Symphonic Metal Frontrunners VISIONS OF ATLANTIS to Join DRAGONFORCE on Upcoming U.S. Tour!

Symphonic Metal Frontrunners VISIONS OF ATLANTIS to Join DRAGONFORCE on Spring 2022 North American Tour

Tickets On Sale Now!

DragonForce recently announced their Spring 2022 North American tour, featuring support from Battle Beast and Seven Spires. Now, they are thrilled to be joined by renowned Austrian-French-Italian symphonic metal alliance VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, adding some seaworthy prowess to the power metal tour of the year!

See below for all dates, and get your tickets soon - available now via local venues.

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS says about the tour:

“We are more than delighted to steer our ship back over the Atlantic to North America! With new wind under our sails, we are ready to conquer!”

DragonForce guitarist Herman Li adds:

"We are so excited to welcome VISIONS OF ATLANTIS to our North American tour in March and April. We wanted to bring a huge show, with an amazing line-up and crazy production. VISIONS OF ATLANTIS brings a ton of energy to the stage, and they're incredible musicians. We can't wait to get on the road with them!"

DragonForce North American Tour Dates

w/ Battle Beast, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS & Seven Spires:

Mar. 7, 2022 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory *

Mar. 8, 2022 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory *

Mar. 9, 2022 - Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post *

Mar. 10, 2022 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre *

Mar. 11, 2022 - Seattle, WA - Neptune *

Mar. 13, 2022 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom *

Mar. 15, 2022 - Calgary, AB - Palace Theater *

Mar. 16, 2022 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall *

Mar. 18, 2022 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory *

Mar. 19, 2022 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex *

Mar. 20, 2022 - Denver, CO - Oriental Theater

Mar. 22, 2022 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater

Mar. 23, 2022 - St. Louis, MO - Red Flag

Mar. 24, 2022 - Milwaukee, WI - Rave II

Mar. 25, 2022 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

Mar. 26, 2022 - Chicago, IL - Metro

Mar. 27, 2022 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrews Hall

Mar. 29, 2022 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Piere's

Mar. 30, 2022 - Toronto, ON - Opera House

Mar. 31, 2022 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre

Apr. 1, 2022 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial Bell

Apr. 2, 2022 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium

Apr. 3, 2022 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza

Apr. 5, 2022 - Reading, PA - Reverb

Apr. 6, 2022 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theater

Apr. 7, 2022 - Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage

Apr. 8, 2022 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theater

Apr. 9, 2022 - Greensboro, NC - Arizona Petes

Apr. 10, 2022 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Heaven)

Apr. 12, 2022 - Tampa, FL - Orpheum

Apr. 13, 2022 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution

Apr. 15, 2022 - Dallas, TX - Amplified Live

Apr. 16, 2022 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live

Apr. 17, 2022 - Austin, TX - Come And Take It Live

Apr. 19, 2022 - Mesa, AZ - Nile Theater

Apr. 20, 2022 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues

Apr. 22, 2022 - Los Angeles, CA - Belasco Theater

Apr. 23, 2022 - Berkeley, CA - UC Theater

* = without Battle Beast

Following the release of their latest chart-breaking highlight, the live Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague-backed Album/Blu-Ray/DVD, A Symphonic Journey to Remember, and the more than successful studio album, Wanderers (#17 UK, #30 US, #39 DE), the symphonic metal alliance offers their musical and lyrical journey across the untamed seas along a powerful path towards self-discovery and takes your mind to another sonic dimension once again. Don't miss this unforgettable live experience and dive into astonishing, infinite soundscapes of symphonic metal with VISIONS OF ATLANTIS!

Prepare for maritime magic with VISIONS OF ATLANTIS and watch the

“A Journey To Remember” Official Video

In 2019, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS realized their dream of captioning their symphonic experience at the highest level. Supported by the orchestral accompaniment of the Bohemian Symphony Orchestra Prague for the very first time, the quintet captivated the audience once again with their impressive headline set at last year’s BANG YOUR HEAD!!! festival. This unique experience is captured on Blu-Ray/DVD and audio formats – 17 atmospheric tracks guide listeners and viewers through the unparalleled, powerful discography of VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. The outstanding symbiosis of Clémentine Delauney’s and Michele Guaitoli’s vocals, accompanied by the band’s breathtaking soundscapes and impressive scenery, will guide fans through the deep valleys of the untamed seas.

This unforgettable live experience is available as a special Blu-ray/DVD/Audio CD bundle as well as a double vinyl Gatefold, as an exclusive deluxe edition and via all audio streaming services.

Get your copy of A Symphonic Journey To Remember NOW:

This unique experience is available in the following formats:

- Blu-Ray / DVD / CD Digipak, vertical format

- Blu-Ray / DVD / CD Digipak, vertical format + Shirt Bundle

- 2 LP Vinyl Gatefold Black + DVD

- 2 LP Vinyl Gatefold Splatter Blue/White (incl. DVD)

- Deluxe Fan Gym Bag (incl. Flag, Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Digipak Bundle + signed Booklet, VIP Pass & Lanyard)

- digital via all audio platforms

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS are:

Clémentine Delauney - Vocals

Michele Guaitoli - Vocals

Christian Douscha - Guitar

Herbert Glos - Bass

Thomas Caser - Drums

For more information on VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, visit:

FACEBOOK | SPOTIFY | INSTAGRAM | NAPALM RECORDS

About VISIONS OF ATLANTIS:

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS is an Austrian-French-Italian symphonic metal band formed in August 2000 in the beautiful town of Bruck an der Mur. Since the beginning, VISIONS OF ATLANTIS have featured harmonies of male and female vocals, making them extraordinary and distinctive from other bands of the genre.

London synthpop artist Rodney Cromwell releases 'Memory Box' EP with remixes by MOOD TAEG (Düsseldorf / Shanghai) & UK synthwavers AUW

"Rodney Cromwell's music belongs to the future" ~ NME

"This music is based on our common human experience, with all its joys, quirks and misgivings. A brilliant track – thank you Rodney Cromwell. We’ll take a dish of your cool-flowing retro synth delight with pleasure" ~ THE SPILL MAGAZINE

"Yanking the mundane into the sublime. Its sweeping synths transverse a sonic landscape bridging an ancient sentiment and an almost folk instrumentation with pure hertz tone glory" ~ POST-PUNK.COM

“His new lo-fi disco laments are joyfully simple and painfully funny” ~ HUFFINGTON POST

"Makes a delightful lo-fi synthpop racket with a load of old gear and a deep appreciation of classic outfits" ~ ELECTRONIC SOUND

“A reminder of good pop tunes from a magical era” ~ LOUDER THAN WAR

London-based synthpop artist Rodney Cromwell has released his new 'Memory Box' EP, a 4-track offering that includes the original version of 'Memory Box', plus the ambient track 'Memory Stops', plus two strikingly different remixes. This is the first music Cromwell has released in 2 1/2 years.

This song about our perceptions of reality and the certainty of our memories lends to the question "How do we believe anything in a world where truth and honesty are of so little worth?"

Düsseldorf / Shanghai krautrock band MOOD TAEG offer a discordant re-interpretation reminiscent of the avant-pop of Stereolab or the European coldwave of Ladytron. The second mix, by Retrosynth Records artist AUW, is slice of dark synthwave, pitched somewhere between Kavinsky and Pye Corner Audio.

Rodney Cromwell is the nom de plume of Adam Cresswell, founding member of 1990s-2000s indie-folktronica band Saloon (who had four entries in John Peel’s Festive 50, recorded three Peel Sessions and had top 10 album of the year in The Sunday Times) and one half of electronic two-piece Arthur & Martha (praised by the likes of NME, The Guardian and Artrocker).

With minimal percussion, Rodney Cromwell's lyrics float over a bed of vintage synthesizers and effected guitar. Shunning a clean '80s synth sound, the song is almost psychedelic in outlook, reminiscent of the minimal synth of acts such as Broadcast, Pram or Silver Apples. The video, an atmospheric montage of heavily effected and distorted shots of rural Britain, was inspired by film auteurs such as Stan Brakhage and Chris Marker.

Writing and recording in his home studio in Catford, South London, Cromwell employs an old-school approach using predominantly vintage hardware. Mixed and co-produced by Richard Bennett at Acme Hall Studios (New York) and mastered by Pete Maher (U2, Goldfrapp, Paul Weller, Pixies, The Alarm), Martin J Langthorne, who also designed the album artwork, contributes guitar.

"It was one of the first songs written for the new album. At the time I was still disorientated from illness. I turned on the TV and there was Boris Johnson’s lackey, Dominic Cummings, spinning some yarn. In my post-fever state he came across like Wormtongue from Tolkein, talking about riverbanks, woods and castles while literally sitting in a perfumed rose garden like in Alice in Wonderland. I wouldn’t say that influenced me directly, but certainly my own state of brain-fog sent my writing off in a more heady and fantastical direction," explains Adam Cromwell.

"I wanted the song to have the feel of a marching clockwork toy, so the beat is really simple and metronomic with the synths doing the talking by enveloping the song."

On February 21, Rodney Cromwell will release the full-length ‘Memory Box' album, a mixture of electronic hauntological excursions, dreampop and European coldwave. Using analogue synths, drum machines with parts played almost entirely live (with minimal computer sequencing) and vocals recorded without autotune, this record conjures up an organic, albeit dream-like, world that is inspired as much by Alice in Wonderland, Franz Kafka and Anna Kavan as it is by its sonic influences such as Kraftwerk, The Cure and Stereolab. The sonic pallet of 'Memory Box' is both reassuringly familiar and completely distinctive.

Rodney Cromwell's debut LP 'Age of Anxiety' (2015) and 'Rodney's English Disco' EP (2018) have garnered Rodney Cromwell features in Electronic Sound Magazine, NME, Huffington Post, Paste, Record Collector, BBC6 Music and national RNE3 in Spain, for whom he also recorded a live session. The debut album featured in scores of Best of Lists including Electronic Sound Magazine and he was named 'Most Promising New Act' by The Electricity Club. He has appeared on compilations alongside Cavern of Anti-Matter, John Foxx, Devo, OMD, Katy Perry and other notable artists.

Rodney will be playing a handful of live dates to support the album's release. His debut festival appearance at Indietracks 2015, described as 'a spiritual experience", led to further festival appearances in the UK and in Spain, in addition to supporting artists such as Pram, Marsheaux, Death & Vanilla, Rowetta and Steve Davis. In 2020, he also performed as part of Damo Suzuki's band.

The 'Memory Box' EP is out now digitally via Happy Robots Records with distribution by Cargo Records. In mid-December, Cromwell also released 'Get Me To Prague' on 7" vinyl, which sold out in just a day. Find both of these releases on Spotify, Apple Music or obtain them directly from the artist via Bandcamp.

MEMORY BOX CREDITS
Written and recorded by Adam Cresswell
Martin J Langthorne - guitar on 'Memory Box'
Mixed and co-produced by Richard Bennett at Acme Hall Studios, New York
Mastered by Pete Maher
Album artwork by Martin J Langthorne
Remixes by Mood Taeg and AUW
Released via Happy Robots Records

Keep up with Rodney Cromwell
Website | Bandcamp | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud | YouTube | Spotify | Apple Music | Amazing Radio | Booking contact | Press contact

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Happy Robots Records to release Roman Angelos album 'Music for Underwater Supermarkets' LP. Preview lead track 'Swimming Through The Aisles'

“Insanely cheerful and groovy lounge muzak. It’s fantastic” ~ Electronic Sound

"Pretty Glorious" ~ Stewart Maconie, BBC 6 Music

"Fluid and meditative, yet so catchy - taking the best concept of elevator music to new lounge-loving heights, Roman Angelos puts the thrill in chill on what would be ideal sonic accompaniment to future modernist design" ~ Amplify Music Magazine

"A fun escapist collection of music" ~ The Electricity Club

"The whole thing sounds as though it was played with love shot through with a dash of humour... You could do far worse than treat yourself to Spacetronic Lunchbox and put a grin back on your face” ~ Freq

"Guaranteed to stick in your brain" ~ Shindig!

London-based label Happy Robots Records has announced the forthcoming release of the sophomore album 'Music for Underwater Supermarkets' by Brooklyn-based electronic artist Roman Angelos. This ten-track collection paints a sonic dreamscape where the mundane act of grocery shopping meets the future.

A dreamy aquatic meditation that is an ode to joyous childhood memories, this record was recorded live to tape, all together in one room, with most of the tracks being first takes.

Ahead of this, Roman Angelos presents the lead track 'Swimming Through The Aisles', a snaking composition in 7/4 that propels the listener through water like a diver looking for signs of life in the deep. A dark combination of 'Kind of Blue' and 50s exotica, this mysterious tune is reminiscent of modular jazz with some wriggling synths sprinkled on top.

Roman Angelos is the solo project of producer Rich Bennett, developed as a vehicle for Rich to explore his obsession with library recordings of the 60's and 70s, muzak and exotica. Exotic, dreamy, and wistful, this is the sound of a jazz sextet as channeled through synths and drum machines, creating a spacey feel.

2020’s debut for Happy Robots 'Spacetronic Lunchbox' was a burst of sonic nostalgia that boasted 11 songs in 10 minutes. It gained praise from Freq, The Electricity Club, Electronic Sound, Shindig!, as well as radio play from on BBC6 Music from Cerys Matthews and Stuart Maconie’s Freak Zone, plus Bob Fisher at BBC Tees.

Beyond the world of library electronica, Rich has been involved in a diverse group of musical projects, including the newly reunited outsider/60s proto-punk group The Shaggs, dream pop outfit Mahogany, and Brazilian funk group Limoncello, in addition to production work with Stereolab's Morgane Lhote (aka Hologram Teen).

'Music for Underwater Supermarkets' continues and extends Roman's obsession with the library and soundtrack music of the past. This time, he fuses that aesthetic with childhood memories of being pushed around in shopping carts and visiting strip malls. Vibraphones chime alongside woodwinds and vintage synthesizers, creating an immersive sound that feels exotic and smooth.

"This record is very near and dear to my heart because it is filled with so many personal childhood memories. A lot of the musical ideas and vibe are drawn from aural memories I had while shopping with my parents when I was younger," says Rich Bennett.

"The underwater idea came to me while I started working on the tunes - so much of the writing seemed to have this hazy yet buoyant quality, and the idea of placing a supermarket underwater seemed to give the music both a bit of whimsy and seriousness. Which I’d say I always try and straddle".

Produced by Rich Bennett at Acme Hall Studios in Brooklyn, this album was recorded by Colin Marston (Jarboe, Sailors With Wax Wings) and mastered by Justin Colletti (Soundpool, Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis, Dead Leaf Echo).

As of January 12, 'Swimming Through The Aisles' will be available across online stores and streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music. 'Music for Underwater Supermarkets' will be released on January 28 with distribution by Cargo Records, available digitally and on green vinyl. Limited to 200 copies, it was pressed at Deepgrooves, rated as the "greenest vinyl pressing plant in the world" due to their eco-friendly vinyl pressing policies. The album can be pre-ordered via Bandcamp.

SINGLE CREDITS
Album produced by Rich Bennett at Acme Hall Studios, Brooklyn
Recorded by Colin Marston
Mixed by Rich Bennett
Mastered by Justin Colletti
Franck Picarazzi - Vibraphone
Rich Bennett - Bass
Matt Filler - Guitar
Tim Byrnes - trumpet
Patrick Wolff - flute
Photography by Michael Bennett
Released by Happy Robots
Distribution by Cargo Records
Catalogue: Bot30
Video by Jenn Grossman

Keep up with Roman Angelos
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Ring in the New Year with your SOULMATES! MANDOKI SOULMATES is hosting a live stream on YouTube, January 15, 2022

Ring in the New Year with your SOULMATES!
MANDOKI SOULMATES is hosting a live stream on YouTube, January 15, 2022.
Hang with the band for their global Zoom meet-up, then watch the premiere of
a magnificent new concert film from the SOULMATES for free.

To thank our dedicated followers in the prog-rock and jazz-rock communities for their support in these days of cancelled concerts and shuttered venues, we MANDOKI SOULMATES are reaching out with a live global streaming event on January 15, 2022 (3pm NYC time; 21:00 Berlin time). Our music-loving supporters have continued to inspire our creativity through these uncertain times for musicians and for the world, and we want to express our gratitude by hosting this event with band members in a live Zoom hang-out, followed by streaming a never-before-seen sumptuous concert film from our electrifying open-air Budapest performance in August 2021.

Join us for the Zoom meet-up and video premiere on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DOWVpz0CwtE(times noted above).

During the band meet-up, we’ll update everyone on what we’ve been doing musically and personally in these trying times, and preview exciting new and upcoming releases from band members, such as the new Jethro Tull album from Ian Anderson. In the first days of real pandemic lockdown in 2020, Ian, Leslie, and members of the SOULMATES created a song for charity celebrating front-line workers, “We Say, Thank You” https://youtu.be/l0Y6XFZw7Hk.

In the upcoming streaming event, the two-and-a-half hour concert video premiere includes the brilliant prog-rock suite “Hungarian Pictures,” and while the concert was attended by 30,000 people, this high-end concert film brings you into the music and performances in ways that are only possible in this audio-visual medium. You won’t want to miss it—it’s free and not available anywhere else—our way of saying a special thank you to our amazing audience.

The MANDOKI SOULMATES, once described by the late Soulmate Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) as “one of the best bands in the world,” are the “Super-Group” musicians surrounding singer, drummer, and songwriter Leslie Mandoki, who has worked as a producer for Disney masterpieces and with greats like Lionel Ritchie, Phil Collins, and Chaka Khan, among many others.

In addition to Leslie, the MANDOKI SOULMATES include: Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull), John Helliwell (Supertramp), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s EB), Bobby Kimball (Toto), Nick van Eede (Cutting Crew), Al Di Meola, Jesse Siebenberg (Supertramp), Cory Henry, Mike Stern, Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, Tony Carey, Richard Bona, Julia Mandoki, Peter Maffay, Till Brönner, David Clayton Thomas (Blood Sweat & Tears), and Klaus Doldinger.

Playing together in the MANDOKI SOULMATES band, these luminaries have been writing and producing new original music for 30 years. Founding band members include Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, Jack Bruce of Cream, and Al Di Meola; collectively they have earned 35 Grammys and sold over 350 million records.

The band’s latest album, “Utopia For Realists,” defines itself as sophisticated and mature new music that combines the intellectual and artistic essence of British prog rock with the virtuosic brilliance of New York's jazz-rock and fusion scene.
But let's hear what some American music journalists are saying:

Raymond Shasho:
“The new Mandoki Soulmates album Utopia for Realists is a modern-day musical masterpiece. A magnificent production of masterful compositions.
The instrumentation is bold and surreal with strong implications of European and perhaps Arabic musical flair. ‘Return to Budapest’ is a 15:27 breathtaking and uplifting song that travels in many musical genre directions. The song's beginnings feature legendary voices: Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears). Although the instrumentation is intricate, the message is straightforward... ‘LET THE MUSIC SHOW YOU THE WAY!’ The tracks ‘Return to Budapest’ and ‘The Torch’ could easily be Top 40 hits! ‘The Torch,’ also released as a single, is a beautiful composition about placing our hopes for the future on our young ... ‘be brave, be strong, be hungry - pass on THE TORCH!’
(https://youtu.be/RE2Un-9h5XA)
… all are gorgeous songs written with perfection…
Five Stars for Utopia for Realists by The Mandoki Soulmates...
A brilliantly orchestrated musical performance with a perception of perseverance, tenacity and a greater good for all mankind.”

Nick Tate:
“He’s one of the most accomplished artists you’ve probably never heard of, he’s collaborated with everybody who’s anybody in British prog circles, American jazz-fusion legends, and even world-beat luminaries. Cream’s Jack Bruce compared him to Duke Ellington. Al Di Meola calls him the ‘Hungarian Quincy Jones.’ Greg Lake deemed his band ‘probably the best in the world.’ Ian Anderson says he’s the ‘master chef in the kitchen, mixing all of these exotic spices and mystical musical influences.’
Leslie Mandoki has worked with a ‘Who's Who’ of British prog and American jazz-fusion legends. If you’ve ever wondered what it might sound like with Al Di Meola guesting with Yes, Ian Anderson fronting Return to Forever, or King Crimson scoring Igor Stravinsky for rock orchestra, Mandoki Soulmates music just might be your cup of prog tea.”

Mistress Carrie:
“Leslie Mandoki is a perfect example of what is possible in life! He is doing what he was born to do, and loving every minute of it. We could all use a little bit more of that in this world. Check out the Mandoki Soulmates, and Utopia for Realists, you'll be glad you did!”

Listen to the new visual album here:
https://mandokisoulmates.lnk.to/UtopiaForRealists-HungarianPictures

During the Covid-related lockdown in March 2021, the MANDOKI SOULMATES decided it was time to give back to their audience and joined together for their first, highly successful online concert from around the world to celebrate music as the greatest unifier against division. The result, titled “Music Is The Greatest Unifier!” premiered on YouTube on March 26, 2021 and has since been seen by more than five million people through broadcasts on ARD, Germany's largest television network, and various other third party broadcasters including BR, WDR, hr, and SWR.
You can watch it here:
https://youtu.be/gDDpdhuC4Rg

What could be more appropriate than to unite through music in these uncertain times, to stick together, and to repeat the success of “Music Is The Greatest Unifier?”

Looking forward to seeing you all!
Let us bridge the gap around the world!

MANDOKI SOULMATES online
https://utopiaforrealists.mandoki-soulmates.com
https://www.youtube.com/MandokiSoulmates
https://www.facebook.com/mandoki.soulmates
https://www.instagram.com/themandokisoulmates/

Eccentric Folk Metal Icons TROLLFEST Release New Single “Dance Like a Pink Flamingo”

Entering this year’s Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix!

Iconic folk metal outfit TROLLFEST are back! After releasing their Napalm Records debut EP, Happy Heroes, the kings of Norwegian Balkan metal return with their new single, “Dance Like a Pink Flamingo” (Radio Edit), delivering an electrifying new track full of K.A.O.S. and over-the-top TROLLFEST madness – in full “pink flamingo” mode! The single will also be their entry for the Melodi Grand Prix, where the winner gets the chance to compete for Norway in the legendary Eurovison Song Contest.

Following millions of cross-platform streams and performances at the likes of Wacken Open Air, 70,000 Tons Of Metal and Summer Breeze, TROLLFEST return with what might just be their zaniest hit yet! On “Dance Like a Pink Flamingo (Radio Edit)”, TROLLFEST jovially invites fans to shake their tail-feathers like there’s no tomorrow, quickly careening into a slamming, energetic jaunt rife with folk instrumentation, pummeling drums and gritty screams aplenty!

TROLLFEST on “Dance Like a Pink Flamingo”:

“Greetings to all!!! It is finally time to share the big news we have been hinting at. First, foremost and immediately noteworthy, our new single is out, it is called "Dance like a Pink Flamingo" and you should check it out a couple of times each day until the end of time in our opinion.

Secondly (although this does entail a few firsts for us) we are going to be on TV! Mainly in Norway but it is on the state channel none the less because we are participating in this year's Melody Grand Prix!! Needless to say we are extremly honored, pleased and excited! We also want to be winners so if you could all vote for us three times each (that is the allowed number) we would be super duper happy! This will be broadcast live on NRK TV on Saturday January 15.

Thirdly, but perhaps most importantly, our new single is from our new album, it is completely finished and more information on that will follow... For now, we would love it if you all help us make everybody dance like a pink flamingo!

And vote to make us winners. We really want to win music!!!”

Watch the music video for “Dance Like a Pink Flamingo”

TROLLFEST are currently finishing up their new album, planned for a 2022 release via Napalm Records. Get ready for loads of K.A.O.S.!

TROLLFEST is:

John Espen Sagstad (Mr.Seidel) - Guitar

Fabian Jiru (Grimdrap Glutenfri Fleskeng) - Guitar

Jostein Austvik (Trollmannen) - Vocals

Eirik Renton (TrollBANK) - Drums/Vocals

Kai Renton (Fjernkontrollet) - Synth/Accordion

Dag Stiberg (DrekkaDag) - Saxophone

Øyvind Erik Strønen Johannesen (Lodd Bolt) - Bass/Vocals

Bjørn Dugstad Rønnow (Kjellkje) - Drums/Vocals

DANCE WITH THE DEAD Release New Studio Album! 'Driven To Madness' - Out Now!

California-based Electronic music duo DANCE WITH THE DEAD have released their sixth studio album, 'Driven To Madness', today on all major streaming/digital platforms! The new record features ten tracks of dynamic, riff-forward thrills that provide the ultimate soundtrack for fans of the group's John Carpenter-inspired sound, along with a guest feature from the aforementioned Carpenter and his son Cody on the opening track "March of the Dead". 'Driven To Madness' was first announced in late 2021, and features the lead-off single "Sledge".

Speaking about their newest studio offering, DWTD comments, "This record has all the elements that define this band but with more intensity and energy. Big drums, big synths, and big and heavy guitar riffs. From start to finish, it goes in fifth gear. We're really excited for everyone to finally hear it!"

STREAM/BUY 'Driven To Madness'

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id1599452600?ls=1&app=itunes

Apple Music: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1599452600

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3kZ1FQTWCVrz37jwXWBjT5?si=G7EH5vKKStq5XXb6GOShAA

Bandcamp: https://dancewiththedead.bandcamp.com/

The generous offerings from Dance With The Dead don't end there. Fans who remember the lost "Bring Out The Dead" 2020 tour will be pleased to learn that DWTD and Magic Sword are joining forces once again to embark on a US co-headlining run this Spring! See below for a complete list of dates.

DANCE WITH THE DEAD

North American 2022 Tour w/ MAGIC SWORD

March 23 - Denver, CO @ The Oriental Theater

March 24 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge

March 25 - Boise, ID @ The Knitting Factory (Treefort Festival)

March 27 - Missoula, MT @ The Show Room at the ZACC

March 29 - Calgary, AB @ Dickens

March 30 - Edmonton, AB @ The Starlite Room

April 2 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre

April 4 - St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club

April 5 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon

April 6 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge

April 7 - St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag

April 8 - Columbus, OH @ Skully's

April 9 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Thunderbird Music Hall

April 10 - Cleveland, OH @ Mahall's

April 12 - Detroit, MI @ The Loving Touch

April 13 - Toronto, ON @ The Axis Club

April 14 - Ottawa, ON @ Brass Monkey

April 15 - Montreal. QC @ Les Foufounes Electrique

April 16 - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial Bell

April 18 - Boston, MA @ The Sinclair

April 19 - Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts

April 20 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge

April 22 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

April 23 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall

April 24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade

April 26 - Orlando, FL @ The Abbey

April 27 - Tampa. FL @ Crowbar

April 29 - Houston, TX @ The Secret Group

April 30 - Austin, TX @ Empire Garage

May 1 - Dallas, TX @ Amplified Live

May 4 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge

May 5 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex

May 6 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick

May 7 - Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone

May 8 - Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield Trading Post

May 11 - Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre

May 13 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom

May 14 - Spokane, WA @ Lucky You Lounge

May 15 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

About DANCE WITH THE DEAD

DANCE WITH THE DEAD is an electronic-based music duo by Justin Pointer and Tony Kim. Inspired by retrospective movies and music from the ’60s, ’70s, and '80s, their sound reflects heavily on analog synthesizer sounds and early heavy metal guitars. They released their debut record “Out of Body” on October 31st, 2013 to great reviews in the synth, metal, and EDM communities alike. As of late 2019, the duo has toured alongside acts such as Devin Townsend, Avatar, and Dragonforce as well as headlined shows in the USA, Canada, France, Belgium, Germany, Iceland, Russia, Belarus, Riga, Talin, Scotland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Ukraine. DANCE WITH THE DEAD’s sixth full-length album, 'Driven to Madness', will see a January 10th, 2022 release, and features a special guest appearance from John Carpenter and his son Cody Carpenter.

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OAK Signs to Season of Mist

Season of Mist is proud to announce the signing Portuguese death doom duo OAK, featuring the guitarist of GAEREA. The band will release their sophomore full-length later this year.

OAK comments on the signing: "Back when we first started, we wanted to trace the path of a true giant. Today, following its marks carved into the ground, we have come further than we ever imagined. We came face to face with a colossus and, looking up, we now know what 'giant' really means. From now on, OAK is a Season of Mist artist and we are set to release our second album this year."

For a glimpse of what to expect, listen to OAK's debut album, 'Lone,' via Bandcamp here.

Genre: death / doom metal

OAK churn out scintillating death/doom metal that's expansive and harrowing. 'Lone' is their debut full length and yet the songwriting is accomplished, as if this is what they were meant to be doing all along. There's nothing forced here - the music oscillates between the pensive, slow parts to the cathartic, faster ones with relative ease, almost intuitively. The texture of the music does full justice to it all, enhancing the feelings of despair, helplessness and fear.

Lineup:
Guilherme Henriques - Vocals/Guitars
Pedro Soares - Drums

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/OAKDOOM
https://www.instagram.com/oak_officialbandpage/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp_xtwetsv2ZTMow2kmfEOQ
https://oakdoom.bandcamp.com/

Michael Ray Earns Fourth No. 1 Single with "Whiskey And Rain"

Lead Single from Higher Education Marks Hitmaker’s Fourth No. 1
as Song Surpasses 100 Million On-Demand Streams

At age 8, Michael Ray’s grandfather taught him his first guitar chords. Listening nonstop to Merle Haggard and George Jones as a kid, he fell in love with intricate stories sung by legends. Determined to make his own distinct contributions to the genre, Ray made a mission of sharing his deep appreciation for traditional Country music while pushing the format forward, leading to his fourth No. 1 single “Whiskey And Rain.”

“I owe this one to the fans who love Country music just as much as I do,” shares the Florida-native. “I knew when I first heard this song, it embodied everything I love about Country music, and I hoped people would find it as relatable and personal as I do.

“The support for ‘Whiskey And Rain’ has been so overwhelming and exciting,” Ray continues, “I can’t think of a better way to gear up for 2022 than this: celebrating with a song that’s so special to me.”

Written by Josh Thompson and Jesse Frasure and released as the lead single from his seven-song collection Higher Education, “Whiskey And Rain” quickly garnered attention from critics, with Rolling Stone dubbing the track as “equal parts Ronnie Milsap and Gary Allan” featuring “a mix of the piano man’s Eighties swing and the Nineties lonesomeness of Allan’s Smoke Rings in the Dark,” while Billboard called it “a throwback to brooding songs from the ‘80s and ‘90s” with “solid production by Ross Copperman highlighting Ray’s vulnerable delivery.”

The track also caught the ear of critic Grady Smith, who shared “Whiskey And Rain” as his No. 2 pick in “The 10 Best Hit Country Songs of 2021,” noting that the “fresh, radio-friendly, modern but still a little bit traditional country production” made him “take a second look at Ray and think maybe there’s more to what this guy wants to say musically.”

On Higher Education, “Ray found a refuge in the mere act of making music that tells his imperfect story, a story that so many people in this world can certainly relate to during these crazy days,” PEOPLE observes, while American Songwriter emphasizes “Higher Education is shaped by the muse of the man Ray hopes to be, and the lessons he’s learned along the way…inviting his listeners into his world, pulling back the curtain on who he is off the stage.”

Currently in the Top 10 on the Country On-Demand Streaming chart, Ray celebrates the song’s success with the release of “Whiskey And Rain (Acoustic).” Listen to the song HERE.

Ray has garnered over 1 billion global streams, over 650,000 album equivalents and over 100 million YouTube views. Along with his four No. 1 singles, Ray has a total of five RIAA certifications: Platinum-certified “Think A Little Less,” and Gold-certified songs “Her World or Mine,” “One That Got Away,” “Get To You” and “Kiss You in the Morning.”

About Michael Ray
For Michael Ray, music is his grandfather singing and sweating on a rural Florida stage. It’s the childhood refuge he found during the pain of his parents’ divorce. It’s family and stories, history and hope. Ray says music saved him, but it did even more: Music made him. In five short years, Ray has built an impressive foundation: four No. 1 songs – RIAA Platinum-certified “Think a Little Less,” RIAA Gold-certified “Kiss You in the Morning,” RIAA Gold-certified “One That Got Away” and “Whiskey And Rain” – plus “Get to You” and “Her World or Mine,” brings his tally to four Gold-certified singles. The poignant “Her World or Mine” from his sophomore album Amos also produced a video that has captured more than 27 million YouTube views since its debut. Now, two hit albums into that all-too-rare blend of critically acclaimed and commercially successful career, Ray has released Higher Education, a seven-song collection produced by GRAMMY-nominated producer Ross Copperman. Proof that heartbroken wallowing can feel good if it swings, “Whiskey And Rain” has garnered over 104 million streams, cementing Ray as the ideal bridge between vintage country cool and modern country’s best sounds. Learn more about Ray at MichaelRayMusic.com or follow him on Instagram and Twitter @MichaelRayMusic and Facebook.com/MusicMichaelRay.

Chaos & Carnage Tour 2022 Co-Headlined By Suicide Silence and Carnifex

Chaos & Carnage Tour 2022

Tour Dates and Line Up Announced

Co-Headlined By Suicide Silence and Carnifex

With Special Guests Lorna Shore, Upon A Burning Body,

AngelMaker and Distant

General Ticket On-Sale: Friday, January 14 at 10AM Local Time

ChaosAndCarnage.com

The CHAOS & CARNAGE TOUR has announced their 2022 return to the road after two previous successful runs in 2018 and 2019. Co-Headlined by deathcore titans Suicide Silence and Carnifex, the tour will also feature a selection of the very best bands from the world of modern metal with Lorna Shore, Upon A Burning Body, AngelMaker and Distant rounding out the line-up. Tickets for the CHAOS & CARNAGE TOUR go on general sale on Friday, January 14th at 10am local time from ChaosAndCarnage.com.

Produced by industry visionaries Jason Malhoyt of Imperial Artist Management and JJ Cassiere of renowned booking agency 33 and West, the CHAOS & CARNAGE TOUR is now in its third year and has quickly garnered a reputation for showcasing the very best big-name, established acts from the world of extreme metal, whilst also supporting incredible new talent by providing them with a platform to play in front of larger crowds. Previous years have featured the likes of Whitechapel, Dying Fetus, Revocation, Spite, Winds of Plague, and more with most shows selling out ahead of time.

SUICIDE SILENCE guitarist and founding member, Chris Garza shares:

“For over 2 decades it’s been deeply humbling to see how far the genre has come. CHAOS & CARNAGE brings to you the best of the best from multiple generations. It’s an honor to still be here, sharing the stage with Carnifex and the rest of these amazing bands. STOKED. ”

CARNIFEX frontman, Scott Lewis informs us:

“Co headlining Chaos & Carnage with Suicide Silence and joined by some of the most brutal bands around is truly exciting for us. We have a massive set planned and can’t wait to lose our minds with you at these shows!”

The CHAOS & CARNAGE TOUR will begin on Friday, May 6th in Sacramento, CA, the home state of both SUICIDE SILENCEand CARNIFEX and will hit a further 21 cities across the US before ending back in California for two final shows in Anaheim, CA, and finally an unforgettable night in Los Angeles, CA on June 4th.

Tickets will be available for general sale on Friday, January 14th from 10am local, with VIP Package Upgrades available on Friday, January 21st at 10AM local over at ChaosAndCarnage.com.

This iteration of the CHAOS & CARNAGE TOUR is set to be the biggest and most brutal yet, miss it at your peril!

Find Suicide Silence Online Here

Find Carnifex Online Here

Find Lorna Shore Online Here

Find Upon A Burning Body Online Here

Find AngelMaker Online Here

Find Distant Online Here

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NEW VIDEO ALERT! SPIRITS OF FIRE - "INTO THE MIRROR"

NEW ALBUM "EMBRACE THE UNKNOWN" OUT FEBRUARY 18, 2022

FEATURING NEW VOCALIST FABIO LIONE (ANGRA, EX-RHAPSODY OF FIRE)

Ready for another stormin' track from Spirits Of Fire? Please enjoy the second single & video, 'Into The Mirror' from their upcoming album, "Embrace The Unknown!

Chris Caffery, Steve Di Giorgio, and Mark Zonder are joined by new vocalist, Fabio Lione for "Embrace The Unknown". Out February 18th on CD/LP/Digital.

https://orcd.co/embrace (Please note, vinyl release date is March 18th.)

LINE-UP:

Fabio Lione - Vocals

Christopher Caffery - Guitars

Steve Di Giorgio - Bass

Mark Zonder - Drums

FORTUNE CHILD Releases New Single, "Far"!

Jacksonville, FL based Rock band FORTUNE CHILD has released their debut single, "Far." Featuring heavy, classic rock guitar riffs, funk basslines, and soaring vocals, "Far" is the first single off of the band's upcoming, Kevin Elson (JOURNEY, MR. BIG) produced, debut LP, Close to the Sun, due out in early March .

"It's a fusion of what we've heard in the past and what we hear in our heads. An homage to the pioneers of Rock n' Roll and also our way of bringing it into the modern age." - FORTUNE CHILD

Click to Pre-Order / Save "Far" Online

Deprive a person of something, and they will surely go out and find it. In an age where Rock N' Roll has fallen by the wayside, few have heeded the call to preserve its integrity and importance in most of the music we hear today. It's time to put the question to rest: Rock N' Roll is here to stay, and Fortune Child will be manning the ship.

Founded in Jacksonville, Florida in 2021, it is no secret that these lovers of good ol' fashioned Rock were inspired by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice in Chains, The Black Crowes and so many more. The four-piece band plans to take the Rock N' Roll scene by storm, and to remind the people of what truly matters: the music itself.

The band is comprised of Christian Powers on vocals, Buddy Crump on lead guitar, Melanie Jo on drums (previously of Billy Gibbons and the BFGs), and Jon Ward on bass and has quickly garnered significant support from the Southeast US Rock N' Roll scene opening for national touring acts such as Blacktop Mojo. They will continue to do so as they leave crowds wanting more and more after each show. It's loud, it's dirty, and it’s down-right badass. Fortune Child is a force to be reckoned with. For 2022, the band has partnered with legendary rock producer Kevin Elson of Journey, Mr. Big, Europe, and Lynyrd Skynyrd to produce their full length debut album Close to the Sun,__ due out in early March. It’s one you won’t want to miss!

NOCTURNAL GRAVES Announces Two-Hour Gimme Radio Special

Australian blackened death outfit NOCTURNAL GRAVES will be guest DJing their very own radio special via Gimme Metal on Tuesday, January 11 @ 7:00 P.M. EST // January 12 @ 11:00 A.M. AEST! Main member J.R. has curated a brutalizing two-hour playlist and will be in the chat to hang out with fans! As always, it is FREE to sign up and listen HERE.

The band is supporting their brand new record, 'An Outlaw's Stand,' which was released last Friday! The record can be streamed, downloaded, and ordered HERE.

NOCTURNAL GRAVES sound the charge with their venomous new offering, ‘An Outlaw's Stand.’ Coalescing the nastiest and rawest elements of death, thrash, and black metal, the Australian outlaws’ brand of apocalyptic metal explodes like an atom bomb, leaving utter devastation in its path. The relentless onslaught of pure brutality makes one thing clear – Long live death!

NOCTURNAL GRAVES were originally formed in Victoria, Australia in 2004. Two well received demos, ‘Profanation of Innocence’ and ‘Deathstorm,’ followed in the same year. Quickly securing a deal, the band officially released the ‘Necromancer’ 7″ vinyl in 2006 before unleashing their cult debut full-length, ‘Satan’s Cross,’ the following year. The iconic album was later re-issued with the stunning cover art by renowned painter Paolo Girardi (INQUISITION, MANILLA ROAD, HIEROPHANT) in 2017.

When the Australians first hit Europe in 2009, they celebrated the event with ‘The Gravespirit Sessions’ split. Former DESTRÖYER 666 and RAZOR OF OCCAM guitarist Shrapnel, as well as drummer L.W., joined in 2012.

NOCTURNAL GRAVES widely extended their international fanbase with the release of sophomore album ‘…From the Bloodline of Cain’ (2014), which resulted in an invitation to the 2016 edition of Maryland Deathfest and more shows in the United States. The band supported the tour with a limited 7″ EP ‘Sharpen the Knives / Lead us to the Endless Fire.’

Upon a line-up change in 2018 in which L.W. departed from the band and J. took his place back behind the drums, the band saw their third album, “Titan,” released through Season of Mist. An Australian/New Zealand tour with WATAIN followed in support of the album’s release.

In 2019, NOCTURNAL GRAVES joined forces alongside DESTRÖYER 666, DEAD CONGREGATION, and INCONCESSUS LUX LUCIS and embarked upon the Sons of Rebellion tour throughout Europe.

At the onset of the world plunging headfirst into the pandemic, the band locked themselves away to write and record their fourth assault, ‘An Outlaw’s Stand.’ Upon reflection, this new offering encompasses the entire history of NOCTURNAL GRAVES, compiling eight tracks of sheer ferocity and raw, untamed black and death metal.

Style: Death Metal Savagery

Links:
https://www.facebook.com/nocturnalgraves
https://www.instagram.com/nocturnal_graves_official

Lineup:
J.R. : Drums, Rhythm Guitars, Bass, Lead Vocals
Decaylust: Lead Guitars, Vocals
Shrapnel: Lead Guitars
Prain: Vocals

Produced by: Nocturnal Graves, engineered by Jarro Raphael
Recording studio: I-HQ Recordings, Australia
Mixing: Jarro Raphael
Mastering: I-HQ Recordings, Jarro Raphael

Cover art: Simon Turner


Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/NocturnalGravesShop

Album formats:CD Digipak
12” Gatefold vinyl (Black)
12” Gatefold vinyl (Dracula / 250 copies)
12” Gatefold vinyl (Smokey / 400 copies)

Digital

NYC's Dope Sagittarius releases 'Sacred Places' LP on vinyl + video for 'Black Empress' feat. hip hop icon Mike Ladd

NYC-based rock-punk-funk fusion outfit Dope Sagittarius presents their 'Sacred Places' album, released on 12" vinyl via their own imprint Buddhabug Records. This collection presents a rich tapestry of funky grooves, thoughtful synths and rocking vocals, featuring contributions by such achieved artists as Ronny Drayton, Corey Glover, Mike Ladd, Marc Cary, Roy Radics, Mazz Swift and Micah Gaugh.

The record also comes with a copy of the comic book 'Dope Sagittarius In the Bumbaclout Strain', which was written by Luqman Brown with artwork by Tim Smith III.

"Tim has worked on many Marvel titles such as 'Iron Man' and 'Ms Marvel'. He also did a series called 'Black', where the only people in the world who had super powers were black. My comic is the first chapter, introducing you to three tuskegee airmen (Captain M.C. Whisler (that's myself), Sargeant Bambam (that's William Ramsey Jones) and Leftenant Spanish (that's Ernesto D' Amaso). They have been chosen by the great Bam Beyonder to fly a B-29 bomber plane through the multiverse to stop the evil D Incredible from destroying all life with mediocre music," says Luqman Brown.

The band also present the video for 'Black Empress' featuring violinist Mazz Swift (Whitney Houston, Valerie June) and Paris-based hip-hop legend/wordsmith/rap pioneer Mike Ladd ("king of the hip-hop concept" - The Guardian). This rocking hip-hop electo soundclash is a song for this Black Lives Matter age. Directed by Morgan Freeman with support from cinematographer Andrew Coury, this video was produced by Carlyle Smith with Executive Producers Luqman Brown and LaRonda Davis. Filmed at YouTube Studios New York City, it stars Angelana Jones and Anthony Bowman, along with M.C. Whistler on Vox/ Guitar, Ernest G. D'Amaso on Bass, Entrified Mcloud on Keys and Ramsey Jones on Drums.

Dope Sagittarius is the brainchild of Harlem-based Luqman Brown, whose mother is a folk-singer-turned-teacher and father a well-known playwright. The independent spirit of art in his blood got amped up early upon seeing Funkadelic at the Apollo. By high school, he had joined his third band -- punk-funk outfit FunkFace, who first opened for 24-7 Spyz and soon Fishbone, slowly rising to prominence through hundreds of shows and three studio releases.

Earlier, Dope Sagittarius revealed alt pop jazz single 'Define Love'. In their music, Dope Sagittarius present an eclectic mix of avant-garde pop-rock and funk with an occasional dip into reggae and street, their unique sound influenced by Bobby Womack, George Clinton, David Lee Roth, The Bad Brains, Fishbone and Ronny Drayton.

While 'Sacred Places' was slated to release in 2017, Luqman suffered a stroke. Everything screeched to a halt as he learned to speak and walk again, followed by heart surgery in 2019. After continual recovery, he’s back with this album, as if he's never missed a beat.

"Being able to properly put this record out into the world means that I didn’t give up in the face of death. This album was supposed to be released in 2017, but I had a stroke as a result of severe complications with my heart. In 2019, I underwent heart surgery to place an LVAD in my heart to keep it pumping. The result of these health complications left me weak and without the breath to perform," says Luqman Brown.

"At the time, I thought that myself and this album would never make it out into the world—as proud as I am of it. Nevertheless, I slowly came back and now the world will get to hear what it’s like living in NYC everyday—hard times, staying alive, and taking the time to have a good brunch along the way."

As of May 14, the 'Sacred Places' LP is out on vinyl and available on Apple Music and Spotify. It can also be ordered via Bandcamp or from Buddhabug Records.

ALBUMS CREDITS
Performed by Dope Sagittarius
Written by Luqman Brown and Brian Gosher
Produced by Brian Gosher
Recorded in Harlem, New York and North Brunswick, New Jersey, except 'LaRonda'
Mixing and Mastering by Brian Gosher.

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NYC's Loud Apartment releases 'New Future' LP, produced by and featuring iconic bassist Bill Laswell

"Much-welcome dose of sanguinity much needed... highly vibrant sonic excellence that expounds the human possibility for expansion and evolution" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"Music with a conscience... amongst loose funk grooves, jazz infused improvisations, the soul sass and the reggae rhythms there is a whole manifesto" ~ Second Scene Magazine

"Worthy of your time and thought-space... music that will have you grooving and missing NYC's bohemian fusion scene, even if you've never experienced it first hand" ~ The Noise Journal

"Flowing funk... There’s so much soul in there, so much flow, so much “now”, so much everything and all pin-point right, so full of beauty" ~ The Organ Magazine

"Groove-filled exploration of the power of music" ~ Amplify Music Magazine

NYC-based funk art collective Loud Apartment presents their 'New Future' album, the band's third long-player, produced by legendary bassist / producer Bill Laswell at Orange Music in West Orange, New Jersey.

Laswell also brings his legendary bass to Loud Apartment, which was formed by musician and technologist Nevaris A.C. (voice, percussion, keyboards). The band's current lineup also includes turntablist DJ Logic, multi-instrumentalist Peter Apfelbaum (flute/sax), guitarist Will Bernard and drummer Lockatron.

Following up lead tracks 'Technology' and 'Rebellion', which features long-term Tricky and Sly & Robbie collaborator / alternative music-turned-dancehall icon Garrison Hawk, their unique NYC fusion of funk, soul and rock with Latin, reggae, dub and hip hop influences is inspired by growing up on the old upper west side. Influenced by such artists as Parliament-Funkadelic, Miles Davis, Santana, Gil Scott Heron, Mongo Santamaria and Ray Barretto, their sound embodies the intersection of culture that is New York City, loose enough to give room for improvisation and extended grooves.

The album looks to the future with hope but not in a naive way. There’s a lot of trouble in the world right now especially with regards to the environment and human rights. It’s an urgent plea for radical change and a different world. A new future," says Nevaris A.C.

The 'New Future' LP presents the sound of New York fusion, blending sounds that have funk as a core ingredient. Largely influenced by music from the '70s and early '80s, this sound pays respect to the music of New York. For this release, Bill Laswell created three Dub mixes from the tracks, designed as the second side of the vinyl pressing. These mixes create a sonic landscape reflecting on the themes of 'Technology', 'Rebellion' and 'Rhythm and Rhyme'.

This new release follows the band's aptly titled 'System Breakdown' LP, also produced by Bill Laswell. The band debuted in 2012 with their 'Get Up Get Down' LP, mixed by Bill Laswell and featuring Bernie Worrell (P-Funk, Talking Heads), who also appeared with them for several NYC live performances. In 2019, Nevaris approached Bill Laswell about working with him and drummer Lockatron. From the first time playing together in the studio the new project took off.

The 'New Future' LP can be ordered via Bandcamp and, as of January 7, will also be released digitally across platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.

ALBUM CREDITS
Nevaris A.C.: voice, electric piano, hammond organ, congas, percussion
Bill Laswell: bass
DJ Logic: turntables
Lockatron: drums
Will Bernard: guitar
Peter Apfelbaum: tenor saxophone, flute, melodica
Garrison Hawk: vocals on 'Rebellion' and 'Dub Rebellion'
Produced by Bill Laswell
Created at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ
Engineered by James Dellatacoma
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtletone Studio, NYC
Cover Illustration by José Ortiz
All songs written by Nevaris and Bill Laswell except 'Rebellion' and 'Dub Rebellion'
by Nevaris, Bill Laswell, and Garrison Hawk
Horn arrangements by Peter Apfelbaum.

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NYC new wave-postpunk outfit Black Rose Burning release 'The Wheel' LP

"A compelling blend of ominous Goth atmospheres, dark, but dynamic dancefloor anthems, New Wave ’80s tunefulness, and electronics-embedded tech tracks, all draped with the silky, reflective, and longing vocals of George Grant" ~ Big Takeover Magazine

"Leaning towards Ultravox and Colourbox on the new wave spectrum, they sometimes also produce vibes channelled from Phantasmagoria-era The Damned and Butterfly on a Wheel-era The Mission" ~ Amplify Music Mag

"Space might be the final frontier but Black Rose Burning are already stellar" ~ Onyx Music Reviews

​"A compelling album that smoulders from the ashes of goth-rock, whilst emerging from the dry-ice ambience of 80s nostalgia. Like a noir-new romantic, Black Rose Burning peacock preens from the underworld of art-pop, whilst intermixing its post-punk palette" ~ The Manc Review

NYC-based alternative rock outfit Black Rose Burning has released 'The Wheel', their second full-length album, following the band's debut album 'The Year of the Scorpion', released in 2020.

Running at about 50 minutes, this collection of 12 galactic offerings was inspired by love lost, love won and outer space. This sophomore album takes the band's sound to a completely new level in terms of songwriting and composition.

With a healthy set of post-punk gothic rock earworms, it should come as no surprise that this album would involve Jason Corbett of ACTORS at his Jacknife Sound Studio in Vancouver.

Black Rose Burning was formed in 2018 by instrumentalist, producer and engineer George Grant, whose soulful vocal delivery, instantly recognizable voice, unique grooves and solid instrumentation are standout features of this music.

Spanning the realms of multiple genres, Grant's influences are also multi-generational while maintaining an overall succinct flow and feel. Roughly 40 years of songwriting across many styles has helped George embellish on clever hooks, drive and the gothic-pop sensibilities of The Cult's early years.

"This release was a labor of love after the success of my first record. I was working through and adjusting to the post covid landscape and took solace in having the time to make another proper record," says George Grant.

"Over the past four years or so, quite a few relationships that I valued were destroyed in an instant - over politics or just basic unacceptable differences. Then came Covid and I lost a few more for reasons beyond their control. There was a lot of anger in my first record. This one is more melancholic than angry. I write about outer space a lot. On both records. I find it inspirational. It’s vastness. It’s the place I’d most like to go. Maybe the place I’d most like to escape to might be a better definition."

'The Wheel' was recorded in George’s own studio, PV Recording Company, which has over the years hosted such artists as Emelio Zeff China (Peter Murphy), Knox Chandler (Siouxsie And The Banshees), Chibi (The Birthday Party Massacre), Nellie McKay, Julia Marcel, Paul Bakija (Reagan Youth), Ego Likeness and Voltaire (with whom Grant also played bass for 10 years).

Grant has also assembled for live performances, including guitarist Frank Morin (World Inferno Friendship Society) and drummer Luis Infantas (Monster Zero).

Available on CD and digitally across the internet, including Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be ordered directly from the band via Bandcamp.

CREDITS
Recorded and Mixed by George Grant at PVRCo in Putnam Valley, NY and The Wolf’s Den Manhattan
Mastered By Jason Corbett (ACTORS) at Jacknife Sound Vancouver
Cover Art by Eshmoon DM Design
Live photography by Robert Braunfeld

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Revolution Above Disorder pays tribute to Television Personalities on 'Scream Quietly', produced by ACTORS' Jason Corbett

"Takes the prize for the perfect nugaze single... if White were looking for a sonic something that balanced out the familiar and innovative, something cold yet calming, something futuristic while rooted in retro electro, then he has solidly hit the nail on the head here" ~ The Spill Magazine

"Vancouver’s cityscape may very well have a subliminal (if not plainly evident) impact on the dark cold and awesome prism through which he channels the better elements of such bands as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Spiritualized, Lush and Catherine Wheel" ~ Amplify Music Magazine

“I love working with Stephen. There’s a trust and flow that spawns a real magic in the music. You can hear the adventure in the songs" ~ Jason Corbett (ACTORS, Jacknife Sound)

"Vocally it’s haunting, and instrumentally, darkly compelling" ~ PunkRockBeat

Dublin postpunk / nugaze / electro artist Revolution Above Disorder presents the single 'Scream Quietly', paying tribute to the groundbreaking band Television Personalities and the songwriting genius of Dan Treacy.

Revolution Above Disorder is the solo moniker of Vancouver-based Dubliner Stephen Nicholas White (The Orange Kyte, House of Dolls, Magic Shoppe). Revolution Above Disorder’s music is a melting pot of post-punk, psychedelic rock and electronic music. This is guitar-based rock augmented by synths, drum machines and heavily treated instrumentation with haunting reverb-soaked vocals.

"The lofi outsider-art indie-pop of Dan Treacy's Television Personalities occupies a place in my heart all of its own. Stylistically all over the map, Treacy's four decades (and counting) of off-kilter demonstrations of punk and psychedelia are held together by the emotional depth of the songwriting and the vocal delivery, which sees Treacy careering unconstrained from acerbic, to playfully whimsical, to heartbroken and vulnerable. Beautiful," says Stephen Nicholas White.

This cover originally appeared on 'Mummy, Mummy Please Look At Me: A Tribute to the Television Personalities', released via Dandy Boy Records.

Revolution Above Disorder recently debuted with 'Illuminate', a 3-track offering that was produced, mixed and mastered at Jacknife Sound by Jason Corbett of ACTORS, which also featured all other members of ACTORS' (Shannon Hemmett and Kendall Wooding on backing vocals, Adam Fink on drums) and Josiah Webb of Magic Shoppe on guitar. The video, directed and edited by Eliot Galán of Galán Films, stars Analissa Longoria and Mat Durie. Dublin-based artist Delta Omega a.k.a. Conor Paxton (House of Dolls, Buffalo Sunn, The Brothers Movement) also contributed the more dance-oriented 'Illuminate (Delta Omega Remix)'.

As of January 11, 'Scream Quietly' will be available via Apple Music, Spotify and elsewhere digitally. It can already be downloaded via Bandcamp, where the debut single 'Illuminate' is also available.

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Cathal Coughlan (The Fatima Mansions, Microdisney) releases ’Song Of Co-Aklan’ LP. Watch the 'Unrealtime' video by Locky Morris

“The lyrics are uniformly excellent…Coughlan reminds you again and again just how good he is” ~ The Irish Times

"A brilliant opus... perhaps his best record to date" ~ The Spill Magazine

"Each slice of spiky post-punk/pop is every bit as intriguing as his witty and acerbic lyrics” ~ Sunday Times

"Coughlan’s sixth solo album is a real gem” ~ Hot Press

"Definitively affirms Coughlan's place amid Ireland's poetic pantheon” ~ MOJO (4 stars)

"Song Of Co-Aklan is a more than welcome return from a puckish master of social observation and surreal manifesto” ~ The Wire

“…shows off a rich, Scott Walker-ish voice that’s aging superbly…a welcome return”~ Uncut

Cathal Coughlan, one of Ireland’s most revered and iconic songwriters, has released his acclaimed 'Song of Co-Aklan' LP, his first new music in ten years and sixth album to date. He also presents 'Unrealtime' with an accompanying video created by Locky Morris, an Irish contemporary artist and musician from Derry, Northern Ireland.

Best known as co-founder and vocalist for seminal 80s/90s bands Microdisney and The Fatima Mansions, Coughlan has been described as "the most underrated lyricist in pop today" by The Guardian newspaper. DJ John Peel was also such a fan that he stated he could "listen to Cathal Coughlan sing the phone book".

'Unrealtime' is steeped in Coughlan's Irish past and the landscape that informed it. The album’s closer, it features a guest appearance from his former Microdisney bandmate Sean O'Hagan (also High Llamas, Stereolab) and acclaimed Dublin singer-songwriter Eileen Gogan, who previously appeared with the band on their final reunion shows in 2018.

”Unrealtime, as a song, muses back and forth on what it is to be an exile, revisiting one’s land of birth as not alone a stranger, but possibly as an observer from another dimension. And then, it begins looking on the extent of a person’s whole life from those unrelenting perspectives," says Cathal Coughlan.

"Some of my most dicey chord changes are subordinated to the simple hypnosis of a frame drum and Sean O’Hagan’s flat-wound “West German” bass guitar. The periodic crescendos of realisation are heralded by Nick Allum’s restrained brush drums and a growing plenitude of voices – my own, and those of Eileen Gogan and Sean, each probing in their own way for a reprieve from the certainties of the terse prescriptions heard in the verses. It’s more than fitting that the visuals seen here should have originated in another part of that island, in the masterful minimalism of Locky Morris."

The album also features Luke Haines (The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder),Rhodri Marsden (Scritti Politti), Andrías Ó Grúama (Fatima Mansions), Cory Gray (The Delines) on wurlitzer piano and Coughlan's long-time collaborators from the Grand Necropolitan Quartet - namely Nick Allum (The Fatima Mansions, The Apartments), James Woodrow and Audrey Riley (notable collaborator of Lush, The Sundays, The Smiths, Nick Cave, The Cure and Coldplay).

This album represents the first time that Microdisney/High Llamas bassist Jonathan Fell unites with Nick Allum and Coughlan since the Fatima Mansions 'Against Nature' LP in 1989. Microdisney/ High Llamas alumnus John Bennett also makes an appearance.

Video director Locky Morris notes, "I try to stick to a practice of staring at things and letting myself go. The footage in the film for Unrealtime was shot on an intertidal mudflat, on the edges of a large shallow sea lough on the north coast of Ireland, close to home. Seldom can I get the idea though of the huge capped city dump lying nearby out of my mind. The weather wasn’t good, that black pipe was under the arm one minute and caught by the wind the next. Who knew that this chance happening would be used to accompany this beauty of a song by Cathal Coughlan. ‘...post glacial marine transgression...’ I pulled that line from a geological description of the area. Jesus, that could almost be one of Cathal’s arresting lyrics’.

After a 10-year hiatus as a solo artist, Cathal Coughlan’s ’Song Of Co-Aklan’ album has been widely heralded as one of his finest, drawing unprecedented national media attention in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, France, Switzerland and beyond. The singles ‘Song of Co-Aklan', 'The Knockout Artist', 'Owl In The Parlour' and 'Falling Out North Street' show the album’s diversity in tempo and sonic arrangement, corralled by Coughlan's brooding baritone, caustic wit and irresistible choruses.

The 'Song of Co-Aklan' LP is now available across online platforms, such as Apple Music and Spotify, as well as physically. It can be ordered at https://ffm.to/ songofcoaklanalbum.

Cathal Coughlan

Song of Co-Aklan

Dimple Discs

14 June 2021

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Cathal Coughlan (The Fatima Mansions, Microdisney) releases ’Song Of Co-Aklan’ LP. Watch the 'Unrealtime' video by Locky Morris

FOR FANS OF: The National, Nick Cave, John Cale, Mark Eitzel, Robert Forster & The Go-Betweens, Scott Walker
FOCUS TRACKS: Song of Co-Aklan, The Knockout Artist, Let's Flood The Fairground, Passed-Out Dog, Owl In The Parlour
FCC clean *except #4 Crow Mother
Photos by Gregory Dunn

FOR SHARING
'Unrealtime' https://youtu.be/ o9qS7RnYuSE
'Falling Out North Street' https://youtu.be/JLeGoL-w7F8
'The Knockout Artist' https://youtu.be/ lPr9f0l96pA
‘Song Of Co-Aklan’ https://youtu.be/e6YL06Za4rc
'Owl In The Parlour' https://youtu.be/ 7KKri0pTmkI
Cathal introduces his album https://youtu.be/f3MsD3NR-6M
Bandcamp https://cathalc.bandcamp.com 
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/6wc5DtBd6j4hNvXRPgVoM1
Digital Order https://orcd.co/songofcoaklan
CD / Vinyl order (USA/Canada) https://ffm.to/soca_us 
CD / Vinyl order (UK/Ireland) https://ffm.to/songofcoaklanalbum

FOR REVIEW & AIRPLAY
Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/cathal-coughlan/sets/song-of-co-aklan-assembly-11/s-PmCxio5dlzg 
Online press kit https://shamelesspromotion.haulix.com/Public/View/86359 
Download press kit & full album via Dropbox http://bit.ly/3qje08J

“The lyrics are uniformly excellent…Coughlan reminds you again and again just how good he is” ~ The Irish Times

"A brilliant opus... perhaps his best record to date" ~ The Spill Magazine

"Each slice of spiky post-punk/pop is every bit as intriguing as his witty and acerbic lyrics” ~ Sunday Times

"Coughlan’s sixth solo album is a real gem” ~ Hot Press

"Definitively affirms Coughlan's place amid Ireland's poetic pantheon” ~ MOJO (4 stars)

"Song Of Co-Aklan is a more than welcome return from a puckish master of social observation and surreal manifesto” ~ The Wire

“…shows off a rich, Scott Walker-ish voice that’s aging superbly…a welcome return”~ Uncut


Cathal Coughlan, one of Ireland’s most revered and iconic songwriters, has released his acclaimed 'Song of Co-Aklan' LP, his first new music in ten years and sixth album to date. He also presents 'Unrealtime' with an accompanying video created by Locky Morris, an Irish contemporary artist and musician from Derry, Northern Ireland.

Best known as co-founder and vocalist for seminal 80s/90s bands Microdisney and The Fatima Mansions, Coughlan has been described as "the most underrated lyricist in pop today" by The Guardian newspaper. DJ John Peel was also such a fan that he stated he could "listen to Cathal Coughlan sing the phone book".

'Unrealtime' is steeped in Coughlan's Irish past and the landscape that informed it. The album’s closer, it features a guest appearance from his former Microdisney bandmate Sean O'Hagan (also High Llamas, Stereolab) and acclaimed Dublin singer-songwriter Eileen Gogan, who previously appeared with the band on their final reunion shows in 2018.

”Unrealtime, as a song, muses back and forth on what it is to be an exile, revisiting one’s land of birth as not alone a stranger, but possibly as an observer from another dimension. And then, it begins looking on the extent of a person’s whole life from those unrelenting perspectives," says Cathal Coughlan.

"Some of my most dicey chord changes are subordinated to the simple hypnosis of a frame drum and Sean O’Hagan’s flat-wound “West German” bass guitar. The periodic crescendos of realisation are heralded by Nick Allum’s restrained brush drums and a growing plenitude of voices – my own, and those of Eileen Gogan and Sean, each probing in their own way for a reprieve from the certainties of the terse prescriptions heard in the verses. It’s more than fitting that the visuals seen here should have originated in another part of that island, in the masterful minimalism of Locky Morris."

The album also features  Luke Haines (The Auteurs, Black Box Recorder),Rhodri Marsden (Scritti Politti), Andrías Ó Grúama (Fatima Mansions), Cory Gray (The Delines) on wurlitzer piano and Coughlan's long-time collaborators from the Grand Necropolitan Quartet - namely Nick Allum (The Fatima Mansions, The Apartments), James Woodrow and Audrey Riley (notable collaborator of Lush, The Sundays, The Smiths, Nick Cave, The Cure and Coldplay).

This album represents the first time that Microdisney/High Llamas bassist Jonathan Fell unites with Nick Allum and Coughlan since the Fatima Mansions 'Against Nature' LP in 1989. Microdisney/ High Llamas alumnus John Bennett also makes an appearance.

Video director Locky Morris notes, "I try to stick to a practice of staring at things and letting myself go. The footage in the film for Unrealtime was shot on an intertidal mudflat, on the edges of a large shallow sea lough on the north coast of Ireland, close to home. Seldom can I get the idea though of the huge capped city dump lying nearby out of my mind. The weather wasn’t good, that black pipe was under the arm one minute and caught by the wind the next. Who knew that this chance happening would be used to accompany this beauty of a song by Cathal Coughlan. ‘...post glacial marine transgression...’ I pulled that line from a geological description of the area. Jesus, that could almost be one of Cathal’s arresting lyrics’.

After a 10-year hiatus as a solo artist, Cathal Coughlan’s ’Song Of Co-Aklan’ album has been widely heralded as one of his finest, drawing unprecedented national media attention in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, France, Switzerland and beyond. The singles ‘Song of Co-Aklan', 'The Knockout Artist', 'Owl In The Parlour' and 'Falling Out North Street' show the album’s diversity in tempo and sonic arrangement, corralled by Coughlan's brooding baritone, caustic wit and irresistible choruses.

The 'Song of Co-Aklan' LP is  now available across online platforms, such as Apple Music and Spotify, as well as physically. It can be ordered at https://ffm.to/ songofcoaklanalbum.

ALBUM CREDITS
Nick Allum – drums and percussion
Audrey Riley – cello
James Woodrow – electric & acoustic guitars
Rhodri Marsden – bass guitar, bassoon
Luke Haines – bass guitar, acoustic guitar, synth
Jonathan Fell – bass guitar
Sean O’Hagan – bass guitar & vocals, synth
Eileen Gogan – vocals
Andrías Ó Grúama – frictive guitar
John Bennett – vocals & slide guitar
Cory Gray – wurlitzer piano
Cathal Coughlan – Co-Aklan
Mastered by George Shilling
Cover by Bruce Brand & Mary Tee at Arthole
Front cover painting by Cristabel Christo, based in part on photos by Gregory Dunn / Stoneybutter
Composed and deranged by Cathal Coughlan


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Jah Wobble teams up with Telefís (REM/ U2 producer Jacknife Lee & Microdisney frontman Cathal Coughlan) on 'Falun Gong Dancer'

"A shimmering piece of pop. Laced in hypnotic energy, the song is steeped in Irish history" ~ Far Out Magazine

“Blends cultural celebration, satire, the splintered identity of the Irish diaspora and historical introspection to electronic dance music” – PostPunk.com

"This is actually a dancepop monster, channelling ‘Stop Making Sense’-era Talking Heads with acute contemporary social commentary" ~ Is This Music?

"As stunning as the best of Talking Heads and LCD Soundsystem... watch them take the world by storm with this big sound and vision" ~ The Spill Magazine

The third single from the debut Telefís album 'a hAon' sees members Jacknife Lee and Cathal Coughlan collaborate with legendary post-punk bass maestro Jah Wobble (Public Image Limited, Invaders Of The Heart).

Telefís (the Irish Gaelic word for Television, pronounced Tele-feesh) unites two acclaimed Irish iconoclasts - producer Garret "Jacknife" Lee (U2, R.E.M., Modest Mouse, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Crystal Castles, Editors) and Cathal Coughlan (Microdisney, Fatima Mansions and acclaimed solo artist).

With Jacknife now based in LA and Cathal based in London, the two traded ideas and music files over lockdown, hatching plans for a satirical, mischievous examination of Irish history and pop culture in their lifetimes, which they label ..”a corrosive nostalgia”. The result is their debut 'a hAon' (Number One) album.

One of the most innovative bass players of his generation, here Jah Wobble transforms the disarmingly quiet and reflective original version, with its stark vocals and ghostly piano chords, into a deep-dub odyssey, his signature low-end bass runs anchoring crisp percussion and panoramic space-echo effects.

"Even a relatively obscure musical life such as mine can fortunately bring pinch-yourself moments of proximity to greatness, and so it is with Jah Wobble's transformative contribution to this version of 'Falun Gong Dancer'. The song was already a high-point of the first Telefís album, but in this version it goes somewhere else entirely, thanks to JW's signature contribution," says Cathal Coughlan.

Jacknife Lee elucidates: "There are few bass players as iconic as Jah Wobble. I have studied and tried to copy his style for decades but never really got close. Brian from Dimple Discs suggested we ask him to get on 'Falun Gong Dancer', but I didn’t believe it would happen. We are still shocked that he agreed to collaborate with us and are excited for it to be heard”

Jacknife Lee uses his extensive sonic palette to create an irresistible mix of cinematic instrumentals and electro-funk backdrops full of melodic, squelchy synths and thunderous bass-lines, often with a cheeky nod to electro-pop history. He has also created remixes for Radiohead, U2, Blur, Run-DMC, Pink, Future Sound of London, Christina Aguilera, TLC, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, The Raveonettes, Kraftwerk, New Order and Kasabian.

Earlier, the duo released the original version of this song with its stark arrangement and stellar video by Matt Mahurin (Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits, U2, Sting, David Byrne, Joni Mitchell), who, as well as the following up the 'Mister Imperator' EPand 'We Need' EP.

As of December 7, the Jah Wobble mix of 'Falun Gong Dancer' can be obtained on Bandcamp and elsewhere digitally at https://orcd.co/telefisfalungongdancer. The 'a hAon' album will be released by London's Dimple Discs on February 11. CD and vinyl are available for pre-order at https://ffm.to/telefisahaon and the digital album at https://orcd.co/telefisahaon.


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Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town Ride 'The Bandwagon Tour' into 2022

15-Date Outing Kicks Off May 6 in Houston, Texas
Tickets On Sale Beginning Friday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. Local Time

The Cadillac Three Joins as Support on All Dates

Country music superstars and multi-GRAMMY, CMA and ACM Award-winners Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town join forces to co-headline this spring’s The Bandwagon Tour, a reincarnation of 2018’s co-headlining run of the same name which earned rave reviews from Pollstar, CMT, The Tennessean and more.

The joint tour produced by Live Nation, featuring The Cadillac Three as support on all dates, visits 15 cities beginning Friday, May 6 in Houston, Texas. Tickets to The Bandwagon Tour’s opening night in Houston go on sale Friday, Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. local time, with all other dates of The Bandwagon Tour on sale Friday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets are available at LiveNation.com.

Citi is the official card of The Bandwagon Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning the Tuesday ahead of each on sale date at 12 p.m. local time until Thursday at 10 p.m. local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

Both critically acclaimed artists in their own right, together Lambert and Little Big Town tout a combined 43 ACM Awards, 23 CMA Awards and seven GRAMMYs. Lambert’s latest single, “If I Was A Cowboy,” is currently climbing the charts at Country radio while her recent collaborative project, The Marfa Tapes, is nominated for a GRAMMY at the upcoming awards ceremony and was named among 2021’s best by American Songwriter, Billboard, LA Times, Rolling Stone, TIME, Vulture and more. Little Big Town is currently back in the studio and will release their 10th studio album later this year. This record follows the No. 1 Country album Nightfall (released in 2020) which includes singles “Over Drinking,” GRAMMY-nominated “The Daughters” and “Wine, Beer, Whiskey.” It was also nominated for the GRAMMY Award for Best Country Album and received rave reviews from The Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly and Paste Magazine, among others. Billboard editors describe the band as reaching “substantive emotional richness that few groups can touch” on the album.

In addition to teaming up with Little Big Town on The Bandwagon Tour, Lambert and The Cadillac Three will kick things off a week prior, closing out the month of April with stops in Tuscaloosa, Ala. as well as Johnson City and Franklin, Tenn. On sale details are listed below.

Live Nation is the national tour promoter for The Bandwagon Tour.

Dates on Sale Beginning This Friday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. Local Time:
Wednesday, April 27 * Tuscaloosa Amphitheater | Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Thursday, April 28 * FirstBank Amphitheater | Franklin, Tenn.
Friday, April 29 *#. William Green Football Stadium | Johnson City, Tenn.
Friday, May 6 + Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman | Houston, Texas
Saturday, May 7 Dos Equis Pavilion | Dallas, Texas
Sunday, May 8 Walmart AMP | Rogers, Ark.
Thursday, May 12 Credit One Stadium | Charleston, S.C.
Friday, May 13 MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre | Tampa, Fla.
Saturday, May 14 iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach, Fla.
Friday, May 20 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | St. Louis, Mo.
Saturday, May 21 Ruoff Music Center | Noblesville, Ind.
Sunday, May 22 Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati, Ohio
Thursday, June 2 Budweiser Stage | Toronto, Ont.
Friday, June 3 DTE Energy Music Theatre | Detroit, Mich.
Saturday, June 4 Blossom Music Center | Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Thursday, June 9 Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater | Wantagh, N.Y.
Friday, June 10 PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel, N.J.
Saturday, June 11 BB&T Pavilion | Camden, N.J.
* Miranda Lambert & The Cadillac Three only; not part of The Bandwagon Tour
+ on sale Friday, Jan 21. at 10 a.m. local time
# on sale Friday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. local time

About Miranda Lambert
Vanner Records/RCA Nashville superstar Miranda Lambert’s storied career has spanned seven No. 1 hit radio singles, seven consecutive No. 1 albums, more than 70 prestigious awards and honors and countless sales certifications, earning the Texan a reputation as “the most riveting country star of her generation” (NPR).

The most decorated artist in the history of the Academy of Country Music, Lambert has earned 35 ACM Awards (including a record-setting nine consecutive Female Vocalist of the Year Awards), 14 CMA Awards, three GRAMMY Awards, the Nashville Symphony Harmony Award, ACM Gene Weed Milestone Award and ACM Song of the Decade Award, plus was named 2019 RIAA’s Artist of the Year. She is the youngest artist ever to serve as the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum’s Artist in Residence, joining a legendary list of predecessors including Kris Kristofferson, Guy Clark, Tom T. Hall, Jerry Douglas, Cowboy Jack Clement, Earl Scruggs, Connie Smith, Roseanne Cash, and more. Lambert was also inducted into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in October 2021.

The celebrated singer/songwriter released her seventh studio album, Wildcard, in 2019, which was declared one of the year’s best albums by GQ, Variety, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Slate and many more. Wildcard features GRAMMY Award-nominated single “It All Comes Out in the Wash,” plus her No. 1 smash hit “Bluebird” and Top 5 “Settling Down.” Lambert’s seventh consecutive No. 1 album, Wildcard joins her lauded discography that includes The Weight of These Wings (2016), Platinum (2014), Four The Record (2011), Revolution (2009), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2007) and Kerosene (2005). In addition, she has released four albums with her trio, the Pistol Annies, including Hell Of A Holiday in 2021, as well as The Marfa Tapes, a critically acclaimed, raw and intimate recording with collaborators Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.

For more information, visit www.MirandaLambert.com.

About Little Big Town
GRAMMY, ACM, CMA and AMA Award-winning group Little Big Town – consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman and Jimi Westbrook – first entered the music scene over 23 years ago, making them one of the longest running bands in the history of country music with all original members, no breaks and no hiatus. They have released nine studio albums throughout their career, four of which reached No. 1 on the Country Albums chart (The Reason Why, Tornado, The Breaker and Nightfall).

The superstar band has four No. 1 singles (“Pontoon,” “Tornado,” “Better Man,” “Day Drinking”) and are also known for their history-making single, “Girl Crush,” as well as “Boondocks,” “Little White Church,” “The Daughters” and latest single “Wine, Beer, Whiskey.” To date, “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” has reached global streams of over 280 million, putting Little Big Town’s career lifetime streams at over 3.8 billion.

Little Big Town has earned more than 45 award show nominations and has taken home over 20 awards, including four GRAMMYs, nine CMA Awards, eight ACM Awards, an AMA, a People’s Choice Award and an Emmy Award. The band was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in 2014, received a star on the Nashville Walk of Fame in 2017, and in 2018 was featured at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in a yearlong exhibit entitled Little Big Town: The Power of Four.

The band will open for The Eagles this summer in Europe.

For more information, visit www.LittleBigTown.com.

About The Cadillac Three
Leaving a lasting impression on fans across the globe with their instinctive sonic tendencies, The Cadillac Three prove they are Nashville's most versatile band – spending their formative years playing music together in garages before graduating to sold-out venues and being added to major festival lineups. Singer-guitarist Jaren Johnston, drummer Neil Mason and lap-steel player Kelby Ray have been performing together for over a decade and adding to their following of both Country and Rock loyalists. TC3 boasts chart-topping tracks and album cuts for Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert and Steven Tyler, to name a few. Mason wrote “Payback” alongside Aaron Eshuis and Ryan Hurd, whose single version featured TC3 and followed Rascal Flatts’ previous release of the track. Both collectively and individually, they have been nominated for GRAMMY and ACM Awards.

TC3 remained resolute in their creativity in 2020, releasing two albums – February’s Country Fuzz and October’s surprise Tabasco & Sweet Tea – hosting Country Fuzz Radio and serving the music community. “The Cadillac Three’s contribution to a year like no other can be measured in albums released, songs released (28), live-streamed shows recorded, donations collected, venues supported, mouths fed and positive messages sent. Landing a spot on the revered list [ACM Awards], among their friends, collaborators, and peers, feels like a victory for the trio who has never stopped putting in the work,” observes American Songwriter. With “Long After Last Call” Rolling Stone noted TC3 “Sound the Alarm for Clubs in Crisis” while their “Bridges” music video shoot teamed up with Music Venue Alliance Nashville.

TC3’s freewheeling vibe finds fans from all sides of the world relishing in their unpredictable sets, touring on their own and with A-listers Eric Church, Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan, plus iconic rockers Metallica and Slayer. As a popular international act, TC3 was named Best New Band at the 2014 UK Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards and received a 2019 CMA International Award nomination for International Artist Achievement.

Visit thecadillacthree.com for TC3’s latest happenings, 10th Anniversary Tour dates, 2022 Hillbilly Hypnotized Tourdetails and tune in to Country Fuzz Radio each week.