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Austin, TX-based psych/Americana artist Johnny Dango has released his highly anticipated new LP, Dear Everybody, I Love You. Dango's music is a confluence of country and rock, with a hefty sense of self-satire covering all of tornado alley, from the folky roots of Stillwater to the gospel soul of Tulsa.
On his new album Dear Everybody, I Love You, he battles with the concept of time, and questions his efficacy as a songwriter. He asks out loud whether playing barroom rock is the sole benefit he's meant to provide, or if this is just another vanity project keeping the news cycle of elections and reality television alive. He's made sure to examine himself with as much humor as he has the world around him. Dango tells stories like a philosopher asking life's important questions. His songs are country western koans, meditative riddles that may pave the way to enlightenment, though they have no right answer....even Dango is just now coming to understand what a couple of the songs are about. "Laughing Larry's Longer Lament" begins with electric slide guitar, and emotive piano chords. Johnny sings "Ain't nothing much new happening under the sun / It's just a life we all live til we're done". It was written five years ago, and came to Johnny all at once on his porch over morning coffee, after one of his last visits with his 101 year old grandmother. "I thought it was terrible that she'd lived so long and then in the end got cancer," he says, now realizing the song was a cathartic release, a helplessness blues about the futility we've all met with. At six minutes long the song is so relatable you never want it to end. Check out the song, a personal favorite, above. Dear Everybody, I Love You is out now.
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Bentley And Opening Acts Prep For The Road Together In Sketch Comedy Clip Exclusively Through Entertainment Weekly NASHVILLE, TN - Jan. 22, 2018 (Press Release) - After revealing details behind his ninth studio album THE MOUNTAIN (Capitol Records Nashville) and releasing the lead single “Woman, Amen” last week, award-winning entertainer Dierks Bentley announced today that his 2018 MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR, sponsored by Twisted Tea, will kick off on May 17th in Columbia, MD with special guests Brothers Osborne and LANCO. Bentley is “notorious for his spectacular, high-energy live performances loaded with lots of fan interaction,” (Creative Loafing) and more than 40 cities will experience it in 2018. On Friday (1/26), the first tickets to select cities will be available as part of Live Nation’s Country Megaticket at www.Megaticket.com. Live Nation is the national tour promoter. Citi® is the official credit card of the 2018 MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR. Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi® Private Pass, Citi’s Entertainment Access Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. 
ATLANTA (January 22, 2018 Press Release) - The upcoming EP from indie folk collective The Good Graces strikes an unflinchingly introspective chord that is both atmospheric and intimate. The album combines a plaintive, utterly appealing vocal drawl and a raw, honest homespun warmth. The Hummingbird EP, due out February 9, 2018 on Pretty New Songs.
 Mr. Misunderstood album artwork | Photo by John Peets “Round Here Buzz,” the Fourth Hit From Mr. Misunderstood, Goes No. 1 on Country Charts as Star Announces He Will Perform at 2018 GRAMMY Awards
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Bucking convention hasn’t always been the popular path, but for Eric Church there is no question about where he prioritizes his relationship with his fans. He showed this when he sent his 2015 album, Mr. Misunderstood, to members of his fan club, dubbed the Church Choir, before surprise announcing it at the 2015 CMA Awards and putting it on sale to the public. It is a model that, although untraditional, has developed a steadfast audience of devoted Choir members earning RIAA Platinum certification for Mr. Misunderstood, allowing the fourth single from the album, “Round Here Buzz” to reach No. 1 on the Country Airplay Charts and making way for Church to perform at the 2018 GRAMMY Awards. The 2016 CMA Album of the Year’s Platinum certification for sales in excess of 1 million units directly shows fans’ connection to the distinct story line of the album that started with the lead single and title-track, “Mr. Misunderstood.” The video of the single features a real teenager, Mickey Smay, who is a musically inclined 14-year-old from Rochester, NY to carry the album’s theme. Fans then followed along as Church released RIAA Platinum-certified and GRAMMY-nominated No. 1 song “Record Year,” the song AXS called “one of the most important singles” Church has put out, “Kill A Word,” and current single “Round Here Buzz” that also features Smay in its video.  Courtesy: Q Prime (Press Release) This morning, Gillian Welch announces new April dates on her “An Evening With Gillian Welch” tour in cities including Greensboro, Wilmington, Charleston, & Athens. On this tour Gillian Welch and her musical partner, Dave Rawlings, will perform two full sets of music with no opener. Additionally, Gillian Welch will co-headline a Red Rocks Amphitheatre show with Punch Brothers on September 17th. Tickets for all dates will go on sale on Friday, January 26th at 10:00 am EST and can be purchased here.
Gillian Welch is also currently performing with David Rawlings on his extensive U.S. tour, with stops in cities including Athens, Nashville, Los Angeles, and Atlanta (full dates below). Rawlings’ "Evening With" tour is in support of his new album Poor David’s Almanack, and he and his all-star band will perform two full sets of music each night, including songs off his new album and favorites from the first two Dave Rawlings Machine records, A Friend of A Friend and Nashville Obsolete. Tickets for this tour are on sale now and you can find full information here. Gillian Welch’s GRAMMY-nominated 2011 album, The Harrow & The Harvest, is out now for the first time on vinyl via her own Acony Records. The single LP is packaged in an "Old Style" tip-on gatefold jacket with custom paper and includes full color cover art by artist John Dyer Baizley, of the group Baroness, as well as a printed sleeve, and full lyric insert. The album was mastered directly from the original tapes through custom Ortofon amplifiers to a Neumann VMS-80 cutting system and plated and pressed on standard-weight audiophile-quality vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, and can be ordered here.  Donna the Buffalo (Left to right: David McCracken, Jeb Puryear, Tara Nevins, Mark Raudabaugh, Kyle Spark). Photo by Chris Mortenson from the band's recent appearance on Jam in The Van Performing at City Winery NYC on Friday, March 16, 2018
6pm doors/ 8pm show, DtB 9:30pm; $25-$35; All Ages 212-608-0555 155 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013 www.citywinery.com Tickets: www.citywinery.com/newyork/tickets/donna-the-buffalo-3-16.html ASHEVILLE, NC (Press Release) -- Donna the Buffalo is heading into the studio in February 2018 to record their next album! They are joining forces with legendary Producer/ Engineer Rob Fraboni at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, TX, one of the world's largest residential recording studios, built around an 80-year-old hacienda and pecan orchard. The band recently visited Jam in the Van while in Los Angeles and recorded a video session of one of their new songs, “Look Both Ways.” Check it out at https://youtu.be/RYDw8A2lSwI. Fraboni is well known for his work with Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Tim Hardin, The Beach Boys, Joe Cocker, and Bonnie Raitt, and as Vice President at Island Records where he oversaw the remastering of the entire Bob Marley catalog. He produced the soundtrack on Martin Scorsese's groundbreaking concert movie, The Last Waltz, which included an all-star cast of famous rock and roll performers. He built and designed the legendary Shangri-La studios in Malibu to the specification of Bob Dylan and the Band. Referred to as a "genius" by Keith Richards in his bestselling autobiography Life.  Courtesy: BBR Music Group NASHVILLE, TN (January 22, 2018 Press Release)—Wheelhouse Records’ recording artist and one-half of the Grammy-winning duo, Sugarland, Kristian Bush has announced the launch of his new podcast, Geeking Out! With Kristian Bush, debuting tomorrow, January 23. In each episode, Kristian will sit down with a guest to talk about something they’re obsessed with that has nothing to do with their job; he’ll also share an artist, song, or album that’s got him “geeking out.” Episode One features his friend and label-mate Granger Smith discussing his new favorite hobby: beekeeping.
With the goal of celebrating the fan in all of us, the 12-episode season will feature Kristian chatting with influential tastemakers and everyday people from all walks of life. Joining him for Season One are guests including Academy Award-winning screenwriter andNashville creator Callie Khouri, actress, producer, and songwriter Rita Wilson, Jean-Claude Van Johnson star Kat Foster, country music journalist Hunter Kelly and more.  Dickey Lee, Jesse Dayton, Jake Penrod, Luke Bell + more added!
(MEMPHIS, TN Press Release) – The countdown is on to the 2018 Ameripolitan Awards weekend, bringing honky tonkers, Hot Rods and four solid days of music to Memphis Feb. 9-13. Dickey Lee and Jesse Dayton have been added to the Feb. 13 Ameripolitan Awards event at the Guesthouse at Graceland, which will be hosted by Dale Watson alongside American Pickers’ Danielle Colby, and announced by Doc Robb Walker of Sirius XM’s Elvis Radio. They’re in good company, joining previously announced awards show performers James Hand, Reverend Horton Heat, Unknown Hinson, Nikki Lane and Asleep at the Wheel, Lloyd Green, Motel Mirrors and a Sun Records tribute featuring W.S. Holland, J.M. Van Eaton, Matthew Nelson and Gunnar Nelson, Sleepy LaBeef, The Blackwood Brothers, Big Sandy, Jason D. Williams, John Paul Keith and Jerry Phillips. Ameripolitan will honor Brian Setzer with the Ameripolitan Master award.
In the beginning Mike Oberst (banjo, vocals), Sean Geil (vocals, guitar), and Jason Soudrette (upright bass) busked for coins and burritos around Cincinnati, playing traditional songs - Woody Guthrie, southern blues laments, anonymous relics of Appalachian woods, churches, riverboats, railroads, prairies, and coal mines. Awarded a Cincinnati Entertainment Award from City Beat Magazine six times, the band caught wider attention nationally when they were featured by news anchor Tom Brokaw in his documentary about the historic Route 50.
Eventually, Soundrette left to pursue other passions and handed over the bass reins to Sean’s brother, Aaron Geil and the band soon added Joe Macheret on fiddle. Tragedy struck a few years later when Soudrette passed after a long fight with AML. The band has continued on in Jason’s name, launching new tours, writing new songs, and raising new offspring. On March 23rd, the quartet will release their self-titled album, and today share one of the tracks from the project, "Revolution Row," a fiery socially conscious bluegrass-folk tune that looks for hope in troubled times. Singer-songwriter-guitarist Sean Geil had this to relate about the track, "'Revolution Row' was inspired by all the people standing up and speaking out against the evils and injustices in the world. When I started writing it I was angry. By the end of the song I had worked through a lot of that anger and wound up in a more hopeful place. Things are messed up right now, and we have to work together to turn it around." "Gather round, hear the restless moan There’s better days just up a ways I can feel it in my bones Make a sound, give that horn a blow I’m bound for the Revolution row" Website Pre-order VINYL: http://www.sofaburn.com/_p/prd1/4667320103/product/the-tillers-vinyl-pre-order Pre-order CD: http://www.sofaburn.com/_p/prd1/4667320153/product/the-tillers-cd-pre-order The Tillers have played music festivals from coast to coast, toured Ireland and the UK, travelled with Pokey LaFarge and The Hackensaw Boys, and shared a stage with countless icons like Doc Watson, Iris Dement, Jerry Douglas and Del McCoury. For 2018 tour dates see below. THE TILLERS 2018 TOUR DATES 3/23 Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern (w/ Pert’ Near Sandstone and Al Scorch) 3/24 Newport, KY - Southgate House Revival (w/ Pert’ Near Sandstone and Al Scorch) 3/29 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon (w/ Pert’ Near Sandstone and Al Scorch) 3/30 Chicago, IL - The Hideout (w/ Pert’ Near Sandstone and Al Scorch) 3/31 Indianapolis, IN - The Hi-Fi (w/ Pert’ Near Sandstone) 4/12 Louisville, KY - Zanzabar (w/ Pert’ Near Sandstone) 4/13 St. Louis - Off Broadway (w/ Pert’ Near Sandstone) 4/14 Bloomington, IN - The Bishop (w/ Pert’ Near Sandstone) 4/21 Albany, TX - Walk This Earth Fest 5/31-6/1 Bean Blossom, IN - John Hartford Memorial Festival 6/15 Eau Claire, WI - Blue Ox Music Festival (additional dates to be announced soon)  Photo Credit: Jessica Steddom NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Press Release) - Bold breakthrough artist ALEX STERN is set to release her highly anticipated new single DREAMIN’ across all digital and streaming platforms on 1/26.
Dreamin’, co-produced by Stern and Josh Sudduth, authentically blends Stern’s confessional style songwriting with soaring guitar, capturing her raw nostalgic emotions and honest realizations about a memorable past relationship. The single, co-written with Matt Pingel, showcases Stern’s willingness as an artist to express unfiltered vulnerability and vividly paints a story listeners from everywhere can relate to. Dreamin’ will be available here (1/26). "When recording” Stern said about Dreamin’, “I wanted to capture the real emotions of nostalgia and regret I had felt when writing the track. In releasing a song with such personal lyrics, I wanted to truthfully share my heart with listeners so they would be able to relate it to their own similar situations.” Starting off this past summer with a bang, Stern performed a number of buzzworthy shows during CMA Music Fest including a stunning set at the famed Wildhorse Saloon. She continued to shine bright on CMT’s digital series #NashChat, where she discussed the latest episode of CMT’s Nashville and served as musical guest performing her song “Runaways.” Watch here. |
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