 Free festival slated for June 16 in Corsicana, birthplace of legendary country singer
NASHVILLE, TENN (Press Release) --- Country music star, David Frizzell, has announced the inaugural LeftyFest Music Festival to be held in Corsicana, Texas on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The festival is established, in cooperation with the city of Corsicana, to honor the enduring musical legacy of Lefty Frizzell, one of American music’s most iconic and influential singer/stylists of any genre. Lefty, who would’ve turned 90 this year, was a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honors his contributions to entertainment. David Frizzell is the younger brother of Lefty. He toured with Lefty in his youth, before being signed to a record deal of his own, and going on to a multi-award-winning career that remains dynamic today. David is a singer, songwriter, touring performer, producer and author. A chance meeting with Corsicana Chief of Police, Robert Johnson, set the wheels in motion for David Frizzell’s longtime dream of a festival to honor his world-famous brother. Johnson, arguably the only SAG-AFTRA actor in the world who also happens to be a police chief, is an avid fan of Lefty Frizzell, and was instrumental in the early planning for LeftyFest.
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 (HOUSTON, Tx Press Release) – 20-year-old Micah Cheatham and JSU Management are ablaze with excitement for the release of wonder album “Living on a Memory” available for audience listening pleasure June 1 via iTunes, Apple Music, etc. Pre-order is readily available for purchase starting April 12.
Living On A Memory is an array of your go-to heartthrob country hits, mixed with an alternative flair, that are easily relatable and full of exciting new beats. This album combines your favorite country lyrics with a fresh twist of originality that is sure to keep country music lovers hooked. Kicking off with ‘Keep With The Rhythm,’ a bluesy-country hit that starts with from the heart lyrics and leads into a fun and exciting relationship hit for everyone to enjoy. Next, Cheatham switches up the pace with a slower ballad ‘Like We Used To,’ which is full of past experiences and missing the better days with the one who got away. However, nothing lasts forever, leading the album into ‘Wish You The Best,’ a fiery yet heartbreaking and emotional outpour about what used to be, leaving behind only feelings of gratitude and hope. Last but not least, Micah Cheatham finishes this iconic album with his single ‘Where Are You Now?,’ that battles the longing feeling to know how someone is doing without you and being excited for what the future holds.  More Love, the band’s alt-country-, gospel-, Everly Brothers-inspired new album
produced by legendary L.A. punk band co-founder John Doe, is available now via Omnivore Recordings. Tour opener set for May 2 with John Doe and Exene Cervenka. LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Press Release)-- Dead Rock West, the acclaimed California alt-country rock group fronted by Cindy Wasserman and Frank Lee Drennen, are heading into 2018 with array of tour dates beginning a with a set in support of John Doe and Exene Cervenka of X, followed by an East Coast tour leg opening for Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore. Their recently released More Love (August 2017 via Omnivore Recordings) was produced by John Doe, who helped create an album that places Wasserman and Drennen’s achingly beautiful signature vocals and harmonies in finely etched rock, alt-country, and pop settings. The sound is both contemporary and timeless. “Boundless Fearless Love,” the joyously infectious first single from the album, drew praise from Los Angeles Times’ Randy Lewis, who noted the song is “set to a propellant track that’s part R.E.M., part Tom Petty and part Neil Young …”  Photo Courtesy Grand Ole Opry, LLC. Chris Hollo, Photographer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 7, 2018) –The Grand Ole Opry welcomed home Bobby Bare as an official Opry member tonight, on this, the Country Music Hall of Famer’s 83rd birthday. Bare had been a member of the Opry cast in the 1960s and 70s, after which his official Opry membership lapsed. The evening was documented in The Tennessean.
Bare began his Opry set with a collaboration with Mary Gauthier, on “I Drink,” a song she penned and which appears on Bare’s most recent album, Things Change. Bare’s son, Bobby Bare, Jr., then joined his father on the 1970 hit “Come Sundown.” It was the pair’s first Opry collaboration in more than 40 years.  April, 2018 (Press Release) Troubadour Phil Cook continues his journey with his second solo release, PEOPLE ARE MY DRUG, out June 1 on Psychic Hotline/Thirty Tigers. Billboard premiered “Steampowered Blues,” the first track off the album. Cook reflects on the track:, ““Steampowered Blues” is the first song I wrote for PEOPLE ARE MY DRUG. I’ve long been drawn to the swing and swagger of New Orleans’ step rhythms. The left-right bass lines get my feet stepping, whereas the drums channel my hip movements and the weightless carefree melodies often coax my arms from my sides toward the sky. Lyrically, it’s playful in a way that I can get behind. Tamisha Waden and Chastity Brown’s vocal expressions are stunning. The payoff when Mountain Man enters at the end of the double-time chant makes me cheer every time. Within my mortal body and experience, this music is my church.”
 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Fri., April 6, 2018 Press Release) – Kentucky multi-instrumentalist Britton Patrick Morgan will release his self-produced debut album, High Lonesome Throne, on May 25. Morgan offers eight tracks of warm endearing lyrics, unfeigned storytelling and incredible yet intricate instrumentals. “I'm very much a product of my place and time, and my Kentucky roots I wouldn't trade for anything. I really love old traditions but I embrace new musical ideas and progressive arrangements,” explains the former Alaskan fisherman and off-grider. The album, available for pre-order now, prominently features the talented Cheyenne Mize and the legendary bass player for Johnny Cash, Dave Roe.
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BRITTON PATRICK MORGAN Website || Facebook || Instagram  Courtesy Missing Piece Group Portland, OR-based singer-songwriter John Craigie announces the April 21st vinyl release date of his new full length Scarecrow. The completely analog album was recorded live to a 2 inch tape, mastered to tape, and cut straight to be pressed to vinyl. Preorder the album HERE.
“These are songs written for last year’s No Rain, No Rose, but were cut from the album because they’re slower and softer in feel than the rest of that album,” Craigie explains. “They are sort of homeless songs, which is one reason why I used the name Scarecrow. They are songs that are out alone in a field.” “Scarecrow was self-produced, and as you’ll hear there isn’t much production,” Craigie continues. “Most songs were done either on first or second take. It turns out lots of people record to tape, then mix digitally on Pro Tools, but it’s uncommon to go analog for the full process. I think vinyl fans will appreciate the sound and the fully analog process, while Craigie fans will appreciate putting on a record that is really chill and vibey.”  NEW YORK, N.Y. (Press Release) — Popular music was in a creative upheaval in the late 1970s. As the singer-songwriter and producer Chris Stamey remembers, “the old guard had become bloated, cartoonish, and widely co-opted by a search for maximum corporate profits, and we wanted none of it.” In A Spy in the House of Loud, he takes us back to the auteur explosion happening in New York clubs such as the Bowery’s CBGB, as Television, Talking Heads, R.E.M., and other innovative bands were rewriting the rules. Just 22 years old and newly arrived from North Carolina, Stamey immersed himself in the action, playing a year with Alex Chilton before forming the dB’s and recording the albumsStands for deciBels and Repercussion, which still have an enthusiastic following.
A Spy in the House of Loud vividly captures the energy that drove the music scene as arena rock gave way to punk and other new streams of electric music. There are engrossing backstories about creating in the recording studio, as well as insights into other people’s music and the process of songwriting. Photos, mixer-channel and track assignment notes, and other inside-the-studio materials illustrate the stories. A Spy in the House of Loud reads like a Mozart in the Jungle for indie rock, depicting a Southern artist’s coming-of-age in a New York scene that has been stereotyped as all punk rock, safety pins, and provocation. Stamey’s book shows another side of the CBGB era, as he searches for new ways to break the rules and make some noise.  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 6, 2018 Press Release) – KID ROCK announced today he will launch the RED BLOODED ROCK N ROLL REDNECK EXTRAVAGANZA TOUR. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off August 3 in Bangor, ME. Kid Rock will pick up friends Brantley Gilbert and Wheeler Walker Jr. to join him along the way, hitting 15 cities nationwide before wrapping October 12 in West Palm Beach, FL.
On the heels of wrapping his AMERICAN ROCK ‘N ROLL TOUR, which Taste of Country lauded “one of Kid Rock's best tours to date and perhaps one of the best live shows in music today,” the showman will continue to deliver his high-energy, one-of-a-kind live show experience to fans coast-to-coast, cementing his status as one of today’s most exciting performers. The tour will showcase songs from Kid Rock’s blockbuster new album Sweet Southern Sugar(11/3), which has spent 13 weeks inside the Top 10 of the Country Album Sales Chart.  (Press Release) Husband and wife duo Blue Honey,www.bluehoneymusic.com/#bluehoney-main consisting of Troy Brooks and Kassie Jordan-Brooks, are excited to announce the release of the debut single, “August Without Us,” from their upcoming sophomore album on all digital platforms today. The bright, mid-tempo summer jam was produced by Troy and Kassie and written by K. Brooks, T. Brooks, and M. Willis. It has quickly become a fan favorite at Blue Honey’s live shows and depicts a story of a summer love that faded away. Kassie’s distinct vocal styling paired with Troy’s harmonies creates a song that’s sure to get stuck in your head. "August Without Us" can be found on Spotify, iTunes,Amazon and all other digital retailers.
“This song was as fun to write as it is to perform. We haven’t been this excited about a song in a long time," exclaims Kassie and Troy. "We can’t wait for everyone to hear it!” |
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