Brett Dennen recently stopped by to perform three songs on “CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions” in support of his new album Por Favor, out now via Elektra Records. Watch him play “Cassidy,” “Bonfire” and “I’ll Be On Your Side.” In addition, Dennen was featured on KCRW “Morning Becomes Eclectic” who hails, “his newest batch of tracks reveals a raw vulnerability.”

Por Favor, which was produced by Grammy Award-winner Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell), continues to receive widespread critical acclaim:

“It’s a thrill to hear Dennen go through this process, uncovering self-truths and forming new questions along the way. Por Favor paves a redemptive journey into a heart that’s not always happy and draws a portrait of a maturing artist mired in shadow pining for daylight…sometimes serene and sometimes fierce, Por Favor nourishes healing assertions and sounds.” —The Huffington Post

“fuses his folky style of the past with calypso sounds” —The Wall Street Journal

“…he strips his music down to the barest essentials to create what is easily his most vulnerable and intimate album.” —AllMusic

“Por Favor is like listening to Dennen on vacation, somewhere warm and with endless chill and plenty of rum.” —No Depression

“…the album shows Dennen at his most vulnerable, both lyrically and sonically.” —The Bluegrass Situation

Additionally, Dennen and is band are currently in the midst of an extensive tour, including upcoming festival performances at Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival and Austin City Limits as well as upcoming headlining shows at Chicago’s Thalia Hall, two nights at New York’s Bowery Ballroom and DC’s 9:30 Club. See below for complete tour details.

Of his intention with Por Favor, Dennen explains, “When you say please, you’re asking something to come into your life. It might mean that you’re weak and need something to make you strong. But you’re admitting to some sort of weakness or some form of humility. Vulnerable was another word that kept coming up when I was making this record. Is there something I’m scared to say? Can I dig a little deeper, reveal a little bit more? How far can I go? That was my direction, and once I got that in place, I started shooting down things that weren’t in that zone.”

Cobb adds, “I worked with Brett because of his beautiful balance of wit and melody. He’s very timeless in his writing and you really can hear his personality in every note he sings. The record was made totally live and we recorded all the vocals live with the band. It really was produced as stripped-down as possible— we tried to make every note matter.”

Por Favor is Dennen’s sixth full-length album and his first since 2013’s Smoke and Mirrors. Released to widespread acclaim, Rolling Stone called his most recent record his “strongest effort yet,” while NPR’s “Weekend Edition” described it as “a deeply personal work.” Since his breakout self-titled debut in 2004, Dennen has performed on the “Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Tonight Show,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “CONAN” and has played to sold-out audiences worldwide.

Six individual albums from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Warner Bros Records catalog are now available again as stand-alone vinyl titles. The albums were included as part of a deluxe box set that was released last year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut and are now individually available on 140g black vinyl with the original LP artwork. She’s The One, Echo, The Last DJ and Highway Companion have been re-mastered from the original tapes for this release while Mojo and Hypnotic Eye have been re-pressed from the original masters. The classic Warner Bros Records album Wildflowers will be reissued at a later date.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are on tour now with shows sold out across North America. Stand by as more shows will be added. The tour will feature support from Joe Walsh as well as Chris Stapleton, Peter Wolf and The Lumineers on select dates this summer. The band will also headline London’s Hyde Park as part of Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time with very special guests Stevie Nicks, The Lumineers, Ward Thomas, The Head and The Heart, Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown and The Shelters among others—this will be their only European performance of 2017. See below or www.tompetty.com for details.

Tour Dates:
April 29 /// Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion /// Houston, TX*
April 30 /// JazzFest /// New Orleans, LA
May 2 /// Frank Erwin Center /// Austin, TX
May 5 /// Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre /// West Palm Beach, FL*
May 6 /// Amalie Arena /// Tampa, FL*
May 8 /// FedEx Forum /// Memphis, TN*
May 10 /// StateFarm Center /// Champaign, IL*
May 12 /// Scottrade Center /// St. Louis, MO*
May 13 /// Klipsch Music Center /// Indianapolis, IN*
May 27 /// BottleRock /// Napa, CA
May 29-30 /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre /// Morrison, CO 
June 2 /// Sprint Center /// Kansas City, MO*
June 3 /// Xcel Energy Center /// St. Paul, MN*
June 5 /// Wells Fargo Arena /// Des Moines, IA*
June 7 /// Schottenstein Center /// Columbus, OH*
June 9 /// PPG Paints Arena /// Pittsburgh, PA*
June 10 /// Quicken Loans Arena /// Cleveland, OH*
June 12 /// US Bank Arena /// Cincinnati, OH*
June 14 /// XFINITY Theatre /// Hartford, CT*
June 16 /// Prudential Center /// Newark, NJ*
June 17 /// Mountain Jam Festival /// Hunter Mountain, NY
June 24 /// Arroyo Seco Weekend /// Pasadena, CA
June 29 /// Wrigley Field /// Chicago, IL†
July 1 /// Wells Fargo Center /// Philadelphia, PA
July 2 /// CMAC Performing Arts Center /// Canandaigua, NY 
July 5-6 /// Marcus Amphitheater-Summerfest /// Milwaukee, WI†
July 9 /// Hyde Park /// London, UK
July 15 /// Air Canada Centre /// Toronto, ONT
July 16 /// RBC Ottawa Bluesfest /// Ottawa, Lebreton Flats
July 18 /// DTE Energy Music Theatre /// Detroit, MI
July 20-21 /// TD Garden /// Boston, MA‡
July 23 /// Royal Farms Arena /// Baltimore, MD
July 26-27 /// Forest Hills Stadium /// Queens, NY
July 29 /// Wells Fargo Center /// Philadelphia, PA‡
August 17 /// Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena /// Vancouver, BC§
August 19 /// Safeco Field /// Seattle, WA§
September 17 /// Kaaboo Festival /// San Diego, CA

For complete tour and ticket information, visit livenation.com

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS LIVE
*with special guest Joe Walsh
†with special guest Chris Stapleton
‡with special guest Peter Wolf
§with special guests The Lumineers
 

Chris Stapleton’s “Second One To Know” is premiering today. The song is the third sequential track unveiled from Stapleton’s highly anticipated new album, From A Room: Volume 1, which will be released next Friday, May 5 on Mercury Records Nashville and is now available for pre-order digitally and with physical bundles. Each digital pre-order comes with an instant download of “Second One To Know” as well as the album tracks “Broken Halos” and “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning.”

From A Room: Volume 1 is the first new music from Stapleton since 2015’s breakthrough double Platinum solo debut Traveller and will be followed by From A Room: Volume 2—coming later this year.

The album takes its name from Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, where it was recorded during the winter of 2016-17. Once again produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb, Volume 1 features eight original songs as well as “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning,” which was written by Gary P. Nunn and Donna Sioux Farar and made famous by Willie Nelson. Additional highlights on the album include the album’s first radio single, “Either Way.”

In addition to Stapleton on vocals and guitar and Cobb on acoustic guitar, the album features Morgane Stapleton on harmony vocals as well as longtime band-members J.T. Cure on bass and Derek Mixon on drums and musicians Mickey Raphael on harmonica, Robby Turner on pedal steel and Mike Webb on keys.

The May 5 release of Volume 1 comes exactly two years to the day since the release of Traveller. Released to immediate widespread critical acclaim, the album had one of the best-selling first weeks by a debut country artist in 2015. Following a historic turn on the 49th Annual CMA Awards—where Stapleton became the first artist to win Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the same awards – Traveller became the first album to re-enter the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart at No. 1, where it stayed for two straight weeks. The critically acclaimed album went on to win multiple Grammy and ACM Awards and was the #1 selling Country album of 2016 and the fourth-highest selling album of 2016 across all genres. Additionally, in the past two years, Stapleton has performed on multiple national TV shows including “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and was profiled on “CBS News Sunday Morning.”

Coming off a sold-out Canadian tour last month, Stapleton is currently in the midst of an extensive U.S. tour. “Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show” will span throughout 2017 and includes stops at L.A.’s The Forum, Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and New York’s Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater and will feature Brothers Osborne, Lucie Silvas, Anderson East, Brent Cobb, Margo Price and Marty Stuart as special guests. Of a recent performance, the Seattle Times declares, “…Stapleton dazzled the sold-out crowd with a barrage of songs that defy easy categorization while receiving the kind of deafening cheers reserved for superstars.” See below for complete tour details.

FROM A ROOM: VOLUME 1 TRACKLIST

1.  Broken Halos (Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson)

2.  Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning (Gary P. Nunn and Donna Sioux Farar) 

3.  Second One To Know (Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson)

4.  Up To No Good Livin’ (Chris Stapleton and Casey Beathard)

5.  Either Way (Chris Stapleton, Tim James and Kendall Marvel)

6.  I Was Wrong (Chris Stapleton and Craig Wiseman)

7.  Without Your Love (Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson)

8.  Them Stems (Chris Stapleton, Jimmy Stewart and Shawn Camp)

9.  Death Row (Chris Stapleton and Mike Henderson)

“CHRIS STAPLETON’S ALL-AMERICAN ROAD SHOW” 

April 28—Cape Girardeau, MO—Show Me Center† (SOLD OUT)

April 29—Bloomington, IL—U.S. Cellular Coliseum† (SOLD OUT)

May 5—Alpharetta, GA—Verizon Amphitheatre‡ (SOLD OUT)

May 6 – Alpharetta, GA – Verizon Amphitheatre‡ (SOLD OUT)

May 11—Virginia Beach, VA—Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at VA Beach‡

May 12—Raleigh, NC—Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek§ (SOLD OUT)

May 13—Charlotte, NC—PNC Music Pavilion‡ (SOLD OUT)

May 18—San Diego, CA—Mattress Firm Amphitheatre‡

May 19—Phoenix, AZ—Ak-Chin Pavilion‡

May 20—Los Angeles, CA—The Forum‡

May 23—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre‡ (SOLD OUT)

May 24—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre‡ (SOLD OUT)

June 1—Fresno, CA—Save Mart Center at Fresno State‡

June 2— Mountain View, CA—Shoreline Amphitheatre‡

June 3—Wheatland, CA—Toyota Amphitheatre‡

June 9—Southaven, MS—BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove§

June 10—Birmingham, AL—Oak Mountain Amphitheatre§ (SOLD OUT)

June 11—Nashville, TN—CMA Music Fest

June 15—Charleston, WV—Charleston Civic Center§ (SOLD OUT)

June 16—Cincinnati, OH—Riverbend Music Center§

June 17—Indianapolis, IN—Klipsch Music Center§

June 22—Tulsa, OK—BOK Center§

June 23—Manhattan, KS—Country Stampede

June 24—North Platte, NE—Nebraskaland Days

June 29—Chicago, IL—Wrigley Field# (SOLD OUT)

July 5—Milwaukee, WI—Summerfest#

July 6—Milwaukee, WI—Summerfest#

July 14—Mansfield, MA—Xfinity Center§

July 15—Hartford, CT—The XFINITY Theatre§

July 16—Darien Lake, NY—Darien Lake Performing Arts Center§

July 20—Holmdel, NJ—P.N.C. Bank Arts Center§

July 21—Wantagh, NY—Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater§

July 22—Bristow, VA—Jiffy Lube Live§

July 28—George, WA—Watershed Festival (SOLD OUT)

July 29—Central Point, OR—Country Crossings Music Festival

July 30—Mountain Home, ID—Mountain Home Country Music Festival

August 3—Duluth, MN—AMSOIL Arena** (SOLD OUT)

August 4—Prairie Du Chien, WI—Country on the River

August 5—St. Louis, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre**

August 10—Hershey, PA—Giant Center**

August 11—Pittsburgh, PA—KeyBank Pavilion**  

August 12—Philadelphia, PA—BB&T Pavilion**  

August 17—Toronto, ON—Budweiser Stage**  

August 18—Cleveland, OH—Blossom Music Center**  

August 19—Clarkston, MI—DTE Energy Music Theatre** (SOLD OUT)

August 25—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion**

October 6—Des Moines, IA—Wells Fargo Arena**

October 7—St Paul, MN—Xcel Energy Center**

October 19—Baton Rouge, LA—Raising Cane’s River Center Arena†† (SOLD OUT)

October 20—San Antonio, TX—AT&T Center††

October 21—Bossier City, LA—CenturyLink Center††

October 26—Austin, TX—Austin360 Amphitheater††

November 4—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena††

*with special guest Brent Cobb

†with special guest Lucie Silvas

‡with special guests Brothers Osborne and Lucie Silvas

§with special guests Anderson East and Brent Cobb

#with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

**with special guests Margo Price and Brent Cobb

††with special guests Marty Stuart and Brent Cobb  

Chris Stapleton’s From A Room: Volume 1 debuted this week at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart with over 218,000 first-week sales. The album also landed at #1 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart with 202,000 in pure album units. This is the strongest sales week by a country artist since Luke Bryan’s Kill The Lights in 2015 and, with its 13.5 million audio on-demand streams, is the highest streaming debut for a country artist to date.

Out now on Mercury Records Nashville (available here), From A Room: Volume 1 is the first new music from Stapleton since 2015’s breakthrough double Platinum solo debut Traveller and will be followed by From A Room: Volume 2—coming later this year.

In celebration of the release, Stapleton recently joined legendary journalist and talk show host Charlie Rose for a special interview on the PBS program. The visit also included a performance of Stapleton’s new single, “Either Way.” Watch the full interview here and performance here. Additionally last week, Stapleton made his debut on “The Howard Stern Show” performing “Broken Halos” and returned to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” performing “I Was Wrong.” While at “The Tonight Show,” Stapleton also joined Fallon and fellow guest Kevin Bacon for the latest installment of “First Drafts of Rock.” Watch their rendition of ZZ Top’s “Legs” here.

Released to widespread acclaim, The New York Times recently profiled Stapleton and his wife and collaborator, Morgane Stapleton (read the full story here). Of the couple, The Times’ Jon Caramanica praises, “The dynamic between the two is one of country’s great treats, a vivid display of affection that elevates their music.” He goes on to assert, “Like Traveller, From A Room is earthen, rich with tradition, has a tactile intensity and is carefully measured.”

In support of the album, “Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show” tour will span throughout 2017 including a newly added second and final show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on October 14 in response to demand. Exclusive Stapleton Fan Club pre-sales for the concert will begin tomorrow at 10:00am local time (www.stapletonfanclub.com) with public tickets on-sale Friday, May 19 at 10:00am local time. Live Nation is the national tour promoter for the “All-American Road Show.

Citi® is the official credit card of the “All-American Road Show” tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program® beginning tomorrow at 10:00am local. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Special guests for the extensive tour include Brothers Osborne, Lucie Silvas, Anderson East, Brent Cobb, Margo Price and Marty Stuart. Of a recent performance, the Seattle Times declares, “…Stapleton dazzled the sold-out crowd with a barrage of songs that defy easy categorization while receiving the kind of deafening cheers reserved for superstars.”

The album takes its name from Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, where it was recorded during the winter of 2016-17. Once again produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb, Volume 1 features eight original songs as well as “Last Thing I Needed, First Thing This Morning,” which was written by Gary P. Nunn and Donna Sioux Farar and made famous by Willie Nelson. Additional highlights on the album include the album’s first radio single, “Either Way.”

In addition to Stapleton on vocals and guitar and Cobb on acoustic guitar, the album features Morgane Stapleton on harmony vocals as well as longtime band-members J.T. Cure on bass and Derek Mixon on drums and musicians Mickey Raphael on harmonica, Robby Turner on pedal steel and Mike Webb on keys.

The May 5 release of Volume 1 comes exactly two years to the day since the release of Traveller. Released to immediate widespread critical acclaim, the album had one of the best-selling first weeks by a debut country artist in 2015. Following a historic turn on the 49th Annual CMA Awards—where Stapleton became the first artist to win Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the same awards – Traveller became the first album to re-enter the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart at No. 1, where it stayed for two straight weeks. The critically acclaimed album went on to win multiple Grammy and ACM Awards and was the #1 selling Country album of 2016 and the fourth-highest selling album of 2016 across all genres. Additionally, in the past two years, Stapleton has performed on multiple national TV shows including “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and was profiled on “CBS News Sunday Morning.”

On June 2, UMe will release eight individual albums from their Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers catalog as stand-alone vinyl titles. Each album* has been remastered for this release and seven of the albums—Damn the Torpedoes, Full Moon Fever, Hard Promises, Into The Great Wide Open, Let Me Up (I’ve Had Enough), Long After Dark and Southern Accents—are included in the The Complete Studio Albums Volume 1 box set, released last year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut. UMe will also be releasing Pack Up The Plantation Live! The albums will be individually available on 180g black vinyl with the original LP artwork.

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are on tour now with shows sold out across North America—more to be added soon. The tour features support from Joe Walsh as well as Chris Stapleton, Peter Wolf and The Lumineers on select dates this summer. The band will also headline London’s Hyde Park as part of Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time with very special guests Stevie Nicks, The Lumineers, Ward Thomas, The Head and The Heart, Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown and The Shelters among others—this will be their only European performance of 2017. See below or www.tompetty.com for details.

Emerging Los Angeles based rock band The Shelters' video for their track “Gold” premieres on W Magazine, who says “The foursome crafted a visual collage of Californian inspirations that isn’t short on the luxury.” The song appears on their self-titled debut album—out now via Warner Bros. Records—which continues to receive critical praise from Billboard who calls it, “Jangly, buoyant, foot-tapping…blending classic influences with modern swagger” and Paste who proclaim, “The band’s sound successfully marries elements of ‘70s and ‘80s rock and roll with a modern flair.”

The record was co-produced by one of the group’s musical heroes, Tom Petty, with all songs written by band members Chase Simpson (vocals, guitar) and Josh Jove (vocals, guitar).

Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 16th.

As many knows, April 20 or “420" is considered a sort of national holiday in cannabis culture. While there are many stories about the origins of the phrase, one of the most widely circulated stories involves five high school students.

Tyler Childers’ new song “Whitehouse Road” premiered yesterday at Rolling Stone and is now available to stream/share via SoundCloud. Of the song, Rolling Stone praises, “…Childers blends that ethereal, off-kilter edge of bluegrass with Seventies country and an analog, Southern rock slant on ‘Whitehouse Road,’ and lyrics that dig deep into the struggle to dull the pain of life in rural America.”

“Whitehouse Road” is from Childers’ anticipated debut album, Purgatory, which will be released August 4 and is now available for pre-order (Hickman Holler Records via Thirty Tigers). Both “Whitehouse Road” and the album’s closing track, “Lady May,” are included as instant downloads with each digital album pre-order.

Already receiving acclaim, NPR Music asserts, “Purgatory is likely to be one of Americana music’s big fall stories, not only for the way it addresses current crises like the drug plague ravaging the region Childers calls home, but for its more timeless moments, like this tender love song offered to the 25-year-old’s fellow songwriter and new bride, Senora May.” She continues, “The intimacy he conjures is his gift, in this private moment made universal, and throughout his remarkable official debut.”

Recorded at Nashville’s The Butcher Shoppe studio, the 10-song record was produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson. In addition to Childers (vocals, acoustic guitar), the album features a variety of world-renowned musicians including Simpson (acoustic guitar, background vocals), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Miles Miller (drums, background vocals) and Russ Pahl (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, Jew’s harp) among others.

Of the album, the Lawrence Country, KY native comments, “I am extremely grateful for Miles Miller introducing me to Sturgill Simpson, and also for Sturgill and David Ferguson taking the time to work with me. I think we both wanted to make an album for east KY, and I reckon that’s what we did. It’s not about rock, or grass, or country…it’s just hollerin’ in the mountains and stirring shit up! The band Sturgill and David put together was an all-star cast, and an honor to work with and learn from. I hope to do it again, but once is more than most are blessed with. For that I am thankful.”

In support of the album, Childers will tour throughout 2017, including a show with Parker Millsap and Nikki Lane at Indianapolis’ Sun King Brewery on June 24, a performance on Mountain Stage on June 25 and a series of summer dates with Younder Mountain String Band. See below for full details.

TYLER CHILDERS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

June 24—Indianapolis, IN—Sun King Brewery*

June 25—Charleston, WV—Mountain Stage at Culture Center Theater

June 27—Portsmouth, NH—Prescott Park†

June 28—LaFayette, NY—Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards†

July 3—Charlotte, NC—U.S. National Whitewater Center†

July 7—Irvine, KY—Estill County Fair

July 8—Black Mountain, NC—Pisgah Brewing Company†

July 9—Wilmington, NC—Greenfield Lake Amphitheater†

July 13—Asheville, NC—Grey Eagle

July 15—Decatur, GA—Eddie’s Attic

July 16—Decatur, GA—Eddie’s Attic

July 21—Cascade, WV—Deep Roots Mountain Revival

July 23—Oslo, Norway—Cafe Mono

July 25—London, U.K. —The Slaughtered Lamb

July 26—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Paradiso

July 28—Prestonsburg, KY—Mountain Arts Center

August 1—Kansas City, MO—The Riot Room‡

August 3—Abilene, TX—Grace Museum

August 4—Amarillo, TX—Hoots Pub‡

August 5—Denver, CO—Lost Lake Lounge‡

August 6—South Fork, CO—Rhythms on the Rio

August 7—Phoenix, AZ—Valley Bar‡

August 9—San Diego, CA—The Casbah‡

August 10—Los Angeles, CA—The Echo‡

August 12—San Francisco, CA—Hotel Utah Saloon‡

August 15—Portland, OR—Doug Fir Lounge‡

August 16—Seattle, WA—Sunset Tavern‡

August 18— Whitefish, MT—The Remington Bar‡

August 19—Bozeman, MT—Live from the Divide

August 22—Minneapolis, MN—7th Street Entry‡ 

August 25—Friendship, IN—Whispering Beard Festival

August 26—Lexington, KY—MoonTower Music Festival  

September 12-17—Nashville, TN—AmericanaFest

September 24—Hazard, KY—The Forum+

*with Parker Millsap and Nikki Lane

†with Yonder Mountain String Band

‡with special guest Sammy Brue

+with Drive-By Truckers

Willie Watson’s anticipated new solo album, Folksinger Vol. 2, will be released September 15 on Acony Records and is now available for pre-order here.

Gathering, the ninth full-length album from critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, will be released September 22 on Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order.

The video for “I Saved A Bird Today,” the new song from Grammy-Award wining guitarist Peter Frampton, is premiering via NPR Music, who hail, “Frampton’s most recent recordings have recast the singer-guitarist as a gentler acoustic chronicler of life, but his softly accented charm and charisma remain intact.” The video was made by the dreambear production company and animators Antonio Corral and Manuel Casares. Watch here.

“Find it in Your Heart,” the new single from five-time Grammy Award winning vocalist and acclaimed singer/songwriter Michael McDonald, is premiering via NPR Music’s “Songs We Love” which raves, “Within seconds of the opening ‘oohs’ and warm, groovy vibes of McDonald’s new song, ‘Find It In Your Heart,’ your heart will be overjoyed. The opening notes call up immediate memories of some of his much-beloved Doobie Brothers classics, like ‘What A Fool Believes’ and ‘Takin’ It To The Streets,’ as well as some of of his incredible harmony singing with Steely Dan on ‘Peg’ and ‘Bad Sneakers.’” NPR goes on to note, “Wide Open may be the album that makes the kids call their folks and say, ‘Hey, have you heard of this new artist, Michael McDonald?’

KCRW is also featuring the track as Today’s Top Tune, noting that “Michael McDonald’s surprise performance with Thundercat was considered a high point at this year’s Coachella…a one-time member of Steely Dan and a Doobie Brother, his voice is unmistakable. ‘Find It in Your Heart’ is a stand out song on [Wide Open].”

The track appears on Wide Open, McDonald’s first album of new music in nearly a decade, out September 15 via BMG. The record features special guests including Warren Haynes, Robben Ford, Marcus Miller and Branford Marsalis. View the album trailer at https://youtu.be/KOlnGSsD4jk. McDonald recently celebrated the release of Wide Open with a performance for PBS’ “Soundstage,” scheduled to air this fall, and is slated to tour extensively throughout the summer and fall including a headlining date at Carnegie Hall on October 19 and the closing set at the Treftles Stage at the Kaaboo Festival. See below for a complete list of tour dates.

Wide Open follows a trio of albums of R&B and soul covers McDonald recorded for the fabled Motown label, the most recent being 2008’s Soul Speak. Wide Open is McDonald’s first album of original material in 17 years, comprised largely of material written over a number of years in-between projects and recorded in McDonald’s Nashville studio with drummer Shannon Forrest (Faith Hill, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Toto) and an extensive cast of Nashville session musicians. McDonald also recently collaborated with bassist Thundercat and Kenny Loggins on the hit single “Show You The Way” which the trio performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Watch/share the performance of the track from Thundercat’s critically acclaimed new album Drunk at https://youtu.be/x8AgdI4eyFc.

McDonald joined Thunrdercat during a surprise guest appearance at this year’s Coachella, as well; the Los Angeles Times hailed McDonald’s surprise appearance as one of the “10 best performances” at the festival, praising “McDonald’s silky keys over Thundercat’s undulating bass,” while The Guardian called it “a perfect moment in a set that contained slick highs” and Billboard noted, “Who thought that in 2017 65-year old Doobie Brothers singer Michael McDonald would bring down the house at Coachella?” Watch/share the performance via Pitchfork at http://bit.ly/2pt2ito. In addition to his work with Thundercat, McDonald was also recently joined by Solange Knowles, Allen Stone, Lawrence and members of Snarky Puppy and Vulfpeck during his set at the Okeechobee Music Fest.

With a career that encompasses five Grammys, numerous chart successes and personal and professional accolades, as well as collaborations with some of the world’s most prominent artists, Michael McDonald remains an enduring force in popular music. Hailing from St. Louis, McDonald arrived in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, honing his talents as a studio musician before becoming an integral part of Steely Dan. In the mid-’70s McDonald was invited to join the Doobie Brothers as the band redefined their sound with McDonald serving as singer, keyboardist and songwriter on such Top 40 singles as “Takin’ It To The Streets,” “It Keeps You Runnin’,” “Minute By Minute” and “What A Fool Believes.” Throughout the ’80s and ’90s McDonald’s solo career took off with a string of hits including “I Keep Forgettin’ (Every Time You’re Near),” “Sweet Freedom,” “On My Own” (with Patti LaBelle) and the Grammy-winning James Ingram duet “Yah Mo B There,” plus he co-wrote the Van Halen hit “I’ll Wait.” McDonald has performed with a who’s-who of critically acclaimed artists across a number of genres, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Joni Mitchell, Vince Gill and Grizzly Bear.

Gregory Alan Isakov will embark on a U.S. tour this August, including a series of co-headlining shows with Blind Pilot, a date supporting The Head and the Heart and a headline performance at the 27th Rocky Mountain Folks Festival. Tickets for all dates are on-sale now. See below for complete itinerary.

The tour continues to celebrate Isakov’s most recent album, Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony, which is out now on Suitcase Town Music (purchase here). A collaboration with the Colorado Symphony, the eleven-track record includes the song “Amsterdam,” which was featured in the final season premiere opening sequence of HBO’s “Girls.” Additionally, NPR Music premiered the official music video for “Liars,” praising, “Stunning imagery and a symphony of sound make this Gregory Alan Isakov video an emotionally charged and poignant musical statement.”

Recorded at Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver, as well as at Starling Farm in Boulder, Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony was co-produced by Isakov and his longtime collaborator, Jamie Mefford, and was arranged by Tom Hagerman (DeVotchKa) and Jay Clifford (Jump Little Children), and conducted by the Colorado Symphony’s Scott O’Neil. Since his debut with the CSO in November 2013, Isakov has gone on to perform with the Seattle Symphony, the Oregon Symphony Orchestra, The National Symphony Orchestra and The Atlanta Symphony, amongst others.

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now calling Colorado home, Isakov is a lifelong traveler. Since his debut in 2003, Isakov has released six full-length albums and has toured alongside Iron & Wine, Ani DiFranco, Passenger, Josh Ritter, Brandi Carlile, and Nathaniel Rateliff

Exactly two years since its release, the debut, self-titled album from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats has officially been certified GOLD, signifying sales of 500,000 albums in the U.S., according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The band’s hit single, “S.O.B.” has also reached the GOLD sales mark in America. Additionally, the Stax Records release has earned global certifications in Canada (Platinum album + single), the U.K. (Silver album), Switzerland (Gold album + single), and Belgium (Gold album).

The band recently celebrated the special milestone with 20,000 close friends and family at two sold-out hometown shows, August 28th and 29th at Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

In late July 2015, the single, “S.O.B.” received early support and heavy airplay across SiriusXM stations led by the Spectrum. The song soon reached #1 on Spotify’s U.S. and Global Viral Charts and became a multi-format hit. Then, in early August, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats made a game-changing, late-night national television debut on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.

Hailed for its intense and expressive jolt of R&B song craft, the vintage rock and soul album was greeted with ecstatic reviews here and around the world.  For two solid years, Nathaniel Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Joseph Pope III (bass), Patrick Meese (drums), Luke Mossman (guitar), Mark Shusterman (keys) and Andy Wild (saxophone) have toured the globe relentlessly, headlining shows and major festivals including Coachella, Bonnaroo, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Newport Folk Festival, Glastonbury, Monterey International Pop Festival, and dozens more.

In addition, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats made many memorable television appearances including: The Tonight Show (twice!), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel LIVE, CONAN, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Austin City Limits, and BBC’s Later with Jools Holland among others.

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS ON TOUR:

Acclaimed artist Josh Ritter’s new track, “When Will I Be Changed,” featuring guest vocals from fellow collaborator and legendary musician Bob Weir premiered yesterday via Rolling Stone Country. Of the song, Rolling Stone Country proclaims, “The song pitches its tent midway between the country, gospel and soul camps, with thickly stacked harmonies that evoke the Dead’s own folk-rock classic American Beauty.” You can listen/share the track here: http://bit.ly/2gOaCk9

The track appears on Ritter’s highly anticipated new album, Gathering, out September 22 via Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order, which includes immediate downloads of “When Will I Be Changed,” “Thunderbolt’s Goodnight” and “Showboat.” NPR Music also recently featured Ritter narrating a special self-penned essay and unveiled several of his accompanying paintings, which serve as the album’s artwork. Listen to the essay and view the paintings HERE.

The release of Gathering marks 20 years since Ritter began recording and performing music. Along with his loyal bandmates, the Royal City Band, and engineer Trina Shoemaker, Ritter returned to the Clubhouse studio in Rhinebeck, NY with more songs than he’d ever had before at one time. Re-energized after a recent collaboration Weir and—at the same time—tired of living in the shadow of his earlier self, Ritter felt charged with exploring the possibility of cutting himself loose from his own and others’ expectations. In his words, “I began with an exciting sense of dissatisfaction, and what emerged, as I began to find my voice, was a record full of storms. I still can’t tell what era these stories are from. They feel part roustabout, part psalm to me.”

In support of the release, Ritter and the Royal City Band will kick off an extensive tour this fall including a debut headline performance at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on February 16. Tickets are on sale now and include a download of the forthcoming album upon release date. See below for complete details.Over the course of his acclaimed two-decade career, Ritter has released eight full-length albums including his most recent, 2015’s Sermon On The Rocks, which received widespread critical praise— The New York Times said, “The literary-minded songwriter Josh Ritter…recharges his music on his eighth studio album, Sermon On The Rocks…Harking back to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and maybe a little Mark

Over the course of his acclaimed two-decade career, Ritter has released eight full-length albums including his most recent, 2015’s Sermon On The Rocks, which received widespread critical praise— The New York Times said, “The literary-minded songwriter Josh Ritter…recharges his music on his eighth studio album, Sermon On The Rocks…Harking back to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and maybe a little Mark Knopfler, Mr. Ritter has always been a slinger of serious ideas and high-flown imagery” and The Wall Street Journal furthered, “The new album’s music is airy, propulsive and more often than not, catchy.”

Most recently, in 2015, Ritter began a close collaboration with Bob Weir and went on to write or co-write many of the twelve songs on Weir’s acclaimed 2016 solo album, Blue Mountain. Pitchfork called the album, “quietly adventurous, wise, and a welcome late-career turn,” while Entertainment Weekly described it as, “a moving group of tunes worthy of any campfire.”In addition to his work as a musician, Ritter made his debut as a published author in 2011 with his New York Times best-selling novel, Bright’s Passage (Dial Press/Random House). Of the work, Stephen King wrote in The New York Times Book Review, “Shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime…This is the work of a gifted novelist.”

In addition to his work as a musician, Ritter made his debut as a published author in 2011 with his New York Times best-selling novel, Bright’s Passage (Dial Press/Random House). Of the work, Stephen King wrote in The New York Times Book Review, “Shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime…This is the work of a gifted novelist.”

The Royal City Band is Zachariah Hickman (bass, acoustic guitar, wurlitzer), Sam Kassirer (piano, organ, synthesizers, percussion), Josh Kaufman (guitar, synthesizer) and Ray Rizzo (drums, percussion).

GATHERING TRACK LIST

Colorado band Big Head Todd and the Monsters are set to release their eleventh studio album, New World Arisin’ on November 3 on their Big Records imprint. The first single “Damaged One” is currently at #26 and rising on the AAA Chart. Listen HERE.

The album was written and produced by vocalist/guitarist Todd Park Mohr with original members Rob Squires on bass and Brian Nevin on drums and percussions. Plus, Jeremy Lawton on keyboards, lap and petal steel guitar and backing vocals. It was recorded at E-Town Studios in Boulder, Colorado and mixed by Mark Needham with engineering by James Tuttle.

Mohr explains that the songs were written over a twenty-year period. He describes that “some songs fell into place immediately, while others took many years to materialize. Yet after such a long gestating process for the writing, the recording was completed in just six days.”

Having played Denver’s historic Red Rocks Amphitheater more than nineteen times with recent dates sold out this summer the band is part of the fabric of the Colorado music scene. A full run of fall tour dates will be announced shortly with more details to follow.

The trio of Mohr, Nevin and Squires founded the band in 1986 in Boulder and quickly built a strong reputation in the local club circuit while attending University of Colorado. They formed their own Big Records to release their debut album Another Mayberry. The band became truly established with their platinum selling third LP Sister Sweetly in 1993 with the single “Bittersweet”, which remains a rock radio staple to this day. The band has released music steadily throughout the decades leading to their most recent release 2014’s Black Beehive. They have also released two live albums Live Monsters, Live at the Fillmore and 2015’s Live at Red Rocks 2016.

The band has proudly controlled its own business dealings and marketing from the start, releasing 2007’s All the Love You Need via their fan email list. In 2011, they formed a new project under the name Big Head Blues Club recording two albums under the moniker. The first 100 Years of Robert Johnson celebrates the songs of the late blues great and features legends such as B. B. King, Charlie Musselwhite, Cedric Burnside, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Hubert Sumlin, Ruthie Forster and Lightin’ Malcolm. Their second LP Way Down Inside: Songs of Willie Dixon is a tribute to Willie Dixon featuring Mud Morganfield, Billy Branch, Ronnie Baker Brooks, and Erica Brown. The album was produced by multiple Grammy winner Chris Goldsmith and Todd Park Mohr. The band has gone on to play shows under the name Big Head Blues Club moniker inviting some of the legends featured on the album to perform with them.

Recently, the band composed the theme song to programs including NCIS: New Orleans and Swamp Wars. Their music has also been included in Contraband, The To Do List, Grudge Match, Garden Party, So You Think You Can Dance, and many more.
 

New World Arisin’ Track listing
1. Glow
2. New World Arisin’
3. Damaged One
4. Trip
5. Mind
6. Detonator
7. Wipeout Turn
8. Long Coal Train
9. Under Your Wings
10. Room Full of Mirrors

Big Head Todd and the Monsters Tour Dates

September 1 /// Live On The Green Festival /// Nashville, TN
September 17 /// Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Marathon /// Philadelphia, PA
September 22 /// Greenwich Wine and Food Festival /// Greenwich, CT
September 24 /// Infinity Music Hall /// Hartford, CT
October 7 /// Breckenridge Brewery /// Littleton, CO

The John Denver Estate marks the twentieth anniversary of Denver’s untimely death on October 12 with a slew of new releases and programs including a new single, an album release, two museum exhibits and new availability of Denver’s 1994 autobiography.

The never heard before single “The Blizzard” is available via all major streaming services. Billboard premiered the single today listen HERE and read the full Billboard piece HERE.  Denver recorded a version of the Judy Collins track in the early ’90s and sent her a demo of his interpretation. The John Denver Estate unearthed the master recording in 2016 and are releasing it as a tribute to Denver on this anniversary.

On December 1, John Denver: The Windstar Greatest Hits will be made available on vinyl and digital services, with a blue vinyl edition sold exclusively at Cracker Barrel Stores. This greatest hits package features eleven of Denver’s most beloved songs including “Calypso,” “Annie’s Song” and “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” These versions were re-recorded by Denver in the ’90s.

Additionally, Denver’s 1994 biography Take Me Home is now available on Kindle and paperback, while the Audible.com audiobook is read by Denver himself, and The Woody Guthrie Center, in conjunction with The Grammy Museum, is hosting an exhibit of Denver memorabilia. The exhibit includes stage costumes, handwritten lyrics, personal photographs among other items and is running through early 2018. Additional information is HERE.

For fans travelling through The Denver International Airport, Denver will be the subject of an exhibition curated alongside the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. The exhibition runs through mid-October 2017; for more information see HERE

John Denver, the two-time Grammy Award-winning singer songwriter (and five-time Grammy Awards host) and Poet Laureate of Colorado, released 23 studio albums in his lifetime. He is best known for the beloved songs “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” “Sunshine On My Shoulders,” “Annie’s Song” and “Rocky Mountain High,” which is the state song of Colorado. Denver is the 53rd highest selling artist worldwide with over 35 million records sold and seven Billboard Top Ten Albums in the U.S. His catalogue continues to sell thousands of units per week. He has had seven multiplatinum, thirteen platinum and 20 gold U.S. Certified albums, and was the subject of the critically acclaimed tribute album John Denver: The Music Is You. Among his numerous awards and recognitions, Denver was instrumental in championing environmental causes and space exploration.

Emerging Long Island, NY based artist Zuli’s debut full-length album, On Human Freakout Mountain, is out now via Swoon City. The album is available here: http://smarturl.it/Zuli_OHFM.

The album, which streamed exclusively on Culture Collide, is receiving early critical praise:

“Zuli achieves a smooth blend of psych rock and pop, with the pop element comprised of both modern and romantic oldies-inspired melodies” –Earmilk

“It’s an ebullient release into an adrenaline-soaked, psychedelic dreamscape and an unexpected build into another realm.” –The Wild Honey Pie

“It’s a bright and strange trip, one that highlights both Camenzuli’s inventiveness as an arranger and producer and his considerable strength as a melodicist.” –Flood Magazine

“Zuli’s brand of warm, hopeful guitar-driven pop marries complex textures with bright tones.” –Brightest Young Things

“On Human Freakout Mountain strings together 10 tracks of melodic hooks and psychedelic textures to deliver an album that emits a cool pop breeze.” –Collide

CON TEMPLATE and Loop Troupe presents Zuli’s Freakout Mountain—a Halloween album release show—at Brooklyn’s Murmrr Ballroom is happening tonight, October 28. The Halloween release show will be the first of a series of special performances down the East Coast with stops in Nashville and Charlottesville. See below for complete tour details.

Recorded in Copake, NY and at Refuge Recording in Brooklyn, NY, the album’s 10 songs—on which Zuli played most of the instruments—unite colorful, psychedelic textures with hooks and guitar-driven pop. It expands on 2015’s EP Supernatural Voodoo but “goes deeper on every level,” says Zuli. “The composition on On Human Freakout Mountain is more intricate, the harmonies more lush.”

Following his post-high school stints playing music on the road, Zuli returned to Long Island to write and demo his debut, reconnecting with longtime friends in the process. He settled on the title On Human Freakout Mountain “because I felt the songs all connected to this period in life where everything was in limbo,” explains Zuli. “You are still connected to your childhood but you need to make decisions that will potentially affect the outcome of your entire life.”

On the personal invitation from President Obama, Brandi Carlile will join Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe, Gloria Estefan, Andra Day, Nas, The National, Francis & the Lights, Chance the Rapper and more for a special concert and community event tonight at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena. The event, which concludes the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit, will be live-streamed via obama.org starting at 8:30pm CT.

Tonight’s concert caps off a seminal year for the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and performer. In May, Carlile released Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story (An Album to Benefit War Child), which features 14 artists covering the songs on Carlile’s breakthrough album The Story with all proceeds benefiting War Child. Artists included on the acclaimed project, which Rolling Stone calls, “tender and powerful,” include Dolly Parton, Adele, Pearl Jam, Kris Kristofferson, The Avett Brothers, Margo Price and Jim James as well as a forward written by President Obama. More details can be found here.

Carlile’s anticipated new album will be released in early 2018. More details to be announced very soon.

Legendary singer, songwriter and performer John Prine will embark on a select series of tour dates in 2018. The tour includes a very special co-headline show at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on April 13 with Sturgill Simpson (solo) as well as dates at Philadelphia’s Merriam Theatre on April 14, Chicago’s Chicago Theatre on April 27, San Francisco’s Warfield on May 24 and Norfolk’s Chrysler Hall on June 2 among others. Tickets will be available for pre-sale beginning Wednesday, December 6 with general on-sale starting Friday, December 8. See below for complete details.

Every ticket sold for these upcoming shows will include a copy of Prine’s forthcoming record (CD only). More information about the album—Prine’s first of original music in 13 years—will be announced soon.

The landmark tour and new album follow a noteworthy 2017, which included an Americana Music Honors & Awards “Artist of the Year” award and saw the release of Prine’s debut book, John Prine Beyond Words. Released on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, the songbook includes a selection of favorites songs, photographs and stories from Prine’s beloved catalogue. More info is available here.

JOHN PRINE 2018 TOUR DATES

April 13—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall*
April 14—Philadelphia, PA—Merriam Theatre†
April 25—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theatre
April 27—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
April 28—Champaign, IL—Virginia Theatre
May 11—Beaver Dam, KY—Beaver Dam Amphitheater (tickets excluded from album bundle)
May 12—Indianapolis, IN—Clowes Hall
May 19—San Diego, CA—Balboa Theatre
May 23—Folsom, CA—Harris Center
May 24—San Francisco, CA—The Warfield
June 2—Norfolk, VA—Chrysler Hall‡

*co-headline with Sturgill Simpson (solo)

†with very special guest Kurt Vile

‡with very special guest Margo Price 

additional tour dates to be announced

Bob Weir and Phil Lesh, two of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, will tour together as a duo performing back to back sets of both acoustic and electric versions of Grateful Dead classics for the first time ever. The pair will play select U.S. markets including NYC, Boston, and Chicago as part of the Bobby and Phil Tour, beginning March 2 and 3 at Radio City Music Hall.

Fans can sign up for the Ticketmaster Verified Fan Presale starting Monday, December 11 at 7am ET at https://bobbyandphilduotour.tmverifiedfan.com/.  In addition to concert tickets, fans can also choose single and 2-Night Enhanced Experience VIP ticket packages plus 2-Night Travel Packages including lodging and concert admission. Visit BobbyandPhil.com for all the details.  Tickets will be available to the public on Friday, December 15 at 10am local time at Ticketmaster.

While these two music legends have played together since the inception of the Grateful Dead in 1965, they have appeared jointly infrequently since 2015’s Fare Thee Well shows, where they played for the last time with all four surviving members of the Dead. They have never performed as a duo without a backing band.

This new project came about as Weir and Lesh celebrated the 40-year anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s 1977 studio album Terrapin Station. The two performed at Lesh’s own Terrapin Crossroads, as well as Lockn’ Festival and Sound Summit on Mount Tamalpais earlier this year. Fans can expect to hear Grateful Dead favorites as well as additional musical surprises.  NYC-based independent promoter, Peter Shapiro will present the shows and has collaborated with Lesh and Weir for the past twenty years at his Capitol Theatre and Brooklyn Bowl venues, his own LOCKN’ Festival, and the acclaimed 2015 Fare Thee Well shows.

Weir explains the upcoming project, “I guess it was last summer, Phil and I played a little duo show….we had enough fun so we figured hey lets do this, lets make a little go of this.” While Lesh says “Playing with Bob always brings me great joy.  The intuitive playing that we have developed over five decades of creating music together always leads to new realms of musical experience, something that I find especially exciting, and I think that fans of our music will enjoy this new format as much as I do.”

Bob Weir & Phil Lesh Tour Dates

March 2 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY

March 3 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY

March 7 at Wang Theatre in Boston, MA

March 8 at Wang Theatre in Boston, MA

March 10 at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL

Whistle Down The Wind, the highly anticipated new album from Joan Baez, will be released March 2 via Bobolink / Razor & Tie Records and will be available for pre-order beginning this Friday, January 12.

In advance of the release, the album’s title track is premiering today at Rolling Stone, who calls it, “…a moving reflection and summation of Baez’s life as a singer, musician and activist.” Listen to/share the track HERE.

Recorded over a ten-day period in L.A., Whistle Down The Wind was produced by 3-time Grammy Award-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint and others) and includes songs written by Tom Waits, Anohni, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Josh Ritter, Eliza Gilkyson and more. Of working with Henry, Baez comments, “It was a hunch on both of our parts that we could make an album together. As it turned out it was a no brainer. We both work fast and were musically on the same wavelength. I work best with musicians who are as willing as I am to wing it and he assembled a group of players who did just that. Meaning invent each song from scratch.”

Shortly after her Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction in April 2017, Baez announced 2018 would be her last year of formal touring. “I’m looking forward to being on the road with a beautiful new album about which I am truly proud. I welcome the opportunity to share this new music as well as longtime favorites with my audiences around the world,” Baez stated. Her European tour dates will begin on March 2 and are now on-sale. An extensive North American tour will follow in the fall with full details to be announced soon.  

The new music marks the first release from Baez since 2008’s Grammy-nominated album, Day After Tomorrow. Its release, which ignited an extraordinary decade of achievement for Baez, coincided with the 50th anniver­sa­ry of her legendary 1958 residency at the famed Club 47 in Cambridge. Milestones over the past ten years include:

2009: PBS American Masters premiere of her life story, Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound, which underscored the 50th anniver­sa­ry of Baez’s debut at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival.

2011: Baez’ seminal debut album of 1960 honored by the National Academy of Record­ing Arts & Sciences in 2011, which inducted it into the Grammy Hall Of Fame.

2015: Library of Congress selects Baez’s debut album to be preserved in the National Recording Registry.

2015: Amnesty International bestowed its highest honor on Baez, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, in recognition of her exceptional leadership in the fight for human rights.

2016: Baez’s 75th birthday was celebrated at New York’s Beacon Theater in January, where Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris and others joined her. The concert premiered on the PBS Great Performances series in May 2017. 

2017: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction

2017: Baez’s first solo exhibition of paintings, entitled “Mischief Makers,” was presented in Mill Valley, CA. The bulk of the exhibit was subsequently purchased by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and donated to Sonoma State University, where it will eventually be displayed at an envisioned new social justice learning center on campus.

Baez remains a musical force of incalculable influence. She marched on the front line of the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King, shined a spotlight on the Free Speech Movement, took to the fields with Cesar Chavez, organized resistance to the Vietnam War, inspired Vaclav Havel in his fight for a Czech Republic, saluted the Dixie Chicks for their courage to protest the Iraq war, stood with old friend Nelson Mandela in London’s Hyde Park as the world celebrated his 90th birthday and, most recently, protested the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. To this day, she continues to stand passionately on behalf of causes she embraces.

WHISTLY DOWN THE WIND TRACK LIST

1. Whistle Down The Wind (Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan)

2. Be Of Good Heart (Josh Ritter)

3. Another World (Anohni)

4. Civil War (Joe Henry)

5. The Things We Are Made Of (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

6. The President Sang Amazing Grace (Zoe Mulford)

7. Last Leaf (Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan)

8. Silver Blade (Josh Ritter)

9. The Great Correction (Eliza Gilkyson)

10. I Wish The Wars Were All Over (Tim Eriksen)

“Miles Away,” a new stand-alone single from acclaimed artist Josh Ritter, debuts today—listen here: http://spoti.fi/2CIcbts. Of the track, Ritter says, “I wrote ‘Miles Away’ a few years ago after flipping through a book of photos of the Earth from space. Zack Hickman produced it and plays most of the instruments on the song.  I didn’t quite know what to do with song, so I held on to it. Still, I really wanted it to see the light of day, so I’m putting it out there and I’m really grateful to you for listening to it.”

The new song comes in advance of Ritter and The Royal City Band’s extensive run of North American tour dates including stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, Portland and Denver as well as a debut headline performance at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on February 16. Tickets for the winter tour are on sale now and include a download of Ritter’s acclaimed new album, Gathering. See below for complete details.

Gathering—out now via Pytheas Recordings/ Thirty Tigers—continues to receive widespread critical praise. NPR Music proclaims, “Josh Ritter remains at the top of his game two decades into a highlight-strewn career. He’d be forgiven for loosening his grip, but his hand has never felt surer,” while Rolling Stone adds, “Midway between the country, gospel and soul camps, with thickly stacked harmonies that evoke the Dead’s own folk-rock classic American Beauty.” HuffPost furthers, “Gathering is beautiful and precise, and most of the beauty, to be certain, arises from a prolonged, often intimate contemplation of Ritter’s enormous skill set as an honest bard.”

The release of Gathering marks 20 years since Ritter began recording and performing music. Along with his loyal bandmates, the Royal City Band, and engineer Trina Shoemaker, Ritter returned to the Clubhouse studio in Rhinebeck, NY with more songs than he’d ever had before at one time. Re-energized after a recent collaboration with legendary artist Weir and—at the same time—tired of living in the shadow of his earlier self, Ritter felt charged with exploring the possibility of cutting himself loose from his own and others’ expectations. In his words, “I began with an exciting sense of dissatisfaction, and what emerged, as I began to find my voice, was a record full of storms. I still can’t tell what era these stories are from. They feel part roustabout, part psalm to me.”

Over the course of his acclaimed two-decade career, Ritter has released eight full-length albums including his most recent, 2015’s Sermon On The Rocks, which received widespread critical praise— The New York Times said, “The literary-minded songwriter Josh Ritter…recharges his music on his eighth studio album, Sermon On The Rocks…Harking back to Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and maybe a little Mark Knopfler, Mr. Ritter has always been a slinger of serious ideas and high-flown imagery” and The Wall Street Journal furthered, “The new album’s music is airy, propulsive and more often than not, catchy.” 

Most recently, in 2015, Ritter began a close collaboration with Bob Weir and went on to write or co-write many of the twelve songs on Weir’s acclaimed 2016 solo album, Blue Mountain. Pitchfork called the album, “quietly adventurous, wise, and a welcome late-career turn,” while Entertainment Weekly described it as, “a moving group of tunes worthy of any campfire.”

In addition to his work as a musician, Ritter made his debut as a published author in 2011 with his New York Times best-selling novel, Bright’s Passage (Dial Press/Random House). Of the work, Stephen King wrote in The New York Times Book Review, “Shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime…This is the work of a gifted novelist.”

The Royal City Band is Zachariah Hickman (bass, acoustic guitar, wurlitzer), Sam Kassirer (piano, organ, synthesizers, percussion), Josh Kaufman (guitar, synthesizer) and Ray Rizzo (drums, percussion).

JOSH RITTER & THE ROYAL CITY BAND TOUR

January 12—Austin, TX—ACL Live at the Moody Theater*

January 13—Houston, TX—Heights Theater*

January 15—Tucson, AZ—Rialto Theater*

January 16—San Diego, CA—Belly Up*

January 17—Los Angeles, CA—Teragram Ballroom*

January 19—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore*

January 20—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore†

January 21—Sacramento, CA—Crest Theatre*

January 23—Sisters, OR—Sisters High School*

January 24—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom*

January 25—Seattle, WA—Neptune*

January 26—Spokane, WA—Knitting Factory*

January 27—Boise, ID—Knitting Factory*

January 29—Denver, CO—Ogden*

January 30—Lawrence, KS—Liberty Hall

January 31—Minneapolis, MN—Fitzgerald Theater

February 16—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium‡ 

February 17—Louisville, KY—KCD Theatre

February 18—Louisville, KY—KCD Theatre

February 20—Vancouver, BC—Commodore Ballroom§ 

February 21—Nelson, BC—Spiritbar§

February 22—Banff, AB—Eric Harvie Theatre§ 

February 23—St. Albert, AB—Arden Theatre§ 

February 24—St. Albert, AB—Arden Theatre§ 

February 26—Saskatoon, SK—Broadway Theatre§

February 27—Swift Current, SK—Lyric Theatre§ 

February 28—Winnipeg, MB—Park Theatre§ 

March 1—Fargo, ND—Fargo Theatre

March 2—Omaha, NE—Slowdown

*Nicki Bluhm

†Dustbowl Revival

‡Mandolin Orange

§Leeroy Stagger

On March 9, Stax Records will release Tearing at the Seams, the highly anticipated new album from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. Tearing at the Seams follows the band’s critically and commercially lauded self-titled debut album, which is certified Gold in the U.S., Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands, Platinum in Canada and Silver in the U.K.

“You Worry Me,” the lead single from the new album, is premiering worldwide today—listen to the track here: http://found.ee/NRNSyouworrymeyt. The album is available for pre-order beginning today, here http://found.ee/NRNStats. In addition to the 12-track standard edition, Tearing at the Seams will be available in a 14-track deluxe edition that features two bonus tracks and exclusive photos. Vinyl editions include the (2-disc, 180gram) 12-track standard edition and the (2-disc, 180gram) 14-track deluxe edition, which features an exclusive photo book and special 7” single.

Initial writing and recording sessions for Tearing at the Seams took place in Rodeo, New Mexico where Rateliff & The Night Sweats re-established their dynamic off the stage and in the studio. “For the first record I demo’ed everything up and created most of the parts,” says Rateliff. “This time, I felt like we’ve all spent so much time on the road that we should all go off somewhere together. We should all have that experience together.” The band finished recording with producer Richard Swift—who has helmed records for The Shins and Foxygen in addition to The Night Sweats’ debut—collectively creating a group of songs that capture the band’s emotion and intensity.

Of the new album, Rateliff reflects, “I want—and I need—everybody to feel like they’re a part of this band. I want them to feel like they’re contributing artistically and emotionally to the experience of writing and creating this music. We’ve all had to make sacrifices to be in The Night Sweats and I want them all to know that it’s worth something.”

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are: Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Joseph Pope III (bass), Patrick Meese (drums), Luke Mossman (guitar), Mark Shusterman (keys), Andy Wild (saxophone), Scott Frock (trumpet) and Jeff Dazey (saxophone).

For the past two years, the Denver-based band has performed extensively across the globe headlining shows and major festivals including Coachella, Bonnaroo, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Newport Folk Festival, Glastonbury, Monterey International Pop Festival and dozens more. The band also made an immediate and lasting impression on late night television including performances on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (twice), “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “CONAN,” “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” as well as on PBS’ “Austin City Limits” and “A Prairie Home Companion.” Most recently, the band released their first-ever full-length concert recording, Live at Red Rocks, featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and their hit single “S.O.B.” is now certified Platinum in the U.S. and Canada and Gold in Switzerland.

Courtney Marie Andrews’ anticipated new full-length album, May Your Kindness Remain, will be released March 23 on Fat Possum Records/Mama Bird Recording Co. and is now available for pre-order.

In advance of the release, the album’s title track is premiering today as part of NPR Music’s “Songs We Love” series. Of the song NPR Music praises, “Sonically, the track signals a new direction for Andrews, who, alongside producer Mark Howard, ventures beyond acoustic folk and into gospel, soul, and rock over the course of the song's four minutes.” Listen to and share the song HERE.

Andrews will tour throughout 2018 in support of the record, including newly confirmed headline shows at Nashville’s The High Watt, DC’s Black Cat, New York’s Mercury Lounge, Chicago’s Schubas and L.A.’s The Moroccan Lounge. See below for full details.

Produced by Mark Howard (Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Tom Waits), the album was recorded over eight days at a rented house-turned-studio in L.A. In addition to Andrews on vocals and electric/acoustic guitar, the album features Dillon Warnek (electric guitar), Daniel Walter (organ, Wurlitzer, accordion), Charles Wicklander (piano, Wurlitzer), William Mapp (drums, percussion), Alex Sabel (bass) and C.C. White (background vocals).

Of the album and the inspiration behind its ten songs, Andrews comments, “The people that I’ve met on the road these past few years got me thinking about my childhood, and the people around me that I’ve known, and the stories that come from my family. It became clear how many people are struggling through the same issues. People are constantly chasing that bigger life. A lot of people are poor in America—and because of those unattainable goals, they’re also mentally unstable, or sad, or depressed or unfulfilled. A lot of people—myself included at some point in my life—are loving somebody through this. That’s sort of the theme of the record: coming to terms with depression and the reality of the world we’re living in.”

The new album is the follow-up to Andrews’ breakthrough album, Honest Life, which received overwhelming acclaim and landed on multiple “Best of 2016” lists, including at NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, The Bluegrass Situation, American Songwriter, Paste Magazine, Folk Alley and ABC News among others. The Bluegrass Situation called her, “a singular voice, one that can only be understood by being heard,” while Stereogum described the debut as, “an expert marriage of gracefully confessional songwriting with country-folk arrangements that recall Joni Mitchell.” Upon its release in the U.K., the album reached #1 on the U.K. Americana Chart and #1 on the Independent Album Breakers Chart and was awarded a five-star review from The Daily Telegraph who called it, “an absolutely perfect little gem of an album.” In April 2017, Andrews made her debut on the BBC’s legendary “Later…with Jools Holland” program.

COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

January 31—Glasgow, U.K.—O2 ABC

February 3—Oxford, U.K.—St. Barnabas Church

February 4—Guildford, U.K.—The Keep (matinee show)

February 4—Guildford, U.K.—The Keep (late show)

March 19—Nashville, TN—The High Watt

March 20—Asheville, NC—The Mothlight

March 21—Carrboro, NC—Cat’s Cradle

March 23—Washington, DC—Black Cat

March 24—Philadelphia, PA—Boot & Saddle

March 26—Allston, MA—Great Scott

March 27—New York, NY—Mercury Lounge

March 29—Toronto, ON—The Drake

March 30—Pontiac, MI—Vernors Room @ The Crofoot

March 31—Chicago, IL—Schubas

April 2—Minneapolis, MN—7th St Entry

April 5—San Francisco, CA—Cafe Du Nord

April 6—Los Angeles, CA—The Moroccan Lounge

April 7 - San Diego, CA - Soda Bar

April 12—Copenhagen, Denmark—Vega

April 13—Berlin, Germany—Privatclub

April 14—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Bitterzoet

April 15—Cologne, Germany—Studio 672

April 16—Brussels, Belgium—AB Club

April 18—Leeds, U.K.—Brudenell Social Club

April 19—Edinburgh, U.K.—Summer Hall

April 20—Dublin, Ireland—Whelan’s

April 21—Liverpool, U.K.—Arts Club

April 22—Manchester, U.K.—Gorilla

April 23—Brighton, U.K.—Komedia

April 24—London, U.K.—Islington Assembly Hall

April 26—Paris, FR—Petit Bain

Acclaimed brother-sister duo The Oh Hellos will release their forthcoming EP, Eurus, on Friday, February 9. The lead single, “Grow,” premieres today on American Songwriter, who proclaim, “The track ponders personal growth and open-mindedness, building from a gently delivered opening verse to a full-band singalong—a hallmark of the duo’s sound—by its midpoint.” Listen/share the song here.

Eurus is the second EP in a series of four, which will be released in the coming months. Each EP is named after one of the four Greek mythological wind deities that bring the seasons. Throughout the series, there’s an overarching question being asked: “Where did my ideas come from?” With each EP and the “wind” it represents, siblings Tyler and Maggie Heath are exploring the stages of answering that question.

Of the EP, Tyler reflects, “Once you’ve asked that first question (“Where did my ideas come from?”), it opens the floodgates for more of them. Wrestling with all these questions can ultimately lead to a fuller understanding of the world around you, and leave you with more empathy than you started with, but unfortunately can also leave you feeling alienated from the community or tribe you used to identify with. Since Eurus was the wind most closely associated with autumn, we wanted the music to capture the feeling of dark woods, dry branches, dead leaves, and wondering who had migrated—you, or your flock?”

In support of the release, the band has confirmed an extensive run of North American dates this spring—kicking off February 21 at Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club and making additional stops in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Madison, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Los Angeles and Austin among many others.

In select cities, the band will offer a special VIP ticket package, which will include a private pre-show acoustic performance. For more information visit http://theohhellos.com/ and see below.

The Oh Hellos began making music together in 2011 with a song written for their mother’s birthday followed later that year with their self-titled, self-produced, independently released debut EP. The 4-track recording featured the hit song “Hello My Old Heart,” which received national airplay and currently has over 26 million streams on Spotify. Since forming, The Oh Hellos have earned a reputation as a very special live act. The sibling duo is surrounded on stage by a rotating cast of pickers and players, numbering as many as 13 at any given time, often spilling into the audience.

THE OH HELLOS LIVE

February 21—Washington, DC—9:30 Club

February 22—Lynchburg, VA—Phase 2 

February 23—Brooklyn, NY—Warsaw*

February 24—Philadelphia, PA—Union Transfer*

February 25—Boston, MA—Paradise*

February 27—Toronto, ON—The Mod Club

March 1—Columbus, OH—Newport Music Hall

March 2—Cleveland, OH—Beachland Ballroom

March 3—Cincinnati, OH—20th Century Center

March 4—Upland, IN—Taylor University

March 6—Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre*

March 8—Minneapolis, MN—Varsity Theatre*

March 9—St. Louis—The Pageant

March 10—Chicago, IL—House of Blues*

March 11—Kansas City, MO—recordBar

March 16—Fort Collins, CO—Washington’s*

March 17—Telluride, CO—Sheridan Opera House

March 20—Salt Lake City, UT—The Complex

March 22—Missoula, MT—Top Hat

March 23—Seattle, WA—Neptune*

March 24—Portland, OR—Roseland Theater*

March 25—Vancouver, BC—Rio Theatre

March 28—Sacramento, CA—Ace of Spades

March 29—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore*

March 30—Los Angeles, CA—El Rey*

March 31—San Diego, CA—Music Box

April 3—Phoenix, AZ—The Crescent Ballroom

April 6—Dallas, TX—House of Blues*

April 7—Austin, TX—Stubb’s*

April 8—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall*

April 10—New Orleans, LA—The Parrish

April 12—Atlanta, GA—Variety Playhouse*

April 13—Gainesville, FL—High Dive

April 14—Orlando, FL—The Beacham

April 15—Ft. Lauderdale, FL—Culture Room

*VIP Ticket Package

The reissue of Fingerprints from legendary guitarist Peter Frampton is out today via his own imprint Phenix Phonograph. Originally released in 2006, Fingerprints won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album and Frampton’s cover of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” off the album was also nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The album is also available on vinyl for the first time.

Frampton navigates a diverse range of material on Fingerprints, from American soul to Latin balladry and timeless rock. Guest artists include The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman on “Cornerstones”; original Shadows members Hank Marvin and Brian Bennett on “My Cup of Tea”; and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and Matt Cameron joining Frampton for the “Black Hole Sun” cover and the original “Blowin’ Smoke.” Frampton’s band on Fingerprints features John Regan (bass), co-producer Gordon Kennedy (guitar and backing vocals), Arthur Stead (keyboards) and Shawn Fichter (drums).

Furthermore, Frampton has confirmed select headline dates this spring, in addition to the previously announced Canadian run with The Steve Miller Band. More dates to come. See below for full routing details or visit www.frampton.com.

Grammy Award-winning guitarist Peter Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists in rock history. At age 16, he was lead singer and guitarist for British band The Herd. At 18, he co-founded one of the first supergroups, seminal rock act Humble Pie. His session work includes collaborations with such legendary artists as George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr and John Entwistle, among many others. Frampton has appeared as himself in television shows “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.” He also served as technical advisor on Cameron Crowe’s film Almost Famous as well as appearing in it and writing songs for the soundtrack. In 2014, Frampton was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. He recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his fifth solo album, Frampton Comes Alive!, which remains one of the top-selling live records of all time. 

PETER FRAMPTON LIVE

March 30—Battle Creek, MI—Firekeepers Casino Hotel

April 3—Steamboat Springs, CO—Strings Music Pavilion

April 14—Victoria, BC—Save On Foods Memorial Centre*

April 16—Abbotsford, BC—Abbotsford Centre*

April 18—Kelowna, BC—Prospera Place*

April 20—Calgary, AB—Scotiabank Saddledome*

April 21—Edmonton, AB—Rogers Place*

April 23—Saskatoon, SK—SaskTel Centre*

April 24—Winnipeg, MB—Bell MTS Place*

April 26—Sioux Falls, SD—Denny Sanford Premier Center*

April 28—New Town, ND—Four Bears Casino & Lodge*

*with The Steve Miller Band

Legendary singer, songwriter and performer John Prine will release his highly anticipated new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, April 13 on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records (pre-order now). Produced by Grammy Award-winning Dave Cobb, the album is Prine’s first featuring new material in over 13 years. In advance of the release, the song “Summer’s End” is premiering today. Listen/share HERE.

In celebration of the album, Prine will embark on an extensive tour that will span throughout 2018, including a very special co-headline concert at New York’s Radio City Music Hall with Sturgill Simpson (solo) on album release day as well as newly announced shows at L.A.’s Ace Theatre, Boston’s Wang Theatre, Austin’s Bass Hall and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium (two nights). Tickets for the newly added dates will be available for presale beginning Wednesday, February 14 with general on sale starting Friday, February 16. See below for complete details. Every concert ticket sold will include a copy The Tree of Forgiveness (CD only) upon its release.

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, the album includes ten new songs written by Prine along with co-writers Pat McLaughlin, Roger Cook, Dan Auerbach, Keith Sykes and Phil Spector. Along with Prine (lead vocals and acoustic guitar), Cobb (acoustic guitar, mellotron, claps, kazoo) and Prine’s longtime band, the album features special guests Brandi Carlile (harmony vocals on tracks 2, 4, 10), Jason Isbell (electric guitar on track 7, slide guitar and background vocals on track 9, 10) and Amanda Shires (fiddle and background vocals on track 9, background vocals on track 10).

The landmark album and tour follow a noteworthy 2017, which included an “Artist of the Year” award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards and a Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Award for his “Chicago Voices” performance with Renée Fleming. Last year also saw the release of Prine’s debut book, John Prine Beyond Words, which includes a selection of favorites songs, photographs and stories from Prine’s beloved catalogue. More info is available here.

A two-time Grammy-winner, Prine is among the English language’s premier phrase-turners. Almost 50 years years into a remarkable career that has drawn effusive praise from Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and others who would know, Prine is a smiling, shuffling force for good. He is a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and a PEN New England Lyrics Award recipient whose classic debut album, simply titled John Prine, is recognized as part of the Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall of Fame and whose songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band and many others.

Following the 2015 death of his friend and business partner Al Bunetta, Prine is now President and sole owner of Oh Boy Records. He lives in Nashville, TN with his wife, Fiona, and enjoys spending time with their three sons, a daughter-in-law and his grandchildren.

THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS TRACK LIST

1. “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

2. “I Have Met My Love Today” ft. Brandi Carlile (by John Prine and Roger Cook)

3. “Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

4. “Summer’s End” (written by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

5. “Caravan of Fools” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)

6. “The Lonesome Friends of Science” (by John Prine)

7. “No Ordinary Blue” (by John Prine and Keith Sykes)

8. “Boundless Love” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)

9. “God Only Knows” (by John Prine and Phil Spector)

10. “When I Get to Heaven” (by John Prine)

JOHN PRINE 2018 TOUR DATES

April 11—Woodstock, NY—Levon’s Place

April 13—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall (co-headline with Sturgill Simpson (solo))

April 14—Philadelphia, PA—Merriam Theatre (with Kurt Vile)

April 25—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theatre (with Milk Carton Kids)

April 27—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre (with Milk Carton Kids)

April 28—Champaign, IL—Virginia Theatre (with Milk Carton Kids)

May 11—Beaver Dam, KY—Beaver Dam Amphitheater* (with Tyler Childers)

May 12—Indianapolis, IN—Clowes Hall (with Tyler Childers)

May 18—Los Angeles, CA—Ace Theatre (with Sam Outlaw)

May 19—San Diego, CA—Balboa Theatre (with Sam Outlaw)

May 23—Folsom, CA—Harris Center (with Ramblin Jack)

May 24—San Francisco, CA—The Warfield (with Sam Outlaw)

June 1—Vienna, VA—Wolf Trap (with Margo Price)

June 2—Norfolk, VA—Chrysler Hall (with Margo Price)

June 8—Louisville, KY—Palace Theatre (with Colter Wall)

June 9—Cincinnati, OH—Taft Theatre (with Tyler Childers)

June 13—Burlington, VT—Flynn Theatre (with Valerie June)

June 15—Boston, MA—Wang Theatre 

June 16—Concord, NH—Capitol Theatre (with Valerie June)

June 29—Dallas, TX—AT&T Center (with Amanda Shires)

June 30—Austin, TX—Bass Hall (with Amanda Shires)

July 14—Somerset, KY—Musicians Festival

July 20—Pittsburgh, PA—Heinz Hall (with Langhorne Slim)

August 2—Glasgow, U.K. – Kelvingrove Bandstand (with John Moreland)

August 3—Birmingham, U.K.—Town Hall (with John Moreland)

August 5—Cambridge, U.K.—Cambridge Folk Festival

August 8—Oslo, Norway—Konserthurst (with Tanya McCole)

August 10—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Paradiso (with Tanya McCole)

August 13—Dublin, Ireland—National Concert Hall (with Tanya McCole)

September 14—Huntsville, AL—Von Braum Center (with Kelsey Waldon)

September 15—Memphis, TN—Orpheum Theatre (with Kelsey Waldon)

September 19—Eugene, OR—Hult Center (with Todd Snider)

September 21—Portland, OR—Schnitzer Theatre (with Todd Snider)

September 22—Seattle, WA—Paramount Theatre (with Todd Snider)

September 28—Columbus, OH—Ohio Theatre (with Lilly Hiatt)

October 3—Knoxville, TN—Tennessee Theatre (with Kelsey Waldon)

October 5—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium

October 6—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium

November 7—Breckenridge, CO—Riverwalk Center (with Nathaniel Rateliff)

November 8—Grand Junction, CO—Avalon Theatre (with Nathaniel Rateliff)

November 10—Denver, CO—Buell Center (with Nathaniel Rateliff)

December 12—Las Vegas, NV—Westgate Theatre (with John Paul White)

December 14—Phoenix, AZ—Celebrity Theatre (with John Paul White)

December 15—Tucson, AZ—Fox Theatre (with John Paul White)

Legendary guitarist Peter Frampton and The Steve Miller Band are on the road together again, adding new U.S. dates throughout the summer, in addition to their previously announced Canadian run. Frampton has also confirmed select headline dates this spring—see below for full routing details or visit www.frampton.com.

Additionally, Frampton has reissued his critically lauded album Fingerprints via his own imprint Phenix Phonograph. Originally released in 2006, Fingerprints won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album and Frampton’s cover of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun” off the album was also nominated for Best Rock Instrumental Performance. The album is available on vinyl for the first time.

Peter Frampton remains one of the most celebrated artists in rock history. At age 16, he was lead singer and guitarist for British band The Herd. At 18, he co-founded one of the first supergroups, seminal rock act Humble Pie. His session work includes collaborations with such legendary artists as George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ringo Starr and John Entwistle, among many others. Frampton has appeared as himself in television shows “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy.” He also served as technical advisor on Cameron Crowe’s film Almost Famous as well as appearing in it and writing songs for the soundtrack. In 2014, Frampton was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame. He recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his fifth solo album, Frampton Comes Alive!, which remains one of the top-selling live records of all time. 

PETER FRAMPTON LIVE

March 28—Peoria, IL—Peoria Civic Center Theater

March 30—Battle Creek, MI—Firekeepers Casino Hotel

March 31—Clear Lake, IA—Surf Ballroom

April 2—Cheyenne, WY—Cheyenne Civic Center Performing Arts Center

April 3—Steamboat Springs, CO—Strings Music Pavilion

April 5—Salt Lake City, UT—Capitol Theatre

April 6—Missoula, MT—The Wilma Theatre

April 8—Shelton, WA—Little Creek Casino Resort

April 10—Redding, CA—Redding Civic Auditorium

April 12—Kennewick, WA—Toyota Center

April 14—Victoria, BC—Save On Foods Memorial Centre*

April 16—Abbotsford, BC—Abbotsford Centre*

April 18—Kelowna, BC—Prospera Place*

April 20—Calgary, AB—Scotiabank Saddledome*

April 21—Edmonton, AB—Rogers Place*

April 23—Saskatoon, SK—SaskTel Centre*

April 24—Winnipeg, MB—Bell MTS Place*

April 26—Sioux Falls, SD—Denny Sanford Premier Center*

April 28—New Town, ND—Four Bears Casino & Lodge*

June 1—Toronto, ON—Rogers Centre†

June 12—Evansville, IN—The Ford Center*

June 14—Chicago, IL—Huntington Bank Pavilion*

June 15—Noblesville, IN—Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center*

June 17—Clarkston, MI—DTE Energy Music Theatre*

June 20—Burgettstown, PA—Keybank Pavilion*

June 21—Cincinnati, OH—Riverbend Music Center*

June 22—Erie, PA—Presque Isle State Park*

June 24—Baltimore, MD—Pier Six Pavilion*

June 26—Oxon Hill, MD—MGM National Harbor*

June 27—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall*

June 29—Bethel, NY—Bethel Woods Center for the Arts*

June 30—Watertown, NY—Watertown Fairgrounds Arena*

July 2—Tanglewood, MA—Tanglewood*

July 3—Lewiston, NY—Artpark Amphitheater*

July 5—Bangor, ME—Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion*

July 6—Boston, MA—Blue Hills Bank Pavilion*

July 14—Mashantucket, CT—Foxwoods*

July 15—Bensalem, PA—Parx Casino – Xcite Center*

July 17—Alpharetta, GA—Verizon Amphitheatre*

July 18—Columbia, SC—Colonial Life Arena*

July 20—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre*

July 21—Hollywood, FL—Seminole Hard Rock*

July 23—Nashville, TN—Grand Ole Opry House*

July 27—Allen, TX—Allen Event Center*

July 28—Sugar Land, TX—Smart Financial Centre*

July 30—Austin, TX—ACL Live at The Moody Theater*

August 2—Lincoln, NE—Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater*

August 4—Greenwood Village, CO—Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater*

August 11—Los Angeles, CA—The Greek Theatre*

August 12—Costa Mesa, CA—Orange County Fair*

August 15—Santa Barbara, CA—Santa Barbara Bowl*

August 17—Lake Tahoe, NV—Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena @ Harvey’s*

August 18—Concord, CA—Concord Pavilion*

August 20—Boise, ID—Idaho Botanical Garden*

August 21—Bend, OR—Les Schwab Amphitheater*

August 23—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield Amphitheatre*

August 25&26—Woodinville, WA—Chateau Ste. Michelle*

*with The Steve Miller Band

†with Def Leppard and Journey

Eurus, the new EP from acclaimed brother-sister duo The Oh Hellos is out now. The lead single, “Grow,” recently premiered on American Songwriter, who proclaim, “The track ponders personal growth and open-mindedness, building from a gently delivered opening verse to a full-band singalong—a hallmark of the duo’s sound—by its midpoint.” Listen to the EP here.

Eurus is the second EP in a series of four, which will be released in the coming months. Each EP is named after one of the four Greek mythological wind deities that bring the seasons. Throughout the series, there’s an overarching question being asked: “Where did my ideas come from?” With each EP and the “wind” it represents, siblings Tyler and Maggie Heath are exploring the stages of answering that question.

Of the EP, Tyler reflects, “Once you’ve asked that first question, where did my ideas come from, it opens the floodgates for more of them. Wrestling with all these questions can ultimately lead to a fuller understanding of the world around you, and leave you with more empathy than you started with, but unfortunately can also leave you feeling alienated from the community or tribe you used to identify with. Since Eurus was the wind most closely associated with autumn, we wanted the music to capture the feeling of dark woods, dry branches, dead leaves, and wondering who had migrated—you, or your flock?”

In support of the release, the band will extensively tour North American dates this spring—kicking off February 21 at Washington, DC’s 9:30 Club and making additional stops in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Madison, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Los Angeles and Austin among many others.

In select cities, the band will offer a special VIP ticket package, which will include a private pre-show acoustic performance. For more information visit http://theohhellos.com/ and see below.

The Oh Hellos began making music together in 2011 with a song written for their mother’s birthday followed later that year with their self-titled, self-produced, independently released debut EP. The four-track recording featured the hit song “Hello My Old Heart,” which received national airplay and currently has over 26 million streams on Spotify. Since forming, the sibling duo has built an impressive reputation for surrounding themselves with a rotating cast of pickers and players, numbering as many as 13 at any given time, often spilling into the audience.

EURUS TRACKLIST

1. O Sleeper
2. Dirty Branches
3. Grow
4. Eurus
5. A Convocation Of Fauns (a Faunvocation, If You Will)
6. Hieroglyphs
7. Passerine

THE OH HELLOS LIVE

February 21—Washington, DC—9:30 Club

February 22—Lynchburg, VA—Phase 2 

February 23—Brooklyn, NY—Warsaw*

February 24—Philadelphia, PA—Union Transfer*

February 25—Boston, MA—Paradise*

February 27—Toronto, ON—The Mod Club

March 1—Columbus, OH—Newport Music Hall

March 2—Cleveland, OH—Beachland Ballroom

March 3—Cincinnati, OH—20th Century Center

March 4—Upland, IN—Taylor University

March 6—Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre*

March 8—Minneapolis, MN—Varsity Theatre*

March 9—St. Louis—The Pageant

March 10—Chicago, IL—House of Blues*

March 11—Kansas City, MO—recordBar

March 16—Fort Collins, CO—Washington’s*

March 17—Telluride, CO—Sheridan Opera House

March 20—Salt Lake City, UT—The Complex

March 22—Missoula, MT—Top Hat

March 23—Seattle, WA—Neptune*

March 24—Portland, OR—Roseland Theater*

March 25—Vancouver, BC—Rio Theatre

March 28—Sacramento, CA—Ace of Spades

March 29—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore*

March 30—Los Angeles, CA—El Rey*

March 31—San Diego, CA—Music Box

April 3—Phoenix, AZ—The Crescent Ballroom

April 6—Dallas, TX—House of Blues*

April 7—Austin, TX—Stubb’s*

April 8—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall*

April 10—New Orleans, LA—The Parrish

April 12—Atlanta, GA—Variety Playhouse*

April 13—Gainesville, FL—High Dive

April 14—Orlando, FL—The Beacham

April 15—Ft. Lauderdale, FL—Culture Room

*VIP Ticket Package

Acclaimed artist and activist Joan Baez will begin a run of North American dates beginning on September 11 in Ithaca, NY. The extensive run of shows, following 50 UK and European dates, marks Baez’s last year of formal touring and includes stops at the historic Beacon Theatre in New York City and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. See below for complete tour details.

“I’m looking forward to being on the road with a beautiful new album of which I am truly proud,” says Baez. “I welcome the opportunity to share this new music as well as longtime favorites with my audiences around the world.”

As a special offer to fans purchasing tickets for Baez’s U.S. tour, a CD or digital download of her forthcoming album, Whistle Down The Wind, is included with every ticket purchased. Tickets for all shows go on sale March 2 (For details on pre-sales and other ticketing details, please visit venue websites).

Whistle Down The Wind is out on March 2 via Bobolink/Razor & Tie Records and is available for pre-order at http://amzn.to/2Evvavx. The record, which is exclusively streaming now via NPR Music, is receiving early critical praise—NPR Music proclaims, “This particular batch of folk songs amplifies Baez ever-present gift for interpretation” while Rolling Stone calls it, “A moving reflection and summation of Baez’s life as a singer, musician and activist.”

Recorded over a ten-day period in L.A., Whistle Down The Wind was produced by 3-time Grammy Award-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint and others) and includes songs written by Tom Waits, Anohni, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Josh Ritter, Eliza Gilkyson and more. Of working with Henry, Baez comments, “It was a hunch on both of our parts that we could make an album together. As it turned out it was a no brainer. We both work fast and were musically on the same wavelength. I work best with musicians who are as willing as I am to wing it and he assembled a group of players who did just that. Meaning invent each song from scratch.”

The new music marks the first release from Baez since 2008’s Grammy-nominated album, Day After Tomorrow. Its release, which ignited an extraordinary decade of achievement for Baez, coincided with the 50th anniver­sa­ry of her legendary 1958 residency at the famed Club 47 in Cambridge. Milestones over the past ten years include:

2009: PBS American Masters premiere of her life story, Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound, which underscored the 50th anniver­sa­ry of Baez’s debut at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival.

2011: Baez’ seminal debut album of 1960 honored by the National Academy of Record­ing Arts & Sciences in 2011, which inducted it into the Grammy Hall Of Fame.

2015: Library of Congress selects Baez’s debut album to be preserved in the National Recording Registry.

2015: Amnesty International bestowed its highest honor on Baez, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, in recognition of her exceptional leadership in the fight for human rights.

2016: Baez’s 75th birthday was celebrated at New York’s Beacon Theater in January, where Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris and others joined her. The concert premiered on the PBS Great Performances series in May 2017. 

2017: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction

2017: Baez’s first solo exhibition of paintings, entitled “Mischief Makers,” was presented in Mill Valley, CA. The entire exhibit was subsequently purchased by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and donated to Sonoma State University, where it will eventually be displayed at an envisioned new social justice-learning center on campus.

Baez remains a musical force of incalculable influence. She marched on the front line of the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King, Jr., shined a spotlight on the Free Speech Movement, took to the fields with Cesar Chavez, organized resistance to the Vietnam War, inspired Vaclav Havel in his fight for a Czech Republic, saluted the Dixie Chicks for their courage to protest the Iraq war, stood with old friend Nelson Mandela in London’s Hyde Park as the world celebrated his 90th birthday and, most recently, protested the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. To this day, she continues to stand passionately on behalf of causes she embraces.

WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND TRACK LIST

1. Whistle Down The Wind (Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan)

2. Be Of Good Heart (Josh Ritter)

3. Another World (Anohni)

4. Civil War (Joe Henry)

5. The Things We Are Made Of (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

6. The President Sang Amazing Grace (Zoe Mulford)

7. Last Leaf (Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan)

8. Silver Blade (Josh Ritter)

9. The Great Correction (Eliza Gilkyson)

10. I Wish The Wars Were All Over (Tim Eriksen)

JOAN BAEZ LIVE

September 11—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre
September 12—New Haven, CT—Shubert Theater
September 14 & 15—Boston, MA—The Wang Theatre
September 17—Montreal, QC—Place Des Arts Maison Symphonique
September 18—Toronto, ON—Roy Thomson Hall
September 21 & 22—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre
September 25—Red Bank, NJ—Count Basie Theatre
September 26—Philadelphia, PA—Verizon Hall @ Kimmel Center for the Performing
September 28—Washington, DC—Warner Theatre
September 29—Durham, NC—Durham Performing Arts Center
September 30—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
October 2—Ann Arbor, MI—Michigan Theater
October 3—Cleveland, OH—State Theatre
October 5—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
October 6—Minneapolis, MN—State Theatre
October 24—Denver, CO—Paramount Theatre
October 25—Santa Fe, NM—The Lensic Performing Arts Center
October 27—Phoenix, AZ—Celebrity Theatre
October 28—Tucson, AZ—Fox Tucson Theatre
October 30—San Diego, CA—Humphreys Concerts
November 4—Seattle, WA—Benaroya Hall
November 5—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall
November 8—Eureka, CA—Arkely Center for the Performing Arts
November 10—Los Angeles, CA—Royce Hall
November 15—San Francisco, CA—The Masonic
November 17—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater Oakland

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will make their Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday, March 3. Fans can tune in to their Opry appearance via opry.com and the Opry’s mobile app as well as the Opry’s flagship radio station, 650 AM WSM.

The Saturday night performance will run on a 30-minute delay on Willie’s Roadhouse on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Grand Ole Opry performances are also streamed live at Opry City Stage, the new restaurant and music venue in New York City’s Time Square.

The performance will be in support of the bands highly anticipated album, Tearing at the Seams, out March 9 on Stax Records.  For the fourth consecutive week the album’s lead single “You Worry Me” is the #1 track at Triple A and Americana radio. The song also set a Billboard chart record for the most single week spins ever at Triple A radio. Tearing at the Seams is available for pre-order here: http://found.ee/NRNStats.

The new music is receiving early critical acclaim—Rolling Stone declares, “The first single from his forthcoming LP adds Southern-rock bite and weary longing to make for his most urgent song yet,” while Relix adds, “Rateliff & The Night Sweats consistently prove that they’re well up to the task before them, that is, to preserve the classic-soul style that their storied label has always embodied. It’s little wonder then that Tearing at the Seams is so potent and profound.” Q Magazine furthers, “If anything, Tearing at the Seams more accurately captures the feel of Rateliff’s stirring live performances. There’s a looseness and sense of fun here, perhaps because for the first time the songs were written in the company of his band.”

Initial writing and recording sessions for Tearing at the Seams took place in Rodeo, New Mexico where Rateliff & The Night Sweats re-established their dynamic off the stage and in the studio. “For the first record I demo-ed everything up and created most of the parts,” says Rateliff. “This time, I felt like we’ve all spent so much time on the road that we should all go off somewhere. We should all have that experience together.” The band finished recording with producer Richard Swift—who has helmed records for The Shins and Foxygen, in addition to The Night Sweats’ debut—collectively creating a group of songs that capture the band’s emotion and intensity.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are: Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Joseph Pope III (bass), Patrick Meese (drums), Luke Mossman (guitar), Mark Shusterman (keys), Andy Wild (saxophone), Scott Frock (trumpet) and Jeff Dazey (saxophone).

TEARING AT THE SEAMS TRACK LIST

1. Shoe Boot

2. Be There

3. A Little Honey

4. Say It Louder

5. Hey Mama

6. Babe I Know

7. Intro

8. Coolin’ Out (featuring Lucius)

9. Baby I Lost My Way, (But I’m Going Home)

10. You Worry Me

11. Still Out There Running

12. Tearing at the Seams

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS LIVE

March 3—Nashville, TN—Grand Ole Opry

March 8—New York, NY—Apollo Theatre

March 15—Spicewood, TX—Luck Reunion

May 5—Saint Petersburg, FL—Jannus Live*

May 6—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees Festival

May 8—Charlotte, NC—The Fillmore*

May 9—Raleigh, NC—The Ritz*

May 11—Asheville, NC—Highland Brewing Company*

May 12—Louisville, KY—Iroquois Amphitheater*

May 14—Richmond, VA—The National

May 16—Washington, DC—Anthem

May 18—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall

May 19—Montreal, QC—MTelus

May 31—Chicago, IL—Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island†

June 1—Indianapolis, IN—Lawn at White River State Park

June 2—Lewiston, NY—Artpark Amphitheater†

June 3—Cleveland, OH—Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica†

June 5—Cooperstown, NY—Brewery Ommegang 

June 6—Philadelphia, PA—Skyline Stage at the Mann Center

June 8—Boston, MA—Blue Hills Bank Pavilion‡

June 9— Forest Hills, NY—Forest Hills Stadium§

August 3—Kansas City, MO—Crossroads

August 4—Des Moines, IA—Hinterland Festival

August 5—St. Paul, MN—The Palace Theatre

August 7—Moorhead, MN—Bluestem Amphitheatre

August 9—Missoula, MT—Kettlehouse Amphitheater

August 10—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield Amphitheater

August 15—Los Angeles, CA—Greek Theater

August 18—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater

August 22—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre**
August 23—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre††

November 7—Breckenridge, CO—Riverwalk Center (Folk Set) ‡‡

November 8—Grand Junction, CO—Avalon Theatre (Folk Set) ‡‡

November 10—Denver, CO—Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre (Folk Set) ‡‡

*w/ Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real

†w/ The Head & The Heart

‡w/ Deer Tick

§w/ The Head & The Heart and Hiss Golden Messenger

**w/ Tank and the Bangas

††w/ Slim Cessna's Auto Club

‡‡w/ John Prine

“An American treasure came to the Tiny Desk and even premiered a new song,” NPR Music’s Bob Boilen declares. He continues, “John Prine is a truly legendary songwriter. For more than 45 years the 71-year-old artist has written some of the most powerful lyrics in the American music canon…Prine’s new songs are equally powerful…” Watch the full performance HERE.

The performance features two new songs—“Caravan of Fools” and “Summer’s End”— both from Prine’s highly anticipated new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, as well as versions of two beloved classics, “All the Best” (The Missing Years) and “Souvenirs” (Diamonds in the Rough). Out April 13 on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, The Tree of Forgiveness is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and is now available for pre-order, which includes an immediate download of “Summer’s End” as well as “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door.”

Recent acclaim for Prine and The Tree of Forgiveness…

“An American treasure”—GQ Style

“America’s Greatest Living Songwriter”—Men’s Journal

“…the kind of song Mr. Prine has been writing since his career began: a handful of folky chords, a melody that sounds like it’s always been around, a grainy and understated vocal and lyrics that summon complex emotions in a rigorous minimum of syllables.”—The New York Times

“…classic Prine, full of wry observations that accrue weight as they pile up.”—NPR Music

 “…it leaves no doubt that he’s lost none of his gift for a lyric that is at once spare and devastating. Forgiveness is central to this rippling acoustic tune, but what exactly it’s regarding is left unsaid. It’s that cryptic quality that makes the fragile, beautiful ballad so transient and powerful…” —Rolling Stone

“…his ability to convey the most complex of emotions and stories in the simplest fashion has been praised far and wide.”—Nashville Scene

“…showcases the album’s beautifully simplistic writing that reads like poetry, relying mostly on end rhyme to tie in the artist’s message of longing to return to a place where he can feel at home.”—Paste

“…a delicately fingerpicked folk-rock song imbued with Prine’s wistful humor.”—SPIN

In celebration of the album, Prine will embark on an extensive tour that will span throughout 2018, including a very special co-headline concert at New York’s Radio City Music Hall with Sturgill Simpson (solo) on album release day as well as newly announced shows at L.A.’s Ace Theatre, Boston’s Wang Theatre, Austin’s Bass Hall and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium (two nights). All tickets are now on-sale. See below for complete details. Every concert ticket sold will include a copy The Tree of Forgiveness (CD only) upon its release.

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, the album includes ten new songs written by Prine along with co-writers Pat McLaughlin, Roger Cook, Dan Auerbach, Keith Sykes and Phil Spector. Along with Prine (lead vocals and acoustic guitar), Cobb (acoustic guitar, mellotron, claps, kazoo) and Prine’s longtime band, the album features special guests Brandi Carlile (harmony vocals on tracks 2, 4, 10), Jason Isbell (electric guitar on track 7, slide guitar and background vocals on track 9, 10) and Amanda Shires (fiddle and background vocals on track 9, background vocals on track 10).

The landmark album and tour follow a noteworthy 2017, which included an “Artist of the Year” award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards and a Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Award for his “Chicago Voices” performance with Renée Fleming. Last year also saw the release of Prine’s debut book, John Prine Beyond Words, which includes a selection of favorites songs, photographs and stories from Prine’s beloved catalogue. More info is available here.

A two-time Grammy-winner, Prine is among the English language’s premier phrase-turners. Almost 50 years years into a remarkable career that has drawn effusive praise from Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and others who would know, Prine is a smiling, shuffling force for good. He is a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and a PEN New England Lyrics Award recipient whose classic debut album, simply titled John Prine, is recognized as part of the Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall of Fame and whose songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band and many others.

Following the 2015 death of his friend and business partner Al Bunetta, Prine is now President and sole owner of Oh Boy Records. He lives in Nashville, TN with his wife, Fiona, and enjoys spending time with their three sons, a daughter-in-law and his grandchildren.

THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS TRACK LIST

1. “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

2. “I Have Met My Love Today” ft. Brandi Carlile (by John Prine and Roger Cook)

3. “Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

4. “Summer’s End” (written by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

5. “Caravan of Fools” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, Pat McLaughlin and David Ferguson)

6. “The Lonesome Friends of Science” (by John Prine)

7. “No Ordinary Blue” (by John Prine and Keith Sykes)

8. “Boundless Love” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, Pat McLaughlin and David Ferguson)

9. “God Only Knows” (by John Prine and Phil Spector)

10. “When I Get to Heaven” (by John Prine)

JOHN PRINE 2018 TOUR DATES

April 11—Woodstock, NY—Levon’s Place (SOLD OUT)

April 13—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall (co-headline with Sturgill Simpson (solo))

April 14—Philadelphia, PA—Merriam Theatre (with Kurt Vile)

April 25—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theatre (with Milk Carton Kids)

April 27—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre (with Milk Carton Kids)

April 28—Champaign, IL—Virginia Theatre (with Milk Carton Kids)

May 11—Beaver Dam, KY—Beaver Dam Amphitheater* (with Tyler Childers)

May 12—Indianapolis, IN—Clowes Hall (with Tyler Childers)

May 18—Los Angeles, CA—Ace Theatre (with Sam Outlaw)

May 19—San Diego, CA—Balboa Theatre (with Sam Outlaw)

May 23—Folsom, CA—Harris Center (with Ramblin Jack)

May 24—San Francisco, CA—The Warfield (with Sam Outlaw)

June 1—Vienna, VA—Wolf Trap (with Margo Price)

June 2—Norfolk, VA—Chrysler Hall (with Margo Price)

June 8—Louisville, KY—Palace Theatre (with Colter Wall)

June 9—Cincinnati, OH—Taft Theatre (with Tyler Childers)

June 13—Burlington, VT—Flynn Theatre (with Valerie June)

June 15—Boston, MA—Wang Theatre 

June 16—Concord, NH—Capitol Theatre (with Valerie June)

June 29—Dallas, TX—AT&T Center (with Amanda Shires)

June 30—Austin, TX—Bass Hall (with Amanda Shires)

July 14—Somerset, KY—Musicians Festival

July 20—Pittsburgh, PA—Heinz Hall (with Langhorne Slim)

August 2—Glasgow, U.K. – Kelvingrove Bandstand (with John Moreland)

August 3—Birmingham, U.K.—Town Hall (with John Moreland)

August 5—Cambridge, U.K.—Cambridge Folk Festival

August 8—Oslo, Norway—Konserthurst (with Tanya McCole)

August 10—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Paradiso (with Tanya McCole)

August 13—Dublin, Ireland—National Concert Hall (with Tanya McCole)

September 14—Huntsville, AL—Von Braum Center (with Kelsey Waldon)

September 15—Memphis, TN—Orpheum Theatre (with Kelsey Waldon)

September 19—Eugene, OR—Hult Center (with Todd Snider)

September 21—Portland, OR—Schnitzer Theatre (with Todd Snider)

September 22—Seattle, WA—Paramount Theatre (with Todd Snider)

September 28—Columbus, OH—Ohio Theatre (with Lilly Hiatt)

October 3—Knoxville, TN—Tennessee Theatre (with Kelsey Waldon)

October 5—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium

October 6—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium

November 7—Breckenridge, CO—Riverwalk Center (with Nathaniel Rateliff)

November 8—Grand Junction, CO—Avalon Theatre (with Nathaniel Rateliff)

November 10—Denver, CO—Buell Center (with Nathaniel Rateliff)

December 12—Las Vegas, NV—Westgate Theatre (with John Paul White)

December 14—Phoenix, AZ—Celebrity Theatre (with John Paul White)

December 15—Tucson, AZ—Fox Theatre (with John Paul White)

*tickets excluded from album bundle

Whistle Down The Wind, the highly anticipated new album from Joan Baez, debuts this week at #18 on Billboard’s Top Current Albums chart and #4 on the Americana/Folk Albums chart—Baez’s strongest chart position since 1975’s Diamonds & Rust. The album is also finding success internationally debuting at #47 in the U.K., #36 in France, #6 in Sweden and #8 in Germany.

Out now on Bobolink/Razor & Tie Records (purchase here), Whistle Down The Wind is Baez’ first album in ten years and is receiving widespread attention. Watch a recent “CBS News Sunday Morning” profile here.

In support of the release, Baez will begin a run of North American dates starting on September 11 in Ithaca, NY. The extensive run of shows, following 50 U.K. and European dates, marks Baez’s last year of formal touring and includes stops at the historic Beacon Theatre in New York City and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. As a special offer to fans purchasing tickets for Baez’s U.S. tour, a CD or digital download of Whistle Down The Wind is included with every ticket purchased. See below for complete tour details.

Recorded over a ten-day period in Los Angeles, Whistle Down The Wind was produced by three-time Grammy Award-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint and others) and includes songs written by Tom Waits, Anohni, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Josh Ritter and Eliza Gilkyson. Of working with Henry, Baez says, “It was a hunch on both of our parts that we could make an album together. As it turned out it was a no brainer. We both work fast and were musically on the same wavelength. I work best with musicians who are as willing as I am to wing it and he assembled a group of players who did just that. Meaning: invent each song from scratch.”

The new music marks the first release from Baez since 2008’s Grammy-nominated album Day After Tomorrow. Its release, which ignited an extraordinary decade of achievement for Baez, coincided with the 50th anniver­sa­ry of her legendary 1958 residency at the famed Club 47 in Cambridge. Milestones over the past ten years include:

2009: PBS American Masters premiere of her life story, Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound, which underscored the 50th anniver­sa­ry of Baez’s debut at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival.

2011: Baez’ seminal debut album of 1960 honored by the National Academy of Record­ing Arts & Sciences in 2011, which inducted it into the Grammy Hall Of Fame.

2015: Library of Congress selects Baez’s debut album to be preserved in the National Recording Registry.

2015: Amnesty International bestowed its highest honor on Baez, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, in recognition of her exceptional leadership in the fight for human rights.

2016: Baez’s 75th birthday was celebrated at New York’s Beacon Theater in January, where Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris and others joined her. The concert premiered on the PBS Great Performances series in May 2017. 

2017: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction

2017: Baez’s first solo exhibition of paintings, entitled “Mischief Makers,” was presented in Mill Valley, CA. The bulk of the exhibit was subsequently purchased by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and donated to Sonoma State University, where it will eventually be displayed at an envisioned new social justice learning center on campus.

Baez remains a musical force of incalculable influence. She marched on the front line of the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King, shined a spotlight on the Free Speech Movement, took to the fields with Cesar Chavez, organized resistance to the Vietnam War, inspired Vaclav Havel in his fight for a Czech Republic, saluted the Dixie Chicks for their courage to protest the Iraq war, stood with old friend Nelson Mandela in London’s Hyde Park as the world celebrated his 90th birthday and, most recently, protested the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. To this day, she continues to stand passionately on behalf of causes she embraces.

WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND TRACK LIST

1. Whistle Down The Wind (Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan)

2. Be Of Good Heart (Josh Ritter)

3. Another World (Anohni)

4. Civil War (Joe Henry)

5. The Things That We Are Made Of (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

6. The President Sang Amazing Grace (Zoe Mulford)

7. Last Leaf (Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan)

8. Silver Blade (Josh Ritter)

9. The Great Correction (Eliza Gilkyson)

10. I Wish The Wars Were All Over (Tim Eriksen)

JOAN BAEZ LIVE

September 11—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre
September 12—New Haven, CT—Shubert Theater
September 14 & 15—Boston, MA—The Wang Theatre
September 17—Montreal, QC—Place Des Arts Maison Symphonique
September 18—Toronto, ON—Roy Thomson Hall
September 21 & 22—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre
September 25—Red Bank, NJ—Count Basie Theatre
September 26—Philadelphia, PA—Verizon Hall @ Kimmel Center for the Performing
September 28—Washington, DC—Warner Theatre
September 29—Durham, NC—Durham Performing Arts Center
September 30—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
October 2—Ann Arbor, MI—Michigan Theater
October 3—Cleveland, OH—State Theatre
October 5—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
October 6—Minneapolis, MN—State Theatre
October 24—Denver, CO—Paramount Theatre
October 25—Santa Fe, NM—The Lensic Performing Arts Center
October 27—Phoenix, AZ—Celebrity Theatre
October 28—Tucson, AZ—Fox Tucson Theatre
October 30—San Diego, CA—Humphreys Concerts
November 4—Seattle, WA—Benaroya Hall
November 5—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall
November 8—Eureka, CA—Arkely Center for the Performing Arts
November 10—Los Angeles, CA—Royce Hall
November 15—San Francisco, CA—The Masonic
November 17—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater Oakland

Acclaimed Australian band The Rubens’ video for their track, “Million Man,” premieres on Billboard, who calls the song, “lighthearted.” “Million Man” marks the first single off the band’s highly anticipated third album due for release in early 2018 and follows the platinum-certified, global hit single “Hoops.” Watch/share the video here: http://bit.ly/2ndy94r

The story of “Million Man” began at 2013’s Laneway Music Festival, where The Rubens befriended New York City rapper EL-P and his band, which included his Run The Jewels producers/collaborators, brothers Wilder Zoby and Little Shalimar (aka Torbitt Schwartz). After a few nights spent drinking in New York at a bar that Torbitt and Wilder co-owned, it seemed their effortless friendship could lead to a pretty interesting musical collaboration.

In early 2017, both producers flew to the band’s newly created recording studio, housed in a World War II communications bunker in the outskirts of Camden in Sydney and began working on new material. Of the collaboration, keyboardist, vocalist and songwriter Elliott Margin says, “When it came time to look for a producer for this new record, we realized that they’d be the perfect guys to work with. ‘Million Man’ was the first track we worked on in the studio with the boys. It was genuinely just a fun time building the song and being creative together.”

In support of their forthcoming album, the band confirms worldwide tour dates in Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, London, Berlin and Paris as well as special performances at New York’s Mercury Lounge and Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right. Tickets are on sale starting at 10AM on December 1 at therubensmusic.com. See below for complete tour details.

The Rubens is a five-piece alternative rock band originally from Menangle, New South Wales. The band comprises the three Margin brothers, Elliott, Zaac and Sam as well as friends Scott Baldwin and William Zeglis. The bands 2016 sophomore album, Hoops, is now certified ARIA Gold while their title track is now ARIA Certified Platinum and was awarded #1 on Triple J Hottest 100 Chart. The band has also opened for several major acts including Bruce Springsteen, The Black Keys and Grouplove.

THE RUBENS LIVE

March 21 /// Philadelphia, PA /// The Foundry @ The Fillmore
March 22 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Baby’s All Right
March 23 /// New York, NY /// Mercury Lounge
March 27 /// Berlin, Germany /// FluxBau
March 28 /// Hamburg, Germany /// Molotow Sky Bar
March 29 /// Rees, Germany /// Haldern Pop Bar
March 30 /// Amsterdam, Netherlands /// Paradiso Noord
April 2 /// Brussels, Belgium /// AB Club
April 3 /// Paris, France /// Les Etoiles
April 4 /// London, UK /// Scala
April 6 /// Manchester, UK /// Deaf Institute
April 7 /// Glasgow, Scotland /// King Tuts

Mary Chapin Carpenter’s newest release, Sometimes Just The Sky, is out today following an exclusive debut at Folk Alley, who proclaims, “As an artistic statement, the album is a feat.” A celebration of her acclaimed 30-year recording career, the landmark record features new versions of some of Carpenter’s most beloved songs plus one newly penned track. Album purchase available here.

Already receiving critical acclaim, the album’s first single, “Heroes and Heroines” premiered at Billboard, who praises “…the new rendition features not only different flavors and textures created by the players but also a deeper meaning within the lyrics, which hold up 30 years later.” The Tennessean recently debuted the title track “Sometimes Just The Sky”—the only song Carpenter wrote originally for the album.

In celebration of the release, Carpenter will embark on an extensive nationwide tour this summer including stops at Pittsburgh’s Byham Theatre, Aspen’s Belly Up, Durham’s Carolina Theater and Charleston’s Charleston Music Hall among many others. Tickets are on-sale now. See below for complete details.

Produced by Ethan Johns (Ryan Adams, Paul McCartney, Ray LaMontagne), the 13-track album was recorded entirely live at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios outside Bath, England. Joined by long-time collaborator Duke Levine on guitar and a handpicked band of Johns’ favorite musicians, Carpenter reimagined one song from each of her twelve studio albums along with “Sometimes Just The Sky.” See below for complete track list.

Over the course of her acclaimed career, Carpenter has sold over 14 million records. With hits like “Passionate Kisses” and “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her,” she has won five Grammy Awards (with 15 nominations), two CMA awards, two Academy of Country Music awards and is one of only fifteen female members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 

Most recently, in 2016, Carpenter released The Things That We Are Made Of. Produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton), the album features eleven new songs and was released to overwhelming critical praise. The Associated Press called it, “…an evocative collection of songs,” while The HuffPost declared, “…Carpenter is now at the height of her musical career, painting a compelling, relevant piece of art tinged with mixed feelings of grief and joy, all without preaching or darkening our minds with sadness.”

Previously, in 2014, Carpenter released her acclaimed debut orchestral album, Songs From The Movie. Arranged and co-produced by six-time Grammy winner Vince Mendoza, the record is comprised of ten previously recorded compositions including “Between Here and Gone” and “Come On Come On.” Since its release, Carpenter has performed alongside the New York Philharmonic, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the London Concert Orchestra, the L.A. Philharmonic and the National Symphony Orchestra among many others.

SOMETIMES JUST THE SKY TRACK LIST:

1. Heroes and Heroines  

2. What Does It Mean To Travel

3. I Have A Need For Solitude

4. One Small Heart

5. The Moon and St. Christopher  

6. Superman

7. Naked To The Eye

8. Rhythm of the Blues  

9. This is Love

10. Jericho  

11. The Calling

12. This Shirt  

13. Sometimes Just The Sky

Michael Franti & Spearhead are set to tour the U.S. this summer, beginning June 1 at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. The “Stay Human” Tour comes in anticipation of Franti’s upcoming new album Stay Human 2, due this June, and provides the soundtrack for Franti’s forthcoming self-directed documentary, Stay Human.

Of the upcoming tour, new music and film, Franti explains, “I’ve traveled the globe making music and throughout the years I’ve always hoped that it could inspire small steps towards making the world a better place. Struggling with the challenges of the world I began filming my new documentary, Stay Human, telling the stories of heroic everyday people who helped me to discover more deeply what it means to be and STAY HUMAN.”

Special guests on select tour dates include Victoria Canal and Dustin Thomas, with additional support from AHI and HIRIE. Michael Franti will also offer fans a new VIP Experience on select dates, including a pre-show Q&A, acoustic performance, professional photo with Michael and an autographed VIP item. See below for additional information and a list of dates.

Franti began writing music as a way to process both the political landscape of the late 1980s and the unique sounds and ideas of his Bay Area upbringing. In 1994, Franti formed Michael Franti & Spearhead. Touring with his band, Franti continued to notice inequality and injustice both at home and abroad. The band released their seminal Stay Human album in 2000, reflecting on the unjust nature of the death penalty among other themes, to make sense of our common humanity in juxtaposition to near constant violations of human rights.

Franti released his first self-directed documentary I Know I’m Not Alone in 2005 to widespread critical acclaim. The film depicts his mission for peace in the Middle East, with a focus on the human cost of war. Franti visited warzones in Iraq, Israel, and Palestine again finding common connection, playing music to both soldiers and civilians regardless of affiliation.

Michael Franti & Spearhead continue to foster the community both on and off stage hosting large yoga meet ups prior to each show and with Michael and his wife Sara’s foundation Do It For The Love, a wish granting nonprofit that brings those with life threatening illnesses, veterans and children with severe challenges to concerts. His recent musical projects have included the Billboard #1 single “The Sound of Sunshine” (2010) and full-length releases All the People (2013) and SOULROCKER (2016), which topped the Billboard rock album charts at #4 and #5, respectively.

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD LIVE
*VIP Experience available

Victoria Canal – June/July | Dustin Thomas – June | HIRIE – July/August | AHI – August

May 26—Napa, CA— BottleRock Napa Valley

June 1—Morrison, CO— Red Rocks Amphitheatre (w/ Xavier Rudd)

June 8—Tucson, AZ— The Rialto Theatre*

June 9—Taos, NM — Kit Carson Park* (w/ The Wailers)

June 12—Los Angeles, CA— The Theatre at Ace Hotel*

June 14—Santa Barbara, CA— Live Oak Music Festival

June 16—Jacksonville, OR— Britt Pavilion (2 shows)

June 17—Goldendale, WA— Maryhill Winery*

June 19—Bend, OR— Les Schwab Amphitheater*     

June 22—Eugene, OR — Cuthbert Amphitheater*

June 23—Woodinville, WA— Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery* (w/ John Butler Trio)

June 24—Woodinville, WA— Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery* (w/ John Butler Trio)

June 26— Boise, ID— Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden*

June 27— Salt Lake City, UT— Red Butte Garden*

June 29— Reno, NV— The Plaza at Harrah’s Reno*

June 30—San Rafael, CA— Marin County Fair

July 13—Hyannis, MA— Cape Cod Melody Tent*

July 14—Greenfield, MA— The Green River Festival

July 15—Union, ME— Savage Oakes Vineyard & Winery*

July 17—Hampton Beach, NH—Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom*

July 18—East Providence, RI— Bold Point Park*

July 20—Scranton, PA—The Peach Music Festival

July 21—Jay, VT— Stateside Amphitheatre at Jay Peak Resort*

July 22—Cohasset, MA—South Shore Music Circus*

July 24— Ocean City, MD—Seacrets*

July 25—Ocean City, MD—Seacrets*

July 27—Asheville, NC— Salvage Station*

July 28—Wilmington, NC—Greenfield Lake Amphitheater*

August 4—Ninilchik, AK—Kenai Peninsula Fair

August 10—Calgary, AB—Grey Eagle Resort & Casino*

August 12—Regina, SK— Regina Folk Festival

August 13—Winnipeg, MB—Burton Cummings Theatre*

August 16—Vancouver, BC—Commodore Ballroom*

August 19—Grande Prairie, AB—Bear Creek Folk Festival

August 24— Moorhead, MN—Roots on the Red

August 31—Aspen, CO— Jazz Aspen Snowmass

Lord Huron is launching a Vide Noir public access television show in select cities nationwide. A true multi-media artist, singer/songwriter/producer Ben Schneider has created an immersive program that expands upon the album’s narratives and themes while showcasing the hidden world that inhabits Vide Noir. Fans can tune in to their local listings or see below for a current airing schedule. Additional local airings will be announced soon.

The band’s highly anticipated new album, Vide Noir, is due April 20 on Whispering Pines/Republic Records. The album is already the subject of widespread critical praise; Los Angles Magazine proclaims, “Lord Huron is poised to break through,” while Relix furthers, "On Vide Noir, Schneider is lost, mystified and dazed-and it makes for his band's trippiest and most exciting music yet.” Vide Noir can be pre-ordered at https://LordHuron.lnk.to/VideNoirPR.

Additionally, Lord Huron’s worldwide tour kicks off next week. Even as the band headlines their largest venues to date, many shows (including New York City, Chicago, Boston, Oakland and Seattle) have sold-out months in advance. Every pair of tickets ordered for the U.S. headlining tour includes a copy of Vide Noir. Tickets for the dates are on sale now at http://lordhuron.com.

Vide Noir was written and recorded over the past two years at Lord Huron’s Los Angeles studio and informal clubhouse, Whispering Pines, and was mixed by Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips/MGMT). Schneider found inspiration wandering restlessly through his adopted home of L.A. at night: “My nighttime drives ranged all over the city—across the twinkling grid of the valley, into the creeping shadows of the foothills, through downtown’s neon canyons and way out to the darksome ocean. I started imagining Vide Noir as an epic odyssey through the city, across dimensions, and out into the cosmos. A journey along the spectrum of human experience. A search for meaning amidst the cold indifference of The Universe,” he says.

VIDE NOIR PUBLIC ACCESS TV AIRING SCHEUDLE

April 16— Madison, WI—WYOU at Channel 991—7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Local Time
April 16— Nashville, TN— NECAT at Channel 19—9:30 p.m. Local Time

April 16— Burlington, VT—VCAM at Channel 15—12:30 p.m. Local Time

April 18— Burlington, VT—VCAM at Channel 15—4:30 a.m. Local Time

April 18— Brooklyn, NY— Brooklyn Free Speech TV (Channel: Spectrum 79 / Optimum 68 / FiOS 43 / RCN 83) —10:00 p.m. Local Time

April 20— Burlington, VT—VCAM at Channel 15—5:30 p.m. Local Time

April 20— Lansing, MI— Lansing PMC at Channel 16—6:30 p.m. Local Time
April 20— Madison, WI—WYOU at Channel 991—7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Local Time

April 20— Nashville, TN— NECAT (Channel: Comcast 19 / ATT 99)—1 a.m. Local Time

April 21— Nashville, TN— NECAT at Channel 19—4:30 a.m. Local Time

April 22— Burlington, VT—VCAM at Channel 15—10:30 p.m. Local Time
April 22— Denver, CO—DOM at Channel 56—10 p.m. Local Time

April 22— Nashville, TN— NECAT at Channel 19—10:30 p.m. Local Time

April 23— Burlington, VT—VCAM at Channel 15—12:30 p.m. Local Time

April 25— Burlington, VT—VCAM at Channel 15—4:30 a.m. Local Time

April 27— Burlington, VT—VCAM at Channel 15—5:30 p.m. Local Time

April 29— Burlington, VT—VCAM at Channel 15—12:30 p.m. Local Time

LORD HURON TOUR DATES

April 20— Grand Rapids, MI—20 Monroe Live *

April 21—Chicago, IL— Riviera Theatre *

April 22—St. Paul, MN—The Palace Theatre *

April 23— Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theatre *

April 25—Kansas City, MO—Arvest Bank Theatre ^

April 26—Indianapolis, IN—The Vogue ^

April 27— Royal Oak, MI—Royal Oak Music Theater ^

April 28—Cincinnati, OH—Homecoming Festival

April 30—Boston, MA— House of Blues %

May 1—Philadelphia, PA—Electric Factory %

May 3—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre %

May 4—Washington, DC—The Anthem %

May 4-6—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees Festival

May 31—San Diego, CA—House of Blues

June 1—San Diego, CA—House of Blues

June 2—Los Angeles, CA—Greek Theatre

June 3—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater

June 5—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom

June 6—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom

June 7—Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre

June 8—Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre

June 15-June 17—Dover, DE—Firefly Festival

July 25—Toronto, ON—Sony Centre

July 26—Pittsburgh, PA—Stage AE

July 27—Cleveland, OH—House Of Blues

July 30—Portland, ME—State Theatre

August 1—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel

August 2—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel

August 4—Montreal, QC—Osheaga Festival

August 5—Boston, MA—House Of Blues

September 21—St. Louis, MO—The Pageant

September 25—New Orleans, LA—Civic Theatre

September 27—Houston, TX—Revention Music Center

September 29—Austin, TX—Stubb’s Waller Creek

October 1—Tulsa, OK—Cain's Ballroom

October 3—Omaha, NE—Sokol Auditorium

October 4—Denver, CO—Ogden Theatre

October 5—Denver, CO—Ogden Theatre

October 19—Copenhagen, DK—Vega

October 20—Aarhus, DK—Voxhall

October 21—Hamburg, DE—Gruenspan

October 22—Amsterdam, NL—Paradiso

October 23—Brussels, BE—Ancienne Belgique

October 25—Cambridge, UK—The Junction

October 26—London, UK—Roundhouse

October 27—Sheffield, UK—Plug

October 28—Gateshead, UK—Sage Gateshead

October 29—Liverpool, UK—Invisible Wind Factory

October 31—Paris, FR—Le Trianon

November 2—Munich, DE—Technikum

November 3—Koln, DE—Gloria

November 5—Berlin, DE—Columbia Theater

BOLD—sold out 

* with In Tall Buildings

^ with Liz Cooper & The Stampede

% with Midnight Sister

Following his sold-out U.K. European tour, Ben Howard will return stateside confirming a run of headlining North American dates this fall. The tour stops at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on October 1st and will be in support of his forthcoming record Noonday Dream. Tickets are on-sale now at http://benhowardmusic.co.uk/live/.

The new music has begun to receive widespread critical praise—The Independent proclaims, “‘A Boat To An Island On The Wall’ is a sprawling, mesmerizing track that shifts restlessly, rocking back and forth like that small boat on the waves, with the familiar sound of Howard’s low, gruff vocals,” while Paste adds, “This seven-minute single [‘A Boat To An Island On The Wall’] features Howard harmonizing with himself, as ambient chords slowly ease the quiet song into a grungy guitar riff.” NYLON furthers, “Press play and let this cinematic gem wash over you.” Noonday Dream is out June 1 on Republic Records.

You can listen to the lead single off the album, “Nica Libres At Dusk,” here: https://republic.lnk.to/nicalibresPR.

Jade Bird will kick off her first official headlining tour this fall, including Bumbershoot, Grandoozy and Pilgrimage. The new dates will follow a summer of touring with Colter Wall, Anderson East and First Aid Kit as well as performances at Stagecoach, Bonnaroo, Firefly and Mountain Jam. See below for details.

Additionally, Jade is set to perform on “Later…with Jools Holland” on May 8. She recently performed her latest single “Lottery” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Watch here: https://bit.ly/2Jj0tJB. “Lottery” is currently #1 on Triple A Radio—she is the first new artist to reach #1 in 2018.

“Lottery” as well as her debut EP Something American, out now on Glassnote Records, continue to receive widespread critical acclaim:

“…an English songwriter with a country-rock streak and a furious
rasp when she gets riled…”—The New York Times

“…her outlaw spirit, fiery riffs and ready-to-roar vocals illustrated everyday
 gender dynamics…”—Los Angeles Times

“[‘Lottery’ is] a treat of a track, complete with playful wordplay, ebb and flow—and that Clapton-meets-Feist style Bird has carved out for herself since the release of her 2017 EP, Something American. With that successful debut under her belt, and this single in her very capable hands, we’re pretty sure we’ll be betting on Jade Bird for years to come.”—NPR Music

Born in Hexham, U.K., Jade’s early life was spent mainly in flight as an “army brat.” One of life’s few constants proved to be the influence of strong working women. At first via her mother and grandmother, who largely raised her, but later the female role models within the musical subcultures Jade become obsessed with: from empowering country heroines like Loretta Lynn to iconic alternative songwriters like Patti Smith; Alanis Morisette’s Jagged Little Pill was a similar early touchstone. Jade recently spoke with Noisey about the influence of these and other women on her music.

JADE BIRD LIVE

May 11—Louisville, KY—Headliner’s Music Hall*

May 12—Indianapolis, IN—The Vogue*

May 13—Detroit, MI—Saint Andrew’s Hall*

May 15—Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre*

May 18—Chicago, IL—Thalia Hall*

June 7—Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo Music Festival

June 8—Raleigh, NC—NC Museum of Art†

June 10—St. Louis, MO—The Pageant†

June 16—Dover, DE—Firefly Festival

June 17—Hunter, NY—Mountain Jam Festival

June 19—Dallas, TX—Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden

August 31—Portland, OR—Doug Fir Lounge

August 31-September 2—Seattle, WA—Bumbershoot Festival

September 1—Vancouver, BC—Biltmore Cabaret

September 6—San Francisco, CA—The Chapel

September 7—West Hollywood, CA—Troubadour

September 8—San Diego, CA—Casbah

September 9—Phoenix, AZ—Valley Bar

September 12—Salt Lake City, UT—Kilby Court

September 14-16—Denver, CO—Grandoozy

September 18—Dallas, TX—Club Dada

September 19—Austin, TX—Antone’s Nightclub

September 20—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)

September 22-23—Franklin, TN—Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival

September 26—New York, NY—Bowery Ballroom

September 27—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall

September 28—Washington, DC—Rock & Roll Hotel

September 29—Philadelphia, PA—The Foundry at The Fillmore

October 2—Toronto, ON—The Horseshoe Tavern

October 6—Minneapolis, MN—Fine Line Music Café

October 7—Chicago, IL—Lincoln Hall

*with Anderson East

†with First Aid Kit

John Prine’s acclaimed new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, is available today on vinyl. Pressed at Quality Record Pressing in Salina, KS, the record is available in standard 150 gram black as well as two limited edition versions: 180 gram translucent green (LTD 4000, available on tour and via Prine’s webstore/indie retail) and opaque yellow (LTD 500, available exclusively via Vinyl Me, Please).

Upon its release last month, the acclaimed album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 54,000 equivalent album sold in its first week—a career high chart position and sales week for the legendary singer, songwriter and performer. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart.

Released on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, the album is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb (purchase/stream here).

In celebration of the release, Prine recently performed the album’s first single, “Summer’s End,” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” with special guests Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile. Watch the performance HERE. Additionally, Rolling Stone recently premiered a short documentary on Prine and the new album, entitled “John Prine: The Road to The Tree of Forgiveness.” Watch HERE. Moreover, Prine’s NPR Music “Tiny Desk Concert” can be viewed HERE.

Prine’s extensive nationwide tour is currently underway including upcoming dates at L.A.’s Ace Theatre, Boston’s Wang Theatre, Austin’s Bass Hall and two nights at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Of his recent sold out show at Radio City Music Hall, Rolling Stone declares, “…a night of joy and love at one of the most biggest shows of the veteran singer-songwriter’s career.” All 2018 shows are now on-sale. See below for complete details. Every concert ticket sold will include a copy The Tree of Forgiveness (CD only).

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, the album includes ten new songs written by Prine along with co-writers Pat McLaughlin, Roger Cook, Dan Auerbach, Keith Sykes, David Ferguson and Phil Spector. Along with Prine (lead vocals and acoustic guitar), Cobb (acoustic guitar, mellotron, claps, kazoo) and Prine’s longtime band, the album features special guests Brandi Carlile (harmony vocals on tracks 2, 4, 10), Jason Isbell (electric guitar on track 7, slide guitar and background vocals on track 9, 10) and Amanda Shires (fiddle and background vocals on track 9, background vocals on track 10).

The landmark album and tour follow a noteworthy 2017, which included an “Artist of the Year” award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards and a Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Award for his “Chicago Voices” performance with Renée Fleming. Last year also saw the release of Prine’s debut book, John Prine Beyond Words, which includes a selection of favorites songs, photographs and stories from Prine’s beloved catalogue. More info is available here.

A two-time Grammy-winner, Prine is among the English language’s premier phrase-turners. Almost 50 years into a remarkable career that has drawn effusive praise from Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and others who would know, Prine is a smiling, shuffling force for good. He is a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and a PEN New England Lyrics Award recipient whose classic debut album, simply titled John Prine, is recognized as part of the Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall of Fame and whose songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band and many others.

Following the 2015 death of his friend and business partner Al Bunetta, Prine is now President and sole owner of Oh Boy Records. He lives in Nashville, TN with his wife, Fiona, and enjoys spending time with their three sons, a daughter-in-law and his grandchildren.

THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS TRACK LIST

1. “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

2. “I Have Met My Love Today” ft. Brandi Carlile (by John Prine and Roger Cook)

3. “Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

4. “Summer’s End” (written by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

5. “Caravan of Fools” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)

6. “The Lonesome Friends of Science” (by John Prine)

7. “No Ordinary Blue” (by John Prine and Keith Sykes)

8. “Boundless Love” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)

9. “God Only Knows” (by John Prine and Phil Spector)

10. “When I Get to Heaven” (by John Prine)

Brandi Carlile is nominated for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (for By The Way, I Forgive You) and Song of the Year (for “The Joke”) at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards. The annual awards show will take place on September 12 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.

The nominations follow a landmark year for Carlile, whose new album, By The Way, I Forgive You debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, Rock Albums chart and Americana/Folk Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart—a career high for the acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer. Released on Low Country Sound/Elektra Records (purchase), the album was produced by Grammy-Award winning producer Dave Cobb and acclaimed musician Shooter Jennings and features the breakout single, “The Joke.” Watch the song’s official music video as well as recent live performances on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

In celebration of the album, Carlile will tour extensively throughout 2018 including stops at Washington D.C.’s The Anthem (two nights), Chicago’s Chicago Theatre, Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Los Angeles’ The Greek Theatre and Seattle’s Moore Theatre among many others. See below for complete details.

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, By The Way, I Forgive You includes ten new songs written by Carlile and longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth. Of their close relationship, Brandi comments, “The Twins and I have been in a band for so long now. And not just a band, we are literally a family. When you create art with twins, it becomes unclear when I end and where they begin.” In addition to Carlile (vocals, guitar, piano), Tim Hanseroth (vocals, bass), Phil Hanseroth (vocals, guitar), Cobb (guitar, percussion) and Jennings (piano, organ), the album features Chris Powell (drums), Josh Neumann (cello), John Mark Painter (French horn) as well as string arrangements and conducting by the late Paul Buckmaster (Elton John, The Rolling Stones).

Over the course of their acclaimed career, the band has released six albums, including 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, which garnered a Grammy nomination for “Best Americana Album.” Additionally, last year, they released Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story (An Album to Benefit War Child), which features 14 artists covering the songs on their breakthrough album The Story with all proceeds benefiting War Child. Artists included on the acclaimed project, which Rolling Stone calls, “tender and powerful,” include Dolly Parton, Adele, Pearl Jam, Kris Kristofferson, The Avett Brothers, Margo Price and Jim James as well as a forward written by President Obama. More details can be found here.

In addition to their work as a band, Carlile and the Hanseroth twins remain committed to social activism and advocacy. Together, they are founders of the Looking Out Foundation, which aims to amplify the impact of music by empowering those without a voice. From neighborhood to nation, the foundation helps fund causes and organizations that often go unnoticed. $1 from every concert ticket sold goes directly toward efforts to support the diverse demographic they aim to serve. For more information on how to volunteer, donate or advocate visit lookingoutfoundation.org.

BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU TRACK LIST

1. Every Time I Hear That Song

2. The Joke

3. Hold Out Your Hand

4. The Mother

5. Whatever You Do

6. Fulton County Jane Doe

7. Sugartooth 

8. Most Of All

9. Harder To Forgive 

10. Party Of One 

BRANDI CARLILE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

May 18—Philadelphia, PA—Merriam Theater (SOLD OUT)

May 19—Washington, D.C.—The Anthem (SOLD OUT)

May 20—Washington, D.C.—The Anthem (SOLD OUT)

June 8—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall 

June 9—Ann Arbor, MI—Michigan Theater (SOLD OUT)

June 10—Russell, OH—LaurelLive

June 13—Grand Rapids, MI—Frederick Meijer Gardens (SOLD OUT)

June 15—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre (SOLD OUT)

June 16—Bayfield, WI—Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua

June 17—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theater

June 19—Cedar Rapids, IA—Paramount Theatre

June 20—Kansas City, MO—Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland

June 22—St. Louis, MO—Peabody Opera House

June 23—Louisville, KY—Louisville Palace Theatre (SOLD OUT)

June 24—Atlanta, GA—Chastain Park Amphitheatre

July 11—Chicago, IL—Taste of Chicago Festival

July 14—Napa, CA—Robert Mondavi Winery (SOLD OUT)

July 20—Canandaigua, NY—CMAC*

July 21—Portland, ME—Thompson’s Point*

July 22—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion*

July 26—Brooklyn, NY—BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival

July 29—Newport, RI—Newport Folk Festival

August 3-5—Ninilchik, AK—Salmonfest

August 12—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)

August 13—Salt Lake City, UT—Red Butte Garden (SOLD OUT)

August 16—San Diego, CA—Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay

August 17—Los Angeles, CA—Greek Theatre

August 18—Santa Barbara, CA—Arlington, Theatre

August 21—San Luis Obispo, CA—Fermont Theatre

August 22—Saratoga, CA—Mountain Winery

August 24—Jacksonville, OR—Britt Festival Fairgrounds

August 25—Bend, OR—Les Schwab Amphitheatre

September 1—Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre (SOLD OUT)

September 7—Burgettstown, PA—Outlaw Music Festival

September 22­-23—Franklin, KY—Pilgrimage Festival

September 28—Charlottesville, VA—Sprint Pavilion

September 29-30—Asbury Park, NJ—Sea Hear Now

October 5-7—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music Festival

October 12-14—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music Festival  

*co-headline with Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

Tyler Childers is nominated for “Emerging Artist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards. The annual awards show will take place on September 12 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.

The nomination follows a breakthrough year for Childers, which saw the release of his critically acclaimed debut album, Purgatory. The record—produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson—landed on multiple “Best of 2017” lists including Rolling Stone, Vice’s Noisey, Wide Open Country and NPR Music, who praised, “The intimacy he conjures is his gift, in this private moment made universal, and throughout his remarkable official debut.”

Recent critical acclaim for Purgatory…

 “…fully-formed, vivid portrait of Saturday night excess and Sunday morning reality in 21st-century Appalachia.”—Rolling Stone

“Childers has a wounded drawl and a pen that elevates tropes…into
Pulitzer-worthy poetry.”—The Washington Post

“Sturgill Simpson produced 26-year-old Tyler Childers’s Purgatory,
and it’s easily one of the year’s best country LPs.”—The Fader

“Purgatory immediately places Childers in the conversation with the top tier of artists reviving classic country sounds for a new generation.”—Noisey

“…one of the finest releases of the year and an impressive introduction to a talented newcomer with striking lyrical and musical talent.”—American Songwriter

“Tyler Childers’ brilliant Purgatory is a tribute to his Kentucky homeland and its people. With the tender ‘Feathered Indians’ and the meditative ‘Universal Sound,’ Childers—at just 26—has proven himself to be one of the finest voices and songwriters working today.”—Wide Open Country

“The album that emerged under Simpson’s production will slap you silly, what with Childers’ incredibly clever lyrics and the perfect instrumental backing
they get here…”—The Bitter Southerner

In celebration of the album, Childers will make his Grand Ole Opry debut this Friday, May 18 in addition to an extensive nationwide tour including sold-out shows at Charlotte’s Neighborhood Theatre, Lexington’s Manchester Music Hall (two nights), Austin’s Historic Scoot Inn, Dallas’ Canton Hall and Louisville’s Headliners Music Hall (two nights) among several others. Childers will also perform multiple shows with John Prine and two sold-out shows with Margo Price at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. See below for complete details.

Along with Childers (vocals, acoustic guitar), the new album features a variety of world-renowned musicians including Simpson (acoustic guitar, background vocals), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Miles Miller (drums, background vocals) and Russ Pahl (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, Jew’s harp) among others.

Of the album, the Lawrence Country, KY native comments, “I am extremely grateful for Miles Miller introducing me to Sturgill Simpson, and also for Sturgill and David Ferguson taking the time to work with me. I think we both wanted to make an album for east KY, and I reckon that’s what we did. It’s not about rock, or grass, or country…it’s just hollerin’ in the mountains and stirring shit up! The band Sturgill and David put together was an all-star cast, and an honor to work with and learn from. I hope to do it again, but once is more than most are blessed with. For that I am thankful.”

TYLER CHILDERS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

May 18—Nashville, TN—Grand Ole Opry

May 19—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium† (SOLD-OUT)

May 20—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium† (SOLD-OUT)

May 26—Quincy, WA—Sasquatch! Music Festival

May 27—Chillicothe, IL—Summer Camp Music Festival

May 31—Morgantown, WV—123 Pleasant Street (SOLD-OUT)

June 1—Richmond, VA—Friday Cheers

June 2—Charleston, SC—Charleston Pour House (SOLD-OUT)

June 3—Carrboro, NC—Cat’s Cradle (SOLD-OUT)

June 6—Charlotte, NC—Neighborhood Theatre (SOLD-OUT)

June 7—Asheville, NC—The Orange Peel (SOLD-OUT)

June 8—Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

June 9—Cincinnati, OH—The Taft Theater*

June 15—Kansas City, MO—Tumbleweed Music Festival

June 16—Eau Claire, WI—Blue Ox Music Festival

June 22—Hamilton, OH—Whimmydiddle Country Music Festival

June 23—Ashland, KY—Paramount Arts Center (SOLD-OUT)

June 29—Lexington, KY—Manchester Music Hall (SOLD-OUT)

June 30—Lexington, KY—Manchester Music Hall (SOLD-OUT)

July 18—Dallas, TX—Canton Hall (SOLD-OUT)

July 19—Austin, TX—Historic Scoot Inn (SOLD-OUT)

July 20—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall

July 21—Helotes, TX—John T. Floore Country Store

July 25-28—Floyd, VA—Floydfest

July 27—Newport, RI—Newport Folk Festival

July 29—Asbury Park, NJ—Asbury Lanes

August 2—Chicago, IL—Lollapalooza

August 3-4—Saint Charles, IA—Hinterland Music Festival  

August 10-12—San Francisco, CA—Outside Lands

August 16—Louisville, KY—Headliners Music Hall (SOLD-OUT)

August 17—Louisville, KY—Headliners Music Hall (SOLD-OUT)

August 18—Beaver Dam, KY—Beaver Dam Amphitheater

August 27—Goteborg, Sweden—Pustervik

August 30-September 2—Vlieland, Netherlands—Into the Great Wide Open

September 4—London, UK—Dingwalls

September 28-30—Roseland, VA—Devils Backbone Hoopla

November 16—Hickory, NC—Music in the Mill

*supporting John Prine

†supporting Margo Price

Groundbreaking artist Kamasi Washington’s highly anticipated sophomore album Heaven and Earth is set for release June 22 via Young Turks. Two songs from the double album debut today, listen to Earth’s “Fists of Fury” here and Heaven’s “The Space Travelers Lullaby” here.  

The long-awaited follow up to Washington’s debut The Epic, Heaven and Earth is comprised of two halves, which find Washington confronting quotidian realities with cosmic themes. A further investigation of Washington’s world building ideas, the new album explores his reckoning with current global chaos and his vision for the future.

“Fists of Fury” and “The Space Travelers Lullaby” debut today alongside a pair of accompanying scenes created by acclaimed British artist and director Jenn Nkiru. The visual pieces are inspired by a more expansive collaborative Heaven and Earth film project that is due for release later in the year.

Washington convened his band, The Next Step, as well as members of the long running collective The West Coast Get Down at Henson Studios in Los Angeles to record the 16 tracks on Heaven and Earth. The music was composed, written and arranged by Washington, with new arrangements of jazz and bebop legend Freddie Hubbard’s “Hubtones” and iconic kung fu film theme “Fists of Fury,” as well as one song by bandmate Ryan Porter. Thundercat, Terrace Martin, Ronald Bruner, Jr., Cameron Graves, Brandon Coleman, Miles Mosley, Patrice Quinn, Tony Austin and many more contribute to the album.

Heaven and Earth, over two and a half hours of music, will be available on double deluxe CD and a four piece vinyl housed in bespoke double gatefold sleeve, in addition to all digital services. The album is available to pre-order via http://y-t-r.co/heavenandearth

To celebrate the release of Heaven and Earth, Washington will tour globally with stops in London, Paris, Berlin, New York, Tokyo and beyond. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for select dates before the general public beginning April 18 at 10 a.m. local through Thursday April 19 at 10 p.m. local.

Kamasi Washington is a multi-instrumentalist and producer born and raised in Los Angeles. He grew up playing jazz in the city’s storied Leimert Park neighborhood under the tutelage of his father, Rickey Washington. Forming his first band, the Young Jazz Giants, with Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, Ronald Bruner, Jr. and Cameron Graves in high school, Washington went on to study ethnomusicology at UCLA and play with Snoop Dogg, Raphael Saadiq and more. His debut album, The Epic, was released in 2015 to rapturous critical reception, universally embraced as one of the best of the year and awarded the inaugural American Music Prize. Heaven and Earth follows The Epic as well as Washington’s 2017 EP Harmony of Difference, an exploration of the musical concept of counterpoint that debuted as an original work for the 2017 Whitney Museum of Art Biennial.

An acoustic video for Blackberry Smoke’s “Best Seat In The House” is premiering today. The video was filmed at Southern Ground Studios in Nashville, TN and features band members Charlie Starr (vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards).

The song is from the band’s acclaimed new album, Find A Light, which debuted as the best-selling Country and Americana/Folk album in the country and entered at #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #2 on the Billboard Americana/Folk Albums chart.

In celebration of the release, Blackberry Smoke will tour extensively throughout 2018 including a series of co-headlining dates with JJ Grey & Mofro as well as several shows with Lynyrd Skynyrd. See below for complete details.

Self-produced by the acclaimed 5-piece band, Find A Light is Blackberry Smoke’s sixth full-length album and features 13 new songs written/co-written by lead-singer and guitarist Charlie Starr. In addition to the band members, the album also features special guests Robert Randolph (“I’ll Keep Ramblin’”), Amanda Shires (“Let Me Down Easy”) and The Wood Brothers (“Mother Mountain”).

Of the album, Starr comments, “The new album is a melting pot of Blackberry Smoke music with a wide range of sound and emotion. I think it’s our most inspired work yet.”

The release of Find A Light culminates a series of breakthrough years for the Atlanta-based band following the release of 2016’s acclaimed album, Like An Arrow, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Country and Americana charts. Released to widespread praise, the Boston Globe declared, “…the needle can be dropped on Like an Arrow until its grooves become as well-worn as the classic albums that inspired this band of country-rock workhorses,” while American Songwriter asserted, “…Blackberry Smoke fills the bill for the next generation of gutsy, heartfelt and honest Southeast rocking with plenty of talent, tons of drive and no apologies.” In August 2017, they made their debut on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

In addition to their work as musicians, Blackberry Smoke remains committed to charitable work and has raised nearly $200,000 benefiting children’s cancer research.

FIND A LIGHT TRACK LIST:

1. Flesh And Bone (written by Charlie Starr)

2. Run Away From It All (written by Charlie Starr, Keith Nelson)

3. The Crooked Kind (written by Charlie Starr)

4. Medicate My Mind (written by Charlie Starr, Travis Meadows)

5. I’ve Got This Song (written by Charlie Starr)

6. Best Seat In The House (written by Charlie Starr, Keith Nelson)

7. I’ll Keep Ramblin’ feat. Robert Randolph (written by Charlie Starr, Robert Randolph)

8. Seems So Far (written by Charlie Starr, Travis Meadows)

9. Lord Strike Me Dead (written by Charlie Starr)

10. Let Me Down Easy feat. Amanda Shires (written by Charlie Starr, Keith Nelson)

11. Nobody Gives A Damn (written by Charlie Starr, Keith Nelson)

12. Till The Wheels Fall Off (written by Charlie Starr)

13. Mother Mountain feat. The Wood Bros (written by Charlie Starr)

BLACKBERRY SMOKE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

May 25—Mountain View, CA—Shoreline Amphitheater*

May 26—San Bernardino, CA—Glen Helen Amphitheater*

June 9—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheater†

June 15—Portsmouth, VA—Union Bank & Trust Pavilion Waterfront Plaza‡

June 16—Charlottesville, VA—Sprint Pavilion‡

June 21—Jacksonville, NC—The Tarheel‡

June 22—Asheville, NC—ExploreAsheville.com Arena‡

June 23—Macon, GA—Big House Summer Jam

June 30—Holmfirth, England—Picturedome

July 1—Maidstone, U.K. —Ramblin’ Man Fair

July 13-14—Maryville, TN—The Shed

July 20—Baldwinsville, NY—Bud Light Amphitheater at Paper Mill Island 

July 21—Scranton, PA—Peach Festival

July 26—Frankenmuth, MI—Harvey Kern Pavilion

July 27—Cuyahoga Falls, OH—Blossom Music Center*

July 28—Hershey, PA—Hershey Stadium*

August 4—Saint Charles, IA—Hinterland Festival

August 5—Sturgis, SD—Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

August 7—Milwaukee, WI—The Pabst Theater‡

August 9—Chicago, IL—Gallagher Way

August 10—Huber Heights, OH—Rose Music Center at the Heights‡

August 11—Cincinnati, OH—PNC Pavilion at Riverbend‡

August 12—Indianapolis, IN—Farmer’s Bureau Insurance Lawn @ White River State Park‡

August 14—Apple Valley, MN—Weesner Family Amphitheatre‡

August 16—Oshkosh, WI—Waterfest Concert Series @ Leach Amphitheater

August 17—Peoria, IL—Peoria Riverfront

August 18—Chesterfield, MO—Chesterfield Central Park Amphitheatre‡

August 23—Toledo, OH—Hensville Park

August 25—Du Quoin, IL—Du Quoin State Fair

August 30—Montgomery, AL—Montgomery Performing Arts Center

August 31—Pelham, AL—Oak Mountain Amphitheatre*

September 1—Atlanta, GA—Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood*

September 11—Ridgefield, CT—The Ridgefield Playhouse

September 13—Concord, NH—Capitol Center For The Arts-Chubb Theatre

September 15—Fredericton, Canada—Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival

September 16—Webster, MA—Indian Ranch Amphitheatre

September 23—Louisville, KY—Bourbon & Beyond Festival

October 5—West Helena, AR—King Biscuit Blues Festival

October 12—Frankfurt, Germany—Batschkapp

October 13—Bonn, Germany—Harmonie Club

October 14—Basel, Switzerland—Z7 Pratteln

October 16—Zurich, Switzerland—Kaufleuten

October 17—Munich, Germany—Tonhalle

October 18—Milan, Italy—Alcatraz

October 20—Berlin, Germany—Huxleys

October 21—Hannover, Germany—Capitol

October 23—Stockholm, Sweden—Cirkus

October 24—Gothenburg, Sweden—Pustervik

October 25—Oslo, Norway—Sentrum Scene

October 27—Weert, Netherlands—Bosuil

October 28—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Melkweg

October 29—Brussels, Belgium—Ancienne Belgique

October 31—Paris, France—Le Caberet Sauvage

November 2—Newcastle, U.K.—02 Academy

November 3—Glasgow, U.K.—02 Academy

November 4—Nottingham, U.K.—Rock City

November 6—Belfast, Ireland—The Telegraph Building

November 7—Dublin, Ireland—National Stadium

November 9—Cardiff, U.K.—Tramshed

November 10—Birmingham, U.K.—02 Academy

November 11—Bristol, U.K.—02 Academy

November 13—Southampton, U.K.—Guildhall

November 15—London, U.K.—02 Shepherds Bush Empire

November 16—London, U.K.—02 Shepherds Bush Empire

November 17—Manchester, U.K.—02 Apollo

December 7—Port Chester, NY—The Capitol Theatre

December 8—Clifton Park, NY—Upstate Concert Hall

January 6-12—Tampa, FL—2019 Southern Rock Cruise  

*with Lynyrd Skynyrd

†with Big Head Todd & The Monsters

‡co-headline with JJ Grey & Mofro

Florence + the Machine confirm a 23 city North American fall headline tour today, kicking off August 5 in Montreal, QC and including stops at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and New York’s Barclays Center. Further dates include Seattle, Portland, Nashville, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago and more.

Tickets are on sale to the general public beginning this Friday, June 1 at 10 a.m. local time at Ticketmaster.com. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets for select dates before the general public beginning Tuesday, May 29 at 12 p.m. local time, through Thursday, May 31 at 10 p.m. local time. Visit florenceandthemachine.net for more information.

Florence + the Machine’s hugely anticipated fourth studio album High As Hope—co-produced by Florence and Emile Haynie and featuring contributions from Kamasi Washington, Sampha, Tobias Jesso Jr, Kelsey Lu, Jamie xx and Thomas Bartlett—is out June 29 on Republic Records. Watch the A.G. Rojas-directed video for first official single “Hunger” here.

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LIVE

August 5               Montreal, QC, Canada                                                                              Osheaga  

August 9                    Lake Tahoe, NV                                 Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys*

August 11                San Francisco, CA                                                                        Outside Lands

September 8         Vancouver, BC, Canada                                                              Skookum Festival

September 10                Seattle, WA                                                                                  KeyArena†

September 11               Portland, OR                                                                            Moda Center†

September 14          Salt Lake City, UT                                                                    Maverik Center†

September 15                Denver, CO                                                                     Grandoozy Festival

September 22             Las Vegas, NV                                                                        Life Is Beautiful

September 23             San Diego, CA         Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University‡

September 25            Los Angeles, CA                                                                   Hollywood Bowl‡

September 29                 Dallas, TX                                        The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory‡

September 30               Houston, TX                                     The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion‡

October 2                    Nashville, TN                                                                   Bridgestone Arena§

October 3                    Charlotte, NC                                                                      Spectrum Center§

October 5                 Washington, D.C.                                                                       The Anthem**

October 9                    New York, NY                                                                         Barclays Center

October 12                   Boston, MA                                                                                  TD Garden

October 13                  Uncasville, CT                                                             Mohegan Sun Arena††

October 14                Philadelphia, PA                                                             Wells Fargo Center††

October 16            Toronto, ON, Canada                                                           Air Canada Centre††

October 19                    Chicago, IL                                                                          United Center‡‡

October 20               Minneapolis, MN                                                                      Target Center‡‡

*with Wet

†with St. Vincent and Lizzo

‡with Kamasi Washington

§with Billie Eilish

**with Beth Ditto

††with Grizzly Bear

‡‡with Perfume Genius

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Tyler Childers will embark on an extensive, nationwide tour this fall with headline performances in his largest rooms and venues to date. Stops include Brooklyn’s Brooklyn Bowl, Philadelphia’s Union Transfer, Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club, San Francisco’s The Fillmore and L.A.’s The Troubadour among several others. Tickets go on-sale this Friday, June 8 at 10:00am local time. See below for complete details.  

These shows celebrate a breakthrough year for Childers, which saw the release of his critically acclaimed debut album, Purgatory. The record—produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson—landed on multiple “Best of 2017” lists including Rolling Stone, Vice’s Noisey, Wide Open Country and NPR Music, who praised, “The intimacy he conjures is his gift, in this private moment made universal, and throughout his remarkable official debut.” Additionally, Childers is nominated for “Emerging Artist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards and also made his Grand Ole Opry debut earlier this spring.

Along with Childers (vocals, acoustic guitar), the album features a variety of world-renowned musicians including Simpson (acoustic guitar, background vocals), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Miles Miller (drums, background vocals) and Russ Pahl (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, Jew’s harp) among others.

Of the album, the Lawrence Country, KY native comments, “I am extremely grateful for Miles Miller introducing me to Sturgill Simpson, and also for Sturgill and David Ferguson taking the time to work with me. I think we both wanted to make an album for east KY, and I reckon that’s what we did. It’s not about rock, or grass, or country…it’s just hollerin’ in the mountains and stirring shit up! The band Sturgill and David put together was an all-star cast, and an honor to work with and learn from. I hope to do it again, but once is more than most are blessed with. For that I am thankful.”

PURGATORY TRACK LIST

1. I Swear (To God) 


2. Feathered Indians 


3. Tattoos 


4. Born Again 


5. Whitehouse Road 


6. Banded Clovis 


7. Purgatory 


8. Honky Tonk Flame 


9. Universal Sound

10. Lady May 


TYLER CHILDERS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

June 6—Charlotte, NC—Neighborhood Theatre (SOLD-OUT)

June 7—Asheville, NC—The Orange Peel (SOLD-OUT)

June 8—Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

June 9—Cincinnati, OH—The Taft Theater*

June 15—Lacygne, KS—Tumbleweed Music Festival

June 16—Eau Claire, WI—Blue Ox Music Festival

June 22—Hamilton, OH—Whimmydiddle Country Music Festival

June 23—Ashland, KY—Paramount Arts Center (SOLD-OUT)

June 28—Louisville, KY—A Grassroots Fundraiser for Johnny Boone (SOLD-OUT)

June 29—Lexington, KY—Manchester Music Hall (SOLD-OUT)

June 30—Lexington, KY—Manchester Music Hall (SOLD-OUT)

July 11—Vail, CO—Vail Summer Bluegrass Series

July 14—Telluride, CO—The Ride Festival

July 18—Dallas, TX—Canton Hall (SOLD-OUT)

July 19—Austin, TX—Historic Scoot Inn (SOLD-OUT)

July 20—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall

July 21—Helotes, TX—John T. Floore Country Store

July 26—Floyd, VA—Floydfest

July 27—Newport, RI—Newport Folk Festival

July 29—Asbury Park, NJ—Asbury Lanes

August 2—Chicago, IL—Lollapalooza

August 2—Chicago, IL—Schubas (Lollapalooza Official Aftershow)

August 3-4—Saint Charles, IA—Hinterland Music Festival  

August 10-12—San Francisco, CA—Outside Lands

August 16—Louisville, KY—Headliners Music Hall (SOLD-OUT)

August 17—Louisville, KY—Headliners Music Hall (SOLD-OUT)

August 18—Beaver Dam, KY—Beaver Dam Amphitheater

August 27—Goteborg, Sweden—Pustervik

August 30-September 2—Vlieland, Netherlands—Into the Great Wide Open

September 4—London, UK—Dingwalls

September 28-30—Roseland, VA—Devils Backbone Hoopla

October 10—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Bowl

October 12—Boston, MA—Royale

October 13—Philadelphia, PA—Union Transfer

October 15—Washington, DC—9:30 Club

October 19—Toronto, Canada—Danforth Music Hall

October 20—Detroit, MI—Majestic Theatre

October 24—Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre

October 26—Minneapolis, MN—Varsity Theater

October 27—Iowa City, IA—The Blue Moose

October 29—Billings, MT—Pub Station Ballroom

October 30—Missoula, MT—Top Hat

November 1—Vancouver, Canada—Imperial

November 3—Seattle, WA—Neptune Theatre

November 4—Boise, ID—Knitting Factory Concert House

November 5—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom

November 7—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore

November 8—West Hollywood, CA—Troubadour

November 10—Denver, CO—Ogden Theatre

November 14—St. Louis, MO—Delmar Hall

November 16—Hickory, NC—Music in the Mill

*supporting John Prine

Legendary singer, songwriter and performer John Prine is featured on today’s episode of NPR’s “Fresh Air” with host Terry Gross. Listen to the full segment HERE.

The interview comes in the midst of a landmark year for Prine, whose critically acclaimed new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, recently debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 54,000 equivalent albums sold in its first week—a career high chart position and sales week for Prine. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart. Additionally, Prine is once again nominated for “Artist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards.

Released on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, the album is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb (purchase/stream here).

In celebration of the release, Prine recently performed the album’s first single, “Summer’s End,” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” with special guests Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile. Watch the performance HERE. Additionally, Rolling Stone recently premiered a short documentary on Prine and the new album, entitled “John Prine: The Road to The Tree of Forgiveness.” Watch HERE. Moreover, Prine’s NPR Music “Tiny Desk Concert” can be viewed HERE.

Prine’s extensive nationwide tour is currently underway including upcoming dates at Dallas’ AT&T Performing Arts Center, Austin’s Bass Hall, Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall and two nights at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Of his recent sold out show at Radio City Music Hall, Rolling Stone declares, “…a night of joy and love at one of the most biggest shows of the veteran singer-songwriter’s career.” All 2018 shows are now on-sale. See below for complete details. Every concert ticket sold will include a copy The Tree of Forgiveness (CD only).

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, the album includes ten new songs written by Prine along with co-writers Pat McLaughlin, Roger Cook, Dan Auerbach, Keith Sykes, David Ferguson and Phil Spector. Along with Prine (lead vocals and acoustic guitar), Cobb (acoustic guitar, mellotron, claps, kazoo) and Prine’s longtime band, the album features special guests Brandi Carlile (harmony vocals on tracks 2, 4, 10), Jason Isbell (electric guitar on track 7, slide guitar and background vocals on track 9, 10) and Amanda Shires (fiddle and background vocals on track 9, background vocals on track 10).

The landmark album and tour follow a noteworthy 2017, which included an “Artist of the Year” award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards and a Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Award for his “Chicago Voices” performance with Renée Fleming. Last year also saw the release of Prine’s debut book, John Prine Beyond Words, which includes a selection of favorites songs, photographs and stories from Prine’s beloved catalogue. More info is available here.

A two-time Grammy-winner, Prine is among the English language’s premier phrase-turners. Almost 50 years into a remarkable career that has drawn effusive praise from Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and others who would know, Prine is a smiling, shuffling force for good. He is a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and a PEN New England Lyrics Award recipient whose classic debut album, simply titled John Prine, is recognized as part of the Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall of Fame and whose songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band and many others.

Following the 2015 death of his friend and business partner Al Bunetta, Prine is now President and sole owner of Oh Boy Records. He lives in Nashville, TN with his wife, Fiona, and enjoys spending time with their three sons, a daughter-in-law and his grandchildren.

THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS TRACK LIST

1. “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

2. “I Have Met My Love Today” ft. Brandi Carlile (by John Prine and Roger Cook)

3. “Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

4. “Summer’s End” (written by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

5. “Caravan of Fools” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)

6. “The Lonesome Friends of Science” (by John Prine)

7. “No Ordinary Blue” (by John Prine and Keith Sykes)

8. “Boundless Love” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)

9. “God Only Knows” (by John Prine and Phil Spector)

10. “When I Get to Heaven” (by John Prine)

High As Hope, the immensely anticipated new album from Florence + the Machine, is out today on Republic Records—get it here. Co-produced by Florence and Emile Haynie and featuring contributions from Kamasi Washington, Sampha, Tobias Jesso Jr, Kelsey Lu, Jamie xx and Thomas Barlett, the album includes previous-released songs “Hunger”—currently #1 at AAA radio and Top 10 at Alternative radio, “Big God” and “Sky Full of Song.”

Furthermore, Florence will embark on a 23-city North American fall headline tour, including two nights at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and Washington, D.C.’s The Anthem, with further stops at New York’s Barclays Center and in Seattle, Portland, Nashville, Philadelphia, Chicago and more. Tickets are on sale now, visit florenceandthemachine.net for more information.

Watch the video for “Big God,” directed by Autumn de Wilde and choreographed by Akram Khan and Florence, here.

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE LIVE

August 5             Montreal, QC, Canada                                                                               Osheaga  

August 9                    Lake Tahoe, NV                                 Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys*

August 11                San Francisco, CA                                                                        Outside Lands

September 8         Vancouver, BC, Canada                                                              Skookum Festival

September 10                Seattle, WA                                                                                  KeyArena†

September 11               Portland, OR                                                                            Moda Center†

September 14          Salt Lake City, UT                                                                    Maverik Center†

September 15                Denver, CO                                                                     Grandoozy Festival

September 22             Las Vegas, NV                                                                        Life Is Beautiful

September 23             San Diego, CA         Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University‡

September 25            Los Angeles, CA                                                                   Hollywood Bowl‡

September 26            Los Angeles, CA                                                                   Hollywood Bowl‡

September 29                 Dallas, TX                                        The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory‡

September 30               Houston, TX                                     The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion‡

October 2                    Nashville, TN                                                                   Bridgestone Arena§

October 3                    Charlotte, NC                                                                      Spectrum Center§

October 5                 Washington, D.C.                                                                       The Anthem**

October 6                 Washington, D.C.                                                                       The Anthem**

October 9                    New York, NY                                                                       Barclays Center‡

October 12                   Boston, MA                                                                              TD Garden††

October 13                  Uncasville, CT                                                             Mohegan Sun Arena††

October 14                Philadelphia, PA                                                             Wells Fargo Center††

October 16            Toronto, ON, Canada                                                           Air Canada Centre††

October 19                    Chicago, IL                                                                          United Center‡‡

October 20               Minneapolis, MN                                                                      Target Center‡‡

*with Wet

†with St. Vincent and Lizzo

‡with Kamasi Washington

§with Billie Eilish

**with Beth Ditto

††with Grizzly Bear

‡‡with Perfume Genius

The official music video for John Prine’s “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door” is premiering today. Watch/share HERE. Directed by David McClister, the video was filmed at some of Prine’s favorite places throughout Nashville and features special guests Dan Auerbach, Dave Cobb, Elizabeth Cook, David Ferguson, Jason Isbell, Jeremy Ivey, Margo Price, Amanda Shires, Sturgill Simpson and more.

“Knockin’ On Your Screen Door” is from Prine’s critically acclaimed new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, which recently debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 54,000 equivalent albums sold in its first week—a career high chart position and sales week for the legendary singer, songwriter and performer. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart. Released on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, the album is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb (purchase/stream here).

In celebration of the release, Prine performed the album’s first single, “Summer’s End,” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” with special guests Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile. Watch the performance HERE. Additionally, Rolling Stone recently premiered a short documentary on Prine and the new album, entitled “John Prine: The Road to The Tree of Forgiveness.” Watch HERE. Moreover, Prine’s NPR Music “Tiny Desk Concert” can be viewed HERE and his recent interview on NPR’s “Fresh Air” with host Terry Gross can be listened to HERE. Prine is also once again nominated for “Artist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards.  

Prine’s extensive nationwide tour is currently underway including a newly confirmed New Year’s Eve show at Nashville’s Opry House with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and special guest Iris DeMent. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 13 at 10:00am local time. Of his recent sold out show at Radio City Music Hall, Rolling Stone declares, “…a night of joy and love at one of the most biggest shows of the veteran singer-songwriter’s career.” All 2018 shows are now on-sale. See below for complete details. Every concert ticket sold will include a copy The Tree of Forgiveness (CD only).

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, the album includes ten new songs written by Prine along with co-writers Pat McLaughlin, Roger Cook, Dan Auerbach, Keith Sykes, David Ferguson and Phil Spector. Along with Prine (lead vocals and acoustic guitar), Cobb (acoustic guitar, mellotron, claps, kazoo) and Prine’s longtime band, the album features special guests Brandi Carlile (harmony vocals on tracks 2, 4, 10), Jason Isbell (electric guitar on track 7, slide guitar and background vocals on track 9, 10) and Amanda Shires (fiddle and background vocals on track 9, background vocals on track 10).

The landmark album and tour follow a noteworthy 2017, which included an “Artist of the Year” award at the Americana Music Honors & Awards and a Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Award for his “Chicago Voices” performance with Renée Fleming. Last year also saw the release of Prine’s debut book, John Prine Beyond Words, which includes a selection of favorites songs, photographs and stories from Prine’s beloved catalogue. More info is available here.

A two-time Grammy-winner, Prine is among the English language’s premier phrase-turners. Almost 50 years into a remarkable career that has drawn effusive praise from Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, Bonnie Raitt, Roger Waters, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and others who would know, Prine is a smiling, shuffling force for good. He is a Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member and a PEN New England Lyrics Award recipient whose classic debut album, simply titled John Prine, is recognized as part of the Recording Academy’s Grammy Hall of Fame and whose songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Carly Simon, Bette Midler, Bonnie Raitt, Norah Jones, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown Band and many others.

Following the 2015 death of his friend and business partner Al Bunetta, Prine is now President and sole owner of Oh Boy Records. He lives in Nashville, TN with his wife, Fiona, and enjoys spending time with their three sons, a daughter-in-law and his grandchildren.

THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS TRACK LIST

1. “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

2. “I Have Met My Love Today” ft. Brandi Carlile (by John Prine and Roger Cook)

3. “Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone)” (by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

4. “Summer’s End” (written by John Prine and Pat McLaughlin)

5. “Caravan of Fools” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)

6. “The Lonesome Friends of Science” (by John Prine)

7. “No Ordinary Blue” (by John Prine and Keith Sykes)

8. “Boundless Love” (by John Prine, Dan Auerbach, and Pat McLaughlin)

9. “God Only Knows” (by John Prine and Phil Spector)

10. “When I Get to Heaven” (by John Prine)

Due to popular demand, Joan Baez will extend her extensive 2018 tour into 2019 including stops at D.C.’s Warner Theatre, Northampton’s John M. Greene Hall, Knoxville’s Tennessee Theatre, Austin’s Paramount Theatre and more. See below for complete tour details and on sale dates. Tickets are available for purchase at www.joanbaez.com/tour.

Her first album in ten years, Whistle Down The Wind was released earlier this spring to widespread praise on Bobolink/Razor & Tie Records (purchase here). The album debuted at #18 on Billboard’s Top Current Albums chart and #4 on the Americana/Folk Albums chart—Baez’s strongest chart position since 1975’s Diamonds & Rust. The album has also achieved considerable success internationally. Watch a recent profile on “CBS News Sunday Morning” here. Read a recent interview with The New York Times here.

Recorded over a ten-day period in Los Angeles, Whistle Down The Wind was produced by three-time Grammy Award-winner Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Allen Toussaint and others) and includes songs written by Tom Waits, Anohni, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Josh Ritter and Eliza Gilkyson. Of working with Henry, Baez says, “It was a hunch on both of our parts that we could make an album together. As it turned out it was a no brainer. We both work fast and were musically on the same wavelength. I work best with musicians who are as willing as I am to wing it and he assembled a group of players who did just that. Meaning: invent each song from scratch.”

The new music marks the first release from Baez since 2008’s Grammy-nominated album Day After Tomorrow. Its release, which ignited an extraordinary decade of achievement for Baez, coincided with the 50th anniver­sa­ry of her legendary 1958 residency at the famed Club 47 in Cambridge. Milestones over the past ten years include:

2009: PBS American Masters premiere of her life story, Joan Baez: How Sweet The Sound, which underscored the 50th anniver­sa­ry of Baez’s debut at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival.

2011: Baez’ seminal debut album of 1960 honored by the National Academy of Record­ing Arts & Sciences in 2011, which inducted it into the Grammy Hall Of Fame.

2015: Library of Congress selects Baez’s debut album to be preserved in the National Recording Registry.

2015: Amnesty International bestowed its highest honor on Baez, the Ambassador of Conscience Award, in recognition of her exceptional leadership in the fight for human rights.

2016: Baez’s 75th birthday was celebrated at New York’s Beacon Theater in January, where Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris and others joined her. The concert premiered on the PBS Great Performances series in May 2017. 

2017: Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction

2017: Baez’s first solo exhibition of paintings, entitled “Mischief Makers,” was presented in Mill Valley, CA. The bulk of the exhibit was subsequently purchased by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and donated to Sonoma State University, where it will eventually be displayed at an envisioned new social justice learning center on campus.

Baez remains a musical force of incalculable influence. She marched on the front line of the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King, shined a spotlight on the Free Speech Movement, took to the fields with Cesar Chavez, organized resistance to the Vietnam War, inspired Vaclav Havel in his fight for a Czech Republic, saluted the Dixie Chicks for their courage to protest the Iraq war, stood with old friend Nelson Mandela in London’s Hyde Park as the world celebrated his 90th birthday and, most recently, protested the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. To this day, she continues to stand passionately on behalf of causes she embraces.

JOAN BAEZ: FARE THEE WELL TOUR 2019

April 10—Birmingham, AL—Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center—On Sale June 19, 2018
April 12—Atlanta, GA—Atlanta Symphony Hall— On Sale July 20, 2018
April 13—Mobile, AL—The Saenger Theatre— On Sale July 27, 2018
April 16—San Antonio, TX—The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts— On Sale July 20, 2018
April 17—Austin, TX—Paramount Theatre— On Sale July 20, 2018
April 19—Dallas, TX—Strauss Square— On Sale July 20, 2018
April 20—Fayetteville, AR— Walton Arts Center—On Sale August 6, 2018
April 22—St Louis, MO—The Pageant—On Sale July 20, 2018
April 23—Knoxville, TN—Tennessee Theatre—On Sale August 3, 2018
April 25—Newport News, VA—Ferguson Concert Hall— On Sale August 20, 2018
April 26—Washington, DC—Warner Theatre— On Sale July 20, 2018
May 1—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre— On Sale July 20, 2018
May 3 & 5—Port Chester, NY—Capitol Theater— On Sale July 20, 2018

JOAN BAEZ: FARE THEE WELL TOUR 2018

September 11—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre
September 12—New Haven, CT—Shubert Theater
September 14 & 15—Boston, MA—The Wang Theatre
September 17—Montreal, QC—Place Des Arts Maison Symphonique
September 18—Toronto, ON—Roy Thomson Hall
September 21 & 22—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre
September 25—Red Bank, NJ—Count Basie Theatre
September 26—Philadelphia, PA—Verizon Hall @ Kimmel Center for the Performing
September 28—Washington, DC—Warner Theatre
September 29—Durham, NC—Durham Performing Arts Center
September 30—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium
October 2—Ann Arbor, MI—Michigan Theater
October 3—Cleveland, OH—State Theatre
October 5—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
October 6—Minneapolis, MN—State Theatre
October 24—Denver, CO—Paramount Theatre
October 25—Santa Fe, NM—The Lensic Performing Arts Center
October 27—Phoenix, AZ—Celebrity Theatre
October 28—Tucson, AZ—Fox Tucson Theatre
October 30—San Diego, CA—Humphreys Concerts
November 1—Santa Barbara, CA—Arlington Theatre
November 2—Chico, CA—Laxon Auditorium 

November 4—Seattle, WA—Benaroya Hall
November 5—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall
November 7—Redding, CA—Cascade Theatre

November 8—Eureka, CA—Arkely Center for the Performing Arts
November 10—Los Angeles, CA—Royce Hall

November 11—Rohnert Park, CA—Weill Hall at Green Music Center

November 14—Davis, CA—Jackson Hall at Mondavi Center
November 15—San Francisco, CA—The Masonic
November 17 & 18—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater Oakland

Grammy-nominated DJ, music producer, composer and music and film director Sam Spiegel’s “To Whom It May Concern,” featuring Ceelo Green, Theophilus London and Alex Ebert, premieres today at Consequence of Sound. Consequence of Sound raves about Spiegel’s “funky-as-hell electronic jams” and hails “To Whom It May Concern” as “undeniably smooth.” Read their interview with Spiegel and listen to the track at http://cos.lv/crG530l6k77 and share it at https://bit.ly/2L9UHyk.

15 years in the making, “To Whom It May Concern” was initially written in 2003. Spiegel later adapted it for Ceelo Green after the pair met in a sneaker shop in Japan in 2006, and the track continued to evolve as Spiegel later added Theophilus London and Alex Ebert’s contributions. See below for Spiegel’s note about the making of the track.

Spiegel recently marked his return from a two-year hiatus from making music with the new track “20 Below” featuring Anderson .Paak and Doja Cat. Complex hails “20 Below” as “a chilled-out, soulful track with crisp percussion and warm synths that naturally incorporates smooth vocal performances from both Anderson .Paak and Doja Cat.” Listen to the track at https://bit.ly/2J6XsP6.

“To Whom It May Concern” and “20 Below” are Spiegel’s first releases since his 2016 single “Mutant Brain” featuring Assassin (out now via Interscope Records), which was featured as the soundtrack to the Spike Jonze-directed “Kenzo World” short film (hailed as “the greatest fragrance ad of all time” by Fast Company). The track reached #2 on the Spotify Global Viral 50 playlist and won the AICP “Best Music” award as well as two Gold Lions at the Cannes Lions Film Festival. Listen and watch the short film at https://youtu.be/ABz2m0olmPg.

Since Spiegel’s landmark 2009 collaborative project N.A.S.A. (with Brazilian DJ Zegon), whose debut album The Spirit of Apollo featured appearances by Kanye West, Childish Gambino, M.I.A., Tom Waits, RZA, David Byrne and many others, he has gone on to establish himself as a critically acclaimed music and film director. Spiegel served as music director for Kanye West’s “Glow in the Dark” tour and Karen O’s Stop the Virgens theatrical project, the latter of which Spiegel co-wrote and produced with Karen.

In 2005 Spiegel founded his award-winning commercial music house, Squeak E. Clean, through which he has scored commercial campaigns for Nike, Adidas, Cadillac, Honda, Sonos and many more. Other highlights among Spiegel’s film credits are the scores to Spike Jonze’s Yeah Right!, the top-selling skate movie of all-time; HBO’s Pretty Things; Drew Barrymore’s Whip It and more. Spiegel’s track “Hello Tomorrow” won the Gold Lion for Best Music at the 2005 Cannes International Advertising Festival and Silver for Original Music at the 2006 Clio Awards upon being featured in an Adidas commercial directed by Jones.

In 2015 Spiegel turned his attention to film direction with the video for the final track to be released by N.A.S.A., “Jihad Love Squad” feat. KRS-One. He went on to direct a pair of short films for National Geographic and CNN’s first-ever live commercial, which aired at 11:35 p.m. ET on New Year’s Eve 2017 during CNN’s “New Year’s Eve Live” and received nearly 3.3 million live viewers.

SAM SPIEGEL ON THE MAKING OF “TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN”

I’m so geeked to finally release “To Whom It May Concern.” It was 15 years in the making!

Zegon and I started work on it in 2003 as a N.A.S.A. track for our first album. 

I met Ceelo in a sneaker shop in Japan in 2006, and asked him if he was down to make a song. We tried to make it happen for a year and a half. Finally one day I got the call, “Ceelo’s in LA and wants to come by the studio right now.” He came through. We partook in the spirit of creativity, and then he entered the booth, freestyled for about 40 minutes, and then bounced. I sculpted a chorus out of his freestyles.  

Shortly after that, I had an orchestra play on the song when I was tracking all of the strings for the N.A.S.A. album. For the next five or six years, I fucked around and kept redoing the track, trying to find the right vibe for the song. I finally got it to a place that I liked it and had my friends, Emily and Theresa from the band Warpaint, come in and sing backups on the chorus. 

A year or so later I met Theophilus London, the greatest disco/boogie rapper in the world, so he naturally fit on the song. We met and vibed a few times, and then he came through and blessed the song. We still had one open verse and for the next year and a half Interscope had me redo that verse about 10 times. We had all of these great artists come through and give it a shot: Kali Uchis, Aluna George, Godlilox, Sunni Colon, Bipolar Sunshine. etc. Interscope was not satisfied. In retrospect I’m glad they pushed so hard, because when Alex Ebert finally blessed that second verse, the song really coalesced. Interscope still didn’t release the song, so I finally got out of my deal and am able to deliver this classic straight to your ears. Enjoy!

Bob Weir and Wolf Bros featuring Weir, Don Was and Jay Lane performing songs of Grateful Dead among others will embark on a 19-stop tour this fall across North America. The tour kicks off October 16 and runs through November 18, hitting major markets across the US including New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia, Nashville, Denver, and Washington D.C. See the complete list of dates below.

Fans can sign up for the Ticketmaster Verified Fan Presale starting Friday, August 3 at 10am ET HERE. Enhanced Fan Experiences will be offered on tour including a premium ticket in the first 10 rows, soundcheck access, a show-specific exclusive poster, and more. Enhanced Fan Experience details HERE. Tickets will be available to the public on Friday, August 10 at 10am local time. Visit www.bobweir.net for details.

Weir says, “Wolf Bros is something that really took its roots back in the spring of 2015 when Don Was came up to TRI and helped us piece together Dead & Company. For a while now I’ve been itchin’ to explore our songs in a trio setting. An upright bass, my acoustic or electric guitar and a drummer. We did some rehearsals this past spring and it was big fun—and that’s the whole idea. We were kickin’ around Dead songs as well as tunes from my back pages. I’m pretty sure we’re gonna have a big adventure with this...”

One of the founding members of the legendary Grateful Dead, which received a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007, Weir has become one of rock’s finest and most distinctive rhythm guitarists. In 2016, Weir released Blue Mountain on Columbia/Legacy, his first album of solo material in more than 10 years and his first album of entirely original material in more than 30 years. Weir is currently a member of Dead & Company which features Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann along with John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti.

Don Was founded the ‘80s funk-rock band Was (Not Was), known for hits such as “Walk The Dinosaur” and “Spy In The House Of Love.” As an in-demand, highly acclaimed producer, Was has been honored with four Grammy Awards for his production work in each of the past three decades, including Best Album honors for work with The Rolling Stones and Bonnie Raitt. Production credits include The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, Gregg Allman, John Mayer and Neil Young, to name only several. Albums produced by Was have achieved dozens of multi-platinum, platinum and gold certifications and have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. As one of music’s top bass players, Was has collaborated with countless musicians throughout his storied career, spanning a multitude of genres.

San Francisco-based drummer Jay Lane played with Bob Weir’s RatDog for more than 16 years. He was also one of the first drummers of Primus. More recently, Lane has performed with a collections of artists including Phil Lesh and Friends.

BOB WEIR AND WOLF BROS TOUR

“Brandi Carlile in Concert: A BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND Special” is now streaming in full for a limited time at PBS.org and can also be viewed on demand at Apple TV, RoKu and Amazon Prime. Watch HERE. Filmed at The Caverns, an underground venue located at the foot of Monteagle Mountain in Pelham, TN, the live performance special features songs from throughout Carlile’s extensive career as well as her critically acclaimed new album, By The Way, I Forgive You.

The TV special adds to an already triumphant year for Carlile following the release the new album, which was recently named “Album of the Year” by Elton John on his Rocket Hour radio show on Beats 1 on Apple Music in addition to landing on “Best of 2018” lists at NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weeekly, Billboard and more.

Produced by Grammy-Award winning producer Dave Cobb and acclaimed musician Shooter Jennings, By The Way, I Forgive You debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, Rock Albums chart and Americana/Folk Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart—a career high for the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and performer. Carlile is also nominated for three Americana Music Association Awards & Honors this year: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (By The Way, I Forgive You) and Song of the Year (“The Joke”).

Watch the official music video for “The Joke” here as well as recent live performances on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”

In celebration of the album, Carlile will continue her extensive nationwide tour this summer and fall with upcoming shows at Los Angeles’ The Greek Theatre and Seattle’s Moore Theatre (sold out) among many others. In addition to the headline dates, Carlile will make several festival appearances including Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival and Austin City Limits.

Moreover, Carlile’s Girls Just Wanna Weekend—a destination concert vacation featuring an all female-fronted lineup—will take place at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico January 30-February 3, 2019. In addition to multiple shows by Carlile, Girls Just Wanna Weekend will feature Maren Morris, Indigo Girls, Margo Price, Patty Griffin, Lucius, KT Tunstall, The Secret Sisters and Ruby Amanfu. Of her inspiration behind the event, Carlile comments, “Mainstream festivals in the U.S. habitually exclude women as headline artists equal to men. I was brought up by Lilith Fair to believe that men and women enjoy live music equally and that women can not only headline a festival—they can BE a festival.” Tickets are now on-sale. Complete details regarding the festival and packages are available via www.girlsjustwannaweekend.com.

Released on Low Country Sound/Elektra Records (purchase), By The Way, I Forgive You continues to receive overwhelming critical praise…

“…a raw, stunning demonstration of Carlile’s vocal prowess and offers an inspirational message of empowerment and resilience.” —American Songwriter

The 50 Best Albums of 2018 (So Far): Critic’s Picks —Billboard

“…her new musical masterpiece, By the Way, I Forgive You.” —The Bluegrass Situation

The 15 Best Albums of 2018 So Far —Entertainment Weekly

“…an anthem for the belittled and bullied…evokes the grand crescendos of ‘A Day in the Life’ and the finale of\ ‘Abbey Road’…” —The New York Times

“…haunting and ethereally beautiful. By The Way, I Forgive You is an album for the ages.” —No Depression

40 Favorite Albums of 2018 (So Far )—NPR Music

“Opting to reject bitterness, self pity or revenge, Carlile’s form of forgiveness—in her music and in these real life gestures—carries a mighty strength.” —NPR Fresh Air

“On By the Way, I Forgive You, she aims higher than ever before, this time with her best songs and exquisite production on her side.” —Paste

“…this is her moment.” —Pitchfork

“My Favorite Songs of 2017” (“The Joke”) —President Barack Obama 

“…an Adele-meets Joni Mitchell tour de force.” ★★★★ —Rolling Stone

50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far —Rolling Stone

“If there's any justice in the world, By The Way, I Forgive You should catapult Brandi Carlile into music's upper echelons.” —Salon

The 50 Best Albums of 2018 So Far —UPROXX

“Carlile can hit diva-like highs but knows the devil is in the details. Dig in, and you might even forgive yourself for not discovering Carlile sooner.” —Variety

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, By The Way, I Forgive You includes ten new songs written by Carlile and longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth. Of their close relationship, Brandi comments, “The Twins and I have been in a band for so long now. And not just a band, we are literally a family. When you create art with twins, it becomes unclear when I end and where they begin.” In addition to Carlile (vocals, guitar, piano), Tim Hanseroth (vocals, bass), Phil Hanseroth (vocals, guitar), Cobb (guitar, percussion) and Jennings (piano, organ), the album features Chris Powell (drums), Josh Neumann (cello), John Mark Painter (French horn) as well as string arrangements and conducting by the late Paul Buckmaster (Elton John, The Rolling Stones).

Over the course of their acclaimed career, the band has released six albums, including 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, which garnered a Grammy nomination for “Best Americana Album.” Additionally, last year, they released Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story (An Album to Benefit War Child), which features 14 artists covering the songs on their breakthrough album The Story with all proceeds benefiting War Child. Artists included on the acclaimed project, which Rolling Stone calls, “tender and powerful,” include Dolly Parton, Adele, Pearl Jam, Kris Kristofferson, The Avett Brothers, Margo Price and Jim James as well as a forward written by President Obama. More details can be found here.

In addition to their work as a band, Carlile and the Hanseroth twins remain committed to social activism and advocacy. Together, they are founders of the Looking Out Foundation, which aims to amplify the impact of music by empowering those without a voice. From neighborhood to nation, the foundation helps fund causes and organizations that often go unnoticed. $1 from every concert ticket sold goes directly toward efforts to support the diverse demographic they aim to serve. For more information on how to volunteer, donate or advocate visit lookingoutfoundation.org.

BRANDI CARLILE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

August 16 /// San Diego, CA /// Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay
August 17 /// Los Angeles, CA /// Greek Theatre
August 18 /// Santa Barbara, CA /// Arlington, Theatre
August 21 /// San Luis Obispo, CA /// Fremont Theatre
August 22 /// Saratoga, CA /// Mountain Winery
August 24 /// Jacksonville, OR /// Britt Festival Fairgrounds
August 25 /// Bend, OR /// Les Schwab Amphitheatre
September 1 /// Seattle, WA /// Moore Theatre (SOLD OUT)
September 7 /// Burgettstown, PA /// Outlaw Music Festival
September 8 /// Indianapolis, IN /// The Murat
September 9 /// Cincinnati, OH /// Taft Theatre
September 22 /// Athens, GA /// Classic Center
September 23 /// Franklin, TN /// Pilgrimage Festival
September 25 /// Greenville, SC /// Peace Center
September 26 /// Columbia, SC /// Township Auditorium
September 28 /// Charlottesville, VA /// Sprint Pavilion
September 29-30 /// Asbury Park, NJ /// Sea Hear Now
October 5-7 /// Austin, TX /// Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 12-14 /// Austin, TX /// Austin City Limits Music Festival
November 29 /// Minneapolis, MN /// State Theatre
November 30 /// Minneapolis, MN /// State Theatre
December 1 /// Minneapolis, MN /// State Theatre
January 30-February 3, 2019 /// Riviera Maya, Mexico /// Girls Just Wanna Weekend

John Prine won “Artist of the Year” at last night’s Americana Music Honors & Awards. This is Prine’s third time receiving the prestigious award following previous wins in 2017 and 2005.  

The award celebrates a landmark year for Prine, whose critically acclaimed new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, recently debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 54,000 equivalent albums sold in its first week—a career high chart position and sales week for the legendary singer, songwriter and performer. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart. Moreover, Prine received the BMI Troubadour Award earlier this week, becoming only the second artist ever to receive the honor.

Released on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, the album is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb (purchase/stream here).

In celebration of the album, Prine’s extensive nationwide tour is currently underway including a newly confirmed New Year’s Eve show at Nashville’s Opry House with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and special guest Iris DeMent. Of his recent sold out show at Radio City Music Hall, Rolling Stone declares, “…a night of joy and love at one of the most biggest shows of the veteran singer-songwriter’s career.” All 2018 shows are now on-sale. See below for complete details. Every concert ticket sold will include a copy The Tree of Forgiveness (CD only).

Last month, Prine released the official music video for his song, “Egg & Daughter Nite, Lincoln Nebraska, 1967 (Crazy Bone).” Watch/share HERE. Created By Neighborhoods Apart Productions, the video was directed and animated by Josh Britt and Neilson Hubbard. The video for “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door,” also premiered earlier this summer (watch/share HERE). Directed by David McClister, the video was filmed at some of Prine’s favorite places throughout Nashville and features special guests Dan Auerbach, Dave Cobb, Elizabeth Cook, David Ferguson, Jason Isbell, Jeremy Ivey, Margo Price, Amanda Shires, Sturgill Simpson and more.

Additionally, earlier this year, Prine performed the album’s first single, “Summer’s End,” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” with special guests Sturgill Simpson and Brandi Carlile (watch HERE). Rolling Stone also recently premiered a short documentary on Prine and the new album, entitled “John Prine: The Road to The Tree of Forgiveness” (watch HERE). Moreover, Prine’s NPR Music “Tiny Desk Concert” can be viewed HERE and his recent interview on NPR’s “Fresh Air” with host Terry Gross can be heard HERE.

JOHN PRINE 2018 TOUR DATES

September 14—Huntsville, AL—Von Braun Center (with Kelsey Waldon) 

September 15—Memphis, TN—Orpheum Theatre (with Kelsey Waldon) SOLD OUT

September 19—Eugene, OR—Hult Center (with Todd Snider)

September 21—Portland, OR—Schnitzer Theatre (with Todd Snider) SOLD OUT

September 22—Seattle, WA—Paramount Theatre (with Todd Snider) SOLD OUT

September 28—Columbus, OH—Ohio Theatre (with Lilly Hiatt)

October 3—Knoxville, TN—Tennessee Theatre (with Kelsey Waldon) SOLD OUT

October 5—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium (with Hiss Golden Messenger) SOLD OUT

October 6—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium (with Shovels and Hope) SOLD OUT

October 19—Los Angeles, CA—Ace Theatre*

October 25—Cleveland, MS—Bologna Performing Arts Center SOLD OUT

October 26—Merridian, MS—MSU Riley Center (with Valerie June)

November 7—Breckenridge, CO—Riverwalk Center (with Nathaniel Rateliff) SOLD OUT

November 8—Grand Junction, CO—Avalon Theatre (with Nathaniel Rateliff) SOLD OUT

November 10—Denver, CO—Buell Center (with Nathaniel Rateliff) SOLD OUT

November 16—Kansas City, MO—Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland (with Conor Oberst)

November 17—Omaha, NE—Orpheum Theatre (with Conor Oberst)

December 7—Toronto, ON—Sony Centre for the Performing Arts

December 8—London, ON—Centennial Hall

December 12—Las Vegas, NV—Westgate Theatre (with John Paul White)

December 14—Phoenix, AZ—Celebrity Theatre (with John Paul White)

December 15—Tucson, AZ—Fox Theatre (with John Paul White)

December 31—Nashville, TN—Opry House (with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and special guest Iris DeMent) SOLD OUT 

*Across the Great Divide: a benefit concert for the Americana Music Association & the Blues Foundation, with Bob Weir, Lucinda Williams, Lee Ann Womack and more

Colter Wall’s new song “Thinkin’ On A Woman” is premiering today. Listen/share HERE. The song comes from Wall’s highly anticipated new album, Songs of the Plains, which will be released October 12 on Young Mary’s Record Co. via Thirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order.

Recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A with Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb, the album features eleven songs including seven original songs written by Wall, versions of Billy Don Burns’ “Wild Dogs” and Wilf Carter’s “Calgary Round-Up” as well as two cowboy traditionals. Each digital pre-order comes with an immediate download of four album tracks: “Thinkin’ On A Woman,” “Saskatchewan in 1881,” “Calgary Round-Up” and “Plain to See Plainsman,” which was released earlier this summer. Of the song, Rolling Stone declares, “…Colter Wall delivers this classic-minded cowboy song in a leathery, lived-in baritone. There’s some soft percussion and honking harmonica tossed into the mix, too, but Wall’s voice is the biggest attraction here, sounding less like the croon of a Canadian-born Millennial and more like Roger Miller after a long night of drinking.” Additionally, of album track “Saskatchewan in 1881,” Brooklyn Vegan praises, “…more evidence of the 23-year-old’s ability to channel the greats of ’70s outlaw country so genuinely that he sounds like he could’ve been one of their peers,” while Wide Open Country describes, “…it’s a fingerpicking blue-collar blues number. His deep baritone grizzle echoes out with a commanding presence.”

Of the album, Wall comments, “One thing I’ve noticed over the last few years, in the United States and playing in Europe, is that people all over the world really don’t know much about Canada at all…When you talk about Saskatchewan, people really have no idea. Part of it is because there are so few people there. It’s an empty place—it makes sense that people don’t know much about it. But that’s my home, so naturally I’m passionate about it. With this record, I really wanted people to look at our Western heritage and our culture.”

In addition to Wall (vocals, acoustic guitar), the album also features Cobb (acoustic guitar), Lloyd Green (pedal steel), Chris Powell (drums, spoons), Jason Simpson (bass), Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Blake Berglund (vocals) and Corb Lund (vocals).

The Saskatchewan native will tour extensively this fall in celebration of the release with headline shows at New York’s Irving Plaza, Nashville’s The Basement East (two nights), Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club, Seattle’s Showbox @ The Market and Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse among many others. Tickets are on sale now. See below for complete details.

The release of Songs of the Plains follows a breakthrough year for the Canadian artist, whose self-titled debut album was released last May to widespread critical acclaim. The album entered the Billboard charts at #2 on “Top New Artist Albums” as well as #6 on the “Americana/Folk Albums” chart, #11 on the “Independent Current Albums” chart and #14 on the “Current Country Albums” chart. Additionally, it landed on several “Best of 2017” lists including Rolling Stone, Paste, Stereogum, The Boston Globe and UPROXX, who praised, “…this self-titled slow burner is surprisingly fresh, full of existential dread and gorgeous, meandering melodies that occasionally whip themselves up into frenzies. For all your friends who declare pop has cannibalized country, play Colter Wall for them, and watch them slip back into the outlaw past with glee.” Moreover, The New Yorker declared, “Wall is among the most reflective young country singers of his generation... His ace in the hole is his showstopping voice: a resonant, husky baritone, wounded and vulnerable.” 

SONGS OF THE PLAINS TRACK LIST:

1. “Plain to See Plainsman” (written by Colter Wall) 

2. “Saskatchewan In 1881” (written by Colter Wall) 

3. “John Beyers (Camaro Song)” (written by Colter Wall) 

4. “Wild Dogs” (written by Billy Don Burns) 

5. “Calgary Round-Up” (written by Wilf Carter) 

6. “Night Herding Song” (Cowboy Traditional) 

7. “Wild Bill Hickok” (written by Colter Wall) 

8. “The Trains are Gone” (written by Colter Wall) 

9. “Thinkin’ On A Woman” (written by Colter Wall) 

10. “Manitoba Man” (written by Colter Wall) 

11. “Tying Knots in the Devil’s Tail” (Cowboy Traditional)

COLTER WALL CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

September 23—Indianapolis, IN—Holler on the Hill Festival

October 12—Saskatoon, Saskatchewan—O’Brian’s Event Centre

October 13—Saskatoon, Saskatchewan—O’Brian’s Event Centre (SOLD-OUT)

October 16—Regina, Saskatchewan—Conexus Convention Hall

October 18—Edmonton, Alberta—Union Hall

October 19—Calgary, Alberta—Macewan Hall Ballroom

October 21—Missoula, MT—Top Hat

October 22—Bozeman, MT—The Rialto (SOLD OUT)

October 23—Billings, MT—Pub Station Taproom

October 25—Omaha, NE—The Waiting Room

October 26—Des Moines, IA—Woolys

October 27—Maquoketa, IA—Codfish Hollow Barn (SOLD OUT)

October 28—Detroit, MI—Majestic Theatre

October 30—Columbus, OH—A&R Music Bar

October 31—Pittsburgh, PA—Club AE

November 2—Somerville, MA—Somerville Theater

November 3—South Burlington, VT—Higher Ground Ballroom

November 5—New York, NY—Irving Plaza

November 8—Charlotte, NC—Neighborhood Theatre

November 9—Richmond, VA—Richmond Music Hall  

November 11—Carrboro, NC—Cats Cradle

November 14—Nashville, TN—The Basement East

November 15—Nashville, TN—The Basement East

November 16—Asheville, NC—The Grey Eagle

November 17—Atlanta, GA—Variety Playhouse

November 18—Charleston, SC—Charleston Music Hall

November 24—Toronto, Ontario—Opera House

November 28—Washington, D.C. —9:30 Club

December 1—Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre

December 2—Columbia, MO—The Blue Note

December 6—Dallas, TX—Granada Theater

December 7—Austin, TX—Scoot Inn

December 8—Oklahoma City, OK—Tower Theatre

December 10—Santa Fe, NM—Meow Wolf

December 12—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up

December 14—Los Angeles, CA—El Rey Theatre

January 19, 2019—Vancouver, British Columbia—Commodore Ballroom

January 20, 2019—Seattle, WA—The Showbox @ The Market 

February 15—Denver, CO—Ogden Theatre

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Michael Franti will make a series of special intimate appearances throughout the western U.S. this fall at screenings of his new, self-directed documentary film Stay Human. Each screening will feature an introduction by and Q&A with Franti, as well as an acoustic performance by Franti accompanied by Carl Young (bass, vocals) and Victoria Canal (keys, vocals). Watch the trailer for Stay Human at https://youtu.be/IBsP6gm_rws and see below for a list of dates.

Stay Human has won an array of awards while on the festival circuit, including the RWJ Barnabas Health Award at the 2018 Asbury Park Music & Film Festival, the Audience Award at the 2018 Nashville Film Festival, the Audience Award and the Voice for Humanity Award at the 2018 ILLUMINATE Film Festival and the Soul in Cinema Award at the 2018 Maui Film Festival. The film will continue to screen at film festivals this winter, including upcoming public screenings at the Woodstock Film Festival in Woodstock, NY, and the Mill Valley Film Festival in San Rafael, CA.

In addition to the film screenings Franti will continue his North American “Stay Human” Tour with his band Spearhead, returning to the road October 4 in Huntington, NY. Franti will offer fans his VIP Experience on select dates, including a Q&A, acoustic performance, photo with Michael and an autographed VIP item. See below for a complete list of dates.

The documentary film and tour come in anticipation of Franti’s new album Stay Human Vol. II, due out in early 2019. The forthcoming record is influenced by Franti’s work on his new self-directed documentary. Franti explains, “I’ve traveled the globe making music and throughout the years I’ve always hoped that it could inspire small steps towards making the world a better place. Struggling with the challenges of the world I began filming my new documentary, Stay Human, telling the stories of heroic everyday people who helped me to discover more deeply what it means to be and STAY HUMAN.”

Franti began writing music as a way to process both the political landscape of the late 1980s and the unique sounds and ideas of his Bay Area upbringing. In 1994, Franti formed Michael Franti & Spearhead. Touring with his band, Franti continued to notice inequality and injustice both at home and abroad. The band released their seminal Stay Human album in 2000, reflecting on the unjust nature of the death penalty among other themes, to make sense of our common humanity in juxtaposition to near constant violations of human rights.

Franti released his first self-directed documentary, I Know I’m Not Alone, in 2005 to widespread critical acclaim. The film depicts his mission for peace in the Middle East, with a focus on the human cost of war. Franti visited warzones in Iraq, Israel and Palestine again finding common connection, playing music to both soldiers and civilians regardless of affiliation.

Michael Franti & Spearhead continue to foster the community both on and off stage and with Michael and his wife Sara’s foundation Do It For The Love, a wish granting nonprofit that brings those with life threatening illnesses, veterans and children with severe challenges to concerts. His recent musical projects have included the Billboard #1 single “The Sound of Sunshine” (2010) and full-length releases All the People (2013) and SOULROCKER (2016), which topped the Billboard rock album charts at #4 and #5, respectively.

Stay Human film synopsis:

During these turbulent times, the feeling of hopelessness is an epidemic. In a quest to find a path to STAY HUMAN and hold on to humanity in the craziness of the world we live in today, Michael Franti takes us on an experiential journey through his songs and stories of people who have chosen to overcome cynicism with optimism and hope. Michael shares the tales of Robin Lim, a midwife who opened a birthing clinic in the aftermath of a devastating typhoon in the Philippines; Steve & Hope Dezember, a young couple whose love carries them through Steve’s battle with ALS; Arief Rabik, an environmental scientist in Bali who perfected a method to make industrial and household products with bamboo in an effort to curb deforestation; and Sive Mazinyo and Busisiwwe Vazi, who help inspire their community of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, through music and education. Michael reflects on his own personal journey facing adversity as a child, struggling to find his voice as a musician, and how he came to find inspiration through these stories. He hopes to inspire people to become changemakers by utilizing creativity, tenacity, and heart to face our daily challenges as individuals, and together as citizens of our planet to STAY HUMAN.

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD LIVE
*VIP Experience available

September 30—Parkland, FL—Action for Change Food and Music Festival

October 4—Huntington, NY—The Paramount*

October 5—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre*

October 6—Freeport, ME—L.L. Bean Discovery Park

October 7—Rutland, VT—The Paramount Theatre*

October 11—Port Chester, NY—Capitol Theatre*

October 12—Kingston, NY—BSP Kingston

October 13—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore*

October 14—Silver Spring, MD—The Fillmore Silver Spring*

October 17—Atlanta, GA—Variety Playhouse*

October 18—Nashville, TN—The Cowan*

October 19—Jackson, MS—Duling Hall*

October 20—New Orleans, LA—Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square

October 22—Key West, FL—The Gates Hotel, Sunset Green Lawn

October 24—Fort Lauderdale, FL—Revolution*

October 25—St. Petersburg, FL—Jannus Live*

October 26—St. Petersburg, FL—Jannus Live*

October 27—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre*

November 3—Savannah, GA—Forsyth Park

MICHAEL FRANTI & STAY HUMAN DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGS
featuring a Q&A and acoustic performance by Michael Franti

November 12—Boulder, CO—Boulder Theater
November 13—Salt Lake City, UT—The Commonwealth Room
November 14—Boise, ID—Nampa Civic Center Theater
November 17—San Francisco, CA—Nourse Theater
November 19—Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre
November 20—Portland, OR—Alberta Rose Theatre
November 21—Bend, OR—Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon

In celebration of his upcoming ninth solo studio album, Down The Road Wherever (out November 16 on British Grove Records via Blue Note), Mark Knopfler is set for a 28-date North American tour kicking off on August 16, 2019 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. See below for a complete list of dates; tickets are available for pre-order beginning October 29 at http://tour.markknopfler.com/ for most shows. Fans are urged to buy tickets from Knopfler’s website rather than resellers as the tickets’ authenticity and price can’t be guaranteed. Check http://markknopfler.com for the best way to buy tickets and for all details of safe fan-to-fan resale sites.

On tour Knopfler will perform with an expanded ten-piece band, most of whom have been working with him for more than two decades: Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Richard Bennett (guitar), Jim Cox (piano), Mike McGoldrick (whistle and flute), John McCusker (fiddle and cittern), Glenn Worf (bass), Danny Cummings (percussion) and Ian Thomas (drums). New additions include Graeme Blevins (saxophone) and Tom Walsh (trumpet).

‘My songs are made to be performed live,’ notes Knopfler. ‘I love the whole process of writing them alone and then recording them with the band, but ultimately the best part is playing them to an audience live. I enjoy the whole circus, travelling from town to town and interacting with this group of players is a total pleasure. I’m really looking forward to it.’

Down The Road Wherever—recorded by Knopfler in his West London studio, British Grove—features 14 new songs inspired by a wide range of subjects, including Knopfler’s early days in Deptford with Dire Straits, a stray soccer fan lost in a strange town, the compulsion of a musician hitching home through the snow and a man out of time in his local greasy spoon diner.

Knopfler recently premiered the album’s lead single ‘Good On You Son;’ listen/share it at https://markknopfler.lnk.to/GOYS and watch the video at https://markknopfler.lnk.to/GoodOnYouSonVideo. Pre-orders of Down The Road Wherever include an instant download of the new single, see https://markknopfler.lnk.to/DTRW.

Knopfler explains, ‘Down The Road Wherever’ is a line from [album track] ‘One Song At A Time.’ I remember my pal Chet Atkins once saying that he picked his way out of poverty ‘one song at a time,’ and it just stuck in my mind. You get to an age where you’ve written quite a few songs. But Down The Road Wherever seems to be appropriate for me just because it’s what I’ve always done. I’ve always tried to make a record and also to keep my own geography happening in the songs.’

Knopfler has previously released eight solo albums, as well as Neck And Neck with guitar great Chet Atkins and All The Roadrunning with Emmylou Harris. He has also created film soundtracks for Local Hero, The Princess Bride and Cal. In addition to producing his own records, Knopfler has also produced albums for Bob Dylan and Randy Newman, amongst others. Knopfler was made an Order of the British Empire in 1999 and was given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novellos in 2012.

Down The Road Wherever will be available via digital download, CD, double vinyl, deluxe CD with three bonus tracks and a lavish box set that will include the album on both vinyl and deluxe CD and an additional 12” vinyl EP with 4 bonus tracks, a 12” print of the artwork and a 12” guitar tablature of ‘Back On The Dance Floor.’

MARK KNOPFLER LIVE

* on sale date tbd

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats’ video for their song, “A Little Honey,” is premiering today at Rolling Stone. The video was directed by Rett Rogers and filmed at the Turf Club in St. Paul, MN. Rateliff explains, “‘A Little Honey’ is a song all about love and desire. Everyone needs some honey and sweet loving, and in the video we wanted to embrace that kind of love in couples of all ages. A burning love doesn’t have any kind of borders or age restrictions.”

In conjunction with the video, the band is releasing a limited edition craft chocolate called A Little Honey. The chocolate is a fundraising collaboration between Rateliff’s foundation The Marigold Project, Small Batch America and Fruition Chocolate Works. Made with 74% dark heirloom Costa Rican cacao, organic honey, blood orange and marigold petals. Packaged in a letterpress sleeve. Additionally, The Night Sweats keyboardist, Mark Shusterman, was involved in the early stages of flavor/texture development and made recipe adjustments for the final product. 

Proceeds from A Little Honey will benefit The Marigold Project and Denver Urban Gardens’ work to support Denver residents in creating sustainable, food-producing neighborhood community gardens. DUG knows that in order to make lasting change, the community needs to drive it. That’s why every one of their urban gardens and farms have been started and led by local residents. They currently have over 170 gardens in six counties in the Metro Denver Area. For more information and purchasing visit nathanielrateliff.com.

The band’s acclaimed new album Tearing at the Seams, out now on Stax Records, continues to receive critical praise—Los Angeles Times hails, “Some musicians are content to entertain an audience, others seek to illuminate issues or themes close to their hearts, and some are in it chiefly for fame and/or fortune. A precious few see music as a way to channel and disseminate nothing less than a life force through music, a mission that appears to be the raison d’être of Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats,” while NPR Music furthers, “Rateliff's passionate voice and honest songs are the heart of the record. His gospel-style vocals are tucked into the band, but when the lyrics jump out, they offer up little pearls of wisdom.”

The band continues to take their lauded live show on the road, including performances at Nashville’s Opry House and two annual holiday shows at Denver’s Ogden Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at nathanielrateliff.com. See below for complete details.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are: Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Joseph Pope III (bass), Patrick Meese (drums), Luke Mossman (guitar), Shusterman (keys), Andreas Wild (saxophone), Scott Frock (trumpet) and Jeff Dazey (saxophone).

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS LIVE

November 7—Breckenridge, CO—Riverwalk Center (Folk Set)*

November 8—Grand Junction, CO—Avalon Theatre (Folk Set)*

November 10—Denver, CO—Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre (Folk Set)*

November 17-19—Mexico City, Mexico—Corona Capital

November 29—Chicago, IL—Aragon Ballroom

November 30—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre

December 1—Tampa, FL—97X Next Big Thing Festival

December 11—Portland, OR—Crystal Ballroom (94/7fm December to Remember)

December 14—Vail, CO—Ford Park (Vail Snow Days)

December 15 & 16—Aspen, CO—Belly Up Aspen

December 19 & 20—Denver, CO—Ogden Theatre

December 31—Nashville, TN—Grand Ole Opry House

* w/ John Prine

BOLD—sold out

Blackberry Smoke will continue their “Find A Light” headline tour in 2019 with shows at Dallas’ Canton Hall, Austin’s Emo’s, Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre, Seattle’s The Showbox and Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium among many others. Tickets for the tour—which will feature special guests Chris Shiflett, Nikki Lane, Quaker City Night Hawks and An Evening With—go on sale this Friday, November 9 at 10:00am local time. These newly confirmed performances follow the band’s extensive 2018 tour schedule, which includes upcoming stops at Atlanta’s The Tabernacle as part of their annual “Brothers and Sisters Holiday Homecoming Show” and a special show at Chattanooga’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium on New Year’s Eve. See below for complete details.

These performances celebrate a landmark year for Blackberry Smoke, which saw the release of their sixth-studio album, Find A Light (stream/purchase here) as well as a new acoustic EP, The Southern Ground Sessions (stream/purchase here). Find A Light was released last April and debuted as the best-selling Country and Americana/Folk album in the country and entered at #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #2 on the Billboard Americana/Folk Albums chart. Of the album, NPR Music praises, “…Find a Light pushes the envelope while providing that famous Blackberry Smoke autonomy, delivered with soulful vocals, haunting harmonies and kick ass songs,” while Relix declares, “Blackberry Smoke have long been heirs to the road-warrior mantle established by their classic-rock and country heroes. And, with their sixth full-length album, Find A Light, the quintet has now firmly established an authentic legacy of their own.” Following the album’s release, Blackberry Smoke returned to the studio and recorded The Southern Ground Sessions. Created as an accompaniment to Find A Light, the 6-song EP was recorded live at Southern Ground studio in Nashville, TN and features acoustic versions of five album tracks as well as a rendition of Tom Petty’s “You Got Lucky” featuring Amanda Shires. Of the EP, Rolling Stone Country praises, “Blackberry Smoke’s crunchy Southern rock may be made for fuzzed-out electric guitars, but their songs sure do translate well to being played acoustically,” while Guitar World states, “With the new EP, a band that has defied critics to pigeonhole them have further proven that there is no one genre that can contain their versatile sound.”

Blackberry Smoke is Charlie Starr (vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). Since their debut in 2004, the band has independently released six full-length records and has toured relentlessly, building a strong and loyal community of fans. In addition to their work as musicians, Blackberry Smoke remains committed to charitable work and has raised nearly $200,000 benefiting children’s cancer research.

BLACKBERRY SMOKE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

November 6—Belfast, Ireland—The Telegraph Building*

November 7—Dublin, Ireland—National Stadium*

November 9—Cardiff, U.K.—Tramshed† (SOLD OUT)

November 10—Birmingham, U.K.—02 Academy†

November 11—Bristol, U.K.—02 Academy†

November 13—Southampton, U.K.—Guildhall*

November 15—London, U.K.—02 Shepherds Bush Empire*

November 16—London, U.K.—02 Shepherds Bush Empire*

November 17—Manchester, U.K.—02 Apollo*

November 23—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle‡

December 6—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore§

December 7—Port Chester, NY—The Capitol Theatre

December 8—Clifton Park, NY—Upstate Concert Hall

December 9—New Bedford, MA—Zeiterion Theatre

December 31—Chattanooga, TN—Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium#

January 6-12, 2019—Tampa, FL—2019 Southern Rock Cruise  

January 24—Oxford, MS—The Lyric Oxford+

January 25—Dallas, TX—Canton Hall+

January 26—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall+

January 27—Austin, TX—Emo’s+

January 29—Tucson, AZ—Rialto Theatre+

January 30—Tempe, AZ—Marquee Theatre+

February 1—Anaheim, CA—House of Blues+

February 2—Napa, CA—Uptown Theatre+

February 4—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up+

February 5—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up+

February 6—Los Angeles, CA—The Fonda Theatre**

February 7—San Francisco, CA—The Regency Ballroom**

February 9—Jackson, CA—Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel††

February 10—Redding, CA—Redding Civic Auditorium*

February 12—Seattle, WA—The Showbox*

February 13—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall*

February 14—Spokane, WA—Bing Crosby Theater*

February 16—Deadwood, SD—Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel & Casino††

February 18—Wichita, KS—Cotillion Ballroom+

February 19—Oklahoma City, OK—Diamond Ballroom+

February 21—New Orleans, LA—The Fillmore+

February 22—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium+

*with Quaker City Night Hawks

†with Quaker City Night Hawks and Junkyard

‡with Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown

§with Karl Densons Tiny Universe

#with Brent Cobb  

+with Chris Shiflett

**with Nikki Lane

††with An Evening With

Mumford & Sons will host listening events at movie theatres across North America this Thursday, November 15, allowing a select group of fans exclusive access to their fourth studio album, Delta, on the eve of its release. These screenings—held in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Washington, DC and Toronto—will feature the complete album audio accompanied by visuals directed and edited by Caleb Bardgett, Johnny Dunn and Kees van Dijkhuizen and curated in partnership with National Geographic. Of the concept, the band shares, “While we were recording and mixing Delta, we watched a lot of films on silent including some pretty epic wildlife films by National Geographic—like a vision-track to our soundtrack. So, we felt it would be a nice idea to let fans experience the record in this way too.” Jill Cress, CMO of National Geographic, adds, “We are excited to have played a part in inspiring Mumford & Sons latest album and look forward to teaming up with the band to bring audiences a unique musical and visual experience they’ll never forget. By pairing the work of some of the world’s most talented filmmakers and photographers with the sounds of these award-winning musicians, we hope to give people an even greater appreciation and understanding of the planet and the importance of protecting it.”

Now available for pre-sale on Gentlemen of the Road/Glassnote Records, Delta was produced by Paul Epworth, written collectively by the band and recorded at London’s The Church Studios.

Already receiving widespread acclaim, the first single, “Guiding Light,” recently enjoyed one of the biggest add weeks ever at both Alternative and AAA radio—closing out every station at both panels. The single currently sits at #1 on AAA (three straight weeks) and his headed into the top 5 at Alternative. Watch the single’s official music video—which was directed by Joe Connor (Sam Smith, Coldplay) and features the band up close and personal, interacting with their fans—HERE. Moreover, a second song from the album, “If I Say,” which features string arrangement by renowned British film score composer Sally Herbert, recently premiered as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats1. Listen/share HERE.

Earlier this fall, the band debuted ”Guiding Light” on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” with special guests The Roots. Watch the performance HERE. Marcus Mumford also joined host Jimmy Fallon as a guest on the couch. Watch the interview HERE. Additionally, Rolling Stone calls the single, “wildly experimental…Delta has the band incorporating elements of electronica, rap, jazz and other sonic territory rarely visited,” while Paste asserts, “If it’s any indication of how Delta will sound as a whole, this could shape up to be the band’s most experimental album yet.”

In celebration of the album, the band will embark on an extensive 63-date worldwide arena tour this fall featuring a groundbreaking new in-the-round stage design. Kicking off November 16 in Dublin, the tour will span throughout next spring and includes fall North American stops at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center (sold out), Boston’s TD Garden (sold out), New York’s Madison Square Garden (two nights, first sold out), DC’s Capital One Arena (sold out) and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena (two nights, first sold out). Special guest Maggie Rogers will join as support. The band’s largest tour to date, the Delta Tour 2018/2019 includes over 800,000 tickets, which are now on sale via https://www.mumfordandsons.com/live. See below for complete tour details.

MUMFORD & SONS – DELTA TOUR 2018/2019

November 16—Dublin, Ireland—3 Arena* (SOLD OUT)
November 18—Belfast, Ireland—SSE Arena* (SOLD OUT)
November 20—Glasgow, Scotland—SSE Hydro* 
November 21—Manchester, U.K.—Manchester Arena* 
November 23—Birmingham, U.K.—Genting Arena* (SOLD OUT)
November 24—Sheffield, U.K.—Fly DSA Arena* 
November 25—Newcastle, U.K.—Metro Radio Arena* (SOLD OUT)
November 27—Nottingham, U.K.—Motorpoint Arena* 
November 28—Cardiff, U.K.—Motorpoint Arena* (SOLD OUT) 
November 29—London, U.K.—O2 Arena* (SOLD OUT)
December 1—Leeds, U.K.—First Direct Arena* (SOLD OUT)
December 2—Liverpool, U.K.—Echo Arena*
December 7—Philadelphia, PA—Wells Fargo Center* (SOLD OUT)
December 9—Boston, MA—TD Garden* (SOLD OUT)
December 10—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden* (SOLD OUT)

December 11—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden*
December 14—Washington DC—Capital One Arena* (SOLD OUT)
December 17—Toronto, ON—Scotiabank Arena* (SOLD OUT)

December 18—Toronto, ON—Scotiabank Arena*

January 12—Auckland, New Zealand—The Outer Fields at Western Springs†
January 15—Brisbane, Australia—Entertainment Centre‡ 
January 18—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena‡ 
January 22—Melbourne, Australia—Sidney Myer Music Bowl‡ (SOLD OUT)
January 23—Melbourne, Australia—Sidney Myer Music Bowl‡ 

January 24—Adelaide, Australia—Entertainment Centre‡ 
January 27—Perth, Australia—RAC Arena‡

February 27—Providence, RI—Dunkin Donuts Center

February 28—Hartford, CT—XL Center

March 2—Albany, NY—Times Union Center

March 4—Montreal, QC—Bell Centre

March 5—Ottawa, ON—Canadian Tire Center

March 8—Buffalo, NY—KeyBank Center

March 9—Cleveland, OH—Quicken Loans Arena

March 11—Columbus, OH—Nationwide Arena

March 12—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena

March 14—Pittsburgh, PA—PPG Paints Arena

March 16—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena

March 17—Raleigh, NC—PNC Arena

March 18—Charleston, SC—North Charleston Coliseum

March 20—Atlanta, GA—State Farm Arena

March 22—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena

March 23—Birmingham, AL—Legacy Arena at The BJCC

March 25—Indianapolis, IN—Bankers Life Field House

March 27—Detroit, MI—Little Caesars Arena

March 29—Chicago, IL—United Center (SOLD OUT)

March 30—Madison, WI—Kohl Center (SOLD OUT)

March 31—Milwaukee, WI—Fiserv Forum

April 25—Lisbon, Portugal—Altice Arena 
April 27—Barcelona, Spain—Palau Sant Jordi
April 29—Milan, Italy—Medialanum Forum 
May 1—Munich, Germany—Olympiahalle 
May 3—Vienna, Austria—Stadthalle 
May 5—Basel, Switzerland—St. Jakobshalle

May 7—Paris, France—Zenith 
May 8—Luxembourg, Luxembourg—Rockhal 
May 9—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Ziggo Dome (SOLD OUT)

May 11—Berlin, Germany—Mercedes Benz Arena 
May 13—Frankfurt, Germany—Festhalle 
May 15—Cologne, Germany—Lanxess Arena 
May 17—Copenhagen, Denmark—Royal Arena 
May 18—Gothenburg, Sweden—Scandinavium (SOLD OUT)
May 19—Oslo, Norway—Spektrum
May 21—Stockholm, Sweden—Ericsson Globe

*with special guest Maggie Rogers

†Gentlemen of the Road with Leon Bridges, Michael Kiwanuka, Angie McMahon, Sam Fender

‡with special guest Michael Kiwanuka

Anderson East will continue his extensive “Encore World Tour” in 2019 with stops at Columbus’ Newport Music Hall, Cleveland’s House of Blues, Indianapolis’ The Vogue, Louisville’s Mercury Ballroom and Charlottesville’s Jefferson Theatre among several others. Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale this Friday, November 16 at 10:00am local time. See below for complete details.

These performances celebrate a breakthrough year for East, which saw the release of his critically acclaimed new album, Encore—out now on Low Country Sound/Elektra Records (purchase here). Additionally, East was nominated for “Emerging Artist of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards and recently made his “Austin City Limits” debut as part of the legendary PBS program’s Season 44. Watch recent performances of “All On My Mind” on “Austin City Limits” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

Critical praise for Encore…

“…an often lustrous revisiting of raucous Southern soul, rousingly delivered
and pinpoint precise. He has a voice full of extremely careful scrape and crunch, but his howls never feel unhinged.”—The New York Times

“…drawing inspiration from the sophistication of Donny Hathaway’s
compositions and arrangements, the grandness of Van Morrison’s Caledonia Soul
Orchestra and the dashing song interpretation of Joe Cocker.”—NPR Music

“On Encore, East’s influences meld seamlessly, stacking the album with Stax-worthy R&B grooves, gospel-blues ooohs and aaahs, surging keys and blasting brass.”—Rolling Stone

“…highlights an exciting singer-songwriter effortlessly able to blend
elements of rock, blues, country and soul. East sounds both deeply classic and yet
fresh…East’s voice is a thing of wonder, marbled like a slab of beef that’s been
drenched in bourbon.”—Associated Press

“…this remains a sharp, soul-drenched, organically based set that solidifies the R&B
roots at the heart of East’s talents…The songs are terrific, East sells them with his gritty, committed vocals and Encore is poised to push the talented singer-songwriter over the top and into the mainstream.”—American Songwriter

“One of Nashville’s most promising new talents.”—Billboard

“Southern R&B maestro”—Entertainment Weekly

“He possesses a marvelous growling tenor that he nestles into comfortably
and pushes to its absolute limits when the mood or music pushes him.”—Paste

 “…Anderson East ploughs the soulful roots of vintage R&B,
taking up the banner that Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett and Al Green once held
high…there’s little doubt that, somewhere, the Big O himself, Otis Redding, is offering
his hearty nod of approval.”—Relix

“A brassy, raspy love-letter to the soul of the late 1960s and the early 1970s...
Encore is impressively faithful.” —UPROXX

Encore was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio along with additional production at House of Blues and Farmland Studio. The album features eleven songs, including “All On My Mind,” “King For A Day” and “Girlfriend” as well as renditions of songs by Ted Hawkins and Willie Nelson.

The release of Encore culminates a series of breakout years for East following his widely praised debut album, Delilah. In addition to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Ellen,” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” East has also performed on “TODAY,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “CBS This Morning Saturday” and Daryl Hall’s “Live from Daryl’s House” and has lent his talents to several notable projects. He’s been featured on Dave Cobb’s Southern Family compilation, contributed a song to Brandi Carlile’s Cover Stories LP and crafted the original song, “What Would It Take,” for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack.

ENCORE TRACK LIST:

1. King For A Day (Anderson East, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton)

2. This Too Shall Last (Anderson East, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Raitiere) 

3. House Is A Building (Anderson East, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Raitiere) 

4. Sorry You’re Sick (Ted Hawkins)

5. If You Keep Leaving Me (Anderson East, Chris Stapleton, Aaron Raitiere) 

6. Girlfriend (Anderson East, Dave Cobb, Aaron Raitiere, Tim Bergling) 

7. Surrender (Anderson East, Aaron Raitiere, Adam Hood) 

8. All On My Mind (Anderson East, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Aaron Raitiere)

9. Without You (Anderson East, Steve McEwan) 

10. Somebody Pick Up My Pieces (Willie Nelson)

11. Cabinet Door (Anderson East, Jillia Jackson) 

ANDERSON EAST CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

December 6—Houston, TX—The Rustic*

December 7—Baton Rouge, LA—Varsity Theatre*

December 8—Dallas, TX—The Rustic*

December 9—San Antonio—The Rustic*

December 31—Birmingham, AL—Alabama Theatre†

February 13—Urbana, IL—Canopy Club‡

February 15—Covington, KY—Madison Theater‡

February 16—Columbus, OH—Newport Music Hall‡

February 17—Cleveland, OH—House of Blues‡

February 19—St. Louis, MO—Delmar Hall‡

February 22—Milwaukee, WI—Pabst Theatre‡

February 23—Indianapolis, IN—The Vogue‡

February 24—Louisville, KY—Mercury Ballroom‡

February 26—Charlottesville, VA—Jefferson Theatre‡

February 27—Norfolk, VA—The NorVa‡

March 1—Homer, NY—Center for the Arts of Homer‡

March 3—Wilmington, DE—The Queen‡

*with Katie Pruitt

†with Susto and The Brummies

‡with Lucie Silvas

BOLD on-sale this Friday, November 16 at 10:00am local time

Down The Road Wherever, the ninth solo studio album from Mark Knopfler, is out now on British Grove Records via Blue Note and available for purchase at https://markknopfler.lnk.to/DTRWPR.

Recorded by Knopfler at British Grove—his West London studio—Down The Road Wherever features 14 new songs inspired by a wide range of subjects, including Knopfler’s early days in Deptford with Dire Straits, a stray soccer fan lost in a strange town, the compulsion of a musician hitching home through the snow and a man out of time in his local greasy spoon diner.

Knopfler recently premiered the album tracks “Back On The Dance Floor” and “Good On You Son,” plus the video for “Good On You Son” can be streamed/shared at https://markknopfler.lnk.to/GoodOnYouSonVideo.

In celebration of the forthcoming album, Knopfler is set for an extensive North American tour kicking off on August 16, 2019 at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT. See below for a complete list of dates; tickets for most North American shows are available for purchase now at http://tour.markknopfler.com/ and each ticket comes with a copy of Down the Road Wherever. Fans are urged to buy tickets from Knopfler’s website rather than resellers as the tickets’ authenticity and price can’t be guaranteed. Check http://markknopfler.com for the best way to buy tickets and for all details of safe fan-to-fan resale sites.

On tour Knopfler will perform with an expanded ten-piece band, most of whom have been working with him for more than two decades: Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Richard Bennett (guitar), Jim Cox (piano), Mike McGoldrick (whistle and flute), John McCusker (fiddle and cittern), Glenn Worf (bass), Danny Cummings (percussion) and Ian Thomas (drums). New additions include Graeme Blevins (saxophone) and Tom Walsh (trumpet).

‘My songs are made to be performed live,’ notes Knopfler. ‘I love the whole process of writing them alone and then recording them with the band, but ultimately the best part is playing them to an audience live. I enjoy the whole circus, travelling from town to town and interacting with this group of players is a total pleasure. I’m really looking forward to it.’

Knopfler has previously released eight solo albums, as well as Neck And Neck with guitar great Chet Atkins and All The Roadrunning with Emmylou Harris. He has also created film soundtracks for Local Hero, The Princess Bride and Cal. In addition to producing his own records, Knopfler has also produced albums for Bob Dylan and Randy Newman, amongst others. Knopfler was made an Order of the British Empire in 1999 and was given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novellos in 2012.

Down The Road Wherever will be available via digital download, CD, double vinyl, deluxe CD with three bonus tracks and a lavish box set that will include the album on both vinyl and deluxe CD and an additional 12” vinyl EP with 4 bonus tracks, a 12” print of the artwork and a 12” guitar tablature of ‘Back On The Dance Floor.’

Acclaimed guitarist Donna Grantis, best known as the co-lead guitarist in Prince’s celebrated funk-rock band 3RDEYEGIRL, has released two new songs, “TRASHFORMER” and “VIOLETTA,” as a limited edition 7” with Hall of Fame Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready via his vinyl label HockeyTalkter Records. The tracks are off Grantis’ forthcoming album DIAMONDS & DYNAMITE, which is set for release in early 2019 via eOne Music, home to over 150 artists including releases by jazz oriented acts The Bad Plus, BADBADNOTGOOD and Lalah Hathaway. You can download, stream and purchase the tracks HERE.

The 7” highlights a collaboration between Grantis and McCready that was sparked in 2013 while Grantis was performing with Prince in his bands 3RDEYEGIRL and New Power Generation. She met McCready following a show at The Showbox in Seattle, WA and years later joined him and Pearl Jam on stage for a pair of shows in Grantis’ hometown of Toronto.

Speaking about the release, Grantis notes, “It has been an incredible honor to collaborate with Mike on these songs. His playing has always been a huge inspiration—from the time I first picked up the guitar through to composing ‘TRASHFORMER’ with this collaboration in mind. Mike adds a glorious solo on the outro of ‘TRASHFORMER’ that is absolutely electrifying and ambient sound effects throughout the B-side, ‘VIOLETTA,’ that are truly sublime. It was so much fun making this music!” McCready adds, “I had the great pleasure of seeing Donna play guitar with Prince and she was amazing! She is a phenomenal guitar player with a killer groove and instinct. I was honored to be asked to play on two of her songs, ‘TRASHFORMER’ and ‘VIOLETTA’. I’m stoked to be putting out both on limited 7-inch vinyl through my label, HockeyTalkter Records. Hope everyone enjoys the great groove and these sweet songs.”

“TRASHFORMER” and “VIOLETTA” mark the first new music released by Grantis following her four-year tenure collaborating with Prince. She rehearsed, recorded, performed and toured with the iconic superstar from 2012-2016 and even composed the title track to Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL’s 2014 release, PLECTRUMELECTRUM, which reached #1 on the Billboard Rock Chart and was recorded live to tape at his historic Paisley Park Studios in Minnesota. Notable performances include three nights headlining the Montreux Jazz Festival, headlining the Essence Festival at a sold-out Superdome in New Orleans, and a historic performance at The White House for President Barack Obama and family.

Grantis’ current music marks a new direction for her as a bandleader—writing, arranging, producing and performing under her own name. Rooted in jazz improvisation, Grantis’ group creates a sound unique in today’s music scene—fusing incendiary guitar playing and Indian percussion that has been described by the Star Tribune as “New millennium jazz-rock fusion, sorta like Jeff Beck meets a post-modern Mahavishnu Orchestra.” Represented by IMN, Grantis will tour internationally in support of the album next year, starting January 5 in New York City with a performance at Winter Jazzfest NYC.

John Prine will perform a special show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre with the Colorado Symphony on July 28. Acclaimed trio, I’m With Her, will join as openers. The landmark performance is Prine’s first with the Colorado Symphony and will feature arrangements by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb. Tickets go on-sale Friday, December 14.

The 2019 performance culminates a historic year for the recent Songwriters Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee, whose universally acclaimed new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, came out earlier this year (purchase/stream here). Released on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, the album is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb. Upon its release, the album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 54,000 equivalent albums sold in its first week—a career high chart position and sales week for the legendary singer, songwriter and performer. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart. Watch a recent “CBS News Sunday Morning” profile on Prine HERE. 

In celebration of the album, Prine’s extensive nationwide tour is currently underway including a newly confirmed New Year’s Eve show at Nashville’s Opry House with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and special guest Iris DeMent. Additionally, Prine’s All The Best Fest—a destination concert vacation—will take place at the all-inclusive Breathless + Now Onyx Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic November 11-15, 2019. Complete details regarding the festival are available via www.allthebestfest.com. Of Prine’s recent sold out show at Radio City Music Hall, Rolling Stone declares, “…a night of joy and love at one of the most biggest shows of the veteran singer-songwriter’s career.”

JOHN PRINE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

December 3—New York, NY—Holiday Cheer for WFUV

December 7—Toronto, ON—Sony Centre for the Performing Arts (with Langhorne Slim)

December 8—London, ON—Centennial Hall (with Langhorne Slim) SOLD OUT

December 12—Las Vegas, NV—Westgate Theatre (with John Paul White)

December 14—Phoenix, AZ—Celebrity Theatre (with John Paul White)

December 15—Tucson, AZ—Fox Theatre (with John Paul White) SOLD OUT

December 31—Nashville, TN—Opry House (with Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats and special guest Iris DeMent) SOLD OUT

February 27—Auckland, New Zealand—Bruce Mason Centre (with Tyler Childers)

February 28—Christchurch, New Zealand—Isaac Theatre Royal (with Tyler Childers)

March 2—Wellington, New Zealand—TSB Arena (with Tyler Childers)

March 5—Brisbane, Australia—The Tivoli (with Tyler Childers)

March 7—Melbourne, Australia—Palais Theatre (with Tyler Childers)

March 9—Sydney, Australia—State Theatre (with Tyler Childers)

July 28—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre with the Colorado Symphony (with I’m With Her) **on-sale 12/14/18

November 11-15—Punta Cana, Dominican Republic—All The Best Fest

John Prine is nominated for three GRAMMY Awards including Best Americana Album for The Tree of Forgiveness and Best American Roots Song for “Summer’s End” (watch the official music video for “Summer’s End” HERE). Prine’s “Knockin On Your Screen Door” is also nominated for Best American Roots Song—earning Prine two nominations in the category.

The remarkable achievements culminate a historic year for the recent Songwriters Hall of Fame and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee following the release of The Tree of Forgiveness (purchase/stream here). Released on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, the album is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb. Upon its release, the album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 54,000 equivalent albums sold in its first week—a career high chart position and sales week for the legendary singer, songwriter and performer. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart. Watch a recent “CBS News Sunday Morning” profile on Prine HERE.

In continued celebration of the album, Prine will perform select shows throughout 2019, including newly confirmed stops at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall, Brooklyn’s King Theatre, Chicago’s Ravinia, and Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre among many others. Additionally, on July 28, Prine will perform at Red Rock Amphitheatre with the Colorado Symphony. The landmark concert is Prine’s first-ever orchestral performance and will feature arrangements by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb. Tickets for most of the newly confirmed shows go on sale next Friday, December 14. See below for complete details. Moreover, Prine’s All The Best Fest—a destination concert vacation—will take place at the all-inclusive Breathless + Now Onyx Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic November 11-15, 2019. Complete details regarding the festival are available via www.allthebestfest.com. Of Prine’s sold out show at Radio City Music Hall, Rolling Stone declares, “…a night of joy and love at one of the most biggest shows of the veteran singer-songwriter’s career.”

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer, Anderson East, is nominated for “Best American Roots Performance” for his song “All On My Mind” at the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. The awards ceremony will be broadcast on CBS live from Los Angeles’ Staples Center on Sunday, February 10 at 8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT

In support of the release, East will continue his “Encore World Tour” in 2019 with stops at Columbus’ Newport Music Hall, Cleveland’s House of Blues, Indianapolis’ The Vogue, Louisville’s Mercury Ballroom and Charlottesville’s Jefferson Theatre among several others. See below for complete details.

Encore was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio along with additional production at House of Blues and Farmland Studio. The album features eleven songs, including “All On My Mind,” “King For A Day” and “Girlfriend” as well as renditions of songs by Ted Hawkins and Willie Nelson.

The release of Encore culminates a series of breakout years for East following his widely praised debut album, Delilah. In addition to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “Ellen,” and “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” East has also performed on “TODAY,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “CBS This Morning Saturday” and Daryl Hall’s “Live from Daryl’s House” and has lent his talents to several notable projects. He’s been featured on Dave Cobb’s Southern Family compilation, contributed a song to Brandi Carlile’s Cover Stories LP and crafted the original song, “What Would It Take,” for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack.

ENCORE TRACK LIST:

1. King For A Day (Anderson East, Chris Stapleton, Morgane Stapleton)

2. This Too Shall Last (Anderson East, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Raitiere) 

3. House Is A Building (Anderson East, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Raitiere) 

4. Sorry You’re Sick (Ted Hawkins)

5. If You Keep Leaving Me (Anderson East, Chris Stapleton, Aaron Raitiere) 

6. Girlfriend (Anderson East, Dave Cobb, Aaron Raitiere, Tim Bergling) 

7. Surrender (Anderson East, Aaron Raitiere, Adam Hood) 

8. All On My Mind (Anderson East, Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, Aaron Raitiere)

9. Without You (Anderson East, Steve McEwan) 

10. Somebody Pick Up My Pieces (Willie Nelson)

11. Cabinet Door (Anderson East, Jillia Jackson) 

ANDERSON EAST CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

December 7—Baton Rouge, LA—Varsity Theatre*

December 8—Dallas, TX—The Rustic*

December 9—San Antonio, TX—The Rustic*

December 31—Birmingham, AL—Alabama Theatre†

February 13—Urbana, IL—Canopy Club‡

February 15—Covington, KY—Madison Theater‡

February 16—Columbus, OH—Newport Music Hall‡

February 17—Cleveland, OH—House of Blues‡

February 19—St. Louis, MO—Delmar Hall‡

February 22—Milwaukee, WI—Pabst Theatre‡

February 23—Indianapolis, IN—The Vogue‡

February 24—Louisville, KY—Mercury Ballroom‡

February 26—Charlottesville, VA—Jefferson Theatre‡

February 27—Norfolk, VA—The NorVa‡

March 1—Homer, NY—Center for the Arts of Homer‡

March 2—West Hampton, NY—West Hampton Beach Performing Arts Center

March 3—Wilmington, DE—The Queen‡

*with Katie Pruitt

†with Susto and The Brummies

‡with Lucie Silvas

Luke Combs’ recently added summer concerts as part of his extensive “Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour” are all sold-out. The six shows—at Detroit MI’s DTE Energy Music Theatre, Columbia, MD’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, Gilford, NH’s Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Charleston, SC’s Volvo Cars Stadium, Alpharetta, GA’s Verizon Amphitheater and Charlote, NC’s PNC Music Pavilion—total 70,000 tickets sold including 40,000 through Combs’ Bootlegger fan club/Verified pre-sale.

The 2019 tour dates follow a breakthrough year the acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer who is nominated for Best New Artist at the 61st GRAMMY Awards. Combs also recently won New Artist of the Year at the 52nd Annual CMA Awards. Additionally, Comb’s platinum certified debut album, This One’s For You, is Billboard’s Top Country Album of 2018 (River House Artists/Columbia Nashville). Since its release June 2, 2017—81 weeks ago—the album has spent a total of 20 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, including 16 weeks in 2018—the most of any album this year. The only other country album to achieve 16 weeks at #1 in a calendar year is Chris Stapleton’s Traveller. The first four singles—3x platinum “Hurricane,” 2x platinum “When It Rains It Pours,” platinum “One Number Away” and platinum “She Got The Best of Me”—have all reached #1 making Combs the first solo artist to score four consecutive career-opening #1’s on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Moreover, his new single, “Beautiful Crazy,” is the first country single shipped to radio already Platinum-certified since Taylor Swift’s “Red” in 2013.

Since the release of This One’s For You, Combs has been named Billboard’s Top 100 Artist and Top New Country Artist of 2017, “Best New Country Artist” at the iHeart Radio Awards, Music Row’s “Breakthrough Artist Of The Year” and 2017 Artist To Watch by Amazon Music, Billboard, Bobby Bones, CMT, HuffPost, Nashville Lifestyles, Pandora and Rolling Stone.

This One’s For You was produced by Scott Moffatt (except for “One Number Away,” which was co-produced by Sammy Mitchell and Jackie Boyz) and recorded in Nashville, TN at Gold Cassette Studios and Direct Image Recording Studio. Released earlier this summer, This One’s For You Too debuted at #1 on Billboard Country Albums Chart and #4 on Billboard 200 Chart.

LUKE COMBS’ “BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART TOUR”

January 31—Birmingham, AL—Legacy Arena at the BJCC* (SOLD OUT)

February 1—Huntington, WV—Big Sandy Superstore Arena* (SOLD OUT)

February 2—Greensboro, NC—Greensboro Coliseum* (SOLD OUT)

February 7—Wichita, KS—INTRUST Bank Arena*

February 8—North Little Rock, AR—Verizon Arena* (SOLD OUT)

February 9—Baton Rouge, LA—Raising Cane’s River Center* (SOLD OUT)

February 14—Greenville, SC—Bon Secours Wellness Arena* (SOLD OUT)

February 15—Knoxville, TN—Thompson-Boling Arena* (SOLD OUT)

February 16—Evansville, IN—Ford Center* (SOLD OUT)

February 21—Hershey, PA—Giant Center* (SOLD OUT)

February 22—Columbus, OH—Schottenstein Center* (SOLD OUT)

February 23—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena* (SOLD OUT)

February 28—New York, NY—Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom† (SOLD OUT)

March 1—Bangor, ME—Cross Insurance Center* (SOLD OUT)

March 2—Worcester, MA—DCU Center* (SOLD OUT)

March 8—Tupelo, MS—BancorpSouth Arena* (SOLD OUT)

March 9—Orange Beach, AL—Amphitheatre at The Wharf* (SOLD OUT)

March 28—London, ON—Budweiser Garden* (SOLD OUT)

March 29—Oshawa, ON—Tribute Communities Centre* (SOLD OUT)

March 30—Kingston, ON—Leon’s Centre* (SOLD OUT)

April 11—Duluth, MN—AMSOIL Arena* (SOLD OUT)

April 12—Moline, IL—TaxSlayer Center* (SOLD OUT)

April 13—Saginaw, MI—Dow Event Center* (SOLD OUT)

April 25—Green Bay, WI—Resch Center* (SOLD OUT)

April 26—La Crosse, WI—La Crosse Center* (SOLD OUT)

May 10—Tulsa, OK—BOK Center* (SOLD OUT)

May 11—Omaha, NE—CHI Health Center Omaha* (SOLD OUT)

May 12—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheater* (SOLD OUT)

May 30—Detroit, MI—DTE Energy Music Theatre‡ (SOLD OUT)

May 31—Columbia, MD—Merriweather Post Pavilion‡ (SOLD OUT)

June 15—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion# (SOLD OUT)

July 11—Charleston, SC—Volvo Cars Stadium‡ (SOLD OUT)

July 12—Alpharetta, GA—Verizon Amphitheater‡ (SOLD OUT)

July 13—Charlotte, NC—PNC Music Pavilion‡ (SOLD OUT)

*with LANCO and Jameson Rodgers

†with Jameson Rodgers

‡with Cody Johnson and Ray Fulcher

#with Ray Fulcher

Blackberry Smoke will perform a series of stripped down shows this spring as part of their newly confirmed, “Break It Down Tour,” the band’s first-ever acoustic tour. Tickets for the performances—which include stops in Lexington, KY, Kalamazoo, MI, Rocky Mount, VA, Ithaca, NY and New York, NY among many others—go on-sale this Friday, January 11 at 10:00am local time. In addition to the acoustic dates, the band will tour extensively throughout 2019 including a national headline tour—with upcoming performances in Dallas, TX, Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, Nashville, TN and more—as well a series of shows in South America and several dates with Tedeschi Trucks Band this summer as part of their “Wheels of Soul Tour.” See below for complete details.

The newly announced shows celebrate the release of Blackberry Smoke’s new acoustic EP, The Southern Ground Sessions, which was released last fall (stream/purchase here). Created as a companion to the band’s latest full-length album, Find A Light, the EP was recorded at Southern Ground studio in Nashville, TN and features stripped-down versions of five album tracks as well as a rendition of Tom Petty’s “You Got Lucky” featuring Amanda Shires. The EP, which was recently named one of the “10 Best Country EPs of 2018” by Rolling Stone, continues to receive critical acclaim. Guitar World praises, “With the new EP, a band that has defied critics to pigeonhole them have further proven that there is no one genre that can contain their versatile sound,” while Rolling Stone Country declares, “Blackberry Smoke’s crunchy Southern rock may be made for fuzzed-out electric guitars, but their songs sure do translate well to being played acoustically.”

Additionally, the band’s sixth studio album, Find A Light, was released last April and debuted as the best-selling Country and Americana/Folk album in the country and entered at #3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #2 on the Billboard Americana/Folk Albums chart. Of the album, NPR Music praises, “…Find a Light pushes the envelope while providing that famous Blackberry Smoke autonomy, delivered with soulful vocals, haunting harmonies and kick ass songs,” while Relix declares, “Blackberry Smoke have long been heirs to the road-warrior mantle established by their classic-rock and country heroes. And, with their sixth full-length album, Find A Light, the quintet has now firmly established an authentic legacy of their own.”

Blackberry Smoke is Charlie Starr (vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). Since their debut in 2004, the band has independently released six full-length records and has toured relentlessly, building a strong and loyal community of fans. In addition to their work as musicians, Blackberry Smoke remains committed to charitable work and has raised nearly $200,000 benefiting children’s cancer research.

BLACKBERRY SMOKE CONFIRMED 2019 TOUR DATES

January 24—Oxford, MS—The Lyric Oxford*

January 25—Dallas, TX—Canton Hall*

January 26—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall*

January 27—Austin, TX—Emo’s*

January 29—Tucson, AZ—Rialto Theatre*

January 30—Tempe, AZ—Marquee Theatre*

February 1—Anaheim, CA—House of Blues*

February 2—Napa, CA—Uptown Theatre*

February 4—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up*

February 5—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up*

February 6—Los Angeles, CA—The Fonda Theatre†

February 7—San Francisco, CA—The Regency Ballroom†

February 9—Jackson, CA—Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel‡

February 10—Redding, CA—Redding Civic Auditorium§

February 12—Seattle, WA—The Showbox§

February 13—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall§

February 14—Spokane, WA—Bing Crosby Theater§

February 16—Deadwood, SD—Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel & Casino‡

February 18—Wichita, KS—Cotillion Ballroom*

February 19—Oklahoma City, OK—Diamond Ballroom*

February 21—New Orleans, LA—The Fillmore*

February 22—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium*

February 23—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium#

March 14—Lexington, KY—Opera House+

March 15—Lexington, KY—Opera House+

March 16—Kalamazoo, MI—State Theatre+

March 17—Kent, OH—The Kent Stage+

March 19—Wabash, IN—Honeywell Center**

March 21—Bloomington, IL—The Castle Theatre††

March 22—Waukegan, IL—Genesee Theatre**

March 23—Medina, MN—Medina Entertainment Center††

March 24—Rockford, IL—Coronado Theatre+

March 26—Evansville, IN—Victory Theatre+

March 28—Rocky Mount, VA—Harvester Performance Center††

March 29—Rocky Mount, VA—Harvester Performance Center††

March 30—Rocky Mount, VA—Harvester Performance Center††

April 1—Englewood, NJ—Bergen Performing Arts Center††

April 4—Ithaca, NY—State Theatre††

April 5—Easton, PA—State Theatre for the Arts††

April 6—New York, NY—City Winery††

April 7—New York, NY—City Winery††

May 5—Bogotá, Colombia—Movistar Arena‡‡

May 7—Lima, Peru—Explanada Costa Verde‡‡

May 9—Curitiba, Brazil—Opera De Arame

May 11—Sao Paulo, Brazil—Tropical Butanta

May 17—Maryville, TN—The Shed (Brothers & Sisters Reunion)

May 18—Maryville, TN—The Shed (Brothers & Sisters Reunion)

May 30-June 1—La Cygne, KS—Tumbleweed Fest

June 5—Stockholm, Sweden—Tele2 Arena§§

June 6—Solvesborg, Sweden—Sweden Rock Festival

June 7—Esbjerg, Denmark—Tobakken

June 8—Raalte, Netherlands—Ribs & Blues Festival

June 10—Alkmaar, Netherlands—Victory

June 12—Belfast, UK—Belsonic in Ormeau Park

June 14-16—Castle Donington, UK—Download Festival

June 17—Erfurt, Germany—Messehalle##

June 18—Berlin, Germany—Max Schmelinghalle##

June 19—Frankfurt, Germany—Festhalle##

June 21—Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain—Azkena Rock Festival

June 23—Clisson, France—Hellfest

June 28—Jacksonville, FL—Daily’s Place Amphitheater++

June 29—Boca Raton, FL—Mizner Park Amphitheater++

June 30—St. Petersburg, FL—Al Lang Stadium++

July 3—Orange Beach, AL—The Warf Amphitheater++

July 5—Charleston, SC—Volvo Car Stadium++

July 6—Simpsonville, SC—Heritage Park Amphitheater++

July 7—Charlotte, NC—PNC Music Pavilion++

July 9—Raleigh, NC—Coastal Credit Union Park at Walnut Creek++

July 13—Gilford, NH—Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion++

July 14—Saratoga Springs, NY—Saratoga Performing Arts Center++

July 16—Canandaigua, NY—Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center++

July 19—Cincinnati, OH—PNC Pavilion++

July 20—Huber Heights, OH—Rose Music Center at The Heights++

July 23—Rochester Mills, MI—Meadow Brook Amphitheatre++

July 24—Indianapolis, IN—Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park++

July 26—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre++

July 27—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre++

July 30—St. Louis, MO—The Fox Theatre++

July 31—Brandon, MS—Brandon Amphitheater++

August 2—Atlanta, GA—The Fox Theatre++

August 3—Atlanta, GA—The Fox Theatre++

*with Chris Shiflett  

†with Nikki Lane

‡with An Evening With

§with Quaker City Night Hawks

#with Will Hoge   

+as part of the acoustic “Break It Down Tour” with special guest Ida Mae

**as part of the acoustic “Break It Down Tour” with special guest Amanda Shires

††as part of the acoustic “Break It Down Tour”

‡‡supporting Slash

§§supporting Bon Jovi

##supporting Lynyrd Skynyrd

++with Tedeschi Trucks Band and Shovels & Rope

BOLD on-sale this Friday, January 11 at 10:00am local time

Ella Vos’ new EP Watch and Wait is due January 25. The EP is Vos’ first new project since her critically acclaimed debut album, Words I Never Said. Furthermore, Vos is also sharing her video for “Ocean” today—watch here.

Of the new song Ella says, “I wrote ‘Ocean’ about accepting where you’re at in life. Cancer forced me to readjust my expectations and find freedom in letting them go. This video is about moving through that space and exploring what that feels like. For me, it feels like that childlike freedom of riding on a bike or exploring a forest.”

 “Ocean” is the second offering from Watch and Wait following Vos’ directorial debut for “Cast Away.” Since its release “Cast Away” has been praised by Uproxx as “gorgeous, mellowed-out electro-pop,” while Ones To Watch furthers, “Vos is inspiring in her artistry and in her journey as a woman, and her voice speaks for many who might be facing a similar tidal wave of tribulations.”

Ella Vos has quickly become one of the most exciting new acts in pop music. Beginning with her viral hit “White Noise,” Vos has hit number 1 on both Spotify and Hype Machine’s Viral Charts. Acclaimed for her dreamy soundscape and praised by the likes of Rolling Stone and Neon Gold, her debut album Words I Never Said has received over 200 million streams independently. Vos has consistently sold out shows across North America. With more than 200 million streams on Spotify to date, Ella Vos’ songs have soundtracked ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” MTV’s “Catfish,” E!’s “Life of Kylie” and The CW’s “The Originals.” Recently, Vevo dscvr named Vos one of their 2018 Artists To Watch—watch her performance of “I Know You Care” here. In 2019, Ella will be playing festivals, with headlining dates to be announced very soon.

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats—having previously sold-out the venue five times in the past three years—return to Denver’s legendary Red Rocks Auditorium on August 21 and August 22 with very special support from Hiss Golden Messenger. General on-sale begins Friday, January 18 at 10:00 a.m. MST while VIP experience packages are now available to support Rateliff’s foundation, The Marigold Project. Lottery and VIP packages for August 21 are available HERE and HERE and for August 22 HERE and HERE.

As part of the VIP packages, fans will be invited to an exclusive “A Night on the Rocks” pre-party where they will enjoy fresh local food grown by Colorado family farmers as well as complimentary bar service. Fan’s will also enjoy the concert from the Marigold area next to the soundboard and receive a limited edition print and laminate. All proceeds will benefit The Marigold Project, which is dedicated to economic and social justice.

The band’s latest album, Tearing at the Seams, was released in March on Stax Records to widespread acclaim and the band was the most played artist at Adult Alternative Radio in 2018. The album produced three # 1 singles, a rare achievement that was accomplished when “Hey Mama” went #1 at Adult Alternative radio this week. At Americana Radio, Tearing at the Seams was the #1 Most Played Album of 2018 and at Alternative radio “You Worry Me” was the #5 song played all year.

The group kicked off the last year with a performance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” followed by appearances on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (twice), “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and PBS’ “NewsHour,” as well as the 100th episode of “NCIS: New Orleans.” The band was also nominated for “Duo/Group of the Year” at the 2018 Americana Awards. Additionally, NPR Music and Paste featured “You Worry Me” on their list of the “Best Songs of 2018” while the album ranks #56 on NPR Music’s “All Songs Considered Listeners’ 100 Favorite Albums Of 2018.”

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are: Rateliff (vocals, guitar), Joseph Pope III (bass), Patrick Meese (drums), Luke Mossman (guitar), Shusterman (keys), Andreas Wild (saxophone), Scott Frock (trumpet) and Jeff Dazey (saxophone).

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS LIVE

February 7—New York, NY—Stern Auditorium—Tibet House US Benefit Concert (solo)
March 16—Jackson, WY—Jackson Hole Rendezvous Festival
May 25—Napa, CA—BottleRock

August 21 and August 22—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre*

*supported by Hiss Golden Messenger

John Prine is selected as one of the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. The 50th Annual Induction and Awards Gala will take place on June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Of the recognition, Prine shares, “I am thrilled to hear about my induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. I have been proud to make my living as a songwriter for almost 50 years now. I have to say it’s a bonus to be elected by your fellow songwriters. Thank You to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.”

The honor adds to an already remarkable year for Prine, who is nominated for three awards at the 61st GRAMMY Awards including Best Americana Album for The Tree of Forgiveness and Best American Roots Song for “Summer’s End” (watch the official music video for “Summer’s End” HERE). Prine’s “Knockin On Your Screen Door” is also nominated for Best American Roots Song—earning Prine two nominations in the category.

Released on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, The Tree of Forgiveness (purchase/ stream here) is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb. Upon its release, the album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 54,000 equivalent albums sold in its first week—a career high chart position and sales week for the legendary singer, songwriter and performer. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart. Additionally, Prine was recently featured on “CBS News Sunday Morning.” 

In continued celebration of the album, Prine will perform select shows throughout 2019, including newly confirmed stops at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall, Brooklyn’s King Theatre, Chicago’s Ravinia, and Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre among many others. Additionally, on July 28, Prine will perform at Red Rock Amphitheatre with the Colorado Symphony. The landmark concert is Prine’s first-ever orchestral performance and will feature arrangements by Dave Cobb. Moreover, Prine’s All The Best Fest—a destination concert vacation—will take place at the all-inclusive Breathless + Now Onyx Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic November 11-15, 2019. Complete details regarding the festival are available via www.allthebestfest.com. Of Prine’s sold out show at Radio City Music Hall, Rolling Stone declares, “…a night of joy and love at one of the most biggest shows of the veteran singer-songwriter’s career.”

Breakout singer, songwriter and performer Jade Bird’s highly anticipated, self-titled debut LP will be released April 19 via Glassnote Records and is now available for pre-order. Apple Music’s Beats 1 is featuring new single “I Get No Joy” as World Record today. Of the song, Jade explains, “This song is about the stream of thought that runs through your head at all times as an over thinker. It’s about how that gets in the way of being present in the moment and ultimately ‘getting no joy’ and about the frustration of everyone’s cliché of happiness not making you feel fulfilled either.” Listen/share “I Get No Joy” HERE.

Jade Bird was produced by Simon Felice and David Baron with all songs written by Jade. “This album is my experience, direct and undiluted, of the past two years,” Jade explains. “Every decision I’ve made has culminated into this magical process, just as every word I’ve written has spun into these songs. It changes in style, like most of my music, and tries to dodge boxes and genres but the consistency is me—a young woman really trying to figure it out.”

The album also includes previously released tracks “Love Has All Been Done Before,” “Uh Huh,” and “Lottery” (which spent three weeks at #1 on Triple A Radio—making Jade the first new artist to reach the top of the Triple A chart in 2018). See full track listing below.

In anticipation of the album, Jade has been featured amongst The New York Times’ “10 Artists to Watch in 2019,” NYLON’s “15 Up-And-Coming Artists To Watch In 2019,” NME’s “100 Essential New Artists for 2019,” Billboard’s “Artists to Watch: 17 Alternative & Indie Breakouts For 2019” and Refinery29’s “2019 Artists to Watch,” as well as YouTube’s “U.K. Ones To Watch for 2019,” Vevo’s DSCVR “Artists to Watch for 2019” and Pandora’s “Artists to Watch for 2019.”

To further support the release, Jade will embark on a series of U.S. dates supporting Hozier this March. She is also confirmed to perform at Shaky Knees Festival and this summer’s Hangout Fest and Newport Folk Festival. See below for more details.

Jade Bird follows 2017’s much-lauded Something American EP and culminates a breakthrough couple of years for Jade. Last year, she was honored with the Anchor Award for most promising international emerging talent at Reeperbahn Festival, the 2018 Grulke Prize for developing non-U.S. act at SXSW and was selected for the BBC Sound of 2018. Jade was also recently featured as a Rolling Stone “Artist You Need To Know,” as one of PAPER’s “100 Women Revolutionizing Pop” and on various 2018 Best-Of lists including at NPR Music and Billboard. 2018 also saw her hugely successful debut U.S. headline tour, dates with Brandi Carlile, First Aid Kit, Anderson East and Colter Wall as well as festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Stagecoach, Firefly, Mountain Jam, Bumbershoot, Grandoozy, Pilgrimage and more

JADE BIRD TRACK LIST

1. Ruins
2. Lottery
3. I Get No Joy
4. Side Effects
5. My Motto
6. Does Anybody Know
7. Uh Huh
8. Good at It
9. 17
10. Love Has All Been Done Before
11. Going Gone
12. If I Die

JADE BIRD LIVE

March 10—Buffalo, NY—Shea’s Performing Arts Centre*

March 11—Albany, NY—Palace Theatre*

March 13—Baltimore, MD—Hippodrome Theatre*

March 14—Norfolk, VA—Chrysler Hall*

March 16—Raleigh, NC—Raleigh Memorial Auditorium*

March 17—Charlotte, NC—Oven’s Auditorium*

March 19—Miami Beach, FL—The Fillmore Miami Beach-The Jackie Gleeson Theatre8

March 20—St. Petersburg, FL—Mahaffey Theater*

March 21—Orlando, FL—Walt Disney Theatre*

March 23—Atlanta, GA—Coca Cola Roxy Theatre*

March 24—Nashville, TN—Grand Ole Opry House*

March 26—Memphis, TN—Orpheum Theatre*

March 27—New Orleans, LA—The Fillmore New Orleans-Music Hall*

March 29—Dallas, TX—Southside Ballroom*

March 30—Houston, TX—Revention Music Centre*

March 31—Austin, TX—ACL Live at the Moody Theatre*

April 2—Oklahoma City, OK—The Criterion*

April 3—Tulsa, OK—Brady Theatre*

April 5—Denver, CO—Bellco Theatre*

April 6—Salt Lake City, UT—The Union Event Centre*

April 9—Los Angeles, CA—Hollywood Forever Cemetery*

April 10—Santa Barbara, CA—Arlington Theatre*

April 12—Reno, NV—Grand Sierra Resort & Casino-Grand Theatre*

April 13—Boise, ID—Knitting Factory Concert House*

April 14—Spokane, WA—First Interstate Center for the Arts*

May 3-5—Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees Festival

May 17-19—Gulf Shores, AL—Hangout Fest

July 27—Newport, RI—Newport Folk Festival

*with Hozier

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Michael Franti and his band Spearhead are premiering the video for their new single “The Flower” (feat. Victoria Canal) with a screening at the End Gun Vioence Together Rally at the TOMS headquarters in Los Angeles today; watch/share the video at http://smarturl.it/MFTheFlowerVideo. The video highlights a number of Everytown Survivor Network members and other gun violence survivors from mass shootings including Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Pulse Nightclub in Orlando and the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, as well as daily acts of gun violence in cities across America, and focuses on the power of healing and each person's ability to create their own positive change.

The video for “The Flower” (feat. Victoria Canal) was filmed with the support of Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit organization which advocates for commonsense solutions to end gun violence. “Nearly three years ago, our beloved son Jerry was shot and killed while celebrating with friends at Pulse nightclub in Orlando,” explain Everytown Survivor Network members Maria and Fred Wright. “Since then, we have dedicated our lives to honoring our son’s legacy of kindness by joining the fight for gun safety.” The Wrights go on to add, “We should all be free from gun violence, whether dancing at a nightclub, going to school, or on our city streets. Together, we can help keep our families safe from gun violence.”

“The Flower” (feat. Victoria Canal) comes in anticipation of Franti’s upcoming new album, Stay Human Vol. II, out via Thirty Tigers on January 25. Billboard previously premiered the video for the lead single “Just To Say I Love You” at https://bit.ly/2QujiNb. Pre-orders of the album come with instant downloads of the album tracks “Just To Say I Love You,” “Stay Human 2,” “The Flower” (feat. Victoria Canal) and “Nobody Cries Alone” and are available at https://ffm.to/stayhumanvol2.

The writing on Stay Human Vol. II—which is co-produced by Franti alongside Ben Simonetti (Zac Brown Band, Shemekia Copeland, Blake Shelton), Niko Moon (Zac Brown Band), Kevin Bard (Fitz & The Tantrums) and others—was heavily influenced by Franti’s work on his new award-winning self-directed documentary, Stay Human. He explains, “I’ve traveled the globe making music and throughout the years I’ve always hoped that it could inspire small steps towards making the world a better place. Struggling with the challenges of the world I began filming my new documentary, Stay Human, telling the stories of heroic everyday people who helped me to discover more deeply what it means to be and STAY HUMAN.”

Franti will make a pair of special intimate appearances at documentary screenings at O.P. Rockwell in Park City, UT on January 24 and the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on February 7. The screenings will feature an introduction by and Q&A with Franti, as well as an acoustic performance by Franti accompanied by Carl Young (bass, vocals) and Victoria Canal (keys, vocals). Watch/share the trailer for Stay Human at https://youtu.be/NaQu7n4NA6s. In addition to the upcoming screenings, Franti will return to his hometown of San Francisco for a pair of record release shows at The Fillmore on February 8 & 9. See below for a complete list of dates.

Stay Human has won an array of awards while on the festival circuit, including the RWJ Barnabas Health Award at the 2018 Asbury Park Music & Film Festival, the Audience Award at the 2018 Nashville Film Festival, the Audience Award and the Voice for Humanity Award at the 2018 ILLUMINATE Film Festival and the Soul in Cinema Award at the 2018 Maui Film Festival. Stay Human is set for its on demand and digital release January 25 via Cinedigm, and the film will be available on DVD and Blu-ray this spring.

Franti began writing music as a way to process both the political landscape of the late 1980s and the unique sounds and ideas of his Bay Area upbringing. In 1994, Franti formed Michael Franti & Spearhead. Touring with his band, Franti continued to notice inequality and injustice both at home and abroad. The band released their seminal Stay Human album in 2000, reflecting on the unjust nature of the death penalty among other themes, to make sense of our common humanity in juxtaposition to near constant violations of human rights.

Franti released his first self-directed documentary, I Know I’m Not Alone, in 2005 to widespread critical acclaim. The film depicts his mission for peace in the Middle East, with a focus on the human cost of war. Franti visited war zones in Iraq, Israel and Palestine again finding common connection, playing music to both soldiers and civilians regardless of affiliation.

Michael Franti & Spearhead continue to foster the community both on and off stage and with Michael and his wife Sara’s foundation Do It For The Love, a wish granting nonprofit that brings those with life threatening illnesses, veterans and children with severe challenges to concerts. His recent musical projects have included the Billboard #1 single “The Sound of Sunshine” (2010) and full-length releases All the People (2013) and SOULROCKER (2016), which topped the Billboard rock album charts at #4 and #5, respectively.

STAY HUMAN VOL. II

1. Little Things
2. Just To Say I Love You
3. The Flower (feat. Victoria Canal)
4. Only Thing Missing Was You 2 (feat. HIRIE)
5. Stay Human 2
6. Summertime Won’t Last Long
7. This World Is So F*cked Up (But I Ain’t Ever Giving Up On It)
8. You’re Number One
9. Enjoy Every Second (feat. AGodess)
10. Nobody Cries Alone
11. Extraordinary
12. When The Sun Begins To Shine
13. Show Me Your Peace Sign
14. Take Me Alive

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD LIVE

January 23—Park City, UT—O.P. Rockwell*
January 24—Park City, UT—O.P. Rockwell†
February 7—Los Angeles, CA—El Rey Theatre†
February 8—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore (SOLD OUT)
February 9—San Francisco, CA—The Fillmore (SOLD OUT)
June 7—Denver, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre

* Acoustic performance only
† Stay Human film screening featuring a Q&A and acoustic performance by Michael Franti

Charleston-based band SUSTO shares two new singles, “If I Was” and “Está Bien,” via Rolling Stone Country today. Rolling Stone Country calls both songs, “serenely laid back, with gentle instrumentation and thoughtful vocals” and describes front man Justin Osborne as “supremely chill — in a worldly, self-questioning sort of way.” Read the full piece HERE. The tracks are taken from the band’s forthcoming album, Ever Since I Lost My Mind. The record is out February 22 via Rounder Records, SUSTO’s debut with the label; pre-order HERE.

Of “If I Was” Osborne says, “Probably the best way to describe the song is as a declaration of awareness; awareness of who I am, who I’m not and who people may want me to be.” Of “Está Bien” he adds, “It’s a positive song about friendship and about overcoming life’s obstacles. I’ve always wanted to write and sing a song completely in Español, so I’m glad we were able to do that.”

SUSTO will embark on a 28-date tour across the U.S. kicking off January 26 in Raleigh, NC and running through April 20 in Washington, DC. See below for a complete list of tour dates.

Ever Since I Lost My Mind was produced by Ian Fitchuk (Kacey Musgraves, Ruston Kelly) with input from Osborne’s longtime creative partner Wolfgang Zimmerman. “Ever Since I Lost My Mind is very personal,” Osborne explains. “This collection of songs came together over the course of a couple years, and they all represent different moments. It felt cathartic writing all of them, and they were also all fun in different ways.”

The new album follows the band’s acclaimed album & I’m Fine Today, which received extensive critical praise:

“Nine Artists to Watch For at AmericanaFest” –NPR

“The Charleston five-piece covers vast sonic ground on their new album & I’m Fine Today, swaying between country-tinged rock (‘Cosmic Cowboy’), contemplative pop ballads (‘Mountain Top’), and any number of other genres that exist somewhere within the expansive fabric of Southern music.” –Consequence Of Sound

“The rich narratives of love, loss and decadence echo on a molecular level; Osborne’s voice bleeds sincerity alongside veteran accompaniment.” –Paste

SUSTO has made a name for themselves through frequent touring and performances at major U.S. festivals including Hangout, Austin City Limits, Stagecoach, AmericanaFest, Pickathon and Hopscotch. The band has opened for The Lumineers, Band of Horses and The Head and The Heart, and made their television debut on “CBS This Morning: Saturday” last year.

Osborne first began writing songs as a teen in South Carolina, performing with numerous bands before forming SUSTO. During a self-imposed hiatus, he moved to Havana, Cuba and befriended local musicians who encouraged and inspired him to start writing music again. “It was a weird moment. I just had to finally quit keeping one foot out of music and dive in,” he explains. The band’s name, SUSTO, is derived from a Latin American term that can be roughly translated as “panic attack.” “That deep fright was something I was experiencing, and songwriting felt like it was helping me cure it,” adds Osborne. “I can lose my mind on stage sometimes––I will break down and cry or have to keep myself from doing it––I just feel so incredibly lucky.”

SUSTO LIVE

January 26 /// Lincoln Theatre /// Raleigh, NC
February 21 /// The Windjammer /// Isle of Palms, SC
February 28 /// Georgia Theatre /// Athens, GA
March 7 /// Terminal West /// Atlanta, GA
March 8 /// Radio Room /// Greenville, SC
March 9 /// Savannah Stopover /// Savannah, GA
March 12-14 /// SXSW /// Austin, TX
March 15 /// Deep Ellum Art Co. /// Dallas, TX
March 20 /// Valley Bar /// Phoenix, AZ
March 22 /// Troubadour /// Los Angeles, CA
March 23 /// Catalyst Atrium /// Santa Cruz, CA
March 25 /// The Independent /// San Francisco, CA
March 27 /// Mississippi Studios /// Portland, OR
March 28 /// Chop Seuy /// Seattle, WA
March 30 /// The Bartlett /// Spokane, WA
March 31 /// Neurolux /// Boise, ID
April 2 /// Top Hat /// Missoula, MT
April 4 /// Kilby Court /// Salt Lake City, UT
April 6 /// Hodi’s /// Fort Collins, CO
April 7 /// Fox Theatre /// Boulder, CO
April 10 /// Blueberry Hill /// St. Louis, MO
April 11 /// Zanzabar /// Louisville, KY
April 12 /// Basement /// East Nashville, TN
April 13 /// Cattivo /// Pittsburgh, PA
April 15 /// Bowery Ballroom /// New York, NY
April 17 /// Great Scott /// Allston, MA
April 19 /// MilkBoy /// Philadelphia, PA
April 20 /// Rock n Roll Hotel /// Washington, DC

Brandi Carlile will continue her extensive tour through 2019 including a special debut headline performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on September 14. Additional stops include Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, St. Paul’s Minnesota State Fair, Philadelphia’s The Mann and Berkeley’s The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley among others. Tickets for the newly announced shows go on-sale this Friday, February 8 at 10:00am local time. See below for complete details.

These performances celebrate a monumental year for Carlile, who is the most nominated female artist at the 61st GRAMMY Awards with six nominations including Album Of The Year (By The Way, I Forgive You), Record Of The Year (“The Joke”), Song Of The Year (“The Joke”), Best Americana Album (By The Way, I Forgive You), Best American Roots Song (“The Joke”) and Best American Roots Performance (“The Joke”). Carlile will also perform during the live GRAMMY broadcast this Sunday, February 10 on CBS.

Over the course of their acclaimed career, Carlile and her band have released six albums, including 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, which garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album. Additionally, in 2017, they released Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story (An Album to Benefit War Child), which features 14 artists covering the songs on their breakthrough album The Story with all proceeds benefiting War Child. Artists included on the acclaimed project, which Rolling Stone calls, “tender and powerful,” include Dolly Parton, Adele, Pearl Jam, Kris Kristofferson, The Avett Brothers, Margo Price and Jim James as well as a forward written by President Obama. More details can be found here.

BRANDI CARLILE CONFIRMED 2019 TOUR DATES

April 12—Dallas, TX—The Bomb Factory

April 13—Dale, TX—Old Settler’s Music Festival

April 27—Wilkesboro, NC—Merlefest

May 24—Shelburne, VT—Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green 

May 25—Shelburne, VT— Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green 

May 26—Boston, MA—Harvard University Athletics Complex

June 1—Quincy, WA—The Gorge Amphitheater

June 14—Columbia, MD—Merriweather Post Pavilion

June 16—Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

June 20-23—Telluride, CO—Telluride Bluegrass Festival

June 29—Chicago, IL—Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*

July 25—Floyd, VA—FloydFest

August 23—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield

August 24—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield

August 29—Bayfield, WI—Big Top Chautauqua

August 30—Bayfield, WI—Big Top Chautauqua

August 31—St. Paul, MN—Minnesota State Fair

September 6—Philadelphia, PA—The Mann†

September 14—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden

September 21—Berkeley, CA—The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley

*with special guest Lucius

†with special guest Mavis Staples

BOLD on-sale this Friday, February 8 at 10:00am local time

John Prine is profiled on today’s “CBS This Morning” with host John Dickerson. Watch the full interview HERE.

The piece comes in advance of this weekend’s 61st GRAMMY Awards, where Prine is nominated for three awards including Best Americana Album for The Tree of Forgiveness and Best American Roots Song for “Summer’s End” (watch the official music video for “Summer’s End” HERE). Prine’s “Knockin On Your Screen Door” is also nominated for Best American Roots Song—earning Prine two nominations in the category.

Additionally, Prine is also among the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. The 50th Annual Induction and Awards Gala will take place on June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Of the recognition, Prine shares, “I am thrilled to hear about my induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. I have been proud to make my living as a songwriter for almost 50 years now. I have to say it’s a bonus to be elected by your fellow songwriters. Thank You to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.”

Released on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, The Tree of Forgiveness (purchase/ stream here) is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb. Upon its release, the album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 54,000 equivalent albums sold in its first week—a career high chart position and sales week for the legendary singer, songwriter and performer. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart.

In continued celebration of the album, Prine will perform select shows throughout 2019, including newly confirmed stops at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall, Brooklyn’s King Theatre, Chicago’s Ravinia, and Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre among many others. Additionally, on July 28, Prine will perform at Red Rock Amphitheatre with the Colorado Symphony. The landmark concert is Prine’s first-ever orchestral performance and will feature arrangements by Dave Cobb. Moreover, Prine’s sold out All The Best Fest—a destination concert vacation—will take place at the all-inclusive Breathless + Now Onyx Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic November 11-15, 2019. Of Prine’s sold out show at Radio City Music Hall, Rolling Stone declares, “…a night of joy and love at one of the biggest shows of the veteran singer-songwriter’s career.”

Michael Franti & Spearhead are set to tour throughout the summer in celebration of their critically acclaimed new album Stay Human Vol. II, out now on Thirty Tigers. The tour includes a number of headlining shows plus a run of co-headlining dates with Ziggy Marley as well as performances in support of Sublime with Rome. Fans can purchase tickets at http://michaelfranti.com, and select dates are available for presale via Franti’s fan club, the Soulrocker Fam, beginning February 13 at http://soulrockerfam.com. See below for a complete list of dates.

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD LIVE

April 12-14—Fort Lauderdale, FL—Tortuga Music Festival
April 24-28—Tulum, MX—Art With Me Festival
May 26—Napa, CA—BottleRock Festival
May 31—Avila Beach, CA—Avila Beach Resort Amphitheater
June 7—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 13-16—Hunter, NY—Mountain Jam Festival
June 14—Mesa, AZ—Mesa Amphitheatre*
June 15—Las Vegas, NV—Mandalay Bay Beach*
June 18—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield*
June 19—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield*
June 21—Woodinville, WA—Chateau Ste Michelle Winery*
June 22—Woodinville, WA—Chateau Ste Michelle Winery*
June 26­—Eugene, OR—Cuthbert Amphitheater*
June 27—Bend, OR—Les Schwab Amphitheater*
June 30—Park City, UT—Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater*
July 12-14—Marshfield, MA—Levitate Music & Arts Festival
July 15—Ocean City, MD—Seacrets Nite Club
July 16—Ocean City, MD—Seacrets Nite Club
July 18—Asheville, NC—Salvage Station
July 20—Wilmington, NC—Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 21—Wilmington, NC—Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 23—Cape Canaveral, FL—Cocoa Riverfront Park†
July 25—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre†
July 26—St. Augustine, FL—St. Augustine Amphitheatre†
July 27—Charleston, SC—Volvo Car Stadium†
July 28—Charlotte, NC—Metro Credit Union Amphitheater†
July 31—Rogers, AR—Walmart Amphitheater (Arkansas Music Pavilion)†
August 1—Austin, TX—Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater†
August 2—New Braunfels, TX—Whitewater Amphitheater†
August 3—Houston, TX—White Oak Music Hall†
August 4—Irving, TX—Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory†
August 8—Amsterdam, NL—Paradiso
August 10—Winchester, UK—Boomtown Festival
August 11—Cornwall, UK—Boardmasters Festival

* with Ziggy Marley
† supporting Sublime with Rome

The official music video for The War and Treaty’s new song, “If It’s In Your Heart,” recently premiered at Folk Alley. Watch/share HERE. The video was filmed in North Carolina and features a performance by the powerhouse duo—husband and wife pair Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Blount-Trotter.

Of the inspiration behind the track, Michael shares, “In 2015 I was talking with a friend of mine from the military. She shared with me her secret she had been holding inside since we left the war. She had been raped in the military and now she was dealing with MST (Military Sexual Trauma). I asked her if she was ok? She told me that she was fine and I believed her. However something in her voice as we said goodbye would suggest otherwise. Instead of investigating the feeling of uneasiness that I had I chalked it up as me just being nervous. She was a strong gal and I didn’t want to impose on that so I left it alone. Two weeks later her sister contacted me and said that she had committed suicide. Everything inside of me wished that I had acted on that gut feeling I had that saying something is not right. The song is about getting back that last conversation. It’s about telling someone how much they mean to you and how they mean to the world. Encouraging them to search their heart and find reason to keep loving and living.”

“If It’s In Your Heart” comes from The War and Treaty’s acclaimed debut album, Healing Tide, which is out now on Strong World/Thirty Tigers (stream/purchase here). Produced by Buddy Miller (Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Wood Brothers), Healing Tide continues to receive widespread critical praise.

In celebration of the release, the pair will perform throughout 2019 including upcoming headline shows in Nelsonville, OH, Grand Rapids, MI, Birmingham, AL and West Hollywood, CA as well as multiple dates supporting Al Green and Brandi Carlile. Additionally, the band will make several festival appearances this year including Lancaster Roots & Blues, High Water Festival, BottleRock Napa, FloydFest and Hinterland among many others. See below for complete details. 

Healing Tide includes 11 songs written solely by Michael and features Tanya (vocals), Michael (vocals, piano, Wurlitzer, Rhodes) and Miller (guitars, banjo) as well as Brady Blade (drums), Adam Chaffins (bass), Jim Hoke (organ, saxophone, autoharp, harmonica), Russ Pahl (pedal steel, banjo), Sam Bush (fiddle), Bill Huber (trombone), Matt Slocum (cello) and special guest vocalist Emmylou Harris on “Here Is Where the Loving Is At.”

Of the mission behind the album, Michael comments, “I hope people see our hearts on this record…I want people to feel like we care. When you think about artists you don’t think about that, but that’s the way I want the world to feel about The War and Treaty.”

THE WAR AND TREATY CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

February 22—Lancaster, PA—Lancaster Roots & Blues

February 23—Nelsonville, OH—Stuart’s Opera House

February 24—Grand Rapids, MI—St. Cecilia Music Center

March 28—Birmingham, AL—Saturn

March 29-30—New Orleans, LA—Hogs For The Cause

April 11-13—Greer, SC—SpringSkunk Fest

April 13-14—Charleston, SC—High Water Festival

April 18-22—Byron Bay, Australia—Bluesfest Byron Bay

April 26—Irving, TX—Toyoya Music Factory*

April 27-28—Panama City Beach, FL—SandJam Fest

May 3—Atlanta, GA—The Fox Theatre*

May 20—West Hollywood, CA—Troubadour

May 24—Napa, CA—BottleRock

July 19-20—Somerset, KY—Master Musicians Festival

June 24-28—Floyd, VA—FloydFest

August 4—St. Charles, IA—Hinterland

August 29—Bayfield, WI—Big Top Chautauqua†

August 30—Bayfield, WI—Big Top Chautauqua†

November 11-15—Punta Cana, Dominican Republic—John Prine’s All The Best Fest

*with Al Green    

†with Brandi Carlile

Mumford & Sons will extend their “thrilling” (The Washington Post) worldwide Delta Tour  this summer visiting iconic venues across the west coast including L.A.’s Banc of California Stadium, Portland’s Moda Center, Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium, George, WA’s Gorge Amphitheatre, Missoula’s Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, Salt Lake City’s USANA Amphitheatre and Denver’s Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre. Verified fan pre-sale begins this Thursday, March 14 at 10:00am local time with general on-sale starting Friday, March 15 at 10:00am local. Full details are available via www.mumfordandsons.com/live.

Already receiving widespread praise for their sold-out live performances, the Albany Times Union declares, “Mumford & Sons has developed into an arena-rock juggernaut,” while The Washington Post proclaims, “The U.K. quartet thrilled a packed Capital One Arena crowd…undeniably wondrous arena rock anthems” and Billboard asserts, “It’s exactly the kind of tour that will solidify their spot in the pantheon of arena-friendly bands.” See below for complete tour details.

Last week, the acclaimed band debuted an acoustic version of their new single, “Beloved,” on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The intimate performance featured the band surrounded by fans performing “in the round”—a first for the program. Watch HERE. They also performed an acoustic version of their #1 single, “Guiding Light,” as a bonus web exclusive. Watch HERE.

Both “Beloved”—which is the #1 most added song this week at both Alternative and AAA radio—and “Guiding Light” are from the band’s new album, Delta, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, Americana/Folk Albums, Alternative Rock Albums and Rock Albums charts with 230,000 equivalent album units earned (stream/purchase here). This is the band’s third consecutive #1 debut, the largest sales week for an alternative rock album in 2018 and the sixth-largest debut among all titles last year (Gentlemen of the Road/Glassnote Records).

Produced by Paul Epworth, Delta was written collectively by the band and recorded at London’s The Church Studios and continues to receive widespread critical acclaim.

Marking ten years since Mumford & Sons made their meteoric debut, the new music follows 2015’s Wilder Mind, which debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., U.K., Australia Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands and Norway and, most recently, 2016’s collaborative Johannesburg mini album. Previous LPs include 2012’s Babel, which was awarded the 2013 Grammy for Album of the Year, and their 2009 debut, Sigh No More.

Mumford & Sons are Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane and Winston Marshall. 

MUMFORD & SONS – DELTA TOUR 2019

March 11—Columbus, OH—Nationwide Arena*

March 12—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena*

March 14—Pittsburgh, PA—PPG Paints Arena*

March 16—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena*

March 17—Raleigh, NC—PNC Arena*

March 18—Charleston, SC—North Charleston Coliseum* (SOLD OUT)

March 20—Atlanta, GA—State Farm Arena*

March 22—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena* (SOLD OUT)

March 23—Birmingham, AL—Legacy Arena at The BJCC*

March 25—Indianapolis, IN—Bankers Life Field House*

March 27—Detroit, MI—Little Caesars Arena*

March 29—Chicago, IL—United Center* (SOLD OUT)

March 30—Madison, WI—Kohl Center* (SOLD OUT)

March 31—Milwaukee, WI—Fiserv Forum*

April 25—Lisbon, Portugal—Altice Arena 

April 27—Barcelona, Spain—Palau Sant Jordi

April 29—Milan, Italy—Medialanum Forum (SOLD OUT)

May 1—Munich, Germany—Olympiahalle 

May 3—Vienna, Austria—Stadthalle (SOLD OUT)

May 5—Basel, Switzerland—St. Jakobshalle

May 7—Paris, France—Zenith (SOLD OUT)

May 8—Luxembourg, Luxembourg—Rockhal (SOLD OUT)

May 9—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Ziggo Dome (SOLD OUT)

May 11—Berlin, Germany—Mercedes Benz Arena 

May 13—Frankfurt, Germany—Festhalle 

May 15—Cologne, Germany—Lanxess Arena 

May 17—Copenhagen, Denmark—Royal Arena 

May 18—Gothenburg, Sweden—Scandinavium (SOLD OUT)

May 19—Oslo, Norway—Spektrum

May 21—Stockholm, Sweden—Ericsson Globe

June 1—London, U.K.—Gentlemen of the Road X All Points East Festival

June 2—Liverpool, U.K.—Echo Arena

June 4—Sheffield, U.K.—Fly DSA Arena

June 6—Manchester, U.K.—Manchester Arena

June 10—Cardiff, U.K.—Motorpoint Arena (SOLD OUT) 

June 14-15—Dublin, Ireland—Gentlemen of the Road presents Malahide Castle

June 21-23—Scheessel, Germany—Hurricane Festival

June 21-23—Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany—Southside Festival

June 27-30—Werchter, Belgium—Rock Werchter Festival

August 3—Los Angeles, CA—Banc of California Stadium† (tickets on-sale 3/15)

August 5—Portland, OR—Moda Center† (tickets on-sale 3/15)

August 7—Vancouver, BC—BC Place Stadium† (tickets on-sale 3/15)

August 9—George, WA—Gorge Amphitheatre† (tickets on-sale 3/15)

August 11—Missoula, MT—Ogren Park at Allegiance Field† (tickets on-sale 3/15)

August 13—West Valley City, UT—USANA Amphitheatre† (tickets on-sale 3/15)

August 15—Greenwood Village, CO—Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre‡ (tickets on-sale 3/15)

*with special guest Cat Power

†with special guest Portugal The Man

‡with special guest Lord Huron

Jamestown Revival’s highly anticipated new album, San Isabel, will be released June 14 on Thirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order. In advance of the release, the band’s new song, “This Too Shall Pass,” premiered yesterday at Rolling Stone (listen/share HERE). Of the track, Rolling Stone praises, “…bright harmonies and loping guitar patterns…an optimistic track that splits the difference between modern-day Americana and old-school folk.” Additionally, an acoustic performance video of the song, featuring band members Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance, can now be viewed/shared HERE.  

Each digital album pre-order comes with an immediate download of “This Too Shall Pass” as well as album track, “Crazy World (Judgement Day),” which recently premiered at Billboard. Listen to the song HERE and watch the acoustic performance video HERE.  

Co-produced by Jamestown Revival and Jamie Mefford (Nathaniel Rateliff, Gregory Alan Isakov), the album was recorded at Ward Lodge Studios overlooking the San Isabel National Forest in Buena Vista, Colorado and includes 10 new songs co-written by Clay and Chance as well as a rendition of The Mama & The Papas’ 1965 classic, “California Dreamin’.” In addition to Clay (vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica, banjo, steel guitar, bass), Chance (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Mefford (juno, acoustic guitar, banjo, background vocals), San Isabel also features Nick Bearden (bass guitar), Ed Benrock (drums, percussion, background vocals), Psyche Dunkhase (cello), John Gringsby (bass), Dan Reckard (wurlitzer, organ, piano, accordion) and Rachel Sliker (violin, viola).

Of the inspiration behind the album, Clay comments, “We wrote this record with sort of an overarching theme, which is cutting out the noise for a minute and maybe stepping away from social media, from the internet and from the complicated, busy nature of most of our lives—and focusing on existing for a minute. If this record inspires people to do a little bit of that, then we would be really happy with that result.”

In celebration of the release, the band will embark on an extensive headline tour this spring kicking off at Houston’s Heights Theatre on April 28. Additional dates include already sold-out shows at West Hollywood’s Troubadour (three nights, two sold-out), Boston’s Brighton Music Hall and San Francisco’s Independent as well as stops at Nashville’s Basement East, New York’s Bowery Ballroom, Denver’s Bluebird Theatre, Chicago’s Lincoln Hall, Dallas’ Kessler Theatre and Austin’s Scoot Inn among several others. Tickets are on-sale now via https://jamestownrevival.com/tour/. See below for complete details.

The release of San Isabel follows a series of breakout years for Jamestown Revival. After meeting as teenagers in the small town of Magnolia, TX, Clay and Chance went on to self-release their debut album, Utah, in 2014 followed by their acclaimed 2016 album, The Education of a Wandering Man. Of the Austin-based pair, Consequence of Sound declares, “…one of the country’s preeminent Americana duos,” while CMT praises, “…an eclectic style of alt country for hearts who live to ramble.” Building a fan base through grassroots support, Jamestown Revival has toured relentlessly over the past four years, performing at iconic venues from the Ryman Auditorium to Red Rocks Amphitheater as well as countless festivals such as Coachella, Austin City Limits, Stagecoach, Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic and more.  

SAN ISABEL TRACK LIST

1. Crazy World (Judgement Day)

2. This Too Shall Pass

3. Killing You, Killing Me

4. Who Hung The Moon

5. Harder Way

6. Round Prairie Road

7. Mayday Man

8. California Dreamin’

9. Something That You Know

10. Mountain Preamble

11. Winter’s Lament

JAMESTOWN REVIVAL CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

April 13—Fredericksburg, TX—The Western

April 28—Houston, TX—The Heights Theater*

April 30—Mobile, AL—Soul Kitchen*

May 1—Birmingham, AL—Saturn*

May 2—Nashville, TN—The Basement East*

May 3—Atlanta, GA—Terminal West*

May 5—Lexington, KY—The Burl*

May 6—Asheville, NC—The Grey Eagle*

May 7—Greensboro, NC—Blind Tiger*

May 9—New York, NY—Bowery Ballroom*

May 10—Boston, MA—Brighton Music Hall* (SOLD-OUT)

May 11—Washington, DC—Sixth & I Historic Synagogue*

May 12—Portland, ME—Port City Music Hall†

May 14—Richmond, VA—The Broadberry*

May 15—Philadelphia, PA—The Foundry*

May 17—Cleveland, OH—Beachland Ballroom*

May 18—Columbus, OH—A&R Music Bar*

June 17—West Hollywood, CA—Troubadour‡

June 19—Solana Beach, CA—Belly Up Tavern‡

June 20—West Hollywood, CA—Troubadour‡ (SOLD-OUT)

June 21—West Hollywood, CA—Troubadour‡ (SOLD-OUT)

June 22—San Francisco, CA—The Independent‡ (SOLD-OUT)

June 24—Portland, OR—Mississippi Studios‡

June 25—Seattle, WA—Neumos‡

June 26—Missoula, MT—Top Hat‡

June 28—Salt Lake City, UT—The State Room‡

June 29—Denver, CO—Bluebird Theatre‡

June 30—Aspen, CO—Belly Up Aspen‡

July 1—Telluride, CO—Club Red‡

July 13—Whitefish, MT—The Barns at Big Mountain Ranch

August 1—Tulsa, OK—The Vanguard‡

August 2—Omaha, NE—The Waiting Room Lounge‡

August 3—Minneapolis, MN—Fine Line Music Café§

August 4—Milwaukee, WI—The Back Room @ Colectivo§

August 6—Indianapolis, IN—The Hi Fi§

August 9—Chicago, IL—Lincoln Hall§

August 10—Springfield, IL—Boondocks§

August 11—St. Louis, MO—Delmar Hall§

August 15—Dallas, TX—Kessler Theater‡

August 16—New Braunfels, TX—Gruene Hall‡

August 17—Austin, TX—Scoot Inn‡

*with special guest The Cordovas

†with special guest Chris Ross and The North

‡with special guest Ian Noe

§with special guest John Craigie

On the heels of winning three awards at the 61st GRAMMYs, breakthrough musician Brandi Carlile was featured on yesterday’s “CBS News Sunday Morning.” Watch the full profile with correspondent Tracy Smith HERE. 

The piece celebrates Carlile’s landmark year following the release of her Grammy Award-winning album, By The Way, I Forgive You. Produced by Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, the album includes ten new songs written by Carlile and longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth, including “The Joke.” Of her breakthrough performance of the song on the live GRAMMY broadcast, The New York Times proclaimed, “Carlile’s vocals were robust, ragged, full of sneer and hope. On a night curiously light on impressive singing, it was an uncomplicated, genuine, cleansing thrill,” while the Los Angeles Times called it, “triumphant” and Rolling Stone described it as, “breathtaking.” Watch the full performance HERE.

Carlile will continue her extensive tour through 2019 including a special debut headline performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on September 14. Additional stops include Dallas’ The Bomb Factory, Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, St. Paul’s Minnesota State Fair, Philadelphia’s The Mann and Berkeley’s The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley among others. See below for complete details.

Released on Low Country Sound/Elektra Records (purchase), By The Way, I Forgive You also features the song, “Party Of One,” whose official music video starring Elisabeth Moss recently premiered (watch/share HERE). Produced by Whooden Collective, the video stars Moss, who also served as Creative Director and Producer, and features a female-led crew including Bérénice Eveno (Director), Nicole Disson (Co-star), Diane Pellegrino (Producer), Garen Barsegian (Executive Producer), Kate Siegel (Executive Producer), Tara Bassim (Line Producer) and Cristina Dunlap (Cinematographer). Moreover, a duet version of the song, featuring Sam Smith, is now available (listen/share HERE). Profits from the recording benefit Children in Conflict via Brandi Carlile’s Looking Out Foundation as part of its ongoing campaign to raise $1 million for children impacted by war. More information can be found at http://www.childreninconflict.org and http://www.lookingoutfoundation.org.

Over the course of their acclaimed career, Carlile and her band have released six albums, including 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, which garnered a GRAMMY nomination for Best Americana Album. Additionally, in 2017, they released Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story (An Album to Benefit War Child), which features 14 artists covering the songs on their breakthrough album The Story with all proceeds benefiting War Child. Artists included on the acclaimed project, which Rolling Stone calls, “tender and powerful,” include Dolly Parton, Adele, Pearl Jam, Kris Kristofferson, The Avett Brothers, Margo Price and Jim James as well as a forward written by President Obama. More details can be found here.

BRANDI CARLILE CONFIRMED 2019 TOUR DATES

April 12—Dallas, TX—The Bomb Factory (SOLD OUT)

April 13—Dale, TX—Old Settler’s Music Festival

April 27—Wilkesboro, NC—Merlefest

May 24 & 25—Shelburne, VT— Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum (SOLD OUT)

May 26—Boston, MA—Boston Calling  

June 1—Quincy, WA—The Gorge Amphitheater

June 14—Columbia, MD—Merriweather Post Pavilion

June 16—Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

June 23—Telluride, CO—Telluride Bluegrass Festival

June 29—Chicago, IL—Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*

July 25—Floyd, VA—FloydFest

August 2—Bonner Springs, KS—Providence Medical Center Amphitheater‡

August 3—Peoria, IL—Peoria Civic Center

August 4—St. Charles, IA—Hinterland Music Festival

August 19—Alpharetta, GA—Ameris Bank Amphitheatre†

August 20—Birmingham, AL—Oak Mountain Amphitheatre†

August 23—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield Concerts Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 24—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield Concerts Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 25—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield Concerts Amphitheater

August 29—Bayfield, WI—Big Top Chautauqua

August 30—Bayfield, WI—Big Top Chautauqua

August 31—St. Paul, MN—Minnesota State Fair

September 6—Philadelphia, PA—The Mann#

September 7-8—Chattanooga, TN—Moon River Music Festival

September 14—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden

September 21—Berkeley, CA—The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley (SOLD OUT)

September 22—Berkeley, CA—The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley

*with special guest Lucius

‡co-headline with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

†Heart: Love Alive Tour

#with special guest Mavis Staples

U.K. reggae legends Steel Pulse announce today their first new studio album in 15 years, Mass Manipulation, out May 17 via Rootfire Cooperative in partnership with Steel Pulse’s own imprint, Wiseman Doctrine. Lead single “Cry Cry Blood” debuts today. Rolling Stone calls the track “a meditative rocker with deftly placed horns, guitars and strings bubbling up above the song’s thumping groove,” noting that “David Hinds’ lyrics touch on injustice and violence, but end with a revolutionary call as he sings, ‘The whole world’s taking advantage/While we stand aside and look/It was prophesied we’d rise again/Just take a second look.’” Recorded over the course of several years on three continents, the track can now be streamed/shared HERE. The full album can be pre-ordered/pre-saved HERE with deluxe bundles available HERE.

Comprised of 15 new, original songs and two mystic interludes written and arranged by lead vocalist David Hinds and co-produced by bandmates Sidney Mills and David Elecciri, Mass Manipulation marks Steel Pulse’s twelfth studio album—and a timely return to the band’s signature message of social justice and bridging the racial divide through the power of music. While many of the actors and details of the world’s socio-political landscape have changed in the four decades that Steel Pulse has been committed to bettering mankind through music, the band continues to engage controversial topics of human rights on a global scale. “We cannot abandon the future that our ancestors have struggled for,” asserts Hinds.

After a long legacy of major label releases with Universal, Elektra and Island Records, for Mass Manipulation Steel Pulse made a calculated decision to partner with the unique nonprofit label Rootfire Cooperative. Formed in 2016 as a partnership with Ineffable Music Group, Billboard reports, “Rootfire Cooperative is a label services program designed to provide interest-free loans for the production and marketing of recorded music. The artists maintain 100% ownership of their music throughout the entire process.”

The band is set to tour widely throughout Europe and the United States in support of Mass Manipulation. See below for current U.S. tour dates, with many more to be announced.

MASS MANIPULATION TRACK LIST

1. Rize
2. Zem Dem
3. Stop You Coming and Come
4. Thank The Rebels
5. Justice In Jena
6. Human Trafficking
7. Cry Cry Blood
8. Don’t Shoot
9. Trinkets and Beads?
10. No Satan Side
11. Natty
12. Mass Manipulation
13. World Gone Mad
14. Black and White Oppressors
15. The Final Call
16. Higher Love (Rasta Love)
17. Nations Of The World

STEEL PULSE TOUR DATES

March 30—The Warfield—San Francisco, CA
March 31—Fremont Theater—San Luis Obispo, CA
April 2—Mateel Community Center—Redway, CA
April 3—Revolution Hall—Portland, OR
April 5—McDonald Theatre—Eugene, OR
April 6—Knitting Factory—Spokane, WA
April 7—Vogue Theatre—Vancouver, BC
April 9—Showbox SoDo—Seattle, WA
April 11—The Wilma—Missoula, MT
April 12—Pink Garter Theatre—Jackson, WY
April 13—Spring Back to Vail—Vail, CO
April 14—The Depot—Salt Lake City, UT
April 16—Rialto Theatre—Tucson, AZ
April 17—Brooklyn Bowl—Las Vegas, NV
April 19—Belly Up Aspen—Aspen, CO
April 20—Red Rocks Amphitheatre—Morrison, CO
May 2—Belly Up Tavern—Solana Beach, CA
May 3—Beach Life Festival—Redondo Beach, CA
May 24—California Roots Music & Arts Festival—Monterey, CA
July 14—Levitate Music and Arts Festival—Marshfield, MA
August 25—LOCKN’ Festival—Arrington, VA
August 30—Dry Diggings Festival—Placerville, CA
September 1—Dry Diggings Festival—Placerville, CA

Grammy Award winner John Paul White is premiering the lead track from his forthcoming solo album The Hurting Kind (out April 12 via Single Lock Records), “The Good Old Days,” via American Songwriter. Listen to the track here and share it here.

“This song came out of nowhere. The title of the song was born of a conversation with my wife, Jenny,” explains White. “We were reminiscing about harder times in the past, moments where we struggled to get by. I said derisively, ‘Ah, the good old days.’ And we both thought, why do people say that? The last thing I’d want to do is go back and relive it. These are the good days. The best, I’d like to believe, are yet to come.”

White goes on, “I knew immediately there was a song there begging to be written. We’re surrounded in our state by folks that wish things would go back to ‘the way it used to be.’ Like, what era? The Cold War? Pre-Civil rights? Pre-women being able to vote? In my opinion, more people have equal footing now than they ever did, and we have a LONG way to go. So wishing to go back in time is something I’m not interested in at all. I’d rather focus on doing what I can to make the future an even better existence for as many people possible, regardless of race, sex, creed or religion.

“So as much as I wasn’t actively looking to write a song like this, it had to be written. Far be it for me to second-guess the Muse when she comes along.”

White is also set to kick off the east coast leg of his U.S. tour on April 12 with a record release show in his hometown of Florence, AL, making stops at New York’s famed Bowery Ballroom, Washington, DC’s Union Stage, Boston’s Once and more. While recently testing out the new material on the road for the first time, White’s live performance received extensive critical acclaim with Glide Magazine noting that “the 90-minute set left the audience shouting for more” and Americana Highways raving that “this is going to be one of those reviews that I won’t be able to capture and convey just how good it was…it truly was a special evening, one that bordered on magical.” See below for a list of dates; additional North American performances to come. Purchase tickets here, and The Hurting Kind is available for pre-order here.

The Hurting Kind is already receiving extensive critical acclaim in anticipation of its release:

“[‘The Long Way Home’] is a magnificent tearjerker…White introduced the song with a boast any artistically inclined parent will understand: ‘I want to do a song for you now that I’m really happy to say makes my kids cry.’ But ‘The Long Way Home’ taps into greater universal truths than that, capturing the way even our most ambitious pursuits can feel like a mere stepping stone to the comfort of the everyday.”—NPR Music

“[‘My Dreams Have All Come True’ is] a lushly arranged waltz…the tremolo guitar and sweeping strings pack plenty of punch, but it’s White’s top-shelf voice—particularly his high nbotes during the chorus—that delivers the knockout blow.”—Rolling Stone

“‘The Long Way Home’ finds White doing what he’s always done best: make roots music that draws a line between melody and melancholy.—Rolling Stone Country

“The triumphant lead single called ‘The Long Way Home’ honors the classic country icons that came before White as he chronicles a journey back to a loved one.”—Paste

“[‘The Long Way Home’] finds White…bolstered by acoustic guitar and a rich, epic vocal line.”—The Boot

Leading up to the sessions for The Hurting Kind, White was inspired by artists like Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Chet Atkins and Bill Porter. Drawing on these timeless influences, White sought out classic writers like Whisperin’ Bill Anderson and Bobby Braddock to collaborate with. “Coming out of each and every one of these situations, I got a resounding thumbs-up that I was on that right track,” says White of the collaborations. “I didn’t need anybody else’s approval after that.”

The Hurting Kind was recorded at Sun Drop Sound, White’s new home studio that he converted from an old, turn-of-the-century home in the historic district of Florence, AL, and at legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL.  The record was co-produced with Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes) and features additional contributions from a core group of musicians including Jon Radford (Leigh Nash, Odessa) and Reed Watson on drums, Pat Bergeson (Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris) on electric guitar, Jon Estes (Robyn Hitchcock, Kesha) and David Hood (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) on bass and Lillie Mae (Jack White) on fiddle, plus guest vocals from Lee Ann Womack and background vocals from Erin Rae and The Secret Sisters. 

With The Hurting Kind, White draws on the lush, orchestrated music made in Nashville in the early 1960s, writing about overwhelming love, unraveling relationships and the fading memory of a loved one.

“I approached this album differently on the songwriting side before I ever got into the studio,” says White. “I really wanted there to be a torch song quality to it, the classic timeless quality. To not be afraid of the big note, and not be afraid of the drama.”

White grew up in tiny Loretto, Tennessee, and now lives in Florence, Alabama, not far from Muscle Shoals. He has cultivated his career in Nashville for two decades, first as a songwriter for a major publisher, then as half of The Civil Wars—a groundbreaking duo that won four Grammy Awards before disbanding in 2012. White’s collaborations include contributions to recordings by Rodney Crowell, Hiss Golden Messenger, Rosanne Cash, Jason Isbell, Candi Staton and Emmylou Harris, and production work with Lera Lynn, Lindi Ortega, Dylan LeBlanc, Penny & Sparrow and Donnie Fritts’ Oh My Goodness, which also marked White’s debut as a producer. White is also a partner in Single Lock Records, an independent record label based in Florence, Alabama.

In 2016, White released Beulah to widespread critical acclaim with Rolling Stone praising, “the strength of White’s songwriting lies in the masterful balance he strikes between character and confession.” The Hurting Kind is White’s third solo album.

JOHN PAUL WHITE—THE HURTING KIND
1. The Good Old Days

2. I Wish I Could Write You a Song

3. Heart Like a Kite

4. Yesterday’s Love

5. The Long Way Home

6. The Hurting Kind

7. This Isn’t Gonna End Well (featuring Lee Ann Womack)

8. You Lost Me

9. James

10. My Dreams Have All Come True

JOHN PAUL WHITE LIVE

April 12                                                    Florence, AL                         Shoals Community Theatre
April 14                                                  Tallahassee, FL                             Word of South Festival
April 17                                                 Chattanooga, TN                                       Songbirds North
April 18                                                      Athens, GA                                                 The Foundry
April 19                                                   Charleston, SC                               Charleston Music Hall
April 28                                                   Huntsville, AL                                 Panoply Arts Festival
May 3                                                       Asheville, NC                                            Ambrose West
May 4                                                        Durham, NC                                                       Motorco
May 5                                                        Norfolk, VA                                             Goode Theatre
May 6                                                      Richmond, VA                                                  The Camel
May 8                                                     Washington, DC                                              Union Stage
May 9                                                      Annapolis, MD                                               Ram’s Head
May 10                                                     Ardmore, PA                                   Ardmore Music Hall
May 11                                                    New York, NY                                       Bowery Ballroom
May 13                                                      Boston, MA                                                             Once
May 15                                                    Pittsburgh, PA                             Thunderbird Music Hall
May 16                                                    Louisville, KY                               Headliners Music Hall
May 17                                                      Atlanta, GA                                              Terminal West
May 18                                                  Birmingham, AL                                            Lyric Theatre
May 25                                                   Martinsville, OH                             Nowhere Else Festival
June 1                                                       Nashville, TN                                          Grand Ole Opry

Michael Franti & Spearhead are set to tour throughout the summer in celebration of their critically acclaimed new album Stay Human Vol. II, out now on Thirty Tigers. The tour includes a number of headlining shows plus a run of co-headlining dates with Ziggy Marley as well as performances in support of Sublime with Rome. Fans can purchase tickets at http://michaelfranti.com, and select dates are available for presale via Franti’s fan club, the Soulrocker Fam, beginning February 13 at http://soulrockerfam.com. See below for a complete list of dates.

Stay Human Vol. II is available for purchase and to stream at https://ffm.to/stayhumanvol2. The album debuted at #62 on the Billboard 200 chart as well as #1 on the Americana chart and #1 on the Independent Album chart. It also reached #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart.

Additionally, Franti recently appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to discuss the gun violence epidemic in America and share his music video for “The Flower” (feat. Victoria Canal), plus he performed at sessions for Paste and AOL Build.

Watch/share the video for “The Flower” (feat. Victoria Canal)—which recently ranked as the #1 music video at iTunes— at http://smarturl.it/MFTheFlowerVideo. The video highlights a number of Everytown Survivor Network members and other gun violence survivors from mass shootings including Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Pulse Nightclub in Orlando and the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, as well as daily acts of gun violence in cities across America, and focuses on the power of healing and each person's ability to create their own positive change.

The writing on Stay Human Vol. II—which is co-produced by Franti alongside Ben Simonetti (Zac Brown Band, Shemekia Copeland, Blake Shelton), Niko Moon (Zac Brown Band), Kevin Bard (Fitz & The Tantrums) and others—was heavily influenced by Franti’s work on his new award-winning self-directed documentary, Stay Human. He explains, “I’ve traveled the globe making music and throughout the years I’ve always hoped that it could inspire small steps towards making the world a better place. Struggling with the challenges of the world I began filming my new documentary, Stay Human, telling the stories of heroic everyday people who helped me to discover more deeply what it means to be and STAY HUMAN.”

Stay Human has won an array of awards while on the festival circuit, including the RWJ Barnabas Health Award at the 2018 Asbury Park Music & Film Festival, the Audience Award at the 2018 Nashville Film Festival, the Audience Award and the Voice for Humanity Award at the 2018 ILLUMINATE Film Festival and the Soul in Cinema Award at the 2018 Maui Film Festival. The film is now available via on demand and digital platforms through Cinedigm, and will be available on DVD and Blu-ray this spring. Watch/share the trailer for Stay Human at https://youtu.be/NaQu7n4NA6s.

Franti began writing music as a way to process both the political landscape of the late 1980s and the unique sounds and ideas of his Bay Area upbringing. In 1994, Franti formed Michael Franti & Spearhead. Touring with his band, Franti continued to notice inequality and injustice both at home and abroad. The band released their seminal Stay Human album in 2000, reflecting on the unjust nature of the death penalty among other themes, to make sense of our common humanity in juxtaposition to near constant violations of human rights.

Franti released his first self-directed documentary, I Know I’m Not Alone, in 2005 to widespread critical acclaim. The film depicts his mission for peace in the Middle East, with a focus on the human cost of war. Franti visited warzones in Iraq, Israel and Palestine again finding common connection, playing music to both soldiers and civilians regardless of affiliation.

Michael Franti & Spearhead continue to foster the community both on and off stage and with Michael and his wife Sara’s foundation Do It For The Love, a wish granting nonprofit that brings those with life threatening illnesses, veterans and children with severe challenges to concerts. His recent musical projects have included the Billboard #1 single “The Sound of Sunshine” (2010) and full-length releases All the People (2013) and SOULROCKER (2016), which topped the Billboard rock album charts at #4 and #5, respectively.

STAY HUMAN VOL. II
1. Little Things
2. Just To Say I Love You
3. Flower In The Gun (feat. Victoria Canal)
4. Only Thing Missing Was You 2 (feat. HIRIE)
5. Stay Human 2
6. Summertime Won’t Last Long
7. This World Is So F*cked Up (But I Ain’t Ever Giving Up On It)
8. You’re Number One
9. Enjoy Every Second (feat. AGodess)
10. Nobody Cries Alone
11. Extraordinary
12. When The Sun Begins To Shine
13. Show Me Your Peace Sign
14. Take Me Alive

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD LIVE
* with Ziggy Marley
† supporting Sublime with Rome

April 12-14 /// Fort Lauderdale, FL /// Tortuga Music Festival
April 24-28 /// Tulum, MX /// Art With Me Festival
May 26 /// Napa, CA /// BottleRock Festival
May 31 /// Avila Beach, CA /// Avila Beach Resort Amphitheater
June 7 /// Morrison, CO /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 13-16 /// Hunter, NY /// Mountain Jam Festival
June 14 /// Mesa, AZ /// Mesa Amphitheatre*
June 15 /// Las Vegas, NV /// Mandalay Bay Beach*
June 18 /// Troutdale, OR /// Edgefield*
June 19 /// Troutdale, OR /// Edgefield*
June 21 /// Woodinville, WA /// Chateau Ste Michelle Winery*
June 22 /// Woodinville, WA /// Chateau Ste Michelle Winery*
June 26 /// Eugene, OR /// Cuthbert Amphitheater*
June 27 /// Bend, OR /// Les Schwab Amphitheater*
June 30 /// Park City, UT /// Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater*
July 12-14 /// Marshfield, MA /// Levitate Music & Arts Festival
July 15 /// Ocean City, MD /// Seacrets Nite Club
July 16 /// Ocean City, MD /// Seacrets Nite Club
July 18 /// Asheville, NC /// Salvage Station
July 20 /// Wilmington, NC /// Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 21 /// Wilmington, NC /// Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 23 /// Cape Canaveral, FL /// Cocoa Riverfront Park†
July 25 /// St. Augustine, FL /// St. Augustine Amphitheatre†
July 26 /// St. Augustine, FL /// St. Augustine Amphitheatre†
July 27 /// Charleston, SC /// Volvo Car Stadium†
July 28 /// Charlotte, NC /// Metro Credit Union Amphitheater†
July 31 /// Rogers, AR /// Walmart Amphitheater (Arkansas Music Pavilion)†
August 1 /// Austin, TX /// Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater†
August 2 /// New Braunfels, TX /// Whitewater Amphitheater†
August 3 /// Houston, TX /// White Oak Music Hall†
August 4 /// Irving, TX /// Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory†
August 8 /// Amsterdam, NL /// Paradiso
August 10 /// Winchester, UK /// Boomtown Festival
August 11 /// Cornwall, UK /// Boardmasters Festival

Hornsby’s previously released song “Cast-Off,” which was co-written with and features Justin Vernon, continues to receive critical praise— The New York Times says, “Vernon’s singing is characteristically pastel, while Hornsby’s has a heavy, urgent grounding. Their hymnal give and take owes something to folk and roots music, and something to jazz, and it’s surprising, given how different their vocal approaches are, just how much their words appear to be hugging each other, balms in an emotional storm,” while UPROXX calls it, “as delightful as it is unexpected.” Consequence of Sound furthers, “Musically, ‘Cast-Off’ is a natural melding of both Hornsby’s and Vernon’s worlds. On the one hand, there’s a cinematic coolness to the tune, a nod to Hornsby’s acclaimed work for the big screen (see: all his material with 2018 Filmmaker of the Year Spike Lee); the song’s intricately layered arrangements also call to mind a less electronic version of Bon Iver’s 22, A Million.”

In support of the release, Hornsby will embark on an extensive run of U.S. tour dates, which include performances at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust, Los Angeles’ Troubadour and more. Tickets are on-sale now and are available at BruceHornsby.com. See below for complete list of tour dates. 

Predominantly produced by Hornsby, the 10-track album includes added production from Vernon (Bon Iver), Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird, Public Image Ltd.) and Brad Cook (Sharon Van Etten, Hiss Golden Messenger). Absolute Zero also includes musical contributions from yMusic, The Staves, Blake Mills, Jack DeJohnette, Sean Carey, The Orchestra of St. Hanks (Frost School/Univ. of Miami), Hornsby’s longtime band The Noisemakers and more. The track “Take You There (Misty)” was co-written with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter.

Based out of Williamsburg, VA, Hornsby first rose to national prominence with The Way It Is, his 1986 Grammy-winning debut album with The Range. The title track became the most-played song on American radio in 1987 while Tupac Shakur’s timeless song “Changes” builds on “The Way It Is” and set the stage for many subsequent versions of the track. In 1991, Hornsby collaborated with Bonnie Raitt, playing on her iconic hit “I Can’t Make You Love Me.” Additionally, Hornsby was a part-time member of the Grateful Dead from September 1990 to March 1992, performing over 100 concerts in America and Europe. Hornsby has written six full film scores and contributed music to four others including Lee’s Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It and BlacKkKlansman. 

The 13-time Grammy nominee has solidified his status as a highly sought after collaborator. Hornsby’s own 20 albums have sold over 11 million copies worldwide, and Hornsby has appeared on over 100 records including releases with Bob Dylan, Don Henley, the Grateful Dead, Ricky Skaggs, Bob Seger, Chaka Khan, Brandon Flowers, Bonnie Raitt, Sting, Mavis Staples, Leon Russell, Willie Nelson and more.

ABSOLUTE ZERO TRACKLIST

1. Absolute Zero (featuring Jack DeJohnette)
2. Fractals
3. Cast-Off (featuring Justin Vernon)
4. Meds (featuring Justin Vernon, Blake Mills and Rob Moose)
5. Never In This House (featuring yMusic and The Staves)
6. Voyager One (featuring yMusic)
7. Echolocation
8. The Blinding Light Of Dreams (featuring yMusic)
9. White Noise
10. Take You There (Misty) (featuring yMusic and The Staves)

BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE NOISEMAKERS LIVE

April 25 - Wilbur Theatre - Boston, MA 
April 26 - Ridgefield Playhouse - Ridgefield, CT 
April 27 - Ulster Performing Arts Center - Kingston, NY 
April 29 - National Sawdust - Brooklyn, NY
April 30 -National Sawdust - Brooklyn, NY 
May 3 - Beachlife Festival - Redondo Beach, CA 
May 6 - Troubadour - Los Angeles, CA (SOLD OUT)
June 18 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC *
June 19 - Knight Theater - Charlotte, NC *
June 21 - Atlanta Symphony Hall - Atlanta, GA #
June 23 - Lime Kiln Theatre - Lexington, VA *
June 25 - Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN *
June 26 - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC *
June 28 - The Majestic Theatre - Gettysburg, PA *
June 29 - Smith Opera House - Geneva, NY *
June 30 - Tupelo Music Hall - Derry, NH *
July 12 - Pocono Mountain Event Center - Mt Pocono, PA
July 13 - Roxian Theatre - McKees Rocks, PA 
July 14 - Goodyear Theater - Akron, OH 
July 16 - Rose Music Center at the Heights - Huber Heights, OH %
July 18 - The Grand Casino Theater - Mashantucket, CT %
July 20 - Maymont Park - Richmond, VA %
July 21 - Spirit Pavilion - Charlottesville, VA %
July 23 - North Carolina Museum of Art - Raleigh, NC %
July 24 - Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA %
August 7 - Pabst Theatre - Milwaukee, WI **
August 9 - Pantages Theatre - Minneapolis, MN **
August 10 - Okoboji Blue Water Festival - Arnolds Park, IA 
August 16 - Dillon Amphitheatre - Dillon, CO
August 18 – Denver Botanic Gardens – Denver, CO
April 14, 2020 - Cincinnati Music Hall - Cincinnati, OH ^

# - w/ Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
* - w/ special guest Sam Amidon
% - w/ Amos Lee
** - w/ special guest S. Carey
^ - w/ Cincinnati Pops

Michael Franti & Spearhead are set to tour throughout the summer in celebration of their critically acclaimed new album Stay Human Vol. II, out now on Thirty Tigers. The tour includes a number of headlining shows plus a run of co-headlining dates with Ziggy Marley as well as performances in support of Sublime with Rome. Fans can purchase tickets at http://michaelfranti.com, and select dates are available for presale via Franti’s fan club, the Soulrocker Fam, begun February 13 at http://soulrockerfam.com. See below for a complete list of dates.

Stay Human Vol. II is available for purchase and to stream at https://ffm.to/stayhumanvol2. The album debuted at #62 on the Billboard 200 chart as well as #1 on the Americana chart and #1 on the Independent Album chart. It also reached #1 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart.

MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD LIVE
* with Ziggy Marley
† supporting Sublime with Rome

May 26 /// Napa, CA /// BottleRock Festival
May 31 /// Avila Beach, CA /// Avila Beach Resort Amphitheater
June 7 /// Morrison, CO /// Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 13-16 /// Hunter, NY /// Mountain Jam Festival
June 14 /// Mesa, AZ /// Mesa Amphitheatre*
June 15 /// Las Vegas, NV /// Mandalay Bay Beach*
June 18 /// Troutdale, OR /// Edgefield*
June 19 /// Troutdale, OR /// Edgefield*
June 21 /// Woodinville, WA /// Chateau Ste Michelle Winery*
June 22 /// Woodinville, WA /// Chateau Ste Michelle Winery*
June 26 /// Eugene, OR /// Cuthbert Amphitheater*
June 27 /// Bend, OR /// Les Schwab Amphitheater*
June 30 /// Park City, UT /// Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater*
July 12-14 /// Marshfield, MA /// Levitate Music & Arts Festival
July 15 /// Ocean City, MD /// Seacrets Nite Club
July 16 /// Ocean City, MD /// Seacrets Nite Club
July 18 /// Asheville, NC /// Salvage Station
July 20 /// Wilmington, NC /// Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 21 /// Wilmington, NC /// Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 23 /// Cape Canaveral, FL /// Cocoa Riverfront Park†
July 25 /// St. Augustine, FL /// St. Augustine Amphitheatre†
July 26 /// St. Augustine, FL /// St. Augustine Amphitheatre†
July 27 /// Charleston, SC /// Volvo Car Stadium†
July 28 /// Charlotte, NC /// Metro Credit Union Amphitheater†
July 31 /// Rogers, AR /// Walmart Amphitheater (Arkansas Music Pavilion)†
August 1 /// Austin, TX /// Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater†
August 2 /// New Braunfels, TX /// Whitewater Amphitheater†
August 3 /// Houston, TX /// White Oak Music Hall†
August 4 /// Irving, TX /// Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory†
August 8 /// Amsterdam, NL /// Paradiso
August 10 /// Winchester, UK /// Boomtown Festival
August 11 /// Cornwall, UK /// Boardmasters Festival

Acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer John Prine is debuting a new cover of “My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight” today. Listen/share HERE. Released in advance of the Kentucky Derby this weekend, “My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight” was written by Stephen Collins Foster and originally recorded by Prine in 2004 as part of a compilation album created in Foster’s honor.

In addition to today’s digital release, the song will also be available on a limited amount of 7-inch, Kentucky blue vinyl. Also included on the vinyl is a live version of Prine’s acclaimed song, “Paradise,” featuring special guest Tyler Childers. Pre-order HERE. Proceeds from the release go towards the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, a non-profit law firm supported by Prine and Childers that represents coal miners and their families in the Appalachian region.

The release of “My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight” follows a landmark year for Prine, whose new album, The Tree of Forgiveness, continues to receive widespread critical acclaim (purchase/ stream here). Out now on his own independent label, Oh Boy Records, The Tree of Forgiveness is Prine’s first album featuring new material in over 13 years and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dave Cobb. Upon its release, the album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart with over 54,000 equivalent albums sold in its first week—a career high chart position and sales week for the legendary singer, songwriter and performer. The album also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #2 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Rock Albums chart.

Additionally, Prine is among the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. The 50th Annual Induction and Awards Gala will take place on June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Of the recognition, Prine shares, “I am thrilled to hear about my induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. I have been proud to make my living as a songwriter for almost 50 years now. I have to say it’s a bonus to be elected by your fellow songwriters. Thank You to the Songwriters Hall of Fame.”

In continued celebration of the album, Prine will perform select shows throughout 2019, including upcoming stops at Minneapolis’ Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse’s Landmark Theatre and Hollywood’s John Anson Ford Amphitheatre among several others. Additionally, on July 28, Prine will perform at Red Rock Amphitheatre with the Colorado Symphony. The landmark concert is Prine’s first-ever orchestral performance and will feature arrangements by Dave Cobb. Moreover, Prine’s sold out All The Best Fest—a destination concert vacation—will take place at the all-inclusive Breathless + Now Onyx Resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic November 11-15, 2019. Of Prine’s sold out show at Radio City Music Hall, Rolling Stone declares, “…a night of joy and love at one of the biggest shows of the veteran singer-songwriter’s career.”

Brandi Carlile’s Girls Just Wanna Weekend—a destination concert vacation produced by Cloud 9 Adventures in partnership with The Bowery Presents—will take place at the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya, Mexico from January 29-Febraury 2, 2020 and once again feature an all female-fronted lineup. In addition to multiple sets from Carlile, the festival will include performances by Sheryl Crow, Lake Street Dive, Patty Griffin, Lucius, Wanda Sykes (comedy set), KT Tunstall, Jade Bird, Amanda Shires and Yola as well as special guests Ruby Amanfu, Natalie Hemby and Katie Herzig.

Girls Just Wanna Weekend will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, a luxurious all-inclusive resort located just sixty minutes south of the Cancun International Airport. Guests can choose from a variety of well-appointed room categories at the resort, including Concert Courtyard rooms, Stagefront suites and lush tropical views spread throughout the property. Following the wildly successful inaugural event last year, a limited ticket pre-sale opened to returning guests several weeks ago. The remaining rooms will go on-sale this Friday, May 10 at 12:00pm ET. Complete details regarding the festival and packages are available via www.girlsjustwannaweekend.com.

The festival continues a landmark year for the three-time GRAMMY Award-winner following the release of her acclaimed new album, By The Way, I Forgive You. Produced by Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, the album includes ten new songs written by Carlile and longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth, including “The Joke.” Of her breakthrough performance of the song on the live GRAMMY broadcast, The New York Times proclaimed, “Carlile’s vocals were robust, ragged, full of sneer and hope. On a night curiously light on impressive singing, it was an uncomplicated, genuine, cleansing thrill,” while the Los Angeles Times called it, “triumphant” and Rolling Stone described it as, “breathtaking.” Watch the full performance HERE.

In celebration of the release, Carlile will continue her extensive tour through 2019 including a special debut headline performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on September 14. Additional stops include Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, St. Paul’s Minnesota State Fair, Philadelphia’s The Mann and Berkeley’s The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley among others. See below for complete details.

Released on Low Country Sound/Elektra Records (purchase), By The Way, I Forgive You also features the song, “Party Of One,” whose official music video starring Elisabeth Moss recently premiered (watch/share HERE). Produced by Whooden Collective, the video stars Moss, who also served as Creative Director and Producer, and features a female-led crew including Bérénice Eveno (Director), Nicole Disson (Co-star), Diane Pellegrino (Producer), Garen Barsegian (Executive Producer), Kate Siegel (Executive Producer), Tara Bassim (Line Producer) and Cristina Dunlap (Cinematographer). Moreover, a duet version of the song, featuring Sam Smith, is now available (listen/share HERE). Profits from the recording benefit Children in Conflict via Brandi Carlile’s Looking Out Foundation as part of its ongoing campaign to raise $1 million for children impacted by war. More information can be found at http://www.childreninconflict.org and http://www.lookingoutfoundation.org.

Over the course of their acclaimed career, Carlile and her band have released six albums, including 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, which garnered a GRAMMY nomination for Best Americana Album. Additionally, in 2017, they released Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story (An Album to Benefit War Child), which features 14 artists covering the songs on their breakthrough album The Story with all proceeds benefiting War Child. Artists included on the acclaimed project, which Rolling Stone calls, “tender and powerful,” include Dolly Parton, Adele, Pearl Jam, Kris Kristofferson, The Avett Brothers, Margo Price and Jim James as well as a forward written by President Obama. More details can be found here.

BRANDI CARLILE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

May 24 & 25—Shelburne, VT— Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum (SOLD OUT)

May 26—Boston, MA—Boston Calling  

June 1—Quincy, WA—The Gorge Amphitheater

June 14—Columbia, MD—Merriweather Post Pavilion

June 16—Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

June 23—Telluride, CO—Telluride Bluegrass Festival

June 27—Lansing, MI—Common Ground Music Festival

June 29—Chicago, IL—Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*

July 17—Costa Mesa, CA—The Pacific Amphitheatre

July 25—Floyd, VA—FloydFest

August 2—Bonner Springs, KS—Providence Medical Center Amphitheater‡

August 3—Peoria, IL—Peoria Civic Center

August 4—St. Charles, IA—Hinterland Music Festival

August 10—Lexington, KY—Railbird Festival

August 11—St. Louis, MO—The Fabulous Fox

August 19—Alpharetta, GA—Ameris Bank Amphitheatre†

August 20—Birmingham, AL—Oak Mountain Amphitheatre†

August 23—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield Concerts Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 24—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield Concerts Amphitheater (SOLD OUT)

August 25—Troutdale, OR—Edgefield Concerts Amphitheater

August 29—Bayfield, WI—Big Top Chautauqua

August 30—Bayfield, WI—Big Top Chautauqua

August 31—St. Paul, MN—Minnesota State Fair

September 6—Philadelphia, PA—The Mann#

September 7-8—Chattanooga, TN—Moon River Music Festival

September 14—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden

September 21—Berkeley, CA—The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley (SOLD OUT)

September 22—Berkeley, CA—The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley

September 27—Denver, CO—The Mission Ballroom

September 28—Denver, CO—The Mission Ballroom

September 29—Denver, CO—The Mission Ballroom

October 14—Los Angeles, CA—Walt Disney Concert Hall

November 2—Groningen, Netherlands—Take Root Festival

January 29-February 2, 2020—Riviera Maya, Mexico—Girls Just Wanna Weekend

*with special guest Lucius

‡co-headline with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

†Heart: Love Alive Tour

#with special guest Mavis Staples

Indie-rock band Ona’s highly anticipated new album, Full Moon, Heavy Light, is now streaming in full at Vice’s Noisey. Listen/share HERE. Of the album, Noisey declares, “Ona could be the next great rock band…the West Virginia band’s adventurous and infectious new album, Full Moon, Heavy Light, takes them to the next level.”

Their first album in partnership with Tyler Childers’ Hickman Holler Records, Full Moon, Heavy Light will be released this Friday, May 10 and is now available for pre-order. In advance of the release, each digital pre-order comes with an immediate download of two album tracks: lead single “Summer Candy” and “Young Forever.” Watch/share the official music video for “Young Forever” HERE.

Produced by Drew Vandenberg (Of Montreal, Deerhunter, Futurebirds), Full Moon, Heavy Light was recorded at Chase Park Transduction in Athens, GA and includes nine new songs co-written by the five band members: Brad Goodall (keys, background vocals), Bradley Jenkins (guitar, vocals), Zachary Johnston (bass), Max Nolte (drums, percussion) and Zack Owens (lead guitar, background vocals).

Of the album, Jenkins comments, “There’s a lot of ear candy that we snuck in there, but it might be an album that you need to sit with. We want our audience to experience and feel the music. There are ups and downs and sometimes people might ignore those feelings, but we want people to recognize every emotion.”

In celebration of the album, the band will embark on an extensive headline tour this spring and summer including stops at Lexington’s The Burl, Nashville’s The Basement, Chicago’s Sleeping Village, Brooklyn’s Rough Trade, Washington, DC’s Songbyrd and Los Angeles’ Moroccan Lounge among several others. See below for complete details.

The release of Full Moon, Heavy Light follows a series of breakout years for the 5-piece band, who take their name from the small town of Ona, WV—just outside their home base of Huntington, WV. Since the release of their debut album, American Fiction, in 2016, Ona has received widespread acclaim, including coverage at NPR Music’s “Heavy Rotation,” who called their song, “Ides Of July,” “a debut single that knocks all else out of the water.” Additionally, No Depression praised, “It’s impossible to resist the deep, power-pop grooves on Ona’s debut album.” Since their formation, the band has built their following the old-fashioned way—through word of mouth and extensive touring. In addition to performing across the country with artists such as Childers, Blank Range and Blackfoot Gypsies, the band has also been featured on SiriusXM’s “The Loft” as well as an episode of the esteemed NPR program, Mountain Stage.

FULL MOON, HEAVY LIGHT TRACK LIST:
1. Summer Candy
2. True Emotion
3. Allison In The Grass
4. Young Forever
5. Pennyroyal
6. Golden Highway Deserter
7. Ribbon At The Line
8. Quito
9. With You All Along

ONA CONFIRMED 2019 TOUR DATES
*with Tyler Childers

May 10 /// Lexington, KY /// The Burl
May 11 /// Nashville, TN /// The Basement
May 12 /// Columbus, OH /// Ace of Cups
May 14 /// Davenport, IA /// The Raccoon Motel
May 15 /// Madison, WI /// High Noon Saloon
May 16 /// St. Paul, MN /// Turf Club
May 17 /// Chicago, IL /// Sleeping Village
May 18 /// Paducah, KY /// Lower Town Arts & Music Festival
May 29 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Rough Trade
May 31 /// Philadelphia, PA /// MilkBoy
June 1 /// Washington, DC /// Songbyrd
June 5 /// Richmond, VA /// Richmond Music Hall at Capital Ale House
June 6 /// Charlotte, NC /// Neighborhood Theatre
June 7 /// Atlanta, GA /// The Earl
June 8 /// Johnson City, TN /// Blue Plum Festival
June 12 /// St. Louis, MO /// Duck Room
June 13 /// Little Rock, AR /// Stickyz Chicken Shack
June 14 /// Austin, TX /// Stubbs Jr.
June 15 /// Dallas, TX /// Double Wide
June 18 /// Phoenix, AZ /// The Rebel Lounge
June 20 /// Los Angeles, CA /// Moroccan Lounge
June 21 /// San Francisco, CA /// Hotel Utah
June 22 /// Sutter Creek, CA /// Feist Wines
June 25 /// Portland, OR /// Mississippi Studios
June 26 /// Seattle, WA /// Sunset Tavern
June 29 /// Denver, CO /// Globe Hall
August 10 /// Lexington, KY /// Railbird Festival

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Acclaimed singer and songwriter Josh Ritter’s new album, Fever Breaks, debuts at #4 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums Chart, #5 on Independent Albums Chart, #14 on Top Current Albums Chart and appears on the Billboard 200. Produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Jason Isbell, the 10-track album was recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A and features Isbell’s band, the 400 Unit.

Additionally, Ritter’s music video for his song “I Still Love You (Now & Then),” which longtime collaborator Jason Holley animated, premieres today—watch/share it here: https://youtu.be/9HKj7uNak7o

Ritter’s extensive run of North American tour dates with The Royal City Band kicks off in Toronto on May 8 and includes additional stops in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and more. Tickets are on sale now at joshritter.com. See below for complete tour dates.

Recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A with additional recording and mixing at Sound Emporium, the record was engineered by Matt Ross-Spang and features contributions from Isbell (guitar and vocals) and his band the 400 Unit, which includes Derry Deborja (piano, organ and Hohner accordion), Chad Gamble (drums and percussion), Jimbo Hart (fender electric, ukulele and upright bass), Sadler Vaden (electric guitar, acoustic guitar and 12 string acoustic guitar) and Amanda Shires (violin and vocals).

Over the course of his career Ritter has released ten full-length albums including 2017’s Gathering, which debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart and received widespread critical praise. NPR Music proclaimed, “Josh Ritter remains at the top of his game two decades into a highlight-strewn career. He’d be forgiven for loosening his grip, but his hand has never felt surer,” while the HuffPost furthered, “Gathering is beautiful and precise, and most of the beauty, to be certain, arises from a prolonged, often intimate contemplation of Ritter’s enormous skill set as an honest bard.” In 2015 Ritter began a close collaboration with Bob Weir and went on to write or co-write many of the 12 songs on Weir’s acclaimed 2016 solo album, Blue Mountain. Pitchfork called the album “quietly adventurous, wise, and a welcome late-career turn,” while Entertainment Weekly described it as “a moving group of tunes worthy of any campfire.”

In addition to his work as a musician, Ritter made his debut as a published author in 2011 with his New York Times best-selling novel Bright’s Passage (Dial Press/Random House). Stephen King wrote in The New York Times Book Review that Bright’s Passage “shines with a compressed lyricism that recalls Ray Bradbury in his prime…This is the work of a gifted novelist.”

FEVER BREAKS TRACKLIST

1. Ground Don’t Want Me

2. Old Black Magic

3. On The Water

4. I Still Love You (Now and Then)

5. The Torch Committee

6. Silverblade

7. All Some Kind of Dream

8. Losing Battles

9. A New Man

10 Blazing Highway Home

JOSH RITTER & THE ROYAL CITY BAND TOUR

May 8—Toronto, ON—Danforth Music Hall*
May 9—Montreal, QC—L'Astral*
May 10—Northampton, MA—Calvin Theatre*
May 11—Boston, MA—Wilbur Theatre*
May 12—Boston, MA—Wilbur Theatre*
May 14—Philadelphia, PA—Keswick Theatre*
May 16—Pittsburgh, PA—Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall*
May 17—Washington, DC—Lincoln Theatre*
May 18—Charlottesville, VA—Jefferson Theater*
May 19—Atlanta, GA—Variety Playhouse*
May 21—Cincinnati, OH—Taft Theatre*
May 22—Chicago, IL—The Vic Theatre*
May 23—Detroit, MI—Majestic Theatre*
Jun 14—Houston, TX—The Heights Theater^
Jun 15—Austin, TX—Paramount Theatre^
Jun 16—Oklahoma City, OK—Tower Theatre^
Jun 17—Albuquerque, NM—Kimo Theater
Jun 18—Telluride, CO—Club Red
Jun 20—Boise, ID—Egyptian Theatre*
Jun 21—Spokane, WA—Knitting Factory*
Jun 22—Vancouver, BC—Vogue Theatre*
Jun 23—Seattle, WA—Moore Theatre*
Jun 25—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall*
Jun 26—Portland, OR—Revolution Hall*
Jun 27—Sisters, OR—Sisters High School
Jun 28—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater*
Jun 29—Los Angeles, CA—Theatre at Ace Hotel*
July 16—Berlin, DE—Passionskirche (solo)
July 18—Nijmegen, NL—Stevenskerk (solo)
July 19—Amsterdam, NL—Paradiso
July 22—London, UK—Union Chapel
July 24—Glasgow, UK—Oran Mor
July 25—Edinburgh, UK—Queen’s Hall
July 27—Dublin IE—National Concert Hall
Aug 5—Canmore, AB—Canmore Folk Festival (solo)
Aug 16—Big Sky, MT—Moonlight Music Festival
Aug 18—Lyons, CO—Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
Aug 20—Omaha, NE—Slowdown
Aug 21—Kansas City, MO—Madrid Theatre
Aug 22—St Louis, MO—The Pageant
Aug 23—Bloomington, IL—Castle Theatre
Aug 24—Minneapolis, MN—Zoo Series
Sep 7—Chattanooga, TN—Moon River Festival
Sep 21—New York, NY—Beacon Theatre^
Sep 25—Louisville, KY—WFPK Waterfront Wednesdays^
Sep 26—Durham, NC—Carolina Theatre^
Sep 28—Nashville, TN—Ryman Auditorium

* with support from Penny and Sparrow
^ with support from Amanda Shires

BOLD—sold out

Grammy Award winner John Paul White is set to continue his North American tour in support of his new solo album The Hurting Kind (out now on Single Lock Records) with a run of newly-confirmed Midwest performances kicking off July 12 at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival. See below for a complete list of tour dates. Purchase tickets here, and The Hurting Kind is available here.

While recently testing out the new material on the road for the first time, White’s live performance received critical praise with Glide Magazine noting that “the 90-minute set left the audience shouting for more” and Americana Highways raving that “this is going to be one of those reviews that I won’t be able to capture and convey just how good it was…it truly was a special evening, one that bordered on magical.”

Leading up to the sessions for The Hurting Kind, White was inspired by artists like Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Chet Atkins and Bill Porter. Drawing on these timeless influences, White sought out classic writers like Whisperin’ Bill Anderson and Bobby Braddock to collaborate with. “Coming out of each and every one of these situations, I got a resounding thumbs-up that I was on that right track,” says White of the collaborations. “I didn’t need anybody else’s approval after that.”

The Hurting Kind was recorded at Sun Drop Sound, White’s new home studio that he converted from an old, turn-of-the-century home in the historic district of Florence, AL, and at legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, AL.  The record was co-produced with Ben Tanner (Alabama Shakes) and features additional contributions from a core group of musicians including Jon Radford (Leigh Nash, Odessa) and Reed Watson on drums, Pat Bergeson (Chet Atkins, Emmylou Harris) on electric guitar, Jon Estes (Robyn Hitchcock, Kesha) and David Hood (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) on bass and Lillie Mae (Jack White) on fiddle, plus guest vocals from Lee Ann Womack and background vocals from Erin Rae and The Secret Sisters. 

With The Hurting Kind, White draws on the lush, orchestrated music made in Nashville in the early 1960s, writing about overwhelming love, unraveling relationships and the fading memory of a loved one.

“I approached this album differently on the songwriting side before I ever got into the studio,” says White. “I really wanted there to be a torch song quality to it, the classic timeless quality. To not be afraid of the big note, and not be afraid of the drama.”

White grew up in tiny Loretto, Tennessee, and now lives in Florence, Alabama, not far from Muscle Shoals. He has cultivated his career in Nashville for two decades, first as a songwriter for a major publisher, then as half of The Civil Wars—a groundbreaking duo that won four Grammy Awards before disbanding in 2012. White’s collaborations include contributions to recordings by Rodney Crowell, Hiss Golden Messenger, Rosanne Cash, Jason Isbell, Candi Staton and Emmylou Harris, and production work with Lera Lynn, Lindi Ortega, Dylan LeBlanc, Penny & Sparrow and Donnie Fritts’ Oh My Goodness, which also marked White’s debut as a producer. White is also a partner in Single Lock Records, an independent record label based in Florence, Alabama.

In 2016, White released Beulah to widespread critical acclaim with Rolling Stone praising, “the strength of White’s songwriting lies in the masterful balance he strikes between character and confession.” The Hurting Kind is White’s third solo album.

JOHN PAUL WHITE—THE HURTING KIND

1. The Good Old Days

2. I Wish I Could Write You a Song