Zane Lowe, VICE Noisey and Pigeons & Planes are vocal fans of this enigma’s slinky, soul-soaked R&B and dark, seductive storytelling. His new album, Roadhouse 01 (Communion Records), chronicles his retreat to an isolated cabin in the woods of Lost Springs, where he wrestles with his demons in the form of a rebellious alter ego, Mr. Roadhouse.
Vampire Weekend drummer Chris Tomson takes his solo project on the road for the first time, playing songs from a debut album, Youngish American (Columbia/30th Century Records), produced by the Black Keys' Pat Carney. Stereogum calls Tomson, who wrote and recorded all the instruments, “a clever and insightful songwriter overflowing with ideas,” ideas that tackle early-30s ennui, domesticity and pretending to be Elvis.
Philly’s Tim Showalter tours behind his new album Hard Love (Dead Oceans), a fearlessly honest release that confronts the struggle between overindulgence and accountability while yearning for rock ‘n’ roll transcendence.
The Nashville native, whose new EP comes out this May and who co-wrote the Billboard Top Five hit “If The Boot Fits” (Granger Smith), will perform at the signature Music City series Whiskey Jam.
The North Carolina indie-folk trio returns to the road on the heels of its new album, Fences (Ramseur Records). Crafting a set list that evenly mixes new and catalog tunes, the group boasts a sound "bursting with irresistible melodies, unexpected lyrical gems, and moments of profound honesty, all anchored by expert songwriting skills" (Time Out New York).
Blackbird Presents, a worldwide leader in creating and producing once-in-a-lifetime concert events, puts on this all-star event honoring what would have been Haggard’s 80th birthday and the one-year anniversary of his passing. This one-night-only concert features performances by Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, John Mellencamp, Dierks Bentley, Loretta Lynn and more.
The country blues-rocker continues to tour behind his critically acclaimed latest release El Rio (Warner Bros. Records). Entertainment Weekly raves, “grade-A American rock & roll.” His previous album, Sunshine & Whiskey, produced three consecutive No. 1 singles.
Four experts on Walmart and business debate whether the big-box retailer has been good for America.
One of the world's most prominent oud masters fled his native Iraq in 1991 after being imprisoned twice for political outspokenness. Now the two-time GRAMMY nominee, augmented by a string quintet and percussion, tells the story of contemporary Baghdad based on letters he received from Iraqi women and children that depict a country in crisis but not without hope.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
The Chicago-native soul singer, a first-generation Indian-American Muslim, combines Southern soul with traditional Indo-Pakistani music while narrating, through the prism of his parents’ immigrant experience, tales of injustice, unrequited love, urban despair and youthful ecstasy. This debut album was recorded at Memphis' legendary Ardent Studios and was produced by Lester Snell (Isaac Hayes, Al Green, Mavis Staples).
Contact: Kyle Kisicki
Produced and created by Brian Burton and Sam Cohen, 'Resistance Radio' is an imagined soundtrack to the Amazon Original Series, 'The Man In The High Castle,' that features Beck, Kelis, Norah Jones, The Shins, Angel Olsen, Benjamin Booker, Karen O and more covering songs from the show's early-1960s time period.
Contact: Amy Bailey
Ellis Ludwig-Leone is a master storyteller, a poet observer who has made fans of the New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR and more. Now the Brooklyn bandleader writes his first songs from a personal perspective, confronting themes of disconnect, displacement and everyday anxiety. The results are assured, gorgeous and, according to TIME, “soaring [with] feathery vocals, grounded with touches of rock-band sensibility.”
Contact: Amy Bailey
One of London's most sought-after DJs also leads this ensemble fusing the fringes of electronic and house music with spiritual jazz and post-rock that has earned a Pitchfork Best New Music and Resident Advisor's Album of the Year. Their tour includes a light reactive laser show, and new music will be performed on this US run around Coachella weekends.
Armed with a seductive blend of R&B, hip-hop and folk, as well as an alter ego, this young enigma hailing from Lost Springs demonstrates why he’s “the most mysterious man in music” (Ones To Watch) with his new concept album Roadhouse 01 (Communion Records).
One of LA’s leading modern country artists performs music from his anticipated sophomore LP, Tenderheart (4/14 via Six Shooter Records), which fine-tunes his “SoCal Country” sound: a sun-bleached, Baja-influenced twang that deftly points to country’s neo-traditionalists and LA’s legendary singer-songwriters.
The Dublin music sensation, already selling out club gigs across the UK, releases his proper debut. Featuring production and co-writes from Stephen Kozmeniuk (Kendrick Lamar, Dua Lipa) and Charlie Hugall (Halsey, Lapsley), the EP channels a sound that’s both ethereal and gritty, weaving together Kennedy’s varied influences from hushed acoustics to spoken word to hip-hop.
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One of LA’s leading modern country artists releases an anticipated sophomore LP that fine-tunes his “SoCal Country” sound: a sun-bleached, Baja-influenced twang that deftly points to country’s neo-traditionalists and LA’s legendary singer-songwriters.
Contact: Amy Bailey
The virtuosic, shape-shifting guitarist/composer and Esperanza Spalding collaborator performs music from new album Preverbal (Ropeadope), a kinetic exploration of harmony and rhythm that NPR says ”advances the ideals of modern jazz even when, sonically speaking, it gestures in other directions.”
Mixing future garage with frenetic beat-making, the Channel Island native brings his high-energy UK electronica out of the bedroom laptop and onto the stage with live instrumentation.
The groundbreaking producer and DJ extends his “The Mountain Will Fall” tour, which celebrates his 2016 Mass Appeal Records release of the same name and became Shadow’s first No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic chart in the US. This show is between his two Coachella performances and right after the premiere of his new monthly KCRW radio show, “Find, Share, Rewind.”
The 21-year-old multi-instrumentalist and producer makes a rare US appearance to preview a full-length debut album due this summer. According to Pitchfork, first single “1 Night" (ft. Charli XCX) “justifies his swift ascent with a well-executed tropical bop.”
Guiding light Alynda Segarra returns to her hometown to perform songs off the group's latest album, The Navigator (ATO), a thrilling call to arms that finds itself at both a musical and cultural crossroads, delving deep into the worlds of Latin rhythms, searing rock and incisive ballads.
One of “Nashville’s rising storytellers” (Washington Post) plays the Opry Country Classics show, performing a pair of classic songs on a bill that includes Tanya Tucker, T. Graham Brown, Riders in the Sky and host Larry Gatlin.
The duo’s homecoming show comes on the eve of the release of debut LP YOUNG (Arts & Crafts). The album was co-produced by Autre Ne Veut and Nicolas Vernhes (The War on Drugs, Dirty Projectors), and NPR’s All Songs Considered says the music “unfolds with disarming intricacy” and praises the “splendor of its deliberate harmony.”
One of LA’s leading modern country artists performs music from his anticipated sophomore LP, Tenderheart (4/14 via Six Shooter Records), which fine-tunes his “SoCal Country” sound: a sun-bleached, Baja-influenced twang that deftly points to country’s neo-traditionalists and LA’s legendary singer-songwriters.
One of London's most sought-after DJs also leads this ensemble fusing the fringes of electronic and house music with spiritual jazz and post-rock that has earned a Pitchfork Best New Music and Resident Advisor's Album of the Year. Their tour includes a light reactive laser show, and new music will be performed on this US run around Coachella weekends.
The Kinks founder and songwriting legend enlists the Jayhawks as backing band for his first solo album in nearly a decade. Using his 2013 memoir of the same name as both source material and creative catalyst, Davies digs through his rich five-decade long American Experience.
Contact: Amy Bailey
The New York-based duo consisting of former college roommates Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell releases a lush debut album produced by Nicolas Vernhes (The War on Drugs, Dirty Projectors) and Autre Ne Veut. NPR’s All Songs Considered says the music “unfolds with disarming intricacy” and praises the “splendor of its deliberate harmony.”
Contact: Spencer Foster
Austin’s psych-rock masters wrote and recorded most of their new record during the recent election cycle, so the music serves as part protest and part emotional catharsis in a climate dominated by division, anxiety and unease while presenting the group's signature menacing fuzz guitar and slow-building psychedelic earworms.
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After selling out Rough Trade, Hana Elion and JJ Mitchell add a second hometown show on the release day of their lush and dreamy debut album, YOUNG (Arts & Crafts). These shows kick off a nationwide tour that showcases music beloved by the New York Times, Pigeons & Planes and NPR’s Bob Boilen, who writes, “It's thrilling to know that one of the best albums of 2017 is made by two of the best friends you'll ever witness on a stage.”
The acclaimed songwriter and her longtime bandmates and collaborators The Twins commemorate the release of Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story – An Album to Benefit War Child (5/5 via Legacy) with “An Acoustic Evening with Brandi Carlile Performing The Story in Its Entirety and More.” This is the first of a two-night stand.
An impressed Joseph Gordon-Levitt invited the Helsinki teenager to fly to LA to perform on his hitRECord TV special – and the Finnish multi-instrumentalist hasn’t looked back since. The songwriter and her five-piece band offer a captivating performance brimming with honest lyrics, indie-pop optimism and Regina Spektor-like cinematic arrangements.
The Montreal singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist performs songs off his lush and devastating new record, Twin Solitude (Secret City Records), which was inspired by Nick Drake’s Pink Moon and endless nights on the road.
Night two of “An Acoustic Evening with Brandi Carlile Performing The Story in Its Entirety and More” commemorates the new cover album of Carlile’s T Bone Burnett-produced 2007 breakthrough LP. All proceeds of the record go toward War Child UK, which aims to help children affected in war-torn regions.
“The Death March Tour” shows off the Austin psych-rock masters’ signature menacing fuzz guitar and slow-building psychedelic earworms. The four-piece band created new album Death Song (Partisan) during the recent election cycle, reflecting an emotional climate dominated by division, anxiety and unease.
Ellis Ludwig-Leone is a master storyteller, a poet-observer who has made fans of the New York Times, Rolling Stone, NPR and more. Now the Brooklyn bandleader and his collective tour to perform new songs from Belong (Downtown/Interscope), which confronts themes of disconnect, displacement and everyday anxiety with assured and gorgeous results.
The band behind "one of the year's most essential country songs" (Billboard on last year's "Tequila Eyes") makes its Stagecoach debut on the heels of three No. 1 singles from the Billboard Top Five album Nothing Shines Like Neon. This group of seasoned performers delivers roughly two hours of authentic, fiddle-fueled country more than 130 nights a year.
Eric Pulido and other members of Midlake team with Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand), Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) and Fran Healy (Travis) to form this indie supergroup, or as Pulido puts it, "a poor man's version of the Traveling Wilburys!"
Contact: Spencer Foster
The North Carolina indie-folk trio returns to the road on the heels of new album Fences (Ramseur Records). Crafting a set list that evenly mixes new and catalog tunes, the group boasts a sound "bursting with irresistible melodies, unexpected lyrical gems, and moments of profound honesty, all anchored by expert songwriting skills" (Time Out New York).
Tamsin Wilson’s debut album with bassist Drew Arndt and guitarist Johnny Simon captures an almost impossible sense of delicate quietness, at once hushed yet heart-racing. NPR praises this intimate folk as a “major revelation,” calling the muscular yet restrained sonic experimentation “softly intoxicating…a spare but sparkling arrangement.”
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