LIL YACHTY “1 NIGHT”
Lil Yachty has announced his first headline tour titled, The Boat Show, starting August 8th in Vancouver and capping off at Made In America fest in Philadelphia on September 4th. Tickets are on sale starting July 8th.
THE AVETT BROTHERS REACH HIGHEST CAREER ALBUM DEBUT WITH TRUE SADNESS
THE AVETT BROTHERS’ new album, True Sadness [American Recordings/Republic Records], achieves the group’s highest career debut to date and dominates multiple charts, arriving at #1 on Billboard’s Top Albums Chart, #1 Top Rock Albums Chart, #1 on the Digital Albums Chart and #3 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart. Check out True Sadness here.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/true-sadness/id1101812349
SYMBION PROJECT “STAINLESS ENDLESS RADIANCE” FEAT. BRIANA MARELA (AAMINA, JAGJAGUAR) STREAMING NOW
Arcadian is the 8th full-length album from Seattle-based electronic-music songwriter/producer Symbion Project aka Kasson Crooker. While previous releases have seen the moniker’s sound range from chaotic IDM to cinematic downtempo to classical synthesizer music, Aracadian sees the project nod to electronic-based, beat-driven song structures that draw circles around the world’s more melancholy realities. The album is set for release on September 9th, 2016, and today the first album track “Stainless Endless Radiance” — a collaboration with Aamina’s Briana Marela — is streaming today vis Self-Titled and Soundcloud.
SACHI RELEASE NEW EP STREAM
New Zealand youngster duo SACHI are back once again, with the hard hitting EP Lunch With Bianca. SACHI gained momentum after the 18-year-old duo handed Diplo “No More” on a USB, while he was touring New Zealand, giving the track a co-sign on his resident show Diplo and Friends. Leading “No More” to earn its way into a number of respected playlists on Spotify.
With a stream of successes rolling in from singles “Hold On”, “No More” and a remix for the UK’s KLOE; SACHI’s new EP Lunch With Bianca is set to seize the ears of more listeners. With 1 million streams already in the bag, #1 viral song on Spotify NZ, and premiere plays from Diplo on Diplo and Friends – the 18-year-old duo’s first offerings have gathered support from Major Lazer, Vince Staples, Complex, BBC Radio 1, Beats1, triplej, and more.
https://play.spotify.com/album/5Cn5178JQHRStQ68EIYMtg
KUOSA “ONE NIGHT” FEAT HAYLEY
Electronic Music Producer and DJ from Sydney, Australia, Kuosa releases his latest single “One Day (feat. HAYLEY)”. His music and shows infuse melodic sounds with a chilled party vibe, intent on creating an energy capable of uplifting any audience and getting the good times rolling.
Expanding on his diverse influences with his latest track “One Day (feat. HAYLEY)”, features elements of R&B and club-pleasing Pop, suggesting the talented producer has only begun to show where he is capable of going.
BRITISH COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS 2016
The British Country Music Association (BCMA) presented themselves to the general public with a stand at the Country 2 Country Festival at the O2, London during the recent festival where tens of thousands of people attended. The idea was to promote British Country music and to let everyone know more about the British Country music scene. They gained many new members and at just £20 per person they will now be eligible to vote in the awards, receive information on the British Country scene and members also receive preferential discounts for merchandise, magazines and events around the UK and beyond.
With their membership swelling, the British Country Music Association are excited to announce that the BCMAwards weekend is to be held on Saturday 29th October and Sunday 30th October 2016 at The Heston Venue (formerly the Concorde Suite), Heston Sports Ground, Crane Lodge Road, Cranford, Middlesex TW5 9PQ.
ED ROMAN RELEASES NEW MUSIC VIDEO
He’s a messenger…He’s a radical…He is Love…”The Godfather of Love,” to be more precise! Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ed Roman donned his Don alter-ego, the “Godfather of Love,” for his just-released new music video, “I Am Love.” From red velvet hat to red pinstripe suit, to shiny red leather shoes, “The Godfather” commands the camera and makes the viewer “an offer you can’t refuse:”
“CRAZY EYES”
Fayetteville, Arkansas indie rock band Brother Moses will release their sophomore EP Legends on August 26th via Missing Piece Records. American Songwriter just premiered the band’s video for “Crazy Eyes” which they called “lighthearted – but slightly morbid.”
A Z E K E L NEW SINGLE
With ‘Raw, Vol.1’ dealing with the complexities and emotions of falling in and out of love, Azekel shifts his focus with ‘Raw, Vol.2’ using social commentary as his horizon line for the record.
Speaking a little more on the new EP – set for release on August 10th via Thunderlightning Recordings, Azekel explained: “I was inspired by the issues some of my friends in the city were finding themselves in, also I was listening to a lot of similar themes in the music from Curtis Mayfield & Marvin Gaye, and became conscious that this idea of social commentary was a theme that bled through their works too. They are two singers that I can really relate to vocally”.
http://www.thefader.com/2016/07/05/azekel-cant-get-out-of-love-on-stuck
RUSSELL SIMMONS’ RUSH PHILANTHROPIC ARTS FOUNDATION HEADS ‘BACK TO THE FUTURE’ AT ANNUAL ART FOR LIFE BENEFIT
Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation (RPAF) is proud to celebrate the 2016 ART FOR LIFE Benefit on July 16th at Fairview Farms in Bridgehampton, NY. RPAF is dedicated to providing inner city youth across New York City with significant exposure to the arts, as well as to supporting emerging artists with exhibition opportunities. This year’s private gala will honor Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist; Star Jones, TV personality, lawyer and philanthropist; Frank Cooper III, CMO/CCO of BuzzFeed; James Cruz, President Bad Boy Management & Strategic Alliances; Suzanne de Passe, Co-Chair de Passe Jones Entertainment; Debra L. Lee, Chairman and CEO, BET Networks; Alex Waislitz, Founder & Chairman of the Thorney Investment Group Australia & Waislitz Family Foundation; and Artist Nari Ward for their support of the arts, career achievements, and overall commitment to our communities. The benefit will also host a surprise special guest performance.
Comedian, writer and star of ABC’s “Blackish” Anthony Anderson will serve as the evening’s host. DJ M.O.S. and DJ Kiss will keep the dance floor alive throughout the night.
Artfully crafted cocktails created by Art For Life Gold Sponsor BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® gin will be featured throughout the evening. This year’s benefit is also supported by silver sponsor Merrill Lynch, bronze sponsor BET, and online charity partner CharityBuzz. This year’s media partners are Hamptons magazine, Artspace, and Haute Living.
THE LUMINEERS SHARE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CLEOPATRA”
The Lumineers are happy to share their moving music video for second single, “Cleopatra,” off hit second album of the same name, which tells the story of a woman named Manana from the Republic of Georgia.
http://cache.vevo.com/assets/html/embed.html?video=GBUV71601165
THE FOURTH ANNUAL LEVITATE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL IS SOLD OUT
Tickets for this year’s Levitate Music and Arts Festival (LMF) have been in great demand, and all festival tickets have now been sold out, with 10,000 music and art lovers coming together on Saturday, July 9, 2016. The Levitate Music and Arts Festival in Marshfield, MA will feature “The Wheels of Soul Tour” with Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, and North Mississippi Allstars, alongside Rebelution, Lettuce, Stick Figure, Moon Taxi, Twiddle, Nahko and Medicine for the People, The Movement, and Ron Gallo. Tickets sold out on July 3rd as the boutique festival has seen explosive growth over the past 3 years. The festival has grown from an intimate barbeque with friends to a standout community gathering of 10,000 fans in its fourth year. “This is the earliest that Levitate Music and Arts Festival has sold out,” Dan Hassett states, “We are very grateful to our fans who come out year after year to support the festival and our community that continues to double in attendance every year. We are excited to see all of the new fans come and experience the festival and help levitate the Marshfield and South Shore communities.”
http://www.levitatemusicfestival.com/
CARDIKNOX SHARE VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “WILD CHILD”
Indie-pop duo Cardiknox have shared the official music video for new single “Wild Child” off their debut album Portrait. The video, directed by David Kalani Larkins, reflects the song’s themes of independence and rebelling against the norm, following Cardiknox’s Lonnie Angle and Thomas Dutton “behind-the-scenes” as they make four mini music videos in one. The “Wild Child” video premiered today via Entertainment Weekly, who loves the “chaotic” video with its costume changes, puppets made to look like the band, and even some trips to the dunk tank. Check it out below.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/06/cardiknox-wild-child-video-premiere
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB UNVEIL VIDEO FOR “ARE WE READY? (WRECK)”
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB today unveil the video for their new song ‘Are We Ready? (Wreck)’. Directed by renowned commercial directors Thunderlips, the video is a nightmarish, barbed comment on consumerism. Beginning as a hyperreal ‘Mad Men’ style 1950’s advert, the video soon descends into the hellish vision of mass consumerism, as prosthetic laden Alex Trimble, Kevin Baird and Sam Halliday begin the unravel, both physically and mentally. The video is the perfect accompaniment to ‘Are We Ready? (Wreck), visualizing Two Door and the so-called “information generation’s” uncomfortable relationship with unavoidable elements of modern life.
FRIEND OR FOE “TRUE”
Richmond-based FRIEND OR FOE releases their new True single today, and in conjunction with the tape’s availability, the namesake track for the single has been unleashed through a premiere at New Noise Magazine.
Flatspot Records will release FRIEND OR FOE’s new Foe EP on August 19th, but today the label issues a limited, pre-release, two-song cassette single. The tape leads off with “True,” the track featuring additional guest vocals by Jimmy Williams of Maximum Penalty, with an exclusive non-EP demo track on the B-side called “Invincible.”
A STORY TOLD NEW VIDEO
Their debut full-length is a 10-track effort that struts along the intersection of pop and rock with similarities to The Dangerous Summer and PVRIS. Off the debut, the band just released their music video release of “All of You,” which can be viewed below. The track details personal strife within a relationship, the moment it goes toxic, when one person can’t give their whole heart and falls out of love. The band details “Everyone wants to love and be loved and knowing you aren’t receiving 100% of that persona’s efforts takes a mental and physical toll on you.” This track walks the listener through this trying time and hopes to help them through their own process.
MAX STYLER X FELMAX
Over Independence Day Weekend, Max Styler and Felmax ignited the fireworks with the sizzling trap number “Skyline.” The two budding producers strike a balance between gritty and sweet, chopping up dubstep breakdowns and ethereal flutters for a satiating bass-fueled banger. LA Weekly premiered “Skyline” and highlighted how the single finds Styler and Felmax, “Pushing a trap/electro hybrid sound in some insane new directions.”
MAYAENI TO RELEASE ELOCUTION EP
Detroit’s Mayaeni has been embracing soulful rock as long as she can remember. It began when her father, also a musician, started playing her Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Chuck Berry records at a very early age. Later wondering why there wasn’t a black female John Mayer or Gary Clark Jr., she has decided to become it herself.
The Roc Nation artist is releasing her new Elocution EP this Friday. “Elocution is the study and practice of oral delivery, including the control of both voice and gesture,” explained Mayaeni. “This is EP is my Elocution.”
http://www.afropunk.com/profiles/blogs/afropunk-exclusive-rock-and-soul-singer-mayaeni-showcases
SAXSYNDRUM NEW VIDEO
Dubbed “Canada’s premiere electronic jazz deconstructionists” by Silent Shout, Saxsyndrum is at the crossroads of live-electronic and experimental-rock music. The Montreal group masterfully integrate processed drums, looped sax and ethereal vocals over sub-bass and deep beats, always delivering an emotionally powerful performance filled with contorted grooves and heady effects. They have recently partnered with Consequence of Sound to premiere their new single “Dawn Breaks” with an accompanying music video.
Saxsyndrum premiere ethereal new song “Dawn Breaks” and video — watch
STEL★LEO “GODDESS”
LA by way of Bermuda producer STEL★LEO has spent the majority of 2016 flexing his prowess over a multitude of genres. First, the 21-year-old scored big on original single “Anxious” that made it’s way to the ears of Beats1 who chose the track as their “Discovered on Apple Music Selection” in June. Next, he followed this up with future-bass cut “Mochi,” a track that This Song Slaps described as a piece filled with “beautiful synth melodies, interesting vocal chopping, and tight basslines.”
Premiere: Handsome Ghost’s lyric video for ‘Eyes Wide’
Today we’re delighted to premiere a new lyric video for Handsome Ghost’s song Eyes Wide (feat. Whole Doubts) of the band’s forthcoming debut LP. Handsome Ghost is the project of Tim Noyes, a former high school English teacher and Boston native who’s made some buzz on the Spotify charts.
Eyes Wide is a bubbling pop song with a big, catchy hook that’ll get your toes tapping.
Premiere: Handsome Ghost's lyric video for 'Eyes Wide'
THE STOLEN UNVEIL “I’M SO DEAD” MUSIC VIDEO
The New Jersey based pop-rockers THE STOLEN have officially kicked of their I’m So Dead Tour with Mike Schiavo. The tour kicked off July 3rd at The Middle East in Boston and will make its way up and down the East coast this July. The tour follows the band’s illustrious EP entitled, I’m So Dead, which premiered on TWIST Magazine in April. The 5 track EP is laced with 90’s rock with modern pop and R&B sensibilities reminiscent of The 1975, The Summer Set, and The Maine and features hit single “I’m So Dead.”
http://substreammagazine.com/2016/07/stolen-im-so-dead-video/
