Author Archives: Mike
Author Archives: Mike
DRKWAV is Skerik (saxophones), John Medeski (keyboards) and Adam Deitch (drums). The three master musicians have come together for The Purge, an entirely uncompromising album debut that delves deep into the psychedelic corners of the human psyche. Due February 24 from Royal Potato Family, the recording was co-produced and mixed by venerated studio wizard Randall Dunn.
Continue readingJessica Hernandez & The Deltas are thrilled to announce they’ll play this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. One of Paste Magazine’s “Best New Bands of 2014,” Jessica & The Deltas spent all of 2014 on the road winning over music fans with songs that has critics gushing including The New York Times, Latina Magazine, People and NPR’s Weekend Edition who said “[Secret Evil] has it all. It offers a softly strummed rootsy ballad one minute, the oom-pah of Balkan-inspired brass the next, or twangy rockabilly guitars followed by the punch of New Orleans-tinged horns. But in song after song, one thing is consistent: a powerful, undeniable voice.”
Continue readingMariah Carey, the iconic chanteuse and best-selling female artist of all time with over 200 million records sold, is coming to Las Vegas with a headlining residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. For the first time ever, she will perform all 18 of her timeless and beloved Number One Hits together in one concert. Designed exclusively for The Colosseum, the production will also feature fan-favorite album cuts, never-before-performed selections and many more musical surprises.
Continue readingLegendary singer, songwriter, musician and producer Stevie Wonder announced today an extended run of dates for his SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE PERFORMANCE tour due to popular demand. Wonder will bring the critically-acclaimed performance, which is a live adaptation of the iconic Songs in the Key of Life album, to more than 10 U.S. cities beginning March 17 in Denver, CO. Produced by Wonder Productions and Live Nation and promoted by Live Nation, the tour will continue to cities such as Houston, New Orleans, Minneapolis, Austin, and Nashville before concluding in Brooklyn, NY at the Barclays Center on April 12.
Continue readingCounterPoint Music and Arts Festival will host the South’s most exciting Memorial Day Weekend party, bringing headliners Widespread Panic, Zedd, The Roots, Kygo, Knife Party, Umphrey’s McGee and Dillon Francis to beautiful Kingston Downs on May 22, 23 and 24. Also joining the bill are Zeds Dead, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Rebelution, RL Grime, Lettuce, Tipper and many more on four performance stages.
Continue readingJacob Dillan Summers has been many things. A sheltered fundamentalist Christian kid. A world champion drumline drummer. A marine. A lovesick transplant to icy Alaska. But in July 2014, he was just a man stabbing a nail into his own palm to draw enough blood to paint with. This is the story behind Avid Dancer – the nom de musique under which Summers is releasing his first full-length album 1st Bath on Grand Jury April 14th.
Continue readingRising Nashville rock band Daisyhead has announced plans to release their debut, full-length record, The Smallest Light, on March 3rd via No Sleep Records. In conjunction with today’s news, the band has teamed up with AltPress.com to premiere the record’s first new track, “Take,” today.
Continue readingMulti-GRAMMY-nominated recording artist and producer, Kaskade, has established a multi-year exclusive residency with Wynn Las Vegas daylife and nightlife venues – Encore Beach Club and XS Nightclub. Wynn Las Vegas served as Kaskade’s first exclusive residency in Las Vegas at Encore Beach Club in 2010. Now he will return home to the iconic locations that supported the start of his unprecedented career in dance music.
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