NASHVILLE, TENN -- (Press Release) After 35 years with its iconic Nashville location as a home base, The Bluebird Cafe is launching a series of shows in New York City. The series will take place at the Grand Ole Opry’s first “home away from home,” a four-level entertainment complex in the heart of Times Square – Opry City Stage.  
 
The Bluebird Cafe Songwriter Series at Opry City Stage will kick off in March with four shows.  The first two shows are March 16 (7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.) with Chris DeStefano (“Something in the Water”, Carrie Underwood),  Nicolle Galyon (“Automatic”, Miranda Lambert),  JT Harding (“Sangria”, Blake Shelton) and will follow with two shows on March 30 (7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.) with Dylan Altman (“Barefoot Blue Jean Night”, Jake Owen), Marshall Altman (“Young & Crazy”, Marshall Altman), and Gabe Dixon (Keyboardist, Paul McCartney). The Bluebird’s intimate performances will take place on the venue’s fourth floor, known as The Studio at Opry City Stage.
 
Tickets for March 16 and 30 are $30.00 and are on sale now via oprycitystage.com. Additional upcoming Bluebird shows are slated for March16, March 30, April 13, April 27, May 11 and May 25.   With seating for 195, the intimate club on the venue’s fourth floor will feature “in the round” style nights in partnership with Nashville’s famed songwriting haven, The Bluebird Cafe. The space boasts state-of-the-art production capabilities, making it one of New York City’s premiere listening rooms. Additionally, the space is specially equipped for artist media events and music releases.

Nashville, TN - Feb. 20, 2018 (Press Release) - Reigning ACM “Festival Of The Year” Tortuga Music Festival, announced the roster of organizations that will be represented onsite at this year’s CONSERVATION VILLAGE today.  Located in the heart of the festivities taking place at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park in Fort Lauderdale, FL on April 6-8, Conservation Village aims to educate fans on the issues facing our world's oceans, how they can help and see firsthand how a portion of the proceeds from the event are making a difference. Representing Rock The Ocean's Five Core Issues which include Turtle Conservation, Shark Conservation, Coral Reef Degradation, Marine Pollution and Overfishing, over 30 organizations have been selected and invited to share knowledge onsite at this year’s festival. To find out more about each organization visit: http://www.tortugamusicfestival.com/conservation/. 

Offering an arena of exhibits, Conservation Village also allows attendees to experience games, interactive touch tanks, cooking exhibitions and the latest ocean technology, with this year’s theme striving to #ChangeTheTide. Anticipation for the three-day, two-stage festival continues to heighten following the news that Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Snoop Dogg, Dwight Yoakam, Shaggy, Kip Moore and more will perform across the weekend. Single-Day and Three-Day passes are available now at tortugamusicfestival.com. ​

(Austin, Texas) -- Nick Sterling, a singer-songwriter and Purple Heart Veteran based in Central Texas is releasing his debut single,"Blood In The Water," to radio today. From the EP STAND YOUR GROUND, scheduled for release Friday, February 23, 2018,
"Blood In The Water" introduces Sterling's soulful vocals as well as his mission to raise money for Lone Survivor Foundation. David Gilligan of Gilligan Promotions is heading up promotion efforts as the single begins going for adds. 

Written about Sterling's experiences during periods of deployment, the song is told from the perspective of the men he sat watching "scratch, claw and grasp with every fiber of their being to hold relationships together with just one phone call every few weeks."

Dominated by the fiddle, and accented with dobro, mandolin, stand up bass and a percussion beat that gets your toe tapping, the story Sterling delivers about relationships falling apart during the war is told with strong vocals, and a stream of back-up female vocals that makes you feel like you are in a choir. ​

(Press Release) Ian Moore, the Seattle-based, Austin, TX-born guitar player, singer and songwriter makes the proverbial renaissance man look lazy. Toronto comes on the heels of Strange Days, his most successful record since his eponymous debut and despite a never-ending cycle of touring, Moore offers a new release of bright, blazing rock-n-roll that combines his legendary guitar prowess with radio-friendly songs that showcase his elastic, soul-inflected vocals. “It’s a very different climate right now.

When we hit a city, it doesn’t matter that I have 14 records, radio hits, etc. The only thing that matters is if we can really show up and leave the people feeling they saw something amazing. Its keeps me hungry, and I like the challenge” says Moore. Toronto releases May 25, 2018, on Last Chance Records in the US and on Rough Trade in Europe. Moore will be touring in support of the record in the U.S. and Europe for all of 2018.

Watch Ian perform "Lords of the Levee" from Toronto, Solo Acoustic at City Winery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqdZECyRaxU&feature=youtu.be

Austin-based trio Greyhounds has announced the upcoming release of their new LP Cheyenne Valley Drive on April 6th. They've also shared the first single from the record, "No Other Woman", a swirling dose of driving bluesy rock, which you can stream above.

Greyhounds are the Austin trio of Anthony Farrell (vocals, keyboards), Andrew Trube (vocals and guitar) and Ed Miles (drums). Many music fans remember Farrell and Trube as key members of JJ Grey's band MOFRO for many years. After parting with Grey in 2016 to focus full-time on Greyhounds, the band has only left the road to record and release two full-length records.
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The seeds of Cheyenne Valley Drive were planted in 2016 when Greyhounds met acclaimed engineer and Memphis native Matt Ross-Spang. Soon afterwards, Matt moved his operation to the newly refurbished Sam Phillips Recording studio. Greyhounds had always wanted to record in the historic studio, considering it the perfect place to make the type of album they wanted: a less produced, more spontaneous style of recording, all straight to tape like many of the classic records that were made there in its heyday. And Ross-Spang was the perfect engineer, steeped in the old-school style of making records.

​(Press Release) Amid her current single Morganclimbing the charts, country artist Julia Capogrossi has just been named the official spokesperson for Global Children’s Rescue (GCR), a non-profit that works to put a stop to human trafficking. Capogrossi jumped at the chance to work with them, citing human trafficking as an issue close to her heart.

In describing the announcement, Capogrossi said, “This is so important to me, and something that people aren’t talking about enough. People think ‘this could never happen to me, this could never happen to my children,’ but it can, it is, and it’s happening every day. I think people need to be aware of potential threatening situations as it could mean the difference between life and death.”

Global Children’s Rescue focuses on missing children and human trafficked victims as well as human trafficking prevention. In working with them, she hopes to bring more awareness to this issue, as well as bringing awareness and support in their pursuit of ending human trafficking in our local communities.