Category Archives for "Entertainment News"
May 11, 2015
- in Entertainment News by Mike
Little Big Town Extends Pain Killer Tour
GRAMMY award-winning country group Little Big Town has added a fall leg of THE PAIN KILLER TOUR that will kick off on October 8, 2015 in Bemidji, MN. The foursome–consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, and Kimberly Schlapman–have already hit over 50 markets on this highly-successful headlining tour.
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May 8, 2015
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Sled Island Festival Reveals Roster
Joining an already stellar list of artists that includes guest curators Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sled Island is excited to welcome legendary innovative hip-hop act De La Soul, indie rock deity and past Sled Island performer Yo La Tengo, genre- and gender-defying riot act Mykki Blanco, as well as fuzzed-out garage rocker Colleen Green. These artists join a massive berth of talent in the form of brooding acts like Maica Mia, Scattered Clouds and Neu Balance, indie rippers like Fountain and Beat Cops, furious and heavy bands like Dead Soft, Shooting Guns and Dead Ranch, hip-hop talent from Tory Lanez, Oseko and Rougies Clique, plus weird pop in the form of Look Vibrant, Kappa Chow and Quaker Parents.
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May 8, 2015
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Bebe Rexha’s “Pray” Drops
Prolific singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha submits the latest look into her upcoming EP, “Pray (Hung Over You).” The evocative plea produced by The Monsters and the Strangerz is the third single from her upcoming EP, I Don’t Wanna Grow Up.
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May 8, 2015
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Third Eye Blind Offers Dopamine
Celebrated rock band Third Eye Blind has announced the release of Dopamine, their first album in six years, on Tuesday, June 16. Led by frontman Stephan Jenkins, the album is a road-tested collection of songs chronicling the band’s time on tour since their last studio effort, Ursa Major. Employing signature guitar riffs and rock arrangements, Dopamine is vintage Third Eye Blind – a body of work whose songwriting details the personal relationships that have come and gone and the rapidly changing world we live in. A lot can change in six years, and while the sound has progressed, the recordings retain the endearing sentiment Third Eye Blind fans new and old have come to love.
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May 8, 2015
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Carl Hall Collection Coming
Carl Hall’s four-octave range first came into prominence on the gospel sides he cut in the 1950s for labels like Vee-Jay and Savoy. His later acting work on Broadway (Inner City, The Wiz, and Truly Blessed: A Musical Celebration of Mahalia Jackson) and in the film version of Hair was renowned. But it’s the soul sides he cut for the Loma and Atlantic labels, with producer Jerry Ragovoy, that are truly sought after. You Don’t Know Nothing About Love: The Loma/Atlantic Recordings 1967-1972 not only fills that need, but delivers in spectacular fashion.
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May 7, 2015
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Benjamin Booker Performs For Seth Meyers
This spring Benjamin Booker has already left many an audience in his guitar-strewn wake: A European tour, two Coachella sets, sold out shows at New York’s Music Hall of Williamsburg and LA’s the Roxy – and he’s just getting started.
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May 7, 2015
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The Oak Ridge Boys Deliver Rock Of Ages
Country music legends and American music icons The Oak Ridge Boys have just recorded an all-new gospel recording, which will be available everywhere on May 26th. Rock of Ages, Hymns and Gospel Favorites (Gaither Music Group), a 15-song project produced by Ben Isaacs (Gaither Vocal Band, The Isaacs) and group member Duane Allen, showcases the group’s award-winning, four-part harmonies and celebrates their musical roots.
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May 7, 2015
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Echosmith To Visit American Idol
Echosmith will join an all-star cast to perform live on the American Idol finale next Wednesday. They will appear alongside Fall Out Boy, Jamie Foxx, Vance Joy, Nile Rodgers, and many more as part of the two-hour episode, airing live on Fox, May 13, from 8:00-10:06 p.m.
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