Jackie Lee - Silverlakes Park (Corona, CA)
Country’s up-and-comer and a Billboard 2017 Artist to Watch previews music from his forthcoming EP. Lee’s latest single, “Getting Over You,” has now been streamed over 11 million times on Spotify.
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July 2017
01 July
05 July
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Ariana and the Rose - The Grove (LA, CA)
The pop auteur and her live band showcase her evolution of dance floor-cool from her latest self-released EP, Retrograde, which sonically orbits the same meticulous, metallic pop universe created by Robyn and Kate Bush.
07 July
Zac Brown Band - PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ)
The “WELCOME HOME” 2017 North American tour puts the GRAMMY-winning legends back in some of the country's biggest stadiums and amphitheaters. The band's new album, WELCOME HOME, is out now via Southern Ground/Elektra Records. This is the first night of a two-night stand.
07 July
Paula Cole - McCabe’s (LA, CA)
The GRAMMY-winning singer behind such hits as “I Don’t Want to Wait” and “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone” and her four-piece band preview Ballads (8/11 via 675 Records), the new double-album reinterpreting American jazz, folk and country classics from the ‘30s through the ‘60s.
07 July
Ariana and the Rose - Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)
The pop auteur and her band showcase her evolution of dance floor-cool from her latest self-released EP, Retrograde, which sonically orbits the same meticulous, metallic pop universe created by Robyn and Kate Bush.
07 July
Pioneer Works Presents Wolf Eyes at ‘Grand Ole Opera’ (Brooklyn, NY)
Willie and Brent Stewart’s immersive ‘Grand Ole Opera,’ Pioneer Works’ latest musically minded exhibition, features a rotating cast of live performances from groundbreaking experimental and noise artists evoking a violent, sublime and modern Americana. Wolf Eyes performs.
08 July
Zac Brown Band - PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ)
The “WELCOME HOME” 2017 North American tour puts the GRAMMY-winning legends back in some of the country's biggest stadiums and amphitheaters. The band's new album, WELCOME HOME, is out now via Southern Ground/Elektra Records. This is the second night of a two-night stand.
08 July
Maggie Rose - Grand Ole Opry (Nashville)
Rose performs tracks from her latest “shimming” (Rolling Stone) EP, Dreams > Dollars, at the Opry as a guest artist.
08 July
Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World - Flushing Meadows Corona Park (Queens, NY)
Jon Batiste curates and headlines the eclectic musical line-up for the fourth annual one-day celebration of the life and music of Louis Armstrong, held in the park near where Armstrong lived for more than 20 years. Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks, members of The Dap-Kings and others also perform. This free, all-ages festival includes family-friendly Backyard Bash activities, some of New York’s most popular food trucks and access to the Louis Armstrong House Museum.
09 July
Pioneer Works Presents Unlocking The Truth at ‘Grand Ole Opera’ (Brooklyn, NY)
Willie and Brent Stewart’s immersive ‘Grand Ole Opera,’ Pioneer Works’ latest musically minded exhibition, features a rotating cast of live performances from groundbreaking experimental and noise artists evoking a violent, sublime and modern Americana.Unlocking The Truth perform.
11 July
Carole King: “Tapestry: Captured Live At Hyde Park, London”
7pm, In Theaters, Check Local Listings (Fathom Events)
12 July
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams - Joe’s Pub (NYC)
"The first couple of Americana" (MOJO) plays the first of two intimate pre-release show with a full band ahead of Contraband Love (9/15 via Red House Records), the follow-up to the duo's critically lauded 2015 debut.
13 July
Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams - Joe’s Pub (NYC)
This is the second of two intimate pre-release shows ahead of Contraband Love (9/15 via Red House Records), Campbell and Williams’ new album tackling betrayal, addiction and acceptance.
14 July
Offa Rex/ ‘The Queen Of Hearts’/ Nonesuch
The record Colin Meloy has wanted to make for years: The new project featuring English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Olivia Chaney and The Decemberists draws on traditional English-Irish-Scottish repertoire to create a transatlantic musical conversation honoring the give-and-take relationship between British and American music while pulling from modern psychedelia and folk rock.
Contact: James Rainis
14 July
Mitchell Tenpenny/ ‘Linden Ave’/ Riser House Records
The Nashville native who co-wrote the Billboard Top 10 hit “If the Boot Fits” (Granger Smith) releases his debut EP. Named for the street on which his grandmother, a pioneering Nashville music executive and inspiration to Mitchell, once lived, the adventurous, genre-bending five-track EP flies in the face of the contemporary country formulas and shows off a diverse set of influences from Michael Jackson and John Mayer to the Oak Ridge Boys and R. Kelly.
Contact: Jaclyn D. Carter
14 July
Mura Masa/ ‘Mura Masa’/ Anchor Point Records/Downtown/Interscope
The 21-year-old producer’s much-anticipated debut LP is his vision for what pop music should sound like in 2017: Prince-style funk sitting next to trap with Calypso-inflected house intertwined with acoustic balladry. These 13 tracks feature an extraordinarily diverse mix of collaborators, from Damon Albarn and Christine & The Queens to Charli XCX and A$AP Rocky.
Contact: Allen Nguyen
14 July
Pioneer Works Presents Sleep at ‘Grand Ole Opera’ (Brooklyn, NY)
Willie and Brent Stewart’s immersive ‘Grand Ole Opera,’ Pioneer Works’ latest musically minded exhibition, features a rotating cast of live performances from groundbreaking experimental and noise artists evoking a violent, sublime and modern Americana. Sleep plays the first of two nights.
14 July
Nick Lowe/ ‘Nick Lowe Reissues, 1982-1990’/ Yep Roc
Six classic yet long-unavailable albums spanning the years 1982 to 1990 are being made available digitally for the first time. Nick the Knife, The Abominable Showman, Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit, The Rose of England, Pinker and Prouder Than Previous, and Party Of One represent a crucial bridge from Lowe’s trailblazing ‘70s work to the “remarkable second wind” (New York Times) and widespread critical acclaim of more recent releases. The reissue project also includes vinyl and CD releases.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
14 July
Vitamin String Quartet/ ‘VSQ Performs the Hits of 2017’/ CMH Label Group
The music series dedicated to reimagining popular works for classical instruments takes on this year’s biggest hits, including international chart-toppers from Ed Sheeran, Lorde and Imagine Dragons.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
15 July
Pioneer Works Presents Sleep at ‘Grand Ole Opera’ (Brooklyn, NY)
Willie and Brent Stewart’s immersive ‘Grand Ole Opera,’ Pioneer Works’ latest musically minded exhibition, features a rotating cast of live performances from groundbreaking experimental and noise artists evoking a violent, sublime and modern Americana. Sleep plays the second of two nights.
17 July
Alex Williams - Whiskey Jam (Nashville)
The Indiana-born outlaw country musician’s live show is a force to be reckoned with and has earned him dates with everyone from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Hank Williams, Jr. He joins a live electric band to showcase his baritone voice and the based-on-a-true-story songwriting off forthcoming debut Better Than Myself (8/11 via Big Machine Records).
18 July
Mitchell Tenpenny - 12th & Porter (Nashville)
The Billboard hitmaker behind the buoyant anthem “Bitches,” Granger Smith’s “If The Boot Fits” and more holds his release show for debut EP Linden Ave (7/14 via Riser House Records).
19 July
Wilsen - Baby’s All Right (Brooklyn, NY)
The Brooklyn trio plays a hometown show with a fleshed out live set, adding a drummer and heart-racing urgency to its hushed and acoustic-driven compositions. The trio’s full-length debut I Go Missing In My Sleep (Secret City Records) was called “a major revelation” by NPR and “the finest folk debut of 2017” by Uproxx.
19 July
Pioneer Works Presents Fushitsusha at ‘Grand Ole Opera’ (Brooklyn, NY)
Willie and Brent Stewart’s immersive ‘Grand Ole Opera,’ Pioneer Works’ latest musically minded exhibition, features a rotating cast of live performances from groundbreaking experimental and noise artists evoking a violent, sublime and modern Americana. Fushitsusha plays the first of two nights.
20 July
Pioneer Works Presents Fushitsusha at ‘Grand Ole Opera’ (Brooklyn, NY)
Willie and Brent Stewart’s immersive ‘Grand Ole Opera,’ Pioneer Works’ latest musically minded exhibition, features a rotating cast of live performances from groundbreaking experimental and noise artists evoking a violent, sublime and modern Americana. Fushitsusha plays the second of two nights.
21 July
Amazon Originals/ ‘Worried Blues’/ Fat Possum
This 10-album series collaboration between Amazon Originals and Fat Possum collects historic rarities and previously out-of-print recordings from 10 towering figures of 20th Century Delta blues including Skip James, Furry Lewis and Mississippi John Hurt. One song from each album is streaming now on Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music in advance of the full release date.
Contact: Amy Bailey
21 July
Pioneer Works Presents Hank Wood and the Hammerheads at ‘Grand Ole Opera’ (Brooklyn, NY)
Willie and Brent Stewart’s immersive ‘Grand Ole Opera,’ Pioneer Works’ latest musically minded exhibition, features a rotating cast of live performances from groundbreaking experimental and noise artists evoking a violent, sublime and modern Americana. Hank Wood and the Hammerheads perform.
21 July
McCrary Sisters - City Winery (Nashville)
The powerhouse soulful sister vocalists and “gospel sensations” (NBC News), long known in Nashville circles as first-call session aces supporting some of music’s most vibrant artists, presents their release show for McCrary Sisters: LIVE.
22 July
OZY Fest - Rumsey Playfield Central Park (NYC)
Described by The New York Times as “part music festival, part TED talk, part food fair,” this one-day event features music from Jason Derulo, Talib Kweli and Zara Larsson; panels and talks with comedians Samantha Bee and Issa Rae, authors Malcolm Gladwell and Ta-Nehisi Coates, award-winning journalists Katie Couric and Van Jones, Super Bowl MVP Von Miller and Emmy award-winner RuPaul; and food from celebrity chef Eddie Huang.
23 July
Barbershop Harmony Society’s Harmony University 2017 (Nashville)
Performers spanning generations come together for seven days of competition where they'll battle for worldwide titles in barbershop quartet, chorus and overall harmony.
24 July
Barbershop Harmony Society’s Harmony University 2017 (Nashville)
Performers spanning generations come together for seven days of competition where they'll battle for worldwide titles in barbershop quartet, chorus and overall harmony.
24 July
Geographer/ ‘Alone Time’ EP
Multi-instrumentalist Mike Deni takes a candid look at the lifespan of a romantic relationship on his dreamy new EP. Deni juxtaposes diary-like lyrics with hook-driven, blossoming synths and electric cellos, creating pop music both meditative and elevating.
Contact: Spencer Foster
25 July
Barbershop Harmony Society’s Harmony University 2017 (Nashville)
Performers spanning generations come together for seven days of competition where they'll battle for worldwide titles in barbershop quartet, chorus and overall harmony.
26 July
Barbershop Harmony Society’s Harmony University 2017 (Nashville)
Performers spanning generations come together for seven days of competition where they'll battle for worldwide titles in barbershop quartet, chorus and overall harmony.
26 July
Offa Rex - Town Hall (NYC)
Olivia Chaney and The Decemberists make their NYC debut together as Offa Rex, a new project that takes traditional English-Irish-Scottish repertoire and blends it with modern psychedelia and folk rock to honor and carry on the tide between British and American music.
26 July
Jackie Lee - Grand Ole Opry (Nashville)
The 25-year-old country newcomer and Billboard 2017 Artist to Watch debuts “Long Year” on the Opry stage with a solo acoustic performance. “Long Year,” co-written with Sean McConnell, is an emotive ballad describing Lee's life after losing his mother to cancer in 2016.
27 July
Barbershop Harmony Society’s Harmony University 2017 (Nashville)
Performers spanning generations come together for seven days of competition where they'll battle for worldwide titles in barbershop quartet, chorus and overall harmony.
28 July
Barbershop Harmony Society’s Harmony University 2017 (Nashville)
Performers spanning generations come together for seven days of competition where they'll battle for worldwide titles in barbershop quartet, chorus and overall harmony.
28 July
Pioneer Works Presents Bob Bellerue, Pedestrian Deposit, Puce Mary at ‘Grand Ole Opera’ (Brooklyn)
Willie and Brent Stewart’s immersive ‘Grand Ole Opera,’ Pioneer Works’ latest musically minded exhibition, features a rotating cast of live performances from groundbreaking experimental and noise artists evoking a violent, sublime and modern Americana. Bob Bellerue, Pedestrian Deposit, Puce Mary perform.
28 July
Herb Alpert/ ‘Music Vol. 1’/ Herb Alpert Presents
On his joyful and romantic new album, the nine-time GRAMMY-winning trumpeter and composer teams with GRAMMY-winning producer Jochem van der Saag (Andrea Bocelli, Destiny’s Child) to give a euphoric twist to timeless melodies spanning genres and generations, from Django Reinhardt to the Beatles. The album also includes a new Alpert original, the infectiously funky “Sugarfoot.”
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
29 July
Barbershop Harmony Society’s Harmony University 2017 (Nashville)
Performers spanning generations come together for seven days of competition where they'll battle for worldwide titles in barbershop quartet, chorus and overall harmony.
29 July
Pioneer Works The Body, Author & Punisher, Moor Mother, Uniform at ‘Grand Ole Opera’ (Brooklyn, NY)
Willie and Brent Stewart’s immersive ‘Grand Ole Opera,’ Pioneer Works’ latest musically minded exhibition, features a rotating cast of live performances from groundbreaking experimental and noise artists evoking a violent, sublime and modern Americana. The Body, Author & Punisher, Moor Mother, Uniform perform.
29 July
Benjamin Booker - Hollywood Palladium (LA, CA)
Booker plays with Portugal. The Man on the heels of new LP Witness (ATO), his most ambitious work. On stage, the LA-based songwriter and guitarist and his four-piece band show off new soulful and psych-rock-inspired tracks while revisiting the snarling garage blues of his acclaimed debut.
30 July
Barbershop Harmony Society’s Harmony University 2017 (Nashville)
Performers spanning generations come together for seven days of competition where they'll battle for worldwide titles in barbershop quartet, chorus and overall harmony.
30 July
Mura Masa – Panorama Fest (NYC)
On his current US tour, the 21-year-old multi-instrumentalist and producer comes to Panorama to celebrate London's rich multicultural history with his self-titled debut LP. The Channel Island native’s UK electronica, which NPR calls “a feast of sounds and flavors,” is fleshed out on stage with live instrumentation and vocalist Fliss.