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April 27, 2023

MAKENA HARTLIN Releases Striking Video For Her Song “LA,” Conjuring Classic Old Hollywood Films

DT: APRIL 27, 2023

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK/LYNDIE WENNER
SRO PR (LOS ANGELES, NASHVILLE, LAS VEGAS)

MAKENA HARTLIN
RELEASES STRIKING VIDEO FOR HER SONG “LA,”
CONJURING CLASSIC OLD HOLLYWOOD FILMS

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “LA” HERE

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Chicago native and current Nashville songbird MAKENA HARTLIN today (4/27) releases the striking video for her newly released single “LA.” A deeply soulful ballad about romantic heartbreak and how lives can take different turns, it will be included on MAKENA’s upcoming five-song debut EP, She Decides, out later this summer on the Nashville label Melody Place. Watch the video HERE and listen to the single, written by MAKENA and Konrad Kupiec, HERE.

Directed by Chancellor Warhol, the “LA” video was filmed almost entirely in black and white, conjuring classic old Hollywood movies, with MAKENA starring as an actress and Barron Boedecker as the male lead.

“I was beyond blown away at how accurately Chance brought my vision for this video to life—he nailed all the visual aspects and easily understood what the purpose of the Old Hollywood aesthetic served in terms of the song’s meaning,” says MAKENA. “I was really thrilled to work with him and his team that day in East Nashville. I have always felt passionate about this era of film and art and feel blessed to have been able to put my own spin on it. I am so excited to see people’s theories and interpretations of it.”

Before signing with Melody Place, MAKENA independently released the songs “The Apple” and “Jealous Girls.” These songs, plus “LA”—along with “Less Lonely” and “She Decides,” out in June and July, respectively—all together comprise the EP.

“I couldn’t be more excited and proud to have signed with Melody Place,” says MAKENA of her exclusive recording agreement and publishing deal with Melody Place and its affiliate, Melody Place Publications (BMI). “I am so grateful to have joined a team who is truly behind my artistry and who work so tirelessly to get the songs to the world. I can’t wait to see all we will accomplish as a team.”

Explaining the label’s passion to sign her, President/General Manager Sanborn McGraw says: “Makena Hartlin is without question the most talented emerging songwriter I have yet to encounter since moving to Nashville. Being able to find a talent truly worthy of the resources necessary to ‘break’ an artist onto the main stage, is an opportunity Melody Place could not be more excited to embark upon.”

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Makena Hartlin; Photo credit: Erika Rock

About Makena Hartlin:

Nashville is known for being the most cut-throat and saturated city for musicians; some even call it a ten-year town. But in Makena’s first year alone, she racked up Nashville milestones one by one. She quickly stood out for her unique writing style and voice and was noticed by Eric Fortaleza and Mike Gannon, the founders of the award-winning artist collective Pitch Meeting and was asked to join the world class house band in its early stages in January 2021. The group went on to win “Best Writers’ Night” by the Nashville Scene that year, as well as grace the Ryman Auditorium stage for a sold-out show as the backing band for the Whiskey Jam Ten Year Reunion. Makena has since sung backup vocals for numerous top acts in music including Lainey Wilson, Karen Fairchild, Charles Kelley, Randy Travis, David Ryan Harris, Gavin DeGraw, and countless others. When she realized she was sharing stages with artists who used to only be voices in her headphones and whose lives she watched from afar, she realized just how much potential this city had for her and that she certainly made the right decision. She has become a member of the popular all-female songwriter round Song Suffragettes at the Listening Room Cafe, and played multiple full band showcases at the Whiskey Jam.

Being a core member of the Pitch Meeting band, Makena would perform her songs at the weekly full-band writers’ open mic night, and at many of the other events and venues the group played such as the Brooklyn Bowl, and the festival Bonnaroo. Songs like “The Apple,” “LA,” and “She Decides” became staple crowd favorites due to their universally felt themes such as overcoming generational trauma, enduring unrequited love, and becoming empowered to leave unhealthy relationships. While Makena gravitates toward song themes with weight, they have an undertone of empowerment and positivity that lightens up the darkness of the human experience. She quickly earned the nickname “Songbird of Nashville” around town by musicians and artists due to her soaring melodies, feminine essence, and her storytelling and vocal power.

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April 26, 2023

YES Today Launch “All Connected,” Second Single From New Studio Album ‘Mirror To The Sky’ Out 5/19

DATE: APRIL 26, 2023

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK, SRO PR

YES
TODAY LAUNCH “ALL CONNECTED,”
SECOND SINGLE FROM UPCOMING NEW STUDIO ALBUM
‘MIRROR TO THE SKY’ OUT MAY 19
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

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From left: Jay Schellen, Steve Howe, Billy Sherwood, Jon Davison, Geoff Downes
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YES—Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen—have today (April 26) released “All Connected,” the second single from their upcoming studio album MIRROR TO THE SKY out May 19 on InsideOutMusic/Sony Music. Watch the video HERE.

Jon Davison comments: “I, along with my Yes band mates are excited to announce that the second single from our new album ‘Mirror to the Sky’ is out now. It’s entitled ‘All Connected,’ and it’s a longer piece, clocking in at a challenging 9 minutes. Steve added a beautifully poignant instrumental steel part which starts the journey. This section emotionally builds and crescendos into a glorious lead way for the vocals to begin telling their story. Billy composed complex and compelling musical themes which I helped to arrange, and we both composed vocals and lyrics, each of us singing our respective parts, making for a rich vocal tapestry.”

Billy Sherwood adds: “The initial idea came from a musical sketch I’d created using the idea of our ‘connectivity’ in regard to communications in the modern age. It’s very exciting to know YES are maintaining that edge and energy we all know and love. This track is firing on all cylinders. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did creating it.”

“This is a very important album for the band,” says Steve Howe, YES’ longest serving member, master guitarist, and producer of MIRROR TO THE SKY. “We kept the continuity in the approach we established on The Quest, but we haven’t repeated ourselves. That was the main thing. As Yes did in the seventies from one album to another, we’re growing and moving forward. In later years, Yes often got going but then didn’t do the next thing. This album is demonstrative of us growing, and building again.”

For YES, that “next thing” is a collection of high energy, intricate, lush and layered new studio songs for an album which adds to the band’s much heralded legacy, while charting a path to exciting future times ahead. Watch the previously released video for “Cut From The Stars” HERE.

MIRROR TO THE SKY will be available on several formats, all featuring artwork by long-time YES artist & collaborator Roger Dean:

Ltd Deluxe Electric Blue 2LP+2CD+Blu-ray Artbook with poster
Ltd Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook
Ltd 2CD Digipak
Standard CD Jewel case
Gatefold 2LP+LP-Booklet
Digital Album

The Blu-ray editions include the album in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound, Instrumental Versions & Hi-Res Stereo Mixes.

Pre-order now here: https://Yes-Band.lnk.to/MirrorToTheSky

The tracklisting is as follows:

CD1:

Cut From The Stars 05:27
All Connected 09:02
Luminosity 09:04
Living Out Their Dream 04:45
Mirror to the Sky 13:53
Circles of Time 04:59

CD2:

Unknown Place 08:15
One Second Is Enough 04:04
Magic Potion 04:08

As they were wrapping up their previous album The Quest, YES found themselves with song sketches, structures, and ideas that were demanding attention. YES received unconditional support from InsideOut boss Thomas Waber, who encouraged them to keep going in the studio, months before The Quest would even go on sale. It was like throwing gasoline on their creative fire.

“When we delivered everything, and they were just getting the vinyl and everything into production for manufacturing, we were still very much in that creative zone,” explains Steve Howe. “That belief that Thomas had in us really meant a lot,” he says.

“We truly get along as people,” says Jon Davison. “I feel like everyone’s focused inward to the greater circle, concentric to the core of highest standards that define Yes. It’s a wonderful thing to witness and of which to play a part. I believe this reflects vibrantly in the music and the creative input that each one is willing to apply, not for the benefit of the individual, but for the greater whole that is Yes.”

“There was a lot of material floating around because the band hadn’t done anything in the studio for so long. Ideas were just copious,” says bassist Billy Sherwood. “The pace of it was fast. As soon as we were finished with The Quest, and the mix had come out, we took a couple of little breaks there to catch our breath. But there was still music flowing around in the loop. It was just constantly being looked at and worked on. As we were all home and in that mode, things started progressing quite swiftly. We just went one album into another without really announcing, ‘Hey, we’re working on a second record right now.’ We just continued to work on material. It came about pretty naturally, and then we refined it as the process went on. But the initial bursts — there was a lot of material around!”

Much to everyone’s delight, including that of longtime-fan Thomas Waber, YES have pushed into territory they practically invented the prog rock epic—albeit in a thoroughly new and modern way. “I always felt that it would be great to have stuff that’s a little bit more epic,” he says, although he resisted the temptation to push for something that would be too formatted and could come off as contrived. He just gave the band space to do what they do and let things develop. “They were so excited by The Quest and the momentum they had that they went straight back in to the studio. What they were writing, even early on, was obviously headed in that epic direction—what Yes music really is to me. It is almost a genre onto itself. It is ‘Yes Music.’ Mirror To The Sky certainly is Yes Music.”

MIRROR TO THE SKY features not one, but four tracks clocking in at over eight minutes, with the sweeping and cinematic title track coming in just shy of fourteen minutes. What’s more, the tracks, like Yes’ best, take the listener on a wide dynamically ranging journey of soundscapes which also showcase Steve Howe’s dazzling guitars, Jon Davison’s angelic, crystalline vocals, Billy Sherwood’s deftly dancing bass, keyboard wizard Geoff Downes’ impeccable sounds, exquisite melodies and fills, and Jay Schellen’s masterfully controlled explosions, on drums.

Jay Schellen, who has been touring with the band since 2016, was hand-picked to step into his mentor and friend Alan White’s role when White sadly passed away in 2022. “I had done the 2016 Topographic Drama tour on my own for Alan,” says Jay. “From late 2017 onwards, we had a partnership, and a beautiful partnership, I might add. I learned so much, and discovered so much about Alan’s style, and why it was the way it was. It fit his personality so perfectly. This album has Alan’s presence all over it. It is inside of us. So this is still, in my heart, Alan just being present and with us, and with me, in a big way.”

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April 26, 2023

TOMMY EMMANUEL And Billy Strings Join Forces For “Doc’s Guitar/Black Mountain Rag Featuring Billy Strings”

DT: APRIL 26, 2023

FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/ANDREA FAULK/LYNDIE WENNER

SRO PR (LOS ANGELES, NASHVILLE, LAS VEGAS)

TOMMY EMMANUEL AND BILLY STRINGS
JOIN FORCES FOR INTOXICATING DUET,
“DOC’S GUITAR/BLACK MOUNTAIN RAG FEATURING BILLY STRINGS”

THE INSTRUMENTAL IS THE THIRD SINGLE FROM
THE ACOUSTIC GUITARIST EXTRAORDINAIRE’S
‘ACCOMPLICE TWO’ ALBUM
OUT APRIL 28 VIA CGP SOUNDS

COLLABORATIONS ALBUM FEATURES AN “A” LIST OF MUSICIANS
INCLUDING BILLY STRINGS, MOLLY TUTTLE, LITTLE FEAT, MICHAEL MCDONALD, JAMEY JOHNSON, RAUL MALO AND MANY MORE GREATS

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

TOMMY IS ON TOUR NOW
SEE THE FULL TOUR DATES HERE

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Artist: Tommy Emmanuel:
Photo Credit: Simone Cecchett

Coming off his singles/videos with Molly Tuttle (“White Freight Liner Blues”) and Little Feat/Sam Bush (“Cajun Girl”), Grammy-nominated acoustic guitarist extraordinaire, composer and global touring artist TOMMY EMMANUEL has today (April 24) rolled out “Doc’s Guitar/Black Mountain Rag Featuring Billy Strings.” Watch TOMMY’s video with Grammy-winning artist Billy Strings—filmed by Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubbard for Neighborhoods Apart at TuneSmith Studios outside of Nashville as the song was being recorded—HERE. The video was premiered yesterday (4/25) by The Bluegrass Situation HERE.

With an intoxicating blend of precision and passion, both guitarists light up this two-song bluegrass medley honoring their hero, bluegrass legend Doc Watson (who would have celebrated his 100^th birthday this past March 3). The track kicks off TOMMY’s full-length collaborations album ACCOMPLICE TWO, the follow-up to his Accomplice One album (2018), out this Friday, April 28 via CGP Sounds. Pre-save the album HERE.

“Doc’s Guitar/Black Mountain Rag Featuring Billy Strings” starts with Doc’s own song “Doc’s Guitar” and segues into the “Black Mountain Rag,” an old fiddle tune that was Doc’s signature song. Strings is the Michigan-born guitarist who won the 2021 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album for his release Home. Like TOMMY, Billy honors his roots while also expanding always as a musician. His energy combined with TOMMY’s is what drives the track.

Quote from TOMMY:

“I knew I wanted to have Billy Strings play with me on ‘Doc’s Guitar/Black Mountain Rag.’ The moment we played together the very first time at MerleFest (2016), I heard his beautiful phrasing and his Doc quotes that took me back to hearing Doc when I was a teenager. Billy has Doc in his DNA, so getting him to come and record these tunes was only a matter of finding a time to capture it in a studio. The actual recording was quick, and we only did a couple of takes and we were done. I had never heard Doc in Australia as I had spent most of my life in very rural areas where record stores were rare and music by Chet, Merle and Doc was impossible to find. It was an American tourist who saw me play at a show and came up to me afterwards and told me I sounded a bit like Doc Watson. I said, ‘who is Doc Watson? ” He gave me his tape out of his car stereo and I heard Doc for the first time. I think that was around 1973-4. I was smitten with his singing and his great playing, and I could hear the influences of Chet Atkins and Merle Travis all over his playing, but there was some Jimmie Rodgers too. Then I found more recordings that led to some of his fiddle tunes and blazing guitar works! My personal favorite recording by Doc is the album Reflections—a duets album with Chet Atkins. His legacy and body of work and influence are monumental and unequalled in my eyes. Thanks Doc for showing so many of us the way!”

Track details:

Doc’s Guitar/Black Mountain Rag featuring Billy Strings
Doc’s Guitar written by Doc Waters for Hilgreen Music (BMI)
Black Mountain Rag written by Leslie Keith (Public Domain)
Recorded at TuneSmith Studios in Goodlettsville, TN
Brad Benge – engineer
Billy Strings – guitar
Mike Bub – upright bass
Tommy Emmanuel – guitar

“My accomplices on this album are all in a league of giants to me,” says TOMMY. “They all inspire me to reach for the stars; to give my best while supporting them as they give their best. We all have a chemistry and electricity together when we play music. I wanted to capture this power in songs and performances that will stand the test of time.”

Produced lovingly by EMMANUEL, regarded by guitar great Chet Atkins as “one of the best guitar players I’ve ever seen,” the 16-track ACCOMPLICE TWO is a spirited mix of new takes on indelible classics and brand-new originals from TOMMY. His collaborators are some of the most remarkable musicians on the planet—an “A” list of musicians including Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Michael McDonald, Jamey Johnson and Raul Malo.

The album is alive with the electric spirit of spontaneous, timeless joy created by inspired virtuosos. The combined artistry contained on these tracks is stunning, as is TOMMY’s cheerful ease at connecting naturally with this vast spectrum of musicians. Like the first volume, he merges the presence of beloved, legendary musicians—such as Jorma Kaukonen, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Little Feat, Sam Bush, the Del McCoury Band and Jerry Douglas—with the bright spirit of acclaimed young artists breaking through with deep artistry and true reverence for the power of song.

Look for TOMMY’s concert special “Accomplice LIVE!”—featuring such guests as Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Sierra Hull and Yasmin Williams—airing now on PBS during pledge drive. Known to deliver shows that are truly a head-spinning experience, TOMMY and his accomplices will be on the road throughout 2023 in America, Europe and Australia. His tour dates are HERE.

Here’s the track listing for ACCOMPLICE TWO:

1. Doc’s Guitar Black Mountain Rag Featuring Billy Strings
2. White Freight Liner Blues Featuring Molly Tuttle
3. Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Featuring Jamey Johnson
*4. Precious Time Featuring Sierra Hull
5. Cajun Girl Featuring Little Feat & Sam Bush
6. Another Man Done A Full Go Around Featuring Jorma Kaukonen
*7. Son Of A Gun Featuring Richard Smith
8. Someone Like You Featuring Michael McDonald
*9. Mombassa Featuring Yasmin Williams
10. Everybody Loves You Featuring Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams
*11. Mama Knows Featuring Jerry Douglas
12. Sweet Temptation Featuring The Del McCoury Band
13. Yeller Rose Of Texas Featuring Sam Bush
14. Tennessee Stud Featuring Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
15. Seven Come Eleven Featuring David Grisman
16. Far Away Places Featuring Raul Malo
*Original TOMMY song

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ABOUT TOMMY EMMANUEL:

TOMMY EMMANUEL has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. At the age of six, he was touring regional Australia with his family band. By 30, he was a rock n’ roll lead guitarist burning up stadiums in Europe. At 44, he became one of five people ever named a CPG (Certified Guitar Player) by his idol, music icon Chet Atkins. Today, he plays hundreds of sold-out shows every year from Nashville to Sydney to London. He’s piled up numerous accolades, including two Grammy Award nominations, two ARIA Awards from the Australian Recording Industry Association (the Aussie equivalent of the Recording Academy); repeated honors in the Guitar Player magazine reader’s poll including a cover story for their August 2017 issue; a cover feature for Vintage Guitar’s July 2020 issue; and was Music Radar’s reader’s poll #1 winner of the Ten Best Acoustic Guitarists in The World (December 2019). A noted fingerstyle guitarist, EMMANUEL frequently threads three different parts simultaneously into his material, operating as a one-man band who handles the melody, the supporting chords and the bass all at once. His talents, which translate in any language, carry him to the far corners of the globe, but EMMANUEL never plays the same show twice, and he improvises big chunks of every date. That leaves him open to those technical imperfections, though they also provide some of the humanity to an other-worldly talent. On May 8, 2020, he released a newly recorded career-spanning double album, THE BEST OF TOMMYSONGS, via CGP Sounds/Cruzen Street Records). Watch the album trailer here which focuses on TOMMY’s unique ability to tell stories without words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SOQEMWYAQ4&feature=youtu.be. EMMANUEL subsequently released three EP’s with different collaborators, Accomplice Series Vol. 1, 2 and 3, the last of which was in 2022.

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April 25, 2023

TASH SULTANA Announces 2023 North American Tour

DATE: APRIL 25, 2023

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MARCEE RONDAN/ANDREA FAULK

TASH SULTANA
Photo credit: Giulia Giannini McGauran

TASH SULTANA
ANNOUNCES 2023 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
29 DATES INCLUDE SHOWS IN CITIES THEY HAVE NEVER PERFORMED IN AS WELL AS FESTIVAL APPEARANCES INCLUDING SEA.HEAR.NOW, FORMAT FESTIVAL AND MEMPHO MUSIC FESTIVAL
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 28

Since they broke through into the Australian music scene more than a decade ago, TASH SULTANA has been nothing less than a musical force.

The gender-fluid multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer-songwriter, engineer and entrepreneur has carved out every step in their musical journey over the last 15 years. This has taken them from performing open mics night all over Australia, busking the streets of Melbourne to releasing platinum records, accumulating billions of streams and selling hundreds of thousands of concert tickets worldwide. TASH has continued to rocket up the charts and win awards across the globe including the Rolling Stone (AU) 2023 Global Artist of the Year.

Following the news that they will be touring Europe this year, TASH SULTANA has just announced they will be headlining another series of North American shows from August to October 2023. Visiting some cities they have never performed in before as well some huge festivals, TASH SULTANA is back.

“New Cities, New Dates, North America … I’m Coming Back,” TASH says.

TASH recently released the first single “James Dean,” from their upcoming EP due out later this year. This will be the first time North American fans will have to see new music performed live.

“James Dean” is a powerful and soulful song about self-reflection and transformation. It’s a heartfelt ode to learning who your true friends are and having the courage to cut ties with those who don’t add value to your life. The song is driven by a strong guitar riff and a steady beat, while TASH’s passionate vocals entice you to reflect on the relationships you have and how you can make the necessary changes to move forward in life.

TASH began playing the guitar at the age of three after being gifted the instrument from their late grandfather. From there TASH began to pick up other instruments such as piano, keyboard, synth, bass, drums, percussion, beat making, sampling, beatboxing, trumpet, saxophone, flute, mandolin, oud, harmonica, lap steel and panpipes. TASH developed their own unique style of playing involving percussive and finger tapping style guitar coinciding with a vocal range stretching five octaves. TASH and their team also designed a custom loop station which took over two years to build to meet the needs of the intricate and one-of-a-kind performance style.

It all began with the refusal to conform to normal society; this pushed the young artist into pubs and clubs and then eventually onto the streets of Melbourne to busk, where they harnessed crowd stopping performances on Melbourne’s famous Bourke Street. From there, a viral bedroom recording of “Jungle” in 2016 skyrocketed the artist off the street and in front of the world.

TASH has since broken attendance records at sold out global arena tours, selling out the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre for the second time in just five minutes. In 2019 alone, TASH sold over half a million tickets across the globe. TASH’s second album, the #1 ARIA-charting TERRA FIRMA, arrived three years after the ARIA-winning debut album FLOW STATE.

In 2022 TASH released a special MTV UNPLUGGED (LIVE IN MELBOURNE) album featuring live performances recorded at Melbourne’s Iconic Chapel off Chapel. The record is an intimate look at an artist thriving in their natural element. TASH’s MTV unplugged performance was the most successful of any Australian artist to date, having their performance shared in over 160+ different countries.

These shows are just the start of another huge year for TASH.

TASH’s 2023 North American tour dates are as follows:

DATE – VENUE — LOCATION

AUG 22 — The Rady Shell At Jacobs Park — San Diego, CA

AUG 23 — Avila Beach Resort — Avila Beach, CA

AUG 25 — Frost Amphitheater — Stanford, CA

AUG 26 — Britt Pavilion — Jacksonville, OR

AUG 27 — Thing — Port Townsend, WA

AUG 29 — Orpheum Theatre — Vancouver, BC

AUG 30 — Cuthbert Amphitheater — Eugene, OR

SEP 1 — Sandy Amphitheater — Sandy, UT

SEP 2 — Dillon Amphitheater — Dillon, CO

SEP 3 — Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater — Vail, CO

SEP 5 — Harrah’s Kansas City – Voodoo Lounge — Kansas City, MO

SEP 6 — The Sylvee — Madison, WI

SEP 8 — The Salt Shed — Chicago, IL

SEP 9 — Megacorp Pavilion — Newport, KY

SEP 10 — Agora Theatre — Cleveland, OH

SEP 12 — Rebel — Toronto, ON

SEP 13 — Mtelus — Montreal, QC

SEP 15 — Roadrunner — Boston, MA

SEP 16 — Sea.Hear.Now — Asbury Park, NJ

SEP 17 — Kings Theatre — Brooklyn, NY

SEP 19 — Harrisburg University At The Forum — Harrisburg, PA

SEP 20 — Ting Pavilion — Charlottesville, VA

SEP 22 — The Tabernacle — Atlanta, GA

SEP 23 — The Pageant — St. Louis, MO

SEP 24 — Format Festival — Bentonville, AR

SEP 27 — The Fillmore — New Orleans, LA

SEP 29 — 713 Music Hall — Houston, TX

SEP 30 — The Pavilion At Toyota Music Factory — Irving, TX

OCT 1 — Mempho Music Festival — Memphis, TN

Tickets are available at www.TASH sultana.com

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April 24, 2023

Current Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees THE SPINNERS Make Special Guest Appearance At Philadelphia Music Alliance Gala (April 20)

DATE: APRIL 24, 2023

FROM: LYNDIE WENNER/MARCEE RONDAN

THE SPINNERS—
4 X CURRENT ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME NOMINEES
MOTOWN LEGENDS, INFLUENTIAL HITMAKERS
AND ORIGINATORS OF THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA—
MAKE SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE AT
PHILADELPHIA MUSIC ALLIANCE GALA (APRIL 20)

EVENT PERFORMANCE PAID TRIBUTE TO MUSICAL PEERS
HONORING 2023 WALK OF FAME INDUCTEES
AND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HONOREES

THE SPINNERS—6 x Grammy-nominated and 4x Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2023 induction–made a special guest appearance Thursday evening (April 20) at the Philadelphia Music Alliance Gala. Held in the heart of Philadelphia’s Center City at Broad Street’s “Vie,” the event celebrated 2023’s Walk of Fame inductees along with Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and the late Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger Thom Bell who produced a string of hits for the evening’s special guest performers. Bell produced “I’ll Be Around,” “Ghetto Child,” and “The Rubber Band Man” as well as the chart-topping “Then Came You” featuring Dionne Warwick and more during their time recording for Atlantic Records where The Spinners went on to become one of the biggest soul groups of the 1970’s and helped to cement The Sound of Philadelphia. Along with THE SPINNERS’ performance, a musical tribute was given to Bobby Rydell, Thom Bell, Charlie Gracie and others.

Inductees to the Walk of Fame included Leslie Odom Jr., The Bacon Brothers, The Tymes, and the late James De Priest. WDAS FM’s Patty Jackson and John DeBella were inducted onto Radio Row, and Larry Magid received a Founders Award for creating the Philadelphia Music Alliance in 1985. Governor Rendell also received a Founders Award for creating the Avenue of the Arts in 1993.

Left to right: Ronnie Moss, Marvin Taylor, CJ Jefferson and Jessie Peck
Photo Credit: T. Lynn Jackson

The Spinners, an influential R&B vocal group formed in 1954 in suburban Detroit, celebrate a 60+ decade career which has included consistent touring and massive hits. With their awe-inspiring vocal range and harmonic abilities on songs that elegantly merged smooth Philly soul with glistening pop, THE SPINNERS have left a big mark on the musical world.

2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees will be announced in May, with the induction ceremony taking place this fall. The top five artists selected through fan voting will be tallied along with the ballots from the Rock Hall’s international voting body to determine the Class of 2023. Fans can vote online every day through April 28 at: https://vote.rockhall.com/en/

“It’s a pleasure being selected by this,” founding member Henry Fambrough told Billboard last month in a feature (2/1/23). “We’ve been in this position over years and years, but we just haven’t won anything yet. But it’s a pleasure being selected like this. When you’re nominated like that, at least someone is thinking about you. You’re not sitting at home not hearing anything–you know what I’m saying?”

THE SPINNERS have remained an actively touring group for decades, performing their beloved hits to audiences of all ages, and released a new album in 2021, Round the Block and Back Again. Their current line-up–Jessie Peck, Ronnie Moss, CJ Jefferson, and Marvin Taylor–is presently on the road performing shows with The O’Jays, Earl Young and the Trammps, The Commodores and Average White Band (AWB). See the tour dates below.

Their first single “That’s What Girls Are Made For” peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart in 1961. Then, after almost a decade with Motown, THE SPINNERS signed to Atlantic Records in 1973. The group also received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1976 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. THE SPINNERS continue to record music and their cultural impact extends into movies and TV.

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TOUR DATES

MAY 7 SUN

Columbus Association for the Performing Arts

Columbus, OH, United States

MAY 11 THU

Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

Hampton Beach, NH, United States

MAY 12 FRI

NYCB Theatre At Westbury

Westbury, NY, United States

MAY 13 SAT

Toyota Oakdale Theatre

Wallingford, CT, United States

MAY 14 SUN

MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Boston, MA, United States

MAY 20 SAT

Music Hall for the Performing Arts

Detroit, MI, United States

MAY 28 SUN

Braden Auditorium – Illinois State University

Normal/Bloomington, IL, United States

JUN 9 FRI

Disney

Epcot – America Gardens Theatre

Orlando, FL, United States

JUN 10 SAT

Disney

Epcot – America Gardens Theatre

Orlando, FL, United States

JUN 16 FRI

Blue Note

Honolulu, HI, United States

JUN 17 SAT

Blue Note

Honolulu, HI, United States

JUN 18 SUN

Blue Note

Honolulu, HI, United States

JUN 24 SAT

North Star Mohican Casino Resort

Bowler, WI, United States

JUL 11 TUE

Village Green – Zettek Municipal Complex

Elk Grove Village, IL, United States

JUL 18 TUE

Redlands Bowl

Redlands, CA, United States

AUG 18 FRI

Grandstand

Hamburg, NY, United States

SEPT 28 THU

Tropicana Casino

Atlantic City, NJ, United States

OCT 20 FRI

Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art

Pawleys Island, SC, United States

April 21, 2023

THE HU Celebrate Earth Day with 12,000 Siberian Elm Tree Planting Project in Shape of Logo in Mongolia; Share Lyric Video for “Mother Nature”

DT: APRIL 21, 2023

FM: KELLY WALSH, MITCH SCHNEIDER / SRO PR

MONGOLIAN ROCK SENSATION
THE HU
CELEBRATE WORLD EARTH DAY
(4/22)
WITH LANDART PROJECT
— CAMPAIGN TO PLANT 12,000 SIBERIAN ELM TREES SHAPED IN LOGO IN SOUTHEAST MONGOLIA
TO HELP OFFSET DESERTIFICATION—
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTION
SHAMBALE2056 ENGINEERING CAMPUS

BAND SHARE ENGLISH-TRANSLATED LYRIC VIDEO FOR
“MOTHER NATURE”
TAKEN FROM FORTHCOMING
‘RUMBLE OF THUNDER: DELUXE ALBUM’
DUE JUNE 30 VIA BETTER NOISE MUSIC

WATCH HERE

THE HU LandArt Project rendering of 12,000 Siberian Elm Trees in The HU Logo Form;
(Download HERE)

THE HU
Photo Credit: Khishigsuren Baasan

UNESCO “Artist of Peace” designees THE HU have become a global sensation with their groundbreaking blend of traditional Mongolian throat singing and native instrumentation with modern western rock which they describe as “hunnu rock.” Their namesake, “Hu,” corresponds to the root of the word “human being” in Mongolian and represents their commitment to spread awareness for cultural diversity, respect for nature and equality for humankind throughout their music. To celebrate World Earth Day (April 22), THE HU have announced plans to plant 12,000 Siberian Elm trees in the desert-barren area of Southeastern Mongolia in the shape of their logo–a one-horned leopard, based off an ancient symbol used by the Hun tribes. The LandArt campaign is in partnership with the environmental institution, SHAMBALE2056 Engineering Campus, LLC, which has been relentlessly working in the area on several restoration projects and eco-friendly irrigation and energy systems. The trees being planted are Siberian Elms due to their strong root system and low water requirements which will help fight the rapid deforestation of the Gobi because of sandstorms and climate change. Digging efforts will begin in May and THE HU will offer fans the opportunity to purchase a tree to help fund the cause, details of which will be announced in the coming weeks.

As midnight strikes in Ulaanbaatar on World Earth Day, THE HU have shared the English-translated lyric video for their environment-focused single “Mother Nature,” taken from the forthcoming deluxe version of their 2022 album RUMBLE OF THUNDER due June 30 via Better Noise Music.

“Everyone in this world belongs to a mother and this song narrates the similarities between one’s relationship with their mother and the connection between humans and the Earth,” describes THE HU. “In a way, Earth is another mother that bore us to this world. In Mongolia, mothers are highly regarded and respected and we believe that even after death, their soul protects their child as their love is limitless.”

To date, THE HU have amassed over 329 million combined streams across digital platforms, 290 million video views, two Top 5 Mainstream Rock charting radio singles, sold-out worldwide headlining tours and appearances at the world’s biggest music festivals (Download, Coachella, Lollapalooza). For the RUMBLE OF THUNDER: DELUXE ALBUM, the band will add four acoustic renditions and three newly recorded singles featuring guest appearances and English vocals from some of the genre’s top acts including William DuVall (Alice In Chains), Serj Tankian (System Of A Down), LP and DL (Bad Wolves). Pre-order it now digitally or physically on cd and vinyl at: https://thehu.ffm.to/rumblethunderdeluxe

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Cover Artwork (DOWNLOAD HERE)

RUMBLE OF THUNDER: DELUXE ALBUM Track Listing:
1. This Is Mongol
2. YUT Hövende
3. Triangle
4. Teach Me
5. Upright Destined Mongol
6. Sell The World
7. Black Thunder
8. Mother Nature
9. Bii Biyelgee
10. Segee
11. Shihi Hutu
12. TATAR Warrior
13. Black Thunder (Extended)
14. This Is Mongol (feat. William DuVall of Alice In Chains)*– WATCH
15. Black Thunder (feat. Serj Tankian and DL of Bad Wolves)* – WATCH
16. Mother Nature (feat. LP)*
17. Bii Biyelgee (Acoustic)*
18. Black Thunder (Acoustic)*
19. This Is Mongol (Acoustic)*
20. Mother Nature (Acoustic)*
* denotes new track

THE HU – RUMBLE OF THUNDER: DELUXE ALBUM Variations:

Digital Deluxe (Click for art) Cream Vinyl (Click for art) White Vinyl (Click for art)

Gold Vinyl (Click for art) CD Deluxe(Click for art) Cassette Deluxe (Click for art)

Catch THE HU on tour this summer across the UK & Europe including festival appearances at Glastonbury, Download and Hellfest followed by a jaunt to North America in the fall for Louder Than Life and Aftershock. See below for a full list of dates. Tickets and VIP upgrades can be purchased at https://www.thehuofficial.com/tour-1.

THE HU TOUR DATES:

6/7 Nickelsdorf, AT – Nova Rock

6/8 Interlaken, CH -Greenfield Festival

6/10 Southampton, UK – Southampton Guildhall

6/11 Donington, UK – Download Festival

6/13 Liverpool, UK – O2 Academy Liverpool

6/14 Bristol, UK – O2 Academy Bristol

6/16 Landgraaf, NL – Pinkpop 2023

6/17 Clisson, FR – Hellfest

6/20 Lille, FR – L’Aeronef

6/21 Norwich, UK – University of East Anglia

6/22 Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow

6/23 Newcastle, UK – NX Newcastle

6/24 Somerset, UK – Glastonbury Festival

6/27 Frankfurt, DE – Batschkapp

6/28 Strasbourg, FR – La Laiterie Artefact

6/30 Werchter, BE – Rock Werchter 2023

7/2 Heslinki, FI – Festival Helsinki

7/4 Hamburg, DE – Grosse Freiheit 26

7/5 Luxembourg, LU – Rockhal

7/6 Aix-les-bains, FR – Musilack 2023

7/8 Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival 2023

7/10 Marseille, FR – Espace Julien

7/12 Munich, DE – Backstage Werk

7/13 Dresden, DE – Alter Schlachtohf

7/15 Wroclaw, PL – Center Concert A2

7/16 Vizovice, CZ – Masters of Rock

7/17 Budapest, HU – Budapest Park

7/20 Bontida, RO – Electric Castle Festival

7/22 Nordfjordeid, NO – Malakoff Festival

9/23 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival

10/6 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival

SRO PR ASSETS: www.sropr.com/portfolio/thehu

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For press inquiries, please contact:
SRO PR
Kelly Walsh – kwalsh@sropr.com
Mitch Schneider – mschneider@sropr.com

April 20, 2023

BRIT FLOYD—The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Experience—Confirm Triumphant Return To Historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre With Sold-Out June 9 Show

DATE: APRIL 20 ,2023

FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MARCEE RONDAN/ANDREA FAULK

BRIT FLOYD—THE WORLD’S GREATEST PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE—
CONFIRM TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO HISTORIC
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
WITH SOLD-OUT
JUNE 9 SHOW

SHOW IS PART OF THE GROUP’S
ONGOING “50 YEARS OF DARK SIDE”
100-DATE 2023 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

BRIT FLOYD—The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Experience—have confirmed their annual appearance at the historic RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE with a sold-out June 9 show. This marks the group’s 11th consecutive appearance at the venue (with many sold out); their previous appearances at Red Rocks have been captured on a DVD, CD and PBS special. The June 9 performance–produced in partnership with PBS12–is part of Brit Floyd’s “50 Years of Dark Side” ongoing 2023 North American Tour. The 100-date tour kicked off April 12 (see full list of dates below).

“50 Years of Dark Side” celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd’s album masterpiece The Dark Side of the Moon. For this year’s world tour–featuring over two and a half hours of Pink Floyd music encompassing the band’s iconic career–the team have created a show that includes state-of-the-art visuals (lights, lasers and animation) which are all presented with immersive soundscapes and virtuosic musicianship.

Formed in 2011, Brit Floyd features performances supported by an immense, immaculately curated state of the art production, reverently emulating the stunning soundscapes and visuals of Pink Floyd’s iconic catalog. Brit Floyd is a celebration of authenticity, featuring musicians handpicked by Damian Darlington. The 2023 touring band includes Darlington (Guitarist, Vocalist and Musical Director), Ian Cattell (Vocals, Bass), Edo Scordo (Guitars, Vocals), Matt Riddle (Keyboards, Synths, Hammond, Vocals), Arran Ahmun (Drums, Percussions), Ryan Saranich (Saxophone, Percussions, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards), Randy Cooke (Drums and Percussion), Eva Avila (Lead and Backing Vocals), Genevieve Little (Backing Vocals), Jessie Lee Houllier (Backing Vocals) and Chess Galea (Backing Vocals). Historically, the shows have featured guest appearances from musicians from Pink Floyd’s studio and road line-ups: bassist/vocalist Guy Pratt joined Brit Floyd onstage at the Echo Arena in Liverpool in 2013 and Pink Floyd saxophonist/guitarist Scott Page has performed with the band on numerous occasions, as have Pink Floyd backing vocalists Roberta Freeman and Durga McBroom.

The first leg of the 2023 tour dates are as follows with additional shows to be announced in the coming weeks.

*Sold-out shows are noted with an asterisk

DATE- VENUE – LOCATION

WED APRIL 19 – The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater – Syracuse, NY – TICKETS
*FRI APRIL 21 – Benedum Center – Pittsburgh, PA – TICKETS
*SAT APRIL 22 – Wind Creek Event Center – Bethlehem, PA – TICKETS
SUN APRIL 23 – Hershey Theatre – Hershey, PA – TICKETS
TUE APRIL 25 – The Auditorium Theater – Rochester, NY – TICKETS
WED APRIL 26 – Warner Theatre – Washington, DC – TICKETS
*FRI APRIL 28 – Hard Rock Hotel And Casino – Atlantic City, NJ – TICKETS
SAT APRIL 29 – Toyota Oakdale Theater – Wallingford, CT – TICKETS
SUN APRIL 30 – The Orpheum – Boston, MA – TICKETS
MON MAY 1 – Kleinhans Music Hall – Buffalo, NY – TICKETS
WED MAY 3 – The Warner Theatre – Erie, PA – TICKETS
FRI MAY 5 – The Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL – TICKETS
*SAT MAY 6 – Genesee Theatre – Waukegan, IL – TICKETS
SUN MAY 7 – Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI – TICKETS
MON MAY 8 – Morris Performing Arts Center – South Bend, IN – TICKETS
WED MAY 10 – Brown County Music Center – Nashville, IN – TICKETS
THU MAY 11 – Huntington Center – Toledo, OH – TICKETS
FRI MAY 12 – PNC Pavilion At Riverbend – Cincinnati, OH – TICKETS
SAT MAY 13 – Rose Music Center At The Heights – Huber Heights, OH – TICKETS
MON MAY 15 – DeVos Performance Hall – Grand Rapids, MI – TICKETS
TUE MAY 16 – Foellinger Theatre – Fort Wayne, IN
MON MAY 18 – Masonic Temple- Detroit, MI
FRI MAY 19 – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH – TICKETS
SAT MAY 20 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH – TICKETS
SUN MAY 21 – FM Kirby Center – Wilkes-Barre, PA – TICKETS
TUE MAY 23 – Florida Theater – Jacksonville, FL – TICKETS –
THU MAY 25 – The Peabody – Daytona Beach, FL – TICKETS
FRI MAY 26 – Hertz Arena – Estero, FL – TICKETS
SAT MAY 27 – King Center – Melbourne, FL – TICKETS
TUE MAY 30 – Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, FL – TICKETS
THU JUNE 1 – Saenger Theatre – Pensacola, FL – TICKETS
FRI JUNE 2 – Simmons Bank Arena – Little Rock, AR – TICKETS
SAT JUNE 3 – The BJCC – Birmingham, AL – TICKETS
SUN JUNE 4 – Cobb Energy Center – Atlanta, GA – TICKETS
TUE JUNE 6 – Tulsa Theater – Tulsa, OK – TICKETS
WED JUNE 7 – The Midland – Kansas City, MO – TICKETS
THU JUNE 8 – Orpheum – Wichita, KS – TICKETS
*FRI JUNE 9 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO – TICKETS
SUN JUNE 11 – Revel – Albuquerque, NM – TIC KETS
TUE JUNE 13 – Wagner Noel PAC – Midland, TX
WED JUNE 14 – Bayou Music Center – Houston ,TX – TICKETS
THU JUNE 15 – Austin City Limits At The Moody Theater – Austin, TX – TICKETS
FRI JUNE 16 – Will Rogers Auditorium – Fort Worth, TX – TICKETS
SUN JUNE 18 – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium – Chattanooga, TN – TICKETS
TUE JUNE 20 – Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN – TICKETS
WED JUNE 21 – Coliseum & Performing Arts Center – North Charleston, SC – TICKETS
FRI JUNE 23 – Mizner Park Amphitheatre – Boca Raton, FL – TICKETS
SAT JUL 15 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ – TICKETS
FRI JUL 21 – Warnors Theatre – Fresno, CA
SAT JUL 22 – Fox Theatre – Bakersfield, CA
SUN JUL 23 – Mountain Winery – Saratoga, CA – TICKETS
THU JUL 27 – The Festival at Sandpoint – Sandpoint, ID – TICKETS
SAT JUL 29 – Britt Festival – Jacksonville, OR – TICKETS

Brit Floyd – The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Experience
Facebook: @britfloydooffical
Instagram: @britfloydband
Twitter: @britfloydband
YouTube: @britfloydofficial

Contacts:

SRO PR

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

Tour:
Andrea Faulk, afaulk@sropr.com

April 20, 2023

Veteran Alt-Rockers SILENCE & LIGHT Announce Second Album ‘Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda…’ Due 6/23; Drop First Single “Slinky”

DT: APRIL 20, 2023

FM: KELLY WALSH, SRO PR

ALL-VETERAN ALTERNATIVE ROCK GROUP
SILENCE & LIGHT
–FOUNDED BY FORMER SPECIAL FORCES / ARMY RANGER
JASON EVERMAN (EX-NIRVANA, SOUNDGARDEN)
& FORMER DELTA FORCE OPERATOR BRAD THOMAS–
ANNOUNCE SECOND ALBUM
‘COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA…’
DUE JUNE 23
WITH PORTION OF PROFITS BEING DONATED TO VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS

BAND REVEAL STUDIO-FILMED MUSIC VIDEO FOR ALBUM’S FIRST SINGLE
“SLINKY”
OUT DIGITALLY TOMORROW, FRIDAY, APRIL 21

WATCH HERE

Photo Credit: Daniel Sell

Comprised of veterans of all four branches of the military, alternative rock outfit SILENCE & LIGHT were formed out of Raleigh, NC in 2017 by former Army Ranger and Special Forces soldier and rhythm guitarist Jason Everman (ex-Nirvana, Soundgarden) and former Delta Force Operator and lead guitarist Brad Thomas. The band has now announced their sophomore album COULDA, SHOULDA, WOULDA… will be released on June 23 with a portion of profits being donated to non-profit organizations that support veterans and first responders. To date, the band has donated over $5,000 in royalties to organizations including Warrior’s Heart.

The album’s debut single “Slinky” will be available to stream and/or download across digital platforms tomorrow, April 21; pre-save it HERE. SILENCE & LIGHT have shared the music video for “Slinky” today (April 20) which features behind-the-scenes clips taken during the COULDA, SHOULDA, WOULDA… recording sessions with co-producer Dick Hodgin (Hootie & The Blowfish, Corrosion of Conformity). Watch it streaming below or on YouTube HERE.

“’Slinky’ is an angsty but upbeat song that taps into the bands roots in the 1990’s grunge movement,” shared SILENCE & LIGHT collectively. “It’s a sonic throwback.”

SILENCE & LIGHT–which in addition to Everman and Thomas includes former Marine Raider Tyson Stahl on bass, Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Fred Cowell on vocals and Navy veteran Justin Myers on drums—have performed across the US with acts including Lenny Kravitz, Old Dominion Band and Third Eye Blind as well as having appeared at several fundraising concerts for veteran causes. The band will be seen performing at The Eagle’s Dare in downtown Wilmington, NC as part of the city’s “Free Concert Friday” music series on June 23. The show is free and proceeds from the event will be going to support the Marine Raider Foundation.

COULDA, SHOULDA, WOULDA… Track Listing:
1. Slinky
2. Hammer
3. Purple
4. Looks Like Rain
5. Space Needles
6. Coming Home
7. Cupcake
8. Pissed
9. Driven
10. Straight Lines
11. Letters About Nothing

Find out more about SILENCE & LIGHT online at:
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY

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For press inquiries, please contact:
SRO PR
Kelly Walsh – kwalsh@sropr.com

April 19, 2023

EXTREME Reveal Two New Singles: “Banshee” & “#Rebel”; Announce Global Fall Headlining Tour Dates

DT: APRIL19, 2023

FM: KELLY WALSH, MITCH SCHNEIDER / SRO PR

EXTREME
REVEAL TWO NEW SINGLES
“BANSHEE” AND “#REBEL”
FROM UPCOMING ALBUM ‘SIX’
DUE JUNE 9 VIA EARMUSIC

MULTI-PLATNIUM HARD ROCK GROUP
ANNOUNCE GLOBAL HEADLINING “THICKER THAN BLOOD TOUR” DATES IN NORTH AMERICA, JAPAN & AUSTRALIA

TICKETS & VIP SOUNDCHECK PACKAGES ON SALE
APRIL 21 @ 10:00 A.M. (LOCAL)

WATCH “BANSHEE” MUSIC VIDEO HERE
& “#REBEL” HERE

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Lineup (l-r): Kevin Figueiredo, Gary Cherone, Pat Badger, Nuno Bettencourt

Multi-platinum hard rock icons EXTREME’s latest single “Rise” has seen unprecedented success following its debut on March 1 alongside a fiery music video which has received over 2 million views to date. The critically acclaimed song, from their new album SIX out June 9 via earMUSIC, has earned praise from international top tier media outlets including Consequence, Classic Rock, Music Radar and Guitar World in addition to accolades from such fellow musical peers as Brian May and radio personality Howard Stern while peaking at #3 on the Classic Rock charts.

The band—Gary Cherone (vocals), Nuno Bettencourt, Pat Badger (bass), and Kevin Figueiredo (drums)—have today (April 19) shared two new singles along with dazzling videos to accompany each: “Banshee” and “#Rebel.” Watch both streaming below or visit HERE for “Banshee” and HERE for “#REBEL.”

“Banshee” is a seductive classic hard rock tune with a chugging rhythm section, playful guitar wizardry and electrifying vocals that testify to the power and inspiration of the female form and spirit.” “#REBEL” takes on scathing so-called keyboard warriors with its head-nodding beat and searing dive bomb lead guitar runs catering to the harder edges of EXTREME’s sound. “We’re calling out those trolls who can’t back up their words,” explains Cherone.

EXTREME are also excited to announce they will bring SIX’s music to audiences across the globe on the “Thicker Than Blood Tour.” The tour will see the band visit North America from August 2-29 and Australia from September 6-13 where they will be joined by special guests Living Colour. EXTREME will also continue to bring the “Thicker Than Blood Tour” to audiences in Japan from September 17-26. Tickets for Japan will go on sale April 22. GA tickets and VIP upgrades–which include access to the band’s soundcheck–for the North American dates will go on sale Friday, April 21 at 10:00 A.M. local time as well as tickets for Australia.

On SIX, EXTREME swing between unapologetic fits of fret-burning hard rock and intimately introspective balladry. For the recording of the Bettencourt-produced 12-track album, the members buckled down at his home studio in Los Angeles to channel the electrifying eclecticism that defined their seminal output with a 21^st century twist.

This dynamic affirms the iconic Boston quartet as one of rock’s most unpredictable, undeniable, and unbreakable groups whose songs course through the very fabric of popular culture. They’re the rare band whose music has appeared in an actual cult series a la Bill & Ted as well as the Netflix juggernaut “Stranger Things.” They’ve sold 10 million records, topped the Billboard Hot 100 at #1, packed major venues on multiple continents, memorably performed at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in London, and regularly average over 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify. However, their dynamic approach hits harder than ever on their 2023 full-length offering, SIX.

SIX Cover Artwork

The track listing for SIX is:

Rise
#Rebel
Banshee
Other Side of the Rainbow
Small Town Beautiful
The Mask
Thicker Than Blood
Save Me
Hurricane
X Out
Beautiful Girls
Here’s to the Losers

Pre-order SIX now at: https://officialextreme.lnk.to/SIXWE

See EXTREME live at one of the upcoming dates:
4/29-5/4 Cape Canaveral Trailer Village, FL – Monsters of Rock Cruise
5/6-7 Columbia, MD – M3 Rock Festival
6/2 Sao Paul, BR – Best of Blues and Rock Festival
8/2 Portland, ME – State Theatre #
8/3 Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom #
8/5 Boston, MA – Roadrunner #
8/6 Huntington, NY – The Paramount #
8/8 Reading, PA – Santander Performing Arts Center #
8/10 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom #
8/11 Hartford, CT – Webster Theater #
8/12 Glenside, PA – Keswick Theater #
8/14 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall #
8/15 Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater #
8/17 Gary, IN – Hard Rock Live #
8/18 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre #
8/19 Cedar Rapids, IA – The Paramount #
8/21 Denver, CO – The Ogden #
8/22 Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center #
8/24 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues #
8/25 Reno, NV – Silver Legacy Resort Casino #
8/26 San Francisco, CA – The Regency #
8/28 Portland, OR – TBD #
8/29 Seattle, WA – The Showbox #
9/6 Perth, AU – Regal Theatre #
9/8 Adelaide, AU – Hindley Street Music Hall #
9/10 Melbourne, AU – Forum #
9/12 Sydney, AU – Enmore Theatre #
9/13 Brisbane, AU – Fortitude Music Hall #
9/17 Sendai, JP – Sendai Gigs
9/19 Yokohama, JP – KT Zepp Yokohama
9/21 Tokyo, JP – Hitomi Memorial Hall
9/25 Nagoya, JP – Shimin Kaikan Hall
9/26 Osaka, JP – Zepp Namba
# with Living Colour

Find EXTREME online at:
WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
YOUTUBE | TIKTOK

SRO PR Assets: https://sropr.com/portfolio/Extreme

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For press inquiries, please contact:
SRO PR
Kelly Walsh – kwalsh@sropr.com
Mitch Schneider – mschneider@sropr.com

April 18, 2023

GREGORIAN: The World’s Most Successful Choir To Tour The U.S. For The First Time With “Pure Chants” Dates In The Fall Of 2023 And Spring Of 2024

DATE: APRIL 18, 2023

THE WORLD’S MOST SUCCESSFUL CHOIR TO TOUR THE U.S. FOR THE FIRST TIME

“PURE CHANTS” TOUR INTRODUCES
GREGORIAN
INTO THE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR MARKET IN 2023

TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 20, 2023

For over 20 years, more than three million people in 31 countries have been enchanted by GREGORIAN’s live performances. These eight classically trained English vocalists have never failed to bring their audiences to their feet…multiple times…at EVERY show.

Nemo Studio is proud to announce that GREGORIAN is bringing its first-ever North American tour to theaters and performing arts centers in the fall of 2023 and spring of 2024, with 30-45 concerts currently being planned in the U.S., Mexico and Latin America, featuring special guest performers Amelia Brightman and sensational male sopranist Narcis.

“It is always a big challenge for an act to tour new markets, “says Michael Kelley, VP Performing Arts, New Frontier Touring. “For me, it is an honor and a privilege to be booking this unique music project for the first time in the US.”

In 1999, the GREGORIAN triumph began with their initial album Masters Of Chant, which earned multiple gold and platinum awards across Europe and Asia. The project’s creator, renowned producer Frank Peterson, who had previously broken ground as co-creator of the Enigma project, consequently pursued his idea of merging pop/rock music with chorale in the style of medieval chants.

With GREGORIAN, Peterson created and established a unique music genre. GREGORIAN’s 20-year success-story has resulted in more than 10 million albums sold, sold-out arena concerts and a constantly growing worldwide fan base.

Peterson, who has produced all of Sarah Brightman’s albums over the past 30 years and brought Andrea Bocelli to international fame, says, “I am extremely excited about finally touring my pet project GREGORIAN in North America, and I hope that in the next few years we can build an equally ecstatic audience like we did all over Europe and Asia.”

In times that leave little room for reflection, GREGORIAN have become a global phenomenon. Their music and concerts are spiritually uplifting and their unique presentation allows their audience to escape from everyday life in a wondrous way–the current CD PURE CHANTS and the planned World Tour 2023-2024 continues this legacy.

The tour will be supported by the PURE CHANTS I and II album releases, plus GREGORIAN plans to film a spectacular television special in a very unique venue for world-wide broadcast and streaming to support the global tour dates.

Local public television stations have also been supporting the upcoming tour with a broadcast of a television special showcasing some of the best live moments from the European shows over the years, and offering premium items only available via the stations, including VIP concert tickets with a meet & greet, PURE CHANTS I & II box set, PURE CHANTS DVD, and the Gregorian EarBook coffee table book.

For more information on GREGORIAN:

WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | SPOTIFY

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CURRENT U.S. TOUR DATES

2023

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

…more to come…

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SRO PR CONTACTS:
Marcee Rondan, marcee@sropr.com (National)
Andrea Faulk, afaulk@sropr.com (Tour)

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