SKOPE NEWS FOR OCTOBER 8, 2015

QUIET HOLLERS NEW SINGLE

Quiet Hollers was engineered and mixed by Kevin Ratterman (My Morning Jacket, Murder By Death, Grace Potter, White Reaper) and runs the proverbial gamut of the band’s eclectic influences: 90’s college rock, post punk and alt-country, to deliver literate, hook-laden narratives, blasting through tube amps in swirls of violin and piano.

SYLVIA MCNAIR LIVE IN INDIANA

Two-time Grammy Award winner Sylvia McNair will perform with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir for the 25th Anniversary of the annual Festival of Carols holiday performances in December 2015. Now based in Bloomington, Ind., where she serves on the faculty of the Indiana University School of Music, her alma mater, the beloved soprano has performed everywhere from the Met to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, from the New York Philharmonic to New York cabarets.

Hailed as “a radiant, poised beauty,” McNair has also performed at The Vatican for Pope John Paul II and for the U.S. Supreme Court by special request of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Tickets for the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir’s annual holiday performances of Festival of Carols are on sale now, following a sell-out run of four shows during the 2014 and 2013 holiday seasons. Four much-anticipated performances welcome the holiday season at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in downtown Indianapolis (Sunday, December 6 at 7 p.m.) and the Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel (Friday, December 18 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec 19 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, December 20 at 3 p.m.).

Tickets range from $20-$40 and may be purchased at indychoir.org or by calling the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir at (317) 940-9057 or the Palladium box office at (317) 843-3800. Student tickets are available for $15.

http://indychoir.org

‘THE WALL’ SOUNDTRACK

Roger Waters The Wall, the eponymous soundtrack to the globally acclaimed feature film by Roger Waters and Sean Evans, will be released by Columbia / Legacy Recordings on November 20, 2015. Available physically on 2CD, 3LP vinyl, and digitally, the set captures Waters’ sold-out 2010-2013 “The Wall Live” tour, the first complete staging of the classic Pink Floyd concept album since 1990 and is currently available for pre-order at RogerWaters.com. A tour-de-force of rock & roll stagecraft anchored in a powerful message of peace and compassion, “The Wall Live” became a must-see concert event for music fans everywhere. It played to over 4.5 million people at more than 200 shows across four continents, making it the most successful worldwide tour by a solo artist in history.

Roger Waters The Wall is produced by Nigel Godrich (Radiohead, Beck, Paul McCartney) and offers an exhilarating listening experience for generations to enjoy. It is the ultimate concert souvenir – not only for the fans who saw the show, but for those who weren’t there or who may be discovering “The Wall” for the first time.

http://roger-waters.com/

SNOWGLOBE 2015

Today, SnowGlobe Music Festival released its artist lineup for the festival’s 5th anniversary New Year’s Eve celebration in Lake Tahoe, California on December 29-31, 2015. Hosted in the heart of California’s breathtaking Sierra Nevada Mountains, the unique outdoor winter festival offers over 50 world-class artists performing multiple stages over 3 nights and culminating in an impressive NYE firework show. By day, time is spent enjoying the many alpine adventures available in the stunning setting of Lake Tahoe.

Jack U, Dillion Francis, Chet Faker, and Eric Prydz top the bill for SnowGlobe 2015 (#SG15). Also on the bill are Ghostland Observatory, Duke Dumont, Claude Von Stroke, Cashmere Cat, Galantis, What So Not, E-40, and Cut Copy (DJ Set).

http://www.snowglobemusicfestival.com/

HIGH UP NEW SINGLE

High Up is excited to share their new song “You Can’t Give Up On Me” the newest track from the band’s debut single out October 9. The song premiered on Pure Volume and is available to share via SoundCloud. Orenda Fink told Pure Volume, “‘You Can’t Give Up On Me’ is an offering to the gods of love, an admission of deep emotion and even deeper flaws,” Orenda Fink explains. “Inspired by classic soul and written in the dead of an Omaha winter, the track is a speech given from a broken person to their love and lifeline, begging them not to leave.”

http://www.purevolume.com/news/PREMIERE-High-Up-You-Cant-Give-Up-On-Me

BILLY SHERWOOD’S NEW MUSIC VIDEO “NO MAN’S LAND” ON OCTOBER 6

In “No Man’s Land,” the Runner sees his buddies die, and, as the video progresses, seems to be walking more and more in a daze. Billy says, “You get the idea that he’s the only guy who walked away from the battle.”

Billy used three distinct sources for footage in “No Man’s Land”: 1) archival footage from World War I, 2) a cameraman taping him up-close and facing front in a brightly-lit room, 3) modern day footage of a tall and powerful looking young man being the runner. “That is David Hussey,” explains Billy. “He’s in the prog band XNA which I produced/recorded. We shot the footage in the desert behind my house.”

THE OAK RIDGE BOYS ANNOUNCE 2015 CHRISTMAS NIGHT OUT TOUR

Grammy Award-winning music legends, The Oak Ridge Boys, will once again celebrate the Christmas season with timeless hits and holiday classics on their 26th Annual Christmas Night Out Tour, coming to a city near you. The almost two-hour holiday show transports concertgoers into Winter Wonderland with fan-favorite hits and Christmas tunes new and old, beautiful sets, falling snow—and even a special visit from Santa Claus himself.

“There is nothing quite like an Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Show. This tour has become an Oak Ridge Boys tradition and is a tremendous experience for the entire family. With a revamped stage and a fresh approach, this year’s show will be a dynamic mix of music representing every aspect of Christmas from presents and snow, to romance and Santa Claus, on to the real meaning of the season celebrating the birth of Jesus,” said The Oak Ridge Boys’ Joe Bonsall.

http://www.oakridgeboys.com/

ECHO BLACK NEW VIDEO

New York based Dark Alternative Rock band Echo Black has released their debut music video “Burn Another Day” (featuring Davey Suicide) which originally premiered with REVOLVER Magazine and was directed by Nathan Crooker. The track was produced by Nick Scott and is available for purchase now on iTunes & Amazon. The band also has announced the dates of their upcoming North American tour with Combichrist and The Birthday Massacre. The tour kicks off on October 28th in Baltimore, Maryland and works its way throughout the United States wrapping up on November 23rd in Indianapolis, Indiana.

http://www.revolvermag.com/news/echo-black-premiere-new-song-and-music-video-burn-another-day-featuring-davey-suicide.html

SQUEEZE “HAPPY DAYS”

Squeeze formed in 1974 and went on to write a dazzling collection of hook-filled hits including ‘Cool For Cats’, ‘Take Me I’m Yours’, ‘Another Nail In My Heart,’ ‘Pulling Mussels (From the Shell),’ ‘Tempted,’ ‘Black Coffee In Bed’ and ‘Labelled With Love’, which saw them awarded the Ivor Novello for Outstanding Contribution To British Music in 2008.

‘Cradle To The Grave’ is Squeeze’s 14th studio album and features the first collection of new songs from the band since 1998.

NEW 2015 REMIX AND VIDEO OF PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON

“Say Say Say” is without doubt one of the all-time greatest musical collaborations in popular music. It is one of three tracks on which Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson worked together and was their biggest commercial success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks upon release in 1983 and going on to become one of the highest selling singles of all time.

The groundbreaking partnership of two of the biggest stars in the music world began with a phone call which Paul received out of the blue after Michael got hold of his personal number and called, suggesting they should collaborate.

https://www.facebook.com/PaulMcCartney/videos/10153772798818313/

BIRD DOG NEW SINGLE

Misty Shrub, the debut EP from emerging band Bird Dog, will be released January 22 via IAMSOUND Records. The lead single “The Ocean and the Sea” is available now and receiving early critical buzz—Indie Shuffle says it “…exudes the whole folk music vibe…before a refreshing transition midway through into pure rock n’ roll,” while Neon Gold furthers the song is “every bit as expansive as it sounds, playing out like a spellbinding cross between Local Natives, Grouplove, Iron & Wine.”

NAKATOMI ANNOUNCE NEON DRENCHED ELECTRO POP SINGLE ‘THE KNIFE’

Neon drenched, eighties inspired electro-pop duo, Nakatomi have today announced the release of new single, The Knife alongside a run of show dates hitting Rocket Bar (Ade) on October 30, Mynt Lounge (Melb) on November 20, The Toff (Melb) on November 22 and Oxford Art Gallery Bar (Syd) on November 26.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhYGxUjGjbM

G.C. “THE INTRODUCTION”

“This is the first video for my project T.I.M.E.,” GC explains. “I used the intro track to start things off and just introduce myself so I kept the video simple. This song is just me introducing my style and the video is centered around doing the same thing visually.”

SALVADOR SANTANA NEW VIDEO

Salvador Santana releases his third music video, “Till The Mornin’ Light” from his sophomore solo album Fantasy Reality, out now.

“Till The Mornin’ Light” music video premiere with Live For Live Music and lyric video premiere with Huffington Post.

http://liveforlivemusic.com/features/l4lm-premiere-salvador-santana-enlightens-with-new-till-the-morning-light-video

PELL’S “QUESO” PREMIERES AT ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“Queso,” a new track from New Orleans songwriter, rapper and producer Pell’s highly anticipated forthcoming album LIMBO, is premiering today via Entertainment Weekly. Stream the track, produced by Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio, here. LIMBO is out November 6 in partnership with Sitek’s own label, Federal Prism.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/08/pell-queso-premiere

UNNVEIG AAS “RUN”

Unnveig Aas has quickly become known as the small soft-spoken woman with the big sorrowful voice. Within a few years she has touched audiences in clubs, venues and festivals all over Norway, played support for Judy Collins, John Fullbright and Daniel Romano, and additionally performed for a sold-out festival tent in Bremen. Now comes the new material. EP released 9th of October.

THE VOICE ALUM TAY BECKHAM DROPS DEBUT SINGLE

The Voice alum Tay Beckham released her debut single “Excuses” – a sultry and soulful break-up anthem bringing a millennial singer/songwriter’s take on love and heartbreak. Think: Tori Kelly meets Alicia Keys.

From season 4, The Voice fans will remember how Tay (only 17 years-old at the time) wowed the crowd and the judges with a passionate rendition of “I’m Goin’ Down” by Mary J. Blige. Impressed by Tay’s raw talent and soulful vocals, R&B legend and multiple Grammy winner Usher successfully fought to beat out sassy singer/songwriter Shakira to win the young star for his team.

BRIAN FALLON ANNOUNCES DEBUT SOLO ALBUM AND TOUR

Brian Fallon has announced plans for his hugely anticipated debut solo album. Painkillers is set to arrive in early 2016 via Island Records in the United States and EMI records in the United Kingdom.

Painkillers will mark the first solo album from Fallon, known far and wide as singer/guitarist of the one and only Gaslight Anthem, as well as such acclaimed outfits as The Horrible Crowes and Molly & The Zombies. The album will be recorded later this year in Nashville, TN, in collaboration with Butch Walker (Taylor Swift, Frank Turner, Keith Urban).

“I’m overjoyed to be making this solo record,” says Fallon. “And I can’t wait to go out on the road with the new songs I have as well as to get to play the Elsie album live again!”

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-Fallon/115624388448058?fref=ts

THE SUBWAYS AND BODAN KUMA RECORDINGS ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE AND LIMITED ‘BURNING HEART’ EP

Bodan Kuma Recordings is excited to announce the Burning Heart EP from UK rock ‘n’ rollers The Subways, exclusively available for free from NoiseTrade!

Since being proclaimed “The sexiest thing to sweep rock n roll off it’s feet in years!” by NME in 2007, The Subways have made four albums and graced the main stages of over 100 international festivals. The Burning Heart EP features four of their most high-powered songs. Revisit favorites from 2011’s Money and Celebrity and get a sneak peak of the upcoming self-titled record that KERRANG! Magazine described as “Near-perfect, punk-spirited noise!”

http://noisetrade.com/thesubways

PETITE MELLER ‘BARBARIC’

The Parisian born starlet, whose extraordinary videos have also shown her to be one of the most thought provoking and visually striking artists, has written the treatment, once again, for Barbaric and will shoot in Miami at the ned of this month. Prepare to be dazzled.

Petite will also play her biggest London show to date at Heaven on October 15. The Heaven show follows Petite’s recent show stopping performance at Latitude Festival – described by The Times as ‘pure joy’ – and equally bewitching appearances at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. Truly she is like no other.

PETE RG STREAMING NEW EP

Pete RG’s rustic yet soulful rock sound is fully captured on his latest effort, Reaching For The Moon. Thanks to our friends at AllMusic, the singer-songwriter’s new EP can be heard in its entirety online ahead of its release on October 9 (via RG’s 4L Entertainment imprint).

Stream Reaching For The Moon in its entirety here:

http://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/album-premiere-pete-rg-reaching-for-the-moon/

WILD BELLE NEW VIDEO

Wild Belle’s “Giving Up On You” was directed by Alan Del Rio Ortiz, who has worked with artists such as Solange, St. Vincent, Danny Brown, Blood Orange, etc. The dance troupe that shines in the Wild Belle is named “The Era.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gcpkvq151k

PANAMA WEDDING UNVEIL NEW SONG “BRAND NEW LIFE”

Panama Wedding is back with new song “Brand New Life” out today via Glassnote Records. The band’s new EP Into Focus will drop November 6th before the band kicks off a run of East Coast headline dates including a hometown show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. Tickets for the tour go on-sale this Friday, October 9th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Oed0UF-t0

COUNTING DAYS NEW SINGLE

London metalcore quintet COUNTING DAYS will release their debut album Liberated Sounds on October 16, 2015 via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group (Volbeat, Shaman’s Harvest, Black Label Society, Gojira, Joe Bonamassa). Today, the band has unleashed a brand new track from the album, entitled “Burned by Faith”. Listen to the track now via Loudwire’s exclusive worldwide premiere:

http://loudwire.com/counting-days-burned-by-faith-exclusive-song-premiere/

SAM JAMES RELEASE “WORDS TO LIFE” HITS THE CHARTS

The Sam James release “Words To Life” has enjoyed strong sales week one in front of his long anticipated debut EP which will be issued in early 2016. On September 28, the lead track hit all digital retailers globally, and has sat solidly in the Top 20 at iTunes all week.

James is an American original, deeply committed to expressing stories of his life through the power of lyrics. These songs are the offspring of his love of Folk Music, and the impact that inspiration has had on his focus to reflect the last two years of his journey. He openly articulates that following repeated trial and error, he has found himself and is keenly aware that determination yielded a true sense of originality. His surroundings, and life as a hometown boy from Worcester, MA has shaped him as a man. The industrial economy, and its hard working local populace, have had an impact on his drive to leave it all out on the stage during every live performance, with his intent to stage great concerts that inspire those in attendance to relate to the lyrics and emotion of the work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK-TYNyENlc

BOB FORREST ALBUM STREAM

On October 9th, singer-songwriter Bob Forrest will release Survival Songs via Six Degrees Records. Formerly the lead vocalist of LA rock bands Thelonious Monster and The Bicycle Thief, Forrest is also known for appearing as the lead drug counselor on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.

Survival Songs just premiered at All Music, with Forrest saying “Survival Songs is my life laid bare. Presented in the rawest most intimate way possible. Songs I’ve written throughout my life. Songs of my youth. Songs about right here right now. Songs about love and death. Songs I look back and see the younger version of me and my perception of the world then. Songs about where I’m at now. Songs. Songs. Songs. In the end, my kids and my songs are all I’ve got.”

http://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/album-premiere-bob-forrest-survival-songs

RICHARD SHELTON DEBUT ALBUM

In his first American debut album, Richard Shelton is ready to make his mark in music with the release of his American debut album titled AN ENGLISHMAN IN LOVE IN LA out now. Featuring 13 songs, the album was primarily recorded at Capitol, EastWest and United Studios, Los Angeles and includes some of the world’s finest musicians of this genre, including legendary bass player Chuck Berghofer (Frank Sinatra/Barbra Streisand), drummer Greg Fields (Ella Fitzgerald/Ray Charles), and engineered and mixed by Steve Genewick at Capitol Studios. The album is out now and available at retail stores and all major online retailers, including iTunes and Amazon.

http://richardshelton.co.uk/

FREAKANGEL LIVE ALBUM LAUNCH ON BANDCAMP & YOUTUBE

It’s not too often that industrial bands release live albums, let alone full blown live videos. But Freakangel is one of those exceptions. Recorded during their extended “The Ones To Fall” tour last winter, they have just released the 11-track counting live download album “The Show Of Violence” via Bandcamp and several other download stores.

The live album acts as a closing chapter for the band’s 3 first albums (plus multiple EP releases) before returning with a next full length studio album in 2016. Unlike many other industrial bands, what you get live from Freakangel is quite different from the studio versions. “The Show Of Violence” therefor gives you the opportunity to rediscover the band’s discography in alternative live versions.

https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/the-show-of-violence-live-album

JOSHUA HYSLOP “GONE”

Vancouver based singer-songwriter Joshua Hyslop has announced he will be supporting musician/songstress Vanessa Carlton on a 36 date North American tour. Starting on October 29th at Live at the Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati, Ohio, the nationwide run spans 30 cities in the U.S and 6 within Canada, ending on December 19th in Asheville, North Carolina at New Mountain Theatre.

http://groundsounds.com/2015/10/07/premiere-joshua-hyslop-shares-folk-gem-gone/

THE OH HELLOS’ “EXEUNT” LIVE VIDEO

Dear Wormwood, due October 16 and distributed through Elektra Records, is receiving early critical acclaim with NPR Music, who hails, “Their instrumentation and singing are exuberant, just this side of ecstatic…” while Under the Gun Review furthers, “The Oh Hellos’ sense of melody is refreshingly organic and truly untouchable, due heavily in part to both members’ staggering vocal abilities. Their huge walls of eclectically layered instrumentation, which should overwhelm by all accounts, are so alluring; they simply embrace your psyche, leaving you no choice but to surrender to the comfort because nothing else compares.”

http://www.thewildhoneypie.com/get-a-taste-of-the-oh-hellos-stellar-live-show-premiere/

THE DOOBIE BROTHERS X STAGECOACH FESTIVAL 2016

The 10th Anniversary of Stagecoach Music Festival is set for Friday, April 29, Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2016 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. The Doobie Brothers will appear on Sunday, May 1 with Luke Bryan and Little Big Town. Other artists announced for the festival include: Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Chris Young, The Band Perry, Sam Hunt, Dustin Lynch, Joe Nichols, Eric Paslay, A Thousand Horses, John Fogerty, and Emmylou Harris.

The festival will be fun for The Doobie Brothers, who will be able to catch up artists who both performed with them on Southbound, their Sony Nashville album released last year. This will mark the first appearance at Stagecoach for The Doobie Brothers, who recently performed an epic jam with the String Cheese Incident at Lock’n Festival, in Virginia.

http://www.stagecoachfestival.com/splash/

AJ MCLEAN NEW VIDEO

AJ McLean and Rolling Stone have partnered to premiere the video for the incredible, anthemic stand-alone single “Live Together” ft. Jordan James. The massive video focuses on some of the hot button issues we’re facing today, from racism to homophobia. It offers a dark look at our current world, all the while lacing the videos narrative with a subtle beautiful slice of brightness and hope. The track itself is fury and redemption in one, a cry for unity, peace & love. Writing the song inspired AJ to start the Live Together Foundation, an organization that is 100% for the people by the people.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/backstreet-boys-a-j-mclean-on-fiery-solo-song-nick-carter-zombie-western-20151006

OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “SAY MY NAME”

VON GREY – made up of sisters Annika (vocals, violin, guitar, keys), Fiona (vocals, guitar, violin, percussion), Petra (keys, electronic percussion, background vocals) and Kathryn (cello, bass pedals, keys, background vocals) – has toured nationally with the Indigo Girls, Lindsey Stirling, Ron Pope and Rusted Root, among others, and performed at such festivals as Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, SXSW, Gathering of the Vibes and Shaky Knees. The band made its late night television debut on “Late Show with David Letterman” and performed on “Conan” in support of their self-titled debut EP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrKW48qf07M