Brooks & Dunn, Florida Georgia Line & Blake Shelton Power Faster Horses Festival's 6th Year Lineup1/26/2018  Nashville, TN - Jan. 26, 2018 (Press Release)- Heralded a “Michigan tradition” by Detroit Free Press in just five short years, Faster Horses Festival revealed that country superstars Brooks & Dunn, Florida Georgia Line, Blake Shelton, Brantley Gilbert and more will take to the stage for the 3-day camping festival’s sixth year in Brooklyn, MI taking place from July 20-22. Known for its unrivaled lineup, additional artists also announced today include Cam, Billy Currington, Tyler Farr, Chris Janson, Walker Hayes, LOCASH, Dustin Lynch, Midland, Ashley McBryde, Parmalee, RaeLynn, Morgan Wallen and more. Continuing to collaborate with the festival community, Faster Horses' addition of country music's most successful duo of all time, Brooks & Dunn, marks the group’s debut together at the festival due to huge fan demand. Passes will go on sale Feb. 9 at 10am ESTat fasterhorsesfestival.com.
Following the festival’s monumental 5th anniversary last year, Billboard praised that “Faster Horses is not just another music festival…it definitely has a personality” and since its establishment in 2013, has earned a reputation for "great stage performances to lots of action in the campgrounds” (MLive.) Fans descend on Michigan International Speedway each year, for a self-declared three-day hillbilly sleepover, embracing the spirit permeating through the festival grounds, as well as the unique fringe activities on offer including the annual “Campsite Contest”, “Faster Humans Fun Run” and first-class vendors. More details on what fans can expect will be available in the coming weeks. For more information on Faster Horses, visit fasterhorsesfestival.com, twitter @faster_horses and join the conversation on Twitter, #FasterHorses.
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 LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Press Release) — The New Rhythm and Blues Quintet, better known as NRBQ, formed more than 50 years ago. After playing together for a few years, the band began recording with Eddie Kramer and inked a two-record deal with Columbia Records. Their eponymous 1969 debut featured wide-ranging originals peppered with versions of songs from diverse sources, from Eddie Cochran toSun Ra, including a co-write between the band’sTerry Adams and jazz experimentalist Carla Bley. It was, and is, a wildly original and influential release.
Crawdaddy once noted, “It was filled with first class rock & roll, but there were a number of strange and wonderful songs that indicated something was happening on a higher aesthetic plane …" John Sebastian says: “The Lovin’ Spoonful closed down about 1969 … To me, it's always as if NRBQ kind of took the ball at that point for the original American Music Band.” And AllMusic sums it up: “A tremendously important record by a furiously eclectic and always wonderful band.” At the time of the debut album, NRBQ featured Terry Adams, Steve Ferguson, Joey Spampinato, Frank Gadler and Tom Staley. For all of its stature, it’s hard to believe that in the recording’s 49-year existence, NRBQ has never been reissued, in any format. That changes on March 16, 2018 when Omnivore Recordings will make NRBQ available once again, on CD (for the first time), Digital, and as a gatefold LP.  Credit: Pat McDonnell
Florida-based quartet Whiskey in the Pines' moniker is a perfect fit for the band's heartfelt Americana which shines bright on their upcoming EP, Sunshine From The Blue Cactus. Principal songwriter David Lareau filled the collection with songs as varied as the driving "Roses" to the somber, "Drunk With My Friends," and the love paean “Do You Believe in Hell,” which connect with the listener on levels personal, and universal. Today, TDC is incredibly honored to premiere another of the album's cuts, "Sad Songs." A reflective and melancholy, yet romantic track, "Sad Songs," anchored by a gentle acoustic guitar and Lareau's warm vocals, will easily center your thoughts on the one in your heart. "And I write songs for you All the sad songs I sing It's the only way I know that you're listening" Lareau had this to say of the track, "It would be easy to say that this is your typical love and loss sort of song and in some ways it is. But there’s a line in there that says “All these bars I play I think I see your face, but I know inside my heart you're in some other place.” I’ve always been interested in how your mind plays tricks on you. Maybe it’s just me but when people have left my life I always end up thinking I see them in the most random of places and I have to talk myself out of it. It’s a little scary what the mind can do when you’re least expecting it. Essentially this song is myself having a conversation with that person who I think is in the room." When writing, Lareau draws from varied places including his home state, past decisions, and tailgates. As for "Sad Songs," he elaborates noting, "This song is pretty near and dear to me. I have no recollection of actually writing the melody, nor writing the lyrics. I’ve tried not to question that nor think too much about it. I don’t want to mess with whatever mojo was in play when this song came to life. I do know that I was on a writing streak that week. I was listening pretty heavily to a Wilco Pandora station during those days, so lord knows what would come through the headphones on the daily run during, but I’m sure that had some influence in one way or another. As Whiskey in the Pines, which also includes Kelly Chavers (Guitar), Aaron Halford (Bass) Guitar, and Miles Bozeman (Drums), prepares to tour around the EP, Lareau adds, "I will say this - it is my absolute favorite song to play live. As soon as we hit this song in the playlist I know it’s going to be a great show and shifts whatever mood I might be in. Even in rehearsal it just captures me. I love that I have a song like this in the arsenal and that it has this weird energy over me. I’m just thankful that it’s on the record." Listen, and share, "Sad Songs" above. For all the information visit: Website Insta Purchase
January 24, 2018 (Partial Press Release) - Nashville-based indie folk/ rock band Kellen of Troy has announced the Feb. 16th release of debut LP, Posthumous Release. Kellen of Troy is the lush folk-rock project of Nashville multi-instrumentalist Kellen Wenrich. He pens parables from personal and professional life, and backs up his vulnerable confessions with dense arrangements. It's a tasteful mélange of glam rock, country, and power pop, and it stands out. His Sad Bastard EP was recently hailed by NPR's Jewly Hight as one of World Café's "Indie Discoveries Of 2017," and those were just the b-sides to his forthcoming Posthumous Release.
The new album opens on jangling guitar, piano, and Kellen admitting "The only power that I wish to wield cannot be found in some ivory tower, I wanna rule your heart, my dear." His low voice has an endearing drawl, it's intriguing, and it drags you in. Lynyrd Skynyrd Announces 'Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour' Presented by Sirius XM1/25/2018  NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After a career that has spanned more than 40 years and includes a catalog of more than 60 albums, Southern Rock icons, Lynyrd Skynyrd, will embark on its final Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour presented by SiriusXM. The first leg of the career-concluding tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off Friday, May 4 in West Palm Beach, FL at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre and will wrap Saturday, September 1 in Atlanta, GA at the Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood. The tour will cross the country throughout the summer over Fridays and Saturdays to give fans one last memorable night of classic American Rock-and-Roll.
Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public starting Friday, February 2 at 10:00 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com. Citi® is the official presale credit card for the Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour. As such, Citi® cardmembers have access to purchase U.S. presale tickets, which are available beginning Tuesday, January 30 at 10:00 a.m. local time until Thursday, February 1 at 10:00 p.m. local time through Citi's Private Pass® program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com. "It's hard to imagine, after all these years, the band that Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins and myself started back in Jacksonville, would resonate for this long and to so many generations of fans. I’m certain they are looking down from above, amazed that the music has touched so many," said Gary Rossington, original and founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lead vocalist, Johnny Van Zant added, "we’ve been blessed by these great songs and the messages they carry to the fans. It’s been a true honor to try and fill in my brother’s footsteps for the past 31 years, keeping the music and his spirit alive."  Russell has partnered with The Big Takeover to premiere his previously unreleased track “The Sound of Rock and Roll,” which can be heard at http://bit.ly/2DrQQoo.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Selective Memories: An Anthology offers 41 reasons Luther Russell is so highly regarded by his peers and so treasured by fans, who have fallen in love with his eclectically personal songs, which careen rambunctiously among power pop, rootsy Americana, folk-rock, punk, funk and country. This 2-CD compilation, due Friday, February 23, 2018, via Hanky Panky Records (and as a double cassette on Burger Records), also provides newcomers a wonderful introduction to an artist whose work critics have compared favorably to Wilco, the Replacements, Ryan Adams, Elliott Smith, and Big Star. Russell fans will rejoice to discover that this retrospective, spanning 30 years of music-making, heavily favors previously unreleased material — 25 of the 41 tracks, to be precise, are being issued for the first time. There are two early demos (“Got Me on My Knees” and “Interstate 68 Blues”) by the Bootheels, Russell’s teenage band with Jakob Dylan, and one recording (“Smoke Signals”) from Federale, his short-lived group with ex-Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford. Additionally, the collection holds songs — both released and unreleased — from Russell’s time fronting the 1990s band the Freewheelers (which put out albums for David Geffen’s DGC Records and Rick Rubin’s American Recordings) and from his solo outings. The anthology also comes with a booklet featuring the artist’s own track-by-track annotations as well as liner notes by veteran music writer Bud Scoppa and Larry Crane, editor of Tape Op Magazine. Chances are that you probably have heard Russell’s work without realizing it. His songs have appeared on all three major TV networks along with HBO and Showtime. He also co-wrote two tunes on Weezer’s 2016 Grammy-nominated self-titled album, and was one of the performers in the recent concert film Thank You, Friends: Big Star’s Third Live … And More. A sought-after producer, Russell has helmed projects for heralded acts such as Richmond Fontaine, Fabiano do Nascimento, Ned Roberts, Sarabeth Tucek, Fernando Viciconte, Calvin Love, and Fever the Ghost. His duo with Jody Stephens, Those Pretty Wrongs, last year released a debut full-length thatPaste called “a great LP that reflects the traditions of past acoustic music,” while All Music praised its “sparse elegance and unabashed sincerity.” Russell currently has been working with another cult rock icon, Robyn Hitchcock, serving as guitarist in Hitchcock’s current band, the L.A. Squires. As Hitchcock himself puts it, “Luther Russell is a joy to listen to and a joy to play music with. He understands something in music that should never be explained.”
Music fans in Texas and beyond might recognize Jeff Bryant as the versatile keyboardist they’ve seen performing with Alpha Rev, Cory Morrow, and Hudson Moore, but for the first time, Bryant is taking center stage, releasing his debut solo effort, Sleeping with the Lights On, on Feb. 9th. The all original seven-track album showcases Bryant's songwriting skills, his warm tenor, and a fluid sound that blends pop, R&B and jazz.
Today, TDC is very pleased to premiere one of the album's tracks, "Addie." Penned by Bryant, "Addie," is an irresistible gem about missing a loved one (four legged or two) that easily recalls Jason Mraz or John Mayer with its perfect fusion of pop and folk. Bryant shares the story behind the song, "The song "Addie" came out of a particularly hard time I experienced a few years ago. My dog, whom the song is named after, had run away. I searched everywhere but could not find her until she decided to show up at the back door one day. I tried to write the song in a way so that the audience wouldn't necessarily know it was about a dog, even though I make mention of a few dog type behaviors throughout. I had some fun with this one and hope folks enjoy listening to this little pop song as much as I did writing it.” Website Pre-Order  Courtesy: RPR Media Nashville, TN (January 23, 2018)-Josh Ward’s latest album “Holding Me Together” continues to slay the radio airwaves. His new single “You Don’t Have To Be Lonely” just hit#1 on the Texas Regional Radio Chart this week making it his ninth consecutive #1 hit single. All six singles off the critically acclaimed album took the #1 spot and his previous single “Change My Mind” also ranked #8 on the chart’s "Best Songs of 2017." It doesn’t seem that long ago when this country music traditionalist was the new kid on the scene, and it didn’t take long for Ward to plant his flag in the rich Texas music soil. His 2012 debut album “Promises” generated three #1 singles and his unbelievable rise to the top of the chart hasn’t stopped since then. This is amazing news for Josh to receive just as he is in the studio this month recording his brand new forthcoming album.
 As part of the 60th anniversary of the release of Johnny Cash's first LP in 1957, Sun Records and Charly Records are proud to present the very best of the iconic singer's 7-inch hit singles on Sun including: “I Walk The Line,” “Cry! Cry! Cry!,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Ballad Of A Teenage Queen”, “Home Of The Blues” and many, many more. The album is the perfect entry in to The Man in Black’s music from the essential blues and country music label.
“Greatest Hits” features 20 classic Johnny Cash hit songs newly remastered from the Original Sun Master tapes, mastered at half-speed for unrivalled sound quality. It is released as an LP pressed on 180g heavyweight audiophile vinyl complete with Sleeve Notes by Sun Entertainment Corporation President John A. Singleton. “We applaud and congratulate Charly Records for ensuring Johnny Cash's legendary Sun catalogue continues to be available on the quality formats his music deserves, especially on vinyl for this newly remastered Greatest Hits album.” - John A. Singleton ORIGINAL SUN RECORDINGS Johnny Cash “Greatest Hits: Sun Records Years” is the very best of Johnny Cash's pop and country hits released on Sun Records during 1955-61 by the label's most consistently successful artist! Purchase: http://smarturl.it/JCashGreatestHits  Courtesy: LPC Media Watch: “On My Way”
Austin-based blues singer/songwriter Arkansas Dave will release his self-titled debut April 20, on BIG indie Records. Featuring a wide range of blues-rock, the 13-track album features “a collection of songs that tell my story,” says Arkansas Dave. From blues to gospel to rock, the album showcases his many talents as a self-taught musician. Recorded over eight days at Fame Studios with the Swampers, the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section –Will McFarlane, Clayton Ivey and Bob Wray, with horn arrangements by Charles Rose and Jim Horn—the album was produced by Jamie “Gypsy” Evans and Arkansas Dave. Vocals were completed at Arlyn Studios in Austin, TX. |
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