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BMI Announces Line-Up for 27th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival
by Michael Major - March 07, 2023 Over the years, this highly anticipated festival has become a breeding ground for new talent and one of the most sought-after invites within the Nashville songwriting community. Notable Key West Songwriter Festival alums include Luke Combs, Florida Georgia Line, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Cole S...
John Calvin Abney Announces 2022 Tour Dates Ahead of New Album 'Tourist'
by Michael Major - July 12, 2022 Acclaimed singer-songwriter John Calvin Abney has is set to embark on a lengthy 2022 tour in support of his highly-anticipated new album Tourist. The trek will kick off on Tuesday, July 12 in Houston, Texas as Abney begins a month-long slot as support for Hanson's Red Green Blue 2022 Tour. Check out...
John Calvin Abney Releases New Single 'Watch Me Go (Back In Time)'
by Michael Major - July 08, 2022 Acclaimed singer-songwriter John Calvin Abney has released his new single 'Watch Me Go (Back In Time)', the final pre-release single from his highly-anticipated new album Tourist. Filmed and edited by Rahul Chakraborty, the engaging, colorful clip also marks Abney's first directing credit. Watch the...
VIDEO: Carissa Johnson Releases 'Tourist' Music Video
by Michael Major - April 01, 2022 The “Tourist” single was written by Carissa Johnson, produced, recorded and mixed by Benny Grotto at Mad Oak Studios, mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering, and features Tanya Venom on guitar, Carissa Johnson on bass, Carissa Johnson and Benny Grotto on keyboard, Ryan Manning ...
Elliah Heifetz Releases Acclaimed New Album 'First Generation American'
by Michael Major - April 01, 2022 The album, First Generation American, is out now, and it’s a perfect summary of something that’s taken Heifetz down a rough road to learn: the stranger it is to listeners that he plays country music, the more right it feels. In this nation of immigrants, this patchwork quilt of a million differences...
Waxahatchee Releases Extended Edition of 'Saint Cloud'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 29, 2021 It was a reminder that better times will indeed return one day and it was the record so many of us needed, released at exactly the time we needed it the most. ...
TOURIST Unleashes New Single 'SIREN'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 30, 2020 Tourist proudly releases his new single “Siren”. With its pulsing programming and downtempo, the single’s ambient sounds are imbued with a serenity that’s easy to get lost in....
Gilligan Moss Releases New Single 'Ultraparadiso'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 20, 2020 Chicago-bred musicians Gilligan Moss have unveiled their new single 'Ultraparadíso', out August 20 via Foreign Family Collective....
Two Door Cinema Club Release LOST SONGS (FOUND) EP
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 05, 2020 Two Door Cinema Club have today released 'Lost Songs (Found)', a seven-track EP of rarities and B-sides from the band's early career. The EP Includes the previously unheard 'Tiptoes', a lost demo tape originally intended to feature on their platinum-selling debut album Tourist History....
2020 SandJam Presented By Pepsi Canceled
by A.A. Cristi - March 17, 2020 Following President Trump's declaration of a national emergency and under directives from the State of Florida and Panama City Beach City Council, the 2020 SandJam Presented by Pepsi has been canceled. The 3rd annual rock music festival was set to draw the biggest crowds to the beach yet, with ticke...
Maddie and Tae Reveal Sophomore Album 'The Way It Feels'
by Abigail Charpentier - February 04, 2020 As PLATINUM-selling duo Maddie & Tae are “riding a gust of momentum” (PEOPLE) following an explosive 2019 unveiling new music that is “drenched in raw, vulnerable emotion” (American Songwriter), the pair continues to fill-in pages of their expansive journey, revealing details today of their highly-a...
Axel Flovent Makes US Live Debut
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 13, 2020 After a string of successful singles and EPs, rising Icelandic singer-songwriter Axel Flóvent makes his US live debut opening for Radical Face, Ben Cooper's musical project. The tour that begins on January 21 in Phoenix and ends on March 15 in Atlanta, includes two dates at LA's famed venue The Tro...
UK's Tourist Releases 'Kin' From Upcoming Album
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 07, 2019 Today, UK-based GRAMMY winning producer and composer Tourist (William Phillips) is releasing “Kin,' the final single from his new album (and second of 2019) Wild which is out on 18 October via Monday Records [pre-save / pre-order]....
Hozier Releases Amazon Original ALMOST (SWEET MUSIC) Tourist Remix
by Tori Hartshorn - July 19, 2019 Today, Hozier is releasing an Amazon Original Remix by Tourist of “Almost (Sweet Music)” available to stream and purchase only on Amazon Music....
Reggae Sumfest 2019 Launched In New York City
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 19, 2019 Reggae Sumfest, the greatest reggae show on earth, had its New York launch on April 17 in Brooklyn at Bogart House in East Williamsburg. Reggae aficionados, industry icons, tastemakers, the Diaspora community and sponsors converged at the trendy spot. Bronx restaurant Ultimate Jerk provided a fine f...
Tourist Drops New Album EVERYDAY Today
by Tori Hartshorn - February 15, 2019 Today, Tourist celebrates the release of his second album Everyday. In support of his new record, Will Phillips aka Tourist will be heading back to North American shores starting next week for appearances in Boston, Chicago, New York, Seattle and the run ends at San Francisco's Noisepop and San Dieg...
UK Producer Tourist Returns with New Single 'Apollo'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 21, 2018 Today, UK-based Grammy winning producer and composer Tourist (William Phillips) returns with his new single “Apollo.' The single artwork was shot by acclaimed British photographer Nigel Shafran who has directed a video for the song as well, which will be revealed shortly. “Apollo” follows Tourist's ...
The Roots, Elle King, Dustin Lynch And More Perform at Six Degrees to Tennessee Roots Jam
by Tori Hartshorn - September 17, 2018 On Saturday, The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development presented the Six Degrees to Tennessee Roots Jam to kick-off Tennessee Music Pathways, a statewide program designed to guide visitors to musical points of interest through an online travel-planning experience featuring hundreds of landmark...
Whistler Film Festival Announces Call for Artists for 5th Annual Music Showcase
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 11, 2018 Every great film needs great music. Today, the Whistler Film Festival (WFF) issued the call for artists to participate in the fifth consecutive WFF Music Showcase during the 2018 Festival (November 28 to December 2). The opportunity will include evening performances as well as pre-scheduled meetings...
The SAINT GEORGES International Music Festival Begins This Friday 3/2
by Macon Prickett - February 28, 2018 The French archipelago of Guadeloupe welcomes its first edition of the SAINT-GEORGES International Music Festival from Friday, March 2 through Sunday, March 4. The festival celebrates the musical heritage of Saint-Georges, a historical Guadeloupean figure of the French Revolution; a series of specta...
Iceland's SECRET SOLSTICE 2018 Announces Second Phase of Performers Including Slayer, Gucci Mane, Clean Bandit and More!
by Macon Prickett - February 20, 2018 Following on from their recent phase 1 announcement, Iceland's Secret Solstice is pleased to announce its second wave of artists with iconic metal band Slayer who are on their Final World Tour, rapper Gucci Mane, and electro-pop group Clean Bandit who are all playing in Iceland for the first time. N...
SUSS To Release GHOST BOX on 2/2
by Tori Hartshorn - January 11, 2018 SUSS To Release GHOST BOX on 2/2...
Over 30 Caribbean Artists Join Hurricane Relief Concert in Jamaica
by Caryn Robbins - November 08, 2017 With more than 30 bold-faced names in Caribbean music expected to perform, the historic benefit concert Caribbean Love Now JAMATHON is set to take place at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica on November 22, 2017....
UK Based Tourist Announces 4-Track 'Wash' EP Release, 10/27
by Caryn Robbins - October 09, 2017 Today, UK-based producer and composer Tourist announces his 4-track Wash EP to be released on October 27th. The project is available for pre-order here. This follow up release to the 2016 debut U, features new tracks in collaboration with Swim Mountain & Esther Joy on Sleepwalking , JONES on Apart...
Record Crowds Visit 2017 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam
by Caryn Robbins - September 08, 2017 The almost-full moon was high above the stage, when headliner and Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan closed out his high-energy, crowd-pleasing set on the final night of the 2017 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam late Sunday evening.... |