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May 13, 2014

Nine Times Blue’s “Only Loney” Released, To Perform At Terrapin Brewery May 17th

Nine Times Blues have just completed work on their new video Only Lonley and are getting ready to perform at Terrapin Brewery in Atlanta on May 17th. Their new record, Matter of Time is a tour de force of driving, melodic rock, each song simultaneously infused with the craftsmanship of the Brill Building era and the electric energy of seminal bands like Big Star, The Replacements, and The Smithereens. The moniker power pop (coined by Pete Townshend) can be applied to Nine Times Blue, but only according to its original definition: a genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock, and features strong melodies, clear vocals, and infectious guitar hooks. Pop history enthusiasts might recognize Nine Times Blue as the title of a song by Mike Nesmith (of The Monkees), a fitting homage by a band not afraid to tap into power pop’s venerable roots. Matter of Time follows Nine Time Blue’s critically acclaimed 2012 release, Falling Slowly.

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May 13, 2014

Radney Foster Releases Everything I Should Have Said

Today Radney Foster unveils Everything I Should Have Said, his first album of all new material since 2009’s Revival, on his own Devil’s River Records and distributed by Think Indie.
“I’m always trying to find a little piece of the truth,” says the Texas born and bred singer-songwriter. With Everything I Should Have Said, the truth is laid bare. His first collection of new songs in 5 years opens with “Whose Heart You Wreck,” a stormy lament to a fickle muse and closes with the title track, an unflinching apology for things done and left undone.

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May 13, 2014

Katy Perry Performs “Birthday” On Billboard Music Awards

Dick Clark Productions and Billboard announced today that Katy Perry will be performing her new smash hit “Birthday” for the first time on television, at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. Perry joins an already star-studded lineup of previously announced musical performers that includes 5 Seconds of Summer, Florida Georgia Line, Imagine Dragons, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Lorde, Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, OneRepublic, Pitbull, and Ricky Martin. The 2014 Billboard Music Awards will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18, on ABC at 8pm ET.

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May 13, 2014

Spencer Day To Release Daybreak CD June 10th

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Spencer Day returns to his musical roots with his fifth full-length album Daybreak, and his first independent album in seven years. His past two albums were released on the legendary Concord/Jazz label. With Daybreak, Spencer has created an album of signature interpretations of well-loved songs from the 1960’s along with five brand-new compositions written in homage of these classic American tunes.

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May 13, 2014

Loufest Announces Lineup

LouFest excitedly announces their 2014 lineup, bringing 40 bands includingOutkast, Arctic Monkeys, Cake, Grouplove, Matt & Kim, Portugal. The Man, Future Islands, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and Kelis to Forest Park’s lush Central Field on September 6-7, 2014 in St. Louis, MO.

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May 12, 2014

Haley Bonar Offers Last War May 20th

Haley Bonar is set to release her fifth full length record, Last War, on May 20th via Graveface. In anticipation of the release, the album is streaming in full a week before street date at NPR. NPR’s Stephen Thompson says, “Virtually every song on Last War strikes that kind of smart, careful balance, which Bonar achieves through equal doses of mystery and charm.” He adds, “A bright, subtle storyteller, she displays a mastery of pop-rock craftsmanship that keeps these songs as relentlessly catchy on the surface as they are alluringly complex underneath.” Last War is available for pre-order now in the Graveface online store. Haley Bonar has several midwest shows coming up later this month. Look for more shows to be added in the coming weeks. All confirmed dates are listed below.

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May 12, 2014

Marc Broussard Brings A Life Worth Living July 29th

In 2004, Marc Broussard released his major-label debut entitled Carencro, after the Louisiana town where he was born and raised, and its thematic centerpiece was a hickory-smoked slab of Bayou soul called “Home.” That album and the three that followed revealed Broussard as an old-school Southern soul singer blessed with a rarefied gift and innate stylistic and emotional authenticity. Now, a decade after his critical breakthrough, Broussard has come full circle with A LIFE WORTH LIVING his sixth studio album that celebrates what home means to him – from his family, community, relationships – to all the minutiae of everyday life that he has come to treasure.

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May 12, 2014

Peter Frampton Releases Hummingbird In A Box June 24th

Hummingbird in a Box, the latest work from legendary musician Peter Frampton, will be released June 24 via RED Distribution. The new music was inspired by the Cincinnati Ballet, featuring seven original guitar pieces in Frampton’s virtuosic stylings. Frampton composed all songs on the mini-album along with Gordon Kennedy, who also co-produced the recording. The two previously teamed up for Fingerprints, which garnered them both a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.

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