ hometown of Baltimore, MD and weave through the Northeastern states of New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Connecticut. The collaboration series will also be available to fans worldwide via the live-streamed performance on Friday, December 10th. Access to the livestream can be purchased for $5 at https://caffelena.tv/categories/live-streams. For more information, please visit www.kendallstreetcompany.com or www.thedirtygrassplayers.com. 
 
Dirty Grass Street Company Tour Dates
12/4 - Baltimore, MD - The 8x10
12/5 - Manhattan, NY - Cafe Wha?
12/8 - Newmarket, NH - The Stone Church Music Club
12/9 - Cambridge, MA - Sonia Middle East Restaurant and  Nightclub
12/10 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Caffe Lena
12/11 - Burlington, VT - Nectar's
12/12 - New Haven, CT at Stella Blues LLC

More about Kendall Street Company
Kendall Street Company (KSC) has created a unique musical identity that is quickly separating them from the pack. Featuring Louis Smith [Acoustic guitar, vox], Brian Roy [Bass], Ryan Wood [Drums], Ben Laderberg [Electric guitar], and Jake Vanaman [Saxophones, keys], the band seamlessly brings together a mélange of genres as diverse as jam-rock,indie, folk, americana, psychedelia, jazz, and even bluegrass. 

More about The Dirty Grass Players
Composed of Connor Murray on bass, Alex Berman on vocals & banjo, Ben Kolakowski with the guitar & vocals, and Ryan Rogers on mandolin, they have been bringing their growing fanbase a down and dirty performance for over five years.

Their ability to seamlessly transition from down-home bluegrass to spirited improvisation makes each performance unique. Mix in some Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd, or a dash of southern rock and you’ll quickly understand what they mean by “Dirty Grass”. 

Entering into their sixth year together, The Dirty Grass Players just released their 2nd studio album, “Beneath the Woodpile”. Put together with alluring harmonies, lyrics, and melodies, the band presents a sound precisely at the crossroads of traditional and progressive bluegrass. This isn’t just another run-of-the-mill bluegrass album or band; it’s cathartic and dirty grass.
 

With just one month to go, North Beach Music Festival has shared yet another special collaboration. Today, the North Beach Music Festival is pleased to announce that Jennifer Hartswick, Shira Elias & String Cheese Incident's Jason Hann will join The Motet for a special collaborative set. Tickets are on sale now.

North Beach Music Festival marks Miami's first ever jam-centric festival, taking place at Miami Beach's historic North Beach Bandshell over December 10th & 11th, 2021. Access to GA Tier 2 tickets has been extended through Sunday, November 14th at 11:59 PM ET and can be purchased now via the festival's official website. Fans are encouraged to snag their tickets sooner than later—VIP tickets are completely sold out and GA tickets are moving fast.

Previously, the festival revealed an impressive lineup for Spafford & Friends, featuring the likes of Eric Krasno, Marco Benevento, Alric "A.C." Carter, Nate Werth and Brandon "Taz" Niederauer performing in collaboration with the Arizona-based improvisational rock outfit. While Hartswick was already scheduled to perform alongside Brendan Bayliss, Elias and Hann are noteworthy additions to the festival's inaugural lineup.

In addition to The Motet's set featuring special guests Hartswick, Elias and Hann, Friday, December 10th features performances from headliners Pigeons Playing Ping Pong and other sets by TAUK, Karina Rykman, and South Florida favorites The Heavy Pets, Electric Kif and Tand. Saturday, December 11th includes two unique sets from headliners Spafford—one entirely improvised and another titled "Spafford & Friends," a collaborative set featuring a slew of fellow festival guests. Saturday will also see sets from more fan-favorites including Marco Benevento, Aqueous, Ghost-Note, Eric Krasno & The Assembly, Brandon "Taz" Niederauer, an exclusive Brendan Bayliss & Jennifer Hartswick collaboration, as well as Holly Bowling and JUke.

Two-day GA ($145) and single-day GA passes (Friday: $80; Saturday: $90) are still available. More information on ticketing and travel packages can be found at northbeachmusicfestival.com.

Along with two unforgettable days of music, the festival will include a selection of delicious local food vendors situated at the beautiful open-air venue located just steps from the Atlantic Ocean. More details to come!

North Beach Music Festival 2021 Lineup
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Spafford x2
The Motet feat. Jennifer Hartswick, Shira Elias & Jason Hann
Marco Benevento
TAUK
Aqueous
Ghost-Note
Eric Krasno & The Assembly
Brendan Bayliss & Jennifer Hartswick
Karina Rykman
Brandon “Taz” Niederauer
The Heavy Pets
Holly Bowling
Electric Kif
JUke
Tand
 
Don't miss more from North Beach Music Festival. Find details via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, or visit northbeachmusicfestival.com.

Today, WinterWonderGrass Colorado is excited to announce the addition of The Wood Brothers to the 2022 festival lineup, marking the band’s return to the festival for the first time since 2016. The highly-anticipated return of the Colorado-edition of the festival is set to take place over February 25–27, 2022 at Steamboat Resort in Steamboat Springs, CO.

Weekend passes to the festival, as well as tickets to the Mountaintop Dinner* featuring a performance by The Travelin’ McCourys, are on sale now.

“We’re very excited for a triumphant return to WinterWonderGrass! We’ll be there with bells and long Johns on,” The Wood Brothers share enthusiastically. Bassist Chris Wood, who first rose to fame with the pioneering trio Medeski Martin & Wood, adds, “My brother [Oliver] came to this band from the blues and gospel world, and my history was all over the map with jazz and R&B. The idea for [The Wood Brothers] has always been to marry our backgrounds, to imagine what might happen if Robert Johnson and Charles Mingus had started a band together.”

Tickets will remain at their lowest price point until midnight on November 24th, when the 4th and final headliner is revealed. However, the highly-anticipated return of WinterWonderGrass Colorado has already sold out of VIP tickets and GA tickets are moving fast, making it very likely the festival sells out for its ninth consecutive year. Fans who do not want to miss out are encouraged to purchase their tickets soon. Although VIP tickets are already sold out, fans can sign up to snag tickets via the festival's official fan-to-fan ticket exchange, powered by Lyte. Tickets and more information are available here.

Additionally, Steamboat Resort is expecting a fruitful year of snow, meaning the slopes will not disappoint for those planning to ski and snowboard throughout the weekend. As such, lodging is moving quickly and travel arrangements should be made accordingly to ensure no one who wants to attend the return of WinterWonderGrass Colorado misses out. More information on lift tickets* and lodging is available here.

2022 marks a decade and the ninth installment of WinterWonderGrass Colorado—the very first presentation of the festival took place in the winter of 2013 in a parking lot in Edwards , CO. Over the last decade, the festival grew, added new stops—including Tahoe, CA—and withstood the test of a global pandemic, which encouraged festival's presenters to re-imagine how to connect fans and musicians outside in the wide open spaces of Colorado. WinterWonderGrass Colorado 2022 is no different.

The 2022 iteration of WinterWonderGrass Colorado has already shared that Trampled by Turtles, a highly-anticipated return of Yonder Mountain String Band, The Travelin' McCourys, Sierra Hull, Lindsay Lou, and Tejon Street Corner Thieves will grace the bill. Additionally, the festival is excited to welcome performances by Kitchen Dwellers, The War and Treaty, Molly Tuttle, Ghost of Paul Revere, Dustbowl Revival, Cris Jacobs Band, Pickin' on the Dead, Buffalo Commons, Sticks and Thorn, The Sweet Lillies, Drunken Hearts, Morsel and Joy Roemer Band. In true WinterWonderGrass fashion, unique collaborative sets will also take place, with the return of WinterWonderWomen and the debut of the RiverWonderGrass All-Stars. One additional headliner remains TBA, so stay tuned to the festival's official website and Facebook page for more information.

>> Check Out The Colorado Lineup <<
 
Stay tuned for more information on WWG CO Grass After Dark* programming, beer partners, and single-day ticket offerings, as well as news on WinterWonderGrass California 2022. Tickets and more information on travel packages available at winterwondergrass.com.
 
*Please note, Steamboat Resort lift tickets, Mountaintop Dinner tickets and Grass After Dark tickets are not included in regular festival admission and must be purchased separately.

COVID Protocol:
WinterWonderGrass is aware of the ever-evolving tide that comes with presenting music festivals during a pandemic and will comply with all county and state recommendations. More information will be shared as the event grows closer via winterwondergrass.com.

About WinterWonderGrass:
Music, winter sports, craft beer, fresh eats, and family is what makes up the three days of the WinterWonderGrass Festival. With deep roots in Colorado and California, the event has established itself as a leader in the winter lifestyle culture where the quality of experience outweighs the notion of quantity. WinterWonderGrass is an intimate gathering where inspiration and connection sit at its core. Our community is focused on sustainability, local non-profit support, nurturing the next generation and truly backing the arts.

Since its inception, the festival continues to cultivate the relationship between nature, roots music and community. It has established itself as a vehicle for inspiration, a place where open hearts and minds–along with a dissolved illusion of separation–creates a true, authentic platform for artists, vendors, attendees and the planet to connect as one.

About Steamboat Resort:
Steamboat is famous worldwide for its authentic western atmosphere, genuine friendliness, Olympian tradition and Champagne Powder® snow. North America's Top Family Resort, Steamboat-Ski Town, U.S.A.® encompasses 169 trails, 3,668 vertical feet and nearly 3,000 skiable acres with six peaks filled with world-class groomed cruisers, bumps, steeps, meadows, legendary trees, four terrain parks and rarely a lift line to be seen. Find out more about Steamboat at www.steamboat.com or see for yourself by visiting Steamboat this winter with easy nonstop flights from 14 major airports.

Today, WinterWonderGrass Colorado shares its final headliner, Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, who make their WinterWonderGrass debut over February 25–27, 2022 at Steamboat Resort in Steamboat Springs, CO.

"We have been working hard to bring Lukas Nelson into the WinterWonderGrass community for several years, and finally the stars have aligned,” shares festival founder and producer, Scotty Stoughton. “I had the opportunity to promote Lukas over 10 years ago at State Bridge. After spending a little time with him, I learned that he was not only an incredible musician with a stellar band, but he was a kind and thoughtful human—the exact kind of folks we love working with and welcoming into our community. I always love watching a new act take the stage for the first time, and I know POTR’s headlining set is going to just blow minds. This gathering just cannot come soon enough!

Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real are a welcome addition to the WWG family. Since their debut over a decade ago, the acclaimed band has toured relentlessly, playing countless sold-out one-night shows and festivals around the world, and occasionally serving as Neil Young’s road band. Lukas Nelson co-produced the music for the lauded A Star Is Born (2018) film in addition to appearing in the film with the band. WWG cannot wait to formally welcome them into the family!

Weekend passes are on sale now and prices go up tonight (November 24th) at 11:59 PM. VIP and the Thursday Night Mountain Top Dinner are sold out, but fans can join the safe and secure fan-to-fan exchange waitlist here.

For those who are eager to return to WWG, Steamboat Resort and WinterWonderGrass present Tyler Grant and Friends as part of the Road to WonderGrass Steamboat series, on Steamboat Resort’s opening day from 1:00 - 4:00 PM MT. The show is free and set to take place on the deck of Timber and Torch this Saturday, November 27th. Those in attendance can snag WWG festival passes with no fees, enter to win tickets and other free swag.

Now that the full WWG CO lineup has been shared, weekend passes will see a price increase tonight at midnight, so fans looking to lock in the lowest ticket prices are encouraged to purchase their tickets now. Additionally, single-day tickets will be available starting on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 alongside the official WWG CO schedule. The highly-anticipated return of the Colorado mainstay festival has sold out of VIP tickets and GA weekend passes are moving fast, making it very likely the festival sells out for its ninth consecutive year. Although VIP tickets are already sold out, fans can join the waitlist for VIP tickets via the festival's official fan-to-fan ticket exchange, powered by Lyte. Tickets and more information are available here.

Additionally, Steamboat Resort is hoping for a fruitful year of snow, meaning the slopes should not disappoint for those planning to ski and snowboard throughout the weekend. As such, lodging is moving quickly and travel arrangements should be made accordingly to ensure no one who wants to attend the return of WinterWonderGrass Colorado misses out. More information on lift tickets* and lodging is available here.

WinterWonderGrass CO 2022 Full Lineup:

Trampled by Turtles
The Wood Brothers ^
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real *
Yonder Mountain String Band
Kitchen Dwellers
The Travelin' McCourys
The War and Treaty *
Molly Tuttle
Sierra Hull *
Lindsay Lou
Ghost of Paul Revere
Dustbowl Revival
Cris Jacobs Band
Pickin' on the Dead
WinterWonderWomen
Sticks n’ Thorns *
The Sweet Lillies
Tejon Street Corner Thieves *
Drunken Hearts
Buffalo Commons
Jay Roemer Band
Morsel *
RiverWonderGrass All-Stars *

* notes artists making their WWG debut
^ note artists making their WWG Steamboat debut

2022 marks a decade and the ninth installment of WinterWonderGrass Colorado—the very first presentation of the festival took place in the winter of 2013 in a parking lot in Edwards, CO. Over the last decade, the festival grew, added new stops—including Tahoe, CA—and withstood the test of a global pandemic, which encouraged festival's presenters to re-imagine how to connect fans and musicians outside in the wide open spaces of Colorado. WinterWonderGrass Colorado 2022 is no different.

Stay tuned for more information on WWG CO Grass After Dark* programming, beer partners, and single-day ticket offerings, as well as news on WinterWonderGrass California 2022. Tickets and more information on travel packages available at winterwondergrass.com.

*Please note, Steamboat Resort lift tickets, Mountaintop Dinner tickets and Grass After Dark tickets are not included in regular festival admission and must be purchased separately.

COVID Protocol:
WinterWonderGrass is aware of the ever-evolving tide that comes with presenting music festivals during a pandemic and will comply with all county and state recommendations. More information will be shared as the event grows closer via winterwondergrass.com.

Bonfire Entertainment, WinterWonderGrass and Adrift Dinosaur are thrilled to bring RiverWonderGrass back for its third annual season of overnight multi-day music expeditions featuring artists from the WinterWonderGrass community and jam-packed adventures through rivers, canyons and caves where Colorado and Utah meet.

Tickets are on sale now for all dates via adrift.com/riverwondergrass.

Beginning May 22nd, 2022 through September 11th, 2022, trips will take place at Dinosaur National Monument over the course of 5 days in Yampa and 4 days at The Gates of Lodore.

The one-of-a-kind multi-day excursions are a perfect blend of music, rivers and canyons, bringing together members of the WinterWonderGrass community on a journey through the heart of the desert. Empty sandy beaches, outlaw caves, majestic hikes, thrilling whitewater and silent floats are combined with healthy food, healing arts and space to reconnect the inner spirit far from cell service. Official musical performances occur each evening, plus improvisational jams for an unrivaled adventure.

"When the music industry shut down, we pivoted to a place that welcomed and inspired us, the remote canyon country," says founder Scotty Stoughton. "These 20-person expeditions take you deep into the backcountry, with no cell service or digital interference, just clean water, empty beaches, waterfalls, lush hikes, homemade food and sweet music. Not only do the artists perform each evening around the fire, they pop up with fresh coffee in the mornings, and along the river. These journeys deliver you back to yourself!"

All RiverWonderGrass floats operate within National Park Service guidelines, including a nightly 10:00 PM curfew. The trips are limited to 20 guests and include all fresh meals, equipment, guides, and music, with complimentary brews at camp each night.

Soulful singer-songwriter Lindsay Lou adds, "Last year, the back-to-back river trips completely transformed my perspective in a positive way. I'm looking forward to singing in the river canyon again and listening to the river sing to me."

The 2022 installment will feature an array of bluegrass and roots artists such as Fruition, Kitchen Dwellers, Pickin' on the Dead, Pixie and the Partygrass Boys, Cris Jacobs and Friends, The Sweet Lillies, Tyler Grant, Lindsay Lou, RiverWonderWomen and many more.

String-Americana trio, The Sweet Lillies, are looking forward to returning to the river. "Our first RiverWonderGrass experience last year was phenomenal! The magical memories and deep camaraderie formed kept us afloat with joy all year." The band continues, "We are over the moon with gratitude to come back this summer and do a full five-day journey with you all! We can't wait to make music, having loving laughter and create lasting friendships on the river! See you there!"

Experience music and the outdoors like never before. Tickets are on sale now at adrift.com/riverwondergrass. Find a full list of dates and musical guests below.

RiverWonderGrass 2022 Dates + Lineup:

May 22 - 5-day Yampa River - Pixie and the Partygrass Boys
Jun. 11 - 5-day Yampa River - Cris Jacobs and Friends
Jun. 22 - 4-day Gates of Lodore - The Sweet Lillies
Jul. 1 - 4-day Gates of Lodore - Pickin' on the Dead led by Tyler Grant
Jul. 11 - 4-day Gates of Lodore - Lindsey Lou, Tyler Grant and special guests
Jul. 16 - 4-day Gates of Lodore - RiverWonderWomen - Led by Britt Stoughton,
Lindsay Lou, Mimi Naja and Steph Windsor
Jul. 28 - 4-day Gates of Lodore - Adam Gruel & special guests
Aug. 1 - 4-day Gates of Lodore - Kitchen Dwellers
Aug. 26 - 4-day Gates of Lodore - Trout Steak Revival
Sept. 8 - 4-day Gates of Lodore - Jay Cobb Anderson, Kellen Asebroek and Mimi Naja

"The Dirty Street Grass Company" tour, consisting of Kendall Street Company and The Dirty Street Grass Players is about to come to a close this weekend - on Sunday Dec 12th (at Stella Blues in New Haven). For the seven date mini co-headlining tour, the two bands have each performed individual sets, and then come together for a superjam collaboration set at the end of each show.

Today, Kendall Street Company has announced that their drummer - Ryan Wood - had to leave the tour unexpectedly. However, fortunately for the band, fellow jam musician Brook Jordan from Twiddle has stepped up to the plate to offer help on drums for their Burlington performance at Nectar's tonight.

Tickets are still available at Nectar's - https://liveatnectars.com/

**The Dirty Grass Players are an up and coming bluegrass quartet who, like Kendall Street Company, have a wide range of versatility. The two bands are each inspired by the songwriting of Americana artists such as The Allman Brothers, The Avett Brothers, and The Wood Brothers - as well as the improvisational skills, and even some psychedelia of classics such as The Grateful Dead, Phish, Pink Floyd, and more. (Think of the intersection of bluegrass and jam band culture popularized by Greensky Bluegrass and Yonder Mountain String Band).

WinterWonderGrass is set to return to California over April 1–3, 2022 at Palisades Tahoe resort. Today, the festival shares its larger-than-ever Grass After Dark late night series, offering ten distinct shows over five venues throughout the weekend.

Tickets to all separately-ticketed late night shows are on sale now. Weekend passes, single day Friday and Saturday tickets and VIP passes to the festival have completely sold out, but fans can still join the waitlist for re-sale tickets via the festival's official fan-to-fan ticket exchange, powered by Lyte. Very limited Sunday only tickets remain.

This season, Grass After Dark will take place across five venues throughout the North Lake Tahoe region—Olympic Village Lodge, Moe's Original BBQ, Plaza Bar, Alibi Ale Works and Tahoe National Brewing Co.

Friday, April 1st will see Fruition and Brothers Comatose take over the Olympic Valley Lodge, Midnight North and Twisted Pine at Moe's Original BBQ, Pickin' on the Dead at the Plaza Bar, as well as Trout Steak Revival at Alibi Ale Works and AJ Lee & Blue Summit at the Tahoe National Brewing Co.

Saturday April 2nd's late-night offerings include The California Honeydrops and Larry Keel Experience at the Olympic Valley Lodge, Rapidgrass & Tyler Grant with Ace & Friends will take over Moe's Original BBQ, the Lil' Smokies hit the Plaza Bar and Pixie & The Partygrass Boys will close down the night at Alibi Ale Works.

Kitchen Dwellers and Town Mountain provide the weekend's final performance on Sunday, April 3rd, set to take place at the Olympic Valley Lodge.

As previously announced, the highly-anticipated lineup from the postponed 2020 festival has rolled over to 2022 with the addition of headliner The California Honeydrops. Fans in attendance will also be dazzled by two sets of Billy Strings, along with performances by The Infamous Stringdusters, Peter Rowan, Keller & The Keels, Fruition, The War & Treaty, Brothers Comatose, Kitchen Dwellers, Della Mae, Lindsay Lou, Larry Keel Experience, Town Mountain, Trout Steak Revival, Midnight North, Cris Jacobs, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, Old Salt Union, Rapidgrass, TK & The Holy Know Nothings and Twisted Pine. Special performances are also scheduled from the collaborative, rotating powerhouse, WinterWonderWomen featuring Bridget Law and Lindsay Lou. Additionally, Pickin’ on the Dead will make their WinterWonderGrass return.

>> Check Out The FULL California Lineup <<

As with past WinterWonderGrass California events, a free show in the Village will kick off the festivities on Thursday, March 31st from 2–5 PM. A separately-ticketed Tram to Table Dinner* featuring music by Keller Williams will take place from 5–9 PM. The dinner includes a 10-minute ride in a panoramic tram car up to High Camp, where breathtaking views of Lake Tahoe are abundant.

Stay tuned to the festival's official website and Facebook page for updates, including the 2022's official beer partners. More information on travel packages available now via winterwondergrass.com.

*Please note, Palisades Tahoe lift tickets, Tram to Table Dinner tickets and Grass After Dark tickets are not included in regular festival admission and must be purchased separately.

About WinterWonderGrass:

Music, winter sports, craft beer, fresh eats, and family is what makes up the three days of the WinterWonderGrass Festival. With deep roots in Colorado and California, the event has established itself as a leader in the winter lifestyle culture where the quality of experience outweighs the notion of quantity. WinterWonderGrass is an intimate gathering where inspiration and connection sit at its core. Our community is focused on sustainability, local non-profit support, nurturing the next generation and truly backing the arts.

Since its inception, the festival continues to cultivate the relationship between nature, roots music and community. It has established itself as a vehicle for inspiration, a place where open hearts and minds–along with a dissolved illusion of separation–creates a true, authentic platform for artists, vendors, attendees and the planet to connect as one.

The outdoor event takes place at the base of its hosting ski areas, with an open-air outdoor mainstage and three side-stages, which are heated and covered. Every year, WinterWonderGrass hosts an on-site coffee bar and complimentary beer tasting. The event is also kid-friendly, complete with a kid’s zone and free admission for kids 12 and under.

WinterWonderGrass California will be making its triumphant return to the North Lake Tahoe region next weekend, April 1–3, 2022, after a two-year postponement due to COVID.

The highly anticipated lineup from the postponed 2020 festival, which rolled over to 2022, is completely sold out, including all 3-day GA, VIP and single-day tickets. However, those wishing to attend WinterWonderGrass California may jump on the official fan-to-fan waitlist exchange via Lyte. Given the sold out nature of the event, and in line with their sustainability initiatives, festival organizers encourage attendees to explore carpooling and public transit options.

As with past WinterWonderGrass California events, a free show in the Village will kick off the festivities on Thursday, March 31st from 2:00 - 5:00 PM featuring music by Pixie & The Partygrass Boys. Attendees of the festival and members of the general public are also encouraged to attend the free shows in the Plaza from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. AJ Lee and Blue Summit will hold it down Friday and Sunday, while Cris Jacobs takes the stage Saturday.

In addition to the free Pickin' in the Plaza series, WinterWonderGrass California will also present two free shows on the mountain at the Gold Coast Lodge, featuring the WWG Tahoe All-Stars on Saturday and Rapidgrass on Sunday. The Gold Coast shows are scheduled to run from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM each day.

Event organizers are also pleased to announce the addition of the WinterWonderBus, a late-night shuttle offering for fans after festival gates close. The bus service will run nightly beginning at 10:30 PM, with last call at 1:30 AM. Bus routes will include a service from Palisades Tahoe to Truckee, and a second from Palisades Tahoe to Tahoe City. Tickets for the entirety of the weekend are $20 and are to be purchased separate from festival tickets. Grab your WinterWonderBus tickets here.

Finally, a limited number of tickets remain for select Grass After Dark shows including Trout Steak Revival, Midnight North & Twisted Pine, AJ Lee and Blue Summit, Rapidgrass & Tyler Grant and Friends, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys and the Sunday finale with Kitchen Dwellers. Tickets for the remaining Grass After Dark shows are available here.

The return of WinterWonderGrass California is certainly not something to miss. With the addition of The California Honeydrops as the third and final headliner last fall, fans in attendance will be dazzled by two sets of Billy Strings, along with performances by The Infamous Stringdusters, Peter Rowan, Keller & The Keels, Fruition, The War & Treaty, Brothers Comatose, Kitchen Dwellers, Della Mae, Lindsay Lou, Larry Keel Experience, Town Mountain, Trout Steak Revival, Midnight North, Cris Jacobs, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, Old Salt Union, Rapidgrass, TK & The Holy Know Nothings, Twisted Pine and AJ Lee and Blue Summit. Special performances are also scheduled from the collaborative, rotating powerhouse, WinterWonderWomen featuring Bridget Law and Lindsay Lou. Additionally, Pickin’ on the Dead will make their WinterWonderGrass return.

Stay tuned to the festival's official website and Facebook page for future updates. More information on travel packages available now via winterwondergrass.com.

WinterWonderGrass celebrates ten years this coming March 3–5, 2023! Weekend passes and single-day tickets for the 10th-anniversary edition of WinterWonderGrass Colorado are on sale now.

What started as a one-day festival in Edwards, CO in 2013, grew into a two-day affair alongside Nottingham Lake in Avon, CO, and has since grown into the beloved three-day music and beer festival that now calls the beautiful town of Steamboat Springs, CO home.

According to founder Scotty Stoughton, "2013 was a hope, a dream, and some luck." He reflects, "the people came and came in droves to the first WinterWonderGrass. A bluegrass-focused, acoustic-driven music festival in the middle of the winter in Colorado may not make much sense to many folks. Still, it was just the medicine the Mountain Community craved, and they loved it." To Stoughton, it is the elements of winter that make WinterWonderGrass so special. In fact, "I quickly realized that the challenge of weather became an ally. Those willing to endure the elements for their medicine, to prepare for Mother Nature’s contribution, genuinely are the heartiest souls. The energy they bring, the commitment to the mountain culture, the kids, the grandparents, all for one and one for all. There is really nothing quite like it."

To mark the occasion, WinterWonderGrass Colorado welcomes the festival's original 2013 headliners, Greensky Bluegrass and The Infamous Stringdusters, as the headliners of 2023.

In addition to the 2023 headliners, the 10th-anniversary celebration welcomes the likes of Leftover Salmon, Paul Cauthen, Kitchen Dwellers, The Lil Smokies, The Lone Bellow, Neal Francis, Trout Steak Revival, Lindsay Lou, Kyle Tuttle, John Mailander, Big Richard, Tenth Mountain Division, Daniel Rodriguez, Pickin on the Dead, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Sicard Hollow, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, Tray Wellington Band, Buffalo Commons, WinterWonderWomen, Mama Magnolia, Pick & Howl, Old Town Pickers, RiverWonderGrass All-Stars, and Saints & Liars for three unforgettable days of music and brews in the Colorado Rockies.

While many acts familiar to the WWG family return for this festival's 10th anniversary year, the festival welcomes Paul Cauthen, The Lone Bellow, Neal Francis, John Mailander, Tenth Mountain Division, Sicard Hollow, Tray Wellington Band, Mama Magnolia, Pick & Howl, and Saints & Liars for their official WinterWonderGrass debut.

Trout Steak Revival will play a free show at the base of Steamboat Resort to kick off the weekend's festivities, followed by the event's iconic Mountain Top Dinner* featuring two intimate sets by Big Richard, passed appetizers, a one-hour complimentary craft beverage tasting, and local cuisine. Tickets to the Thursday night Mountain Top Dinner are on sale now and available here.

The California edition of WinterWonderGrass returns to Palisades Tahoe for its seventh year this March 31st through April 2nd, 2023. Weekend passes and single-day tickets are on sale now. Snag your tickets before prices increase on January 24, 2023.

2023 officially marks ten years since the very first WinterWonderGrass took place, and it has been seven years since the event expanded to California's North Lake Tahoe region. What started in a parking lot as a single-day event in the mountain community of Edwards, CO has since grown into the beloved, mainstay three-day music and beer festival with two iconic locations.

According to founder Scotty Stoughton, "2013 was a hope, a dream, and some luck." He reflects, "the people came and came in droves to the first WinterWonderGrass. A bluegrass-focused, acoustic-driven music festival in the middle of the winter in Colorado may not make much sense to many folks. Still, it was just the medicine the Mountain Community craved, and they loved it." To Stoughton, it is the elements of winter that make WinterWonderGrass so special. In fact, "I quickly realized that the challenge of weather became an ally. Those willing to endure the elements for their medicine, to prepare for Mother Nature’s contribution, genuinely are the heartiest souls. The energy they bring, the commitment to the mountain culture, the kids, the grandparents, all for one and one for all. There is really nothing quite like it."

While WWG welcomes back many of the artists who have graced its stages in years past, newcomers Marcus King, the Main Squeeze and Mapache will make their WWG debut during the 2023 California stop. Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country, Neal Francis, Trey Wellington Band and The Lone Bellow are also new to the WWG family this year, and are scheduled for performances at both the Colorado and California festival dates.

In addition to the 2023 newcomers, this year's WinterWonderGrass California welcomes performances from Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, The Brothers Comatose, Della Mae, Lindsay Lou, Kyle Tuttle, Cris Jacobs Band, Dead Winter Carpenters, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Big Richard, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, Sicard Hollow, Pickin' On The Dead, The Sweet Lillies, Dusty Green Bones Band, Tahoe All-Stars and RiverWonderGrass Alumni.

A free show, featuring The Sweet Lillies and Alud Dublilner, will kick off the weekend's festivities on Thursday, March 30th in the Village at the base of Palisades Tahoe. The iconic Tram to Table Dinner* follows with two intimate sets of music featuring Lindsay Lou and Kyle Tuttle, plus passed appetizers, a one-hour complimentary craft beverage tasting, and local cuisine. Tickets to the Thursday night Tram to Table Dinner are on sale now and available here.

The California edition of WinterWonderGrass is known to sell out in advance so interested attendees are urged to grab their tickets soon. Snag your tickets here before prices increase on January 24, 2023.

Stay tuned for more information on WWG CA Grass After Dark* programming and 2023's beer partners. Tickets and more information on travel packages are available at winterwondergrass.com.

*Please note, Palisades Tahoe Resort lift tickets, Tram to Table Dinner tickets and Grass After Dark tickets are not included in regular festival admission and must be purchased separately.

Today, WinterWonderGrass shares the full Grass After Dark lineup for both the Colorado and California festival stops. Tickets for both late-night series — taking place in Colorado from March 3rd - 5th and California from March 31st - April 2nd — are on sale now.

Grass After Dark is the official WinterWonderGrass late-night series where the music continues into the night, long after the sun goes down. Each WinterWonderGrass location sees the late-night series take over three venues throughout their respective regions. Please note, Grass After Dark shows are ticketed separately and have limited capacity. The shows are known to sell out in advance and fans are encouraged to grab their tickets early.

Colorado's Grass After Dark series returns to The Grand Ballroom at the Steamboat Grand, Schmiggity's in downtown Steamboat Springs, and atop Mount Warner at the Thunderhead Lodge.

Friday, March 3rd sees late-night performances from Kitchen Dwellers and Unit 14 at the Grand Ballroom, Pixie & The Partgrass Boys with Sicard Hollow at Schmiggity's and an evening with Trout Steak Revival at the Thunderhead Lodge. Saturday, March 4th welcomes The Lil Smokies and Tenth Mountain Division at the Grand Ballroom, Neal Francis with a special TBA guest at Schmiggity's, and an evening with Big Richard at the Thunderhead Lodge. Leftover Salmon and Saints and Liars will give the weekend's final performances on Sunday, March 5th at the Grand Ballroom. Tickets for Colorado Grass After Dark shows are available here.

When the festival returns to Palisades Tahoe for the California stop, Grass After Dark takes over the Olympic Valley Lodge and The Plaza Bar at the mountain's base, as well as Moe's Original BBQ in Tahoe City.

Friday, March 31st welcomes performances from The Brothers Comatose at the Olympic Valley Lodge, a triple-feature at Moe's Original BBQ featuring Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, The Sweet Lillies and Sicard Hollow, and Mapache at The Plaza Bar. Saturday, April 1st sees late-night performances from Pickin' on the Dead and Cris Jacobs Band at the Olympic Valley Lodge, Dusty Green Bones Band at Moe's Original BBQ, and Neal Francis and Big Richard at The Plaza Bar. The final performance of the 2023 WinterWonderGrass season is by the WinterWonderGrass All-Stars, hosted by Lindsay Lou and friends, who will take over the Olympic Valley Lodge on Sunday, April 2nd. Tickets for all California Grass After Dark shows are available here.

Daily schedules and single-day tickets for both Colorado and California dates are on sale now, and California still has tickets available for the Thursday night Tram to Table Dinner. Snag yours while supplies last! More information is available at winterwondergrass.com.

10 years and 127 artists later, WinterWonderGrass Colorado returns next week to Steamboat Springs, CO over March 3 - 5, 2023.

It all started as a pipe dream for festival founder Scotty Stoughton. Looking back at the past 10 years he reflects, "I was driving across the Utah desert in 2012 on my way to a new job working a music festival in LA. I was fearing the unknown. The thought of being lost in the City of Angels had me longing for my community, those dancing around the fire, picking with their fingers and through their hearts." That's when it hit him, he needed to create a gathering called WinterWonderGrass. Stoughton wondered, "would they come to the mountains and dance under the snowflakes if I gave them a reason?" Well, they came, and 10 years later, they still come for the renowned musical performances, local craft beer tasting, and the magic of winter in the pristine Colorado Rockies.

When Stoughton reflects back on 10 years he remembers when "the sky opened, and huge cotton balls fell from the sky, gently resting on the furiously picking hands of The Infamous Stringdusters." That's where it started, and after 10 years, 127 artists have graced the festival's stages, and the event has seen its fair share of engagements, weddings, and families of all ages enjoy the outdoors in a way only WWG can offer.

To celebrate 10 years, the original headliners of WWG CO—Greensky Bluegrass and The Infamous Stringdusters—return alongside many fan-favorites. But because WWG is always striving to showcase the best of bluegrass and roots music, 10 new artists make their WWG debut to commemorate 10 years. Find a full list of artists the festival has featured over the years below.

While a limited supply of 3-day festival passes, and Friday and Sunday single-day tickets are still available, VIP and Saturday single-day tickets are completely sold out. Snag your tickets here while supplies last, or head over to the official fan-to-fan exchange on Lyte.

WWG CO officially kicks off Thursday, March 2nd with a free show featuring Trout Steak Revival at Steamboat Resort's Gondola Plaza from 2:00 - 5:00 PM. At the Thursday kick-off party, attendees can pick up their 3-day festival passes and Friday single-day tickets starting at 12:00 PM. Thursday night also sees the return of the Mountain Top Dinner at the Thunderhead Lodge featuring two sets of music by Big Richard, plus local eats and libations. The Mountaintop Dinner is currently sold out, but those wishing to attend can join the waitlist here.

Festival doors open at 1:45 PM throughout the weekend, with music until 11:00 PM on Friday and Saturday nights, and until 10:00 PM on Sunday night. The festival schedule is currently available here. In addition to the festival programming, there will be two free shows on the mountain at the Thunderhead Lodge from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, featuring The Fretliners on Saturday and Clay Street Unit on Sunday. Directly following the Fretliners Saturday show, the Icelantic crew will lead some party laps around the mountain.

The daily craft beer and seltzer tastings return from 2:00 - 5:00 PM each day at the festival grounds. The tasting is included with each admission to the festival and this year promises a larger set of beer tents (which double as the festival's side stages), featuring Sierra Nevada Brewing, Spiked Snowmelt, and Tincup Whiskey, as well as Colorado local breweries Mountain Tap Brewery (Steamboat Springs), Yampa Valley Brewing Co. (Hayden), Storm Peak Brewing (Steamboat), Upslope Brewing (Longmont/Boulder), 4 Noses Brewing (Broomfield), Oskar Blues (Longmont), Crooked Stave (Denver), Rock Slide Brew Pub (Grand Junction), Stem Ciders (Denver), and Wibby Brewing (Longmont).

Finally, the official WinterWonderGrass late-night series, Grass After Dark takes the music into the night long after the sun goes down. The Kitchen Dwellers and Unit 14 late-night takeover of the Grand Ballroom is sold out (join the waitlist here). However, tickets are still available for Pixie & The Partygrass Boys with Sicard Hollow at Schmiggity's and an evening with Trout Steak Revival at the Thunderhead Lodge on Friday, March 3rd, The Lil Smokies and Tenth Mountain Division at the Grand Ballroom, Neal Francis with a special TBA guest at Schmiggity's, and an evening with Big Richard at the Thunderhead Lodge on Saturday, March 4th, or Sunday's offerings of Leftover Salmon and Saints and Liars at the Grand Ballroom. All remaining Grass After Dark tickets are available here.

WWG CO is excited to return and celebrate this milestone moment! To commemorate the 10th anniversary, take a peek at who's graced the WWG stages over the years:

10th Mountain Division
AJ Lee & Blue Summit
Allie Kral
ALO
Andy Thorn
Big Richard
Billy Strings
Bonnie Paine
Bowreguard
Brad Parsons Project
Bridget Law
Brothers Comatose
Buffalo Commons
Cabinet
Caribou Mountain Collective
Chain Station
Che Apalache
Clay Street Unit
Colin Hotz
Cris Jacobs
Daniel Rodriguez
Dave Simonett & Dave Carroll
Dead Horses
Dead Winter Carpenters
Della Mae
Drew Emmitt
Drunken Hearts
Dustbowl Revival
Elephant Revival
Fretliners
Fruition
Ghost of Paul Revere
Gipsy Moon
Good Time Travelers
Grant Farm
Grantful Dead Review
Greensky Bluegrass
Hardscrabble
Head for the Hills
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Jay Roemer
Jay Starling
Jeff Austin Band
Jennifer Hartswick
John Mailander
Jon Stickley Trio
Keller & The Keels
Keller Williams
Kitchen Dwellers
Kyle Tuttle
Larry Keel
Leftover Salmon
Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang
Lindsay Lou
Lonesome Days
Love Canon
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Magic (String) Beans
Mama Magnolia
Mandolin Orange
Margo Price
Meadown Mountain
MilkDrive
Missed the Boat
Molly Tuttle
Morsel
Mountain Standard Tie
Neal Francis
Nicki Bluhm
Nikki Lane
Noam Pikelny
Nora Jane Struthers
Old Salt Union
Old Town Pickers
Olora Brothers
Paper Bird
Pappy Biondo
Paul Cauthen
Peter Rowan
Pick & Howl
Pickin’ on the Dead
Pickin’ on the Doors
Pixie & The Partygrass Boys
Railroad Earth
Rapidgrass
River Whyless
RiverWonderGrass
Saints & Liars
Sam Bush
Scott Law
She Said String Band
Sicard Hollow
Sierra Hull
Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds
State Bridge All-Stars
Steep Canyon Rangers
Sticks & Thorn
Tallgrass
Tejon Street Corner Thieves
The Bluegrass Generals
The California Honeydrops
The Infamous Stringdusters
The Lil Smokies
The Lone Bellow
The Shook Twins
The Sweet Lillies
The Travelin’ McCourys
The War & Treaty
The Way Down Wanderers
The Wood Brothers
The Wooks
Town Cavalry
Town Mountain
Trampled by Turtles
Tray Wellington Band
Trout Steak Revival
Twisted Pine
Tyler Grant
Unit 14
Upstate
We Dream Dawn
Whitewater Ramble
Will Mosheim
WinterWonderWomen
Wood and Wire
Woodbelly
Yonder Mountain String Band

Over the weekend, WinterWonderGrass Colorado celebrated 10 years. The beloved bluegrass, roots, and brews music festival returned for the sixth time to Steamboat Springs, CO and officially sold out for its tenth year in a row.

It was a family affair, with the festival's original headliners—Infamous Stringdusters and Greensky Bluegrass, as well as bluegrass' hardest working musician, Tyler Grant—returning to celebrate this milestone moment. The weekend was marked by unforgettable sit-ins, snowy days, and plenty of craft beer. Check out the weekend's musical highlights below.

Friday
Pickin’ on the Dead then kicked things off on the main stage. Fans came out early to enjoy an après ski beer tasting while Tyler Grant, Ace Engfer, Michael Kirkpatrick, Jake Wolf, and guest fiddler John Mailander performed bluegrass-inspired renditions of music from the Grateful Dead's catalog. Lindsay Lou and Kyle Tuttle joined the group for "Eyes of the World," while Leftover Salmon's Andy Thorn added his banjo stylings to a medley of "Scarlet Begonias > Throwing Stones > Truckin'."

Pixie & The Partygrass Boys led a packed out crowd at the Pickin' Perch tent through their sing-along ready tune, "Appreciate Where You Came From (Go Vaginas)." Kitchen Dwellers took over the main stage with their blend of "galaxy grass" as the sun set on day one. Parrish Gabriel of Sicard Hollow joined the band on bass while their usual bassist, Joe Funk, awaits the birth of his first child. Among a set that included fan favorites like "Wise River" and "Gypsy" was a stand-out performance of Pink Floyd's "Hey You."

During the evening's final main stage set, the Infamous Stringdusters welcomed Kyle Tuttle and John Mailander for their cover of Bill Emerson's "Home of the Red Fox," while AJ Lee of AJ Lee & Blue Summit joined for a performance of Bill Monroe's classic, "Molly & Tenbrooks."

Saturday
For the first set of day two, Steamboat Springs-based Buffalo Commons made their WWG main stage debut to a crowd of excited fans. Tyler Grant sat in during “Patterns > In These Hands > Morning Fire” from the band's 2022 album Patterns, which Grant produced.

Organ virtuoso Neil Francis officially joined the WWG family and delighted an afternoon crowd with a lively set of originals, including "Alameda Apartments," "Prometheus" and "Can't Stop the Rain." The WWG family also officially welcomed Paul Cauthen who held nothing back when he delivered a 15-minute rendition of his hit single, "Cocaine Country Dancing" while the fans went wild.

Leftover Salmon closed out the main stage for night two. While the band played "Powder Days" in acknowledgment of the world-class skiing they had partaken in earlier in the day, fireworks filled the sky over Steamboat Resort. Doc Watson's "Deep River Blues" made an appearance on their setlist, and Lindsay Lou joined for a cover of Townes van Zandt's "Two Hands."

Throughout the afternoon, the side stage tents saw lively performances from Sicard Hollow, AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Tenth Mountain Division, and the female powerhouse ensemble WinterWonderWomen—featuring Lindsay Lou alongside Megan Letts, Michelle Pietrafitta, Emma Rose, Bridget Law, Avril Smith plus special guest artists Amanda Grapes, Kimber Ludiker, Nina Waters, and Carrie McCune—among others, while the daily beer tasting took place.

Sunday
The all-female string ensemble Big Richard welcomed the day-three crowd while the snowflakes fell on the main stage. A highlight of their set was a bluegrass-inspired rendition of Britney Spears' hit single "Toxic." The Lil Smokies followed on the main stage and welcomed sit-ins from Lindsay Lou, Kyle Tuttle, and Greensky Bluegrass' Paul Hoffman during their set.

Greensky Bluegrass, another mainstay of WWG, then performed two back-to-back main stage sets. Rapidgrass’ Mark Morris—who is an avid backcountry skier—joined the group for "Monument" and "Fixin' to Run" during the first set. During the GSBG second set, Lindsay Lou joined the group for "In Control" and a soulful performance of Reverend Gary Davis' "I Belong to the Band," while John Mailander and Lil Smokies' Jake Simpson added their fiddle stylings to "Windshield" and John Hartford's "Vamp in the Middle."

Trey Wellington Band, Mama Magnolia, and Saints & Lairs provided side-stage music during the daily beer tastings.

Coming full circle, Pickin' on the Dead closed down the festival's tenth-anniversary party with the final performance of the weekend on the Soapbox side-stage.

See you next year, Colorado! WinterWonderGrass California is up next, taking place from March 31st through April 2nd in Palisades Tahoe, CA. Tickets and more info are available at WinterWonderGrass.com.

The creators behind winter's multi-city bluegrass, roots music, and beer festival, better known as WinterWonderGrass, and summer's imaginative multi-day expedition RiverWonderGrass are pleased to announce their latest gathering. This spring, catch BajaWonderGrass over April 18 - 20, 2023 in the beautiful, remote beach community of El Sargento, Baja California Sur, Mexico. While the inaugural event will have a limited capacity, tickets still remain and can be purchased here.

“We are excited to host you in this delicate and magical part of the world,” expresses festival founder, Scotty Stoughton. He continues, “As you have surely noticed, this is an event that requires everyone to do a little work, plan the journey, find your Way. All we ask is that you be mindful of this community and bring the WWG spirit of environmental awareness, and community integration. The journey is often the deepest reward.”

Bringing together some of the familiar faces of WinterWonderGrass and RiverWonderGrass, the inaugural lineup for BajaWonderGrass includes Pickin' on the Dead (featuring Tyler Grant, Adrian Engfer, Jake Wolf, Michel Kirkpatrick and Mark Levy), alongside Lindsay Lou, Daniel Rodriguez, Kyle Tuttle, Fruition's Mimi Naja, Buffalo Commons, and Bonfire Dub.

The event aims to give back to the community and pledges to donate a portion of ticket proceeds to a local non-profit partner. Local eatery La Tuna — known for its ceviche, tacos and beach-perfect drinks — will serve as the home of BajaWonderGrass where attendees can revel in the beautiful sites of the Sea of Cortez, kite surfers and vibrant marine life.

Tickets and more info are available here.