 Watch "Worrisome, Oh Worried Me" HERE
Troublesome Hollow is back with their fifth album, following an 18-year hiatus from recording and 17 years apart. The East Tennessee bluegrass/Americana trio’s “Old School” (Fat Dog Records) is comprised of 17-tracks— seven original songs and ten covers and traditional tunes, some sad; others humorous. “Penny Song” is an original tune about growing up poor, while “Worrisome, Oh Worried Me” explores financial problems with a wink and nod. “We jokingly dedicate that one to musicians, because it’s about having trouble paying your bills,” said singer/songwriter Tim White, who plays guitar and banjo on the album. “It’s about struggling to make ends meet, which a lot of people can relate to.”
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 (Nashville, Tennessee…Press Release) –May 25, 2018 – Black Country Rock recently announced the release of singer/songwriter Tommy Townsend's Turn Back The Clock album, and the seven-song collection is now available through an iTunes pre-order here. Shooter Jennings produced the new album, which includes the Waylon-penned "Belle of the Ball."
The new album features two original Townsend tunes, "Plug The Jukebox Back In" and "Longest Day Of Summer," alongside tunes by the likes of Steve Young, Holly Williams, Brandi Carlile and Gordon Lightfoot. The album was recorded and mixed at Station House Studio in Los Angeles and CarnBarn Studio in Franklin, TN.  Jon Stickley Trio. Photo by Heather Hambor Jon Stickley was recently live with Premier Guitar for a Q&A and to play some tunes;
Check out the video here→ www.premierguitar.com/articles/27074-jon-stickley-live-at-pg Js3 released a behind-the-scenes video from live shows of “Almost with You” → https://youtu.be/QRlKya9nZi8 ASHEVILLE, NC -- Jon Stickley Trio is a genre-defying and cinematic instrumental trio, which combines Stickley’s innovative flatpicking guitar with the sultry-spacy melodies of Lyndsay Pruett on violin along with classically trained and heavily jazz influenced drummer Hunter Deacon to create textural soundscapes. “It’s not your father’s acoustic-guitar music—although Stickley’s pop showed him his first chords when he was 12 years old. Instead, Stickley’s Martin churns out a mixture of bluegrass, Chuck Berry, metal, prog, grunge, and assorted other genres—all thoroughly integrated into a personal style,” writes Guitar Player Magazine.  (Press Release) On June 23, New Jersey/New York fixture Joe D'Urso will present the fifth annual Rockland-Bergen Music Festival on the borders of Rockland and Bergen counties in Tappan, New York. The festival, now in it’s fifth year, will present 16 artists on two stages and 15 non-profit organizations to realize D'Urso's vision of a musical event that combines great music and important causes.
Early bird tickets are currently on sale on at www.rocklandmusicfestival.com. Similar to last year, anyone born in the calendar year of 1968 will get in for FREE in celebration of their 50th birthday. "As we head into our fifth year of the Rockland-Bergen Music Festival, we keep fine- tuning what we have been told is a very laid back and enjoyable experience. The unique German Masonic Park lends itself to the stripped down feeling of the whole weekend. This is a professional production while at the same time feeling like an extended family BBQ with lots of great musicians, some who happen to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy award winners," says D'Urso. 
Born into a musical family, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist Heather Taylor is creative to her core. Classically trained in flute, the now Asheville, NC resident embraces the soul of Appalachian folk while drawing elements of blues, Americana, roots and rock into her songwriting.
In August, Taylor will release her new album, Undercurrents, and today TDC is thrilled to premiere the lead single from the project, "Up On A Mountain." Inspired by the rich storytelling culture of Appalachia, "Up On A Mountain" is an expansive ode to preservation that shines an introspective light on taking a deeper look at one's self, surroundings, and relationships to forge beneficial, lasting connections. Taylor shares, "Up On A Mountain helps me look at a certain heaviness around life in a somewhat playful and hopeful way. The song was influenced and combined with a tune called 'Well, Well Well' which was written by Danny O'Keefe and Bob Dylan. They gave me a steady platform & an inspiration to emphasize important messages that continue to hold value. I'll leave it up to the listener to interpret, but I aim to support digging deeper in relationships with ourselves, with others, as well as with our environment." Listen, and share, "Up On A Mountain" below, then read on to learn more about Heather.  Stream "Married Young"
This September, Elise Davis returns with her sophomore album Cactus, the follow up to her 2016 critically-acclaimed debut The Token. With Cactus, Elise moves between lush alt-country and stripped-down folk confessionals, gluing everything together with story-driven songs about independence, liberation, and resilience as an adult woman. Today, Elise Davis shared "Married Young" (co-written with Erin Enderlin and Alex Cline), the second song to be released from the forthcoming album. In an interview with Billboard, Davis explains, "I was talking to [Erin] about this person I was seeing when I was 20 years old, living in a shitty little apartment. He exposed me to Tom Waits and vinyl and stuff like that. So (the song is) a merging of the fact she got married when she was young; The chorus is about that, and the rest of the song is nostalgia from this relationship I had when I was young."  Courtesy: Conqueroo Career compilation Hyperactive coming from BMG’s Masters Collection series on July 27.
BALTIMORE, Md. (Press Release) — Thomas Dolby — musician, video director, author, and now a university professor — is set for a short U.S. tour in July and August 2018 with a show titled An Evening of Music and Storytelling With Thomas Dolby. The tour coincides with the July release of his 2-CD greatest hits collection Hyperactive, coming July 27, 2018 as part of BMG’s Masters Collection series. In this intimate solo performance, Thomas will allow members of the audience to randomly pick songs from his 30-year catalog. He will tell the story behind the genesis of each, while simultaneously deconstructing its musical parts, synth sounds, and lyrics. The resulting music will be output from his laptop and keyboards, and projected on a screen behind him, along with personal photos and memorabilia. Each performance will therefore be a slightly different audiovisual experience, with surprises each night. 
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis - younger sister of rock-and-roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis - will release an album Wild! Wild! Wild! on August 10 via Bloodshot Records. Rolling Stone Country premiered a new song "Wild Wild Wild," and had the following to say about the new album and track, respectively:
"The rip-roaring spirit of early rock & roll looks to be alive and well in 2018 thanks to the all-killer pairing of Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis, who are dropping their new collaborative LP Wild! Wild! Wild! this summer via Chicago's Bloodshot Records.  Respected singer/songwriter from the dB’s and Continental Drifters, and journeyman collaborator with R.E.M., Hootie & the Blowfish and more,
offers 13 new songs along with both sides of 2017 45-rpm single. DURHAM, N.C. (Press Release) — You would think being an integral member of one of the most beloved power pop bands, The dB’s, would be enough for a guy and his resumé. But no, Peter Holsapple just had to tour with R.E.M. and Hootie & the Blowfish, joinContinental Drifters, and collaborate with John Hiatt, Indigo Girls, the Troggs, the Cowsills, Juliana Hatfield Three, Better Than Ezra, and so many others. Not one to rest on laurels, Peter has continually been in motion since his first recordings in 1972 with Rittenhouse Square.  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 24, 2018) – Just in time to kick off Memorial Day weekend, all-vocal Country sensation HOME FREE have released a brand new video for their original tune “Good Ol’ Boy Good Time.”
Shot on location in Tifton, GA, the video sets a picturesque summertime scene, complete with fishing, BBQs, and fun in the sun. In fact, most of the featured cast were high tenor Austin Brown’s own friends and family. |
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