Andrea Faulk, Author at SRO PR

September 22, 2023

YES: On The Road Now With Their Career-Spanning “Classic Tales Of Yes” U.S.Tour

DATE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK, SRO PR

YES:
ON THE ROAD NOW WITH THEIR
CAREER-SPANNING “CLASSIC TALES OF YES” U.S.TOUR
THROUGH NOVEMBER 4 IN RIVERSIDE, CA

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Clockwise from front: Jay Schellen, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood, Geoff Downes, Steve Howe
Photo Credit: Gottlieb Bros.

Following last year’s sold-out U.S. tour, YES—who are Steve Howe (guitars, vocals), Geoff Downes (keyboards), Jon Davison (vocals, acoustic guitar), Billy Sherwood (bass guitar, vocals), and Jay Schellen (drums)—have returned to America with a career-spanning set list. The “Classic Tales Of Yes” tour launched September 21 in Bethlehem, PA and ends November 4 in Riverside, CA.

On this tour—the latest presentation of their ongoing concert series illuminating their classic music—YES is performing many iconic tracks from the influential and pioneering Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees’ catalog covering 50-plus years as well as music from their acclaimed new album MIRROR TO THE SKY (released May 19 on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music). See below for the in-progress list of tour dates. Go to www.yesworld.com/live for ticketing information.

Ahead of the tour, YES was captured in the photos below at their rehearsals in Lititz, Pennsylvania and shared these quotes.

“We’ve put together a great setlist covering the length and breadth of Yes’ career.” – Steve Howe

“Our ‘Classic Tales of Yes’ tour is one of our most diverse and adventurous tours to date. Spanning the entire fifty-five years of the band (yes 55!), we are introducing tracks from our latest album Mirror To The Sky. I’m sure the fans that are already familiar with the album will greatly appreciate us performing songs from it live. Of course, alongside many of the other Yes classics, we are also adding in a few surprises for good measure. – Geoff Downes

“We so look forward to bringing to the stage many highlights and fan favorites from across the diverse Yes cannon, plus a few selections from our warmly received new studio album, Mirror to the Sky. Come join us beneath the stars!” — Jon Davison

“We are playing some amazing selections from the YES catalog, including a few tracks from our new record Mirror To The Sky. It’s a very exciting show we’ve put together and one I know YES fans will enjoy. See ya there!!!” — Billy Sherwood

“There is so much excitement surrounding this tour. It’s quite expansive—there’s something in it for every YES fan including brand new music from our new record. We’re very much looking forward to performing it!” — Jay Schellen

Before the tour kicked off, YES performed an intimate fan club show in Lititz, Pennsylvania, for which Ultimate Classic Rock was on hand and observed in part: “After opening their set with the title track from 1977’s Going for the One, Yes unearthed ‘It Will Be a Good Day (The River), off 1999’s The Ladder, for the first time since 2000. They also performed 1977’s ‘Turn of the Century’ for the first time since 2014, and several other tracks—including ‘Machine Messiah,’ ‘Time and a Word’ and ‘South Side of the Sky’”— for the first time since 2018. Read the full article HERE.

YES Rehearsal Photos for their 2023 “Classic Tales Of Yes” U.S. tour in Lititz, PA

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From left: Steve Howe, Jon Davison, Geoff Downes

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The “Classic Tales Of Yes” evening begins with an on-site presentation by world-renowned English artist and designer Roger Dean, whose masterful artwork of striking other-worldly landscapes has graced classic album covers and posters, most prominently by YES and Asia. Every show will feature a Roger Dean gallery in the venue’s reception/foyer area. His work—which also appears on the cover of MIRROR TO THE SKY—has sold more than one hundred million copies worldwide.

Here are the “Classic Tales Of Yes” tour dates in the U.S:

DATE	LOCATION	VENUE
Thursday, September 21	Bethlehem, PA	Wind Creek Event Center
Friday, September 22	Philadelphia, PA	The Met
Sunday, September 24	New Haven, CT	College Street Music Hall
Monday, September 25	Portland, ME	State Theatre
Wednesday, September 27	Lynn, MA	Lynn Auditorium
Thursday, September 28	Westbury, NY	NYCB Theatre
Saturday, September 30	New Brunswick, NJ	State Theatre
Sunday, October 1	Englewood, NJ	Bergen PAC
Tuesday, October 3	Oxon Hill, MD	MGM National Harbor
Wednesday, October 4	Greensboro, NC	Steven Tanger Center
Friday, October 6	Charleston, SC	Charleston Music Hall
Sunday, October 8	Pompano Beach, FL	Pompano Beach Amphitheater
Tuesday, October 10	Orlando, FL	Steinmetz Hall
Saturday, October 11	Clearwater, FL	Ruth Eckerd Hall
Friday, October 13	Mobile, AL	Saenger Theatre
Monday, October 16	Cincinnati, OH	Andrew J Brady Music Center
Tuesday, October 17	Nashville, IN	Brown County Music Center
Thursday, October 19	Warren, MI	Andiamo Showroom
Friday, October 20	Cleveland, OH	Temple Live
Sunday, October 22	Joliet, IL	Rialto Square Theatre
Monday, October 23	St. Louis, MO	The Factory
Thursday, October 26	Denver, CO	Paramount Theatre
Saturday, October 28	Salt Lake City, UT	Delta Hall At Eccles Theater
Monday, October 30	Los Angeles, CA	The Wiltern
Tuesday, October 31	Napa, CA	Blue Note Napa
Friday, November 3	El Cajon, CA	The Magnolia
Saturday, November 4	Riverside, CA	Fox Performing Arts Center

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YES ONLINE:
www.yesworld.com
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www.twitter.com/yesofficial
www.youtube.com/user/yesofficial
www.instagram.com/yesofficial
www.soundcloud.com/yesofficial

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For press inquiries regarding YES, contact:

SRO PR:
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Andrea Faulk // afaulk@sropr.com

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September 22, 2023

GOOD RZN Today Release Powerful New Single “Far From Me” Ahead Of The 10/20 Release Of The Their Debut EP

DATE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK, SRO PR

GOOD RZN
TODAY RELEASE POWERFUL NEW SINGLE
“FAR FROM ME”
AHEAD OF THE OCTOBER 20 RELEASE OF THE
THEIR DEBUT EP
‘FALLING IN SLOW MOTION’

“FAR FROM ME”
HIGHLIGHTS THE LOS ANGELES-BASED ALT-POP DUO’S
BRAND OF ALTERNATIVE AND PSYCHEDELIC POP
SEEN THROUGH A LENS OF ROCK AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC
LISTEN TO THE SONG HERE

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Los Angeles-based alt-pop duo Good Rzn—Josie Molasky (vocalist/songwriter) and Tommy Ghirardini (guitarist/producer)—have today (September 22) released the powerful “Far From Me,” the second single from their debut EP FALLING IN SLOW MOTION out October 20. Listen to the song HERE and pre-save the EP HERE.

On “Far From Me,” Good Rzn captivate listeners with their alternative and psychedelic pop, seen through a lens of rock and electronic music. The song weaves a spell with Molasky’s edgy, distorted vocals and Ghirardini’s foreboding guitar riffs, combined with dreamy synthesizer underpinnings and hard-hitting drums.

“The initial concept for the song was based on expressing a feeling of solitude,” reflect Good Rzn about “Far From Me,” which follows the release of the EP’s lead single, “Running Out Of Time.” “We wanted the music to match that isolated energy which is where the wailing guitar came through to mimic a cry out of loneliness.” Read a Q&A below with the band about the single and EP.

Since first releasing music in the fall of 2021, Good Rzn have created a cutting-edge style. The pair’s current catalogue has allowed them to showcase their talents performing at multiple shows including Breaking Sound, Writer’s Block, and WFNM in Los Angeles and PB Avenue in San Diego. Coming off a recent show at the Lost Lake Lounge in Denver, Good Rzn are set to perform at Fergusons Downtown in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 7.

On the Good Rzn-produced FALLING IN SLOW MOTION, they paint the positives and negatives of life as an epic roller coaster ride. The five-track EP gives insight into the feelings the two artists have experienced in their past few years living in Los Angeles. Each song dives into different components of the factors that have influenced the pair since moving to Southern California from Boulder, CO.

“We wanted this collection of music to represent a specific time period of our artistic journey,” says Good Rzn. “We’ve had a lot of amazing moments, but there were also struggles along the way. The creation of these pieces helped us find peace in expressing ourselves and hope it might do the same for our listeners.”

Q&A with Good Rzn

The upcoming EP paints the positives and negatives of your recent experiences. Would “Far From Me” lyrically represent the negative side as it speaks to on being away from someone or something that you love?

GOOD RZN: “Far From Me” was inspired by being away from a loved one, but there’s a duality in the theme where you can also experience growth by going out on your own. The energy of the song is dynamic throughout, representing the ebb and flow of relationships.

What led to writing the darker musical dynamic of “Far From Me” which has that dark, descending riff?

GOOD RZN: The initial concept for the song was based on expressing a feeling of solitude. We wanted the music to match that isolated energy which is where the wailing guitar came through to mimic a cry out of loneliness.”

How was the experience of recording your first EP? Did the EP turn out as expected or were there surprises along the way?

GOOD RZN: The process of finishing our first EP took longer than anticipated. We are very detail-oriented and wanted to make sure that the project met our expectations which in the end we accomplished. Creating something that we are truly proud of was worth all the time and energy we put into it.

As songwriters, are there other influences outside music that impact your aesthetic?

GOOD RZN: We are influenced by our surroundings and love to be in nature. This comes across in our visuals and is combined with post-production editing to create a feeling of surrealism. We want our visual identity to have a cinematic element. This juxtaposition of organic and digital components is a major theme in our music as well, where we focus on mixing live instruments with electronic sounds.

What inspired the name “Good Rzn”? It has a mysterious aura about it.

GOOD RZN: Good Rzn came to us one day after searching for a name for months…it just felt right. It was a long process of searching for the right name and we were both able to relate with Good Rzn. The word “good” brings a positive energy and reminds us to see the good in things. Everything is good

Here’s the track listing for FALLING IN SLOW MOTION:

1. Running Out Of Time
2. Far From Me
3. 123
4. Too Much (Never Enough)
5. Slipping Away

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“Far From Me” Cover Art
Photo Credit: Mishko (@mishko.co), Executive Production: Randi Wilens (@randirwmedia)
Photography: Brayten Bowers (@braysbrain)
Graphic Design: Mishko (@mishko.co)
Executive Production: Randi Wilens (@randirwmedia)

Connect with Good Rzn:
WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

For more info about Good Rzn, contact SRO PR:
Mitch Schneider: mschneider@sropr.com
Andrea Faulk: afaulk@sropr.com

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September 19, 2023

Goldenvoice Announces Schedule For POWER TRIP: October 6, 7 And 8 At The Empire Polo Club In Indio, CA

DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

GOLDENVOICE PRESENTS
ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR

POWER TRIP:
OCTOBER 6, 7 AND 8 EVENT
AT THE EMPIRE POLO CLUB IN INDIO, CA,
THE WORLD’S GREATEST LIVE MUSIC DESTINATION
AND HOME OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL

Goldenvoice today announced the schedule for POWER TRIP, the historic three-day event taking place October 6, 7 and 8 and bringing together six iconic bands that define loud and powerful music: Guns N’ Roses and Iron Maiden (Friday, October 6), AC/DC and Judas Priest (Saturday, October 7) and Metallica and Tool (Sunday, October 8).

This unique night-time desert setting with unmatched concert production will amplify the experience beyond the traditional stadium or parking lot concert norm with three double-billed headlining performances. This is the most rocking line-up to ever perform in an unparalleled location for heavy music audiences looking for an unforgettable weekend escape. For more information about ticket types, packages and more, head to powertrip.live.

Connect with Power Trip:
WEBSITE
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER
FACEBOOK
TIKTOK

Media Contacts:

SRO PR
Marcee Rondan, marcee@sropr.com
Mitch Schneider, mschneider@sropr.com

ABOUT GOLDENVOICE

Goldenvoice, creators of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and Stagecoach: California’s Country Music Festival, operates successful Los Angeles and Bay Area music venues including the Fonda Theatre, The Roxy Theatre, El Rey Theatre, The Novo, Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall, The Regency Ballroom and The Warfield. Goldenvoice holds exclusive booking deals at Brookside at The Rose Bowl, Santa Barbara Bowl, Mountain Winery and Frost Amphitheatre. They also have produced events such as Desert Trip, Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, Day N Vegas, Just Like Heaven and many more. Beginning as an independent punk rock promoter in the early 1980s, Goldenvoice grew to be the preeminent alternative promoter in Southern California by forging strong relationships with both bands and music fans. Currently, Goldenvoice promotes over 2,000 concerts a year in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Alaska and Canada plus recently adding North American tours to their growing list of accomplishments. For additional info, please visit www.Goldenvoice.com.

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September 15, 2023

KillerStar Debut “Should’ve Known Better” Single/Video Today–New Album Featuring Key David Bowie Collaborators Out March 1, 2024

KILLERSTAR
NEW BAND WHOSE ALBUM FEATURES KEY DAVID BOWIE COLLABORATORS
SHARE THEIR DEBUT SINGLE
“SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER”
LISTEN HERE AND WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

DEBUT ALBUM OUT MARCH 1, 2024
ALBUM LAUNCH GIG
AT 100 CLUB IN LONDON
SET FOR MARCH 16, 2024

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KillerStar is a new band led by Rob Fleming (vocals, guitar, synths) and James Sedge (drums). With songs written by Rob and James, the self-titled album features an array of David Bowie’s most trusted collaborators as guests throughout the album: Mike Garson on piano, Earl Slick and Mark Plati on guitar, Gail Ann Dorsey and Tim Lefebvre on bass, Emm Gryner on backing vocals, and Donny McCaslin on saxophone. Collectively they have crafted a sound which fuses the scale of classic rock with sophisticated harmonies and elements of art rock. Today KillerStar share their debut single “Should’ve Known Better” ahead of their debut album, which will follow on March 1, 2024. Listen HERE. Watch the official video directed by JJ Eringa HERE.

KillerStar make a big first impression with “Should’ve Known Better.” It’s an epic song which is rooted in Rob and James’s love of timeless music from the early 1970s to primeval rock ‘n’ roll and sleek hard rock, but its synth textures and driving guitar driven intensity provides a contemporary edge too. Rob’s voice—a vocal delivery filled with drama and conviction—adds another distinctive element, especially as it’s complemented by sophisticated, hook-laden harmonies from Emm Gryner. Mike Garson contributes beautiful avant garde piano, and Gail Ann Dorsey provides driving, melodic bass lines that lock in with the powerful drums from James Sedge.

Rob says, “‘Should’ve Known Better’ contains all the flavours of what we’re trying to do. It has a rock vibe, but with hooks, ambient melodies and layered backing vocals throughout.”

“Should’ve Known Better” was written by Rob, who produced the track with James, before it was mixed by Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Idlewild) and mastered by Joe La Porta at Sterling Sound.

Collectively, KillerStar’s musicians have contributed to almost every era of Bowie’s vast discography, from the landmark Aladdin Sane to the final goodbye of Blackstar. Although, while the KillerStar name references one of Bowie’s relatively deeper cuts, “Should’ve Known Better” really doesn’t feel like an homage to The Thin White Duke. And that’s simply because it was never intended to be one. Rob and James had recorded the first KillerStar demos independently, without any advance planning on who else would be involved.

Earl Slick says, “Since Bowie died, we’ve all gone off in different directions, but with this album we worked on new material and that was great.”

As you’ll eventually hear on KillerStar’s eponymously named album, there are fleeting touches that recall classic Bowie moments, but really this is something altogether new and exciting. Bowie chose these musicians for their unique style and ability, and that is what they have brought to the record: reunited friends and some new connections, all playing to complement the songwriting rather than to retread the iconic music they created alongside their visionary former leader.

As Emm Gryner considers, “The Bowie alumni have a very special bond and we always will. David united us in a truly special way, where we spent a lot of time together, and to be able to hear each other again in this way was unique.”

KillerStar play a UK Album Launch gig at The 100 Club, London on March 16, 2024.

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Follow KillerStar:
Website / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook

For U.S. press inquiries regarding KillerStar, contact:

SRO PR:
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September 15, 2023

BRIAN SETZER Rolls Out Video For “Rock Boys Rock,” The Fourth Track From New Solo Album “The Devil Always Collects,” Both Out Today

DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MARCEE RONDAN/ANDREA FAULK

BRIAN SETZER

ROLLS OUT VIDEO FOR “ROCK BOYS ROCK,”
THE FOURTH TRACK
FROM NEW SOLO ALBUM
“THE DEVIL ALWAYS COLLECTS,”
BOTH OUT TODAY, SEPTEMBER 15 ON SURFDOG RECORDS

WATCH IT HERE / STREAM IT HERE

THE ICONIC GUITARIST, SONGWRITER, VOCALIST
AND 3-TIME GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER
GEARS UP FOR HIS “ROCKABILLY RIOT” FALL TOUR
LAUNCHING SEPTEMBER 27
AND MARKING HIS FIRST LIVE SHOWS IN OVER FOUR YEARS

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BRIAN SETZER injects the roots of rock with a contemporary freshness that unites fans of rock, Americana, rockabilly, and punk. He is also the master of songs that celebrate uncomplicated, joyous good times. Today (September 15), the iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, and three-time Grammy Award-winner releases his new solo album THE DEVIL ALWAYS COLLECTS digitally, on CD and vinyl on Surfdog Records. It features “Rock Boys Rock,” the album’s high-energy opener and fourth single that’s also out today. Penned by SETZER and frequent collaborator Mike Himelstein, the song is filled with BRIAN’s fluid and sizzling guitar lines set against a galloping rhythm, with his distinctive vocals. Watch the video HERE and listen to the song and order the album HERE.

“Rock Boys Rock” follows “The Devil Always Collects,” “Black Leather Jacket,” and the album’s first single/video “Girl On The Billboard” which Guitar World praised as “pure roadside bar sleaze in the best way—with strutting Chuck Berry-by-way-of-the-gutter riffs, and even a Route 66 namecheck. You’ll want to put the pedal to the metal with this coming through your speakers (7/28/23).”

SETZER’s guitar work is virtuosic on the new album’s 11 tracks, and his vocals deliver the clever storylines of catchy songs like “The Devil Always Collects,” “Girl On The Billboard,” and “Rock Boys Rock.” Add in non-stop freight train rhythms, and you have an album—produced by BRIAN SETZER and Julian Raymond and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge—that stands with SETZER’s best.

BRIAN will support the album, his first since 2021’s Gotta Have The Rumble, this fall on his U.S “ROCKABILLY RIOT” tour starting September 27 (the dates are below).

Marking his first live shows in over four years, the “ROCKABILLY RIOT” tour will kick off September 27 at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ and includes stops in Nashville, TN (at the historic Ryman Auditorium), Foxwoods Casino, Cincinnati, Chicago (Waukegan) and others before wrapping in Minneapolis (his adopted hometown). For these dates, SETZER will be joined by, in his words, an “international rockabilly band, Chris D’Rozario from Melbourne, Australia and Juan Laurios from Mexico City, Mexico.” Although BRIAN has a 40-year career as a solo artist, leader of The Brian Setzer Orchestra and as a Stray Cat, he continues to play with a jaw-dropping level of vigor. Tickets are on sale at: www.briansetzer.com

His set lists will include “some of the favorite covers I’m doing now. I haven’t recorded it, but I really like playing my version of ‘Georgia On My Mind.’ And then with the band, I want to play a new song ‘Girl On The Billboard’ because it tells a fun story.”

Here’s the track listing for THE DEVIL ALWAYS COLLECTS:
1 Rock Boys Rock
2. The Devil Always Collects
3. Girl On The Billboard
4. The Living Dead
5. What’ll It Be Baby Doll?
6. Black Leather Jacket
7. She’s Got A Lotta…Soul!
8. Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)
9. A Dude’ll Do (What a Dude’ll Do)
10. Psycho Suzie
11. One Particular Chick

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“ROCKABILLY RIOT” tour dates are as follows:

Date	City	Venue
Wednesday, September 27	Red Bank, NJ	Count Basie Center for the Arts
Friday, September 29	Mashantucket, CT	Foxwoods Resort Casino – Premier Theater
Saturday, September 30	Greensburg, PA	The Palace Theatre
Monday, October 2	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium
Tuesday, October 3	Cincinnati, OH	Taft Theatre
Thursday, October 5	Nashville, IN	Brown County Music Center
Friday, October 6	Northfield, OH	MGM Northfield Park
Saturday, October 7	Waukegan, IL	The Genesee Theatre
Monday, October 9	Madison, WI	The Orpheum Theater
Tuesday, October 10	Des Moines, IA	Hoyt Sherman Place
Thursday, October 12	Davenport, IA	Adler Theatre
Friday, October 13	Minneapolis, MN	State Theatre

Links:
Website:briansetzer.com/
Facebook: facebook.com/briansetzerofficial/
Twitter: twitter.com/briansetzer59
Instagram: instagram.com/briansetzer59/
YouTube: youtube.com/user/BrianSetzerOfficial

SRO Press Releases + Media Assets

ABOUT BRIAN SETZER:

Iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist and 3-time Grammy award-winner BRIAN SETZER has achieved one career milestone after another. He’s sold millions of albums and is a “Musician’s Musician” credited with continually taking chances with innovative and daring musical styles. Setzer is widely credited for taking two forgotten genres, rockabilly and swing, adding his own blend of gunpowder and rockin’ style, and completely reinventing and single-handedly resurrecting them in the process. Along the way, he has scored chart-topping hits, sold 13 million records and received the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award throughout his decorated career as founder/leader of the Stray Cats, his 19-piece Brian Setzer Orchestra, and as a solo artist. He is consistently cited as one of the world’s greatest living guitarists, and has a best-selling, extensive line of elite Gretsch signature model guitars bearing his name. SETZER is also, fittingly, in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. On the live front, Setzer has headlined venues and festivals worldwide, including a 1983 headlining slot on the iconic US Festival in California, The Playboy Jazz Festival, a three-night, sold-out headlining run at the Hollywood Bowl with the 98-piece Philharmonic Orchestra, Woodstock ’99, and performing in front of more than 150,000 people as headliner of the Montreal Jazz Festival. His reach also includes films and TV, where his roles include portraying rockabilly pioneer Eddie Cochran in the 1987 film, La Bamba, Fox’s “Beverly Hills 90210,” among many others, and he is one of the few musicians to be animated in an episode of “The Simpsons” in 2002. That same year, SETZER was personally requested to induct Chet Atkins into the 17th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. SETZER had the honor of being invited in 2006 to perform at the White House for the President of the United States. Also in 2006, he was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame with the Stray Cats. In 2014, SETZER received the distinct honor of being asked by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. to donate a replica of his original 1959 Gretsch 6120 “Stray Cat” guitar, joining an elite collection of iconic treasures at the museum.

About Surfdog/DKM:

Surfdog/DKM is an entertainment company, founded in 1985 and located in Encinitas, CA, which includes DKM Management, Surfdog Records, Surfdog & Surfmutt Music Publishing, and Surfdog’s Java Hut Cafe. Surfdog/DKM has a diverse and acclaimed roster and, since its inception, has worked with a number of legendary and iconic artists, including Brian Setzer, Eric Clapton, UB40, Sublime, Dave Stewart (of Eurythmics), Glen Campbell, Joss Stone, Stray Cats, Butthole Surfers, Dan Hicks, Slightly Stoopid, and many others. Surfdog/DKM is involved with several environmental charities including Oceana, Surfrider Foundation, Sea Shepherd, among many others, and is proud that our Encinitas offices are GreenPoint Rated and operate as a certified California Green Business and remain a member in good standing with 1% For The Planet.

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September 11, 2023

ROD WAVE Announces Upcoming 35-City North American Tour Kicking Off This October

DATE: SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

ROD WAVE
ANNOUNCES UPCOMING 2023 TOUR
KICKING OFF THIS OCTOBER WITH 35 DATES AT TOP ARENAS
ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

This fall, AG Entertainment Touring and Mammoth, Inc. proudly present the Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour. This large-scale multi-city outing will feature Rod Wave headlining 35 of North America’s top arenas coast-to-coast. The tour will kick off on October 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE visiting major markets throughout the continent with supporting acts Ari Lennox, Toosii, G Herbo, and Eelmatic. The full itinerary is below with tickets on sale to the public Thursday, September 14 at 10:00am local time. For all information regarding the tour, please visit https://official-rodwave.com/.

Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour Dates
Thursday, October 19 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE
Friday, October 20 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN
Saturday, October 21 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI
Monday, October 23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO
Tuesday, October 24 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, October 26 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, KY
Friday, October 27 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI
Sunday, October 29 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA
Monday, October 30 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH
Thursday, November 2 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON, CA
Saturday, November 4 at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD
Tuesday, November 7 at MVP Arena in Albany, NY
Wednesday, November 8 at TD Garden in Boston, MA
Thursday, November 9 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, November 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, November 12 at Capital One Arena in Washington DC
Tuesday, November 14 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC
Wednesday, November 15 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
Thursday, November 16 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
Saturday, November 18 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL
Sunday, November 19 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, November 22 at United Center in Chicago, IL
Friday, November 24 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK
Wednesday, November 29 at Kia Forum in Los Angeles, CA
Thursday, November 30 at Oakland Arena in Oakland, CA
Monday, December 4 at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, CA
Tuesday, December 5 at Desert Diamond Arena in Phoenix, AZ
Thursday, December 7 at Toyota Center in Houston, TX
Saturday, December 9 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, TX
Sunday, December 10 at Moody Center in Austin, TX
Tuesday, December 12 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA
Wednesday, December 13 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA
Friday, December 15 at Amway Center in Orlando, FL
Sunday, December 17 at FLA Live in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Monday, December 18 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL

The Rod Wave – Nostalgia Tour celebrates the St. Petersburg native’s fourth studio album, Nostalgia, which will be released Friday, September 15. Nostalgia is the follow up to Rod’s chart-topping, platinum certified Beautiful Mind album, which was also the fourth consecutive platinum-certified project of his career. The three singles that have been released from this year’s album, including lead single “Fight The Feeling,” have already amassed close to 350M streams to-date.

About Rod Wave

Blessed with a special singing voice, and an uncanny gift for songwriting, Florida’s Rod Wave is taking his own path to the top of the game. Coming through with a soulful set of Southern sing-raps, the St. Petersburg native has built a groundswell of regional support and blossomed into a national streaming phenomenon. After releasing 3 projects in a 12 month span – Hunger Games 3, PTSD, and the platinum-certified Ghetto Gospel – Rod first erupted onto the scene with the viral 3x-platinum “Heart On Ice.” His debut album, Pray 4 Love, was certified platinum within a year of release, propelled by the TikTok crossover moment “Rags2Riches.” He surpassed Pray 4 Love one year later with SoulFly, which became Rod’s first-ever #1 album on the Billboard charts. After embarking on his 35-date nationwide SoulFly tour in the fall, Rod released two massive singles, the platinum-certified “By Your Side” and the Hank Williams-sampling “Cold December.” The two singles set the stage for his forthcoming third studio album, Beautiful Mind, which also debuted #1 on the Billboard charts. Rod is set to release his forthcoming 4th studio album, Nostalgia, this Fall. His most self-reflective work to date, Nostalgia cements Rod’s place as one of the pioneers of “pain music,” a fitting title to bestow on someone whose catalog has amassed over 15 billion streams to date.

Rod Wave Social Links

Instagram.com/rodwave
Twitter.com/rodwave
Facebook.com/rodwave
Tiktok.com/@rodwave

Publicity contacts:

Rod Wave
Nora Lee, Alamo Records (nora.lee@alamo-records.com)

Mammoth
SRO PR
Marcee Rondan, marcee@sropr.com

More info regarding the tour will continue to be posted at https://official-rodwave.com/

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September 8, 2023

GREGORIAN Release Second Single, Gregorian Ft. Narcis –“Pie Jesu,” From ‘Pure Chants I’ Album Out September 29

DATE: SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK

GREGORIAN—“THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL CHOIR”—
TODAY RELEASE SECOND SINGLE,
GREGORIAN FT. NARCIS –“PIE JESU,”
FROM ‘PURE CHANTS I’ ALBUM OUT SEPTEMBER 29

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GROUP’S DEBUT U.S.
“PURE CHANTS” TOUR LAUNCHING OCTOBER 11

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GREGORIAN—“The World’s Most Successful Choir”—have today (September 8) released the second single, GREGORIAN ft. Narcis – “Pie Jesu,” from their forthcoming new album PURE CHANTS I out September 29 on BMG. The new album features mainly classical choral works and hymns plus some folk and pop favorites (full track listing below). GREGORIAN’s take on the historic Latin hymn features Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music and was produced by GREGORIAN brainchild and founder and owner of Nemo-Studios and omeN-Publishing Frank Peterson. Listen to GREGORIAN’s version HERE and watch a clip HERE.

The new song follows the album’s first single, GREGORIAN’s moving interpretation of Simon & Garfunkel’s iconic “The Sound of Silence (Pure Version).” Listen to it HERE and watch the clip HERE. Pre-order the album HERE.

“This is Gregorian’s haunting Pure Chants version of one of the world’s most beautiful melodies: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Pie Jesu,’’’ Frank Peterson says. “This piece is so delicate and pure that it was a challenge to re-arrange it for a choir. Narcis helped us with his glorious soprano voice to keep the angelic vibe of this timeless classic piece. I am absolutely proud of it, and it is one of my favorite production works of my career. Interestingly, in 1985, Sarah Brightman received a Grammy nomination for her original version of the song. It was a rare occasion for a religious classical song–sung in Latin–to reach the Top-3 on the single-charts in the U.K.”

PURE CHANTS I track listing is as follows:
1. My Little Welsh Home
2. Kyrie Victoria
3. Waiting For Life
4. Pie Jesu (feat. Narcis)
5. Miserere Mei, Deus
6. Ode To Joy
7. In Trutina
8. Ameno
9. She Moved Through The Fair
10. Kyrie XI, A
11. Bailero (feat. Narcis)
12. Adoramus Te Christe
13. Gamenni Kardia (There Are Stars)
14. Beata Viscera
15. The Sound Of Silence (Pure Version)
16. Non Nobis Domine

GREGORIAN is bringing its first-ever North American tour to theaters and performing arts centers in the fall of 2023 and spring of 2024, featuring special guest performers Amelia Brightman and sensational male sopranist Narcis. The first leg of U.S. dates kicks off October 11 in Atlanta, GA and wraps November 13 in Annapolis, MD. Read the full press release here; the tour dates are below. Read a Q&A with Frank Peterson here.

U.S. TOUR DATES
October 11 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theater
October 13 Newberry, SC Newberry Opera House
October 15 Maryville, TN Clayton Center for the Arts
October 17 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
October 19 San Antonio, TX The Tobin Center
October 20 Houston, TX Cullen Center for the Arts
October 21 Arlington, TX Arlington Music Hall
October 23 Des Moines, IA Wooly’s
October 25 Canton, OH Canton Palace Theater
October 26 Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall
October 27 Columbus, OH Athenaeum Theater
October 31 Loveland, CO Rialto Theater
November 1 Lincoln, NE Rococo Theater
November 2 Minneapolis, MN Fitzgerald Theater
November 3 Milwaukee, WI S. Milwaukee PAC
November 5 Norwalk, CT Wall Street Theater
November 6 & 7 Boston, MA City Winery
November 8 Concord, NH Capitol Center for the Arts
November 10 Carmel, IN The Palladium
November 11 Pelham, TN The Caverns
November 12 Morgantown, NC CoMMA Performing Arts
November 13 Annapolis, MD Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts

About GREGORIAN:

For over 20 years, more than three million people in 31 countries have been enchanted by GREGORIAN’s live performances. The group’s live performances blend ancient chants with contemporary evergreens for a moving concert experience. These eight classically trained English vocalists, known for their work on “Lord of the Rings,” “Harry Potter,” and “Star Wars” soundtracks, never fail to bring audiences to their feet…multiple times…at EVERY show.

For more information on GREGORIAN:

WEBSITE | WEBSITE
INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | SPOTIFY

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SRO PR CONTACTS

Marcee Rondan
marcee@sropr.com

Mitch Schneider
mschneider@sropr.com

Andrea Faulk (tour)
afaulk@sropr.com

September 6, 2023

Alt-Pop Duo Good Rzn Unveil “Running Out Of Time” Ahead Of Their Debut EP ‘Falling In Slow Motion’ Out 10/20

DATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK, SRO PR

LOS ANGELES-BASED ALT-POP DUO
GOOD RZN
UNVEIL “RUNNING OUT OF TIME”
AHEAD OF THE OCTOBER 20 RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT EP
‘FALLING IN SLOW MOTION’

“RUNNING OUT OF TIME” UNDERLINES THE GROUP’S
BRAND OF ALTERNATIVE AND PSYCHEDELIC POP
SEEN THROUGH A LENS OF ROCK AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC
LISTEN TO THE SONG HERE

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Photo Credit: Mishko (@mishko.co), Executive Production: Randi Wilens (@randirwmedia)

“Sand hourglass
The seconds pass
Don’t go too fast
We’ll make it last before it’s gone (it’s gone)
I’m on the clock
Please make it stop
Want to get off this rollercoaster that we’re on”
—“Running Out Of Time”

Los Angeles-based alt-pop duo Good Rzn—Josie Molasky (vocalist/songwriter) and Tommy Ghirardini (guitarist/producer)—have announced the October 20 release of their debut EP FALLING IN SLOW MOTION. Emblematic of their brand of alternative and psychedelic pop, seen through a lens of rock and electronic music, is the EP’s newly released lead single “Running Out Of Time.” The emotionally urgent song is marked by a kaleidoscopic blend of Molasky’s alluring vocals, Ghirardini bold guitar licks, wavy synthesizers, and hard-hitting drums. Listen to the song HERE and pre-save the EP HERE.

Since first releasing music in the fall of 2021, Good Rzn have created a cutting-edge style. The pair’s current catalogue has allowed them to showcase their talents performing at multiple shows including Breaking Sound, Writer’s Block, and WFNM in Los Angeles and PB Avenue in San Diego. Upcoming shows include the Lost Lake Lounge in Denver on Sunday, September 17 and at Fergusons Downtown in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 7.

Here’s the track listing for FALLING IN SLOW MOTION:
1. Running Out Of Time
2. Far From Me
3. 123
4. Too Much (Never Enough)
5. Slipping Away

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Photo Credits:
Photography: Brayten Bowers (@braysbrain)
Graphic Design: Mishko (@mishko.co)
Executive Production: Randi Wilens (@randirwmedia)

Connect with Good Rzn:
WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK | FACEBOOK

For more info about Good Rzn, contact SRO PR:
Mitch Schneider: mschneider@sropr.com
Andrea Faulk: afaulk@sropr.com

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August 25, 2023

BRIAN SETZER Unveils Third Track “THE DEVIL ALWAYS COLLECTS” From New Solo Album Of The Same Name

DATE: AUGUST 25, 2023

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MARCEE RONDAN/ANDREA FAULK

BRIAN SETZER
UNVEILS RED-HOT THIRD TRACK
“THE DEVIL ALWAYS COLLECTS”
FROM NEW SOLO ALBUM OF THE SAME NAME
OUT SEPTEMBER 15 ON SURFDOG RECORDS

WATCH THE ICONIC GUITARIST, SONGWRITER, VOCALIST
AND 3-TIME GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER TALK
ABOUT THE SONG HERE

SETZER WILL EMBARK ON
“ROCKABILLY RIOT” FALL TOUR
SEPTEMBER 27
MARKING HIS FIRST LIVE SHOWS IN OVER FOUR YEARS

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“I bought that ticket to heaven
That he had to sell
But I guess I missed the fine print
About the detour to hell
He ain’t in no hurry
He’s got a lifetime to burn
He’ll step in from the shadows
When you’ve nowhere left to turn”
–“The Devil Always Collects,” written by Brian Setzer, Mike Himelstein, 2023

BRIAN SETZER hits hard with his new single, the red-hot “The Devil Always Collects,” released today (August 25). Written by SETZER and frequent collaborator Mike Himelstein, it marks the title track of his new album of the same name out September 15 on Surfdog Records digitally, on CD and vinyl. The iconic guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, and three-time Grammy Award-winner burns up the frets of his instrument over an insistent, galloping rhythm and digs into his vocals with urgency and frankness while singing the lines: “You bargained for pleasure/Fame, fortune, and sex/Pay back! Knock, knock, knock/The devil always collects.” Listen to “The Devil Always Collects” and pre-order the album HERE and watch BRIAN talk about the song HERE.

“The Devil Always Collects” (“ain’t that the truth,” says BRIAN) comes on the heels of “Black Leather Jacket” and the album’s first single/video “Girl On The Billboard” which Guitar World praised as “pure roadside bar sleaze in the best way—with strutting Chuck Berry-by-way-of-the-gutter riffs, and even a Route 66 namecheck. You’ll want to put the pedal to the metal with this coming through your speakers (7/28/23).”

SETZER’s guitar work is virtuosic on the new album’s 11 tracks, and his vocals deliver the clever storylines of catchy songs like “The Devil Always Collects,” “Girl On The Billboard,” and “Rock Boys Rock.” Add in non-stop freight train rhythms, and you have an album—produced by BRIAN SETZER and Julian Raymond and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge—that stands with SETZER‘s best. It’s always been BRIAN’s special talent to inject the roots of rock with a contemporary freshness that unites fans of rock, Americana, rockabilly, and punk.

BRIAN will support the album, his first since 2021’s Gotta Have The Rumble, this fall on his U.S “ROCKABILLY RIOT” tour starting September 27 (the dates are below).

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“ROCKABILLY RIOT” tour dates are as follows:

Date	City	Venue
Wednesday, September 27	Red Bank, NJ	Count Basie Center for the Arts
Friday, September 29	Mashantucket, CT	Foxwoods Resort Casino – Premier Theater
Saturday, September 30	Greensburg, PA	The Palace Theatre
Monday, October 2	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium
Tuesday, October 3	Cincinnati, OH	Taft Theatre
Thursday, October 5	Nashville, IN	Brown County Music Center
Friday, October 6	Northfield, OH	MGM Northfield Park
Saturday, October 7	Waukegan, IL	The Genesee Theatre
Monday, October 9	Madison, WI	The Orpheum Theater
Tuesday, October 10	Des Moines, IA	Hoyt Sherman Place
Thursday, October 12	Davenport, IA	Adler Theatre
Friday, October 13	Minneapolis, MN	State Theatre

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August 23, 2023

DARLING CRUEL (Featuring Gregory Darling) Today Release Video For New Song “Triggered”; Song Was Co-Written By Darling And Songwriter, Author And Music Industry Executive Vicky Hamilton

DATE: AUGUST 23, 2023

FROM: MARCEE RONDAN/MITCH SCHNEIDER, SRO PR

DARLING CRUEL
(FEATURING GREGORY DARLING)
RELEASE VIDEO FOR NEW SONG
“TRIGGERED”

SONG IS CO-WRITTEN BY DARLING AND VICKY HAMILTON,
SONGWRITER, AUTHOR AND MUSIC INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

Artwork: Anthony Ausgang

“Because I’m triggered,
Won’t let your words become disfigured
Won’t let my temperament divide me
I’m coming in for a landing”
—“Triggered,” written by Vicky Hamilton and Gregory Darling

Have you ever become triggered and then had to face the challenge of how to move on from past conflicts and disappointments?

This theme is explored in “Triggered,” the newly released song from DARLING CRUEL featuring GREGORY DARLING. The beautifully orchestrated and haunting piano pop ballad was written by Gregory Darling, who also produced and arranged the song, and is based on Vicky Hamilton’s (music executive, songwriter, author and music artist manager) lyrics. The two penned songs together in the late ‘80s when DARLING CRUEL was signed to Polygram Records and Vicky was the band’s manager. The haunting, black and white lyric video for “Triggered,” directed by Atlanta producer/director Ridge Beck, has been released today (August 23). Watch it HERE and listen to the song HERE.

“During Covid times, Vicky sent me a poem to look over,” says DARLING, who produced and arranged the track. “Immediately I felt it was my own, so it was a walk in the park to write the music, sing and produce the song.”

“Triggered” taps into Vicky Hamilton’s early years as a manager (Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, Poison, and others) which she wrote about in her acclaimed 2016 memoir, Appetite For Dysfunction. Hamilton—who also notably signed June Carter Cash to her label and released the Grammy Award-winning album Press On (Best Traditional Folk Album) in 2000—says: “The song started out as a poem—I often journal or write poems about situations that are troubling to me to work out my feelings. The poem is about how in my younger years as a manager, I would just allow myself to be drawn out into open battle with my management clients and debate the subject at hand. Now,” she elaborates, “I really try to sit with my feelings and analyze why and what is triggering me in any given situation. With my current younger clients, certain phrases and ideas make me remember past experiences but it’s hard to explain to them the pain of the past and bad decisions that were made. Sometimes in the present moment, you have to let them fall to know the ground is hard.”

The songwriting reunion of Hamilton and her current management client Darling was a long time in the making.

“This is the first song we’ve written together in over 20 years!” Hamilton says. “Gregory and I went back and forth over how we should release this song…Gregory’s band name, or to just under his name of Gregory Darling. In the end, we decided to use both names. He really got the music and arrangement totally right! It’s hard for me to listen to the song without getting goosebumps. If you go back and look at the ‘Everything’s Over (Passion Crimes)’ video by Darling Cruel from the mid 80’s, which was the first song we wrote together, you begin to see the full circle of our relationship. We are both adults now…it’s been Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, but in the end, we have crazy respect for each other, and we no longer sweat the small stuff.”

Hamilton is reliving her early days in rock via her interviews in the current Paramount+ docuseries “I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream.” “Can I just say how much I love Tyler Measom the director of the series?” she says. “It was a four-year journey and Tyler really got my story and brought it to life. I’ve recorded a lot video interviews but I feel like Tyler really presented my true story and edited it with clips of the bands I worked in the past like Guns N’ Roses and Poison and he even got a clip of my current client, Lovely World, opening for Bon Jovi which Ridge Beck shot! ‘Triggered’ is the song that takes my whole management career full circle…when you live long enough, it all starts making sense!”

GREGORY DARLING:
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www.vickyhamilton.com
www.darksparkmusic.com

For more information, contact SRO PR:

Marcee Rondan: marcee@sropr.com
Mitch Schneider: mschneider@sropr.com

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