February 2019
01 February
01 February
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Ryman Auditorium (Nashville)
Guitarist Derek Trucks and vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, “two of the best roots rock musicians of their generation” (NPR), kick off 2019 with a winter tour ahead of their fourth studio LP, which is slated for release early this year. Unrivaled in their blend of American soul, blues, rock and country, the GRAMMY-winning 12-member band will play multiple nights in some of America’s biggest cities.
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01 February
Mandolin Orange/ ‘Tides Of A Teardrop’/ Yep Roc
One of roots music’s most thoughtful young groups “exuding gentle elegance” (NPR Music) breaks through on this self-produced album. From the weighty atmosphere of the allegorical “Wolves” to the Appalachian hymn-like yearn of “Suspended In Heaven,” these slow-burning acoustic meditations on love and loss are belied by a newfound directness.
Contact: Greg Jakubik
01 February
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Blank Range/ ‘In Unison’/ Independent
If there's another East Nashville four-piece interested in Cryptozoology, boot-making and writing scores to paintings, they probably haven't toured with Diarrhea Planet, Margo Price or Spoon. Recorded in an old Tennessee farmhouse with minimal gear and even less second-guessing, Blank Range's new album explores themes of unity in loneliness through high-energy thrashers and pedal-steel slow burners, both natural extensions of their incredible live show.
Contact: Amy Bailey
01 February
Rustin Man/ ‘Drift Code’/ Domino
Paul Webb, formerly of Talk Talk, releases a new album 17 years in the making, exploring themes of time and junk with his love of film scores and ‘40s standards. The album was recorded in Webb’s home, a converted barn in an Essex field three miles from the nearest village that is as much Old Curiosity Shop as modern living space.
Contact: Greg Jakubik
02 February
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Ryman Auditorium (Nashville)
Guitarist Derek Trucks and vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, “two of the best roots rock musicians of their generation” (NPR), kick off 2019 with a winter tour ahead of their fourth studio LP, which is slated for release early this year. Unrivaled in their blend of American soul, blues, rock and country, the GRAMMY-winning 12-member band will play multiple nights in some of America’s biggest cities.
02 February
Mt. Joy – Hammerstein Ballroom (NYC)
Building on their whirlwind 2018 – from relative unknowns to late-night TV and 55+ million Spotify plays – the “fast and furious 21st-century success story” (Magnet) tours with Rainbow Kitten Surprise as a part of a North American winter tour. In little more than two years as a band, the band released their self-titled debut to praise from NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Billboard and more; performed on Conan, CBS Saturday and Last Call with Carson Daly; sold out back-to-back headlining shows in NYC; and racked up over 1.5 million monthly listeners.
02 February
Guster – The Observatory (Santa Ana, CA)
The storied band headlines a North American tour behind the moody and layered new album, Look Alive (Nettwerk/Ocho Mule). Along with their classic cuts, the group will also bring to life the “cold sounds” of their new record, a sound beautifully captured in the stark and haunting title track NPR Music calls “one of Guster’s most musically sparkling pop songs.”
04 February
GRAMMY Music Education Coalition and GRAMMY Museum: A Celebration of Women and Music
WHAT: The GRAMMY Music Education Coalition and the GRAMMY Museum's official GRAMMY Week event, focusing on inspiring and training the next generation of young people that will work and participate in the music and audio industries, developing gender and cultural diversity in future generations of music and audio professionals, and highlighting the development and success of women in the music industry and the ways in which they are impacting communities through music.
The afternoon will include conversations and panels with speakers of all ages, from aspiring students to GRAMMY nominees and winners, in all facets of the industry, including some of the top female producers, engineers, songwriters, performing artists and other leading industry professionals.
Sponsored by HARMAN.
WHO: GRAMMY Music Education Coalition
WHEN: Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 (1:00 PM PST - 3:30 PM PST)
WHERE: GRAMMY Museum Clive Davis Theater (800 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA)
06 February
Leyla McCalla – Zebulon (LA, CA)
The New Orleans singer and songwriter plays music from her Haitian and protest-inspired latest album, The Capitalist Blues (PIAS), with her band. McCalla, who counts the New York Times, Vogue, NPR and more as fans, has toured with Rhiannon Giddens and performed multiple times at New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, as well as an event co-hosted by Solange to benefit the Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans.
07 February
Neyla Pekarek – 3rd & Lindsley (Nashville)
The Denver songwriter and cellist, formerly of The Lumineers, tours with Devotchka following the release of her debut solo album, Rattlesnake (S-Curve Records/BMG). Produced by Matt Ward (M. Ward, She & Him), the album has earned early raves from Mojo, which calls it a “clever roots pop drama” in its four-star review.
07 February
Thomas Dybdahl – Joe’s Pub (NYC)
“Norway’s answer to Nick Drake” (NME) closes his first headlining US tour in three years with this special show as part of Judy Collins’ Vanguard Residency. The GRAMMY-nominated songwriter plays solo in honor of new album All These Things (V2), which Billboard calls “brooding, ethereal…captivating in its simplicity.”
07 February
Isabelle Brown/ ’03’/ True Panther/AWAL/Kobalt
This 15-year-old Brighton native and “name to watch” (Vogue) recorded these four songs when she was between 12 and 14 years old – a mature and lush world fusing orchestral, hip hop, R&B, and soul. FADER calls first single “Places” a “soulful escape,” and UPROXX says, “It’s not just the maturity in the vocals that stand out ... but also just the confidence of the arrangement, the lyrics, and the entire package.”
Contact: Mikaela Duhs
08 February
Henry Jamison/ ‘Gloria Duplex’/ Akira Records
The Burlington, VT musical bard with over 70 million Spotify streams confronts the dangers of toxic masculinity on his new album. Through his folk songwriting, Jamison sits in a boardwalk bar drinking whiskey while pondering emotional repression; reflects on the socio-economic divide while watching a group of chummy, Ivy League students ride a train out of NYC; and details the overt, damaging expressions of masculinity lived out through a game of Grand Theft Auto.
Contact: Hannah Schwartz
08 February
The Dip/ ‘The Dip Delivers’/ AWAL
The Seattle soul septet and “one of the most exciting and joyous acts to emerge in recent years” (KEXP) blend warm, vintage R&B sounds with classic pop storytelling for an album both raw and polished. Known throughout the Pacific Northwest for their lively shows, the group harnesses the fervor and energy of the live show on the new album, which features such audience favorites as “Sure Don’t Miss You” and “Slow Sipper.”
Contact: Mikaela Duhs
08 February
Mandolin Orange – Music Hall of Williamsburg (Brooklyn, NY)
Songwriter Andrew Marlin and multi-instrumentalist Emily Frantz join their longtime touring band (keyboardist/guitarist, bassist and drummer) for this performance supporting new album Tides Of A Teardrop (Yep Roc). The North Carolina-based duo had a busy 2018: They sold out every US headlining date; sold out 12 of 14 dates on a winter European tour; played with the Avett Brothers and Josh Ritter; and graced iconic stages such as Red Rocks, the Ryman Auditorium, Bonnaroo and Newport Folk Festival.
08 February
Leah Nobel/ ‘Running In Borrowed Shoes’/ Big Yellow Dog Music
The Nashville songwriter interviewed 100 people over 11 months to explore how humanity connects all people. She stopped patrons at her YMCA, chatted with strangers at her local coffee shop, reached out via social media to people all over the world, and connected with incredibly diverse communities. Nobel combined these diverse and vulnerable stories and created this collection of stark and intimate songs.
Contact: Olivia Del Valle
12 February
Justine Moore - Grand Ole Opry (Nashville)
In anticipation of his 2019 album, Moore performs with the Opry band. Moore’s “emotional” (Entertainment Tonight) latest single, “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home,” is a heartfelt, twang-laden salute “backed up by a soaring chorus and weeping guitar work” (Rolling Stone Country). The track offers a taste of what fans can expect both on the road and on his forthcoming album.
13 February
ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo In The Round – Bluebird Café (Nashville)
Four of ASCAP’s most renowned Nashville music creators share music and stories in this inaugural concert. Headliners include EXPO “alumni” six-time ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year Ashley Gorley; chart-topping country artist Cassadee Pope; multi-No. 1 songwriter Matt Jenkins (Florida Georgia Line, Dustin Lynch, Blake Shelton); and upcoming 2019 ASCAP EXPO panelist and CMA/ACM award-winner Jon Nite.
13 February
Logan Mize - The Palm (Nashville)
The Kansas-bred country singer-songwriter performs “Better Off Gone” (33+ million streams) and more from his latest album, Come Back Road (Big Yellow Dog Music), for this special happy-hour event. He will also be awarded a plaque for that album receiving over 100 million streams. Mize has shared stages with Lady Antebellum, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Blake Shelton, and more. He recently wrapped up 20-city headlining tour. Mize will join Russell Dickerson and Carly Pearce on The Way Back Tour later this year.
14 February
The Glorious Sons – Rough Trade (Brooklyn, NY)
The Juno-winning Canadian quintet, which recently landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart for “S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun),” embarks on an extensive US headlining tour. Their “infectious energy” (Billboard) and grassroots touring have propelled them to Spotify Viral 50 charts and selling out ballrooms and halls across the country.
15 February
Tedeschi Trucks Band/ ‘Signs’/ Fantasy Records/Concord
On their new album, the unstoppable GRAMMY-winning 12-piece musical juggernaut led by husband and wife Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi face down troubled times with credence and conviction. The group’s world-class musicianship is on full display in a genre-defying collection that runs the gamut from uplifting soulful anthems to bittersweet ballads and driving rock ‘n’ roll. NPR Music calls the lead single “Hard Case” “an upbeat, shuffling instant classic.”
Contact: Grace Fleisher
16 February
Dalton & The Sheriffs – Hotel Café (LA, CA)
Boston’s punk-inspired, county-rock five-piece and “one of the most promising up-and-coming country groups in the nation” (Metro) tours ahead of their soon-to-be-announced summer EP. Channeling performing greats like Eric Church and Hootie & the Blowfish, the band’s frenetic energy has earned them opening slots for Jason Aldean & Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, and Sam Hunt.
17 February
Rosanne Cash – Valley Performing Arts Center (Northridge, CA)
The four-time GRAMMY winner and her band continue their American tour in support of She Remembers Everything (Blue Note Records), an NYT Critic’s Pick and “a deeply attentive song cycle” (NPR).
20 February
Jocelyn & Chris Arndt – Rockwood Stage 2 (NYC)
The Arndt siblings play New York two days before the release of new album The Fun in the Fight (2/22). These Harvard grads, already touring and recording veterans, draw on Jimmy Page, Pat Benatar and Nina Simone for their love letter to classic rock. On stage backed up by a full band, Jocelyn’s intense vocals and Chris’ guitar playing mesh into infectious grooves that explore soul and raw emotion.
20 February
Tal Wilkenfeld – Moroccan Lounge (LA, CA)
The Australian-born “formidable singer-songwriter” (Rolling Stone) holds an intimate winter engagement with her band to preview her upcoming spring album via BMG. Wilkenfeld has recorded and toured with Prince, Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck, Herbie Hancock and more, yet her new music focuses more on her turn as a songwriter and producer.
20 February
Hailey Knox – The Loft at City Winery (NYC)
The “music sensation” (People) and “certified social media crossover” (Paper) hits the road for her debut headlining tour behind her recent Hardwired Mixtape (S-Curve Records). At 17 years old, Knox appeared on both the TODAY show and in the New York Times and opened for Charlie Puth. Now 20, Knox has earned praise from Teen Vogue, Billboard, Paste and more for her ingenious guitar-and-loop-pedal live performance and pop culture-packed mash-ups.
20 February
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, NY)
Guitarist Derek Trucks and vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, “two of the best roots rock musicians of their generation” (NPR), and their GRAMMY-winning 12-member band present their album-release show for Signs (2/15 via Fantasy Records/Concord). This special performance marks the band’s first return to New York after their sold-out, six-night residency at the Beacon Theatre in October, which has become a highly anticipated fall tradition for the band.
21 February
The Glorious Sons – Basement East (Nashville)
The Juno-winning Canadian quintet, which recently landed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart for “S.O.S. (Sawed Off Shotgun),” embarks on an extensive US headlining tour. Their “infectious energy” (Billboard) and grassroots touring have propelled them to Spotify Viral 50 charts and selling out ballrooms and halls across the country.
21 February
Lily & Madeleine – Rough Trade (Brooklyn, NY)
Armed with a four-piece band, “stunning harmonies” (NYLON) and a new album on the horizon (Canterbury Girls out 2/22 via New West Records), the sister duo embarks on its 2019 tour. Lily and Madeleine have cut their touring teeth opening for Dawes, Rodriguez and more, and Rolling Stone calls first single “Self Care” a harmonized “dreamy piano waltz.”
22 February
Hailey Knox – High Watt (Nashville)
The “music sensation” (People) and “certified social media crossover” (Paper) hits the road for her debut headlining tour behind her recent Hardwired Mixtape (S-Curve Records). At 17 years old, Knox appeared on both the TODAY show and in the New York Times and opened for Charlie Puth. Now 20, Knox has earned praise from Teen Vogue, Billboard, Paste and more for her ingenious guitar-and-loop-pedal live performance and pop culture-packed mash-ups.
22 February
Jocelyn & Chris Arndt/ ‘The Fun in the Fight’/ Independent
On their latest release, the Harvard grad siblings, already touring and recording veterans, draw on Jimmy Page, Pat Benatar and Nina Simone for their love letter to classic rock. Jocelyn’s intense vocals and Chris’ guitar playing mesh into infectious grooves that explore soul and raw emotion, featuring collaborations with Gov’t Mule’s Danny Louis and Vulfpeck’s Cory Wong.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
22 February
Rockabye Baby!/ ‘Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of Drake’/ CMH Label Group
Aspiring champagne papis and their families rejoice – these 12 songs are sure to be the best you ever heard. With blanket-soft versions of chart-toppers like "One Dance," "Started From the Bottom" and "God's Plan," Rockabye Baby’s first release of 2019 is fit for rap stars in the making and new parents looking to add a little Hotline Bling energy to their bedtime routines.
Contact: Hannah Schwartz
22 February
Nakhane/ ‘You Will Not Die’/ BMG
At age 19, the South African artist came out to his fundamentalist Christian church and Xhosa family, only to spend the next six years surrendering to the false belief he could pray away his "sinful" sexuality. Now abandoning his religion to embrace his identity with experimental soul, electronic art pop and queer anti-gospel, Nakhane’s US debut captures a heroic voice and an international icon in the making. Madonna, Perfume Genius, Nile Rodgers, Elton John and ANOHNI (who guests on the album) are already fans of Nakhane’s songs of honesty and resilience.
Contact: Greg Jakubik
22 February
Our Native Daughters/ ‘Songs of Our Native Daughters’/ Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Drawing on early minstrelsy and banjo music, the Native Daughters – Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla and Allison Russell – reclaim, recast and spotlight the often unheard and untold history of their ancestors, whose stories remain vital and alive today. Initially conceived and co-produced by Giddens, these songs, written and sung in various combinations, are inspired by New World slave narratives; discrimination and how it has shaped our American experience; and musicians including Haitian troubadour Althiery Dorval and Mississippi Hill Country string player Sid Hemphill.
Contact: Andrea Evenson
22 February
Lily & Madeleine/ ‘Canterbury Girls’/ New West Records
This sister duo explores, and explodes, conventions of 21st-century womanhood on this album, co-produced by Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk (Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour). The record's name comes from Canterbury Park in the duo’s Indianapolis hometown, where all these songs on relationships, power imbalances and weighty expectations were written, including “Self Care,” which Rolling Stone calls a harmonized “dreamy piano waltz.”
Contact: Jaclyn D. Carter
24 February
Mt. Joy – Ryman Auditorium (Nashville)
Building on their whirlwind 2018 – from relative unknowns to late-night TV and 55+ million Spotify plays – the “fast and furious 21st-century success story” (Magnet) tours with Rainbow Kitten Surprise as a part of a North American winter tour. In little more than two years as a band, the band released their self-titled debut to praise from NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Billboard and more; performed on Conan, CBS Saturday and Last Call with Carson Daly; sold out back-to-back headlining shows in NYC; and racked up over 1.5 million monthly listeners.
25 February
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates “Unresolved: The Techonomic Cold War with China” – Symphony Space (NYC)
In the latest debate in Intelligence Squared's new "Unresolved" series, Ian Bremmer, Michéle Flournoy, Parag Khanna and Susan Thornton debate subjects from whether the next Silicon Valley will be in China to whether anyone wins in a US-China trade war.
26 February
Ace of Cups – Mercury Lounge (NYC)
The Jimi Hendrix-approved all-female San Francisco psychedelic rock band that made its mark on the ‘60s Haight-Ashbury scene returns to the stage. Original members Mary Gannon (bass), Marla Hunt (organ, piano), Denise Kaufman (guitar, harmonica), Mary Ellen Simpson (lead guitar), and Diane Vitalich (drums) revive the magic of that era with songs from their original ‘60s run, as well as new material, from their recently released first album.
28 February
Leah Nobel - H.O.M.E. (Nashville)
The Nashville songwriter and storyteller presents a live and interactive performance of her new album, Running In Borrowed Shoes (Big Yellow Dog Music). With her band, Nobel brings to life an album inspired and adapted from 100 interviews exploring “the mixed bag of human experience” (NPR).