@skopemag news for March 15, 2019 @ noon est

Squirrel Nut Zippers Coming To Boston On April 23rd (City Winery)

Since reactivating in mid-2016 the Squirrel Nut Zippers have been performing to packed houses across the country and around the world. As band leader Jimbo Mathus has said since the band’s re-launch, ‘it’s not a reunion, it’s a revival!’

And the revival last year included the band’s first new studio album in eighteen years titled titled Beasts Of Burgundy. The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Chart upon its release and the critics raved:

“There is, of course, jazz of various stripes (mainly pre-WWII varieties) on this deliciously wide-ranging comeback, but there’s so much more: sounds, identifiable and not, emanating from mysterious times and places, not the least of which is New Orleans, their home base, a land that, forever and still, has a mind of its own.” – Relix

UPDATED: Ruben releases a breathtaking live video of “Lay By Me”, OUT NOW!

Pop songwriter, Kat Holland Takes Us on Journey With NEW Video

At the beginning of 2018, Holland recorded her new EP in the famed Village Studios in Los Angeles. Since then, she has been busy gigging, composing, and working with her band in Charlotte. Holland draws from many musical influences that include Norah Jones, Adele, and Maroon 5.

Music Legend Albert Hammond Announces New Single and US Tour for 2019

Legendary singer-songwriter Albert Hammond has penned songs that have become part of the soundtrack of our lives. Whether sung by himself or artists as diverse as Whitney Houston, Johnny Cash, the Hollies, Diana Ross, Leo Sayer, Neil Diamond, Julio Iglesias, Ace of Base, Simply Red and ASWAD, among hundreds more, his musical brilliance has made him one of the most popular and influential composers of the past half century, with more than 40 chart toppers to his credit and sales in excess of 360 million.

A multiple award winner – among his honors are Ivor Novello and Emmy Awards, an OBE (Order of the British Empire), induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, along with Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy nominations – Hammond is planning to make 2019 one of the busiest and most exciting years of his remarkable career.

CHARLY BLACK X PLAY-N-SKILLZ X DJ KASS PREMIERE VIDEO FOR TIRALO PA KA ON ROLLING STONE

Aftercluv is Universal Music Latin America’s dance entertainment division. With offices located in nine countries and ten cities across the U.S., Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, Aftercluv is dedicated to global-dance-culture, crossing boundaries between languages and culture while embracing musical styles that range from House to Dance-hall, Cumbia to Baile funk, Afrobeats to Dembow and everything in between. Aftercluv is a 360 operation that encompasses a record label, booking, management, marketing in Latin America for the most important international DJs, brand partnership, festivals and events organization unit as well as a strong multi-media platform that includes three radio mix-shows (in Mexico, Brazil and Peru), one FM radio station (Aftercluv 1075 FM in Costa Rica) and the #1 electronic-dance lifestyle vertical in Latin America (www.aftercluv.com) with a monthly reach of 10 million people.

Charly Black Previews Major-Label Debut Album With ‘Tiralo Pa Ka’

MEYTAL Premieres Video for Single “Armalite” on Music Choice Tonight!

“Very excited to release this video into the world. Production-wise, I think the video is a major step up for the band, and I believe the topic itself will arouse some interesting discussions” says Meytal.

Ole Red Gatlinburg and Blake Shelton Celebrate Grand Opening – https://olered.com/gatlinburg/

Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) and Blake Shelton’s long-awaited restaurant and bar Ole Red Gatlinburg is officially open in downtown Gatlinburg. The entertainment venue celebrated “Spring Blake” yesterday, March 13, with a full day of activity including a memorable performance by Shelton featuring special guests the Swon Brothers on the Ole Red Gatlinburg stage.

TOPO LA MASKARA X MC FIOTI PREMIERE VIDEO FOR PANDA PON ON AFTERCLUV.COM

Aftercluv is Universal Music Latin America’s dance entertainment division. With offices located in nine countries and ten cities across the U.S., Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, Aftercluv is dedicated to global-dance-culture, crossing boundaries between languages and culture while embracing musical styles that range from House to Dance-hall, Cumbia to Baile funk, Afrobeats to Dembow and everything in between. Aftercluv is a 360 operation that encompasses a record label, booking, management, marketing in Latin America for the most important international DJs, brand partnership, festivals and events organization unit as well as a strong multi-media platform that includes three radio mix-shows (in Mexico, Brazil and Peru), one FM radio station (Aftercluv 1075 FM in Costa Rica) and the #1 electronic-dance lifestyle vertical in Latin America (www.aftercluv.com) with a monthly reach of 10 million people.

Follies & Vices Pour A Giant Glass Of “Red Wine”

Follies & Vices have been busy in recent months not only taking advantage of their new scene in Los Angeles playing shows regularly but churning out singles like their latest, “Red Wine.”

With their latest single Follies & Vices capture the energy of a typical 20-something in the City of Angels with its quick tongue and fashionable beat. Caesarlivenloud raved, “The whole production has a feel-good atmosphere with its infectious melodies packed with groovy bass & synth lines, smooth percussion and soaring guitar riffs. Red Wine is a perfect song to brighten one’s day.”

Oh White Mare return with infectious new single ‘Goodnight and Goodbye’

The west coast of Australia has a 30 year legacy of producing world class indie rock, with no shortage of amazing bands stepping up to earn their place among the greats. With this lineage running through their veins, Oh White Mare have produced an epically catchy, riff-filled indie gem in Goodnight and Goodbye.

VulgarGrad release new album The Odessa Job

Melbourne’s own raucous Russian seven-piece VulgarGrad launch their latest album The Odessa Job – their gutsiest, rawest release to date.

Polish-born Australian actor and singer Jacek Koman’s voice is NOT mellowing with age – it’s rougher, tougher, and more powerful than ever – and the six-piece band behind him is NOT sounding more polished.

Roger Street Friedman – ‘Sun Never Sets’

Long Island based singer-songwriter Roger Street Friedman, who just released a new single featuring Folk and Americana greats Peter Yarrow, Tom Chapin, Guy Davis, and Joel Rafael titled “Sun Never Sets”.

ROGER STREET FRIEDMAN TOUR DATES
3/21 – Hank’s Saloon – Brooklyn, NY
3/22 -The Woodshed – Sea Cliff, NY
4/05 – Immigrant Legal Resource Center – Washington, D.C.
4/05 – The Mansion on O Street – Washington, D.C.
4/06 – Iron Horse Restaurant – Ashland, VA
4/07 – Isis Music Hall – Asheville, NC
4/08 – Common Grounds – Greensboro, NC
4/09 – Berkeley Cafe – Raleigh, NC
4/11 – The Locks at Sona – Philadelphia, PA
5/30 – My Father’s Place at The Roslyn Hotel – Roslyn, NY
9/06 – Club Passim – Cambridge, MA
9/07 – The Montague Bookmill – Montague, MA

STUMPS share new single ‘Your Old Man’ + added to The Drop Festival

Boisterous Sydney indie-rock four-piece STUMPS are back with earnest new single ‘Your Old Man’, out today following a premiere on triple j’s Home & Hosed last night. Already set for a huge year, the band have also just been announced as triple j Unearthed’s The Drop Festival winners in Manly.

Daphne & The Fuzz release gritty new video for ‘All These Things’, [Sounds-like: Karen O]

“”All These Things” is a dynamic tune, morphing across a variety of genres, making for a distorted, raucous, and rebellious sound that’s sure to keep you coming back for more. The accompanying video follows a teenage girl as she sifts through her wardrobe, flails around, and makes faces in the mirror.” Indie88

LA’S ASHRR USHERS IN A NEW-WAVE OF SYNTH-ROCK ON DEBUT ALBUM, ‘OSCILLATOR,’ OUT MAY 10TH

Nearly a year in the making, accomplished and celebrated musicians Steven Davis, Josh Charles and Ethan Allen have come together to form the collaborative synth-rock trio ASHRR, who will release their much buzzed about debut album, Oscillator, on May 10thvia First Second. Today, the band has revealed a brand-new music video for the record’s single “All Yours All Mine.”

42 DUGG Releases “YOUNG AND TURNT” Mixtape Available Now!!

WITH SPECIAL GUEST FROM:
BABYFACE RAY
BLAC YOUNGSTA
LIL BABY
PEEWEE LONGWAY
TEE GRIZZLEY
YO GOTTI

KOTA – ‘Heaving’ Single & Video

Big guitars, pounding drums, music that will make you put your fist in the air – Melbourne alt-rock trio KOTA are making a splash with Heaving, the first single from their upcoming debut EP Parking in Dark Spaces.

Swedish dream-pop trio ViVii release self titled debut album today through Dumont Dumont / new single ‘Pick Me Up’

Caleb Steph drops gripping video for new single ‘Trapped’

Caleb Steph is a 20 year old artist from Virginia who has just released his new single “Trapped”.

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Aiden Hatfield ‘Chapter One’ Released Today

After the massive success of his debut single ‘This is Never Ending’, Leeds-based Rock/Alternative Solo Artist and Multi Instrumentalist Aiden Hatfield has today released his debut EP ‘Chapter One’.

Hannah Grace announces new EP ‘The Bed You Made’

Hannah Grace has released her new single ‘The Bed You Made’ through Never Fade Records. The track is the first to be taken from her new EP of the same name, out April 5th ahead of her headline shows in London and Cardiff, and was featured in Spotify’s New Music Friday today.