 Celebrated songwriters James McMurtry, Kinky Friedman, Ray Wylie Hubbard and several others gather at Threadgill's for all day showcase on two stages
AUSTIN, Texas (Press Release) – Jenni Finlay Promotions and Conqueroo are pleased to announce the first annual Rebels and Renegades showcase in Austin from Noon - 7 p.m. on March 19 at legendary Austin landmark Threadgill's World Headquarters (301 W. Riverside.). The all-star lineup will include performances by singular songwriters James McMurtry, Kinky Friedman, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Bill Carter, Paul Burch, Tim Easton, The Grahams, High Plains Jamboree and many, many more. Rebels and Renegades will feature nonstop music for seven hours on both inside and outside stages.
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 Courtesy: PLA Media Diana Upton-Hill, the MidWest reared theater maven turned country vocalist, puts the top-down to travel south on her sophomore single Southern Gentlemen. Breaking the Top 50 with her debut single, Diana returns with a high-heeled rocking track that pays homage to the sweltering, well-mannered men of the south produced by Grammy award winning artist, songwriter and producer Bryan White.
“Bryan found this song and I immediate connected with the idea behind it,” says Diana. “I never had a particular person in mind, but this song is about that average guy that you see very predominately in the south that recognizes a need and fills it. This is for that guy that helps you with your bags at the grocery or the one that holds a door when your hands are full or extends an umbrella in the rain. That’s the guy I think of when I sing this song.” Written by Georgia Thomas Edgeworth and Robin Grant, the song is quickly climbing the charts and even captured the number two spot on the “Most Added” songs for its impact week on Music Row. There are currently 25 stations that are early adopters of the song and she continues to see positive responses from stations across the nation. Diana recently stopped by Music Row magazine and is currently on a radio tour across the South engaging the exact audience that she highlights in this song. Nashville’s Hamil Rich Battles Schizophrenia With Music On Debut Album 'Weights' Releasing April 223/9/2016  Courtesy: Echo Ave Nashville, TN - Singer-songwriter Hamil Rich will release his debut album Weights on April 22. Rich has crafted 10 songs with deep imagery to grapple with and overcome mental illness. At age 20, he was diagnosed with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) after years of disruptive behaviors. He began taking an antidepressant to cope with fear and anxiety while attending Trevecca Nazarene University with a major in Commercial Voice. It was during that time he began hearing voices that intensified to the point of threatening his life. Music became a way to find peace, to escape the noise in the labyrinth of his mind. At age 24, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and began to receive treatment.
 Courtesy: FAR Digital (Los Angeles Press Release) -- Rising Southern singer/songwriter Nate Currin recently released the official music video for his current single “Midnight Train.” The video was shot on location in southern California’s Joshua Tree State Park and the swamps of central Florida. The juxtaposition of these two distinct locales makes for a compelling and gorgeously made video that only adds to the tension of the song’s narrative. Nate had this to say about the track: “Midnight Train hearkens back to the days where southern rock, gritty country, and rock n roll all came together in a seamless blend of beauty and organic decay. The story is of a memory the writer has of a girl from the past, a true southern beauty who breaks his heart as he leaves the South behind, trading love for the road but nonetheless haunted by the memory of the 'one who got away'."
“Midnight Train” is featured on the highly anticipated album The Madman and The Poet which drops on April 15th. The album is the follow up to 2014’s You and I are Ghosts record and features some of Nate’s most compelling and emotionally charged tracks to date. Nate recently talked about his vision for the record: "The Madman and The Poet is a concept album, a 2-sided feature that shows the dichotomy between the beautiful things in life and the dark and introspective times that leave us shrouded in questions. The first half of the album, the Madman, is a darker and more gritty collection of songs, both stylistically and thematically, with more of a bluesy rock-n-roll feel, while the second half, the Poet, is a lighter and often times happier song collection that is more acoustic musically.” As anticipated, Nate will be headed out on the road this Spring in support of The Madman and The Poet. For a full list of dates visit www.natecurrin.com/tour. To stay current with all things Nate, be sure to follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  Courtesy: Campbell Ent. Grp (Nashville, Tennessee Press Release) - March 8, 2016 - The 24th Annual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival Presented by Regions Bank is set for April 5-9, 2016, and a record number of artist/writers will perform at 10 of Nashville's top venues. The popular Fast Access Passes will go on sale at 10:00am CSTtoday, March 8, 2016 at TinPanSouth.com.
No less than 40 artist/writers representing a multitude of genres will take the stage to perform some of the biggest hits they wrote for themselves and for other artists. Country Music Hall of Famers Bill Anderson andBobby Bare will be joined by Clint Black and Steve Wariner. Country newcomers, Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton, Kip Moore, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves and others will perform. The First Lady of RockabillyWanda Jackson, R&B Pop singer Anderson East and British singer/songwriter Lucie Silvas will entertain at various venues. The full roster of performers is now available at www.TinPanSouth.com.  Credit: Marina Chavez MUSIC STARS REBA McENTIRE, ALISON KRAUSS, BUDDY MILLER, LARRY GATLIN, JESSI COLTER, SHOOTER JENNINGS ADDED TO POWERHOUSE LINEUP FOR THE LIFE & SONGS OF KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Press Release) – Music stars Reba McEntire, Alison Krauss, Buddy Miller, Larry Gatlin, Jessi Colter,and Shooter Jennings have been added to the all-star lineup of The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson on Wednesday, March 16, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The all-star concert event taping will pay tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter and actor with performances by Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Ryan Bingham, Rosanne Cash, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Jack Ingram, Jamey Johnson, Toby Keith, Martina McBride,Willie Nelson, Jennifer Nettles, Darius Rucker, Hank Williams Jr.,and Lee Ann Womack. Kristofferson will take the stage to perform with a number of special guests throughout the evening. A final block of great seats is now available at Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-745-3000, at all Ticketmaster locations and at the Bridgestone Arena box office. Proceeds from a range of charity initiatives will benefit the T.J. Martell Foundation, the official charity partner of the show. For more information, visit http://songsofkristofferson.com/charitybuzz. The T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry’s largest foundation, funds innovative medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS. For more information, visit www.TJMartell.org.  Courtesy: KG Music Press (Press Release) Tomorrow, Wednesday (3/9/2016) on DittyTV -- 5pm CST Chicago-based artist, Joe Goodkin's video for the song "Gray" will premiere on their show, "Campfire".
Ditty TV is a 24/7 Americana music video channel you can watch several different ways: Google Play, Kindle Fire, Smart TV, Roku, Tivo, Google TV, Opera TV. (It's a free subscription on Roku, which is how I watch). More about Joe Goodkin and the song, "Gray" below. http://dittytv.com http://www.joegoodkin.com/  Courtesy: All Eyes Media Nashville, TN (Press Release)- Acclaimed Oklahoma outfit Turnpike Troubadours are returning to the road this Spring with an expansive string of tour dates covering their home turf and into the Midwest. The band is touring in support of their 2015 self titled third album, which received coverage in a range of outlets from The Wall Street Journal to Noisey to Paste Magazine. American Songwriter said, “…the Oklahoma band’s steady rise in popularity has come precisely because it doesn’t take the obvious route.” The band was also the subject of an extensive feature in Playboy Magazine on the new bad boys of country. Check it out HERE.
After a short break in December/January, Turnpike Troubadours have kicked off 2016 strong with a string of sold out shows in February in venues ranging from 850 at the smallest to 15,000 tickets sold at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. What they have accomplished is truly a DIY phenomenon that continues to grow, and turns heads. Their fans are all over. In the band’s strongest markets in Texas and Oklahoma, they regularly sell out rooms that range from 1,000 – 5,000. However, the capacity crowds are not limited to one region. Turnpike Troubadours have toured both coasts, proving that their reach is equally as potent. The band has sold out Joe’s Bar in Chicago (1,000 cap), The Troubadour in Los Angeles, and have played to crowds of over 500 in Boston, New York, Atlanta, Charlotte, NC, and San Francisco. Turnpike Troubadours have also appeared at high profile festivals including Pickathon, Austin City Limits, Summer Camp, and will be performing at Stagecoach in May of 2016. The Grahams w/ Producer Pal David Garza Reglorify 'Glory Bound' in Deluxe Edition, Out March 253/8/2016  Courtesy: Conqueroo NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Press Release)— “You don’t have to know the story of the Grahams to love them,” says singer-songwriter and producer Davíd Garza. “But when you learn it, it makes you appreciate their magic even more.”
That magic — what Garza describes as “an otherworldly depth” that happens when two forces combine and become thoroughly intertwined — has been developing since Doug and Alyssa Grahambecame school friends at ages 9 and 7, respectively. It only got stronger when the New Yorkers became high-school sweethearts, then husband and wife, and now, it permeates every musical adventure this plucky couple takes on, including a deluxe version of their 2015 album Glory Bound with five newly recorded, Garza-produced tracks, to be released March 25, 2016 on Three Sirens Music Group via Sony’s Red Distribution. Captured at Austin’s Church House studio with the help of several musical friends,Glory Bound (Deluxe) offers two new versions of songs from the original album, two re-imaginings of earlier and unreleased Grahams songs and one chilling cover of Alejandro Escovedo’s “Broken Bottle,” a song they hadn’t even heard until they entered the studio.  Courtesy: caseydonahewband.com NASHVILLE, TN-- (Press Release) -- The much anticipated new music from Casey Donahew is almost here. Donahew is set to release his newest full length album ALL NIGHT PARTY this fall, with a "sneak peak" called PRE-PARTY coming on April 8th.
In just over 10 years, Casey Donahew has risen from being a favorite on the local Texas music scene to a nationally popular touring act who consistently sells out venues across the country. From Red Rocks to his regular stomping ground, Billy Bob’s Texas, Donahew burns up stages of all sizes, serving up his own sizzling brand of country to his devoted eager fans. Donahew has topped the Texas charts time and again with each single, racking up TWELVE No. 1 singles throughout the course of his impressive, self-made career. With the help of his wife Melinda, he has painstakingly carved out a niche for himself on the country scene and built his career from the ground up, one show at a time. His efforts have pushed him to heights he never could have imagined when he first plugged in on stage at the Thirsty Armadillo bar back in Fort Worth’s Stockyards in the Fall of 2002, and began constructing his own field of musical dreams. The Lone Star favorite now routinely packs venues across the country selling out rooms on a regular basis. Powering those shows are his successful albums, which consistently land at the top of the iTunes sales charts as well as songs on the Texas radio charts. Donahew has released four independent albums to critical and commercial acclaim. His 2011 release, DOUBLE WIDE DREAM, debuted at No. 2 on the iTunes Country Chart and No. 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and spawned three No. 1 singles: the title track, “Double Wide Dream,” “Let’s Not Say Goodbye Again,” and “One Star Flag.” Casey’s latest CD,STANDOFF,quickly topped the iTunes Country Chart at No. 1, upon its release, and also hit the overall iTunes Chart in the No. 8 position. STANDOFF has also yielded five No. 1 radio singles “Whiskey Baby,” “Small Town Love,” “Lovin’ Out of Control,” which is Donahew’s fastest rising single to date, “Not Ready To Say Goodnight” and the most recent No. 1, “Loser.” Donahew recently put the finishing touches on his new studio album ALL NIGHT PARTY and the "sneak peak" EP PRE-PARTY, "with acclaimed producer Josh Leo (Love & Theft, Timothy B. Schmit and Alabama, among others). This marks the first time Donahew has engaged a producer. Josh Leo has performed on over 150 records, produced 21 singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, written six singles that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, and won 6 BMI Millionaire awards. https://www.facebook.com/caseydonahewband https://twitter.com/Caseydband https://www.instagram.com/caseydonahew/ |
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