 Courtesy: PLA Media (Press Release) Gunnar & The Grizzly Boys (GGB), an independent country band from Grand Rapids, MI, that had national acclaim with its song Standard American, announced its 2016 “These Are The Good Times” Summer Tour, highlighted by major festivals around the country.
To celebrate the tour, GGB is also releasing a new song, These Are The Good Times, on May 20, the opening night of the tour with a performance at St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit. These Are The Good Times will be on the band’s full length album, Good Rhythm, due out this fall. Highlights on the tour include America’s River Festival June 10 in Dubuque, IA, with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Jon Pardi, hometown WBCT’s Birthday Bash June 19 and Country Stampede in Manhattan, KS, June 24, with Tim McGraw. On July 2, GGB will play just before Jake Owen and Jana Kramer at Jam In The Valley outside of Buffalo, NY, Country Thunder in Twin Lakes, WI, July 23, WYCD’s Hoedown July 31 at DTE Energy Pavilion in Clarkston, MI and the Sioux Empire Fair in Sioux Falls, SD with Chris Janson and Locash.
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 Live from New York, it’s author Pat Thomas celebrating Allen Ginsberg
FREE event in Manhattan at the HowlArts.org Center on Friday evening June 3rd (from roughly 8 to 9 p.m. at 6 E. 1st street in NYC), hosted by Pat Thomas (curator of the new 3-CD Omnivore Recordings box set of Allen Ginsberg Last Word on First Blues, featuring Allen singing-songwriting with Bob Dylan, Arthur Russell, et al from 1971 to 1984). Thomas will host a discussion with musicians David Amram, Steven Taylor, David Mansfield, and Jon Sholle (all of whom played with Ginsberg on those recordings) followed by a live performance by them. Other events happening during that evening include Michael McClure, Ed Sanders, Bob Holman, Peter Hale, Bob Rosenthal and Len Chandler. When: Friday, June 3rd Where: Howl Arts 6 East 1st Street, NYC Showtime: 8pm Admission: Free https://www.facebook.com/events/1084388694978198/  Credit: Alain Poizner Nashville, TN --- (May, 2016 Press Release) --- This morning, EMI Nashville Recording artist Gary Allan announces the release of his latest single “Do You Wish It Was Me?” The song ships to radio this morning, and will go for adds on June 13, with a digital on-sale date of June 10. Co-written by Allan, Jonathan Singleton and Andrew Dorff, the sexy new song was co-produced by Allan along with Greg Droman. Allan’s longtime touring band can be heard on the single helping to capture the firey energy of Allan’s live performances in the studio.
Gary played the song for his label team last week at a private gathering, where he was presented with a GOLD plaque for his most recent studio album SET YOU FREE. Allan was surprised when UMG Nashville President & CEO Mike Dungan presented him with a plaque studded with platinum after platinum album, celebrating his incredible 20 year career. With sales of over 7 Million albums, 8 Million tracks, 250 Million Streams, 5 #1 chart topping singles and 14 top ten hits, the team has much to celebrate.  Courtesy: Conqueroo SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (Press Release) — When Rhode Island’s Velvet Crush appeared on the scene in the early 1990s, they were obviously a force to reckon with. Signing with England’s Creation Records (Oasis, My Bloody Valentine, Teenage Fanclub), they released their debut LP in 1991. But, it was 1994’sTeenage Symphonies to God (the title being a play on Brian Wilson’s description of what would become SMiLE) on Sony 550 Music that put them on the map. Co-produced by the legendary Mitch Easter, it opened America’s eyes to what those over the pond were so wild about.
But, what was the genesis of that record? We can now find out with Pre-Teen Symphonies, a collection of 16 previously unissued tracks from Velvet Crush: eight demos (including one for the classic single “Hold Me Up”) and eight tracks recorded live in 1995 at Cabaret Metro in Chicago. The set, available on CD and Digital, will be released on Omnivore Recordings on July 22, 2016.  Nashville, TN (May, 2016 PR) – Praised by Billboard as a “Next Hot Trend in Country Music” burgeoning Wheelhouse Records trio Runaway June is unveiling its red-hot debut single,“Lipstick.” The highly anticipated track – a contagious jolt of energy paired with a soaring vocal delivery -- impacted Country radio today, debuting in the Top 5 most added songs in the U.S. with 35 first week stations onboard. The single is now available at all digital retailers and streaming services.
Purchase “Lipstick” here: http://geni.us/rjlipstick Stream “Lipstick” here: http://smarturl.it/streamlipstick Watch the video HERE. Likened to a Dixie Chicks for a new generation, Runaway June is composed of the fresh vocal stylings and musicianship of Naomi Cooke (lead vocals/guitar), Hannah Mullholland (vocals/mandolin) and Jennifer Wayne (vocals/guitar). Produced by Mickey Jack Cones (Dustin Lynch, Joe Nichols), the sassy and swaggering “Lipstick” serves as the lead single from Runaway June’s forthcoming Wheelhouse Records project. Runaway June is currently visiting Country radio in support of “Lipstick.” For more information and details on upcoming appearances please visit: www.runawayjune.com www.facebook.com/runawayjuneofficial www.twitter.com/runawayjune www.instagram.com/runawayjuneofficial  Courtesy: Lone Star PR NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Press Release) - On Saturday, May 21, Boom Town Jam Music Festival in Ranger, Texas partnered with Western Wishes to grant a wish to Phillip Dunn, age 8, a child diagnosed with Mitochondiral Myopathy and Autism. Phillip got the chance to meet three-time world champion bull rider, Tuff Hedeman, as well as festival performers, Cody Canada of alternative-country band Cody Canada and the Departed and singer-songwriter Charlie Robison. Event sponsor, Twisted J Apparel, also gave Phillip a basket with t-shirts and gifts from the company. After meeting his heroes, Phillip was pulled on stage to help introduce Shane Smith and the Saints and passed a hat to collect donations. The festival was able to donate this money to Western Wishes. This was Phillip's first pay-it-forward experience with the organization.
 Courtesy: No Problem! Marketing Los Angeles, CA (May 23rd, 2016 PR) – 2016 GRAMMY Amplifier® winner Adley Stump and Miss USA Olivia Jordan star in the sassy new music video for "Don’t Wanna Love Him." Miss Jordan and Stump are best friends in real life, and their playful camaraderie helps turn the clip into fun and wild ride.
In the storyline, Stump plays an ex-girlfriend, hoping to warn her former flame's current love (Jordan) about his lying ways. The singer turns up at every opportunity: as a waitress, a busker, a clown … come to think of it, that grey haired lady in the blue shirt looks familiar, too. Adley had fun playing the various roles, and adds plenty of quirky energy to the video.  Courtesy: Shore Fire Media (Press Release) Next week, Josh Abbott Band will make their national television debut performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday May 31st. The band with guest artist Carly Pearce will perform their current single "Wasn't That Drunk" from their latest release 'Front Row Seat.' Jimmy Kimmel Live airs weeknights at 11:35/10:35c on ABC.
The single is currently #48 on the country radio charts and is climbing fast. Rolling Stone Country raves about the song,"collaboration with Carly Pearce comes alive in latest step toward the mainstream for ambitious Texans." The country favorites album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and the music has garnered high praise from NPR's "Songs We Love," Entertainment Weekly, Vice Noisey, and many more. 'Front Row Seat' captures the story of a failed relationship separated into five theatrical acts. It gives the listeners a front row seat into the lives of a blossoming relationship and the reality of how the characters eventually part ways and move on with their lives. The band continue their 2016 tour throughout the summer hitting a number of festivals along the way. Watch the video for “"Wasn'’t That Drunk"” here: http://vevo.ly/duBKm2  Courtesy: Lightning Rod Records (Press Release) The Quaker City Night Hawks – Sam Anderson and David Matsler on vocals and guitars, Pat Adams on bass, Aaron Haynes on drums — are a Southern band, to be sure. But it's not the South we've come to expect from Rock and Roll. Equally influenced by ZZ Top and science fiction, the Dallas Observer's Best Band of 2015 writes of landscapes both familiar and foreign, and they are set to deliver their 9-track 'El Astronauta’ debut May 20 via Lightning Rod Records.
"This whole record sums up that feeling when you finally start to realize that you've been surrounded by bullshit," says frontman Sam Anderson. "It's immense and depressing at first to understand that things aren’t the way people told you they would be growing up, but coming out the other side, you see everybody else is in the same boat. We've been lied to for a long time, but now it's time to figure it out and move on and do something about it."  Courtesy: All Eyes Media Nashville, TN (Press Release) – Birmingham, Alabama’s electrifying rock & soul octet St. Paul & The Broken Bones return on September 9th with their highly-anticipated sophomore album Sea Of Noise (RECORDS). The new album features the heart pounding infusion of old school R&B, soul, funk and rock that St. Paul & The Broken Bones have built their reputation on. Sea Of Noise documents a band going through an artistic evolution, elevating their sound to new heights. Many of the new songs are tied together by a common theme that serves as an overall commentary on society. The music displays new tones and sonic exploration that can be immediately heard in the opening track “Crumbling Light Posts, Pt. 1”, which serves as a three-part recurring premise throughout Sea Of Noise.
Watch the Sea Of Noise trailer at https://youtu.be/OkuXq-WOHJw. |
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