Justin Moore – Grand Ole Opry House (Nashville)
The multiplatinum-selling country artist returns to Nashville to be a part of “C’Ya On The Flip Side II,” the second annual star-studded benefit concert for the Troy Gentry Foundation.
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February 2020
05 February
05 February
PREP – Rough Trade (Brooklyn, NY)
This British indie-pop group’s headlining US tour continues an already epic 2020. The four-piece band known for its “butter smooth yacht-pop” (Rolling Stone) will play new songs “Over (ft. Anna of the North)” and “Love Breaks Down” and will tease more that’s coming this year.
07 February
William Prince/ ‘Reliever’/ Glassnote
Reliever was produced by Dave Cobb and Scott Nolan and showcases Prince as a powerful vocalist and inspirational writer with musical influences ranging from his musician and preacher father to Kris Kristofferson and Charley Pride.
Contact: Jerome Ware
07 February
Trixie Mattel/ ‘Barbara/ PEG Records
Barbara (the formal first name America's favorite 11.5 inch fashion doll) will be laid out to reflect a vintage double-sided album. The first side features a plugged-in late 60s/early 70s vibe (reminiscent of Trixie’s 2019 stand-alone single “Yellow Cloud”) full of sugary, high-voltage reflections on beachside love, painting the town red, and a celebrity crush.
Contact: Alena Joyiens
07 February
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Loose Buttons/ ‘Something Better’/ Moon Crawl Records / AWAL Distribution
On Something Better, Loose Buttons team with The Strokes’ longtime producer Gus Oberg to create a debut that doubles as a snapshot of the group growing into their own on their own terms. The record sees Loose Buttons fuse their “potent indie rock mix” (Nylon) with a narrative centered around fending off the lingering pains of the past and looming anxieties of looking forward to build something that's truly worth living for.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
07 February
Nathalie Joachim – Shapeshifter Lab (Brooklyn, NY)
Joachim is a Haitian-American flutist, composer, and "powerful, unpretentious" vocalist (New York Times) whose solo debut, Fanm d'Ayiti, is nominated for Best World Music Album at this year’s GRAMMYs. This short tour follows her presenting at this year’s GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony.
07 February
Logan Mize – The Parish (Anaheim, CA)
The rising Kansas-bred country artist teams up with Willie Jones for the West Coast “I Ain’t Gotta Grow Up Tour.” In 2019, both electrified crowds during Country Music Week in London, Glasgow, Berlin, and Amsterdam. As two of country’s hottest rising acts on streaming, they come together again to deliver more than two hours of music each night.
07 February
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Richard Marx/ ‘Limitless’/ BMG
Produced in part by Richard and featuring co-writes with Sara Bareilles, Richard’s son Lucas Marx and his wife Daisy Fuentes, Limitless represents a new beginning for the celebrated singer-songwriter.
Contact: Grace Fleisher
10 February
PREP – The Echo (LA, CA)
This British indie-pop group’s headlining US tour continues an already epic 2020. The four-piece band known for its “butter smooth yacht-pop” (Rolling Stone) will play new songs “Over (ft. Anna of the North)” and “Love Breaks Down” and will tease more that’s coming this year.
10 February
Nathalie Joachim – National Sawdust (Brooklyn, NY)
Joachim is a Haitian-American flutist, composer, and "powerful, unpretentious" vocalist (New York Times) whose solo debut, Fanm d'Ayiti, is nominated for Best World Music Album at this year’s GRAMMYs. This short tour follows her presenting at this year’s GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony.
12 February
PREP – Constellation Room (Santa Ana, CA)
This British indie-pop group’s headlining US tour continues an already epic 2020. The four-piece band known for its “butter smooth yacht-pop” (Rolling Stone) will play new songs “Over (ft. Anna of the North)” and “Love Breaks Down” and will tease more that’s coming this year.
14 February
Jocelyn & Chris Arndt/ ‘One Night In November’/ Bridge Road Entertainment
Recorded completely live in front of an intimate audience at White Lake Studios in Upstate New York, these Harvard-bred rockers and their band delivered "raw, impressive intimacy" (American Songwriter) across reimagined versions of their greatest hits to date, including their latest Billboard AAA Top 40 singles “Outta My Head” (featured on NBC’s Today Show) and “Kill In The Cure” (which remained on Billboard’s chart for 12 consecutive weeks).
Contact: Andrea Evenson
14 February
Huey Lewis & The News/ ‘Weather’/ BMG
Featuring the group's first new, original songs since 2001's Plan B LP - plus one cover of the classic Eugene Church soul burner "Pretty Girls Everywhere" - Weather was produced in-house by Huey and the guys, just like every record they've made since the early 1980s.
Contact: Greg Jakubik
14 February
Niia/ ‘II: La Bella Vita’/ Independent
Niia - the urban-noir artist known for her distinctive brand of “trip-hop that strips away the pomp, leaving only the ooze” (NY Times) - has announced her new album II: La Bella Vita.
Contact: Grace Fleisher
14 February
Jessie Clement/ ‘Slow Motion Philosophies’/ Corum Hill Records
Recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium and produced by Russell Terrell (Brooks & Dunn, Eric Church, Thomas Rhett) and Brad Hill (Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, Lucie Silvas), Slow Motion Philosophies is a collection of poetry that chronicles a young woman’s journey into adulthood as she experiences heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery — all set to the tone of vintage R&B grooves, loose Jazz swagger, and crystalline vocals.
Contact: Olivia Del Valle
14 February
Nora Jane Struthers – 3rd & Lindsley (Nashville)
The Rolling Stone- and NPR-approved Americana singer and songwriter hits the road to debut on stage her new album Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words (February 21st), recorded while eight months pregnant. Struthers’ longtime touring band, The Party Line, join her to expand upon these rousing stories on the hard-fought journey to artistry and motherhood.
15 February
Terry Allen – Zebulon (LA, CA)
The art-country icon and his Panhandle Mystery Band play select shows in honor of the new album, Just Like Moby Dick (January 24th via Paradise Of Bachelors). Hailed as “riveting” (NPR), “stunning” (Pitchfork), and “delectably barbed” (New York Times), Allen has influenced multiple generations of artists and iconoclasts through his music and visual art, and his new album is a sort of spiritual successor to his masterstroke 1979 double album, Lubbock (on everything).
15 February
Maxwell – Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)
Maxwell tops the “Ladies' Night R&B Super Jam” with The Dream, Musiq Soulchild, En Vogue, Jagged Edge, Mase, and Rotimi.
16 February
Terry Allen – Zebulon (LA, CA)
The art-country icon and his Panhandle Mystery Band play select shows in honor of the new album, Just Like Moby Dick (January 24th via Paradise Of Bachelors). Hailed as “riveting” (NPR), “stunning” (Pitchfork), and “delectably barbed” (New York Times), Allen has influenced multiple generations of artists and iconoclasts through his music and visual art, and his new album is a sort of spiritual successor to his masterstroke 1979 double album, Lubbock (on everything).
18 February
Illiterate Light – Moroccan Lounge (LA, CA)
While touring with Rainbow Kitten Surprise and The Head And The Heart, Jake Cochran (stand-up drum kit) and Jeff Gorman (guitar, loops, synth tones) have been winning over crowds with their “hypnotic” (Billboard) performances and “electrifying” (Uproxx) stage presence. Despite being one of the festival’s earliest acts, they even received a standing ovation at Newport Folk Fest. They now headline this 2020 tour following the release of their self-titled debut on Atlantic.
20 February
Allen Stone – Marathon Music Works (Nashville)
On the heels of an adventurous karaoke tour and new album (Building Balance, out now via ATO), the R&B singer-songwriter embarks on his biggest headlining tour yet. “I'm pumped to showcase Building Balance the way it was intended,” says Stone, “with a live band, for a live audience.” Stone also will be performing on the TODAY show on December 4th, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 9th.
21 February
Rockabye Baby!/ ‘Lullaby Renditions of Ed Sheeran’/ CMH Label Group
Whether your little one has already started "Thinking out Loud" or is still in the slightly "Antisocial"infant stage, the latest from lullaby music's "A Team" is sure to put them (and you) right to bed.
Contact: Hannah Schwartz
21 February
Sarah Harmer/ ‘Are You Gone’/ Arts & Crafts
A deeply personal and political collection of songs motivated by the beauty of life, the urgency of the climate crisis, and the question of loss, Sarah called the album a spiritual successor of sorts to her acclaimed 2000 debut
Contact: Hannah Schwartz
21 February
Bruce Springsteen/ ‘The Rising’ (Vinyl Release)/ Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings
'The Rising' (2002) will be reissued on 2LP vinyl for the first time in over 15 years. The album offered messages of healing and redemption in the wake of the devastating attacks on 9/11, and saw The E Street Band re-unite in the studio for the first time in nearly a decade.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
21 February
Bruce Springsteen/ ‘Devils & Dust’ (Vinyl Release)/ Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings
'Devils & Dust' (2005) comes to vinyl for the first time since its original release on the format. The 2LP set remains one of Springsteen's starkest studio albums, recalling "The Ghost of Tom Joad" a decade earlier.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
21 February
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Nora Jane Struthers/ ‘Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words’/ Independent
Struthers returns with Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words, a new collection of songs written by Struthers and recorded while she was eight months pregnant with her daughter Annabell. After realizing her dream of becoming a mother, Struthers’ new work begins to consider what it all means for her future as an artist and touring musician.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
21 February
Bruce Springsteen/ ‘Live In Dublin’ (Vinyl Release)/ Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings
'Live In Dublin' (2007) will be released on vinyl for the first time ever, a 2LP snapshot of Bruce Springsteen's work with The Sessions Band, including classic folk songs popularized by Pete Seeger and radically rearranged versions of Bruce Springsteen favorites.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
21 February
Kandace Springs – Blue Whale (LA, CA)
During this spring run, the accomplished artist previews selections off her upcoming LP, The Women Who Raised Me. Produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock) — who produced Springs’ 2016 debut, Soul Eyes — The Women Who Raised Me is a tribute album to the musicians who most impacted her music, stylings, and journey, featuring renditions of songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
21 February
Bruce Springsteen/ ‘Live in New York City’ (Vinyl Release)/ Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings
'Live In New York City' (2001) arrives on 3LPs for the first time since its original pressing. The set chronicles Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's much-anticipated reunion tour, recorded over two nights at Madison Square Garden in the summer of 2000.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
21 February
Joe Hisaishi/ ‘Dream Songs: The Essential Joe Hisaishi’/ Decca Gold
The collection celebrates Hisaishi’s diverse and distinguished catalog of compositions spanning his nearly 40-year career, including selections from Miyazaki classics ‘Spirited Away,’ ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ and more, as well as recordings never before released in the US.
Contact: Grace Fleisher
21 February
Bruce Springsteen/ ’18 Tracks’ (Vinyl Release)/ Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings
'18 Tracks' (1999) is coming to vinyl for the first time in over 20 years. The 2LP set features rarities like the original "Born In The U.S.A." demo and exclusive songs "Trouble River," a 1999 re-recording of "The Promise" and Springsteen's original version of "The Fever," made famous by Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes.
Contact: Max Lefkowitz
22 February
Aoife O’Donovan – Town Hall (NYC)
The Americana Awards-winning folk musician is back following her first GRAMMY win (with I’m With Her) with a new release (Bull Frogs Croon (and Other Songs), her first in four years and a collaboration with a string quartet set to Oregon’s late Poet Laureate, Peter Sears. Her extensive tour will take her across the US.
22 February
Kandace Springs – Samueli Theater (Costa Mesa, CA)
During this spring run, the accomplished artist previews selections off her upcoming LP, The Women Who Raised Me. Produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock) — who produced Springs’ 2016 debut, Soul Eyes — The Women Who Raised Me is a tribute album to the musicians who most impacted her music, stylings, and journey, featuring renditions of songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
26 February
Anna Akana – Mercury Lounge (NYC)
The actress (Marvel’s Ant-Man; Comedy Central’s Corporate; Netflix’s upcoming Let It Snow), musician, filmmaker, author, and digital tour de force plays music from her debut album, Casualty, out now.
27 February
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates “Anti-Zionism Is the New Anti-Semitism” – Florence Gould Hall (NYC)
Is anti-Zionism increasingly drifting into anti-Semitism? This acclaimed nonpartisan debate series holds this discussion, in which both sides pair journalists who have worked in Israel with a political figure from the region. Arguing for the motion are New York Times columnist Bret Stephens and former Israeli Parliament member Einat Wilf. Arguing against the motion are The Atlantic contributor Peter Beinart and US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Executive Director Yousef Munayyer.
27 February
Jessi Alexander – Rockwood Music Hall (NYC)
The GRAMMY-nominated and CMA- and ACM Award-winning songwriter (Celine Dion, Miley Cyrus, Blake Shelton, Lee Brice, Scotty McCreary), and one of Nashville’s most prolific lyricists, plays Manhattan to preview her new album Decatur County Red, out March 27th. This is Alexander’s first original project since her 2014 collaboration with Sheryl Crow, Dierks Bentley, Chris & Morgane Stapleton, and Brothers Osborne.
27 February
Allen Stone – Asbury Lanes (Asbury Park, NJ)
On the heels of an adventurous karaoke tour and new album (Building Balance, out now via ATO), the R&B singer-songwriter embarks on his biggest headlining tour yet. “I'm pumped to showcase Building Balance the way it was intended,” says Stone, “with a live band, for a live audience.” Stone also will be performing on the TODAY show on December 4th, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 9th.
28 February
Real Estate/ ‘The Main Thing’/ Domino
Across the 13 interrogative tracks – as full of depth, strangeness, and contradictions as they are lifting hooks – the band balances existential, environmental, and political anxieties with fatherly sentiments, self-satirizing lyrics, forever-lively guitar lines, and shimmering strings.
Contact: Greg Jakubik
28 February
Trixie Mattel – Webster Hall (NYC)
The “Trixie Mattel: Grown Up” tour takes the pop culture icon, groundbreaking country artist, and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner on her first full-band tour. These shows will now feature Trixie playing guitar and Autoharp as she blends her deranged humor with her serious musical chops.
29 February
Illiterate Light – The Basement East (Nashville)
While touring with Rainbow Kitten Surprise and The Head And The Heart, Jake Cochran (stand-up drum kit) and Jeff Gorman (guitar, loops, synth tones) have been winning over crowds with their “hypnotic” (Billboard) performances and “electrifying” (Uproxx) stage presence. Despite being one of the festival’s earliest acts, they even received a standing ovation at Newport Folk Fest. They now headline this 2020 tour following the release of their self-titled debut on Atlantic.
29 February
Sarah Harmer – Joe’s Pub (NYC)
The award-winning songwriter and environmentalist plays her first tour in a decade in honor of her new album, Are You Gone (February 21st via Arts & Crafts). Harmer’s first full body of work in ten years is a darker, edged-out evolution of the “razor-sharp songwriting chops” (NPR Music) and “plainly hooky” (Rolling Stone) melodies that earned her debut album, You Were Here, unanimous praise in 2000.
29 February
Allen Stone – Brooklyn Steel (Brooklyn, NY)
On the heels of an adventurous karaoke tour and new album (Building Balance, out now via ATO), the R&B singer-songwriter embarks on his biggest headlining tour yet. “I'm pumped to showcase Building Balance the way it was intended,” says Stone, “with a live band, for a live audience.” Stone also will be performing on the TODAY show on December 4th, and Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 9th.