Amyl & the Sniffers – the Melbourne, Australia rock band fronted by powerhouse Amy Taylor – just wrapped up their triumphant stateside return for their first U.S. tour in nearly 3 years. The sold out run saw them perform at Coachella and Shaky Knees, as well as make their raucous U.S television debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers, which Stereogum described as “an absolute revelation,” adding that the band “absolutely fucking ripped it.” Today, the band announces that they’re ready to do it all over again with a U.S Fall tour, featuring some of the largest venues they have ever played. Ticket presale begins June 15 @ 10:00am local time and general on-sale begins Friday, June 17 @ 10:00am local time. https://www.amylandthesniffers.com/shows
The super duo of She & Him begin their nationwide tour in Denver on Monday. She & Him is Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward. She + Him’s first album came out in 2008. Their last 2 albums (Classics & Christmas Party) have been cover albums. Their latest album is Melt Away which is due out July 22 on Fantasy Records. Melt Away is a Tribute to Brian Wilson. The latest single is “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.”
The band have enjoyed a friendship, and mutual appreciation, with Wilson over the years and She & Him was previously a guest vocalist on his 2015 album, No Pier Pressure
“In the spring of 2020, we started a list of our favorite Brian songs — a very long list,” the duo explains. “We chose songs without any regard to their chart performance. The obscure ones hit us just as hard as the more popular songs — and all are ripe for re-imagining, re-interpreting, and re-inventing. Brian writes songs of beauty and loneliness and vulnerability better than anyone — and by sequencing them next to popular songs of confidence and love and fun, it creates a more complete picture of life on earth.”
Brian Wilson comments on Melt Away:
“Zooey and Matt did such mind-blowing versions of our songs. The harmonies are beautiful and right on. I love this record!”
TRACK LIST:
Darlin’
Wouldn’t It Be Nice
Til I Die
Deirdre
Melt Away
Good To My Baby
Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
Don’t Worry Baby
This Whole World
Kiss Me, Baby
Do It Again ft. Brian Wilson
Heads You Win, Tails I Lose
Please Let Me Wonder
Meant For You
Denver will start the tour.
TOUR DATES:
6/13 Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
6/14 Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
6/16 Forest Grove, OR @ Grand Lodge Hotel and Property
6/17 Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Still riding high from the release of their beloved new album Electricity, London’s Ibibio Sound Machine are thrilled to announce their first live dates in North America since its release. The autumn tour will see the band traveling extensively on both coasts and many places in between; tickets will go on sale this Friday at 10am local time. A full list of performances can be found below, including their busy summer festival schedule and a pair of new hometown dates supporting Coldplay at Wembley Stadium.
Ibibio Sound Machine also share a remix of Electricity’s BBC-approved single “All That You Want” by Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard, a key figure in the album’s production.
Ibibio Sound Machine on tour:
Jul 8–10 Newport, UK – Rhythmtree Festival
Jul 14–17 Sawley, UK – Beat-Herder Festival
Jul 21–24 Bromyard, UK – Nozstock: The Hidden Valley
Jul 28–31 Penrith, UK – Kendal Calling
Jul 29–30 Inverness-shire, UK – Belladrum Tartan Heart
Aug 4–7 Charlbury, UK – Wilderness Festival
Aug 5–7 Fakenham, UK – Wide Skies & Butterflies
Aug 10–14 Winchester, UK – Boomtown Fair
Aug 16 London, UK – Wembley Stadium*
Aug 17 London, UK – Wembley Stadium*
Sep 16 Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
Sep 17 Victoria, BC – Rifflandia Festival
Sep 18 Fort Collins, CO – [venue tba]
Sep 19 Aspen, CO – Belly Up
Sep 22 Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
Sep 23 Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
Sep 25 Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
Sep 28 Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
Sep 29 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
Oct 01 Crystal Bay, NV – Crystal Bay Casino (Crown Room)
Multi-platinum GRAMMY®, Juno and Polaris Prize nominated singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen announces a fall North American headline tour. Her first North American headline tour since 2019, The So Nice Tour will kick off September 24th at MTELUS in Montreal, QC and will make stops at marquee venues including Radio City Music Hall in New York City and The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Empress Of will support tour dates from Sept. 24 to Nov. 5 with her forthcoming EP Save Me out June 24.
Jepsen’s The So Nice Tour announce follows the May release of her highly anticipated single “Western Wind”, and the accompanying video.
Co-written by Jepsen and Rostam Batmanglij, “Western Wind” continues a collaboration the two musicians first kicked off with E*MO*TION.
The 40th Anniversary of Canadian Music Week has already begun. It includes over 100 acts at 20 venues.
Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries. Combining multifaceted information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; awards shows and the nation’s largest new music festival.
The 40th Anniversary concert featuring Crown Lands, BRKN Love, and Sam Coffey and the Iron Lungs on Tuesday, June 7 at The Phoenix Concert Theatre. On Friday, a FEMMUSIC favorite Bif Naked will perform. FEMMUSIC has interviewed her before:
Bad Skin – This Montreal band recently released their single “Completely Insane.” They will be touring the UK prior to their EP release in July. #badskinband
Equal – No matter your ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion, you deserve to be treated equally- that’s what musical duo EQUAL believe.
Saleen Nolan and Chelsea Nolan, 20 and 22 years old, believe that having a platform means using it to do good – and what a platform it has truly become. #thebandequal
Housewife – Housewife is Brighid Fry (she/her) and Pascale Padilla (they/she), two queer Toronto-based songwriters who are only just getting started at 19 and 20 years old. They released “Patrick Bateman” in May. #housewife_band
King of Foxes – King of Foxes is the stage name of indie-alternative artist, Olivia Street. Delivered in a voice equal parts fierce and fragile, Street’s lyrics are poetic and evocative, deftly interwoven with seeing-eye hooks and a cogent understanding of songcraft. Think HAIM meets Waxahatchee with a touch of Liz Phair. Since launching King of Foxes, she has independently released two critically acclaimed albums. #kingoffoxesband
Neon Bloom – Neon Bloom’s Jen Simpson [vocals], Fred Yurichuk [bass], Simon Chow [guitar/keys], and Chris Romano [drums]. They released the Still Life EP, and their latest single is “A Bullet In Tomorrow.” #neonbloommusic
Velours – velours is an alt. pop singer/songwriter full of emotion, carried by a velvet voice. Her desire to explore feeling through music, while not taking things too seriously, resonates with her audience. She released her first EP Identity September 2020. #veloursartist
Today, artist and songwriter Tessa Violet has debuted her new single, “BREAKDOWN.” The song is the latest taste of Tessa’s forthcoming sophomore album.
The new single continues the dynamism of Tessa’s new era, delivering a one-two punch of slick alt-rock and earworm electro-pop defining a distinct sonic realm of Tessa’s own. Backed by shapeshifting production, the driving track is a spunky celebration of life’s inevitable lows, of which Tessa describes, “When you hit a new bottom and you think fuck it, dance party in hell.”
Alongside the new single comes the announcement of Tessa’s 2022 N. American headline tour, which will kick off Aug 30 and go on to traverse 23 markets.
Sun, May 29 // Napa Valley, CA @ Bottlerock Festival
Tue, Aug 30 // Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile – Showroom
Wed, Aug 31 // Portland, OR @ Holocene
Fri, Sept 2 // San Francisco, CA @ Popscene at Rickshaw Stop
Sat, Sept 3 // Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Tue, Sept 6 // Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
Wed, Sept 7 // Santa Fe, NM @ Meow Wolf
Fri, Sept 9 // Dallas, TX @ Studio at The Factory
Sat, Sept 10 // Austin, TX @ Empire Control Room
Mon, Sept 12 // Madison, TN @ Eastside Bowl
Tue, Sept 13 // Asheville, NC @ The Grey Eagle
Wed, Sept 14 // Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West
Fri, Sept 16 // New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom
Sat, Sept 17 // Washington, DC @ Union Stage
Mon, Sept 19 // Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at The Fillmore
Wed, Sept 21 // Portland, ME @ Portland House of Music
Thu, Sept 22 // Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Sat, Sept 24 // Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
Sun, Sept 25 // Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
Tue, Sept 27 // Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
Wed, Sept 28 // Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Thu, Sept 29 // Saint Paul, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Multi-faceted artist and producer Mallrat announces her 2022 World Tour to take her brand new, critically acclaimed debut record, Butterfly Blue.
Hot off the heels of an opening stint for Conan Gray in the UK and Europe, the new tour will see Mallrat playing new tracks from the album such as “To You,” which comes fresh off the back of the year’s most unexpected collaboration, “Surprise Me (feat. Azealia Banks),” and its much loved predecessors “Your Love,” “Teeth” and “Rockstar.”
Sweeping across vast, airy production, Butterfly Blue is often surprising, with samples and sounds tucked under the surface: chopped-up Gangsta Pat bars, a flipped recording of a children’s choir performing Lisztomania, and more. Distorted effects were recorded from discarded children’s toys – a sonic gift from producer Clams Casino. Layered like an instrument all their own, her signature breathy vocals are more assured than ever.
North American Tour Dates:
Sept 22-25 Dover, DE @ Firefly Festival
Sept 28 Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
Sept 29 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Sept 30 Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz PDB
Oct 1 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
Oct 3 Detroit, MI @ El Club
Oct 4 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
Oct 5 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Oct 7 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
Oct 8 Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
Oct 11 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Oct 12 Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Oct 14 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365
Oct 15 Santa Ana, CA @ The Constellation Room at The Observatory
Oct 17 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues – Voodoo Room
Oct 18 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
Oct 19 Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
Oct 21 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues – Cambridge Room
Oct 22 Austin, TX @ Antone’s
Oct 23 Houston, TX @ House of Blues – Bronze Peacock
Indie rocker S.G. Goodman announces new September headline tour dates in support of her new album Teeth Marks, set for release June 3 via Verve Forecast. In addition to the new dates, Goodman releases a new live performance video for her single “All My Love Is Coming Back To Me,” a power-pop single that was released earlier this year.
Recently on tour opening for Son Volt and Jason Isbell, Goodman will continue touring across the US, with headline dates including June 7 at New York’s Mercury Lounge. She is also performing at KCRW’s School Night on May 24 at The Sun Rose in Los Angeles, CA. She then tours with John Moreland throughout August, before continuing her headline tour with dates in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Boston and more.
Mining garage rock, Appalachian folk and post-punk influence, Goodman’s sophomore album Teeth Marks finds her stirring vocals and emotionally astute songwriting draped in a sonic patchwork of southern indie rock. Exploring her embodied trauma of coming out as gay to her Southern Baptist rural community, and the homophobic prejudice and ostracization, that has continued to follow her to this day.
She explores how this kind of trauma will log-jam in the body, alongside examining the opioid crisis, queer dating and unrequited love. Across all 11 tracks the central concept of the indelible mark that love leaves behind, is present. From lovingly confronting a self-destructive alcoholic friend, to confronting herself in the face of unrequited love. A landmark release from one of the most impassioned and idiosyncratic voices of this generation, it will cement her as one of the most exciting acts emerging from the South in many years.
TOUR DATES
May 24 – Los Angeles, CA – The Sun Rose
Jun 4 – Nashville, TN – Third Man Records
Jun 7 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
Jun 10 – Stockholm, SE – Stockholm Americana
Jun 11 – Copenhagen, DK – Copenhagen Americana
Jun 12 – Oslo, NO – Oslo Americana
June 19 – Manchester , Yes Manchester w/ Darlingside
June 20 – London, Union Chapel w/ Darlingside
July 2 – Berwyn, IL Fitzgerald’s American Music Festival
July 17 – Somerset, KY, Master Musicians Festival
Aug 11 – Santa Fe, NM – Tumbleroot Brewing ^
Aug 13 – Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole ^
Aug 14 – Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum ^
Aug 16 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom ^
Aug 17 – Felton, CA – Felton Music Hall ^
Aug 18 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent ^
Aug 20 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge ^
Aug 21 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern ^
Aug 22 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern ^
Aug 24 – Bozeman, MT – Live from the Divide ^
Aug 26 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Commonwealth Room ^
Aug 27 – Denver, CO – The Bluebird ^
Aug 28 – Fort Collins, CO – The Armory ^
Aug 29 – Colorado Springs, CO – Lulu’s Downstairs ^
Sep 4 – Nelsonville, OH – Nelsonville Music Festival
Purity Ring have dropped another new song from their forthcoming graves EP out June 3rd, the first official release via the band’s own label The Fellowship. They begin their 2022 tour in May.
Tour Dates
5/25 – 5/30 – Bakersfield,CA – Lightning in a Bottle
6/1 – Eugene, OR – McDonald Theatre*
6/2 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
6/3-6/4 – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre
6/5 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre
6/7 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre
6/8 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
6/10 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
6/11 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom
6/12 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theatre
6/13 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater
6/14 – St.Louis, MO – Red Flag
6/16 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
6/17 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
6/18 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre*
6/19 – Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall*
6/20 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix Concert Theatre*
6/21 – Montréal, QC – Théâtre Corona*
6/22 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live*
6/24 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall*
6/25 – New York, NY – Webster Hall*
6/26 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel*
6/27 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer*
6/29-6/30 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club*
7/1 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz*
7/2 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte*
7/3 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel*
7/5 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works*
7/6 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre*
7/8 – Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live*
7/9 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live*
7/10 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor*
7/12 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City*
7/13 – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theater*
7/14 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall*
7/15 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater*
7/16 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory*
7/17 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom*
7/19 – Tucson, AZ – The Rialto Theatre*
7/20 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren*
7/21 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park*
7/22 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park*
TASH SULTANA: NORTH AMERICAN 2022 ‘TERRA FIRMA’ HEADLINING TOUR
TASH SULTANA, the gender fluid multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, producer and engineer, will return to North America for a headlining tour that kicks off June 10 in Las Vegas at The Chelsea. These dates coincide with the June 3 release of the album MTV UNPLUGGED, LIVE IN MELBOURNE on Mom + Pop.
This run will see TASH SULTANA performing their sophomore album Terra Firma in North America for the first time as well as hits from Notion EP and Flow State, while also expanding the groove into new territories. SULTANA has remained tight-lipped about what the new show may include but has promised it’s an extension of ‘what already is’ and what they are best known for.
TASH’s 2022 North American dates are as follows:
Date | City/State @ Venue
6/10 | Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
6/11 | Sandy, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater SOLD OUT
6/12 | Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre SOLD OUT
6/14 | St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
6/15 | Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
6/17 | Cleveland, OH @ The Agora Theatre
6/18 | Newport, KY @ Promowest Pavilion at Ovation
6/19 | Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival
6/21 | Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
6/22 | Buffalo, NY @ Asbury Hall at Babeville
6/24 | Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
6/25 | Washington, DC @ The Anthem
6/26 | New York, NY @ Pier 17 SOLD OUT
6/28 | Portland, ME @ State Theatre SOLD OUT
6/29 | Boston, MA @ House Of Blues SOLD OUT
6/30 | Montreal, QC @ Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
7/2 | Sherbrooke, QC @ Sherblues and Folk Festival
7/4 | Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
7/5 | Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
7/7 | Quebec City, QC @ Festival d’été International de Québec
7/8 | Ottawa, ON @ RBC Ottawa Bluesfest
7/10 | Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
7/12 | Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Convention Centre
7/15 | Victoria, BC @ Royal Theatre SOLD OUT
7/16 | Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theatre
7/17 | Forest Grove, OR @ McMenamins Grand Lodge SOLD OUT
7/19 | Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre SOLD OUT
7/21 | Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater SOLD OUT
7/22 | Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
7/23 | Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium SOLD OUT
This fall, UK pop singer and songwriter Mimi Webb will embark on her first-ever full-scale headline tour across North America. After completing a US run opening for Tate McCrae this past Spring, Mimi’s solo tour kicks off on September 22 in Vancouver, BC at Fortune Sound Club. She will be visiting major US markets coast-to-coast for five weeks, and it will conclude on October 13 in Washington, DC at Union Stage.
Her recent single “House On Fire” shows no signs of stopping or slowing down.
Today, Australian four-piece The Jungle Giants confirm rescheduled dates for their highly anticipated “Love Signs” tour. Set to kick off October 24 in Vancouver, the band will hit 19 cities throughout the USA and Canada, including stops in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Boston and Austin. Complete list of dates below.
The band—one of Australia’s biggest independent acts—released their latest LP Love Signs last year, which was written and produced solely by the band’s Sam Hales. It features fan favorite “Heavy Hearted,” “Sending Me Ur Loving,” “In Her Eyes,” “Treat You Right” and title track “Love Signs.”
“We are so excited to finally be coming back to the USA and Canada,” says Hales. “It was so unfortunate to have to reschedule the tour but we’re lucky to have some amazing fans out there that have been checking in all the time on when the show will be back on the road. Happy to say October and November, we’ll be hooning all around North America + Canada and our bodies are god damn ready baby.”
Aluna of AlunaGeorge has put together a 3 day dance festival, and surprisingly, has not taken top billing.
The all-Black lineup showcases multiple generations of boundary-pushing artists who continue to pioneer the genre, while also shining a light on LGTBQ+ performers as well. In addition to her ‘Mine ‘O Mine’ collaborator, Jayda G (who appears on the bill), Aluna will be joined by Haitian-Canadian artist KAYTRANADA, Compton vocalist and producer Channel Tres, rapidly emerging London talent TSHA, Chicago house music legend Derrick Carter, and Detroit techno hero Kevin Saunderson, as well as South Los Angeles rapper and songwriter Duckwrth, the acclaimed Harlem beatmaker Austin Millz, Chicago producer and vocalist known for high-profile collaborations in the hip-hop and dance world NEZ, self-proclaimed Jersey club queen UNIIQU3, one of dance music’s favorite vocalists Kaleena Zanders, East Coast singer, songwriter, DJ, and model MAAD, Toronto DJ and producer Bambii, the Jamaican-born New York-based artist Tygapaw, and more to be added ahead of the experience.
Speaking on Noir Fever New Orleans, Aluna states that “This unique experience of honoring dance music’s heritage and getting a taste of what’s to come will reignite a much-needed connection back to what dance music is about – creating a place where people from all different communities can come together and dance their hearts out while feeling free to be themselves.”
Aluna recently joined forces with one of the artists in the festival, Jayda G to release “Mine ‘O Mine.”
Melbourne trio Camp Cope announced a headlining North American tour today in support of their celebrated new album Running with the Hurricane, out now on Run For Cover Records.
Founded in Melbourne over stick-and-poke tattoos, Camp Cope – Georgia Maq (songwriter, vocals, piano, acoustic & electric guitar), Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (lead bass guitar) and Sarah Thompson (drums & percussion) – have been a force since the release of their debut album Camp Cope (2016).
Camp Cope’s new third LP Running with the Hurricane breathes growth for the trio, both personally and professionally, and sees the band older, wiser, and more at peace with the world. Running with the Hurricane reflects on faltered romances, secret crushes and vibrating with the confidence that makes you feel like you’re on fire. It’s about taking comfort in knowing who you are, feeling yourself and returning, always, to the city of Melbourne.
TOUR DATES
Friday, July 8 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Saturday, July 9 – Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon
Sunday, July 10 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall* SOLD OUT
Monday, July 11 – Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
Wednesday, July 13 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre* SOLD OUT
Friday, July 15 – Chicago, IL @ PItchfork Music Festival
Sunday, July 17 – Lexington, KY @ The Burl*
Tuesday, July 19 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Wednesday, July 20 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Friday, July 22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Saturday, July 23 – Columbus, OH @ Ace of Cups
Sunday, July 24 – Milwaukee, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
Monday, July 25 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
Friday, July 29 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
Saturday, July 30 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
Sunday, July 31 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
Tuesday, August 2 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
Wednesday, August 3 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theater
Led by husband-and-wife duo South Africa-born Jean-Philip Grobler and Germany-born Patti Beranek, St. Lucia retreats from a fractured world on fire and into the glow of a rapturous synth-spiked electro-pop catharsis—like a dance party at the edge of existence. On the aptly titled Utopia I EP, St. Lucia beams out a light of its own and shines brighter than ever.
“In a way, this is my rebellion against the darkness of the world,” states Jean-Philip. “From the beginning, the name St. Lucia came from me making escapist music. In South Africa, there’s a place called St. Lucia, and it’s similar to the island in the Caribbean because it’s where you escape. It’s utopia. There are many ideas of utopia, whether it means virus-free or a virtual tech utopia. It’s easy to feel depressed these days, so I’m trying to bring something joyous to the world. I was sick of seeing stuff on the Internet, and I just wanted to feel good. That’s what being human is about. We have to feel alive, no matter what is happening around us.”
Patti adds, “I feel really proud of the EP. I think there is purity in it that you can’t describe. You just have to listen and feel it. I think that this comes from having another child, being parents, and being thrown into a weird time in our lives. It unleashes things, and I think we did a good job capturing that.”
To support today’s EP release, the group shares a euphoric-pop single, “The Golden Age.” “‘The Golden Age’ is always accessible to you,” says Jean-Philip. “You can blame social media or politics. At the end of the day, we can all somehow find stillness within.”
Tour Dates:
10/7 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
10/8 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
10/9 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
10/11 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Café & Music Hall
The Head And The Heart have released their fifth studio album Every Shade of Blue on Reprise/Warner Records.
Of the album, Charity Rose Thielen wrote:
“The past few years have been nothing if not transitional. The people we were at the beginning of the pandemic are not the same ones writing this now. Every Shade of Blue is a collection of songs that celebrates the beautiful mess that we were during this time of transformation. For us it represents that constant dance between the head and the heart, the push and pull of different ideas and voices that add up to be greater than the sum of their parts. It is a record that tries its best to reconcile who we once were with who we are now and hope one day to become.”
Every Shade Of Blue Tour 2022
5/20/22 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live *
5/22/22 – Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Music Festival
5/24/22 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater *
5/25/22 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater *
5/27/22 – Pittsburgh, PA – STAGE AE *
5/28/22 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheater *
5/29/22 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre *
5/31/22 – LaFayette, NY – Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards *
6/1/22 – Northampton, MA – The Pines Theater at Look Park *
6/3/22 – Shelburne, VT – Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum * SOLD OUT
6/4/22 – Portland, ME – Thompson’s Point *
6/6/22 – New York, NY – Pier 17 – The Rooftop * SOLD OUT
Murder by Death have announced the forthcoming release of a new album, Spell/Bound. The LP will be released on July 29. Today they kick off a new Kickstarter campaign:
They note: We are excited to be pre-selling our new album Spell/Bound on Kickstarter! We’re self-releasing this record, so there’s tons of cool extra options. Thank you for supporting projects like this- we get to be super hands-on and it really improves the quality of what we can make. Forever grateful.
If you’re new to MBD, we’ve been making spooky gothic-western indie for over 20 years. We have always had a very hands-on approach: this album is self-released, and we have assembled a team of a ton of great folks to help us work it. We will be running and fulfilling this Kickstarter ourselves, as we always have, and we continue to work directly with the artists and manufacturers to make the coolest stuff we can come up with!
Murder by Death have confirmed a U.S. tour in support of Spell/Bound.
Murder by Death tour dates
7/30 – Pelham, TN – The Caverns
8/5 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
8/6 – Dallas, TX – Amplified Live
8/7 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s
8/9 – Kansas City, MO – Lemonade Park
8/10 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
8/12 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
8/13 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
8/14 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
8/15 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Beer Garden
8/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
8/18 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
8/19 – Queens, NY – Knockdown Center
8/20 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head
8/22 – Asheville, NC – Salvage Station
8/27 – Denver, CO – Odgen Theatre
8/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
8/31 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
9/1 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
9/2 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco
9/3 – Special Southern California Show Coming Soon!
9/4 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre
9/8 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
9/9 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
9/10 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
9/11 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile EARLY SHOW END OF TOUR PARTY!
LP comes to Denver with her smash hit new album Churches. LP first appeared in 2014 with her album Forever For Now. She has proven to be a prolific writer since releasing Lost On You in 2016, and Live In Moscow in 2020. Churches has reached a milestone 2 billion streams, double that of Lost On You. It features the single “Goodbye.”
Asked about Churches latest single “Goodbye,” LP says, “‘Goodbye’ is a blast for the soul. A spring cleaning to free myself and hopefully others from the shackles of my own mind. The light is always there if you want it. I definitely want it.” The lush and captivating Churches was executive produced by Mike Del Rio (Kylie Minogue, X Ambassadors, Skylar Grey).
LP began her world tour last week, and it comes to Denver on Thursday.
Katie Crutchfield is one of the most passionate songwriters of our day. She has released 5 albums: American Weekend, Cerulean Salt, Ivy Tripp, Out In the Storm, and Saint Cloud.
Written immediately in the period following her decision to get sober, Saint Cloud is an unflinching self-examination. From a moment of reckoning in Barcelona to a tourist trap in Tennessee to a painful confrontation on Arkadelphia Road, from a nostalgic jaunt down 7th Street in New York City to the Mississippi Gulf, Crutchfield creates a sense of place for her soul-baring tales, a longtime staple of her storytelling. This raw, exposed narrative terrain is aided by a shift in sonic arrangements as well.
Crutchfield is on extended stay in Colorado playing Aspen, Boulder’s Bluebird Music Festival, as well as Red Rocks with Jason Isbell in May.
Fort Collins Musicians Association & Odell Brewing Co Present FoCOMX – The Fort Collins Music Experiment with over 300 Colorado bands on 30 stages. Some acts to pay attention are:
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