Author Archives: Mike
Author Archives: Mike
On Thursday, May 14, an extraordinary collection of music stars will come together at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, for the concert event of a lifetime, DEAR JERRY: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF JERRY GARCIA, to honor one of the most influential musicians and cultural icons of our time. The concert event will feature performances by: Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann’s Billy & the Kids, Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby, Buddy Miller, David Grisman, Eric Church, Greensky Bluegrass, Jimmy Cliff, Jorma Kaukonen, Los Lobos, Moe., O.A.R., Railroad Earth, The Disco Biscuits, Trampled By Turtles, Widespread Panic, Yonder Mountain String Band and Communion featuring Phil Lesh, Stu Allen, Grahame Lesh, Ross James, Alex Koford, and Jason Crosby. Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
Continue readingZac Brown Band’s forthcoming album ‘JEKYLL + HYDE’ will be out April 28, 2015, on Southern Ground/John Varvatos Records/Big Machine Label Group/Republic Records. The band will premiere new music from the album this weekend during their first performance on Saturday Night Live.
Continue readingFIVE KNIVES TO RELEASE FULL-LENGTH DEBUT ALBUM, FVKNVS, ON MAY 19 LIVE PERFORMANCES CONFIRMED Electronic-pop band Five Knives will release their debut album, FVKNVS, on May 19 via Red Bull Records. The new album, produced by Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons), contains 13 tracks of bombastic, heart-skipping raw electronic bursts wrapped in pop hooks, […]
Continue readingWith his new song entitled “O Mother,” Son Little addresses contemporary matters of racial identity and injustice from an intensely personal perspective, conveying a palpable sense of hurt and frustration that resonates well beyond the typical headlines and slogans. The accompanying sound mixes the mournful sway of classic soul with the taut minimalism hip-hop.
Continue readingLas Vegas-based artist SHAMIR will release his first full-length LP titled Ratchet on XL Recordings. Including the widely loved single “On The Regular,” the 10-track album is a record about growing up in Vegas, though not the Vegas you think you know. Today Shamir has posted his statement on Ratchet.
Continue readingByzantine is prepared to unleash its new album, To Release Is To Resolve on April 7 via CEN/RED Distribution. Its a record that takes the progressive thrash titans monstrous sound to new heights, as proven by the ferocious track, The Agonies recently premiered by Decibel Magazine.
Continue readingLA-based duo HONEYHONEY will hit the road this month in preparation for the launch of their new album, which will be released this summer on Rounder Records. In the first of several performance announcements expected this year, confirmed tour dates spanning the country include stops in Nashville, Denver, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and many more. Additional tour dates and further details about the new album will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Continue readingWith more than 200 million albums sold and 20 GRAMMY® nominations between them, the tour will provide unparalleled entertainment from two of America’s most legendary musical groups. Billboard hails that Chicago is one of “the most successful American rock band[s] of all time, in terms of both albums and singles” and “been able to fill arenas with satisfied fans” with music that has endured throughout time while Rolling Stone has described Earth, Wind & Fire as “a funk-fusion powerhouse that changed the sound and history of popular music.”
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