Briscoe Announce Debut Album ‘West of It All’
Rising Americana-folk-rock band Briscoe is set to release their debut album, West of It All, on September 15th via ATO Records. Produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats), the album features a collection of folksy hooks and bold songwriting that bridges the gap between classic American roots music and its modern-day incarnation. Watch the video for the twangy, stirring first single “The Well” HERE and listen via DSPs HERE. Pre-order West of It All HERE.
The band started on the University of Texas/Austin campus, with free backyard performances which quickly led to sold-out gigs at Antone’s Nightclub and The Continental Club Gallery. Comprised of bandmates Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton, they built their fanbase the old-school way, by constant touring and authentic engagement with the audience. The Texas natives wrote West of It All as graduation loomed in the distance, funneling the stories of their college experience — from heartbreak to hard-won lessons to weekend trips into the rural countryside — into a raw, rugged blend of classic and contemporary influences.
As Briscoe continued to perform and grow their fanbase, a wider audience began to take notice. They soon opened shows for Noah Kahan and Ruston Kelly and were selected for dates with Zach Bryan and Caamp. And after recently graduating from UT, Briscoe has a packed touring summer, filled with festivals alongside some of music’s biggest names at Bonnaroo, Winnetka Music Festival, FairWell Festival, Catbird Music Festival, Iron Blossum Music Festival and more. A career highlight happens for Briscoe when they take the stage before The Dave Matthews Band at the Gorge in George, WA on September 1. The band will headline a tour this fall as well. A full list of tour dates is below and on their website HERE.
To record the album with Cook in North Carolina, Heintzelman and Lupton added drummer Matt McCaughan (Bon Iver) and multi-instrumentalist Phil Cook (Megafaun, Hiss Golden Messenger). Cook plays bass on the sessions as well and encouraged Briscoe to explore their sound. “Brad was very adamant about highlighting the parts of our sound that are different from everything else out there,” Lupton remembers. “He’s very forward-thinking. Truett and I would come into the studio and track something, and we’d think it sounded like a blend of several bands we love, and Brad would say, ‘No, boys, it sounds like Briscoe.'”
Briscoe Tour Dates
Jul 23 – Redmond, OR – FairWell Festival
Aug 19 – Bethel, NY – Catbird Music Festival
Aug 20 – Amagansett, NY – The Stephen Talkhouse
Aug 22 – Amherst, MA – The Drake
Aug 24 – Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
Aug 25 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle Back Room
Aug 26 – Richmond, VA – Iron Blossom Music Festival
Aug 27 – Columbus, OH – WonderBus Music & Arts Festival
Sep 1 – George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre*
Sep 8 – Hico, TX – HiCo Hall
Sep 15 – Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
Sep 26 – Vienna, VA – Jammin Java
Sep 27 – Philadelphia, PA – The Lounge at World Cafe Live
Sep 28 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge
Sep 29 – Boston, MA – The Red Room at Cafe 939
Sep 30 – Bridgeport, CT – Sound on Sound Festival
Oct 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
Oct 5 – Lexington, KY – The Burl
Oct 7 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Music Hall
Oct 10 – Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar
Oct 11 – Nashville, TN – The Basement
Oct 12 – West Lafayette, IN – Purdue University (On Sale 7/6)
Oct 13 – Evanston, IL – SPACE
Oct 14 – Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon
Oct 15 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
Oct 26 – Dallas, TX – The Kessler
Oct 27 – San Antonio, TX – Sam’s Burger Joint
Oct 29 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)
*Supporting Dave Matthews Band
Briscoe –West of It All
Track Listing
“The Well”
“Coyotes”
“Wild Thing”
“Sparrows”
“High On You”
“When The Desert”
“Easy Does It”
“Feelin’ It Again”
“Scattered Mind”
“Hill Country Baby”
Old Crow Medicine Show Announces New Album ‘Jubilee’
Today, Old Crow Medicine Show announces the August 25 release of their new album Jubilee via ATO Records. Arriving as the two-time GRAMMY award-winning band gears up to celebrate their 25th anniversary, Jubilee finds the group once again co-producing with Matt Ross-Spang (Drive-By Truckers, St. Paul & the Broken Bones) and recording at their own Hartland Studios. The album features appearances from legendary soul singer Mavis Staples and singer/songwriter Sierra Ferrell. Along with the announcement, the band shares the debut single “Miles Away,” a sweetly reflective track co-written by bandleader Ketch Secor and bluegrass virtuoso Molly Tuttle, with guest vocals from Old Crow Medicine Show co-founder Willie Watson.
About the debut single, Ketch Secor explains: “This is one of those rearview songs where objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. 25 years of making music on the road means you’re always coming back to the same places as a different person; there’s a reminder of your past self and the choices you made back when. Molly Tuttle and I wrote this one together and when it was through, I asked my Old Crow co-founder Willie Watson to make his first appearance on an Old Crow record in years. After all, this is a song about amends, of bygones being bygones, and of renewal.”
“Miles Away” marks the first time Willie Watson has recorded with Old Crow Medicine Show in over 10 years. He will hit the road with the band this fall, performing as an opening act in addition to joining them on stage.
While songs like “Miles Away” embody a bittersweet gravity, much of Jubilee harnesses the unruly exuberance that Old Crow Medicine Show unfailingly channels into their live show. The new album finds the band doubling down on their commitment to creating roots music that bears an undeniable urgency, encompassing everything from jug-band tunes to Irish folk songs to exultant gospel jams. The result is a wildly expansive body of work showcasing the dazzling musicality and poetic yet powerfully trenchant storytelling that has made Old Crow Medicine Show one of the most potent and influential forces in American roots music for more than two decades.
The band’s eighth studio album serves as somewhat of a companion piece to their critically acclaimed 2022 release Paint This Town, which hit #1 on the Americana Radio Albums Chart and debuted at the top of Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums Chart. The group appeared on NPR’s World Cafe and CBS Saturday Morning, and garnered acclaim from Associated Press,Consequence, SPIN, Rolling Stone and NPR Music, who raved, “If this is any indication of what Old Crow Medicine Show still has in store so many recordings in its career, we should count ourselves lucky.”
Earlier this year, Old Crow Medicine Show released a powerful protest song called “Louder Than Guns,” written in the aftermath of the devastating Covenant School shooting. A father of two and co-founder of The Episcopal School of Nashville, Ketch Secor was compelled to speak out in an effort to unite Nashville’s music community in the fight for gun reform. He penned a compelling guest essay for The New York Times, spoke with Rolling Stone, CNN’s The Assignment with Audie Cornish and The CBC, and made impassioned appearances on CNN Tonight, MSNBC’s Morning Joe and KCRW’s Left, Right & Center.
As Secor explains, Old Crow Medicine Show’s boundless passion for imbuing a timely vitality into traditional music has played a major part in the band’s longevity. “Being the type of songwriters and performers that we’ve always been, we tend toward the topical material and what’s going on right now—the issues currently faced by our species, our country, our beloved Southlands. So as long as these things keep happening in our world, and as long as banjos are around to be plucked and fiddles are there for us to drag a bow across, you can bet we’ll still be interested in making this kind of music. At this point it’s just our second nature.”
Jubilee Tracklist
- Ballad of Jubilee Jones
- Miles Away (ft. Willie Watson)
- Keel Over and Die
- Allegheny Lullaby
- I Want It Now
- Smoky Mountain Girl
- Belle Meade Cockfight (ft. Sierra Ferrell)
- Shit Kicked In
- Daughter of the Highlands
- Wolfman of the Ozarks
- Nameless, TN
- One Drop (ft. Mavis Staples)
Old Crow Medicine Show 2023 Tour Dates:
June 23 – Mount Solon, VA @ Red Wing Roots Festival
June 24 – Owensboro, KY @ ROMP Fest
July 6 – Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Music & Arts Festival ^
July 7 – Ridgefield, WA @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater +
July 8 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre +
July 9 – Spokane, WA @ Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox ^
July 11 – Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater ^
July 12 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM ^
July 13 – Park City, UT @ Deer Valley Summer Concert Series ^
July 14 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater +
July 15 – Fort Collins, CO @ The Gardens at Spring Creek SOLD OUT
July 16 – Vail, CO @ Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater %
July 17 – Grand Junction, CO @ Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park %
July 19 – Tucson, AZ @ Fox Tucson Theatre %
July 20 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay %
July 21 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheater +
July 22 – Chandler, AZ @ Chandler Center for the Arts %
July 23 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Pepsi Amphitheater %
July 28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field #
August 2 – Redmond, OR @ Deschutes County Fairgrounds
August 5 – Ninilchik, AK @ SalmonFest
August 12 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Folk Festival (Gallagher Park)
August 23 – Deerfield, MA @ Tree House Brewing Company SOLD OUT
August 24 – Shelburne, VT @ Concerts on the Green SOLD OUT
August 25 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater +
August 26 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion +
August 27 – Hammondsport, NY @ Point of the Bluff Vineyards
September 7 – Cleveland Heights, OH @ Evans Amphitheater – Cain Park
September 8 – Mount Vernon, KY @ Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
September 9 – Shipshewana, IN @ Blue Gate PAC
September 16 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon & Beyond
September 22 – Camden, NJ @ XPoNential Music Festival
October 6 – Monterey, CA @ Rebels & Renegades Music Festival
December 30 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
December 31 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
^ with Willie Watson
+ with Hank Williams Jr.
% with Pillbox Patti
# with Luke Combs
Cordovas Announce Freewheeling Country Rock Album The Rose of Aces, Out 8.11
Today, Cordovas announce the release of their fourth studio album, The Rose of Aces, released via ATO Records on August 11. Produced by Cory Hanson (Drag City, Wand, Ty Segal), the album is a timeless set of free spirited country rock, from the band led by singular storied singer-songwriter and mystic classicist, Joe Firstman. Presave the album HERE.
Cordovas also announced they are hitting the road, with a headline tour with dates across Europe and the US. through June, July, August and October 2023, with shows at iconic Garcia’s At The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY and a celebration of the album’s release on August 11 at the Fox Theatre in Boulder CO. Tickets are on sale now, please visit http://cordovasband.com for more information.
Today Cordovas released, “Fallen Angels of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” a freewheeling song that fans will have heard live for years, a road tested wistful ode to “the friends back in the day who didn’t make it.” Says Firstman, adding, “the important part is don’t forget what music does for you. It can make you sad, it can make you happy, it can remind you of a better time.” The song was premiered by Bluegrass Situation HERE, listen to the song HERE and watch the music video HERE.
US HEADLINE DATES INCLUDE:
Thu-Jul-20-23 – Venice Beach, CA – Venice West
Sat-Jul-22-23 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
Mon-Jul-24-23 – Felton, CA – Felton Music Hall
Wed-Jul-26-23 – Sacramento, CA – Folsom Hotel
Thu-Jul-27-23 – Healdsburg, CA – Little Saint
Sat-Jul-29-23 – Camino, CA – Delfino Farms
Fri-Aug-11-23 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
Sat-Aug-12-23 – Denver, CO – Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Sun-Aug-13-23 – Fort Collins, CO -The Aggie
Wed-Aug-16-23 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI
Thu-Aug-17-23 – Hamilton, OH – RiversEdge Amph.
Fri-Aug-18-23 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Ctr
Sun-Aug-20-23 – Morristown, NJ – The Homestead
Tue-Aug-22-23 – Port Chester, NY – Garcia’s
Fri-Aug-25-23 – Evanston, IL
Fri-Oct-13-23 – Roswell, GA – From the Earth
Sat-Oct-14-23 – Macon, GA – Capitol Theatre
Margaret Glaspy Announces New Album ‘Echo The Diamond’
Margaret Glaspy has announced the August 18 release of her new album, Echo The Diamond, via ATO. Today she shares the first taste of the album via the LP’s exultant opening track “Act Natural.” The song captures the strange thrill of infatuation, channeling wonder and wide-eyed bewilderment into her lyrics from the first verse (“Are you a paradise bird?/’Cause violet shines bright in both your eyes/That can’t be natural”). “‘Act Natural’ is about trying to play it cool when you meet someone remarkable,” shares Glaspy. “I wrote it in the afternoon in the back of a tour bus and the riff came separately when I got home. It is one of my favorite songs on the record to play live.” The video for the track, directed by Phineas Alexander, is a deep dive into Glaspy’s artistic New York City community and a showcase of her love for the guitar. Listen/share “Act Natural” here and watch the clip here: https://youtu.be/Yepr1BEkRrs
Pre-order Echo The Diamond here.
Glaspy will celebrate the release of Echo The Diamond with a North American tour in support of the album. She and her band will hit the road on September 28 for a show at Washington, DC’s Union Stage. The tour concludes at the Lodge Room in Los Angeles on November 14. Along the way she will make stops in, among other markets, Toronto, ON on October 2, Chicago on October 7 and Seattle, on November 9. Margaret will play a hometown show at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom on October 20. Ahead of the tour she will head to the UK for a run of dates supporting Half Moon Run as well as a headline show at London’s Omeara on September 20. Tickets for the North American shows are on sale Friday, June 2 and are available HERE. All tour dates are listed below.
Echo The Diamond is the third full-length from Margaret Glaspy. It was produced by Glaspy with co-production from her partner, guitarist/composer Julian Lage and is the follow-up to 2020’s Devotion. Echo The Diamond takes its title from a turn of phrase that Glaspy tossed off in the midst of a conversation with Lage. “Bruce Lee once said to be water—if water is in a teacup, it becomes teacup-shaped; if it’s in a glass, then it takes the shape of that glass,” she recalls. “For me, Echo The Diamond is a way of saying ‘shine bright’, ‘be brilliant.’” The album expands on the frenetic vitality of her widely acclaimed debut Emotions and Math—a 2016 release The New Yorker hailed as an album “in which pretty songs often turn prickly, enriched by carefully measured infusions of dissonance and grit.” This time around, Glaspy worked with drummer/percussionist David King of The Bad Plus and bassist Chris Morrissey (Andrew Bird, Lucius, Ben Kweller), recording at Reservoir Studios in Manhattan and embracing an intentionally unfussy process that left plenty of room for spontaneity. “I love music with a big element of risk to it, which was really the heartbeat of this album,” she says. “A lot of what you hear are the very first takes.” Anchored in the raw yet mesmerizing vocal presence and impressionistic guitar work she’s brought to the stage in touring with the likes of Spoon and Wilco, Echo The Diamond holds entirely true to the spirit of its lyrical explorations, presenting a selection of songs both unvarnished and revelatory.
Originally from the Northern California town of Red Bluff, Glaspy first started writing songs at age 15 and soon began honing the potent balance of sensitivity and incisiveness that now imbues her music. In bringing Echo The Diamond to life, she adhered to a songwriting process meant to preserve and amplify her unfettered expression (“If I sit down with a guitar for about 15 minutes, I usually have a song at the end,” she notes). Along with drawing from an eclectic mix of inspirations—Sonic Youth, Vivienne Westwood’s punk-influenced approach to fashion, Tom Waits’s music and turn as a jailbird DJ in Jim Jarmusch’s Down By Law, the 1985 Japanese Western film Tampopo—Glaspy sustained that sense of thoughtful urgency upon joining forces with King and Morrissey in the studio. “This is the most fluid and immediate music I have ever made,” she says. “I see now that I protected the creative space by surrounding myself with incredible people in making this record, and I’m so happy I did.”
As a result of Glaspy’s rigor in protecting her instincts, Echo The Diamond ultimately marks the glorious realization of her most closely held intentions for the album. “I’m excited to make music that doesn’t try to manipulate the listener into wishing for things to be any different from what they are. Ideally, I want my songs to reveal life for what it is, and to show that it’s that way for everyone.”
Margaret Glaspy tour dates
9/12 – Chalk – Brighton, UK *
9/13 – O2 Forum Kentish Town – London, UK *
9/14 – SWX – Bristol, UK *
9/16 – Albert Hall – Manchester, UK *
9/17 – SWG3 – Glasgow, UK *
9/18 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK *
9/20 – Omeara – London, UK
9/28 – Union Stage – Washington, DC
9/29 – Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
9/30 – The Sinclair – Boston, MA
10/2 – Horseshoe – Toronto, ON
10/3 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
10/4 – El Club – Detroit, MI
10/6 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN
10/7 – Sleeping Village – Chicago, IL
10/8 – The Back Room @ Colectivo – Milwaukee, WI
10/10 – Blue Room @ Third Man Records – Nashville, TN
10/11 – Center Stage – Vinyl – Atlanta, GA
10/12 – Motorco Music Hall – Durham, NC
10/13 – Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
10/14 – Richmond Music Hall – Richmond, VA
10/20 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
11/1 – Antone’s – Austin, TX
11/2 – Deep Ellum Art Co – Dallas, TX
11/4 – Ophelia’s – Denver, CO
11/6 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT
11/7 – The Olympic – Boise, ID
11/9 – Madame Lou’s – Seattle, WA
11/10 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
11/11 – Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
11/13 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
11/14 – Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA
*opening for Half Moon Run
Deer Tick’s new album Emotional Contracts will be released on June 16th, 2023.
Emotional Contracts, the latest full-length album from Deer Tick, catalogs the existential casualties accompanying the passing of time, instilling each song with the reckless spirit defining the band for nearly two decades. The Providence-bred four-piece spent months working on demos in a warehouse space in their hometown before heading into the studio with producer Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Spoon, Sleater-Kinney). Emotional Contracts fully echoes the unruly energy of its creation, ultimately making for a heavy-hearted yet wildly life-affirming portrait of growing older without losing heart.
Deer Tick’s first new body of work since 2017’s simultaneously released Deer Tick Vol. 1 and Deer Tick Vol. 2, Emotional Contracts is their most collaborative to date, with all four members operating at their peak songcraft powers. The album came to life over an unusually lengthy period of time, with each track based on playing around together and connected in the almost telepathic way that’s only possible after nearly 20 years. Deer Tick embraced a decidedly free-and-easy approach to the recording process at Fridmann’s Tarbox Road Studios in Western New York. “We’ve had a habit of trying to maintain strict control over everything in the studio, but this time we wanted to see what it would feel like to let go a bit,” says singer/guitarist John McCauley, whose bandmates include guitarist Ian O’Neil, drummer Dennis Ryan, and bassist Christopher Ryan.
Featuring guest musicians like Steve Berlin of Los Lobos and background vocals from singer/songwriters like Courtney Marie Andrews, Vanessa Carlton (who is also McCauley’s wife), Kam Franklin, Angela Miller, and Sheree Smith, Deer Tick’s ATO Records debut adds an even greater vitality to their feverish collection of timeless rock-and-roll.
Mostly recorded live and honed down from nearly 20 songs to a concise, thoughtfully curated ten, Emotional Contracts brings its combustible but sharply crafted sound to an often-pensive look inward. As revealed throughout Emotional Contracts, that unbridled authenticity stems from Deer Tick’s staying faithful to their instincts while tapping into the ineffable power of their easy camaraderie.
Founded by McCauley in 2004, with the lineup solidified in 2009, Deer Tick partly attribute their unfaltering chemistry to a shared sense of humor. But as a phenomenally rowdy live act who once averaged 250 shows a year, Deer Tick mainly credit their deep-rooted connection to a mutual love for the unpredictability of the musical impulse. “I feel very lucky that we all ran into each other at some point pretty early on in our lives,” says McCauley. “From the start, I just wanted to find other musicians that would somehow all stick together, which definitely isn’t easy. But we all have a real fascination with music, and that desire to never limit ourselves or repeat ourselves is something that we all very much continue to share.”
Pre-order now: https://atorecords-ffm.com/emotionalcontracts
Allen Stone Releases Grooving New Single “Magic”
Today, soul and R&B singer-songwriter Allen Stone released his new upbeat groove “Magic,” which is available now via ATO Records.
Regarding the new single, Allen Stone says “‘Magic’ was written with the intention of capturing the joy and excitement of falling in love and finding a deep connection with someone. I wanted to convey a sense of positivity and optimism in the song, while having a groove that you couldn’t help but move along to.”
The beaming song, an ode to his wife, kicks off with a vibrant energy and leads into charming lyrics like: “I believe that we could make magic / Mix a little pleasure with passion / All my dreams seem to just happen / When I’m with you.”
The single was produced by Solomonophonic (Remi Wolf) and mixed by Grammy Award-winning Manny Marroquin (Mary J. Blige, Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar).
Stone will hit the road with twelve-time Grammy Award-winning Chris Stapleton on his All-American Road Show Tour, kicking off in an incredible way in his hometown of Spokane, Washington, on June 15. Stone will also support four-time Grammy Award-winning Gary Clark Jr. at his Red Rocks Amphitheatre show on May 13.
In addition to the upcoming tours and shows, Stone is set to appear on ABC’s American Idol as a mentor for the second time, alongside fellow mentor Noah Cyrus, with Stone’s episode airing Sunday, April 16. He will also be joining the renowned Nu Deco Ensemble for a special performance on April 28 in Miami, Florida. This exciting year ahead comes off the heels of Stone placing as a finalist on NBC’s hit competition series American Song Contest in 2022.
Upcoming Shows:
April 28 | Miami, FL| Nu Deco Ensemble – Adrienne Arsht Center
May 13 | Morrison, CO| Red Rocks Amphitheatre supporting Gary Clark Jr.
June 15 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena supporting Chris Stapleton
June 16 | Bend, OR | Hayden Homes Amphitheater supporting Chris Stapleton
June 17 | Boise, ID | Knitting Factory
June 19 | Salt Lake, UT |The Commonwealth Room
June 22 | Des Moines, IA |Wells Fargo Arena supporting Chris Stapleton
June 23 | Wichita, KS | INTRUST Bank Arena supporting Chris Stapleton
July 6 | Bethel, NY |Bethel Woods Center For The Arts supporting Chris Stapleton
July 7 | Bangor, ME | Maine Savings Amphitheater supporting Chris Stapleton
July 9 | Dewey Beach, DE | Bottle & Cork
July 11 | Wilmington, NC | Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
July 13 | Charleston, SC | Credit One Stadium supporting Chris Stapleton
July 14 | Virginia Beach, VA | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater supporting Chris Stapleton
July 15 | Baltimore, MD | CFG Bank Arena supporting Chris Stapleton
July 16 | Asbury Park, NJ | Asbury Lanes
August 12 | Victoria, Canada | Phil’s Backyard Festival
August 23 | Indianapolis, IN | Hi-Fi
August 24 | Memphis, TN | FedEx Forum supporting Chris Stapleton
August 25 | Alpharetta, GA | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre supporting Chris Stapleton
August 26 | Alpharetta, GA | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre supporting Chris Stapleton
September 1 | Lincoln, CA | The Venue at Thunder Valley with Aloe Blacc & Eric Bellinger
MY MORNING JACKET UNVEILS MMJ LIVE VOL. 3: BONNAROO 2004 (RETURN TO THUNDERDOME)
My Morning Jacket has announced the third installment in their MMJ LIVE vinyl series, MMJ Live Vol. 3: Bonnaroo 2004 (Return to Thunderdome), arriving via ATO records on Friday, June 9. Recorded on stage at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN on June 12, 2004, the 12-song collection will be available at all DSPs and as 2xLP 140g Coke bottle clear vinyl (with gatefold jacket and digital download card). Pre-orders are available now. On March 30th, One Big Family members will get exclusive access to preorder a limited edition digital deluxe of MMJ Live Vol. 3: Bonnaroo 2004. The offer includes a digital collectible album with cover art and photos, high quality audio files, and early access to upcoming exclusive content.
MMJ Live Vol. 3: Bonnaroo 2004 captures one of the most iconic sets in both My Morning Jacket and Bonnaroo history, a now-legendary performance that saw ominous dark clouds roll in just as the band took the stage. Though torrential rain quickly followed, the band proceeded to unleash a landmark run through such classics as “Mahgeetah,” “Lowdown,” “Cobra,” and “One Big Holiday,” the latter of which premieres today at all DSPs and streaming services.
“It seems like only yesterday we were playing in the hot n sweaty rain soaked thunderdome down at the ol roo…but WOW it’s been nearly 20 years!” Jim James exclaims. “We are so excited to revisit and share this pivotal moment for the band and beautiful moment in time with the universe with you all again!”
LISTEN TO “ONE BIG HOLIDAY (LIVE AT BONNAROO 2004)”
PRE-ORDER MMJ LIVE VOL. 3: BONNAROO 2004
My Morning Jacket recently announced plans for an upcoming US headline tour. The dates begin May 14 at Mobile, AL’s Saenger Theatre and then continue through a two-night return to Morrison, CO’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 25-26. For complete details and ticket availability, please see www.mymorningjacket.com/events. Limited VIP packages are available HERE.
My Morning Jacket and the non-profit REVERB are partnering for the third consecutive year to reduce the environmental footprint of their tour and take action on the climate crisis. In addition to a comprehensive tour sustainability program, the band will be supporting REVERB’s climate portfolio which funds projects that measurably reduce greenhouse gas pollution, address climate justice, and directly decarbonize the music industry. For more, please visit reverb.org.
The upcoming tour joins an already busy live schedule for My Morning Jacket that includes headline shows in the UK and Europe, festival appearances at Guadalajara, Mexico’s Corona Capital Guadalajara (May 20), Barcelona, Spain’s Primavera Sound (June 3), Porto, Portugal’s Primavera Sound (June 9), Madrid, Spain’s Primavera Sound (June 10), Manchester, TN’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (June 17), Scranton, PA’s Peach Music Festival (July 1), Floyd, VA’s FloydFest (July 30), and a three-night run alongside Fleet Foxes set to visit Berkeley, CA’s Greek Theatre (August 18-19) and Los Angeles, CA’s historic Hollywood Bowl (August 20).
MY MORNING JACKET – TOUR 2023
MAY
14 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre
15 – Jackson, MS – Thalia Mara Hall
19 – Guadalajara, Mexico, Guanamor Studio*
20 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Corona Capital Guadalajara ^
30 – London, UK – O2 Kentish Town Forum#
31 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester#
JUNE
3 – Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound ^
5 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma#
6 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg#
9 – Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound ^
10 – Madrid, Spain – Primavera Sound ^
15 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre
16 – Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery
17 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival ^
20 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
21 – Milwaukee, WI – The Riverside Theater
23 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park
24 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion
26 – Lewiston, NY – Artpark Amphitheater
28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
30 – New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl
JULY
1 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival ^
29 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
30 – Floyd, VA – FloydFest ^
AUGUST
15 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield
16 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
18 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre †
19 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre †
20 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl †
22 – San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
23 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Amphitheatre
25 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
26 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
^ Festival Appearance
† w/ Fleet Foxes
# Devon Gilfillian
* Costa de Ámbar
Tracklist:
Side A
Mahgeetah
One Big Holiday
Golden
Side B
It Beats For You
Lowdown
The Way That He Sings
Is The One That Is Real
Side C
Dancefloors
Phone Went West
Cobra
Side D
At Dawn
Steam Engine
The Murlocs Announce New Studio Album ‘Calm Ya Farm’ Due Out May 19
Melbourne’s The Murlocs have announced their brand new studio album, Calm Ya Farm, due out May 19 on ATO Records. Following their 2022 garage-psych opus Rapscallion, the band initially set out with a vision of creating a quintessential country-rock record: inspired by iconic albums like The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo as well as the hazier edges of the mid-’70s British pub-rock scene. Spiked with The Murlocs’ signature breed of sharply crafted garage-punk—and with lead vocalist, guitarist & harmonica triple threat Ambrose Kenny-Smith’s surrealist musings on the ever-turbulent world around him—the new collection ultimately twists country-rock convention into a free-flowing album fully in touch with the frenetic energy of modern life.
Recorded in their home studios and mixed by repeat collaborator John Lee, Calm Ya Farm brings that sun-drenched sound to tracks like lead single “Initiative”: a sweetly raucous anthem for growing up without completely shaking off your reckless side. Released today alongside an official video, Kenny-Smith explains, “It’s about recognizing the need to start taking responsibility for your life instead of always living in the now and killing all your brain cells along the way. Not everyone wants the big family and the big house with the white picket fence. Everything happens for a reason and sometimes you need to take things more seriously and make a few power moves in life to find out what comes next in the crystal ball.”
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As the band’s most collaborative work to date, Calm Ya Farm unfolds in more elaborate and sophisticated arrangements and achieves new sonic depths largely by creating space for all five members to pursue their most eccentric impulses. “With this record we tried to steer away from all the distortion and dirt and grit, or at least let the grit come off a bit more clean-sounding,” says Kenny-Smith, who, in addition to guitarist Callum Shortal (Orb and Tim is in Crepes), drummer Matt Blach (Beans) and keyboardist Tim Karmouche, also plays with bassist Cook Craig (Pipe-Eye) in the globally beloved psych-rock powerhouse King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. Over the course of its 12 wildly catchy tracks, Calm Ya Farm touches on everything from the vicious tone of political discourse to the brain-addling effect of conspiracy theories, adorned with such unexpected flourishes as lush flute melodies, potent flamenco-guitar riffs, and dreamlike Farfisa tones.
While Calm Ya Farm contains plenty of frenzied tension, the album quickly reveals its power to ease the listener into a more serene state of mind. This is fitting for the album’s title which Kenny-Smith explains is “something my partner always says to me when I’m feeling stressed-out or anxious. It made sense with the whole country theme of the record, but it’s generally a good reminder for day-to-day life. Now whenever I look down, I can remember to just chill out and take everything a little easier.”
The Heavy Heavy Release Expanded Edition of Debut ‘Life and Life Only EP’
Today, in the midst of another tireless year filled with endlessly enthralling live shows and an incessantly impressive slate of touring, The Heavy Heavy have released an expanded edition of their debut Life and Life Only EP. Featuring runaway hits like the Top 5 AAA radio-charting “Miles and Miles,” current Top 15 breakout “Go Down River,” and rapturous opener “All My Dreams” – which listeners may know from Netflix’s latest season of Outer Banks – the six-song collection has brought Brighton, UK’s fastest-rising rock n roll band to performances for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS Saturday Morning and more since it first came out on ATO Records this past summer. Now spanning 11 tracks, the newly extended set also includes The Heavy Heavy’s hypnotic, harmony-laden takes on Father John Misty’s “Real Love Baby,” Crosby, Stills & Nash’s “Guinnevere”and a previously unheard rendition of Jonathan Wilson’s “Desert Raven,” plus a roaring live recording of “Man of The Hills” and an acoustic arrangement of “Go Down River.”
Listen to Life and Life Only (Expanded Edition) via ATO Records, and pre-order the vinyl edition out May 19:https://atorecords-ffm.com/lifeandlifeonlyexpanded
In naming The Heavy Heavy one of the most essential emerging artists of 2023, NME praises both the band’s “richly entertaining take on folk-rock and Americana” and their “commitment to pushing their sound forward.” Led by the freewheeling vision of Will Turner and Georgie Fuller, they “write and play music with that lick of madness that makes early Fleetwood Mac and peak Stones so thrilling” (The Guardian), blending Turner’s roots as a studio musician with Fuller’s operatic, irresistibly raspy vocal range and background in the London theater. Through a psychedelic collision of sun-soaked sounds and unfettered energy, the duo warps time and space, and on their version of “Desert Raven,” they say:
“We’ve loved Desert Raven since the moment Jonathan Wilson released it in 2011. We wanted to bring it into our sonic world, adding big vocal harmonies over the choruses and expanding on the instrumentation. It evokes the feeling of a fever dream…road tripping the American desert. The guitar-monies are stunning, and something you don’t hear so much in modern music. We had a lot of fun recording this cover.”
After a run of US shows in 2022 established them as “one of the brightest new UK acts” (FLOOD), The Heavy Heavy have returned for a headline tour stretching from coast to coast this spring. On the heels of a packed week at SXSW, upcoming dates include a sold-out Lincoln Hall in Chicago, Nashville’s Basement East, NYC’s Brooklyn Made and dozens of other stops, in addition to festival appearances and performances at LA’s Greek Theatre, Red Rocks and more with Revivalists and Band of Horses later this year. Find the full list below, and tickets at theheavyheavy.com/tour.
Life and Life Only (Expanded Edition) Tracklist
- All My Dreams
- Go Down River
- Man of the Hills
- Miles and Miles
- Sleeping On Grassy Ground
- Why Don’t You Call
- Desert Raven
- Man of the Hills (Live)
- Real Love Baby
- Guinnevere
- Go Down River (Acoustic)
The Heavy Heavy 2023 Tour Dates
3/23 – Boise, ID – Treefort Music Fest
3/25 – Aspen, CO – Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert Series at Aspen Snowmass
3/27 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
3/28 – Manitou Springs, CO – Lulu’s Downstairs
3/30 – Oklahoma City, OK – Pony Boy
3/31 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
4/1 – New Orleans, LA – Hogs For The Cause
4/3 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s
4/6 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
4/7 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
4/8 – Iowa City, IA – Mission Creek Festival
4/11 – Portland, ME – Portland House of Music and Events
4/12 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
4/13 – Manchester, VT – Billsville House Concerts
4/14 – Woodstock, NY – Levon Helm Studios
4/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe & Music Hall
4/18 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
4/19 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle
4/20 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
4/21 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
4/22 – Waverly, AL – Standard Deluxe Old 280 Boogie
4/26 – Baltimore, MD – The 8×10
4/27 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made
4/29 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
4/30 – Freehold, NJ – Concerts in the Studio
5/4 – London, UK – BBC Introducing Live at the Lexington
5/10-5/13 – Brighton, UK – The Great Escape Festival
5/17 – Manchester, UK – The Blues Kitchen
5/18 – London, UK – Omeara
5/19 – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade Bristol
5/20 – Leeds, UK – Belgrave Music Hall
5/21 – Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s
5/28 – Pittsburgh, PA – WonderWorks Music & Arts Festival
6/3 – Lexington, KY – Railbird Festival
6/9 – Vail, CO – GoPro Mountain Games
6/12 – Wisconsin Dells, WI – Showboat Saloon
6/16 – Saint Louis, MO – Open Highway Music Festival
6/17 – Indianapolis, IN – WonderRoad
6/22-6/23 – Amagansett, NY – The Stephen Talkhouse
6/24 – Greenfield, MA – The Green River Festival
6/29-7/2 – Quincy, CA – High Sierra Music Festival
7/8-7/9 – Marshfield, MA – Levitate Music and Arts Festival
7/26 – Toronto, ON – History^
8/1 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theater*
8/3 – Oshkosh, WI – Waterfest Concert Series Leach Amphitheater*
8/6 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion*
8/25 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
8/26 – Columbus, OH – WonderBus Music and Arts Festival
8/31 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre*
9/2 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield Concerts on the Lawn*
9/6 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas*
9/9 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park*
9/10 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre*
9/14 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
9/16 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Blues & Brews Festival
*w/ The Revivalists & Band of Horses
^w/ The Revivalists
Mike Gordon Announces New Album ‘Flying Games’ Out May 12
Mike Gordon has announced his new solo album, Flying Games, arriving via ATO/Megaplum on Friday, May 12. Produced by Gordon, recorded by longtime collaborator Jared Slomoff, and mixed by GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, The War on Drugs), Flying Games is heralded by today’s premiere of the high velocity new single, “Tilting,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services. An official animated video premieres today via YouTube.
“For me ‘Tilting’ is about being in a situation or a relationship where you don’t know if your footing is solid,” says Mike Gordon, “but then accepting that and realizing you enjoy the feeling of disorientation. Whether it’s playing music or driving or experiencing something new, I’ve always felt more present when I don’t know where I’m going next.”
The bassist and co-founder of the seminal improvisational American rock band Phish, Gordon will celebrate Flying Games with a wide-ranging live run that includes both headline shows and top-billed festival performances. Dates get underway June 15 at Portland, ME’s State Theatre and then culminating with a home state tour finale at Burlington, VT’s Higher Ground Ballroom on July 2. Tickets for all newly announced headline dates go on sale Friday, March 17. For complete details and ticket information, please visit mike-gordon.com/tour.
MIKE GORDON – TOUR 2023
JUNE
15 – Portland, ME – State Theatre,
16 – Swanzey, NH – Northlands Music Festival *
17 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
18 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
20 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater
21 – Kalamazoo, MI – Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, Kalamazoo, MI
23 – Eu Claire, WI – Blue Ox Music Festival *
24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
25 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
27 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
28 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
30 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre
JULY
1 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival *
2 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Ballroom