This full-band summer headlining tour announces the debut of the standout Nashville actor as a solo artist coming into her own with “gorgeous” (Rolling Stone) songwriting. Bowen previously has toured with Sugarland and with her fellow Nashville cast, playing legendary venues including the Royal Albert Hall and London’s O2 Arena.
Costello and his longtime trio co-headline a coast-to-coast summer tour with Blondie. He and his band reached new live performance peaks during their tour late last year, playing “epic and euphoric” (Variety) shows that “[left] ‘em wanting more.”
Costello and his longtime trio co-headline a coast-to-coast summer tour with Blondie. He and his band reached new live performance peaks during their tour late last year, playing “epic and euphoric” (Variety) shows that “[left] ‘em wanting more.”
Tolman performs at the historic Cheek family horse stable as part of the Thursday Night Out Series “Songwriters at the Stable.” Her “quippy, truthful” (Tennessean) new album, There Goes The Neighborhood, is out now.
With twelve tracks covering hits from "Radioactive" to "Natural", each performed with irresistibly soothing instruments like glockenspiel, wood blocks and xylophone, the album is the perfect thing for parents and tots alike to wind down to when "It's Time" for bed. Forget about Night Visions!
Contact: Hannah Schwartz
This fresh collection comes on the heels of Junius’ 2019 full-length Across The Borders, called “Junius at his most soulful” by KEXP among praise from Rolling Stone, TIME Magazine and an NPR “2019 Artist To Watch” designation.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
Live 1969 is the definitive collection of The King at the height of his power. For the first time ever, it features the release of eleven complete sets from Elvis’ August 1969 engagement at Las Vegas’ International Hotel. Of these performances, four are being released in full for the first time ever - including two Elvis shows that have remained almost completely unheard for fifty years (August 22nd and 25th). The package also includes a 52-page booklet with rare photos, memorabilia and an oral history by Ken Sharp curated from historic interviews with Elvis, Colonel Tom Parker, Tom Jones, Jerry Schilling, James Burton, Cissy Houston, Terry Blackwood, George Klein, Fats Domino and more.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
Out via his own New Orleans-grown Morton Records, PAUL follows his 2017, modern soul manifesto Gumbo and last year's Grammy-winning Gumbo Unplugged with what he declares "the most honest expression of myself and my art that I've ever made."
Contact: Greg Jakubik
The emerging South African icon, currently on his first-ever headlining US tour, plays Marcus Garvey Park with Omar and DJ Wildcat. Nakhane’s supernatural voice have made him a new idol of sexual freedom and self-love with music that combines experimental soul, electronic art pop, and queer anti-gospel.
The Arndt siblings play LA for the first time since the release of The Fun in the Fight, their love letter to classic rock. Backed by electric bass and percussion, the 24- and 22-year-old Harvard graduates create an eclectic blend of alternative, blues-infused rock filled with infectious grooves and soul.
In between tours with The Raconteurs and Robert Plant, Mae adds this Brooklyn album release show for Other Girls (August 16th via Third Man Records). She’ll play songs from the new LP including “You’ve Got Other Girls for That” (Rolling Stone’s “Best Country & Americana Songs to Hear Now”) and latest single “Terlingua Girl” (Vulture “Best New Song”).
These all-ages shows and meet-and-greets from the top sibling curators offer a unique take on the viral family-friendly entertainment that has gained a global following. The shows will feature original music and choreography, audience participation, an anti-bullying segment, and more.
The Commonheart’s gritty, redemptive brand of rock n’ soul offers “commanding vocals amid a Stax-style review” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Having drawn comparisons to Joe Cocker, Clegg delivers unforgettable sweat-soaked performances that bring fans to their feet.
Contact: Grace Fleisher
From the new track's opening line, "I ain't your baby," the Nashville singer, songwriter, downtown scene slayer, and most-wanted fiddler signals a reclaimed confidence and bold evolution, telling women's stories - including her own - that build on the strength of her "nervy" (NPR Music), 2017 Jack White-produced debut.
Contact: Greg Jakubik
These all-ages shows and meet-and-greets from the top sibling curators offer a unique take on the viral family-friendly entertainment that has gained a global following. The shows will feature original music and choreography, audience participation, an anti-bullying segment, and more.
Raphael Saadiq — the Grammy Award-winning musician, songwriter, and go-to collaborator/producer for some of the biggest names in R&B, including Solange, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, and D’Angelo — announces Jimmy Lee, his first album in eight years.
Contact: Jerome Ware
Produced by GRAMMY nominee Larry Klein, 23 artists from 17 countries bring their online collaborations to life together in person to create the first-of-its-kind definitive global music album.
Contact: Natalie Maher
Exactly forty years after The Rubinoos capped their original and unlikely rise to fame with the Beserkley Records classic Back To The Drawing Board!, the definitive line-up featuring Jon Rubin, Tommy Dunbar, Donn Spindt and Al Chan are back in action on new album From Home.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
The GRAMMY-winning musician, songwriter, and go-to collaborator/producer for Solange, John Legend, Mary J. Blige, D’Angelo, and more tours behind his first solo album in eight years, the ambitious and personal Jimmy Lee (out August 23rd via Columbia). Saadiq also will headline this year’s Afropunk Paris festival.
The GRAMMY-winning Mexican-American quartet fuses surf-rock riffs, hip-hop beats, classic-rock drive, and Spanish and English spoken word by frontwoman “La Marisoul,” who sings “like the love child of Janis Joplin and Celia Cruz” (LA Times). It’s a winning combination that shines live. On this short tour, the band will play songs off their self-titled new album (out October 11th via Rebeleon/Universal), including lead single “Winning.”
Recorded at Sonic Ranch in West Texas, and April Base in Wisconsin, the thirteen new songs on i,i complete a cycle: from the winter of For Emma, Forever Ago came the frenetic spring of Bon Iver, Bon Iver, and the unhinged summer of 22, A Million. Now, fall arrives early with i,i.
Contact: Greg Jakubik
Louisville-native Shelley recorded Like The River Loves The Sea over five days at Greenhaus Studios in Reykjavík, Iceland. The twelve songs, all written by Shelley, feature co-producer James Elkington and longtime guitarist Nathan Salsburg, along with Icelandic string players Þórdís Gerður Jónsdóttir and Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir, and contributions from Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Maiden Radio.
Contact: Greg Jakubik
Let Love finds Common sounding as vital as ever, with a soul-forward sound that delves into issues of fatherhood, masculinity, self-care and more. With contributions from A-Trak, BJ The Chicago Kid, Leon Bridges, Daniel Caesar, Dwele, Leikeli47, Jill Scott and more, it’s a radical statement that is among hip-hop’s most incisive, insightful albums this year.
Contact: Jerome Ware
The LA artist collective returns with its TSOT ("The Sound of Tomorrow") Monthly Residency series. These premier tastemakers are bringing their impeccable curation to venues throughout LA with a line-up featuring Soulection crew favorites: Esta, Jared Jackson, Sasha Marie, Sahar Habibi, and surprise special guests.
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