Brothers Osborne will release their sophomore album Port Saint Joe on April 20 via EMI Records Nashville, and it is streaming now in its entirety via NPR First Listen, who call the record “an excellent Southern rock and roll jam, with soul flourishes, vocal cadences that show an awareness of hip-hop, and a blues underbelly." Listen to Port Saint Joe via NPR First Listen here.

Brothers Osborne have been nominated for two 2018 ACM Awards for “Vocal Duo Of The Year” And “Video Of The Year,” the latter for their video “It Ain’t My Fault.”  The ACM Awards will broadcast live from The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 15th at 7 p.m. CT on CBS. Find out full information about the ACM Awards and nominees here.

The band will also perform throughout 2018 in the United States and the UK (full dates below), and tickets for all dates are on sale here.

Folk noir songwriting duo the Society of Broken Souls - Dennis James and Lauryn Shapter - will release their second album, Midnight and The Pale, on April 13, 2018. The ten-song collection was indeed a truly independent project as multi-instrumentalists James and Shapter did the writing, arranging, producing, and engineering, as well as performing all the parts. Pouring your heart and soul, as well as sweat, and tears, into a project can be exhausting, but in the end the rewards are immensely fulfilling. Lauryn notes,

"I love this album. Honestly, in the midst of recording it, I wasn’t sure I would feel that way, and I’m glad I have Dennis as my partner-in-crime because he has a much better ability to have the long view, to see how it’s all going to come together. But I really love it, love the individual songs and love how they flow together. When we were in the studio we were a little baffled as to how we would order the songs, but of all the albums we’ve done, this one feels the most cohesive and seamless. Somehow, they all found their place.

Doing everything ourselves — writing, arranging, performing, producing, mixing, mastering — is truly a mixed bag. On the one hand, we can work whenever we want. If inspiration hits at one in the morning (which it did, many times), well, we’re right there and aren’t beholden to anyone’s schedule. We know the songs far more intimately than session players would. It’s far cheaper than hiring a producer and side musicians and engineers, and there’s definitely a profound sense of accomplishment to being 100% DIY. But it’s also exhausting. You don’t get to lay down your guitar and vocal parts and then walk away while other people finish the song, whether that’s adding parts or mixing. It takes a lot of creative brain power to come up with a wide landscape of color and sound, both within a song and from song to song. And it’s harder to get a bird’s eye view of the project — you’re so close to your own art it sometimes hard to see the forest for the trees. Someday maybe we’ll have the luxury of working with our dream producer and musicians, but this works for us right now."

Dennis adds,

"Midnight and The Pale turned out to be a bit of a surprise. I didn’t have a hard, clear vision of what I thought it would be but I was pleasantly surprised by it. While most of the songs we chose seemed to belong together, there were a few outliers that gave us pause. We weren’t quite sure how they’d all fit together in the end. As we began to sequence them so that it felt right, Lauryn came up with what was the final order and it all just clicked. It feels cohesive, cogent, and mature. I guess it’s that mature part that surprised me. There’s a quiet satisfaction that accompanies it for me. For us, the creative process is always a tug of war between inventiveness and servitude. We want to explore new areas and stretch boundaries for ourselves but never at the expense of the song. So when new and exciting ideas come to mind, we have to have the courage to go down those roads but then have the wisdom to decide if doing so is right for the song - sort of musical version of “just because you can doesn’t mean you should.” With Midnight and The Pale, I feel we did just that. There are sounds that are fun and creative as well as compositional elements that were new and challenging. But most importantly, the essence of each song feels true to its original voice. I’m really happy with the album. 

With us doing everything ourselves, there’s a mix of trust and trepidation. We bounce ideas off one another and look to one another for encouragement but there’s still a bit of a vacuum element to the whole thing. Because it’s just the two of us, we carry a little extra weight to fill out the recording, and that works for us. After all, the studio is great because we can indulge ourselves with all the instruments we love to play. But for me, I found myself at the end of the project with the aforementioned trepidation, and I realized it was because the final album was going out the door with no outside ears or input on it. And that’s where the trust came into play, which I suppose may also contribute to the sense of maturity I feel about it. But we do feel good about it, and that feeling holds up with every new listen.

As the title foreshadows, Midnight and The Pale studies the interplay of light and dark and the beauty that can occur when they are allowed to walk comfortably side by side. Via expansive, mature storytelling replete with weathered characters, tough topics, and quiet beauty, Midnight and The Pale captures a heartfelt authenticity in songs that are profoundly personal and darkly fictitious. From the folk-based opener, “Ghosts of Kansas” to the keys-laden “Witness,” the poignant "Broken Bouquet," and the ominous-western vibe of “April’s Moon” the twosome’s intricately woven, delicate, and varied arrangements create a dynamic and vast sonic palette that draws the listener in, captivated, and lingering long after the final word is sung and the last note is heard.

​Today, TDC is incredibly pleased to share Midnight and The Pale with you in its entirety. Enjoy, and share, the album above. For more information, visit the links below.

Website: www.societyofbrokensouls.com
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/society.brokensouls 
Twitter:  www.twitter.com/SOBSmusic 
Instagram:  www.instagram.com/societyofbrokensouls 
YouTube:  www.youtube.com/c/Societyofbrokensouls 

​NASHVILLE, TN (Press Release) - Marking the arrival of a stunning new voice from the American South, Billboard today premiered indie singer-songwriter Erin Rae’s highly anticipated new album title track, ‘Putting On Airs’ (album released June 8). Billboard chatted to Rae and her new label boss, the Civil Wars' John Paul White, who signed Rae to his label Single Lock Records, after he was wowed by her live performance.

Talking to Billboard John Paul White said,  "I felt like someone was playing a trick on me; 'This girl is phenomenal. Why don't I know she exists? She seemed so at ease, so at peace in her skin. You don't see that much, especially from musicians who are still opening shows. Her pitch was amazing, I loved the melodies. I was smitten."

In the heart of NYC is Opry City Stage which brings Nashville to New York with delicious food and live country music. The OCS recently announced a stellar line-up of shows for the coming months including Pam Tillis, Radney Foster, and Jerry Douglas. Check out who's coming below and for more information visit HERE.

​Friday, April 20 @ 8pm  – Chip Taylor: 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Chip (aka James Wesley Voight) is celebrating the release of his new album "Fix Your Words" - on the cover is a nostalgic family photo of Chip with brothers Barry and Jon Voight and their mother, Barbara.  Chip is best known for writing the songs "Angel Of The Morning" and "Wild Thing." 

• Saturday, April 21 @ 8pm - Maggie Rose:  Maggie has played the Opry nearly 50 times in Nashville, and she is a member of CMT’s “18 for 2018” initiative, the year-long campaign spotlighting country music’s most promising newcomers. 

• Sunday, April 22 @ 8pm – Hayley Orrantia with Brennley Brown: Hayley is the star of ABC's hit sitcom, "The Goldbergs."  This performance is part of her first-time-ever tour - Strong, Sweet & Southern Tour.  She will be singing original music as well as cover tunes she has done on the show.  Brennley was one of the youngest contestants on The Voice season 12 (2017).

​Celebrating  their 30th year as a band 
with three expanded reissues of classic Geffen albums on Omnivore Recordings, The Posies head to the Bowery Ballroom for their only New York show this year.

Omnivore Recordings will embark upon an ambitious reissue of three classic albums by the Posies, who celebrate their 30th anniversary this year.

Dear 23 will arrive June 15, 2018 with Frosting on the Beater arriving on August 3, 2018. Each of these titles comes as a 2-CD set featuring the original album remastered from original master tapes, plus almost all previously unissued bonus tracks, and on vinyl as a 2-LP set of the original album — mastered at 45 rpm! Amazing Disgrace will be released October 28, 2018 as a 2-CD set, also with the original album remastered from original master tapes, plus almost all previously unissued bonus tracks, and as a 2-LP package — unlike the others, mastered at 33 1/3 as it was simply too long for 45 rpm.
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A PledgeMusic pre-order: https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/the-posies

When: June 17
Where: Bowery Ballroom NYC
Showtime: 8 p.m.
Tickets: $25
https://www.ticketfly.com/event/1669104-posies-new-york/

April 10, 2018 (Press Release) -- Maine-based southern-infused rockers The Mallett Brothers Band have shared a new single from their forthcoming LP Vive L'Acadie! at Glide Magazine, who praised the track as "a barn-burner...dagger chops...no dull notes." The band is currently on tour with Phish drummer Jon Fishman and have annonced a free video stream of their April 12th show at Brooklyn Bowl. 
 
Buried deep underneath blankets of wooly southern rock, gritty songwriting and soaring odes to lost love, The Mallett Brothers are entrenched in the dense forests, majestic mountains and icy beaches of their Maine homeland. Their rock ‘n roll resides inside of a weathered and lived-in, rootsy Americana built by brothers Luke and Will Mallett and band. It's that distinctive sound that's helped them to share stages with both critical favorites like Drive-By Truckers, Shovels and Rope & The Felice Brothers and legends like Phish drummer and singer Jon Fishman (who will be hopping aboard the band’s spring tour this year), The Allman Brothers, and many more. Their new album, Vive L’Acadie (out June 15), is an ode to all things French-Canadian.
 
“Vive L’Acadie," the title track, came out of a David Lynchian trip the band made to Fort Kent, Maine. "We were driving down the road on Main Street," says Luke. "We turned on the radio and it was playing all these French versions of pop-country songs. It felt like we were in a different world. Later that night, an old man in a bar was yelling "Vive L’Acadie". Turns out, that’s the Acadian battle cry! The Acadians wound up being Cajun, but they're a French, Canadian and Irish mix of people that ended up in the woods up north. Their influence is all over Maine. Our grandfather came from Salmon River, Nova Scotia. If you go back up there, there’s a whole cemetery full of Malletts.”

Nashville, TN-(April 10, 2018 Press Release)-The legion of Josh Ward fans who have eagerly awaited his brand new album will be more than satisfied come May 4th with the release of “More Than I Deserve.”  The album’s first single “All About Lovin’” is already sitting at the #30 spot on the Texas Regional Radio Chart after only 3 weeks.  In celebration, Josh Ward’s Tonk Fest & CD Release Party will follow on Saturday, May 5th at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds in Conroe, Texas. Doors at 5:00 PM. Music starts at 6:00 PM with performances from Josh Ward, Jarrod Birmingham and Jake Worthington.  Advance single tickets are $20. $25 at the gate, 12 and under free.  The event also offers VIP packages at $150. There are only 100 available-21 and up only. Packages include 1 admission to VIP tent, 4 complimentary drink tickets for full liquor, wine and beer service, meal ticket for 1, reserved VIP seating close to stage, private VIP restrooms, VIP meet & greet prior to show, VIP laminate and 1 autographed CD.  Tickets can be purchased at Outhouse Tickets 
https://www.outhousetickets.com/Event/Event10156/

Milwaukee-based (and Boston Terrier loving) troubadour Trapper Schoepp returned to his critically acclaimed 2016 album, Rangers and Valentines, for his latest video outing, "Mono Pt. II." Inspired by his own encounter with mononucleosis, “Mono Pt. II” explores the kissing disease and the institutional runaround of health care in America - a subject all too familiar to the young singer-songwriter who was misdiagnosed, prescribed an incorrect medication, and ultimately, landed in the ER with a severe allergic reaction.

In the darkly humorous feature, director Caroline Jaecks (Joan Jett, Craig Finn) draws from those experiences, portraying a hospitalized Schoepp in a standoff with a nurse whose bedside manner is more than questionable.

Released in 2016, Rangers & Valentines was produced by the Raconteurs' Brendan Benson in Nashville and features members of The Hold Steady and Superdrag, as well as GLOW star and WTF podcast host Marc Maron. In 2017, Schoepp toured extensively in the U.S. supporting the release of Bay Beach Amusement Park, his well-received concept EP based on the beloved Wisconsin amusement park. Currently on tour in Europe until the end of April, Schoepp will bring his engaging story songs and electrified roots rock show stateside when he joins rock and roll stalwarts the BoDeans on their upcoming U.S. Tour. Full list of European and U.S. dates below.