 Courtesy: Signature Sounds "WE is not about you and me or even ‘us,’ the band. It’s about finding our way in the world one day at a time trying to live out each moment until the sun goes down.” Parsonsfield has been through the wringer of ups and downs and decided for the first time since the band’s 2011 conception to take a two-month break from touring to focus solely on recording.The result is WE, a contemplative EP filled with real life struggle and excitement. The album takes us from the joys of childhood discovery to the depression and confusion of a quarter-life crisis, and ends with dancing your way toward the darkness at the end of days.
“Everyone finds themselves searching for this theoretical ‘thing’ that is supposed to make them happy. Whether it’s a relationship or financial comfort, there’s a goal in our minds that once achieved, we’ll be able to start enjoying life,” says singer/songwriter and banjo player Chris Freeman. “Our circumstances, whether we’re rich or poor, are only half of what determines happiness. The rest is our thoughts, habits and connections with other people,” adds songwriter and mandolin player Antonio Alcorn. “WE is an inner journey to appreciate what you have, and to find happiness no matter what your lot in life.”
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 Nashville, TN—January, 2018 (Press Release)--- Critically-acclaimed Country duo Muscadine Bloodline releases new single, “Movin’ On,” to digital retailers and streaming platforms today. Co-written by duo members Gary Stanton and Charlie Muncaster alongside hit maker Cary Barlowe, “Movin’ On” will serve as the title track to Muscadine Bloodline’s forthcoming EP, set for release this April.
Download/stream "Movin’ On” here. Earlier this week, Rolling Stone Country featured the exclusive first listen of the track, describing the tune as “ever-shifting” and highlighting the “emotive harmonies and atmospheric production.” The duo shared how they strategically set out to keep new listeners engaged.  Watch Sheppard perform"Steady Your Aim" HERE
(Press Release) Boise, ID— Singer-songwriter Andrew Sheppard grew up in Hailey, Idaho in an extended musical family, his mother was always playing and singing in rock and blues bands. As a kid Andrew was always at his moms rehearsals and live shows, drawing in the music as a constant. Sheppard was playing bass in punk rock bands in high school and by the age of 19, he picked up the guitar and started writing his own songs. 10 years later, he is poised to release his sophomore album, Steady Your Aim on March 23rd. Steady Your Aim is a concept record, a musical journey in which every song was methodically thought out to fit the record. An analog recording, it is a cinematic dreamscape narrative that is richly layered with the pedal steel, piano, cello, Wurlitzer and organ. All of their parts are gently tucked in which leaves the listener wondering just what it is they are actually hearing. “We used traditional sounding instruments to create a new sound,” said Sheppard. “For example, we used cello on this record because I wanted a deep sound that didn’t come from anything electric or synthetic. Instead of being a ‘lead’ instrument we used it as a texture tool giving the songs a more rich and ‘real’ feel.” Produced by Sheppard, Eric Loomis and Wes Walsworth (both of whom play guitar on the album), Steady Your Aim was recorded at Ivy Hall Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. John Mayfield at Mayfield Mastering mastered the record.  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Press Release) — The harmonica wizard from Coralville, Iowa, a brassy blues band out of Houston, a Brazil-born guitar master, and a 21-year-old “wunderkind.” These are the acts that rose to the top of the pack at The Blues Foundation’s 34th annual International Blues Challenge Awards ceremony, which took place at Memphis’ historic Orpheum Theatre on Saturday, January 20.
Kevin “B.F.” Burt was the big man of the evening as the bluesman representing the Central Iowa Blues Society, picking up three awards: First Place Solo/Duo, Best Solo/Duo Guitarist, and the Lee Oskar Award for Best Harmonica Player. The Keeshea Pratt Band, from the Houston Blues Society, stormed out of Texas to grab First Place Band honors with judges universally rating them ready to headline major festivals and take the international blues scene by storm. The local band Fuzzy Jeffries and the Kings of Memphis (Memphis Blues Society) finished in second place, with Artur Menezes coming in third. Menezes, however, did not leave Memphis empty-handed, as the Santa Clarita Blues Society member took home the Best Band Guitarist honors, receiving the Gibson Guitar Award. A Brazilian native now living in Los Angeles, Menezes also reflects the true international quality of the IBCs. 15 countries, as well as 36 states, were represented in the Challenge. In fact, Norwegian slide guitarist Daniel Eriksen, of the Oslo Bluesklubb, received second place honors in the Solo/Duo category. Menezes, for being named Best Band Guitarist, received a Gibson Guitar and Category 5 Amp, while Burt got a special Matt Isbell Cigar Box Guitar and Lee Oskar harmonicas for his victories in the Best Solo/Duo Guitar and Best Harmonica categories.
Sedona, AZ-based Americana duo Surrender Hill (husband and wife team Robin Dean Salmon and Afton Seekins) is set to release their third album, Tore Down Fences, on February 2. The album, which Salmon calls "raw, rootsy, rockin' Americana country with a lot of soul sorta thing!!!", is filled with guitars, harmonized vocals, organ, and bursts of pedal steel, pushing Surrender Hill into grittier territory while remaining grounded in solid storytelling.
The project’s thirteen tracks are delivered from the perspective of two partners who have weathered their own share of breakups and missteps, unpacking the skeletons in their closets, leaning on one another through life’s challenges and exploring the reality of romance - - together. Today, TDC is incredibly pleased to premiere one of the album's standout tracks, "Get Along." A guitar-led, pulsating, and timely track, "Get Along”, was written, says Salmon, "when the riots in Charlottesville, VA were going on. All of that mess was very fresh in our minds. We were spending a couple of off days at a mountain cabin that some friends had offered us, and one morning while drinking coffee, I mentioned to Afton that we didn't have a lot of uptempo tunes for the album. So, I grabbed my guitar and sat down and started playing and spilling out words and the song "Get Along" came screaming out." "What makes us all behave this way Why can't we just embrace the day Be the change and sing a different song All we got to do is Get Along Look into our children's eyes See the wonder in our lives Know that love will keep our spirit strong All we got to do is Get Along" Enjoy, and share, "Get Along" above; then read on as Surrender Hill give you insight into the song and the recording process.  Courtesy: All Eyes Media Nashville, TN (Press Release) – Keller Williams has announced a new Tom Petty-inspired project titled Keller Williams’ PettyGrass, which finds him performing select covers in a rollicking bluegrass style alongside eclectic bluegrass quintet The Hillbenders. The project began in 2015, when Williams put together a set of Petty covers for his annual hometown S.P.C.A. benefit, recording the rehearsals as voice memos on his phone. After Tom Petty’s shocking passing last year, Williams and his longtime collaborator Jeff Covert enhanced these recordings and posted them as a tribute to the legend’s legacy and inspiration. This year, Keller Williams will bring his PettyGrass project out on the road for the first time with The Hillbenders to perform select festival dates, including Redwood Ramble and FloydFest in July. These special performances will serve as a way to pay homage by bringing a new perspective to his time-honored songs.
Stream the PettyGrass voice memos here: soundcloud.com/kellerwilliams/sets/pettygrass  Courtesy: 117 Entertainment Group NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 23, 2018) -- Country legends Johnny Lee and Mickey Gilley will be joining forces to co-headline the “Urban Cowboy Reunion Tour” beginning January 26. The two friends are reuniting for a series of live concert dates throughout 2018. The tour kicks off in Stafford, Texas and will visit cities all across the country, including Nevada, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Louisiana and Pennsylvania. After working together for over 50 years, Gilley and Lee have a friendship and stage chemistry that goes unmatched. The duo can be seen throughout the year in their hometown of Branson, Mo. at Mickey Gilley’s Shanghai Theater.
The tour reunites two of the stars of the 1980 iconic ‘Urban Cowboy’ film. The movie depicts a young man, played by John Travolta who learns about life and love in a Houston bar called “Gilley’s,” which was a real-life honky-tonk owned and operated by Gilley himself and still exists today in multiple cities. This country classic played an integral role in the careers of both Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee, among other artists, catapulting them and their music into the spotlight.  Courtesy: The Syndicate New York, NY (January 23, 2018 Press Release) - This week, J. Roddy Walston and the Business hit the road in support of their fourth studio album, Destroyers of the Soft Life, released in fall 2017 via ATO Records. Before they hit the road, Rod is doing a Reddit AMA for fans to ask him about his music, songwriting process, life on the road as a dad… anything.
The AMA will take place Wednesday, January 24 at 1pm EST at: https://www.reddit.com/r/music Destroyers of the Soft Life is full of melodic songwriting with sharp observations about American culture and has received praise from Rolling Stone, Billboard, American Songwriter, Uproxx, CLASH and more. During the recording, Walston became a father for the first time, inspiring lyrics that take an unflinching look at family dynamics and parental motivations. The 'Destroyers of the Soft Live' tour starts on Friday in Boston with stops in Philly, Chicago, Cleveland, NYC, Tempe, Pittsburgh and more with a mid-run jaunt to Punta Cana for My Morning Jacket’s One Big Holiday and ending at Bottlerock in Napa. A full list of tour dates can be found below with more to come for the summer. WATCH "THE WANTING" STREAM / PURCHASE DESTROYERS OF THE SOFT LIFE AT: Spotify | Official Store | Amazon | Apple Music | Google Play
(Brooklyn, NY) Ethan Buckner (aka The Minnesota Child) picked up the guitar at 16 and started writing songs after he witnessed death for the first time. Inspired by the reflective and soulful songwriting of Sam Beam, Paul Simon, and Justin Vernon, Ethan channeled his own grief and love into his newfound passion for poetry and melody. At first, he saw songwriting as a purely personal exercise, but after being encouraged by close friends, he began performing and eventually recording his songs.
Help Miranda Lambert's Mutt Nation Fill the Little Red Wagon on The Livin' Like Hippies Tour1/23/2018  Photo Credit: Becky Fluke NASHVILLE, TN - January 18, 2018 (Press Release)
Miranda Lambert has found the perfect way to nurture two of her passions – music and mutts. In every community during her 24-city 2018 Livin’ Like Hippies Tour, Miranda’s 501c3 nonprofit, MuttNation Foundation, will collect dog food, treats, supplies & cash donations for a local shelter at the “Fill the Little Red Wagon” activation, located at the entrance of each venue before the show. |
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