 Jerry Jeff Walker, Courtesy: Conqueroo AUSTIN, Texas — The Last Waltz was a momentous, one-time collaboration, but that event eventually led to Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble recording sessions — and both helped inspire The Next Waltz, a new web series and multiplatform music delivery concept created by renowned Austin singer-songwriter and producer Bruce Robison. Featuring top country talents telling their stories and recording new musical chapters with handpicked session players, The Next Waltz references a beloved moment in musical history while presenting a forward-thinking vision of audience engagement.
Launching June 17, 2016 with Jerry Jeff Walker, The Next Waltz takes viewers and listeners inside Robison’s Lockhart, Texas, studio for interviews and recording sessions with veteran artists such as Rodney Crowell and Jack Ingram, and up-and-comers including the Turnpike Troubadours and Sam Outlaw. The content, distributed via a dedicated website, YouTube, online media outlets, music-streaming services and social media, includes a newly recorded song; a recording-session music video; a “short biopic” of the artist discussing his or her work with Robison; podcasts and blogs offering more background and insight; “mixtape” playlists containing songs that inspired the artist or provide context for his or her work; and quick-peek social-media clips. The songs will be available to purchase via iTunes. (Sneak-preview Walker’s new recording of the Crowell-penned “Song for the Life” here.)
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Press Release) — Specialty Records — an imprint of Concord Bicycle Music — is pleased to announce the release of Mono Box: The Complete Specialty and Vee-Jay Albums: a deluxe, 5-LP box set that celebrates one of the most influential entertainers in popular music history, Little Richard. The collection includes the entire output of studio albums that Little Richard had recorded for both the Specialty and Vee-Jay labels, spanning 1957–1965. The albums, each featuring original label and jacket art, have been meticulously remastered from analog tapes and are presented in their original mono mixes. Completing the collection is a 16-page booklet featuring new liner notes by journalist Bill Dahl, plus era-specific photos.  On June 17, the Wyoming-born, Nashville-based ranch hand turned troubadour Luke Bell will release a self-titled album via Thirty Tigers. Today, Zane Lowe premiered "Where Ya Been" on his Beats 1 show.
Stream "Where Ya Been" via Apple Music: http://apple.co/_LukeBell His forthcoming Thirty Tigers debut is a collection of 10 songs produced by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Benjamin Booker, Hurray For The Riff Raff) at The Bomb Shelter studio in East Nashville, TN. Fresh off the heels of a performance at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, Bell will perform at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Saturday June 11 on the Who Stage. Since the announcement of his new album, Bell has been embraced by NPR Music,The Fader, The Los Angeles Times, The Bluegrass Situation, and Rolling Stone, who named him one of "10 New Country Artists You Need To Know." Bell plays NYC's Rockwood Music Hall on June 14th Stage 2 10pm  Courtesy: Monarch Publicity Nashville, TN…June 7, 2016 (Press Release) Summer 2016 is starting off phenomenally for country newcomer James Dupré! Taking part in his very first CMA Music Festival with a schedule jam packed with performances, interviews and autograph sessions, James is gearing up for his album release next week. With some heavy hitters already taking notice of his title track “Stoned To Death,” fans and critics alike are sure to be just as enthralled by the rest of this solid album releasing June 17th and available for pre-order today.
Music Row’s Robert Oermann offers a poignant review of “Stoned To Death”, stating, “This is a singer who exudes charisma with every note. The song is stupendously well-written, boasting both perfectly executed turns of phrases and a beautifully swelling melody. Lehning’s slowly building production bonfire is magnificent." Starting today, fans can pre-order on iTunes or pre-order a physical copy from his website. The 10-song compilation, produced by Jordan Lehning, features James as a co-writer on seven of the 10 tracks along with hit-makers Jessi Alexander, Neal Coty and Clint Daniels.  LOS ANGELES (Press Release) - Watching an amazing guitarist deliver a mind-blowing solo might not immediately conjure images of devastated rainforests, endangered species and exploited workers. But guitars made with illegally harvested woods are exacting environmental, economic and human tolls that strike sour notes indeed.
As the summer tour and festival season ramps up, concertgoers may encounter requests to pledge support for a campaign to halt illegal logging of endangered woods and promote sustainable alternatives. Several high-profile artists have joined with REVERB and the Environmental Investigation Agency, the nonprofit organizations behind the No More Blood Wood campaign, to raise awareness about the relationship between wooden instruments and demand-driven logging practices now decimating ancient rainforests.  I cannot wait.
The Americana Music Association proudly unveiled its second round of AmericanaFest 2016 performers today. Additions to this year’s lineup include: Amanda Shires, Billy Bragg & Joe Henry, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Dori Freeman, Howe Gelb, Jack Ingram, John Fullbright, John Prine, Kaia Kater, Motel Mirrors, My Bubba, Sam Outlaw, Sean Watkins, Shawn Colvin & Steve Earle, The Cordovas and The O'Connor Band featuring Mark O'Connor. Today’s additions bring the 17th Annual AmericanaFest artist list to 121, with more than 180 artists to be announced by the first week in September. The current list of confirmed performers is here; new additions in bold: Aaron Lee Tasjan The Accidentals Amanda Shires Amelia Curran The Americans Amy Helm Aoife O'Donovan Applewood Road Aubrie Sellers B R U N S  Nashville, TN (June, 2016 PR) - NewTown's "Harlan Road" premieres today, June 3, on Bluegrass Today and tomorrow the tune will debut on The Alternate Root Top 10 Songs of the Week feature. The title track of the group's newest CD, due in stores July 8, "Harlan Road" is available for free download to fans who pre-order the HARLAN ROAD CD from iTunes. Produced by multi-Grammy Award winner Barry Bales, the 11-track outing is on the Mountain Home Music Companylabel. Footage of the recording can be seen HERE.
The Lexington-based band is fronted by award-winning fiddler Kati Penn and her husband, Jr. Williams, a respected banjo player. It is Williams who takes the vocal spotlight on "Harlan Road," and he credits friend and popular songwriter CJ Cain for introducing the band to Childers' music. "He's like a cult hero -- his music is everywhere," Williams remarks. "We listened to a lot of his songs, but when I heard this one, I knew it was for us." The new music is resonating with fans, and NewTown will be on the road much of the summer. For more information visit their official website.  June, 2016 (Press Release) - Nashville, TN - For Lee Ann Womack, who takes her Texas very serious, few things delighted her as much as the pair of GRAMMY nominations garnered by “Chances Are,” the neoclassic ballad from Hayes Carll. To capture the song’s forlorn reality embrace, the GRAMMY-winning vocalist wanted something authentic – and something that conjured the Lone Star icehouses and dancehalls where Womack’s kind of country was forged.
Womack worked with Roger Pistole, the man behind her CMT Video Music Awards Best Female Video nominee “The Way I’m Livin’.” The pair went to New Braunfels, Texas to deliver an almost existential watercolor of the song about self-awareness, hope and the promise of something better. Always an artist to take the road less traveled, CMT: Country Music Television recognized the evocative power of the clip and are world premiering “Chances Are” on their June 4th “Hot 20 Countdown,” at 9 a.m. ET/PT.  Courtesy: PLA Media (Press Release) Unique Nashville-based duo Gibson Wren brings heartfelt lyrics, hauntingly smooth harmonies and a pinch of a rockers edge to Father’s Day (June 19th) this year with their debut single release of My Father’s Son.
Just in time for Father’s Day, this song was crafted with quotes from the duo’s life experiences as they set out to pay their respects to the men who made them who they are today. “This song is meant for everyone,” Gabriel Wren said. “It’s meant for those who had a father and those who didn’t, those who will become fathers or those who may have had a generational gap.”  Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen's live album, 'Watch This,' is out today, June 3rd, on Lil' Buddy Toons. The 19-track compilation captures the twangy nights of camaraderie from the pair's "Hold My Beer And Watch This" tours, which they've done together for more than a decade. The set list is drawn from Rogers' and Bowen's catalogs and from last year's collaboration record, 'Hold My Beer: Vol. 1.'
"musicians who grow along with their audience" - NPR "a no-brainer" - Billboard "Rogers and Bowen have an easy chemistry that they've honed over nearly a decade of touring together. That helps them flit effortlessly from stage banter to songs about drinking beer, good times, or family drama without ever sounding inconsistent." - Texas Monthly |
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