One of Spotify's top picks to breakout in 2015 and already confirmed for Letterman (March 31), Houndmouth will release their best songs to date on their new LP, 'Little Neon Limelight' (Rough Trade) following their 2013 debut album which saw them perform on Letterman, Conan, CBS This Morning, and on tours with The Alabama Shakes, The Lumineers and more.
Gut-wrenching folk imbued with “poetry and honesty” (New York Times) that tackles ill-advised love, the bitter battle for sobriety and self-redemption — all while “channeling the classics” (Billboard) from Stax to Muscle Shoals.
From the rich bayou culture of Lafayette, LA comes Grammy-Nominated Feufollet, who are "pushing the boundaries of their genres" (NPR) with a melting pot sound that combines Cajun, classic country, indie rock, swamp pop, and earnest Americana.
In Magnet's Feb cover story, they rave that Guster's 'Evermotion' (out now, Nettwerk/Ocho Mule) is a "masterpiece that should be ranked among 2015's finest LPs." The new songs are the quartet's most dynamic and instrumentally adventurous yet, produced by The Shins/Black Keys' Richard Swift. The Wall Street Journal praised their "successfully updated sound" while USA Today hailed their "winsome" sonic evolution.
24-year-old expat jazz singer flips the script on the Zombies, Cole Porter, Maroon 5 and more, changing gender roles and playing with tempos as inspired by her fervent love for Blossom Dearie, '20s jazz and la belle époque.
Gut-wrenching folk imbued with “poetry and honesty” (New York Times) that tackles ill-advised love, the bitter battle for sobriety and self-redemption — all while “channeling the classics” (Billboard) from Stax to Muscle Shoals.
First-call Nashville session aces, The McCrary Sisters — Alfreda, Ann, Deborah and Regina — deliver a soul-stirring gospel, tight knit vocal style that can only be generated by women who’ve sung together their entire lives.
Legendary gospel quartet, The Fairfield Four - Bobbye Sherrell, Joseph Thompson, Larrice Byrd and Levert Allison — continue to celebrate the near century-long tradition that started in Nashville’s Fairfield Baptist Church in 1921.
A scorching SNL performance, and a single rocketing to #1, augers well for the latest album from the three-time GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum band. Prepare for an epic stadium tour to follow with a historic three-night run at Fenway.
Rolling Stone "Artist To Watch" Matthew E. White signed to Domino for his bold new album 'Fresh Blood. He will make his national TV debut on Letterman (March 16). 'Fresh Blood' has been called one of the most anticipated albums of 2015 by The Guardian, Stereogum, Paste, CoS, and more. His first single "Rock & Roll is Cold" earned a 4-star review from Billboard and "Tranquility" was one of NY Mag Vulture's Best Songs of the Week.
Gut-wrenching folk imbued with “poetry and honesty” (New York Times) that tackles ill-advised love, the bitter battle for sobriety and self-redemption — all while “channeling the classics” (Billboard) from Stax to Muscle Shoals.
Career-best album from Josh Rouse, called "a talent to outrank Ryan Adams or Conor Oberst" (Uncut).
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First album of original songs in eight years, dubbed “rapture-inducing” (Telegraph UK). Feat. legendary Muscle Shoals bassist David Hood.
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Back after guitarist Tash Neal’s recovery from a hit-and-run accident, this blazing NYC duo inject youthful abandon into Lep Zep riffs with Band of Gypsies-style intensity — but with a tender side that recalls the wide-eyed power-pop of Big Star.
Gut-wrenching folk imbued with “poetry and honesty” (New York Times) that tackles ill-advised love, the bitter battle for sobriety and self-redemption — all while “channeling the classics” (Billboard) from Stax to Muscle Shoals
On ‘Coming Forth By Day,’ Cassandra Wilson’s otherwordly homage to Billie Holiday in her centennial year, Cassandra partnered with an unlikely cast of characters including producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave’s producer),T Bone Burnett, Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the rhythm section from The Bad Seeds, and string arranger Van Dyke Parks.
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Back after guitarist Tash Neal’s recovery from a hit-and-run accident, this blazing NYC duo inject youthful abandon into Led Zep riffs with Band of Gypsies-style intensity — but with a tender side that recalls the wide-eyed power-pop of Big Star.
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A compilation of traditional songs from the Kyivan Polissia region of Ukraine, rediscovered after being lost in the aftermath of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster.
Levon Helm's longtime collaborators - and alumni of bands for Dylan, Costello, Emmylou, and more - the in-demand roots musicians step out on their own with their debut album and headlining tour.
The Sri Lankan-American songwriter reflects America in 2015, folding biting social commentary into witty lyrics and stick-in-your-head melodies sung with an idiosyncratic tenor.
On ‘Coming Forth By Day,’ Cassandra Wilson’s otherwordly homage to Billie Holiday in her centennial year, Cassandra partnered with an unlikely cast of characters including producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave’s producer),T Bone Burnett, Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the rhythm section from The Bad Seeds, and string arranger Van Dyke Parks.
Jesse Malin's first album in five years features a star-studded list of guests including Peter Buck, Craig Finn, Alejandro Escovedo, Wayne Kramer, and a core band featuring Catherine Popper (Jack White), Derek Cruz, and others.
Blackfoot Gypsies churn out rowdy, 70s infused, bluesy rock n roll on their second full length LP ‘Handle It.’
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Aziz Ansari, Chelsea Peretti, and a who’s who of comedians call on this comedy destination, the largest independent comedy library available as a free channel on streaming platforms including Hulu and Roku, to produce and distribute their work.
Intelligence Squared U.S. presents a live debate about whether the U.S. should get rid of the death penalty despite strong public support, with debaters from the Innocence Project, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, and more.
Back from a European tour that earned rave reviews, Interpol will perform songs from their new LP 'El Pintor', which debuted in the top 10 and was hailed as their best record in years.
Raleigh, NC roots rockers' imaginative blues-inspired alt rock blends the twang of the pedal steel with the dark, dirty swirl of electric guitars, creating a sound that's fit "for dive bars and pools halls, for late-night drives and early morning hangovers." (Rolling Stone)
In support of new "rapture-inducing" (Telegraph) 1st album of originals in 8 years. Full band, including Muscle Shoals legend David Hood.
Making rock music baby-friendly and kids' music adult-friendly, award-winning series Rockabye Baby has given its lullaby treatment to the work of more than 60+ artists including U2, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Maroon 5 and Bruce Springsteen and sold over 1.6 million albums filled with music that "puts [kids] to sleep with cool music that you'll want to hear as well” (Ellen Degeneres)
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In support of new "rapture-inducing" (Telegraph) 1st album of originals in 8 years. Full band, including Muscle Shoals legend David Hood.
RANDY ROGERS and WADE BOWEN: Part road movie, part joke book, part Western philosophy but, above all else, the story of enduring friendship - the two artists join forces for an LP that grew from the pair's decade-long, house-packing acoustic tour.
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San Francisco’s 19-year-old Matt Jaffe was discovered by Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison at an open mic night and is the perfect combination of virtuosity and youthful charm, with his band The Distractions reinforcing his 70s New Wave, power pop-punk sound.
Barbed-witted Steve Taylor and Foils (John Mark Painter, Jimmy Abegg and Peter Furler) are wound tight and ready to pounce with new 11-track rock giant, Goliath.
Eight-piece rock ensemble San Fermin have toured with St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys and more and NPR Music said they're "electrified, amplified and, above all, emboldened" on their new Peter Katis-produced (Interpol, The National) LP 'Jackrabbit' (out 4/21 on Downtown).
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Uncompromising arbiters of rock and roll helmed by frontwoman Taylor Momsen, who made radio history as the second female-fronted group ever to have two #1 hits in a row on rock radio since The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde.
LA-based singer Sam Outlaw has a country-meets-Cali sound that's been endorsed by Rolling Stone ahead of his debut album.
Eight-piece rock ensemble San Fermin have toured with St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys and more and NPR Music said they're "electrified, amplified and, above all, emboldened" on their new Peter Katis-produced (Interpol, The National) LP 'Jackrabbit' (out 4/21 on Downtown).
Backed by The Imposters, Elvis Costello joins Steely Dan as a special guest on 23 dates across the U.S. performing hits and fan-favorites.
Billboard applauds Nora Jane Struthers' "musical odyssey" from Brooklyn English teacher to Nashville bandleader, from whimsical folk narratives to deeply personal, hard-charging songs on new album 'Wake' (out 2/24, Blue Pig Music). On the album, rich with robust electric riffs, pedal steel and violin, NPR Music's Ann Powers calls Struthers "guided by fire," Rolling Stone Country hails her "lyrical vulnerability matched by her growing confidence," and Amy Poehler's Smart Girls at the Party raves she is "entirely and unequivocally herself.”
Sleater-Kinney, hailed by Rolling Stone as "America's fiercest punk band," shocked and awed fans with the surprise announcement of their first album in 10 years, 'No Cities To Love' (out now, Sub Pop), called "catchy as all-clashing hell" by Pitchfork, "the first great album of 2015" by the New York Times, and "a crowning jewel in their legacy" by GRAMMY-winner St. Vincent writing in Rolling Stone.
Eight-piece rock ensemble San Fermin have toured with St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys and more and NPR Music said they're "electrified, amplified and, above all, emboldened" on their new Peter Katis-produced (Interpol, The National) LP 'Jackrabbit' (out 4/21 on Downtown).
In support of new "rapture-inducing" (Telegraph) 1st album of originals in 8 years. Full band, including Muscle Shoals legend David Hood.
A red-boot-wearin’, porcelain gypsy with nails dipped in poison and a voice coated in honey, the Nashville resident (by way of Canada) rips out her voodoo-needled heart and throws it onto the stage for all to see.
Aziz Ansari, Chelsea Peretti, and a who’s who of comedians call on this comedy destination, the largest independent comedy library available as a free channel on streaming platforms including Hulu and Roku, to produce and distribute their work.
A scorching SNL performance, and a single rocketing to #1, augers well for the latest album from the three-time GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum band. Prepare for an epic stadium tour to follow with a historic three-night run at Fenway.
Montreal quartet The Barr Brothers use a host of strange instruments including a harp, pump organ and fan-made instrument out of cardboard to explore the furthest reaches of folk, desert blues and beyond on ‘Sleeping Operator.’
The evocative, rough edged singer made his first #1 Billboard Country debut with 'I Don't Dance,' — whose title track is nominated for ACM’s “Single Record of the Year. In addition to being a top-notch entertainer, Lee wrote and produced 13 of the deluxe edition's 16 songs, and played almost every instrument.
Nashville Songwriter Hall of Famer Gretchen Peters co-produces her 8th album of 11 tracks with friends Jason Isbell, Jimmy LaFave, Matraca Berg and more, reflecting the gritty, evocative style this Emmy and CMA winner has become known for. ‘Blackbirds’ released on Feb. 10.
At age 71, Jerry Lawson - The Persuasions’ original lead vocalist - pairs his timeless, tireless voice with the soulful sweep of a full backup band on his first-ever solo debut, 'Just A Mortal Man.'
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A scorching SNL performance, and a single rocketing to #1, augers well for the latest album from the three-time GRAMMY-winning, multi-platinum band. Prepare for an epic stadium tour to follow with a historic three-night run at Fenway.
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Making rock music baby-friendly and kids' music adult-friendly, award-winning series Rockabye Baby has given its lullaby treatment to the work of more than 60+ artists including U2, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Maroon 5 and Bruce Springsteen and sold over 1.6 million albums filled with music that "puts [kids] to sleep with cool music that you'll want to hear as well” (Ellen Degeneres)
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Critically acclaimed as remarkable, study, insightful, ambitious, riveting, gutsy and the hallmark of traditional country, Angaleena Presley's songwriting talents shine on 'American Middle Class,' where she's the sole writer five of 12 songs, and co-writer of the remaining seven.
Nashville Songwriter Hall of Famer Gretchen Peters co-produces her 8th album of 11 tracks with friends Jason Isbell, Jimmy LaFave, Matraca Berg and more, reflecting the gritty, evocative style this Emmy and CMA winner has become known for.
Jazz piano wunderkind Joey Alexander has wowed the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock and Bill Clinton with his sophisticated arrangements and joyful improvisation — ‘My Favorite Things’ is a crystallization of his potential.
On April 30th, The D’Addario Foundation (a nonprofit solely funded by the world’s largest maker of instrument strings based in Long Island) will host their 6th annual Performance Series at Carnegie Hall featuring two of the world’s best young classical guitarists: Ukraine’s Marko Topchii and Croatia’s Zoran Dukic.
Hailed by Rolling Stone as "America's fiercest punk band," shocked and awed fans with the surprise announcement of their first album in 10 years, 'No Cities To Love' (out now, Sub Pop), called "catchy as all-clashing hell" by Pitchfork, "the first great album of 2015" by the New York Times, and "a crowning jewel in their legacy" by GRAMMY-winner St. Vincent writing in Rolling Stone.
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