Read her interview in The Tennessean HERE

Singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters has released her new album Dancing With The Beast. A collection of songs which give voice to powerful stories of personal struggle, loss, doubt and redemption, the record has already generated acclaim from publications such as Rolling Stone Country, Taste of Country, Digital Journal, and more. "I admire characters that are heroic in a very quiet, kind of stoic way," says Peters. "They don't do overtly heroic things, but just the act of persisting in a life for a long time to me is very heroic and very human... They're persisting and in their persistence there's a heroism that may be quiet and easily overlooked. I find it really inspiring."
 
Dancing with the Beast puts female characters at the fore, from teenage girls to old women, and intentionally so. With the 2017 Women's March and #MeToo Movement as bookends to her writing, Peters knew that a feminist perspective would be the critical core of the record. “Those two events just put everything -- as so many things in 2017 -- in really stark relief,” she admits. “You can trace the feminist DNA in my songwriting back to 'Independence Day' and probably before. The thing that 2017 did is just put it front and center. It was very easy to kind of go to sleep for a while and just not think about that stuff because we were lulled into complacency for eight years.”

TULSA, OK | MAY 18TH, 2018 - Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock band NeoRomantics blend well-structured indie rock with emo elements on their brand new EP “Homecoming,” out TODAY on all streaming platforms. The 5-track collection acts as a beautiful contrast of sorts; while arranged much like a pop record, it is far from one. The record’s lyricism delves into an array of personal topics about relationships, including abandoning those that are toxic, growth, and parental influence on trust. “Homecoming” is the perfect display of the band’s eclecticism, particularly the lead single “Concentrated,” initially released in January. A well-produced and sleek combination of 2000’s emo and mainstream indie rock elements, “Homecoming” is sonically pleasing to the ear, heavy on the heart, and simultaneously thought provoking. ​

(Press Release) Cut Throat Finches. An ironic name for a tiny bird, and conversely, for a Texas band with a giant sound. Singer-songwriter Sean Russell, a proud resident of the Ft Worth music scene, formed the band mid-2015 with a group of much-lauded players from the area. Cut Throat Finches lay out a songs that bring to mind a soundtrack to an epic film in a style inspired by their heroes in the British rock scene and American roots music. The band, signed to the critically acclaimed Hand Drawn Records, a cutting edge pressing plant and record label in Dallas, will release Polite Conversations (their 2nd album) on May 25th, celebrating with local area release parties and summer touring. Russell tells us the tale of the making of the record for the first time.
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“When I was a kid and I broke a neighbor's bird feeder, then lied about it to my mom even though she already knew I had done it. She delivered the soul crushing words to me that I will never forget, the classic “I expect more from you”. Well, I expect more from this country. I love this country, and I served in it’s Army. I refuse to believe that my friends who gave their lives, did so for this broken, paranoid State. It would be a disgrace to believe that the country we have become is the best we can do and not to expect more. Just as my mom expected me to behave better than I had, it would be insulting to believe that our behavior as a nation should not be better, and we cannot rise to a higher standard. This rotten feeling, the discontent, the consternation rose late in recording our first record, Reality. Sometimes literal hours would be lost where Taylor Tatsch and I would be reeling from the shock of what we were not only seeing from our panel of presidential candidates, but from the conversations around the politics.

Today, Low Cut Connie release Dirty Pictures (Part 2) via Contender Records.

For their fifth and most fully-realized album to date, the band travelled from their home turf of South Philadelphia to the legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN where they cut their critically-acclaimed 2017 release Dirty Pictures (Part 1).
 
Stream Dirty Pictures (Part 2) here:
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NPR featured the band on Morning Edition with NPR Music critic Ann Powers claiming "[Adam] Weiner's songs share something in common with Bruce Springsteen's. 'He's looking at characters who are a bit on the edge, but who are also all-American,' she says. 'This is classic stuff, from Steinbeck to today. And he taps into that on this album in really tender, moving ways.'"

Fresh off the January release of his EP Worktapes, fiercely independent singer-songwriter Ron Pope returns with the emotionally shattering acoustic ballad, "The Weather." Featuring the perfect triad of Pope's and Phoebe Bridger's breathy vocals, which blend as smooth as your favorite cocktail, and Jeff Malinowski's reserved, impactful guitar work, "The Weather" lays bare the feelings of lovers who, despite potential storms, make headway to try and find their way back to one another. 


"I tried to find you on your birthday
I called up your mothers house
She swore that she hadn't heard from you a
And asked why I don't come around
Then my sister saw your cousin at a bar on Christmas Eve
She said you don't wanna hear from me" 

Pope had this to say about the track, "The Weather" is about that crazy "you'll probably ruin my life but I want you anyway" kind of love. I don't know about you, but I've certainly been down that road a time or two. This recording was the last thing we worked on when making the album. I love Phoebe Bridgers' voice and Jeff Malinowski's guitar playing; this is just the three of us with nothing else to distract from the song. I've been saving this for months, waiting for the right moment to share it. Nothing says "Song Of The Summer" like a heartbreaking, acoustic ballad! "

While "The Weather" may not be that traditional bouncy song of the summer people tend think of, it's an undeniable contender for song of the year.

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Known in the LA music scene for her smoky voice, memorable melodies, and thought provoking lyrics, Clare Means is prepping the release of her fourth studio album, Sidewalk Astronomy. Due June 8th, the forthcoming album is a cohesive patchwork of musings on life in Los Angeles, love, forgiveness, and the recent loss of her estranged father. Clare notes, "Most of the songs were written over the course of a couple years and were sparked by a variety of moments in my life...the day I found out my father was sick, when I fell in love, when I knew my relationship was doomed, when I got my heart broken, the day my father died, and when I woke up from a strange dream about sheep." 

Today, TDC is honored to premiere the break your heart wide open ballad, "Guts." Led by reverb-drenched guitars, aching strings, and Means' ethereal vocals, delivering lyrics with wrenching honesty, "Guts" hits the emotional bullseye delivering crystal clear realizations about toxic relationships, the need to let go, and a love that ceases to fade despite the circumstances. 

Means notes, "Guts" is a confused break up/love song about loving someone so much that you love them even when you hate their guts."  

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"I loved you like a lover
You were my best friend
I'll love you forever
But this has got to end
'Cause a love never felt so good
And a love never hurt so much
I'll always love you baby
Even when I hate your guts"

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Tahlequah, OK (May 15, 2018 Press Release)-The 6th Annual MEDICINE STONE music festival heads back to Diamondhead Resort in Tahlequah, Oklahoma September 20th through September 22nd. This unique three-day live music retreat on the beautiful Illinois River stands alone as the premier Red Dirt music experience, a genre that has long been revered worldwide for its diverse sounds and quality of music.  This year the event creators have added 30 acres of landscape for more space for camping as well as two additional reserved prime camping areas.

​Tickets for the 6th Annual MEDICINE STONE will go on sale through the event’s website on June 1st at 9:00 AM CST. Music fans are encouraged to snag their tickets early as the prime camping and RV spots, onsite lodging and hotel rooms sell out within hours. Single day tickets go on sale August 1st. www.medicinestoneok.com.